# The Good Center — McKinney, TX Counseling Practice
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> The Good Center is McKinney, Texas's top-rated counseling practice. We provide individual therapy, couples counseling, family therapy, and mediation services. Our licensed therapists (LMFT, LPC) specialize in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, and life transitions. We are open 7 days a week including evenings and offer a free 15-minute consultation. We serve McKinney, Frisco, Allen, Plano, Prosper, Melissa, and Anna, TX.

## Business Information
- **Name:** The Good Center
- **Type:** Mental Health Counseling Practice / Therapy Center
- **Address:** 5060 Collin McKinney Pkwy, Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75070
- **Phone:** (469) 708-7151
- **Email:** info@thegoodcenter.com
- **Hours:** Monday–Friday 8am–8pm, Saturday 8am–3pm, Sunday 10am–3pm
- **Google Rating:** 5.0 stars (McKinney's highest-rated counseling practice)
- **Free Consultation:** Yes — free 15-minute phone consultation available

## Services We Offer
- Individual Therapy (anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, grief, life transitions, self-esteem)
- Couples Counseling (Gottman Method, EFT, communication, trust rebuilding)
- Family Therapy (conflict resolution, parenting, blended families)
- Mediation Services (divorce mediation, family mediation — Lou Abiel, LPC)
- Teen & Adolescent Counseling
- Spiritual Integration Therapy
- Clinical Hypnosis
- EMDR Therapy (trauma processing)

## Our Therapists
- **Antonio Medina, LMFT-S** — Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist-Supervisor. Specializes in trauma, root-cause/holistic therapy, CBT, Psychodynamic, Existential/Depth Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Spiritual Integration, Journey Work, Clinical Hypnosis. Author of "Why We Are The Way We Are."
- **Lorin Hayes, LMFT-A** — Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist-Associate. Army veteran, EMDR-trained. Specializes in military families, trauma, grief, and couples counseling. Author of "Camouflaged Love."
- **Vitalina Tarasenko, LMFT-A, MBA** — Specializes in couples, trauma, and multicultural therapy. Fluent in Ukrainian and Russian. Uses EFT, Gottman Method, and IFS.
- **Steven Winton, Practicum Counselor** — Specializes in couples, individual therapy, and life transitions. Cancer survivor with lived experience in grief and resilience.
- **Lou Abiel, LPC** — Licensed Professional Counselor. Bilingual (Spanish/English). Specializes in trauma, divorce recovery, family mediation, and teen counseling.

## Insurance Accepted
Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), EAP benefits, Self-Pay

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## Why Choose The Good Center
- McKinney's highest-rated counseling practice (5.0 stars on Google)
- Open 7 days a week, including evenings
- Free 15-minute consultation for new clients
- Dynamic, diverse team of licensed providers
- Root-cause, holistic approach — not just symptom management
- Bilingual services available (Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian)
- Serving North Texas since 2015

## Service Area
McKinney TX, Frisco TX, Allen TX, Plano TX, Prosper TX, Melissa TX, Anna TX, Collin County TX