Director - Dianne W. Appolito, LCSW has thirty years of experience in the field of psychotherapy. She has been in private practice in the Katy/West Houston area over twenty-five years. Dianne has extensive experience in systems therapy, working with families, couples, group therapy, adolescents, children and young adults. Her specialties include the treatment and diagnosis of ADD/ADHD. She works with domestic violence, depression, anxiety, traumatic experiences, PTSD, OCD, marital issues, college and career issues, behavioral problems and mood disorders. During those twenty years she started and became president of Cinco Ranch Counseling and Associates, Inc. She was a co-creator of Life Odyssey, a wellness assessment and resource guide used by corporations, including Motorola. She was involved in establishing the Texas Division of an Employee Assistance Corporation.

Director - Dana D. Debes, LCSW has twenty five years experience in the field of psychotherapy. She established her private practice in the Katy/West Houston area fifteen years ago after working extensively in numerous psychiatric facilities throughout the Houston area. She has extensive experience in working with children, couples, families and individuals. She works with depression, anxiety, traumatic experiences, marital issues, behavioral problems and mood disorders. She has been involved in intensive experiential group work and is a certified Supervisor for Social Work advanced certification. Ms. Debes was a co-creator of Life Odyssey, a wellness assessment and resource guide, developed for and utilized by Motorola Corporation. To e-mail Dana directly, click here.

Our Staff

	Lily Marquez, LPC-Intern graduated from Houston Baptist University with a Master’s degree in Psychology. Her experience includes working with children and adolescents and is skilled in providing individual and group therapy. Lily has worked with a variety of mental health issues (Autism, ADHD, Mood Disorders, and Behavior problems) at her past placements at Shiloh residential treatment center and The Monarch School. She is also training to be a certified play therapist. To e-mail Lily directly, click here.
	Jaclyn Pentecost, LPC-Intern received her Master's degree in Psychology from Lewis University in Chicago, Illinois. Her training focused on child and adolescent issues as well as play therapy techniques. Jaclyn’s experience includes providing mental health services on an individual and group basis to adolescents in a juvenile detention facility with specific emphasis on mood disorders, behavioral problems, anger management and social skills training. She has also worked with college aged young adults in conflict management, crisis intervention and social and academic issues. To e-mail Jaclyn directly, click here.
	Dianna Kinkead, MA, LPC, LMFT has been in the mental health profession for 21 years. She has worked at psychiatric hospitals, a residential treatment facility and various agencies in the Houston and Harris County area including MHMRA. She has also worked as a special education teacher. Although Dianna sees a variety of clients, her special treatment interests are marriage and family counseling, counseling children of divorced families, and pre-marital counseling. She is a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. She has been in private practice in Katy for the last 5 years. To e-mail Dianna directly, click here.
	Anne Johnson, MS, LPC received her Master of Science degree in counseling psychology from Oklahoma State University. She has worked at a community mental health clinic as a children’s therapist, helping children with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and attachment disorders. She treats women and men having difficulty with depression, anxiety, and bi-polar disorders. Her most recent experience has been in the area of the young at heart “elderly care,” specifically a day treatment program for senior citizens with depression and anxiety issues. Her treatment interests are individual, couples therapy, adult therapy, women’s issues, and helping seniors and their caregivers with issues of aging. Anne is a member of the American Counseling Association. To e-mail Anne directly, click here.
	Mandy Green, MS, LPC, LMFT a received her Master of Science in Psychology with specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, TX. Her approach to counseling is to help individuals and families recognize their own strengths and resources, and provide a place to collaboratively explore possibilities and look for realistic solutions. Her theoretical approach is based in the family systems model that is as brief as possible, and focuses on changing behaviors, and rediscovering strengths. Her interests include individual, couple, family therapy, play therapy, premarital therapy and forensic counseling services, which include child custody evaluations, parenting coordination and co-parenting services. To e-mail Mandy directly, click here.