Welcome! My name is Jeannie D. Copado, Supervised by Larry Bell, LMFT-S. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate with a Master of Arts in Marriage in Family Therapy from the University of Houston – Clear Lake.
My experience initially circled around primarily with children, adolescents, and families since 2015. I worked with children with learning difficulties at Houston ISD. Shortly after, I worked as a Registered Behavioral Technician in ABA Therapy with children on the Autism Spectrum for 3 years. I gained additional clinical experience interning with adolescents at the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center and The Center for Success and Independence residential center dealing with substance abuse, behavioral issues, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.
I am a proud wife and new mother of a beautiful daughter. I have learned how to deal with challenges differently, and it has taught me ways to adapt to life changing experiences while maintaining my relationships and individuality. My experience has sparked an added interest in my therapy work wanting to support couples through the challenges of life events.
The best part about being a therapist is being able to be a partake in the change of others. Through each person’s journey I want to provide additional resources and support to help guide them with their needs. Some of the qualities that make me a great therapist are that I can adapt to individual’s needs, be reliable, authentic, and create a healthy environment. My therapy approach I utilized are Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Mindfulness – Based interventions.
Fun Fact: I competed in the sport of boxing for 13 years.
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
Aristotle
I currently work with adult individuals of ages 21+ and couples addressing a wide range of challenges, including:
- Communication problems
- Conflict management
- Premarital/marital counseling
- Infidelity
- Anxiety
- Work-life balance
- Depression
- New parent(s)
- Self-esteem
- Stress Management
- Stages of Life Transitions
Education
- 2022: M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy – University of Houston – Clear Lake
- 2015: B.S. in Psychology- University of Houston – Main
- 2013: A.A. in Psychology – Alvin Community College
License
- License Marriage and Family Therapist – Associate #204666, Supervised by Larry Bell, LMFT-S
Trainings
- Premarital Certified Facilitator – Prepare/Enrich
- EFT Externship – (ICCEEFT)
- Gottman Method training Level 1 – FTSA
- Gottman Method training Level 2 – The Gottman Institute
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Level 1- PESI
