The Gearing Up Advantage

Engage

Our state of the art therapeutic approaches combine symptom assessment, the most effective therapies, and the latest research in psychology to achieve outstanding results for you. In a compassionate and understanding environment, we begin with a thorough assessment of your strengths and emotional resources, coping skills and personal history. By achieving a thorough understanding of your life, our therapists offer a customized plan to relieve your symptoms, to improve your thinking and to elevate your relationships and your life.

Empower

We are dedicated to teaching you the essential skills to defeat depression, anxiety and stress how to be emotionally resilient when adversity strikes. Once we have completed our assessment, our therapists customize their approach to meet your needs and utilize various approaches to improve your thinking, your emotional resilience and your relationships. Cognitive therapy is the most effective psychotherapy in the world and produces the highest problem resolution rates in the industry. In addition, we offer other modalities of therapies including interpersonal, supportive and problem solving therapies. Individual, couple and family therapies along with play therapy for children are our primary therapeutic formats. In addition, we offer "Social Skills Groups" for children with Jenifer Ware, M. S. Ed., L.P.C. for kids, the "Scream Free Parenting Program" with Melissa Woods, M.S., L.P.C-S. and "Growing Girls Strong" with Dr. Sylvia Gearing.

Elevate

At Gearing Up, you will improve your emotional responses, your interactions with others and your self-esteem. Your perceptions will become more accurate, your emotions more stable and your decisions more focused and decisive. You will learn how to break problems down into solvable steps, how to calm your mind, how to focus your attention on solutions rather than on adversity, and how to manage your emotional life effectively. As a result you will understand yourself and others better, navigate life’s challenges more effectively and make wiser, more emotionally intelligent choices.

Change will become less difficult, adversity less challenging and success more attainable.

We offer individual therapies for treatment of the following issues:

• Depression
• Anxiety, Panic and Phobias
• Stress
• Eating Disorders
• Post Partum Depression
• Infertility Stress
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Complex Trauma Syndrome
• Sexual Abuse Recovery
• Divorce Recovery
• Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Grief and Loss
• Anger
• Insomnia related to Stress, Anxiety and Depression
• Weight Management Stress
• Body Image Issues
• Sexual Responsiveness Training in Women (with Dr. Sylvia Gearing)

Why You Should Choose Gearing Up

The Most Effective Therapies

Our nationally renowned psychologists and acclaimed counselors offer the most effective therapies in the industry. We focus on first alleviating your symptoms and then we teach you the invaluable skills of emotional resilience to inoculate you against future stress. Our approach to therapy is the best in the metroplex and we have thousands of satisfied clients.

The Drive for Excellence

Our counselors are experienced, results oriented and unrelenting in their drive for excellence. They have studied at the top universities and constantly update their skills in their specialty areas. A collaborative therapeutic community, our team of therapists will constantly incorporates the latest discoveries and approaches in psychology to assure your success.

Dr. Sylvia Gearing, Media Psychologist

Dr. Sylvia is an internationally published author, author and media psychologist who has worked in television for twelve years as a commentator, medical expert and journalist. She was a contributor on NBC’s Today Show (1997-1998) and joined the CBS 11 team as a medical expert in 2000. She has appeared on Donahue, Dr. Phil, Sally Jessy Raphael and Geraldo and is a specialist in deciphering the psychological issues and impact of today’s news headlines.

Innovative Therapy Programs

The Gearings’ research, included in college textbooks and in current psychology best sellers, generates innovative therapy programs, such as our celebrated Growing Girls Strong therapy and the CoupLinks Marriage Program.

Long Established Practice

Serving the Greater Dallas area since 1985, Gearing Up! Counseling Centers have helped thousands of North Texans build new lives. We work closely with hundreds of physicians, schools and churches to provide the best psychological services in North Texas.

Breaking News Web Casts

After appearing on hundreds of television newscasts, Dr. Sylvia is now broadcasting directly to your computer from the Gearing Up offices. Her riveting commentary on today’s top stories will allow you to decipher today’s headlines in real time.