Teresa Pace, Ph.D., M.Ed., LPC
Professional Training, Degrees, and Certifications:
Ph.D. in Performance Psychology, Master’s in Education School Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Parent-Child Interactive Therapy(PCIT), Play Therapy and Sand-Tray, Certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Member of the American Counselors Association
Professional Interests:
- Achievement, Motivation, and Peak Performance
- Improving Communication Skills
- Setting Limits and Boundaries with Others
- Advocating For Self
- Self-Care, Mindfulness, Meditation, Relaxation, and Existential Goals
- Life Transitions, Grief, and Unexpected Change
- Trauma-Complex and Acute Traumatic Experience
- Burnout and Vicarious Trauma for Professional Responders, Helpers, or Private Caretakers
- Couples and Interpersonal Relationship Struggles
- Parenting the Disobedient Child
- Helping Parents to Reconnect with Teens
- Problematic or Explosive Anger Issues
- Panic, Anxiety, and Depressive Disorders
Approach:
Collaborative, rapport-building, conversational, intertwined with play, humor, story sharing, unconditional therapeutic regard, and non-judgmental. Setting realistic goals that lead to improved self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-efficacy, self-confidence, and peak performance for transformative growth. The overarching principal is to promote the healing that leads to a better quality of life, improvement in daily functioning and transformative growth that uses integrated therapeutic modalities such as mindfulness, meditation, coping skills, and psychoeducation buttressed by scientific research and best practices.
Personal Hobbies and Interests:
I am an early riser and I live a pretty simple life finding joy in the basics- early morning coffee with my spouse, quiet walks with my doggo, Butter, and impromptu family get togethers with love, laughter, games, story swapping, yummy food, music and hanging out. I can fluently read, write, and speak the Spanish language (I was a bilingual teacher for 7 years). In my alone time I enjoy reading, cooking, baking, and cats (not cooking/baking cat).
Our blended family consists of my three adult daughters and spouses (in Texas and Nebraska) and my hub’s grown children and their families (in Arizona and Illinois). I am fairly certain that my grandson, Elijah is the funniest and smartest person on Earth. My daily ritual includes lots of laughter, the occasional self-deprecating jabs, meditation, mindfulness, and some form of physical fitness. At a tender, young age I believed that by the time I reached 30 years of age I would know everything. Therefore, I am still in the pursuit of knowledge and intend to live long enough to do it all.
Contact Me
Contact me for a consultation, and take the first step towards better well-being and healing.
Dr. Teresa Pace Ph.D.
- 281 363 4220
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