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.

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).

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.