Trauma-informed therapy for PTSD and complex trauma, for children, teens and adults, at our Plano (Mapleshade) office or online.
Trauma changes how safe the world feels. You might relive what happened, avoid reminders, feel constantly on guard, or feel numb and far away from the people you love. For children and teens, trauma can look like fear, anger, or struggles at school.
Our Mapleshade office in south Plano helps children, teens and adults from Plano, Richardson, Addison, Carrollton and Far North Dallas heal from trauma, in person or online.
Melissa Woods is a Certified Complex Trauma Treatment Level Two Professional who uses the ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competence) approach with children and teens and is trained in trauma-informed yoga. Maggie Smith has completed a 48-hour certification program in trauma and complex trauma. Alisha Garcia lists PTSD and complex trauma among her specializations.
Assistant Director · LPC-S, LPA
Melissa has a knack for getting right to the heart of the matter. A leader among GearingUP's clinicians, she brings creativity and care to her work, especially with children, teens and families facing trauma.
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.
Clinical Supervisor · LPC
Alisha brings a soothing presence and a fresh perspective to every session. She works to make therapy feel warm and nurturing while still helping clients make real, lasting progress.
Treatment begins with stability: skills to calm your body and mind, manage triggers and flashbacks, and feel more in control day to day. DBT and CBT skills are often part of this stage, and children and teens may work with the ARC approach alongside their parents.
With that foundation, you and your therapist work through the traumatic memories and the beliefs they left behind, at a pace that feels manageable. GearingUP’s trauma therapies also include EMDR; ask when you call which approach fits you best.
Learn more about trauma and PTSD therapy at GearingUP.
Our Mapleshade office is on Mapleshade Lane in south Plano. Online sessions are available if you would rather meet from home.
Clients come to this office from
Plano, Richardson, Addison, Carrollton, Far North Dallas
Yes. Melissa Woods has extensive experience treating traumatic stress in children and adolescents and uses the ARC approach, and Maggie Smith has worked with children and teens in day treatment and at a Child Advocacy Center.
EMDR is one of the trauma therapies GearingUP offers. Availability depends on the clinician, so ask our team when you call and we will match you with the right therapist. Learn about EMDR.
No. Early sessions focus on getting to know you and building skills for feeling safer. You decide what to share and when.
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 Plano (Mapleshade) 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.
The DBT program at Gearing up is life transforming!! My Therapyst Dr Nathalie is a rockstar., Subject matter expert, practical and in depth. She has radically guided me in changing my life I will forever be grateful to her and the whole DBT program at Gearing up!! I highly reccomed both.
Blanca is so awesome! Before starting our skills she always asks how my week has been and catches up from the last time we spoke instead of jumping in the lesson right away.
Antonette is amazing! She is engaging and thorough in her skills sessions. Our individual sessions are so helpful as well. She validates my feelings and helps me to understand them even when I can’t always articulate them clearly!
I visited with Nathalie Raper for DBT for over a year and I thought she did a tremendous job. I felt very comfortable talking to her, hearing hard truths and working with her to improve in my parenting approach. I truly appreciate her.
Alisha is a great DBT therapist and I’m thrilled to have been working with her. She is extremely knowledgeable, insightful, and able to quickly assess while providing practical solutions/approaches. It’s also great to see the team approach with the other clinicians and support staff at Gearing Up. Highly recommend!
I love Gearing Up and often recommend this type of DBT therapy. Alishia is a great therapist, and has made a huge impact on my life. I hope all therapist are like her. Also, The work I put in with the group therapy was so important to my learning and healing. I now have life long skills to use in my daily life.
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