Department of Dispute Resolution & Counseling

Bret M. Menassa

Adjunct Instructor



Ph.D., University of North Texas
SMU-in-Plano
5228 Tennyson Pkwy, Ste 234
Plano, 75024

Bret Menassa, Ph.D., is a Licensed Professional Counselor and psychotherapist in private practice. Dr. Menassa specializes in treating adolescents and adults experiencing legal issues, including controlled substance possession, DWI, theft, domestic violence and sexual offenses. Dr. Menassa received both his Master’s and his Doctoral degrees in counseling at the University of North Texas, where, beginning in 2006, he has been an adjunct professor of both graduate and undergraduate counseling students and a clinical supervisor of counselors-in-training. Dr. Menassa believes that learning is a lifelong process of individual self-discovery and facilitates both academic and personal growth in his students through the same genuine, empathic, humanistic principles he strives to embody when working with clients.