Dr. Sherilyn Allen , LPC

Dr. Sherilyn Allen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who holds a doctoral degree in Pastoral Community Counseling from Argosy University. With more than 20 years of clinical experience and an emphasis on pastoral counseling, she brings a depth of training and perspective to work with individuals and families.

She prioritizes establishing safety and trust as the foundation for healing, and she seeks to help clients move toward greater wholeness across the areas of their lives. Her approach is compassionate and rooted in empathy, with a focus on support and encouragement as clients navigate loss, relationship challenges, stress, anxiety, and other life transitions.

Dr. Allen uses an integrative model, tailoring interventions to each person’s unique needs. Depending on a client’s situation, she draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, and pastoral counseling to create a collaborative and flexible treatment plan. Her clinical focus includes stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, family and trauma-related concerns, anger, career and depression-related matters, as well as coaching and compassion fatigue.

Her practice also attends to related areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and commitment concerns, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and challenges associated with aging or serious illness. Dr. Allen’s work centers on empowering clients to build resilience and meaningful connections while working toward healing and growth.