Designed to Heal
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." -Ephesians 2:8-9
940-784-3075
Serena Freiberg, MS, LPC, EMDR Certified
Serena is a Licensed Professional Counselor and an EMDR Certified therapist. She works for Designed to Heal in Azle; a ministry based sliding-scale Christian counseling center. She sees each client as a worthy individual deserving of respect, dedication, and absolute confidentiality. She approaches each person using a faith-based holistic framework that incorporates the Adaptive Informational Processing model as a guide for case conceptualization. Along with EMDR and the AIP model, she utilizes a mix of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Motivational Interviewing, Art and Play in treatment.
Specialties:
- Ages 5 and up
- Individual Counseling
- EMDR
- Abuse and Trauma
- Crisis
- Shame and Guilt
- Neglect
- Phobias & Fear
- Anxiety
- Panic
- Relationship Struggles
- Parenting
- Low Self-Esteem/Insecurity
Services
EMDR
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing. The EMDR Institute describes this form of therapy as "a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference."
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is customized by utilizing an Adaptive Informational Processing model. Therapies integrated are EMDR, Psychoeducation, Cognitive-Behavioral therapy, Transactional analysis, Attachment theory, Motivational interviewing, Faith based interventions, Person-Centered and Narrative therapy.
"It takes two to tell the truth: one to say it, and another to hear it."