Meet Our Team of Therapists

Alyssa Hyland, a Marriage and Family Therapy Intern under Dr. Mark White’s supervision, brings her faith and passion for people to her role at DWA. With a focus on fostering healthy relationships and promoting self-growth, Alyssa is eager to support individuals, couples, and families in navigating life’s challenges. Utilizing systemic and structural frameworks, she equips her clients with the tools they need to achieve their goals and find balance in their lives.

Tim White, MA, LMFT, ASAT, APTT, and LSOTP, offers compassionate therapy informed by his diverse background as a husband, father, Scout leader, minister, veteran, and therapist. Specializing in compulsive sexual behaviors, infidelity, marital conflicts, and mental health issues, Tim provides comprehensive support, including EMDR therapy, to guide clients toward healing and rebuilding their lives.

Adrienne Rains provides therapy services in Texas and New Mexico under Dr. Mark White’s supervision. Specializing in cognitive behavioral, person-centered, multicultural, and biblically focused therapies, Adrienne assists couples and families with various challenges, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, communication issues, and family conflicts. With a unique perspective from her life experiences and therapy journey, Adrienne is dedicated to helping clients achieve personal growth and healthier relationships.

Kayli Beaty is extending DWA’s services to the Permian Basin, offering both in-person and telehealth services in Texas and New Mexico under Dr. Mark White’s supervision. Using a holistic approach, Kayli focuses on uncovering her clients’ strengths to promote healing. With personal experience in chronic pain, she connects deeply with individuals, couples, and families navigating medical challenges. Specializing in depression, anxiety, and relationship conflict across all age groups, Kayli employs cognitive and emotionally-focused models, ready to support clients through life’s journey in the West Texas area and beyond.

Melonie Brown, supervised by Dr. Mark White, recently joined DWA and is now accepting new clients from July 1, 2024. Specializing in assisting young adults on the Autism spectrum and families raising children with special needs, Melonie utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy techniques to address Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, single-parenting, and co-parenting challenges.

You matter, and your mental health matters, too! Please reach out to (806) 780-0003, www.dwatherapy.com, or send an email to melonie@dwatherapy.com to make an appointment with Melonie Brown.

From August 22nd, Justin Rivas joins our practice as a Marriage & Family Therapy Intern under Dr. White’s guidance. Justin aims to utilize his background and therapy training (CBT, Mindfulness, etc.) to help Lubbock residents overcome challenges. He believes in people’s potential for growth and wants to empower clients through self-exploration in a safe, supportive environment.

Saruhen S. Santana Lopez, an ACU Marriage and Family Therapy grad school intern supervised by Dr. Mark White, is passionate about helping others thrive. With a focus on creating meaningful connections and providing a safe space for clients, Saruhen is committed to empowering individuals and couples of all ages to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

Dr. Mark White, LMFT, CSAT, CMAT, CPTT, and LSOTP, brings over 20 years of experience to his practice, specializing in relationship reconciliation, addiction recovery, betrayal trauma recovery, and holistic mental wellness. Combining professional expertise with personal insight from over four decades of marriage and parenthood, Dr. White is dedicated to guiding individuals and families towards fulfillment through transformative experiences and mindfulness techniques.

As a Christian, Dr. White is experienced and open to including your spiritual/faith perspective in treatment with or without any emphasis on Christianity or on any particular denomination. He has a biblically informed psychological perspective of God’s design for success if that perspective is a good fit for you.

You may read more about Dr. White on Psychology Today.