Finding Freedom Therapy, PLLC

10/22/2026

Part of our mission at Finding Freedom Therapy is to help the helpers. One of the best helpers I know is Michelle Curtis. She works at the Veteran Resource Outreach Center in Rowlett. She spends everyday giving her all to help our veterans. She was recently in a wreck and there's an opportunity to help her and her family. If you're in a position to give, this is a very worthy cause.

The goal of this fundraiser is to provide Michelle with a safe & reliable vehicle for her and her family. She puts her heart & soul into the veterans…

10/19/2026

Healing requires a felt sense of safety. If you're not feeling safe, we may be able to help.

10/19/2026

Our own Dr. Tina attended and shared her experience:

So grateful to be immersed in the first of 3 four-day teaching seminars in San Francisco as part of the CIIS Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research. After hours of reading texts and research in preparation for the weekend, I felt excited to meet others in the program. CIIS was intentional about creating opportunities for us to connect with other students, both in a mentoring group and a “home”/study group.  

Dr. Bill Richards, author of Sacred Knowledge, provided a list of documentaries about the use of psychedelics. Dr. Richards was part of John Hopkins’ research with psilocybin from the early 2000s. Dr. Richards partnered with Mary Cosimano, LMSW, who taught about integration and led in role plays.

Edge of Life, https://strangerthanfictionfilms.com.au/film/587/

How to Change Your Mind, https://www.netflix.com/title/80229847

A New Understanding: the Science of Psilocybin https://youtu.be/TIVIfQaqVG4?si=z6rPxXuXiVkx2xln

Dr. Chanda Williams’s class around structural competency raised numerous questions about structural determinants of health.

Over the four days we also covered the cultural roots of psychedelics and their use within the community, the use of different types and their effects, the neurobiology underscoring their use, as well as the structural competency needed and models of care.

Opportunities for development of drugs from plant medicines such as ibogaine (Texas Senate Bill 2308, presidential executive order) and COMP360 (from psilocybin) in addition to M**A, 5-MeO-DMT, ketamine, and L*D are increasing. As we move forward with a return to the “westernization” of these mind-altering substances, ethical issues abound. I am grateful to be part of a program that invites us to a beloved community in which we wrestle through the process together.

10/16/2026

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to visit
Royce Recovery roycerecovery, a new, veteran-owned behavioral health clinic in McKinney, Texas, offering partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), and psychiatric care.

It was such a pleasure meeting Navy veteran, COO, and owner April LaRoche, along with Clinical Director Britni Cannon. I was genuinely impressed by their vision, integrity and transparency.

As a new program, Royce Recovery is still working toward developing a dedicated military/first responder group. However, I was impressed by their cultural understanding, integrity, and honest insight into both their current capabilities and future goals which I have no doubt they will accomplish. It is clear they have the cultural and clinical knowledge to go along with their heart, dedication, and vision. We are looking forward to working with them!

10/06/2026

When you finally have the courage to heal from your traumas, you will likely find that you're actually stronger than you were before.

That's why our practice is named Finding Freedom Therapy. Freedom is what you do with what you've been through. Not only can you heal but you can become stronger.

09/21/2026

We are grateful for Billy Yost, Program Lead, Support Programs (Military-Connected Services) with Dallas College Dallas College for the invitation for Finding Freedom Therapy, PLLC to be part of the mental health summit on Friday, September 18.
 
The summit provided workshops for veterans around creative ways to honor both the joys and sorrows of time in service. Heath Holland, LMSW, and I were part of the resource fair and were able to not only connect with veterans, but also with other service providers in the community. 

Some of these providers were:

Nate Gonzalez, PTSD Foundation of America and Camp Hope
https://ptsdusa.org/

Krystle Kaszuba, North TX regional Coordinator with Combined Arms
https://www.combinedarms.us/

D’Ann Jones and Domingo Rodriguez, with Military Veteran Peer Network
https://www.metrocareservices.org/mental-health-services/veterans-military-families/

Patric Doonan, Director of Client Services, at American GI Forum
https://agif-nvop.org/

Chaplain Joe , VA Chaplain Services, and his team
https://www.va.gov/north-texas-health-care/chaplain-services/

Elizabeth with Project Valor 22, a non-profit supporting wellness activities for veterans and families  https://site-a4zrkbvuu.godaddysites.com/

Dallas County Veteran’s Services
https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/veteran-services/

 

09/21/2026

We can't undo the traumas we've been through, but we can choose what's next.

Your move.

09/17/2026

Helping the Helpers.