About My Therapy Mashup Mixtape

Do you like mashup music?

It’s one of my favorite things in the world, and it’s really like how I do therapy. Mashups are DJ-engineered masterpieces in which the DJ mixes elements of two different songs and crafts a brand-new jam.

There’s excitement to a good mashup, and you wonder what you will hear next. It’s something familiar but new. One of my favorites is Marvin Gaye singing “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” over the Gorillaz instrumental “Feel Good Inc.” Those songs are about 30 years apart but dance and flow so well together.

My therapy mixtape has some fantastic tracks on it. I’m mashing up the track of talk therapy techniques with Christian discipleship in God’s word. I’m going to ask a lot of questions and use a lot of scripture. How you process the questions and the beats you add to the track will also spice up the mix.

In therapy, you’ll be making music, too!

You’ll be doing some DJ work in therapy as well! I’ll help you spin the discs of your thoughts and feelings to communicate what’s happening in your world and deep in your soul. Then, we’ll use practical steps to help you heal, reach your goals, and overcome your challenges.

I also have a goal to help you be independent of therapy and be able to achieve your goals without me someday. Did you know that you don’t have to be in therapy forever? Once you’re back on track, the skills and things we’ve worked on in therapy will empower you to rock steady on your own.

Rock Steady, as in the 80s song from The Whispers, not the rhino from Ninja Turtles. It means you’re consistent in your behavior and not wavering. PS: If you’ve never heard of that song from the Whispers, look it up. It’s a bop, I promise.

They call me MC Welcome: Men and couples are welcome.

Men sometimes believe they can’t benefit from therapy because talking through issues is often seen as feminine. Fear not, fellas. Men benefit from my therapy sessions because we explore thoughts and feelings to reach a goal and develop practical steps to achieve that goal.

Couples often have a concern that the therapist is just going to choose someone’s side and make the other look like a villain. When I do couples counseling, I’m on the side of you both having a healthy marriage relationship. If either of you is clapping off beat, then we will work on helping you get back on track.

To me, prayer is essential.

I also offer to pray with you before we start the session. As a culture, I know it sounds friendly and kind for people to share that they will pray for each other, but it’s rare to have someone stop and pray with you.

I don’t want you to have to wonder if your therapist is praying for you. I want you to know I will pray for you during the session and the week.

Here are my incredible office details.

When you come to sessions at the office, you’ll see how great it is! There’s a tablet for you to sign in once you arrive, and there’s a waiting room with nice chairs and a bench to relax in. There’s also a trick to the water cooler in the waiting room. Let me explain how it works.

You’ll see two buttons on the water cooler – one for warm water and one for cold water. Your instincts will tell you to touch the button. But listen. Please don’t touch the button. It is a zero-touch cooler. The way you get the water is to hover your hand over the button. If you touch the button, it’ll go into this stop-and-start loop that takes forever to finish. It took me a while to figure all this out, so I’m just sharing so you don’t have to relive my struggle.

Now that you’ve learned about the water cooler, let me tell you about the room where we have sessions. The session room is very safe and relaxing. The chairs are comfortable, the lighting is good, and the windows are lovely. Also, I have a stock of tissues. So, if you think you need to cry, go ahead! We’ve got plenty of tissue paper.

There are location perks.

The office is easy to get to. It’s near Northwest Highway and I-75 in Dallas. It’s close to NorthPark Mall, so you and your boo can go out later for a hot date at the food court or browse the Apple Store after our session.

There’s also a Half Price Books store nearby, so if I told you about an awesome book during the session, you could pick it up on your way home.