Jessica Endres, PhD, LPC, NCC

Dr. Jessica Endres (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Professional Counselor at her private practice in Texas called Red Oak Therapy. In her practice, she provides individual counseling, DBT group counseling, consultation for working with trauma and dissociative disorders, and training or speaking engagements. She works with adults who have experienced neglect and sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Most of her clients are working to manage attachment issues, personality disorder symptoms, PTSD, complex PTSD, and dissociative disorders. She is also an LGBTQ+ ally and works to support all client identities in therapy. Before entering private practice, Dr. Endres had previous clinical experience in various settings including a psychiatric hospital, local mental health authority, rape crisis center, and domestic violence shelter. Her clinical training includes Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing protocols (Basic, PRECI, ASSYT, Group), as well as Trauma Model Therapy. Additionally, she is a trained yoga instructor and integrates mindfulness skills and the various limbs of yoga into her counseling practice. In her research, she has focused on the identification and treatment of dissociation and dissociative identity disorder (DID). Dr. Endres also has interest in research supporting women surviving trauma related to religious, immigration, and systematic abuse. Since completing her doctoral degree at Sam Houston State University in 2022, she now teaches as adjunct faculty in the Dallas/Fort Worth area helping students develop into trauma informed counselors. Personally, she is an extroverted, social person who enjoys playing sports, reading, and spending time with her dogs and loved ones.

Lauren Hawkins, MA, LPC, NCC

Lauren Hawkins (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas currently working in group private practice. Lauren also holds independent licensure in the state of Colorado. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Kentucky and her master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Cincinnati. Her experiences include providing counseling services to individuals diagnosed with severe persistent mental illness, as well as foster youth, adults, families, and people in relationships. Lauren is a climate-aware, EMDR trained, LGBTQIA+ clinician and currently sees adult clients who have experienced trauma, LGBTQIA+ identifying individuals, and clients experiencing eco-anxiety or navigating the traumatic impacts of climate distress and natural disaster. Lauren is passionate about social justice and supporting marginalized groups who have been systemically impacted by religious, environmental, and social factors. She values environmental advocacy and individuals’ connection with nature as important parts of the healing journey. She approaches counseling from a holistic framework, expanding the definition of holistic to also include ecowellness, and strives to always intentionally consider the unique intersectional systems that each person is a part of. Creating an inclusive and authentic therapeutic environment is prioritized in Lauren’s clinical work. At the heart of Lauren's work is a desire to Lauren enjoys spending her free time with her husband out on a hike, at a local coffee shop, at a concert, or traveling. If she's not doing one of those things, she's probably hanging out with her dog, Blue, or her cat, Maya.