Meet Our Team
Dandelion Mental Health Services is committed to providing exceptional therapy and coaching services for individuals, couples, and families in the DFW area. As a boutique private practice, we specialize in delivering expert counseling and psychotherapy services both in person at our Grapevine office and through virtual appointments. Our diverse treatment team empowers us to offer a comprehensive range of personalized mental health services tailored specifically to meet your unique needs.
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With a wealth of experience, our highly skilled therapists excel at helping individuals of all ages discover joy and hope in their lives. Additionally, we are dedicated to nurturing the building and restoration of relationships. Through collaborative efforts, our goal is to identify and address the distinctive challenges and day-to-day stressors that may be impacting your life and relationships. Learn more about our accomplished
counselors below.
Jess Wilson, MA, LMFT
Jess is a compassionate person who believes that people are inherently good and do the best they can. She loves to hear people’s stories and to help them discover the change they want to make in their lives and relationships. She is a firm believer that relationships can heal.
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Throughout her career she has worked with children, individuals, couples, and families who are experiencing a wide range of symptoms. Trained in family systems, she is honored to help relationships bridge communication gaps and find the underlying meaning beneath interactions with one another leading to more valued connections in their relationships. Each individual and family is unique, and she does her best to help each client discover the solution that works best for them.
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She has training in and experience utilizing play therapy with a variety of ages. Children are not yet fully developed cognitively or emotionally, this can make it difficult for them to express themselves verbally. She believes that through play children can communicate and process their needs and desires. She helps the child to identify their feelings and express them in appropriate ways, while they are also learning coping skills to use in everyday situations.
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EMDR & PCIT Trained, Play Therapy and Sand Tray
Specializing in Anxiety, OCD, Depression & Trauma in Adults & Children, Parent/Child Relationships, and Family Dynamics
Carrie Coplen, MS, LPC, NCC
Nationally Certified Counselor.
Specializing in individuals, couples, trauma, ADHD, and life transitions. EMDR, CBT, CBT-Insomnia, and ADHD Trained.
Carrie's professional journey began with several years as a certified public school teacher in Florida, where she worked with children and young adults. Following this period, she made a transition out of the workforce to focus on raising her children, a decision that exposed her to the challenges and anxieties often associated with life's crossroads.
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Having experienced firsthand the impact of significant life changes, Carrie recognizes the importance of positive mental health support during such transitions. This realization fueled her commitment to providing professional counseling, aiming to empathetically assist individuals in developing positive mental health strategies that enhance their self-worth and overall happiness.
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Carrie specializes in various therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Gottman-style couples therapy. Additionally, she is trained in EMDR trauma therapy, widely recognized as an effective approach for trauma treatment. Beyond her extensive training, it's essential to highlight that Carrie genuinely loves her work and values her connection with clients.
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Covering an age range from 14 years old through adulthood, Carrie's focus encompasses child development, parenting, and helping clients navigate through challenges such as trauma, life transitions, anxiety, and depression. Her educational background includes a Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the Texas Tech University Health Science Center.
Sara Galaso, MA, LMSW
Sara helps provide a safe space for individuals to explore the factors hindering their progress in life. When individuals feel hopeless and defeated because certain patterns seem insurmountable, Sara offers support throughout the journey of understanding and self-acceptance. She advocates for fierce self-compassion while guiding them through the awareness of old wounds. Sara acknowledges the courage required to confront self-sabotaging behaviors like addiction, emotional dysregulation, racing thoughts, and hypervigilance, and she stands ready to assist.
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With expertise in addressing addictions, personality disorders, family of origin issues, and codependency, Sara collaborates with individuals on a joint venture of self-discovery. She believes in the healing capacity of individuals, guiding them to rediscover their true selves and establish meaningful relationships. Witnessing the transformative process is a profound honor for Sara.
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Her objective is to deliver personalized therapy, incorporating psychoeducation, mindfulness practices, and enhanced coping skills to reconnect individuals with their authentic selves. Sara firmly believes in the inherent power within each person to grow and lead a more purposeful life.
Sara is also deeply passionate about ending generational trauma and breaking unhealthy patterns in family relationships. With specialized training in navigating grief and loss resulting from significant life changes such as death, divorce, infertility, and faith deconstruction, Sara is committed to facilitating healing and positive transformation.
Supervised by Sophie Schauermann, MSW, LCSW
CBT Trained and EMDR Trained utilizing Somatic Methods.
Specializing in trauma, grief, addiction, parenting, and faith struggles. Works with teens-adults.
Cindy Larson, MS,
LPC-Associate, NCC
Supervised by Dr. Angela Martilik
Specializing in children-adults
CBT Trained, DBT Trained, EMDR Trained, and Play Therapy Trained
Cindy specializes in helping individuals navigate depression, anxiety, and life transitions with compassion and practical strategies. Drawing from a range of therapeutic approaches, Cindy works collaboratively with clients to identify underlying issues, develop coping skills, and build resilience. Whether you're struggling with feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, facing a major life change, or seeking to regain a sense of balance, Cindy provides a supportive, non-judgmental space to help you heal and move forward with confidence.
Cindy also has extensive experience in supporting parents and siblings of children with special needs, as well as others that are in caregiving roles to spouses or aging parents. She helps clients navigate stress, grief, anxiety, and relationship dynamics and empowers families to build resilience, improve communication, and foster emotional well-being while addressing the often-overlooked needs of caregivers and siblings.
Cindy has over a decade of experience in advocacy work for families of children with special needs and has served on various boards to help families find avenues to thrive as they navigate unexpected paths in parenting.
Dr. Angela Martilik PhD, LPC-S
On-Site Supervisor
​Dr. Martilik brings 20 years of experience to the practice. Her educational background includes a B.A. in psychology from Stephen F. Austin State University, an M.A. in counseling psychology from Texas Womans University, and a PhD in Forensic Psychology from Walden University. She is our onsite supervisor and consults with our therapists on staff.
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Angela views therapy as a mutual relationship that provides the client with a safe and empowering environment. Her goal is to partner with clients to heal past hurts, manage life's challenges, and thrive in life. She wants you to have a life you value and that you are excited to live. She works with therapists to help their clients find the root of the issues they want to resolve, and then find ways to improve them.
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​If you are a therapist looking for supervision, you can reach out to Angela by emailing: angela.martilik@gmail.com for rates and information.