Family counseling and parent support for conflict, transitions and challenging behavior, at our Frisco West office or online.
When conflict becomes the norm at home, or a divorce, move, loss or diagnosis shakes things up, family therapy helps everyone understand each other again and work toward the same goals.
Our Frisco West office works with parents, children and teens from Frisco, Little Elm, The Colony and Prosper, in person on Main Street or online.
Maggie Smith lists family therapy among her areas of experience. In day treatment at Children’s Health in Dallas she helped parents learn how to relate to their children more effectively and trained with senior clinicians conducting family sessions.
Clinical Therapist · LPC
Warm and poised, Maggie has spent much of her career with kids and teens, helping them build coping skills and helping their parents connect with them more effectively.
We begin by understanding what is happening from each person’s point of view. Sessions may include the whole family, a parent and child, or parents alone, depending on what will help most.
Families learn to communicate without escalating, to solve problems together, and to repair after hard moments. Parents learn clear, calm ways to respond to challenging behavior, and children and teens learn skills for handling strong emotions.
Learn more about parenting and family therapy at GearingUP.
Our Frisco West office is on Main Street in west Frisco. Family sessions can also be held online.
Clients come to this office from
Frisco, Little Elm, The Colony, Prosper, Plano
It depends on the goal. Your therapist may see the whole family, just the parents, or a parent and one child, and will explain why.
Often, yes. Family sessions create a structured, safer space for everyone to be heard, and teens can also have individual sessions alongside family work.
Yes. You can meet in person at our Frisco West office or online by secure video from home, and you can switch between the two whenever it suits you. Many clients mix both, for example meeting in person at first and online during busy weeks.
Yes. GearingUP is in-network with most major insurance plans, including Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Optum and Baylor Scott & White, and the same plans apply at our Frisco West office. No outside referral is needed, and sliding scale fees are available based on income. Our team checks your benefits and explains your coverage before your first session. See insurance and rates.
I give Dr. Nathalie Raper and GearingUp five stars without hesitation! Dr. Raper has been an incredible guide during my parenting sessions. She creates a truly supportive environment, giving me the crucial space I need to grow and evolve as a parent. I’m not just receiving advice; I’m learning practical, helpful skills that I can immediately apply to ensure my child thrives and becomes the best they can be. I am deeply grateful for her consistent support and expertise. If you're looking for professional, empowering, and truly effective parenting support, Dr. Raper is the one to see!
GearingUp and Yazmin are wonderful! We’ve had a great experience to date with this practice and they’ve really been helping my child/our family. So grateful!
Gearing Up has made our family much stronger. Omari is so patient and he builds strong relationships with his clients. Our child has shown so much growth.
My family and I have been patients of Gearing Up on and off for years, but this time we are seeing results. Nathalie is fantastic and is not one to sugar coat her answers but is gentle at the same time. I don't plan on leaving this practice any time soon.
My experience with Yazmin is that she is a patient listener and a reliable teacher of skills, whether DBT or CBT.
Great intake interview with Dr. Gearing! She is knowledgeable, experienced, understanding & kind. Very friendly staff interactions with scheduling as well.
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