A family therapist who knows the Coppell area
Dr. Audrey Kteily has served families across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for more than two decades, and her practice has long been based in Coppell. Today every session is online, which means Chateau of Coppell families get the same experienced family therapist without a trip anywhere. You log in from the living room, the home office or a teen's bedroom, and the work begins.
Coppell families tend to run full schedules: Coppell ISD academics and activities, parents commuting along I-635 or SH 121 or flying out of nearby DFW Airport, weekends at Andy Brown Park or Old Town Coppell. That pace can leave little room for the conversations that keep a family connected. Family therapy creates that room on purpose.
Chateau of Coppell families also tend to care about discretion. In a neighborhood where people know each other from school pickups and youth sports, starting therapy from home keeps the decision private. You choose who knows, and when.
What brings Chateau of Coppell families to therapy?
Every family is different, but certain themes come up again and again in the Coppell area:
- Parent and teen disconnection. A once-chatty kid now answers in single words, spends every evening behind a closed door or melts down over homework.
- Disagreements between parents about discipline, screen time, curfews or how much pressure to put on grades.
- Life transitions such as a move, a new baby, a job change, a parent's new travel-heavy role, or an older child leaving for college.
- Divorce, remarriage and blended households where kids move between two homes with two sets of rules.
- Grief after the loss of a grandparent, a friend or a family pet that hit harder than expected.
- Trauma that one member experienced and that now affects how everyone reacts to stress.
Family therapy does not decide who is right. It looks at how the household works as a whole and helps everyone find a better way to operate together.
How family therapy with Dr. Audrey works
Dr. Audrey's doctorate is in Family Studies, and her approach is rooted in family systems therapy. She looks at roles, alliances and patterns: who steps in when there is conflict, who goes quiet, which topics always seem to explode. Once those patterns are visible, families can change them deliberately.
Sessions that include the right people
Some sessions include the whole family. Others are just for parents, or just for a teen, depending on what will move things forward. Because sessions are online, a parent traveling for work or a college student in Austin can still join, as long as everyone is in a state where Dr. Audrey is licensed (Texas, New Jersey or New York).
Practical tools, not just talk
Families leave with concrete strategies: how to start a hard conversation without triggering defensiveness, how to set a consequence calmly, how to repair after an argument. As a C-DBT certified clinician, she often weaves in skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and validation, which help teens and parents alike.
Room for trauma recovery
When trauma or PTSD is part of the picture, Dr. Audrey can combine individual trauma work with family sessions. That helps the person who was hurt and helps the rest of the family understand reactions that may otherwise look like defiance or withdrawal.
What progress tends to look like
Change in family therapy is usually visible in ordinary moments before it shows up anywhere else. A disagreement about curfew ends with a compromise instead of a slammed door. A parent notices their own tone rising and takes a breath. A younger sibling stops acting out to get attention because the household feels calmer.
Dr. Audrey reviews goals with you every few sessions, so you can see what is shifting and what still needs work. Some families meet weekly at first and then spread sessions out. Others return for a short tune-up during a new transition, like a high school graduation or a remarriage. The plan follows your family's needs, not a fixed formula.
Support for teens and their parents
Teens ages 12 to 18 make up a large part of Dr. Audrey's work. She helps adolescents with anxiety, depression, school stress, performance pressure, self-harm, ADHD, identity and LGBTQ+ questions, and friendship problems. Her page on adolescent issues covers these in more depth, and her article on teen counseling for Coppell adolescents explains how teen sessions are structured.
Parents get support too. Parent sessions focus on what to say, what not to say and how to stay calm when a teen pushes every button. If you want to read ahead, see how parent counseling improves parenting skills.
How online sessions work for families in Texas
All sessions are held over secure, HIPAA-compliant video. You receive a link that opens in your web browser; there is no app to install and no waiting room. Dr. Audrey is a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, so she can work with anyone physically located in Texas at session time. Texas sessions are scheduled in Central Time, with flexible options that work around school and work.
Many families like the privacy of meeting from home. Nobody has to explain to a neighbor why the car is parked outside a counseling building, and younger kids can be settled in another room. Some parents take sessions from a parked car at lunch. If you are unsure whether the format will suit your family, you can read what a family counselor does for Coppell families.
Meet Dr. Audrey Kteily, PhD, LPC-S
Dr. Audrey earned her PhD in Family Studies and her bachelor's in Psychology at Texas Woman's University, and her master's in Counseling at Dallas Baptist University. She has been a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor since 2001 and a Supervisor since 2004, and she also holds a New Jersey LPC and a New York LMHC.
She is a Certified Family Life Educator through the National Council on Family Relations, C-DBT certified through Evergreen Certifications and a published author on family dynamics. Her practice is LGBTQ+-owned and affirming. Read Dr. Audrey's full biography or meet Dr. Audrey on the practice page. She also answers reader questions in her Ask Dr. Audrey column, and lists her other specialties, from grief to addictions, on a separate page.
Trusted resources for families
Between sessions, reliable information can help a family feel less alone. NAMI offers family education programs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shares guidance on children's and adults' mental health, and research on family interventions is searchable on PubMed. If someone in your family also needs services Dr. Audrey does not provide, such as substance use treatment programs, SAMHSA's treatment locator can help you find them.
How to get started
Dr. Audrey is an out-of-network provider. She provides a superbill you can submit to your insurance company for possible out-of-network reimbursement, so it is worth checking your plan's out-of-network mental health benefits first.
To begin, use the appointment request form on the home page or the form on this page. Share a little about your family and what you hope will change, and Dr. Audrey will respond within one business day.
Request your first family session, or text or call (917) 905-3183. Texting is the easiest way to reach her; please leave health details out of texts.