Jolene Underwood - Christian Care Connect

About

MA, LPC-Associate, EMDR
Supervised by Tabi Westrbook, LMFT-S, LPC-S, EMDR, CCPT

When life is confusing, challenging, or overwhelming, you need a safe place to process hurts and challenges. Maybe you’ve found it challenging to know whom you can talk about what’s going on now or what’s happened in the past. Maybe you’ve found it difficult to know who to trust. If you’ve endured church hurt or harm, it can also be difficult to navigate a healing journey.

Whether you’re in the middle of hard circumstances or struggling with repercussions from past events, I’d love to join you in the process of growth and healing.

I take a trauma-informed, holistic view of mental health and will help you work with your nervous system and neurobiology to create new patterns for living. I integrate emotionally-focused therapy models, attachment theory, Polyvagal exercises, EMDR, and other research-based practices to help you heal. We can also explore communication & interpersonal skills with other practical steps that help you move forward in life.

My approach begins with getting to know you & what you’re going through. This includes identifying what’s challenging today and how we can work together for a different future. We’ll work on developing skills & resources to help you deal with difficult, thoughts, feelings, and situations. We will also work on undoing the underlying causes that fuel greater anxiety, stress, feelings of shame, unhealthy patterns, and emotional distress.

My services are available to anyone of any religious affiliation or none. If you are struggling with faith and unsure where to go, I offer a space to process without judgment. I am also a Christian and can offer spiritual support and prayer for clients who request it. This is YOUR space and my goal is to help you experience growth and healing.

I also love joining individuals as they work on healing and growth that develops strong & healthy sense of self, as the person God designed.

Growth benefits include:

Learning how to express feelings and needs in healthy ways
Finding safe ways to get needs met
Identifying and set limits that honor you and others
Identifying what is uniquely you and what is not (thoughts, feelings, attitudes, choices, values, and actions) so you can make healthy choices
Developing healthy responsibility without carrying the weight of responsibility that belongs to others
Accepting and honoring the truth of good and bad realities
Reducing the voice of self-criticism, guilt, and shame so you can handle appropriate feedback others without hanging on to what is harmful
Establishing a sense of self with an adult voice that does not feel one-up or one-down from others

God designed your brain and body in an amazing way. While your experiences can alter God’s good plan for how you experience life, new experiences can redeem & restore you to a life with freedom, peace, calmness, clarity, and healthy confidence.

My first focus is to help you experience safety in the therapeutic relationship. You’ll have a chance to share your story and we’ll develop a plan that helps you heal and move forward in life. Working with me includes opportunities to experience new ways of being so you can live more fully alive and free as the person you’re designed to be.

I believe therapy is a special place for growth and healing and it’s an honor to join you.

Treatment Specialties

Emotional Abuse
Spiritual Abuse
Trauma | Complex Trauma
Relationship Issues
Spirituality
Anxiety
Depression
Codependency
Emotional Dysregulation
Betrayal Trauma
Foster parenting
Grief
Abuse (sexual, spiritual, emotional, psychological, narcissistic, financial)
Emotionally Destructive Relationships
Church Hurts
Faith struggles
Disordered Eating
Foster Parenting

Treatment Approaches

Townsend Competence and Character Growth Model
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Mindfulness
Emotionally Focused Methods (AEDP, EFIT)
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
Psychodynamic
Trauma-Informed
Motivational Interviewing
Christian Counseling (Christian lens offered for clients who request it)
Holistic

Education and Training:

BS in Psychology at Mankato State University, MN
MA in Counseling at Townsend Institute, Concordia University Irvine, CA
LPC-Associate
EMDR Trained
Complex Trauma Certification (in process)

**CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS**

Accepting Clients for: Individual therapy, Adults ages 18+

Available for TELEHEALTH ONLY Monday through Thursday.

Private Pay. No Insurance. Superbills available upon request.

Provider details

Website

https://cultivatedlifecounseling.online

Clinician's Sex/Gender

Female

Handicap Accessible

Yes

Cities

Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
Waco
Houston

Counties

Travis County
Williamson
Hays
Dallas
Denton

ZIPs

77301
78660
75014
75023
75024

Teleheath

Yes

Which state(s) do you offer Telehealth

Individual Sessions

50-60 min

Other Sessions

Telehealth

Psychological Testing

Ages

Adult (18-70)

Special Populations

Pastors/Missionaries and their spouse/children
Ministry Leaders
Other

Talk Therapies

Trauma Focused
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Somatic Therapies

Other

Experiential Therapies

Other Experiential

Strengths

Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Faith Struggles
Abuse (current)
Abuse (childhood)
Stress

Agree with the AACC Doctrinal Statement

Yes

Do you agree with the AACC Ethical Position

Yes

Biblical Integration – Verbally integrating Biblical principles, passages, doctrines, stories, and information into your treatment session

Yes

Do you utilize homework’s assignments for patients to do in between sessions?

Yes

What type of treatment approach do you utilize most frequently?

Patient led approach
Clinician led approach

How direct is your approach with patients?

I allow the patient to come up with their own interpretations and solutions
I share my insights, opinions, views and expertise with the patient

Cost Per Session

Individual Sessions

50-60 min 125

120 min 5130

Payment Methods Accepted

Credit Card

Do you accept payment plans

Yes

Do you provide or work with an organization that provides loans for treatment

Educational History

- School:Concordia University, Irvine, CA (Townsend Institute)
- Degree:Masters Degree

Years In Practice

Therapist Type

therapist

License Numbers

- Name:Board Certifications
- Number:87828
- State:
  - TX

Professional Associations

AACC