LPC, LMFT, Mediator
Dallas, Texas Therapist Specializing in Individual and Couples Counseling, Communication Skills, Conflict Management Skills, Play Therapy, Family and Divorce Mediation
I am Angela Mitakidis, a therapist and mediator based in Dallas, Texas. My passion lies in empowering people to navigate life’s challenges, build healthy relationships, and live their best lives possible.
My services:
- Individual counseling: I help clients address obstacles, fears and navigating daily life
- Couples therapy: I help couples reset their relationship towards a stronger and more fulfilling
- Family therapy: I facilitate difficult discussions among family members ensuring all family members have a voice
- Play therapy: I help children express and process emotions through the non-directive play therapy model
- Parent coaching: I equip parents to co-parent their children in a peaceful and effective manner
- Grief therapy: I support people through their grief journey, normalize emotions and the various stages of grief
- Family and divorce mediation: I guide individuals and families navigate the divorce process in a peaceful, efficient, and cost-effective manner, collaboratively creating settlement agreements and comprehensive parenting plans
Whether you’re seeking to:
- Build self-esteem and resilience and navigate life transitions
- Learn healthy communication styles and conflict resolution skills for improved relationships
- Build healthy family communication and resilience
- Address your child’s behavioral concerns and emotional regulation
- Rebuild your life after a loss
- Reach resolution through a collaborative process
My approach:
I draw inspiration from Family Systems theories, particularly Murray Bowen, as well as the work of Dr. William Glasser’s Choice theory. Both view an individual as part of a relational system impacted by the quality of their relationships. My therapeutic style is warm, caring, open, and direct. My approach is strength-based: helping you identify and build upon your unique strengths, collaborative: working together to develop strategies for lasting change, and compassionate: creating a warm and secure space for exploration and growth.
Additional information:
Finding the “right” therapist for you and your situation can feel overwhelming. However, this is an important step toward supporting you, your child, and your family system in the therapeutic process. My hope is that you can learn more about me, as a human and as a therapist, to determine if we are the right fit.
- Apart from my passion for counseling, I have extensive experience in various other fields, including law, mediation, counseling, and faith-based mission work. I was born in South Africa where I practiced family law and spent 6 years in Singapore as a mediator before permanently settling in the USA.
- I am passionate about teaching communication, conflict resolution skills, and cultural competency and I teach these courses to SMU graduate students.
- I have co-authored a book titled “Unlocked: Essential Keys to Manage Family Conflict” to encourage and equip individuals and families to peacemaking.
- I have extensive experience in faith-based counseling and actively participate in the various missions of my local church.
- In my leisure time, I enjoy arts and crafts, reading, listening to music, playing the piano, traveling with my family and enjoying our four adorable dogs!
My rate is $180 for a 50-minute session; $290 for a 80-minute session; mediation fees are $500 per party for half day (4-hours) session and $1000 per party for a full day (8 hours). Additional hours are charged at $150 per party per hour. LPC (Texas License # 86909), LMFT (Texas License #204393).. Click here to request an appointment.
A quote that resonates with me:
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.