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Hard is not impossible.

Our mission is to offer comprehensive counseling services across Texas, including Parker and Tarrant Counties, as well as the surrounding areas such as Aledo, Azle, Willow Park, Weatherford, Hudson Oaks, and Fort Worth. We treat trauma, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and other issues that disrupt daily life. At 14 Peaks, our team brings diverse experience from residential treatment centers, intensive outpatient programs, crisis intervention, social work, and both group and individual therapy.

Our goal is to transform lives by healing trauma through a neuroscience-based approach, utilizing Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Interpersonal Neurobiology, and our proprietary Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment Developmental (NPTT-D).

NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL TRAUMA TREATMENT

Counseling and therapy for

Adults | Children | Teens | Couples | Families

Our compassionate team is ready to walk alongside you, helping you make sense of your story and integrate your traumatic experiences, while guiding your body to reset and find a sense of safety.

Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.

-Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing)

Therapy Services

With a focus on healing trauma, through the lens of neuroscience, our therapy specialties include Adoption, Attachment, Abuse, Autoimmune Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, Developmental Trauma, First Responders, PTSD, Trauma, Grief, Somatoform Disorders, Pain disorders, and Veterans

Assessments

  • Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment Developmental (NPTT-D) Developmental trauma Assessment, our proprietary assessment and treatment program

Groups

Intensives

  • Focus on somatic interventions to reset the nervous system. We offer several at varying locations, as well as at your location for companies and groups. Contact us for a custom quote to host an intensive at your location.

Therapy

  • We see children, teens, preteens, adults, couples and families. We have a wide range of training including Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, our proprietary developmental trauma treatment, IPNB, DBT, Body and Somatic Education (BASE), The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics and more.

    We create a treatment plan that is specialized for you. We have some of the best therapists in the metroplex ready to walk with you.

Training

Our treatment approach:

  • Somatic Experiencing

  • EMDR

  • Attachment-Based

  • Experiential Therapy

  • Interpersonal Neurobiology

  • Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics

  • Proprietary Treatment: Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment (NPTT)

  • Proprietary Treatment: Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment-Developmental (NPTT-D)

Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment-Developmental (NPTT-D) Assessment

Our proprietary treatment for developmental trauma

Developmental trauma, especially in the first 18 months of life, can result from various factors like birth trauma, lack of crawling, primal reflexes not integrating, adverse events, medical trauma, in-utero trauma, or relational trauma. These gaps in brain development may stem from childhood events such as medical procedures, illnesses, NICU stays, natural disasters, in-utero trauma, and neglect, particularly within the first three years of life.

Signs of developmental trauma include:

- Lack of crawling as an infant

- Restlessness in sitting

- Reading or tracking difficulties

- Unexplained physical symptoms

- Easy emotional dysregulation

- Inappropriate emotional responses

- Coordination issues

- Unexplained medical conditions

- Autoimmune diseases

-High ACE Scores

Our team specializes in assessing and treating developmental trauma. Our assessment identifies deficits in brain development based on motor skills and primal reflex integration. Treatment targets brainstem deficits controlling autonomic functions, aiming to stimulate brain healing.

If you score 7 or more on the Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment-Developmental assessment screener, developmental trauma may be present.

Upcoming Events

Dr. Kimberly Dunkin.

14 Peaks website was created during the pandemic as a resource for my clients. This grew into a thriving practice where we help others heal from trauma, using somatic interventions through the lens of neuroscience. As we grew I was able to partner with colleagues who are experts in the field.

I believe God made us fascinating beings with the capacity to heal, and that sparked my interest in neurophysiology as a conduit to healing trauma. Feel free to look around the site to learn more, as many of the resources I use in session are within these pages.

I am passionate about bringing together neuroscience research and applying it practically to clients who suffer from PTSD, somatic issues, attachment issues, and particularly developmental trauma.

Learn more about me

“The single most important issue for traumatized people is to find a sense of safety in their own bodies”


-Bessel van der Kolk

Image of a high mountain peak at Mt Everest

Why the name 14 Peaks?

The name comes from the experience of being on top of a "fourteener" – a mountain at 14,000 feet of elevation. At this height, breathing becomes difficult, making the journey hard, yet incredibly beautiful. Hard is not impossible.

This parallels the challenges we face in life. We can tackle difficult tasks, and while they may seem daunting, they are not impossible. Reaching the top of the moutain is both beautiful and invigorating, much like the top of a fourteener.

Additionally, it is freeing and life-giving at the top of the mountain. This is why the polyvagal chart on this website ends at 14. It represents a playful, peaceful place for connection with nature and others.

Recently a Netflix documentary came out with the same name. The goal of Nims, a Neapalian climber, was to climb all fourteen peaks which are above 8,000m, at a world record pace. It is an incredible film that embodies the same reasons I chose the name 14 Peaks.
Portrait of Nims, a Neapalian Climber who set out a monumental challenge to climb all fourteen peaks above 8,000m at a world record pace.

Frequently asked questions.

  • 14 Peaks Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment is currently accepting new clients. Click here to book an appointment

    Or call 313.314.7325

  • 14 Peaks Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment offers telehealth. We prefer clients to meet in person if they live within driving distance, however we do offer telehealth for those who are not in the area, or for those whose jobs require telehealth due to availability.

  • 14 Peaks Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment specializes in the following areas: Abuse Survivors, Adoption, Attachment Issues, First Responders, Medical Trauma, PTSD, Veterans, Auto-immune disorders, pervasive depression, anxiety, Somatoform Disorders, and Developmental Trauma.

    We are passionate about solving complex cases that may present as autoimmune disorders, addiction, OCD, TBI and developomental trauma. We strive to find “what makes this makes sense?”

  • 14 Peaks Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment will send you a superbill on the tenth of each month. You can file this superbill with your insurance company. This does not guarantee payment. Please check with your insurance company regarding your coverage.

  • 14 Peaks Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment's fee structure for therapy is as follows. There is a slight increase for couples/family therapy per session.

    • Kimberly Dunkin $200/$215

    • Mike McGee $165/$180

    • Kristina Quinn $150/$165

    • Ben Johnson $175/$200

    • Stefanie Bunting $135/$150

  • 14 Peaks Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment offers the following approaches and services to clients:

    • Somatic Experiencing

    • Attachment-Based

    • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

    • Experiential Therapy

    • Neuroaffective Touch

    • Body and Somatic Therapy (BASE)

    • Interpersonal Neurobiology

    • Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics

  • 14 Peaks Neurophysiological Trauma Treatment offers their services in person and via virtual appointments.

    Our physical office is located in Willow Park, Texas.

    The Union Pacific Building

    395 Pitchfork Trl

    Willow Park, TX 76087

  • Therapists spend many hours outside of your scheduled session preparing. Therapists are legally obligated to take notes on every session, create a treatment plan, make a good faith estimate, and consult with treatment providers such as a psychiatrist. Typically we spend up to 30 minutes per client, per week, outside of session.

    At our practice, we often spend 5-6 hours a week obtaining new skills and certifications based on neuroscience findings. We study often to help our clients heal in the best and most effective way possible.

    Suppose we are unfamiliar with a case or diagnosis and it is within our scope of practice. In that case, we will case consult, research, and seek certifications to be the best clinician possible.

    We strive to be very effective therapists. The more we study, the more effective is therapy, thus shortening treatment times.

    Therapist fees increase when they receive a new certification, a licensure change or are trained in a new modality. This makes each session more effective for clients. Therapists often train on the weekends and in between sessions. Certifications in a new modality often cost the clinician up to $15,000. We feel it is worth it as it helps the clients, which is our ultimate goal.

“Trauma is a fact of life. It does not however have to be a life sentence.”
— Peter Levine • Somatic Experiencing founder

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