A effective counseling relationship consists of an emotional bond of trust, caring, and respect; agreement on the goals of therapy; and collaboration on the "work" or tasks of the treatment.

 

Dr. Cook has twenty years of experience in working with adolescents and young adults navigating adjustments and transitions.  She currently serves at the Managing Director of Guidance and Counseling for Frisco ISD and has a passion for supporting counseling professionals to create healthy habits for communities of wellness.  

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Dr. Cook has worked as an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University and Dallas Baptist University. She has previously served on the board for Life Path of Collin County, SMU's Counseling Advisory Board, and the SMU/TEA Advisory Board, and on the Lone Star State School Counseling Association as the Director of Leadership Training and Development.

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"My passion is helping people to discover themselves, and in doing so, feeling empowered to take charge of their trajectory and future." 

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In therapy, Dr. Cook will work to establish a relationship with you, so that you can feel empowered and prepared to live a rhythm of life where you can find congruence in mind, heart, body, and soul. She is a highly trained clinician in systems theory, CBT, and human development.  This means that she can help you to better understand  your current life stage which will empower you to see the effect that your own thoughts and behaviors in your life systems This type of work can sometimes bring immediate relief and congruence in areas of your life.  Sometimes this type of work can create an opportunity to bring others in your life system-  into alignment with your self-discovery and health.  

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