Delora Evans-Fellow Traveler, MA, LPC-S, LCDC, SAP

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas, TX. Works with Trauma and PTSD, Addiction and Depression. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Blue Cross Blue Shield and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Trauma and PTSD
• Depression
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Certified Substance Abuse Professional
• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Expressive ArtsUses several creative forms, such as art, music, movement, writing or drama, to explore feelings and experiences.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• InterventionHelp planning and running an intervention, where family and friends come together to encourage someone, often with an addiction, to accept treatment.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)A form of cognitive therapy that finds rigid beliefs, such as 'I must be perfect', and replaces them with more flexible ones.
• Reality TherapyFocuses on present choices and behavior, and on meeting needs such as connection and control in responsible ways.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Structural Family TherapyLooks at how a family is organized, its roles, rules and boundaries, and helps reshape patterns that cause problems.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Trauma and PTSD, Addiction, Depression, ADHD, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual, Body Image, Borderline Personality (BPD), Cancer, Career Counseling, Child, Chronic Illness, Chronic Impulsivity, Chronic Pain, Chronic Relapse, Codependency, Coping Skills, CPT for PTSD, SAP for DOT, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Gambling, Geriatric and Seniors, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Infidelity, Internet Addiction, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Medication Management, Mood Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sex Therapy, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Thinking Disorders, Transgender, Veterans, Video Game Addiction, Women's Issues

Insurance

Anthem, BlueCross and BlueShield, Optum, Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $120, couple sessions $150; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Aviation Professionals, Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, HIV / AIDS Allied, Lesbian Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Texas Wesleyan Univ

Years in practice

24

Education & qualifications