Chrysalis Center

03/02/2026

It was truly a profound honor to co-lead a workshop with and for the Dallas Police Department and other front line community helpers. We hopefully imparted some knowledge, but much more impactful was what we learned about the heart, courage, and grit the officers and first responders pour into our communities to keep them safe and served.

02/23/2026

Chrysalis Center is honored to be facilitating Understanding Emotional Regulation for Families at Westlake Academy this week.

Because we believe growth happens in connection, and that the way we treat ourselves shapes the way we show up in our families and communities, we’re partnering with their K–12 community to offer practical, developmentally attuned tools for emotional understanding and regulation.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with local schools and invest in the mental and emotional wellbeing of the next generation.

12/18/2025

We’re proud to offer bilingual therapy services in English and Spanish at Chrysalis Center.

Gabriela Spicer, LPC, provides trauma-informed, psychotherapy for individuals and couples, supporting clients who want to engage in healing within their cultural and relational context.

Growth happens through connection—one person and one community at a time.

En Chrysalis Center ofrecemos con orgullo terapia bilingüe en inglés y español.

Gabriela Spicer, LPC, brinda psicoterapia informada en trauma para individuos y parejas, creando un espacio seguro y empático donde el proceso de sanidad puede darse dentro del contexto cultural y relacional de cada persona.

El crecimiento ocurre a través de la conexión—una persona y una comunidad a la vez.

12/01/2025

Do you know the amazing and generous Terri Zelasko, MBA , at Bottled Energy? She has donated hours and talent to help develop our new logo at Chrysalis Community, the 501c3 of Chrysalis Center: Integrated Psychological Health, simply because she believes in our mission of serving the underserved with the voice and skills of psychology.

A donation to Feeding America in your honor, Terri. Paying it forward, as I know you'd want us to. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I just donated to to help make sure families and kids have the meals they need! http://feeding.am/givemeals

11/24/2025

Many thanks to Dr. Marilyn Charles -esteemed author, clinician, and teacher- for nominating Chrysalis Community to the APA Racial Equity Fund as a potential project recipient. The Fund supports projects meeting their 4 pillars of intervention for racial equity: Health Equity, Knowledge Production, Educational Equity and Workplace Equity.
https://racialequityfund.apa.org/who-we-are

We've been invited to submit a proposal! Stay tuned for more information on the impactful work we're doing in our Communities!

APA's Racial Equity Fund provides funding to organizations and individuals advancing racial equity across multiple domains in psychology.

11/13/2025

At Chrysalis Center, our therapeutic philosophy centers on meeting clients where they are — emotionally, mentally, and situationally — and helping them navigate the path to where they aspire to be.

Therapy is not just about overcoming challenges; it’s about fostering growth, resilience, and meaningful change.

We’re honored to be part of that process.

11/07/2025

Cheering on our athletes at the 2025 Trampoline & Tumbling World Championships this week and looking forward to seeing our 2025 Trampoline & Tumbling Junior World Championship and World Age Group athletes compete next week in Spain!

11/03/2025

We are learning and gaining so much as we engage new modalities with these brave women who have undergone so much, and who don't often have access to mental health care and psychosocial support. Thank you to the team for the courage and creativity to play in new spaces!

09/30/2025

Dr. Dodd finds the intersection of different domains of research and clinical experience to be the place of greatest creativity for him. He was honored to contribute to a wonderful journal article on the value of a psychoanalytic lens on sport.

These two domains of study and practice often do not intermingle but I believe there is tremendous potentiality in their integration.

You can access the article below

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2025.2562379?src=exp-la

Carla Pulliam,

Published in Cogent Social Sciences (Vol. 11, No. 1, 2025)

09/21/2025

Dr. Carla Pulliam had the opportunity to discuss challenging conversations around inclusion, connection, diversity, and intentionality with Valerie Hope- connector extraordinaire and cultivator of joy!

09/10/2025

At Chrysalis Center, we honor each person’s unique journey.
We believe therapy should be rooted in kindness, respect, and the autonomy of the individual—empowering you to grow, heal, and thrive at your own pace.

08/29/2025

We are excited to welcome back Dr. Maddie Straup to Chrysalis. Maddie served as a practicum clinician at Chrysalis during her graduate training and is now returning as a Postdoctoral Fellow after receiving her Clinical Psychology PhD from the University of North Texas. Maddie is looking forward to working with teens, adults, and couples who present with a wide range of concerns (e.g., anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relational conflict). Check out her bio on our website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gPujD9Mj