Stable Solutions
Offers several effective counseling methods including: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, and Child-Centered Therapy.

Alan Katzen, LCSW
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
(682)554-5104

Office hours by appointment at:
4516 Boat Club Road, Suite 139
Fort Worth, Texas 76135

alan.katzen@yahoo.com

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Stable Solutions
Offers several effective counseling methods including:

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy - You will learn about the role your beliefs, assumptions, and expectations play in influencing feelings and actions. Alan will help you explore coping techniques and will assist you in developing new resources for handling problems. You will be able to make positive changes based on insight gained through the sessions. The reward of therapy is regaining emotional balance and achieving your goals.
  • Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy - EAP provides a unique challenge using principles of horsemanship and the guidance of a caring counselor. Alan and a horse specialist set up activities that will allow you to explore emotions, behaviors, and personal interactions. The EAP exercises are specifically designed to highlight an individual’s strengths and to foster better coping skills. The sessions can be done on an individual, family, or group basis.
  • Child-Centered Therapy - Alan is trained in many types of experiential therapies designed to put children at ease in counseling sessions. He knows children must feel comfortable before they can trust others with private thoughts and feelings. He carefully considers the child’s age, level of maturity, and personality before developing a treatment plan. Alan’s sense of humor along with art, sand tray therapy, and play therapy create a safe setting for children to share and begin to heal.

During the initial assessment, Alan will design a treatment plan to meet your individual needs. These methods can be used separately or in combination for an effective and rewarding therapeutic experience. We would like the opportunity to help you find solutions for the challenges you face. If you have questions or would like to learn more, give us a call.
  • Marital and Family Therapy
  • Adolescent and Children’s Issues
  • Depression
  • Anxiety and Panic Disorders
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Coping with Injuries, Illness & Disability
  • Addiction Recovery
  • Eating Disorders
  • Sexual Abuse Recovery
  • ADD/ADHD/LD
  • Anger Management
  • Shyness or Aggression Problems
  • Character and Confidence Building
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Improving Relationships
  • Coping with Infertility
  • Post Adoption Issues
  • Divorce Recovery

Alan's Credentials:

  • Bachelor’s degree with honors in Psychology and Sociology from Southwestern University
  • MSSW with honors from the University of Texas at Arlington in Direct Practice
  • Advanced Clinical Practitioner
  • Crisis intervention in emergency rooms throughout Tarrant County
  • Certified in Critical Incident Stress Management
  • Supportive counseling and debriefings after traumatic events to police and fire departments, emergency medical personnel, schools, and businesses
  • Provider for the Workplace Trauma Center
  • Expert testimony in court cases
  • Certified in Equine-Assisted Growth and Learning

Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy

EAP is a powerful and effective approach designed to:

  • Strengthen non-verbal communication
  • Provide immediate cause and effect
  • Foster creative thinking
  • Instill responsibility
  • Build confidence
  • Develop teamwork
  • Encourage leadership
  • Increase assertiveness
  • Captivate and hold attention (Translation- it’s more fun than
    sitting around a conference table)
  • Break down defense barriers
  • The experiential nature of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy is perfect for use with business groups. EAP takes people out of their familiar work roles and helps them objectively identify their strengths and weaknesses. The exercises are specifically designed to challenge individuals to find creative ways to reach goals. Individual strengths are recognized and then utilized to help the team succeed in their assigned task.
  • EAP helps foster communication, cooperation, and trust. A licensed therapist with special certification in EAP, helps the team process feelings, behaviors, and patterns observed in the session. Exploring a team’s choices helps bring insight to existing group dynamics as well as undiscovered potential within the team. Issues of accountability, ethical behavior, honesty, assertiveness, and perseverance are explored. The therapist helps each person gain insight into practical applications that can be made in the workplace and in everyday situations.
    When your team succeeds, your business succeeds too!


What do you get when you combine a horse, a handler, and a therapist? Sound like a joke?

It’s actually the ingredients of an innovative therapy called Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP).
This therapy pairs the wonderfully unique qualities of horses with people.
Horses are naturally timid, and remain constantly alert to danger. Their best defense against threats is to run away. Despite their power and grace, horses feel vulnerable when they are around anything unfamiliar. Horses understand best when they are told exactly what to do. They learn good habits easily; unfortunately, they learn bad ones just as easily. Horses stick together, love each other’s company, and hate to be separated. If you related to even one of these qualities, you are beginning to understand why a horse is an effective partner in therapeutic settings.