OUR TEAM
Champion Counseling is a Houston therapy practice in Rice Village specializing in couples, individual, and group therapy. Every clinician on our team practices under the supervision of founder Yvonne Champion, LCSW-S, CGP, a couples therapist with more than 30 years of experience.
ONE PRACTICE
ONE CONVICTION
What unites us is a shared conviction: meaningful change happens through authentic conversation. Each therapist brings their own training, lived experience, and areas of focus, from infidelity recovery and emotional intimacy to anxiety, grief, body image, and life transitions.
Meet the team below, and find the person you can talk to.
For over three decades, Yvonne has helped people have the conversations they never thought they could have: with their partners, their families, their colleagues, and themselves. A couples therapy specialist and Certified Group Psychotherapist, she brings clinical depth and genuine curiosity to the work of repairing trust, deepening intimacy, and creating lasting change.
YVONNE CHAMPION LCSW-S, CGP
Founder & Clinical Director
Clinician Allena believes clarity is built, not found, one honest conversation at a time. Working virtually with adults across Texas, she draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients quiet anxiety, navigate grief and transitions, and prepare for marriage with intention.
ALLENA FLORES, LMSW
Grace creates a space to explore what it means to be you, whether that calls for a soft place to land or a push toward growth. With a background in industrial design and over a decade in restaurants, she brings creativity and lived experience to work on body image, sexuality, identity, and the lives of food and beverage workers.
GRACE LYNCH, LMSW
Dani understands what it costs to hold it together for everyone else. Drawing on years in the food and beverage industry alongside her clinical training, she offers individuals, couples, and groups open, honest conversations and a collaborative path toward who they want to become.
DANI DeFREITAS, LMSW
JEANNE PASTERNAK, LCSW
CGP Consultant
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At a practice built on meaningful conversation, Alejandra is often the first one you'll have. With a psychology degree and psychotherapy licensure from Mexico, she guides every new client through intake and into the hands of the right clinician, making sure the path into therapy feels clear from the very first call.