About Our Therapy Practice
Psychologists who listen and care.
The black locust tree is a prolific survivor in nature.
It is surrounded by natural defenses, including alleopathic chemicals (which suppress other plant growth around it), long and iron-hard thorns, rot-resistant lumber, and some of the strongest wood relative to its rapid growth. To survive, the tree is constantly exploring its environment with underground shoots, finding incredible strength from a wide network of roots.
On the other hand, it produces bright white flowers and a unique, asymmetrical branching structure. It is a resilient, curious, and beautiful plant.
SYMBOLIC ROOTS
Why the Black Locust Tree?
The Black Locust tree is a strong metaphor for growth and resilience. We hope that it elicits a sort of curiosity with some gravity - this practice is very intentionally not named through a focus on the 'silver linings', as we do not offer blanket and superficial positivity.
We are here for depth and meaning and enjoy working with the curious.
Our Team & Who We Work With.
We all work with stories involving...
Each of our providers has extensive experience with many types of mood, relationship, thought, and personality concerns, as well as related experiences. As psychologists, we each have years of training prior to working independently - our team has worked in inpatient settings with very intense symptoms and diagnoses, as well as many other settings. If the descriptions below don't sound familiar, please still reach out to see if we can help.
Chronic depression and anxiety
When a mood becomes who you are instead of just what you feel, when you feel controlled by your fears and seem unfamiliar even to yourself, or when you're uncertain about existential meaning and who you truly are.
Dissociation, or disconnection from reality and yourself
When you often feel foreign to yourself, fractured, numb, or on "autopilot." Or when you occasionally experience hallucinations or difficult thought patterns, especially during overwhelming relationship experiences.
Complex trauma responses
When you have difficulties with feeling safe and trusting in relationships or yourself due to the past, especially due to relational trauma (often involving betrayal of trust from someone who should have kept you safe).
Dr. Flack's therapy style is curious, humorous, safe, genuine, and often to the point. He loves working at the intersection of science and creativity in therapy, and enjoys learning the world of his clients - finding joy in the joyful and making meaning out of suffering. Personally, he enjoys spending time in nature and with his family, pets, and farm animals.
He works with folks across many types of psychological or clinical experiences, but specializes in understanding:
Personality concerns and rage
When you have experiences that look or feel like narcissism, psychopathic traits, and borderline personality, including episodes of rage.
Men’s issues
When questions about gender roles, relationship expectations, or anything related to incel experiences get in the way.
Occupational burnout and trauma
When your work in healthcare (including veterinary settings), first responder settings, the military (veterans and service members), legal settings, or graduate studies seems to take more from you than you can sustain.
Legal system experiences
When you find yourself looking to process or avoid involvement with the legal system, including life after incarceration.
Many people, unknowingly or not, live in feelings of fear and sadness. Inside this unknowing world our inner lives lie dormant and desire to make themselves known and to come to the light. Dr. Hendren's objective as a therapist is to facilitate a safe environment where the difficulties of life can be expressed and understood in effort of fulfilling our potential for joy and meaning. Dr. Hendren works with individuals, couples, families, and children dealing with issues of anxiety, depression, and family conflict to face the underlying dynamics these conditions can expose, especially involving:
Family conflict
When pressures from family dynamics and expectations move you away from your values and who you are.
Religious trauma
When religious or cultural beliefs (or misbeliefs) have been forced, twisted, or weaponized, they can cause shame and confusion that can look like anxiety, religious perfectionism, and fear within the general world as well as within religious spaces. These beliefs are often used for control or exploitation and can affect any age group.
Anger
When vicious, repeating cycles of anger and rage feel like they take control.
Existential fears
When you find yourself anxious or preoccupied with concerns about the human condition or finding meaning.