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The Petoskey Center

The Petoskey Center

Mental Health Private Practice in Houston, TX

Address:
730 N Post Oak Road, Suite 301
Houston, TX 77024

Contact:
Phone: 832-202-2283
Email: jennifer@petoskeycenter.com

  • The Petoskey Center
  • Our Expert Treatment Team
    • Blog
  • Intensive Outpatient Program
    • Post IOP Alumni Group
    • What Patients Are Saying
  • Psychotherapy Groups
  • Financial and Insurance Information
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Contact Us

Our Expert Treatment Team

The members of our multidisciplinary, expert treatment team have decades of experience working with complex patient populations and have worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The Petoskey team has the expertise and real-world experience to identify what is keeping a patient stuck and works with each patient to help them get back on track. ​

Clinicians

​Jennifer Markey, PhD, MEd, CGP

Founder and Director
Jennifer is a Licensed Psychologist in private practice and is the Director and Founder of the Petoskey Center. She received her Masters in Education in Risk and Prevention from Harvard University School of Education. She went on to receive her PhD …
Read more​Jennifer Markey, PhD, MEd, CGP

Valorie George, LCSW, CGP

Valorie brings a deep clinical acumen, and a well-rounded therapeutic skill set shaped byrigorous training and experience. She began her clinical development with a psychotherapyinternship followed by a prestigious Fellowship in clinical social work …
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Brett Needham, PhD, LCSW

Brett is a psychotherapist and educator currently in private practice in the Galleria area. During his career, Brett has worked with populations ranging from pediatric to geriatric. He previously worked for Baylor College of Medicine, where he …
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Phuong Nguyen, LCSW, LCDC, RN

Phuong Nguyen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice and at the Petoskey Center. She received her social work degree from the University of Houston. Phuong has an extensive work background which spans education, nursing, and …
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Michelle Argentina, LPC

Michelle Argentina is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). In individual therapy, Michelle employs an integrative therapy approach, drawing on her training in several modalities. She primarily draws on her training from EMDR and …
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Emily Young, LPC-Associate

Ms. Emily Young serves as our Clinical Fellow. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate under the clinical supervision of Audrey Omenson, LPC-S. With a decade of experience in neurological rehabilitation, Emily brings a unique perspective …
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Resources for Understanding our Core Psychotherapeutic Interventions

Understanding Psychodynamic Therapy

Jonathan Shedler, PhD is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), faculty member at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, and Consulting Supervisor at California Pacific Medical Center. He is creator of the Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP) for personality diagnosis and clinical case formulation, and co-author of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2).

​What is Mentalization?

Peter Fonagy, Anna Freud Chief Executive, is Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at the UCL; Chief Executive of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London; Consultant to the Child and Family Programme at the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine; and holds visiting professorships at Yale and Harvard Medical Schools. 

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Are DBT Skills for Everybody?

Dr. Marsha Linehan, the developer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), explains who can use DBT Skills.

What is Mentalizing & Why Do It

Jon G. Allen, PhD,, Professor of Psychiatry in the Menninger Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine talks about mentalizing and the role it plays in attachment relationships.

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Contact Information

Address:
730 N Post Oak Road, Suite 301
Houston, TX 77024

Contact:
Phone: 832-202-2283
Email: jennifer@petoskeycenter.com

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