The Fuller Life Team
Our Houston-based licensed therapists are committed to clinical excellence, completing four times the continuing education required for licensure. Meet our team of therapists and board leaders providing affordable, culturally responsive mental health services in Houston.
Fuller Life Family Therapy serves children, teens, couples, and families across the Greater Houston area with compassionate, high-quality counseling and family therapy.
Ruth Hamstra
Resident Therapist
Gisselle Balderas
Bilingual Resident Therapist
Sika Apaloo
Resident Therapist
Shireen Rand
Graduate Therapist
Shayla Johnson
Resident Therapist / Operations Manager
Brandyn Treat
Resident Therapist
Erin Viramontes
Resident Therapist
Widalis Rogue Rodriguez
Bilingual Graduate Therapist
Jessica Coufal
Graduate Therapist
Riya Vettickal
Clinical Therapist
Dormetra Henry
Clinical Therapist
Chantail Green
Clinical Therapist
Margarita Castaneda
Office Manager
Seahna Woodard
Program Support Specialist
Dr. Amy Fuller
Founder, Clinical Director
Dr. Tim Parker
Clinical Supervisor
Clifton Fuller
Clinical Supervisor
Dr. Tarkitha Williams
Clinical Supervisor
Our Board of Directors
Our board of Directors guides Fuller Life’s mission to provide accessible, culturally responsive mental health services to Houston’s diverse communities and train top-notch therapists. With prayer as our foundation, the board shapes our vision and growth, ensuring we meet the evolving needs of our clients and developing therapists while maintaining the highest standards of care. Interested to know more about our Board? See information for potential board members.
Anthony Smith
Anthony D. Smith, MBA is a Benefits Strategist and Risk Advisor who helps executive leaders align employee benefits and insurance with organizational strategy. He advises education and energy organizations through growth and transition and is passionate about helping leaders steward their people and resources with clarity and confidence.
Kathy Straker
Kathy is one of our founder board members and dedicated to fostering a vibrant, throughtful board. Kathleen Straker is President of The Straker Group, LLC, and is co-founder of Vital Study Skills – a research-based program that provides proven strategies for excelling in the medical sciences.
Amy Fuller
As the founder and volunteer Clinical Director, Amy is passionate about the mission of Fuller Life. Her warm, yet direct supervision style is a cornerstone of our intensive training program. She serves as adjunct faculty for Kairos University and specializes in couples, trauma and sex therapy in her private practice.
Tim Parker
Tim has been a supporter of Fuller Life from its beginning. As a Marriage and Family Therapy Professor at Abilene Christian Univeristy, Tim understands the importance of excellent clinical training as well as affordable family therapy. Tim has served as clinical supervisor for Fuller Life .
Dormetra Henry
As one of our graduates, Dormetra has seen the impact of our mission over and over. She sees clients through Fuller Life as a Clinical Therapist specializing in Child, Family and Sand Tray Therapy. As our Programs chair, she understands the workings of our organization and brings joy and thoughtfulness to all she does.
Jim O’Shea
Jim is passionate about Mental Health care. He is a former teacher and researcher with Avvento Foundation. He is a student in the Mental Health Counseling Program at the University of St. Thomas.
