ackie Chavez is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who works with children, adolescents, and adults. Her passion for mental health began long before it became her profession. Growing up, she saw firsthand how cultural stigma could make it difficult for people to talk openly about mental health or seek therapy when they needed support. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be part of breaking down those barriers and creating a space where people could feel safe asking for help without judgment or shame.

That belief has guided Jackie throughout more than 16 years in the mental health field. During that time, she has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, suicidal thoughts, family challenges, and other mental health concerns. Through each experience, her focus has remained the same: helping people feel heard, supported, and empowered in their own healing.

Jackie began her career with MHMR of Tarrant County as part of its Mobile Crisis Outreach Team, where she provided crisis intervention and helped educate the community about suicide prevention through the Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation. She later served as a trauma therapist at the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, providing specialized care to children and families impacted by trauma. Her work with children and families continued at Dallas ISD’s Mental Health Services Department, where she supported the mental health and well-being of students and their families. Today, Jackie continues that passion at Children’s Health, bringing together more than a decade of experience in trauma, crisis intervention, and child and family mental health.

Jackie strives to create a space where children feel safe, heard, and accepted, while helping families better understand and support them through whatever they may be facing. She believes therapy should never feel one-size-fits-all and takes the time to understand each client’s experiences, needs, strengths, and goals.

Jackie earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from New Mexico State University and her Master’s degree in Education Counseling from Texas Christian University. She is trained and certified in several evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Her training allows her to draw from different approaches based on the individual needs of each child, client, and family.

Her commitment to mental health extends beyond her professional work. Jackie also volunteers with the Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Team, providing compassionate support to families who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide.

For Jackie, therapy is about more than helping someone through a difficult moment. It is about creating a place of healing where people, especially children, feel safe enough to be themselves, express what they are experiencing, and know they do not have to navigate it alone.

Becoming a mother herself has given Jackie an even deeper appreciation for the emotional experiences that can come with motherhood and a new perspective on the future she wants for her daughter. She is currently exploring additional training and certification focused on supporting women through postpartum mental health, with the goal of helping new mothers understand that they are never alone in what they may be feeling or experiencing. She wants her daughter to grow up in a world where talking about mental health is not something people feel they need to hide, but something that empowers them to better understand themselves, ask for help when they need it, and extend greater compassion and understanding to others.

Outside of her work, Jackie’s greatest joy is spending time with her daughter, family, and friends. She enjoys being outdoors, traveling, and creating meaningful memories with the people she loves. Whether in her work as a therapist or in her life as a mother, Jackie believes in the importance of connection, compassion, and creating spaces where people feel safe to be themselves, valued for who they are, and understood without judgment.

Texas LPC License # 77462

Single Session: $175
Double Session: $300