Madeline Rex-Lear is a licensed psychologist and works with children (8+), teens, young adults, and adults dealing with variety of mental health issues including, depression, anxiety, grief, and loss.
She has a background in developmental research and graduated with her PhD in Experimental Psychology in 2011. She taught as Professor of Practice of Psychology at the University of Texas Arlington for nine years while spending three years re-specializing into the clinical arena. She is experienced in working with late teens and young adult adjustment problems, social, and emotional issues. Since working in the inpatient mental health setting for the past six years she has extensive experience working with trauma in children and adolescents. She can also help with the management of chronic mental health issues such as mood and thought disorders, trauma and post traumatic symptoms, and other emotional and behavioral issues.
Madeline has a person-centered approach to care and uses a variety of treatment modalities including, but not limited to, trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR therapy, solution focused approaches, DBT, sand tray therapy, and expressive art therapies.
In addition to counseling services, Dr. Madeline Rex-Lear is available to complete Psychological Evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults, and provide consultation regarding cognitive, emotional, personality, and competency related issues. Dr. Madeline is from London, UK, and has lived in DFW for the past 24 years, and still has a funny accent! She loves spending time with all animals and nature.
She looks forward to meeting with you and developing a safe, secure, and collaborative environment for you to begin your healing process.
Education
University of Texas Arlington, Texas – Masters and PhD Experimental Psychology
Terrell State Hospital – Clinical training and re-specialization
Additional Training
EMDR (EMDRIA approved training)
Complicated Grief Therapy
Cognitive Processing Therapy (for military)
Critical Incident Stress Management
Life Coaching for Success