Our Counselors

Jorge Gama, LPC-Supervisor

Counseling services provided for:

  • Adults

  • Leadership/Business Owners

  • Depression and/or Anxiety

  • PTSD and Trauma

  • Men’s Issues

  • Work Stress

  • Brainspotting Certified/Consultant

  • Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapist

  • Behavioral Health Assessments

Jorge believes strong values are the core to a functional family. He is inspired by helping others have a better quality of life by building up a person’s strengths and teaching coping mechanisms. Jorge works with a range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span from therapy for depression and grief counseling to parenting support. He offers an approach tailored to each client’s individual needs.

Jorge is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a honors graduate from Texas Wesleyan University. He completed his undergraduate degrees from The University of Texas Arlington in Psychology and Spanish. He is published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. He speaks English and Spanish.

In addition to in-person sessions, Jorge offers virtual appointments. Discuss this option at your free 30-minute Q&A session.

 

Cheryl Larrabee, LPC-Supervisor

Counseling services provided for:

  • Adults, Family, Marriage/Couples, Adolescents

  • Personality Disorders

  • Depression and/or Anxiety

  • Spiritual Healing

  • Fear/Failure

  • Relationship Healing

  • Career Improvement

Depression and anxiety cause people to stain their future with hopelessness. Cheryl helps people see how their present problems blend with issues from their past, and yet how they can begin to color their future with hopefulness. Therapy can help you establish boundaries, control your emotions while reacting to problems, redirect issues in relationships that have gotten off-track, and focus on a positive future.

Cheryl has a history in working with group counseling, church administration, women’s ministry leadership, and public speaking. Cheryl attended Dallas Theological Seminary with a goal of having a solid Biblical base to supplement her logical, empowering, non-judgmental counseling style.

 

Annette Kerr, LPC

Counseling services provided for:

  • Adults

  • Trauma/PTSD

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

  • Anxiety and Stress

  • Depression and Mood Disorders

  • Grief and Loss

Annette’s style of counseling assists clients with overcoming attachment issues, fears and creating new ways of deeply connecting to the significant people in their lives.  She believes that the goal of therapy should be to learn how to cope with one’s emotions in a supportive and constructive environment, which is created in each session.  She meets her clients where they are, giving them hope, and making the counseling process an enjoyable exploration of the self.   Her passion is working with trauma survivors.   She has extensive experience working with victims of sexual, physical and emotional abuse.

Annette earned her Masters of Science in Counseling from Oklahoma State University graduating with Phi Kappa Phi Honors.  Due to military moves, she had held state licenses in three other states besides her current counseling license in Texas.  She has over 20 years of experience in the mental health and counseling field. 

 

Claudia Jauregui, LPC

Counseling services provided for:

  • Adults

  • Bilingual (Eng/Span)

  • Trauma/PTSD

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Life Transitions

  • EMDR Trained

  • Art Therapy

Claudia’s counseling approach is grounded in a trauma‑informed framework and the belief that every person has the innate capacity to heal and grow. She provides a safe, collaborative space for clients to explore their experiences and challenges, offering opportunities for creative expression when words may not feel like enough. Claudia is passionate about supporting adults as they reprocess trauma, reclaim their strengths, and reconnect with a more authentic, balanced, and thriving version of themselves.

Claudia earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington and her master's degree in art therapy with an emphasis in counseling from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana, graduating with honors from both institutions. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Registered Art Therapist, and trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Claudia offers sessions in both English and Spanish.

 

Amanda Ward, Graduate Student

Counseling services provided for:

  • Children (8yrs & older, younger on a case by case basis), Teens, and Adults

  • Grief

  • Trauma/PTSD

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Life Transitions

Amanda Ward is a graduate student in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Grand Canyon University and is completing her counseling practicum at Mending Clinic under the supervision of Jorge Gama, LPC-S. She is working toward becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas.

Amanda has spent more than a decade working in education and currently serves as a high school Special Education teacher. Her experience working with adolescents and families has strengthened her passion for creating a safe, supportive environment where people feel heard, valued, and understood.

Amanda has a special interest in working with children, adolescents, adults, and families navigating grief, trauma, life transitions, anxiety, and other difficult seasons of life. Her developing counseling approach is person-centered and trauma-informed while incorporating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based techniques based on each client's individual needs.

Grief support holds a particularly meaningful place in Amanda's heart. She volunteers as a grief support facilitator at The WARM Place and has also volunteered with Camp Remember Me, supporting children and families who have experienced the death of a loved one. These experiences have deepened her desire to walk alongside people as they learn to navigate grief while continuing to find meaning, connection, and hope.

Amanda believes counseling should be a genuine and collaborative relationship where clients can feel comfortable being themselves. She strives to meet each person where they are, without judgment, and help them recognize their strengths as they work toward healing and growth.

Outside of counseling and education, Amanda enjoys spending time with her husband and family, watching her daughter play softball, and loving on her three Boxers.