Learn More About the Owner Below
Nick Overbeck, LPC-S, LCDC, EMDR-Trained
Nick graduated from the University of North Texas with a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and is both a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S) and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC). Nick has over a decade of experience in mental health including working in areas of:
Trauma
Substance Use & Addiction Treatment (Video Gaming, Gambling, etc.)
Career Counseling
Suicide Prevention & Crisis intervention
College Counseling & Advising
Working with Medical & Business Professionals
Working with Loved Ones of those Affected by Addiction and/or Mental Illness.
He utilizes techniques borrowed from:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
EMDR
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT),
Trauma Informed CBT
Existential Counseling
DBT Based Therapy
Nick has worked in mental health in the following roles:
University of North Texas as both an academic advisor and college counselor
The Suicide & Crisis Center of North Texas as a crisis counselor
Sante Center for Healing (Residential Substance Use Treatment Center) as both a Residential and Intensive Outpatient Counselor
University Behavioral Health (Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital) as a volunteer group therapist
Lifeworks Recovery as a Mental Health Private Practice Therapist
Brent Woodall Foundation (Non-profit for Children with Autism) as an Assistant Behavioral Analyst.
Currently, he serves as the Clinical Director of Arise Recovery Centers in DFW and owns Highway to Heal Counseling.
As a counselor, Nick believes that therapy is about collaboration. Every individual that seeks help has a different culture, set of beliefs, strengths, and overall experience that makes them and their story unique; due to this, he believes that there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all treatment. His clinical approach involves working together to form new, healthier habits, ways of thinking, and strategies to cope with life in more meaningful ways. Additionally, Nick believes that humor, laughter, community, and establishing a sense of joy and fun in our lives help us to reconnect to who we truly are and want to become.
More About the Owner
I want to take a moment to share a little about myself, because I believe that connection is so important in meaningful therapy and sometimes it helps to know a little bit about who you’re going to work with. Choosing a therapist is an important step, and it’s only fair that you know a bit about the person you’re trusting with your story, struggles, and aspirations.
I am a native Texan from Dallas, Texas where I have spent most of my life outside of living a year in Germany. Becoming a therapist was something I knew I would strive to become from a young age for more reasons than I can write. Personal therapy helped me so much through difficult times and continues to keep me accountable to my goals in life. I always hoped to one day to pay it forward and am priviledged to now say I do! I have always enjoyed hearing people’s stories as well as being a source of optimism and encouragement when others are struggling. As an extrovert, I find myself energized being in the company of others and believe there is the potential for good in every living person…sometimes we just don’t know it yet.
In my freetime, I enjoy mountain biking, traveling, live music, playing with my dogs and cat, spending time with family and my wife, reading, video games, literally anything and everything considered geeky/nerdy, spending time outdoors, cooking, and experiencing new activities I’ve never tried. I have a long history of volunteering in various areas around mental health and in the process of training my golden retriever, Odin, to become a certified therapy dog. As you can see in the picture to the right, he can’t wait to start helping others find hope and healing!