Dore Quinn, MEd, LPC
Dore is a licensed professional counselor. She earned both her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and her Master of Education in Counseling from the University of North Texas. Dore has experience working with individuals, couples, adolescents, groups, children and families. She works with those who are striving to overcome depression, anxiety, effects of sexual and physical abuse, grief, marital and parenting issues. Dore uses many different counseling modalities including traditional talk therapy, expressive art therapy, experiential therapy and play therapy (for the young ones). Dore has worked extensively with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is on the approved counselor list for the Church.

FUN FACTS
Dore is blessed to have been married to her best friend, Phil, for more than 20 years. Together they have three children, two of which are in college. Dore enjoys reading, camping, going to museums, hanging out at the beach, pestering her son who attends college out-of-state (just to make sure he is not starving), spending time with her girls at home and running off with her husband. Dore really wishes she enjoyed cooking, seafood, running and non-fat milk, but has learned to accept her own flaws and limitations.

Tracie Posehn, MS, LPC-Intern

Tracie is a licensed professional counselor intern under the supervision of Dr. Kay Sudekum Trotter. She earned a Bachelor of Education from University of Victoria, Canada and taught students of all ages faced with severe learning and behavioral challenges. After moving to Texas in 2007, Tracie completed a Masters of Science in Counseling at Southern Methodist University with a focus on play therapy and activity therapy. Tracie has an extensive background helping families from various cultures and backgrounds, and is well versed in psychological assessment. She works with children and teens, families and individuals on issues relating to anxiety, depression, adjustment, career, and sexual, emotional, behavioral, relational and parenting difficulties. In addition to traditional talk therapy, Tracie uses play therapy and equine assisted counseling modalities to help individuals connect with true self. Tracie has completed the level one EAGALA Equine Assisted Psychotherapy certification and looks forward to completing level two.

FUN FACTS
Tracie is the mother of two young children, an old dog and a young horse. Although she can’t teach the old dog new tricks, she enjoys staying very busy trying to keep the kids and horse on a steady upwards learning curve. As a Canadian-born native transplanted to Texas five years ago, Tracie has learned to love Tex-Mex food, survive extreme heat and that, even in Texas, she can’t escape rain and snow. When time allows, cooking and grilling are two of her favorite past times, as well as gardening, reading and traveling.

Cara is a licensed professional counselor intern under the supervision of Dr. Kay Sudekum Trotter and a certified equine assisted counselor through EAGALA. She holds a Master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary where she studied Biblical Counseling and a Bachelor's in Psychology from the Otterbein University in Columbus, Ohio. Cara has experience working with grief, depression, and marriage counseling alongside her training in trauma, human sexuality, and equine assisted counseling. In all things, Cara operates in a Biblically based Christian counseling framework integrated with current psychological theory.

Cara’s great joy in her life, in addition to her faith in Christ, is being married to the love of her life, her husband Jeff, and being a mother to her two children, Nathanael RJ and Hannah Belle, who were born in 2010 and 2011 respectively.  When she is not caring for her family, she finds rest in reading, watching a good movie with her husband, working out, seeing God’s beauty in nature, playing with the horses, trying new foods and restaurants, and finding new adventures to take.  Cara is truly looking forward to watching her kids grow and learn, growing old with her husband, and witnessing God write a great epic story with her life.