Chrysalis Center

09/30/2025

Dr. Dodd finds the intersection of different domains of research and clinical experience to be the place of greatest creativity for him. He was honored to contribute to a wonderful journal article on the value of a psychoanalytic lens on sport.

These two domains of study and practice often do not intermingle but I believe there is tremendous potentiality in their integration.

You can access the article below

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2025.2562379?src=exp-la

Carla Pulliam,

Published in Cogent Social Sciences (Vol. 11, No. 1, 2025)

09/21/2025

Dr. Carla Pulliam had the opportunity to discuss challenging conversations around inclusion, connection, diversity, and intentionality with Valerie Hope- connector extraordinaire and cultivator of joy!

09/10/2025

At Chrysalis Center, we honor each person’s unique journey.
We believe therapy should be rooted in kindness, respect, and the autonomy of the individual—empowering you to grow, heal, and thrive at your own pace.

08/29/2025

We are excited to welcome back Dr. Maddie Straup to Chrysalis. Maddie served as a practicum clinician at Chrysalis during her graduate training and is now returning as a Postdoctoral Fellow after receiving her Clinical Psychology PhD from the University of North Texas. Maddie is looking forward to working with teens, adults, and couples who present with a wide range of concerns (e.g., anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relational conflict). Check out her bio on our website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gPujD9Mj

08/25/2025

Dr. Zane Dodd recently had the wonderful opportunity to speak on a leadership model of versatility and adaptability applied to gymnastics coaches at the USA Gymnastics National Congress in New Orleans.

This talk integrated a model of high standards and high support fueled by an understanding of the science of motivation and trust that is relevant for all forms of leadership, coaching included.

08/22/2025

Chrysalis now has it's own division, Chrysalis Community, through which we'll channel the community work that is such a vital part of our mission. Stay tuned for ongoing information about projects we're undertaking in the community to serve the underserved, and use the skills of psychology more broadly.

08/17/2025

Chrysalis Center's, and Elevate Performance Psychology's, Zane Dodd, PhD, CMPC was excited to have the opportunity to join the USA Gymnastics Medical Staff in supporting the athletes and coaches at the National Championships this past weekend.

08/15/2025

Our very own Dr. Everrett Moore has successfully completed the Examination for the Professional Practice of Psychology, the final step before he is an independently licensed psychologist! This milestone signals the end of his postdoc fellowship. We're proud of Dr. Moore, and we look forward to him continuing to be a wonderful part of the Chrysalis Center team!

07/24/2025

In her ongoing work with women across the lifespan, Dr. Pulliam addresses two recent media items about the status of maternal mental health and the tasks of parenting generally in her recent blog post. hashtag hashtag hashtag hashtag

06/13/2025

Grief doesn’t come to destroy us—it comes to walk with us through loss. After back-to-back miscarriages, Gabriela Spicer, MA, LPC, learned that avoiding pain only made it louder. When she finally leaned in, grief became less of a burden and more of a strange, sacred gift. 💔🌊

If you're grieving, you're not alone. Read more on the blog.

Written by Gabriela Spicer, M.A., LPC I experienced a long season of back-to-back losses. It started with two miscarriages six months apart. My husband and I were eager to have more children after our first two. We were hopeful and ready. After I found out...

04/22/2025

Chrysalis is excited to announce a new project that focuses on making an impact in our community. As part of our Chrysalis Community outreach, we have partnered with Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and MOBI to provide an art therapy workshop series to underserved populations. This group intervention is designed to provide members an opportunity to create art and connect their individual stories through shared experiences in a safe supportive space.

04/21/2025

In January Zane Dodd and his colleague, Galit Atlas, published a tribute paper to Lewis Aron, “Lewis Aron’s Last Lectures: Jung and Contemporary Psychoanalysis” in the journal Psychoanalytic Dialogues. Dr. Dodd is proud to be able to share the brilliance of Lew from his lectures to a larger audience.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10481885.2024.2444852

In February Dr. Dodd and colleague, Liz Woodruff, presented at the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals annual conference. Their talk, A Psychoanalytic Understanding of Eating Disorders in Athletes: Defensive and Facilitative Potentials, explored the complex relationship between trauma, our relationship to food and our bodies, sport, and the role of depth psychology in understanding and treating eating disorders. They hope this work can be used to examine the defensive and facilitative functions of our relationships to food and our bodies.