Marisela Linebarger, MA - Biblical Counseling (DTS), BA - Spanish/Elementary Education (SMU)

Marisela graduated from Southern Methodist University with a major in Spanish and Elementary Education. She then taught in Dallas and Mesquite ISDs at the elementary and middle school levels before settling down with her amazing husband Matt to become a stay-at-home mom to her three wonderful kids. Marisela graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling and delights in using her training and life experience toward meeting people where they are to journey together toward emotional wellness.

Marisela specializes in parenting issues, boundaries, codependency, depression/anxiety, addiction, ADHD, communication issues and enjoys working with individuals, children, adolescents, young adults, couples, and families. She offers traditional play therapy for ages 3-12 and an age-appropriate modified version for teens. Marisela works with couples just starting out as well as those together a long time using her certifications in Prepare/Enrich, Gottman Level 1, CORE Marriage, Relate Strong, and PREP.

In her free time, Marisela enjoys traveling with family, date night with her hubby, jogging, and listening to/creating music.

Marisela recognizes that sometimes life is tough. Sometimes you just need someone who can listen well, provide a safe space, and help you set and reach your goals. She takes a collaborative approach to the therapeutic alliance, using a client-centered lens. It is her great honor to sit with people and allow them the space to work out whatever is on their mind, grieve, ponder, feel, or just be. Perhaps it would be beneficial for you to sit with Marisela and begin this leg on the road to better.

This guy’s walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can’t get out. A doctor passes by and the guy shouts up, ‘Hey you. Can you help me out?’ The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up, ‘Father, I’m down in this hole can you help me out?’ The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by, ‘Hey, Joe, it’s me. Can you help me out?’ And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, ‘Are you stupid? Now we’re both down here.’ The friend says, ‘Yeah, but I’ve been down here before and I know the way out.

- from “The West Wing” TV show