I work with adolescents and adults suffering from depressive and anxiety disorders, complex trauma, women’s issues, narcissistic abuse, attachment issues, and personality disorders. I also work with couples to improve communication, learn healthy conflict resolution skills, and develop a long-term family vision and mission that restores harmony to everyday life. I believe mental health is a state of being in which one accepts and faces life’s givens while using one’s talents, strengths, and energy to architect purpose and meaning in life.
I believe in the power of psychoeducation and personalized, patient-first mental health care, creating a unique treatment plan for each client with specific, measurable goals. I use therapeutic breathwork, CBT, and DBT to help clients reduce symptoms quickly while evaluating unhealthy emotional and behavioral patterns that may require longer-term therapy. I approach personality disorders, attachment dysfunction, and identity confusion from a developmental and psychodynamic perspective and have experience treating borderline, narcissistic, and schizoid personality disorders.
Currently, I am training to become a certified facilitator of therapeutic breathwork, an evidence-based intervention for treating PTSD, complex trauma, and anxiety, endorsed by the International Association of Holistic Practitioners (IAHP) and the International Alliance of Holistic Therapists (IAHT).
I am a die-hard foodie and avid gardener and love to create unique dishes and baked goods with my harvest. I love to learn, appreciate all forms of creativity, and believe in the healing power of humor. My husband and I enjoy camping with our two dogs and parakeet in tow, and we are blessed with two adult sons and three grandchildren.
I am eager to get to know you and assist you in creating a life of adventure, purpose, and peace.
Licenses, Associations & Certifications:
- Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, LPC-A, License #92077
- PREPARE-ENRICH, Certified Facilitator (https://www.prepare-enrich.com/)
- Psychotherapy Academy, Certified DBT Facilitator (https://psychotherapyacademy.org/courses/dbt-training-online/)
- Alchemy of Breath, Certified Facilitator in Training (https://alchemyofbreath.com/)
- National Board for Certified Counselors, NCC (https://www.nbcc.org/)
- Chi Sigma Iota Academic Honor Society, Member (https://www.csi-net.org/)
- American Counseling Association, Member (https://www.counseling.org/)
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Registered Member (https://www.bacp.co.uk/)
- National Center for Health Research, Patient Advocate (https://www.center4research.org/)
- Leadership America, Graduate (https://leadership-women.org/)
Education:
Tarleton State University – Master of Science, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (2023)
University of Texas at Austin – Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (1997)
Aaron Horton MS, LPC-Associate, NCC is supervised by:
Bryan Duncan, PhD, MS LPC-S, NCC
1-855-579-LEAF(5323) Ext.: 3 [email protected] 1540 Southtown Dr. Ste 106 Granbury, TX 76048
