Our History

In His Image Counseling Center began in San Antonio in the early 1990’s, where Sue Baars began her counseling practice. The name “In His Image” came to her as she was contemplating what name to give her private practice. She wanted something that would articulate the focus of her work which was grounded on the psychology of St. Thomas Aquinas and that of her father, Conrad Baars, M.D., and his colleague, Anna Terruwe, M.D. For more detailed information on Thomistic psychology and Affirmation Therapy, visit www.BaarsInstitute.com.

After moving to Dallas in 2002, Sue chose Mother Teresa as the patroness of In His Image Counseling Center. While referrals to the practice have grown, so has the practice itself, with the addition of a number of therapists who all share the same Catholic vision of the human person. The words of St. Mother Teresa inspire the clinicians at In His Image Counseling Center. “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty.”

Our Team

sue baars, PhD,LPC-S, LMFT

clinical director

Dr. Sue Baars is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and Marriage and Family Therapist in Irving, Texas, where she is the owner of In His Image Counseling Center, PLLC. She was a founding member of the Catholic Psychotherapy Association. Sue has worked in the field of counseling since 1986 in both hospital and outpatient settings and focuses her work on the integration of the Christian anthropology of St. Thomas Aquinas with the treatment of a variety of emotional & spiritual problems, among them Emotional Deprivation Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and scrupulosity. She is also a popular presenter at Catholic conferences around the country and has been a frequent guest on EWTN’s Women of Grace. She often presents the work of her late father, psychiatrist and author Conrad Baars, a pioneer in the field of Catholic psychology.

anna wiebold,

m.S., lpc-S

Anna received her masters in Clinical Psychology from Divine Mercy University and her bachelors in Philosophy from Christendom College. Anna has been counseling for over 10 years and has worked in a variety of settings ranging from intensive in-home family therapy to outpatient individual counseling.

She serves children, adolescents and adults, and incorporates a Catholic understanding of the human person into her practice by providing her expertise in psychology and human development through the lens of faith and reason.

Her approach to therapy is one that focuses on discovering one's inherent dignity and value, and promotes healing through truth, self-awareness, hope, and courage.

She has significant experience in treating anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma/PTSD, grief, relationship conflict, and many more. She draws interventions from theories including: CBT, DBT, internal family systems therapy (IFS), attachment based and many more. Anna provides both in person and virtual services.

Suzanne Jolissaint

M.A. LPC-S, ATR

Suzanne Jolissaint is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered Art Therapist. She received her Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts from Louisiana State University with a Minor in Psychology, her Masters Degree in Art Therapy from the University of Louisville and her Post Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Central Connecticut State University. Raised as a child of a military service member, Suzanne has lived across the country and overseas exposing her to diverse groups of people and cultures which greatly impacted her world view of the human person, interpersonal relationships, and the relationship that one has with God. Her Catholic faith informs her approach to therapy and is the guiding force in ensuring that the inherent worth of all human persons is seen, felt and known.

Suzanne has been counseling for over 22 years in a variety of settings and utilizes both traditional talk therapy and expressive arts therapy. Suzanne works with children, adolescents and adults. She has significant experience treating children and adults who have experienced child sexual abuse, as well as other traumatic events including: traumatic grief and loss, witness to violent crimes, family violence, illness and natural disasters. She works with professional caregivers experiencing vicarious trauma in their daily workplace and has significant experience working with high conflict families struggling with parenting and building connections and healthy communication. Suzanne also works with all ages experiencing depression, anxiety and life transitions that are complicated and stressful.

Suzanne is trained in TF-CBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), CFTSI (Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention), EMDR ( Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy), AF-CBT (Alternatives for Families Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Triple P Parenting (both for children and for teens), and evidenced informed art therapy interventions. Suzanne often weaves in creative interventions and expression through all therapy modalities with all ages. She believes that art has the ability to take us on a journey and lead us to an encounter-with ourselves, our world and with God.

eleanor moser,

m.a., lpc

Ellie graduated from the University of Dallas with a B.A. in English Literature. Since obtaining her Master’s Degree in Counseling Mental Health, she has worked with adults in group settings as well as individual sessions. She works with clients who struggle with a variety of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, communication, relationships, anger, grief, low self-worth, and emotional deprivation. Ellie’s belief is that every person is created by God with an innate dignity and inherent goodness, and she encourages her clients to rediscover that goodness in themselves and find solutions to their personal life challenges. Ellie is trained in the use of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and IMTT (Image Transformation Therapy).

Deb Karulf

MSW LCSW-S

Deb is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Supervisor in Texas. She has a B. A. / B. S. W. in Social Work, Speech and Drama from Augustana University, and an M.S.W. from the University of Minnesota in Clinical /Psychiatric Social Work with concomitant training at the University’s Marriage and Family Therapy program. Deb completed a Clinical Social Work Fellowship in Adolescent Psychiatry at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. 

Deb has dedicated her career to helping people get “unstuck” from life challenges, particularly during times of acute stress and emotional need.  She has over 30 years’ experience as a psychotherapist, conference speaker, and provider of professional consultation to therapists, pastors, schools and medical professionals.

Her primary focus is on adolescent, adult, and couples counseling services. Deb has served clients in a variety of areas including outpatient and inpatient settings. She specializes in marital/ premarital and couples counseling, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, eating disorders, issues of grief and loss, emotional deprivation disorder, spiritual concerns, and identity issues related to self-esteem and self-worth. Services are provided within an atmosphere that nurtures and allows for a Christian perspective, as desired by the individual(s).

Deb draws from a variety of useful therapeutic resources, including: systems oriented, cognitive-behavioral, insight-oriented, problem solving and solution focused approaches to counseling. She seeks to tailor her treatment according to an individual’s needs. In her collaborative work with individuals or couples, Deb’s goal is to create a safe, affirming, grace-filled environment that ultimately empowers, equips and enables her clients to heal, recover, restore wholeness, and live a more gratifying and fulfilling life.

elizabeth andrews,

m.a., lmft

Liz graduated from the University of Dallas with a B.A. in Theology and from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota with an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She specializes in working with individual adolescents and adults, families with children of all ages, and couples. Liz has experience treating marital problems, relationship and family issues, anxiety, depression, OCD, obsessive thinking and intrusive thoughts, low self-image, trauma, parenting concerns, and emotional deprivation. She has a warm, collaborative approach that highlights and builds on clients’ strengths and guides clients to increased awareness and ability to access skills and strategies that allow them to live richer, more fulfilling lives.
As a marriage and family therapist, she takes a systemic approach to working with all her clients, keeping in mind the importance of relationships and how they affect and shape us. As a couples and marriage therapist, Liz relies heavily on the principles and methods of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), a well-researched method of couples therapy.  As a Catholic therapist, her understanding of healing is grounded in a profound belief in the dignity of each person as a creation of God.