Xaria Hicks

Dallas therapist Xaria Hicks blends individualized expressive techniques such as mindfulness, art, and sand-tray, with existential and psychoeducational frameworks to help individual adult clients explore life transitions, familial conflict, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, identity development, self-acceptance/actualization, and existential crises.

For children, Xaria implements a child-centered play therapy approach, where play functions as a natural language for children to express themselves. In the safe, creative space of the playroom, toys serve as the “words” through which children communicate their emotions and thoughts. She also has experience facilitating child-parent relationship group therapy aimed at enhancing the quality of the parent-child bond and reducing conflict.

Xaria was born and raised in Dallas and is currently completing a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration on play therapy at the University of North Texas, where she also received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology, with a minor in behavior analysis.

Because of Xaria’s background, she is grounded in the principle of self-actualization being influenced by one’s basic, psychological, and childhood needs. This principle has guided her dedication to promoting a holistic and comprehensive approach to mental healthcare, specializing in inclusive play therapy and expressive psychotherapy.

In Xaria’s practice, she builds a humanistic foundation by nurturing authenticity in her therapeutic relationships with clients and tailoring services to meet each client’s individual needs.

Outside of the playroom, Xaria’s play is composed of self-care, traveling, crafting, shopping, exercising, and experimental culinary experiences!