Doctors Early Denison, Matthew Housson and Andy Stoker are three dads as well as a pediatrician, a clinical psychologist, and a minister.
Together, they have nearly sixty years of experience cultivating the minds, bodies, and spirits of children, parents, and families through their vocations.
Rates of anxiety and depression, especially in our kids, are up. Challenging this trend starts at home with parents, caregivers, and families.
Our goal is to help you raise kids who can thrive in this complex, messy, beautiful world.
Through their podcast and events, they will share their conversations and connect with other experts in their fields to help you engage your kids, enhance your parenting strategies, and have fun with your family.
They don’t have all the answers, but they know that we are stronger if we all work together to become more proactive and engaged parents and families.
Early Denison, M.D.
Dr. Denison is a pediatrician in the Dallas area and partner in his medical practice. He’s a proud Texas A&M Aggie and received his MD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He completed his pediatric internship and residency at Children’s Medical Center, and he has an MBA with a healthcare focus.
Dr. Denison is married and has two daughters and a son. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, exercising, traveling, reading, and playing the guitar and cello.
Matthew Housson, Ph.D
Dr. Housson is a clinical psychologist and founder of The Housson Center in Dallas. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1996. He began his career at The University of Texas at Dallas, Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Dr. Housson has extensive experience diagnosing autism, attention disorders, learning disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disorders.
Dr. Housson provides individual and family psychotherapy services to address behavioral and emotional concerns, as well as conduct psychoeducational and psychological assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. Additionally, he enjoys parent training and working with families to identify appropriate educational environments and accommodations for optimal learning opportunities. He also serves on various educational and community boards.
Dr. Housson and his wife live in Dallas with their four children. Passionate about the benefits of exercise and being outdoors, he rides his road bike and gets to his ranch as often as he can.
Andy Stoker, Ph.D.
Dr. Stoker is the Senior Minister of Central United Methodist Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prior to being appointed at Central, Dr. Stoker served as the senior minister at First United Methodist Church Dallas for nine years. In that role, he forged strong partnerships with the Dallas Mayor’s Office, the Dallas Arts District, the Dallas Independent School District and local and national education and literacy advocates. Dr. Stoker's formidable leadership skills and passion for equality combined with his research in practical theology and systems theory give him a unique voice in the areas of social justice, advocacy, community outreach and racial reconciliation.
Dr. Stoker has also served as a minister at Walnut Hill United Methodist Church of Dallas, Associate Director of Connectional Ministries for the North Texas Conference, and a minister at First United Methodist Church of Denton. Dr. Stoker has served as a delegate to Jurisdictional Conferences in 2012 and 2016 representing the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is a co-founder and DISD representative for Pastors for Texas Children, a non-profit organization committed to advocating for Texas children, families and communities. He has served on numerous community and institutional boards including, Boards of National Project Transformation, Dallas Project Transformation, the North Texas Food Bank, Methodist Health Systems, The Dallas Arts District, CC Young Senior Care, the Texas Methodist Foundation, Faith Forward Dallas of the Thanksgiving Square Foundation, is currently the Chair of the Board for La Lydia Patterson Institute of El Paso. Dr. Stoker is the co-founder of the Compassion Council and collaborates frequently with the Crow Collection of Asian Art on events in the Arts District.
Dr. Stoker is married to Megan Callahan Stoker, a registered pediatric nurse, and they have two children. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University and earned his seminary degree from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Dr. Stoker completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Family Studies from Texas Woman's University. In his spare time, he enjoys studying architecture, visiting art museums, and reading.