Dr. Luigi Leos, Ph.D., LPC
My focus is on integrating faith and science into the healing process, enabling you to gain access to hope and a path to healing in your relationships with yourself, God, and others.
Early in my married life, I had a bad experience with Christian counseling. Effectively, I was told, “Don’t you know what you are doing is a sin? Stop it!” While I did not continue with that counselor, I thought there must be more to it than that. After reading James 1:25, I began to believe that God doesn’t want us to be told what to do as much as He wants us to see and experience the freedom of His Word in the real world—our everyday lives.
The result for me has been a “where the rubber meets the road” kind of faith and therapeutic practice. I believe both research and faith need to be “real” (1 Corinthians 15:23) and applicable (James 2:16) to the issues we struggle with.
Maybe you find yourself doing the very thing you don’t want to do, or not doing the thing you want to do (Romans 7:15-20), or struggling with silencing the voices of doubt and fear; I would love to help you figure out “how.”
Or for couples who try to talk to each other, “but it’s like I say one thing and he/she hears something totally different than what I said or meant.” I would love to help you translate what you wish they would hear. (Yes, there is such a thing as male/female speak.)
I believe in the transformative power of faith and professional therapy to bring about healing and renewal. I offer Christian counseling designed to provide a safe and supportive space. I integrate faith-based approaches with evidence-based therapies to promote holistic healing in the areas of anxiety, depression, anger, relationship issues, or spiritual concerns. I believe a Christian counseling environment should provide you with an opportunity to address these areas in a safe and supportive setting, combining psychological insight with biblical wisdom.
I firmly believe it is my job to help those who are hurting find the healing, freedom, and fulfillment they were designed to have. I believe this is accomplished through proven therapeutic practices that span at least five dimensions:
Physical – EMDR, biofeedback, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed Guided Imagery—awareness and regulation of the body’s responses to thoughts and the environment.
Cognitive – Our thoughts and what we do with those thoughts; our interactions with ourselves.
Affective – The physical states most people refer to as emotions.
Social – Our interactions with others.
Spiritual – Our interactions with God and the Divine.
Dr. Luis “Luigi” Leos has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas since 2007 and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Colorado since 2020. He graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Ph.D. In Counseling and a minor in Clinical Psychology, a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Master’s degree in Christian Education. Dr. Leos has taught university courses as an adjunct professor, teaching courses in clinical diagnosis, family theory, military-to-civilian life reintegration, and the treatment of adolescents.
Dr. Leos completed his practicum experience at Millwood Psychiatric Hospital in Arlington, Texas, and an internship at the intensive outpatient treatment program at the Meier Clinics in Richardson, Texas. He worked eight years on staff with Meier Clinics, providing marriage and family therapy and outpatient treatment for patients with clinical mental health disorders. He became a clinical director at Spirit Counseling TX in 2015.
Dr. Luigi Leos has been an Executive Coach to business owners, executive managers, and CEOs since 1998 and a business consultant since 1996. He has been a lay leader of Divorce Recover and other self-help groups since 1997. He is very involved with his church and has served as the leader of several educational classes.