You Deserve a Psychologist Who Sees All of You
I’m Dr. Jackson, and I believe healing happens when we tend to the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.
The Journey That Brought Me Here
I am a Native Texan, though my path to becoming a psychologist took me through California, Illinois, Tennessee, and even Europe. My undergraduate degree was in fine arts, and it was through art that I discovered my first passion: Art Therapy. Once I witnessed the power of creative expression as a vehicle for healing, there was no turning back.
That discovery set me on a lifelong journey, one rooted in a deep belief that we all deserve to live happy, healthy, and fulfilled lives. Every day, I have the privilege of walking alongside people as they make meaningful changes, gain hard-won insights, and move closer to living in their truth. It is work I never take for granted.
When I’m not in the office, you’ll find me behind a camera, traveling, reading, or spending time with family, friends, and of course, Sir Garvey Ross, CGC.
How I Think About Healing
We are not just thinking beings. We are emotional, spiritual, and physical beings, and each of these dimensions profoundly affects the others. True healing, in my view, requires that we tend to all of them.
Many of the people I work with come in knowing something is wrong, but not always knowing why. They feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected. They react in ways they don’t fully understand. They sense that something from their past is quietly shaping their present, relationships, self-worth, the way they move through the world, without being able to name exactly what it is.
Sometimes what brought us here has a clear name: anxiety, depression, grief, trauma. Sometimes it doesn’t, not yet. What I know is that healing doesn’t require a perfect diagnosis. It requires curiosity, courage, and a safe space to begin exploring.
My approach is integrative and collaborative. You are the expert on your own life. I bring the clinical training, the tools, and the unwavering belief that change is possible, no matter how long you’ve been carrying what you’re carrying.
A Whole-Person Approach to Healing
- Anxiety and stress that feels constant, consuming, or hard to control.
- Depression and mood that has dimmed your sense of self or joy.
- Grief and loss that has left you unsure of how to move forward.
- ADHD and the challenges of focus, regulation, and self-esteem it brings.
- Attachment repair: healing the relational and emotional patterns rooted in early developmental childhood experiences that shape how we connect, trust, and see ourselves.
- Experiences that left a mark: painful, overwhelming, or confusing things that happened that you may not have words for yet, but that you feel every day.
- Life transitions that have shaken your sense of identity or direction.
- LGBTQ+ affirming care in a safe, inclusive, and respectful space.
To address these concerns, I draw on an integrative toolkit of evidence-based, brain-based, and creative modalities, including Brainspotting, Art Therapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and Animal-Assisted Therapy with Sir Garvey Ross, CGC.
Education, Credentials, & Affiliations
- Licensed Psychologist in Texas: #34857
- Board Certified Registered Art Therapist℠ (ATR-BC®): #95-028
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Texas School of Professional Psychology, Argosy Dallas, 2006
- Master of Arts in Art Therapy, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1992
- Certified Brainspotting Therapist
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), 8-Week Course Completion, Palouse Mindfulness™
For information on how to verify a license, please visit www.bhec.texas.gov. For information on filing a complaint, please click here.
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Psychologists (DFW-ABPsi)
- American Art Therapy Association (AATA)
- North Texas Art Therapy Association (NTATA)
- North Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis (NTSCH)
- Florida Society of Clinical Hypnosis (FSCH)
Ready to Take the First Step?
Whatever brought you here today, a quiet sense that something needs to change, a pain you’ve been carrying longer than you should have, or simply a curiosity about what healing could look like for you, I’m glad you’re here.
Let’s start with a conversation. Schedule your free 15-minute phone consultation and let’s explore together whether we’re the right fit.
Or call directly: 214-356-0335