FOUNDER & CLINICAL DIRECTOR

YVONNE CHAMPION

LCSW-S, CGP

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.

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ABOUT YVONNE

CHAMPIONING THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

For more than 30 years, Yvonne Champion has helped individuals, couples, and professionals navigate life’s most meaningful, and often most difficult, conversations.

As Founder and Clinical Director of Champion Counseling, Yvonne is known for creating a thoughtful, direct, and compassionate space where people can explore challenges with honesty, deepen self-understanding, and build stronger, more connected relationships.

Her work is grounded in the belief that meaningful change happens through authentic conversation. Whether helping couples repair trust after infidelity, navigate sexual concerns, strengthen emotional intimacy, or improve communication, Yvonne brings decades of clinical expertise together with genuine curiosity and care.

  • Discernment Counseling, Separation, and Divorce, Divorcing Well

  • Consensual Non-Monogamy and Polyamorous Relationships

  • Life Transitions and Personal Growth

  • Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Integration

  • Couples Therapy

  • Relationship and Marriage Counseling

  • Emotional and Sexual Intimacy

  • Infidelity Recovery and Trust Repair

YVONNE SPECIALIZES IN:

BEYOND THE
THERAPY ROOM

Yvonne is a respected consultant, educator, and supervisor. She provides consultation and supervision for clinicians seeking to deepen their skills in relationship therapy and group psychotherapy, helping therapists become more confident and effective in their work.

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Yvonne's influence extends beyond the therapy room. Throughout her career, she has partnered with healthcare systems, nonprofit organizations, legal professionals, and Fortune 500 companies to address conflict, trauma, burnout, and organizational stress. Her consulting work includes crisis response, critical incident stress debriefing, leadership development, team communication, and workplace resilience.

Her current collaborations include Methodist Hospital’s Urology Department - Intimacy & Wellness Program, and I’ll Have What She’s Having – Mental Health Programs. Other areas of collaboration include The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, HIV/AIDS service organizations, healthcare providers, and corporate leadership teams throughout Texas.

Yvonne currently serves as Past-President of the Houston Psychoanalytic Society and is a Past-President of Houston Area Association for Imago Relationship Therapists. She is a Certified Group Psychotherapist and maintains active involvement in professional organizations dedicated to advancing excellence in psychotherapy groups.

Clients and colleagues alike value Yvonne's ability to combine clinical depth, practical insight, and authentic human connection. Her approach helps people move beyond surface-level solutions to create lasting change—in their relationships, their work, and their lives.

EDUCATION

  • Master of Social Work (MSW), University of Houston

  • Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), The University of Texas–Pan American

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker–Supervisor (LCSW-S), Texas

  • Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP)

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS

  • President, Houston Psychoanalytic Society (2025–2026)

  • Past President, Imago Houston

  • Member, Houston Group Psychotherapy Society

  • Member, American Group Psychotherapy Association

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THIRTY YEARS OF HELPING PEOPLE SAY THE HARD THINGS

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OUR TEAM

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Allena Flores, LMSW
Individual, Couples, & Group Therapist

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Grace Lynch, LMSW
Individual & Group Therapist

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Dani DeFreitas, LMSW
Individual, Couples, & Group Therapist

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Jeanne Pasternak, LCSW
CGP Consultant