Skills-based therapy for worry, panic, low mood and burnout, in person at our McKinney office on Eldorado Parkway or online.
Anxiety can feel like a mind that will not switch off. Depression can feel like the opposite: no energy, no interest, and a heavy fog over days that used to feel manageable. Many people live with both at once, and both respond well to the right therapy.
At our McKinney office on Eldorado Parkway, GearingUP therapists help teens and adults understand what keeps their worry or low mood going, then build practical skills to change it. Clients come to us from across McKinney and nearby Allen, Fairview, Frisco, Prosper and Melissa, and many choose online sessions between office visits.
Both of our McKinney clinicians list mood disorders, including depression and anxiety, among their areas of experience, along with panic attacks, phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder. They are trained by Dr. Sylvia Gearing in GearingUP’s DBT, CBT and ACT programs.
Clinical Therapist · LPC Associate
Warm and approachable, Allison creates a space where it feels safe to open up. She believes in the resilience of the people she works with and walks alongside them as they build the skills to thrive.
Clinical Therapist · LMSW
Warm and approachable, Jill makes clients of every age feel heard and valued. She believes real change happens when families, schools and communities pull together, and she is dedicated to supporting parents along the way.
Your first appointment is with a senior GearingUP clinician, who learns what you are dealing with and what you want to change, then matches you with a therapist. When it helps, we start with a short assessment so treatment targets the right problem from the start.
Most anxiety and depression treatment here draws on three skills-based therapies. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps you notice and test the thoughts that feed worry and hopelessness. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for intense emotions and hard moments. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you move toward what matters to you, even while anxious thoughts are still around.
Therapy is practical. You leave sessions with skills to use at home, at school or at work, and your therapist tracks your progress with you along the way. Read more about anxiety therapy and depression therapy at GearingUP.
Our McKinney office is on Eldorado Parkway in west McKinney. Sessions are also available online if you would rather meet from home.
Clients come to this office from
McKinney, Allen, Fairview, Frisco, Prosper, Melissa, Princeton
Yes. Anxiety and depression often show up together, and the skills we teach work on both: noticing unhelpful thought patterns, handling strong emotions, and getting back to the routines and activities that help you feel like yourself.
Yes. Both McKinney clinicians work with adolescents as well as adults. For younger children, our team can recommend the right clinician or office when you call.
Yes. You can meet in person at our McKinney 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 McKinney 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.
Maggie’s consistent instruction in the DBT skills has been a big part of our daughter’s therapy journey. We are happy she is part of our team.
Yazmin is such a great skills therapist! She knows her stuff and helps me apply the skills to my life. I’m loving working with her!
Our daughter sees Ruqiya for her skills training and I have meet with her once. She is a no nonsense, easily relatable therapist who breaks down skills in a way that teens can easily understand and apply.
Dr. Gearing is awesome and the staff is super friendly. I look forward to working with them moving forward.
Dr. Gearing was very informative regarding my child’s treatment plan and how my involvement will help with the success of her treatment. She was very reassuring and I’m excited to see what the outcome will be.
I love Gearing Up. I’ve been a patient on and off for years and now my daughter is a patient. They’re understanding and with the exception of a few payment issues I wouldn’t trust my family to anyone else.
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