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Each of our Counselors are independent, licensed professionals who manage their own schedule and practice


Contact each of our counselors directly below.

Meet Our Assessment Staff in Frisco, TX

Sari Dangler, MS, LPC-S, LSP, Owner

Sari has experience completing Comprehensive Assessments since 2009 in different settings such as Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center and DFW area school districts


 Correct diagnosis and through assessment assists with many things in life such as:                         

                   

  • Focus in counseling 
  • Medical management
  • Parenting at home
  • Resources in the community
  • Accommodations at School, College, Work, etc.
  • Assess personal strengths and weaknesses
  • Fulfill ABA therapy requirements


Assessments are completed in areas such as:


Autism,

ADHD

Anxiety Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Learning Disorders

Personality Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance Disorders

etc.


There are many components in the evaluation process such as:             


  • Consultation meeting during which the process of the evaluation is discussed, areas of evaluation focus is decided,  in-person testing is scheduled.  
  • Parent and/ or client interview
  • Collecting information from other sources (e.g. teachers, therapists, etc.)
  • Scoring of the forms, interpreting the information, and writing the report
  • Feedback meeting will take place to go over the evaluation results thoroughly 


You will receive a comprehensive evaluation report including the diagnosis and appropriate recommendations when the evaluation is completed that you can share with your doctor, psychiatrists, pediatrician, school, college, work, etc. The length of the evaluation completion depends on availability and the depth and length of the evaluation.


Counseling with Sari:


 In counseling, she enjoys working together with children as young as 5 years and older, teenagers, adults, and families. She loves working with different people, with different ages, and different approaches in life, and always learns something from each one of her clients. Together you'll take steps to a better tomorrow! 


A little bit about her:

 

She moved to Texas from Finland in 1999, and her native language is Finnish. Since she moved and uprooted herself from what she called home for a long time, she has gained new experiences and relationships, had many moments of happiness and joy, got several degrees at school, and had many jobs but also experiences personal struggles such as divorce, single parenthood, losses, and blending families among others. But everything she has experienced has grown her both personally and professionally and she loves observing growth and change during the counseling journey with her clients.  


Sari is in network for the following insurance panels:


  • BlueCross BlueShield PPO
  • Multiplan
  • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
  • Imagine 360
  • United Healthcare
  • UMR
  • Optum
  • Optum EAP
  • Aetna 
  • Aetna EAP 

 

In addition, she is a non-network provider with Tricare East (she will file the claims for you but the sessions need to be approved by Tricare)


Education: 

University of North Texas, B.S., Major in Psychology and Minor in Economics
University of North Texas, M.S. in Counseling Psychology
University of North Texas, M.S. in School Psychology 


Licensure:

 Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S), Texas #65995 

Licensed School Psychologist, LSP, Texas #70182 


Insurance covers for assessments! 

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Meet Our Counselors in Frisco, Texas

Kiran Turna, LPC

 Kiran is a holistic and solution-focused therapist dedicated to helping clients navigate the complexities of psychological distress caused by life experiences. She offers both online and in-person sessions tailored to meet your unique needs. Whether you’re grappling with mental health challenges, seeking deeper self-awareness, or striving for personal growth, Kiran provides a supportive, non-judgmental space to help you process your experiences, validate your journey, and embrace meaningful transformation. Her expertise includes addressing depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma (including relational and complex trauma), grief, and life transitions.


Kiran deeply understands how trauma impacts both the brain and body. She incorporates holistic and integrative techniques that involve multisensory and experiential methods, addressing the mind, body, and spirit to foster comprehensive healing. Utilizing therapeutic approaches rooted in interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB), she guides clients in building resilience and achieving their goals. In her sessions, Kiran blends evidence-based interventions with a personalized, collaborative approach to help you uncover inner strengths, process past and present wounds, and develop coping skills to face life’s challenges. Her mission is to empower you to heal, grow, and thrive. If you’re ready to take the courageous step toward a happier, more fulfilling life, Kiran is here to walk alongside you on your journey. Let’s explore the path to healing and growth—together.


Kiran works with adults all ages, and her specialties include:


  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Mood Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Sleep & Insomnia
  • Grief and Loss
  • Work Stress
  • Self Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Panic Attacks
  • Social Phobia
  • Life Transitions
  • Relationship Issues
  • Marital & Premarital Counseling
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Abuse Survivors
  • Anger Management and Couples Counseling


Her treatment modalities include:


  • Interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB)
  • Trauma-focused therapies (TFTs) 
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) 
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
  • Prolonged Exposure (PE)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Solution-focused therapy (SFT)


Kiran accepts the following insurance:


  • Aetna
    Cigna and Evernorth
  • United Healthcare (Optum)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
  • Quest Behavioral Health
  • Carelon Behavioral Health


Kiran accepts private pay and provides a superbill if needed for out-of-network benefit reimbursements.

Counselor at Positive Path Counseling and Assessments in Frisco, TX.

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Bryanna Smith, LPC

 Bryanna a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience working with children (2 years and older), adolescents and adults. her goal is to create a warm and welcoming environment where she will meet you with a balance of validation and empathy, while challenging you to help you meet your goals. Together, you will gain insight on your core beliefs, interrupt unhelpful thinking patterns, identify goals and begin to heal and build a life for you to grow. She specializes in trauma, depression, anxiety, play therapy, suicidal ideations, parenting work, self harm, emotion regulation and life transitions. 


Bryanna works with individuals as young as 2 years old, adults, couples, and families, and her specialties include:


  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Child
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues 


Her treatment modalities include: 


  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Parent work
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused


She is in network with the following insurance:


  • Aetna
  • UHC


Bryanna accepts private pay and provides a superbill if needed for out-of-network benefit reimbursements.

Counselor at Positive Path Counseling and Assessments in Frisco, TX.

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Bernard Chen, LMFT and Priscilla Chen, LMFT

Bernard and Priscilla  will help you to understand yourself as an emotionally differentiated individual, create a new sense of personal responsibility, and learn the life lessons that you should have gotten from your family. The also provide  team based couples therapy is an innovative method where the treating clinicians are themselves a married couple (think John and Julie Gottman). This approach integrates the perspectives from both Bernard and Priscilla to address your goals in a specialized setting, and reduces perceptions of bias from the therapist. 


Shared Specialties:


  • Attachment focused dating & breakup recovery
  • Family of origin & generational issues
  • Emotional self-awareness for parents
  • Codependency & emotional maturity
  • Childhood emotional neglect & parentification
  • Therapy for therapists & pre-licensed clinicians
  • Healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, etc.
  • Christian & Biblical counseling
  • Chinese, Taiwanese, & Asian cultural issues
  • Sex worker/Onlyfans regret


Bernard's Specialties:


  • Entrepreneurs, startup founders, & business owners
  • Money mindset & financial values
  • Adult children of alcoholics & addicts
  • Third Culture Kids & international expats


Priscilla's Specialties:


  • Grief & loss
  • Trauma & EMDR therapy
  • Eating disorders & body image


Therapy for Teens 9th Grade and Older:


  • Perfectionism & imposter syndrome
  • Healthy dating & friendships
  • Preparing for adulthood
  • Social media & video game addiction


Bernard and Priscilla are in-network with the following insurance:


  • Aetna
  • Anthem EAP (Bank of America)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts
  • Carelon
  • Cigna
  • Oscar (Optum)
  • Oxford (Optum)
  • United Healthcare (Optum)


Bernard and Priscilla also accept private pay and provide a superbill if needed for out-of-network benefit reimbursements.

Counselor at Positive Path Counseling and Assessments in Frisco, TX.

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Korisma Grant, LMSW, LCSW

Korisma helps individuals move beyond feeling overwhelmed and stuck, to finding clarity, calm, confidence, healing, and renewed hope.


She fosters a collaborative, trauma-informed space where you can explore your life's challenges and unpack the beliefs and experiences that have shaped you. Utilizing Somatic Experiencing (SE), she helps you release emotional distress and tension stored in the body while guiding you as you access your inner wisdom and resilience, empowering you to create the change you seek.


You will work together to break free of unhelpful patterns and limiting beliefs and move forward with greater self-trust, confidence, and connection. Through this work, you will (re)connect with yourself, (re)discover your strengths, build fulfilling relationships, and embrace wholeness as you step into a more meaningful, fulfilled, and empowered life.


Korisma works with adults, and her specialties include:


  • Anxiety
  • Boundaries
  • Depression
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Self-deprecating beliefs
  • Self-doubt
  • Family of origin issues
  • Attachment wounds
  • Women’s Issues

 

Her treatment modalities include:


  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy


Korisma is out-of-network with insurance, accepts private pay, and provides a superbill if needed for out-of-network benefit reimbursements.

Counselor at Positive Path Counseling and Assessments in Frisco, TX.

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Jacqueline Caspari, M.Ed., LPC

 Jacqueline is a professional counselor with nearly 15 years of experience supporting individuals through life’s challenges and transitions. She began her career as a school counselor and now works as a crisis counselor and therapist, serving adolescents, adults, and families. She truly believes the foundation for growth and meaningful change lies in a warm and mutually respectful counselor-client relationship.


Jacqueline's goal is to create a space where you feel heard, understood, and supported. She takes the time to get to know you so she can tailor the counseling experience to your own unique needs, strengths, and goals. She draws from a range of therapeutic approaches because one size does not fit all.

Working with her, you can expect to feel seen, heard, and understood. You will receive support, information and encouragement as she walks alongside you throughout the journey to your next best step. 


Jacqueline sees clients clients ages 11 and up, and her specialties include: 


  • ADHD
  • Adverse childhood experiences
  • Anger management
  • Anxiety and panic attacks
  • Attachment
  • Bereavement and loss
  • Boundaries and healthy relationships
  • Coping skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Life transitions
  • Parenting work
  • Relationship issues and conflict
  • Self-awareness, exploration, and esteem
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • School support and advocacy
  • Stress management
  • Women’s Issues  


Her treatment modalities include:


  • Art therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Companioning Grief Model (studied under Wolfelt)
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Strengths Based Therapy
  • Trauma Focused and Informed Therapies


She is in network with the following insurance: 


  • Aetna
  • Anthem EAP - Bank of America
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Cigna
  • Quest Behavioral Health 
  •  Ascension (Smart Health) 


Jacqueline accepts private pay and provides a superbill if needed for out-of-network benefit reimbursements.

Counselor at Positive Path Counseling and Assessments in Frisco, TX.

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Mandy Harber, LPC- Associate

 Under the supervision of Adam Sandlin, LPC-S


Mandy’s goal is to enter a space alongside you where you are seen, heard, understood, and supported. Her integrated education, training, and approach includes faith-based and clinical training, allowing her to accommodate a counseling experience tailored to your unique desires and goals. You will be invited into an opportunity to receive support, information, and encouragement as she walks alongside you in your growth journey toward healing and wholeness.


Together, we will entrust the journey to the “Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in our affliction…” (v4). Continuing in the first chapter of 2 Corinthians, Paul goes on to remind his readers and us today that, “our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.” As fellow sojourners in a foreign world, we can cling to the hope Paul describes through the gospel of Christ together. Just as we share in Christ’s sufferings, we share in the comfort of Christ, as well. Join me as we experience comfort and restoration together in gospel hope!


Mandy sees clients ages 14 and up, and her specialties include:


  • Anxiety and panic attacks
  • Attachment and relationship concerns
  • Grief
  • Boundaries and healthy relationships
  • Coping skills
  • Life transitions
  • Parenting and motherhood balance
  • Self-awareness and exploration
  • Stress management
  • Women’s Issues  
  • Church Hurt
  • Perfectionism Recovery
  • Reconciliation


Her treatment modalities include:


  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • Biblical Counseling
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Sand Tray/Expressive Therapy
  • Trauma Informed
  • Relate Strong Model of Couples Counseling


Mandy accepts private pay and provides a superbill if needed for out-of-network benefit reimbursements.

Counselor at Positive Path Counseling and Assessments in Frisco, TX.

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Svetlana Kutikova, MS, LPC, NCC

Svetlana is an LPC, who has been practicing since the Fall of 2022. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hunter College in New York City, in 2014. After graduation, she worked as an ABA Therapist, working with individuals with Autism, ranging from the ages of 4-22. After four and a half years working as an ABA Therapist, she went back to school to obtain her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health, in New Jersey. Svetlana believes that each person is a unique individual, with a unique set of concerns. 


She takes a person-centered approach and tailors her therapy based on the unique set of needs of each client. Some of her specialties include anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, behavioral concerns (ex. ODD), school issues and self-esteem. Her specialty lies in kids between the ages of 2-17, but she also works with adults. Aside from the traditional talk therapy, she will also use CBT approaches, coping skills, as well as play, sand tray, and art therapy with the kids and adolescents.  


Her goal as a therapist is to ensure that her clients have a safe space where they feel accepted, comfortable, and in control, without any judgment, to work through their healing process. 


Her specialties include: 


  • Anger Management 
  • Anxiety 
  • ADHD 
  • Autism 
  • Child  and Childhood Behavior Issues 
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression 
  • Emotional Regulation 
  • Life Transitions 
  • Self-esteem 
  • School Issues 
  • School Avoidance 
  • Stress 
  • Trauma and PTSD 
  • Women’s Issues  


Her treatment modalities include: 


  • Art Therapy 
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) 
  • Person-centered 
  • Play Therapy 
  • Mindfulness Based 
  • Sand Tray/Expressive therapy

 

She is in network with the following insurance: 


  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • United Health Care


Svetlana accepts private pay ($80 per session) and provides a superbill if needed for out-of-network benefit reimbursements.


Contact Svetlana:

Phone: 973-969-1835

Email: svetlanacounselor@gmail.com

Counselor at Positive Path PLLC in Frisco, Texas.

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Neela Trivedi, MS, LPC Associate, NCC

 Supervised by Samantha L. Edwards, LPC-S, NCC 


Neela is a Holistic and solution-focused therapist, who is compassionate and integrative therapist dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges with clarity, resilience, and hope. With a background in both business and mental health, she brings a balanced, results-oriented, and deeply empathetic approach to therapy. Her mission is to empower clients to process their experiences, gain insight, and cultivate personal growth through a collaborative, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship.


Neela offers both in-person and telehealth counseling sessions, creating a safe, supportive space where clients can explore emotional pain, relationship challenges, trauma, and major life transitions. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, or the effects of trauma, or simply seeking deeper self-understanding, she helps you reconnect with your inner strengths and develop tools to create lasting change.


Drawing on her clinical training and multicultural awareness, Neela integrates evidence-based modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Person-Centered Therapy. Her work is trauma-informed and culturally sensitive, designed to honor each client’s story and individuality.


In her sessions, Neela takes a holistic and strength-based approach, combining practical interventions with empathy and authenticity. She believes that healing happens through connection within oneself and with others and is passionate about walking alongside clients as they uncover resilience, self-compassion, and renewed purpose.


Her specialties include: 

 

  • Anxiety & Depression
  • Mood Disorders
  • Grief & Loss
  • Life Transitions
  • Relationship Issues & Couples Counseling
  • Domestic Violence & Abuse Recovery
  • Self-Esteem & Identity Development
  • Work Stress & Burnout
  • Cultural Adjustment & Multicultural Issues
  • Crisis Intervention & Safety Planning
  • Emotional Regulation & Coping Skills
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)


Her treatment modalities include: 

 

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
  • Person-Centered Therapy (PCT)
  • Trauma-Informed & Strengths-Based Approaches
  • Mindfulness-Based Strategies
  • Art & Expressive Therapies


Neela accepts private pay ($80 per session) and provides a superbill if needed for out-of-network benefit reimbursements.


Contact Neela:

Phone: 682-597-4769

Email: Neela@bridge2growth-counseling.com   

Counselor at Positive Path PLLC in Frisco Texas.

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Jasmine Ahluwalia, MA, LPC Associate

 Supervised by Dr. Katherine Calo, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, NCC 


Jasmine is a warm, relational, and integrative therapist who is dedicated to supporting adolescents, teenagers, and young adults as they navigate the emotional, relational, and developmental challenges of growing up. She brings a grounded, compassionate presence to her work, helping clients process their experiences, build insight, and develop tools that support long-term growth and well-being. Her mission is to create a therapeutic space where young people feel safe, understood, and empowered to reconnect with themselves.


Jasmine works with clients who are navigating anxiety, OCD, depression, self-esteem and body image concerns, identity development, family and cultural pressures, and the weight of being the “strong one” in their relationships. She has a particular passion for supporting high achievers, first-generation students, and young people who feel overwhelmed, disconnected from their bodies, or stuck in patterns of overthinking, people-pleasing, or emotional shutdown.


Drawing on her clinical training and her deep appreciation for movement and mind–body awareness, Jasmine integrates evidence-based modalities including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), somatic therapy, attachment theory, and family systems approaches. She uses mindfulness and expressive tools to help clients tune into how their mind and body communicate with each other. Her style is conversational, warm, and validating, while also gently challenging clients to step outside their comfort zones when they are ready.

Outside the therapy room, Jasmine’s approach to life is shaped by curiosity, reflection, and movement. With an athletic background, she understands the importance of physical awareness and views movement as essential to emotional regulation and resilience. She also loves reading, traveling, and exploring spaces that inspire self-discovery. These passions naturally influence her therapeutic work, encouraging clients to cultivate presence, self-compassion, and a deeper connection to themselves.


Jasmine works with individuals ages 13 to 35, and her specialties include:


  • Anxiety & OCD
  • Depression & Mood Concerns
  • Self-Esteem, Body Image & Identity Development
  • Emotional Dysregulation
  • People-Pleasing & Perfectionism
  • Family Stress & Relationship Challenges
  • First-Generation & High-Achieving Young Adults
  • Life Transitions
  • Cultural & Intergenerational Stress
  • Somatic Awareness & Mind–Body Connection


Her treatment modalities include:


  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Somatic & Mindfulness-Based Approaches
  • Attachment-Based Work
  • Family Systems
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Art & Expressive Modalities
  • Trauma-Informed & Strengths-Based Approaches


Jasmine accepts private pay ($80 per session) and provides a superbill if needed for out-of-network benefit reimbursements.


Contact Jasmine:

Email: jahluwaliatherapy@gmail.com 

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