Carlene Maxie
MSW, LCSW
Carlene Maxie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at HopeWorks Counseling in Plano, Texas, and a Navy veteran who retired after a 30-year career. She works with adults, couples and families, including veterans, active-duty service members and first responders, on trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship issues, life transitions and substance use. Carlene takes a holistic, integrative approach that draws on CBT, Cognitive Processing Therapy, DBT, ACT, and person-centered and solution-focused therapy. She is an active church elder and is in-network with several major insurance plans.
Mary Ellen Anderson
MA, LPC-Associate (supervised by Linda Baxter, MS, LPC-S)
Mary Ellen Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate at HopeWorks Counseling in Plano, Texas, supervised by Linda Baxter, MS, LPC-S. She works with children, teens, adults and families, offering spiritually integrated counseling that joins faith with evidence-based care, including CBT, DBT, narrative therapy, play therapy and trauma-informed care. Her experience includes inpatient psychiatric care, co-occurring substance use and mental health treatment, university counseling and ministry settings. Mary Ellen holds a BA in Religion from Baylor University and a master's degree in counseling from Dallas Theological Seminary.
Melissa McGarity Zurita
MS, LPC-Associate (supervised by Lori Vann, LPC-S, and Guy Earle, LPC-S)
Melissa McGarity Zurita is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate at HopeWorks Counseling in Plano, Texas, supervised by Lori Vann, MA, LPC-S, and Guy Earle, MAMF, LPC-S, LCDC, DMin. She works with teens and adults, as well as couples and families, on anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, life transitions, relationship and communication issues, stress, self-esteem and addictions. A former missionary in Ireland, Northern Ireland and England, Melissa brings cross-cultural experience and a holistic view of mental, physical, social and spiritual well-being, drawing mainly on CBT, REBT and person-centered therapy.
Greg Methvin
MDiv, Spiritual Coach & Pastoral Counselor
Greg Methvin is a spiritual coach and pastoral counselor at HopeWorks Counseling in Plano, Texas. Ordained for more than 25 years, he has served Baptist churches and has been an Anglican priest for about 15 years. Greg helps individuals, couples, families and church staff with faith questions and work and life challenges, offering practical, biblical guidance, and he also coaches leaders and organizations. He holds a BA in Religion and Sociology from Louisiana College and a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Greg provides pastoral counseling and coaching, not licensed mental health treatment.
Derek Smith
MS, MATS, LPC, LCDC, EMDR Trained - Clinical Director
Derek Smith is the Clinical Director of HopeWorks Counseling in Plano, Texas. A pastor for 15 years before becoming a counselor, he holds a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling from the University of North Texas and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies. Derek works with teens, adults, couples and families on trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, guilt and shame, addictions, life transitions and traumatic brain injury, using an integrative approach that draws on attachment theory, Gottman Therapy, CBT and EMDR. He is in-network with Aetna, BCBS, UnitedHealthcare, UMR, Optum, Oxford and Cigna.
