Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Life has taught me we are never finished learning and growing. I am person who loves old cars, Marvel Movies, good books, and family. Peoples’ life stories fascinate me and stoke my curiosity as well as being impressed with my clients’ endurance, strength, and courage.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Marriage and Family Therapist with 28 years’ experience working with individuals, families, and couples. My clients have taught me no one can truly walk in someone’s shoes; even similar experiences are different because people are different.
I obtained a Master’s in Professional Counseling and a Doctorate in Child Development. My Doctorate in Child Development was acquired to add a dimension of understanding to my clients. My studies indicate most of us have childhood wounds that effect how we deal with life as adults. By understanding human development, I often see where the injuries began and how to help to overcome these challenges.
People bring an array of issues into our counseling sessions. Whether it is anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, parenting struggles, lack of motivation, or trauma from the past all can be dealt with in therapy. An individual approach will be devised for each person, family, or couple. Trust is something I expect to earn from my clients, so please feel free to ask questions. I strive to create a therapeutic environment comprised of nonjudgmental compassionate care.
Two of the many theories I work with are Family of Origin (FOO) and Cognitive Behavioral (CBT). FOO allows an exploration of patterns learned in childhood and how we deal with these influences. The CBT approach helps people understand how decisions about relationship are formed and change negative thought narratives.
Before our first session please define one or two achievable goals for our focus. Goals help me stay on task with what you want from our time together. The analogy I use for goal setting is like planning a trip. Are we headed to New York or Los Angeles? It is important to know which direction we are headed. By knowing the destination, we then know when we have arrived. I will work within your values and goals. Do not be surprised if I give you homework. I find it helps keep clients’ therapy in motion.
I look forward to meeting with you,
Melody A. Hubnik, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT
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Dr. Melody Hubnik brings 29 years of experience working with individuals, families, and couples across Texas. She focuses on helping people navigate family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting struggles, ADHD, stress, anxiety, anger management, low self-esteem, career difficulties, depression, and coping with life changes.
She holds a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling and a Doctorate in Child Development. The doctoral study was pursued to deepen understanding of how childhood wounds can influence adult behavior, and Dr. Hubnik draws on that developmental perspective to identify where problems often begin and how to address them.
Licensed in Texas as both a marriage and family therapist and as a professional counselor, Dr. Hubnik uses an individualized approach for each person, family, or couple. Two of the primary frameworks she works with are Family of Origin – which explores patterns learned in childhood – and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – which helps people recognize and change unhelpful thinking that shapes relationship decisions.
She asks new clients to name one or two achievable goals before the first session so the work has a clear direction, comparing goal setting to planning a trip – identifying the destination makes it easier to know when you have arrived. Clients should not be surprised if she assigns homework, as she finds it helps keep progress moving between sessions. Trust is something she seeks to earn, and she encourages questions at any time.
Outside of her clinical work, Dr. Hubnik enjoys old cars, Marvel movies, good books, and time with family. She looks forward to meeting with prospective clients and beginning collaborative work toward their goals.
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