PARK CITIES • HIGHLAND PARK • UNIVERSITY PARK • DALLAS, TX

Holistic Therapy for Women in Park Cities

Holistic trauma therapy and burnout counseling for high-achieving women in Highland Park,  University Park, and the surrounding Dallas area. In-person starting August 2026.

You show up for everyone. This is where you show up for yourself.

You show up. For your work, your kids, your partner, your friends. You’re the reliable one, the strong one, the one who figures it out.

But behind the surface, something feels off. You’re exhausted. You push through, achieve more, and still feel like it’s never quite enough. And somewhere in the process of building this life, you stopped feeling like yourself.

You might be:

  • Running on empty despite having everything you’re “supposed” to want
  • Struggling to slow down, even when your body is telling you to stop
  • Feeling like an imposter in your own life, despite your accomplishments
  • Carrying old wounds from your past, from relationships, from experiences you’ve never fully processed
  • People-pleasing to maintain peace or approval and losing yourself in the process

You are not alone in this.

It is possible to feel lighter, more at peace, and more like you again.

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There’s nothing wrong with you.

At Wildly Whole Counseling, I don’t believe there’s anything wrong with you. I focus on what happened to you. For many of the women, life looks accomplished from the outside: the career, the family, the home. But underneath, the nervous system is still holding onto moments when you were overwhelmed, silenced, or had to become someone else just to feel safe.

Through holistic therapy in Park Cities, TX, we’ll:

  • Unpack the trauma or chronic stress still living in your body
  • Rebuild your relationship with yourself so you can trust your own instincts again
  • Create boundaries without the guilt
  • Quiet the inner critic that’s never satisfied

Holistic Counseling for Women in Park Cities

As a holistic therapist in Park Cities, TX, I offer evidence-based therapy for high-achieving women in Highland Park, University Park, and the surrounding Dallas area.

Individual Counseling

Each individual will receive a personalized approach tailored to meet their unique needs and goals.

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Expressive Arts Therapy

The creative arts help improve self-awareness, manage stress, and provide a gentle approach to facing challenges.

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EMDR Therapy

EMDR therapy helps your brain and body process stressful or traumatic experiences to gain more control and feel relief.

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Therapy for Burnout

Holistic and evidence-based techniques to regain control, reduce stress and anxiety and feel more like yourself again.

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Self Esteem Therapy

We’ll explore beliefs about yourself, rebuild your self-love, and create a stronger foundation of confidence and compassion.

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Trauma Therapy

We’ll work at your pace to process traumatic experiences and learn tools to help your body feel safe again.

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Now Serving Highland Park & University Park
Starting August 2026

I’m bringing Wildly Whole Counseling to Dallas, with in-person sessions available in the Park Cities, TX area beginning in August 2026. If you’re in Highland Park, University Park, or the surrounding North Dallas communities, you’ll soon have access to in-person holistic therapy.

In the meantime, I’m accepting new clients now via telehealth. Online therapy through a HIPAA-compliant platform means we can begin working together right away, wherever you are in Texas.

Secure your spot for in-person sessions starting in August by booking your free consultation today.

Specialized support that meets you where you are.

Trauma Recovery & PTSD

Trauma doesn’t have to be a single, dramatic event to leave a lasting mark — it can be a pattern, a relationship, or years of feeling unsafe or high stress in your own life. As an EMDR and trauma therapist serving Park Cities, TX, I specialize in helping women process these experiences at their own pace— whether you’re in Highland Park, University Park, or the surrounding Dallas area. We’ll work together to process these experiences so they stop controlling your present. 

Burnout Recovery

Burnout looks different on everyone, but for many women, it shows up as doing everything right and still feeling depleted. We’ll work together to rebuild your relationship with rest and productivity, so your worth isn’t tied to your output. In-person sessions in Park Cities give you a dedicated space to slow down and reset.

Self Esteem & Inner Critic Work

So many women I meet are used to hearing they’re “doing great”, while privately feeling like they’re never quite enough. We’ll get curious about where that inner critic came from, and build a foundation of self-trust and self-compassion that doesn’t depend on outside validation.

Perfectionism & High-Achieving Women

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to do things well. But when your standards become impossible to meet, and when you can’t rest without guilt, something deeper is going on. That pattern has roots, and we can find them together.

Boundaries & People-Pleasing

For a lot of the women I work with, keeping the peace has meant quietly disappearing — saying yes when they mean no, managing everyone else’s emotions, and putting their own needs last. We’ll work on setting boundaries that actually hold, without the guilt spiral that usually follows. This is some of the most important work high-functioning women can do. If you’ve spent years keeping the peace at the expense of yourself, there’s a different way to live.

Life Transition & Identity

Empty nest. Career change. Divorce. Becoming a mother. You wonder who you are outside of all the roles you fill. Major transitions have a way of surfacing questions about identity that we’ve been too busy to ask. This is a space to ask them and reconnect with yourself.

First Responders and Helping Professionals

If you spend your workday holding space for other people’s crises — as a first responder, nurse, educator, or social worker — it’s easy to end up with nothing left for yourself. I offer a space specifically for the kind of exhaustion that comes from caring professionally, so you can keep doing the work you love without burning out doing it.

Somewhere Under the Exhaustion, You’re Still There.

This is a space where you don’t have to hold it together. You can show up tired, unsure, or not okay, and still be met without judgment. In our sessions, we’ll make room for the parts of you that got quieted along the way: your instincts, your creativity, your sense of who you are outside of what you do for everyone else.

HEY THERE, I’M ALLISON!

 

Here to provide a comfortable and creative space to heal and grow.

I specialize in working with creative, driven women who are tired of carrying everyone else’s load while neglecting their own needs.

Whether you’re a single mom juggling everything alone, a professional burning out from overcommitting, or someone healing from domestic violence or sexual trauma. I see you.

I’ve walked alongside countless women who thought they were “too much” or “not enough,” and I’m here to tell you: you are enough, exactly as you are. And you deserve to take space.

As a holistic therapist in Park Cities, TX, my approach goes beyond traditional talk therapy. Because the body holds what words can’t express. Through holistic counseling for women, I incorporate:

  • Expressive Arts Therapy to help you reconnect with your creativity and inner wisdom
  • EMDR to process traumatic memories that keep you stuck
  • Somatic techniques to help you feel safe in your own body again
  • Trauma-informed approaches specifically designed for survivors of abuse, assault, and domestic violence
  • Parts work and inner child healing to understand the different parts of yourself, and develop self-compassion and trust within yourself

I enjoy helping women find the courage to face life’s challenges through a creative, holistic approach that supports the mind, body, and spirit.

Allison Dooley, LPC
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How to Get Started

1. Book a free consultation

Schedule a 15-minute consultation to share your unique needs and ask your questions. We will decide if we are a good fit for each other.

2. Begin your therapy journey

We’ll meet online or in-person and decide together what methods will be best for you to accomplish your goals.

3. Experience relief and growth

This can be tough work, but we will take it one step at a time so you feel happier, more at peace, and like yourself again.

Frequently Asked Questions

When will the Park Cities / Dallas location be open?

In-person sessions in Park Cities begin August 2026. You have the option to meet via Telehealth until August. Book your free consultation now to reserve your spot for in-person sessions in Park Cities.

Do you accept insurance?

I accept Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Aetna, Cigna, United Health, and Optum. I also offer private pay sessions at $175. You can find more details on my Investment page.

What makes your approach different from other therapists in the Dallas area?

My work goes beyond traditional talk therapy. I combine EMDR, expressive arts therapy, somatic techniques, and IFS parts work — an integrative approach that addresses what’s happening in your body, not just your thoughts. Learn more →

Do you offer sessions in Spanish?

Yes, I offer sessions in English and Spanish. Some clients prefer to speak fully in Spanish and others feel more comfortable going back and forth between English and Spanish. Si, ofresco sesiones en Español. Algunos clientes prefieren hablar completamente en Español y algunos prefiere hablar los dos, Ingles Y Español. Hablaremos en la forma que te sea mas facil.

What can I expect during the 15 minute consultation call?

We will briefly chat about what you are looking for, I will share a little about what I can offer you, and I will answer any questions you have about my services. If we decide that we will be a good fit for each other, we will schedule the first appointment. If we decide that you would be better served with someone else, I will help you find that person by giving you a list of referral options!

You’ve Done Enough on Your Own. Let’s Do the Next Part Together.

Offering in-person sessions near the following areas:

PARK CITIES

NORTH DALLAS

ADDISON

THE COLONY

LITTLE ELM

FRISCO

PLANO

RICHARDSON

OAK POINT

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Release what isn’t yours. Reclaim what is.
Remember who you are.

Take the first step toward your healing and growth by scheduling a free consultation today. I’d be happy to answer any questions you have and explore whether we would be a good fit for each other.