Therapy for Women in Denton County
Rated 5/5 Stars
You are the one who keeps track of everything and checks-in on everyone. Who is checking in on you?
Licensed and supervised counselors
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In-network with most major insurances
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Lower-cost options available
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Rated 5/5 Stars
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Licensed and supervised counselors ✳︎ In-network with most major insurances ✳︎ Lower-cost options available ✳︎ Rated 5/5 Stars ✳︎
Getting Started in Three Easy Steps
1 - Reach out
Fill out the contact form; you do not need to explain everything, just enough for us to reach out and to point you in the right direction.
2 - Get matched
Our office administrator will pair you with the counselor whose specialty and availability fit what you need. If you already know who you want to see, let us know.
3 - Get Started!
Your first session is a conversation, not an interrogation. You will talk about what brought you in and the goals you want to achieve.
What Therapy for Women Looks Like
Women come here carrying a load that mostly does not show up on any list: the appointments, the birthdays, the groceries, the tone of the room, the thing your kid said last week that you are still turning over. Therapy is an hour where none of that is your responsibility, with someone whose only job is to understand you.
Sessions run 50 to 60 minutes and usually start weekly. The first one is a conversation, not an interrogation, and you do not need it organized in your head before you get here. Your counselor may draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the thought patterns that keep anxiety running, EMDR or Accelerated Resolution Therapy for trauma and memories that still feel like a heavy weight, with person-centered approaches throughout to meet you where you are. Which combination you get depends on you, not on a protocol we run on everyone.
Boundaries and guilt come up in this space more than anything else. Most women who come here are not missing information about boundaries. They know exactly what they should say. What stops them is what happens after: the guilt, the replaying, the feeling that they have let someone down and now have to make up for it. So they say yes again, resent it quietly, and the whole thing repeats. The work is not learning a script. It is figuring out where the guilt came from, what it is protecting, and how to hold a limit while anxious. That is a skill, it is learnable, and it can change how in control you feel of your own life.
The reasons women come in change with the season of life, and the work changes with them. Early adulthood brings the question of what you actually want versus what you were handed. Pregnancy and early motherhood have their own set of mood and anxiety conditions, which is why they have their own approaches. Raising children brings parenting stress, marriage strain, and losing track of yourself inside the schedule. Midlife brings caregiving from both directions, career reassessment, grief, and the question of what the second half is for. The empty nest brings a house that got quiet, a marriage with nothing between it, and a role that ended without a ceremony.
We work on anxiety, including the high-functioning kind where everything gets done and nothing feels okay. Depression. Burnout that sleep does not fix. Perfectionism. People-pleasing and boundaries. Self-worth and body image. Grief and loss. Trauma, including things that happened long before this season of your life. Relationship and marriage difficulties. Parenting stress. Caring for aging parents while still raising your own kids. Career pressure and job loss. Divorce and separation.
Does This Sound Familiar?
You are not just doing the tasks, you are the one remembering that the tasks exist
You are who everybody calls, and you have never really figured out who you can call
Somewhere between the job, the kids, the marriage, and the aging parents, the version of you that you loved slipped away
Resting feels like something you have to earn, and you never quite finish earning it
Everyone else appears to be managing this, which must mean the problem is you
Everything gets done and nothing feels okay
You say yes when you want to say no, and then resent it quietly
You cannot remember the last time you got to focus on yourself for an hour
If any of this sounds familiar, therapy may be a helpful path forward.
About Us and What Others are Saying
Hi, I’m Ashley! I am the owner of Grateful Heart Counseling and we are here to help your family navigate through life's many challenges.
Whether it's anxiety creeping in, low self-esteem holding you back, or difficult changes happening around you, we can help you gain the skills and self confidence to overcome these obstacles.
Our counselors are trained in multiple evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and for younger kids- the transformative power of Play Therapy. Together, we can start your journey towards healing and growth.
“Ashley has helped equip me with tools for parenting my son who went through a major change in his life. She listened, took time to give me materials, and helped me feel supported as the parent. I would recommend her for parents who have a child needing emotional support!”
“Grateful heart counseling is an excellent resource in the Justin area! Ashley and her team have taken a special interest in the play therapy population and know their stuff! This team does a great job equipping their clients with the tools that they need to succeed!”
“Ms. Smith has supported both myself and my kiddos through so many situations. She is enthusiastic to share ideas for solving everyday challenges as well as an expert in grief counseling, self-help, and executive functioning skills. I would give her 100/100 if that amount of stars was an option!”
Our Locations That Offer Women’s Therapy
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Justin Location
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Denton Location
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 24 hours a day.
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50 to 60 minutes, usually weekly to start.
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There is no fixed number. Some people come for a few months around a specific problem, others stay longer. Your counselor will help you figure out what makes sense for your goals, and you are free to stop anytime and come back later.
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We try to get your first appointment scheduled within a week from when you call. Some of our Therapists offer appointments in the early morning, evenings, or on Saturdays to try to accommodate your schedule.
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Mostly listening. Your counselor will ask about your history, what is going on now, and what you want to be different. You are not expected to have it all organized in your head beforehand.
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Yes, with the legal limits every licensed counselor in Texas operates under, which your counselor will explain clearly in the first session.
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You do not have to be in crisis to deserve support. Plenty of people start therapy because something feels off, not because everything has fallen apart, and that is often the easiest time to make real change.
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We are in-network with several major insurance panels. Lower-cost sessions are available with our associate and pre-licensed counselors.
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Yes, for adults, anywhere in Texas.
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Almost every woman who calls here says some version of that in the first session. It is a good thing to bring in rather than a reason not to come.
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Yes. Individual therapy that focuses on your relationship is real work and it changes things at home, even when your partner never comes in. If it makes sense to add couples sessions later, your counselor will let you know.
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Sometimes it was the fit, sometimes the timing, and sometimes the approach. Tell us what you tried and what did not work when you call, and we will factor that into who we match you with rather than starting from scratch.
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You can request a male or female counselor. Tell our office administrator what you would prefer when you call and we will match you accordingly. Parenting, marriage, and body image all come up here and our Therapists are happy to help you walk through these challenges.