Dallas Group Therapy – Dallas

Paula Heller Garland, MS, LCDC

Mondays | Online

As an addiction professional since 1993, Paula Heller Garland has worked in multiple treatment milieu and has provided training on the local, state, national, and international level. She has served as President of the Dallas Chapter and the Texas State Board for the Texas Association of Addiction Professionals, as well as on the board for NAADAC, the National Association for Addiction Professionals.

Paula is currently a Senior Lecturer at The University of North Texas in the Department of Rehabilitation and Health Service in the College of Health and Public Service. She is the Coordinator of Addiction Studies Program and Faculty Advisor to Eagle Peer Recovery at UNT. Paula was an instrumental member of the faculty at UNT who initiated and successfully implemented their Collegiate Recovery Program, the first in the nation fully integrated between mental health and addiction recovery and welcoming of Many Pathways to Recovery.

In August 2016 she was inducted into the Texas Counselor Hall of Fame. This award recognizes the body of work of an individual in the field of addictions counseling and is awarded based on the many facets of their contributions over an extended period, the varied scope of services provided, and the populations these services reached.

Her education includes a certificate in Addiction Studies, an Associate degree in Mental Health, an Associate degree in Youth Counseling, a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Bachelor’s degree in Leadership, a Master’s degree in Addiction Counseling, and PhD coursework.

She is also co-host of the Life, Lived Better Podcast), a lifestyle podcast about living life well – body, mind, and spirit. In her free time, Professor Heller Garland enjoys traveling, cooking, writing, spending time with her family and their dachshunds.

Jan’l Lowry, PsyD LCDC

Thursdays | Online

“Your mental health is your health”
Jan’l has completed a Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Metrocare. She is currently working towards licensure as a psychologist. She has experience in a variety of therapeutic settings including individual and group settings, community counseling, outpatient, inpatient, private practice, residential treatment, and correctional facilities. Jan’l remains passionate about working with Amplified Minds and the population we serve. She is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor in Texas. Jan’l graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology Mental Health from Norfolk State University. She completed her Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology at Argosy University Dallas Campus and holds a PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Texas School of Professional Psychology.