
I am an insight-based marriage and family therapist with a background in wellness, history, and philosophy. I specialize in self-identity and relationship dynamics as a trained family systems therapist. My work centers on helping clients cultivate a deeper understanding of their lived experience as a pathway to meaningful growth. I focus particularly on uncovering and working through unconscious or difficult-to-express dimensions of experience as a means to develop long-term change.
Clinically, I draw from psychoanalytic and existential traditions rooted in object relations theory. As a doctoral candidate, my research explores the relational and existential dimensions of grief, reflecting my commitment to understanding the deeper forces that shape healing. I have experience across private practice, academic settings, and large clinical settings, alongside insight shaped by my own lived experience.
Ph.D. Candidate - Marriage & Family Therapy
(June 2026 dissertation defense)
Texas Woman's University
Master's Degree - History
(2025 Alumni)
Eastern Washington University
Summa Cum Laude
Master's Degree - Marriage and Family Therapy
(2019 Alumni)
Touro University
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor's Degree - Kinesiology/Business
(2008 Alumni)
Texas Woman's University
Additional Education- Philosophy at Holy Apostles College & Seminary
Certifications - Certified Personal Trainer (2005) & Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (2010)
LMFT State of Texas - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
LMFT State of Florida - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
AAMFT Supervisor Candidate
*LMFT-S State of Texas Supervisor *(Pending/June 2026)
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
American Historical Association (AHA)
International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP)
Yoga Alliance (YA)
- Adjunct Professor- Texas Woman's University
- Graduate Teaching Assistant - Texas Woman's University
- University Guest Lecturer (TWU & Saint Louis University)
- Doctoral Student Representative -Texas Woman's University
- Peer Research Assistant - Texas Woman's University
- Graduate Assistant - Texas Woman's University
death & grief, older persons & aging, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, object relations & family systems,
history & philosophy, maternal theory, existential crisis, spirituality,
qualitative studies (IPA & narrative)
Wisdom Way Family Therapy © 2026
Currently Available at 6510 Abrams Road, Suite 411, Dallas, Texas 75231, USA
OnlinE in TX & FL
chausmann@wisdomwayfamilytherapy.com