Therapists for Teens in Angleton, TX

Welcome! I'm Dr Ed-PhD, Diplomate in Clinical Social Work from the University Houston. In today's multicultural society, I provide a safe space for individuals to explore their values and strengths and feeling supported. With a national 4.6 rating and over 60+ positive reviews on HealthGrades, United Health, Aetna, Cigna, I've earned the trust and appreciation of those I've had the privilege to work with. My therapeutic focus: adults, families, single parents, teens dealing with feelings of rejection, hope shaken, grief, and anxiety, including the adult male voice in families, relationships, and balancing life-work stressors.

Life isn’t always easy. Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life’s more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. You might be initially hesitant to seek out help and support for personal matters, but when you do, you will feel confident that you are taking a courageous first step towards getting to a better place and being a better you.

I commend you for taking the first step on your journey to make changes that will improve your life. Depression fear and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience at some point in our lives. These emotions can be crippling and difficult to overcome alone. You do not have to do it alone. My education and life experiences enable me to offer effective counseling to individuals, who suffer from these emotions along with grief/loss, low self-esteem, addiction and more. Through counseling and treatment, I can help you recover motivation, perspective, and the joy that you once had in your life.

Aida Garza, Bilingual LCDC, ADC,SAP. We are a TDLR Court Ordered Provider Number 976 DWI-Ed. DWI-Intervention, Drug Offense Education. We also offer Anger Management Classes, Substance Abuse Evaluations, and Victim Impact Panel Classes in English and Spanish available. Call 979. 248.4211

My goal is to meet the mental health needs of children, adults, and families in our community by equipping them with the tools they need to improve their lives and empower the changes they wish to see. Having worked in child welfare for the past 25 years, I have become interested in the impact that trauma has on a person's' brain and their ability to cope with adversity in their lives. I hope to make a difference in our community through the healing of individuals during their most difficult times with grace and understanding of their needs and promoting healing, a positive sense of self-worth, and reducing depression and anxiety.

Having served children and families through the child welfare system for nearly 20 years, I am very interested in the impact trauma has on the brain and enjoy my work with children and adolescents as well as adults who have experienced chronic or significant trauma including victims of sex trafficking. We all deserve to feel safe with minimal anxiety in our day-to-day lives. By helping promote a positive sense of self and self-esteem, feelings of anxiety and worry can be reduced while increasing clients' sense of meaning and purpose in life.

You are one-of-a-kind. And so, beginning with our first meeting, I will be sure that I clearly understand you and your unique needs. Then, as your therapist, I will work to help you establish and achieve the goals that are immportant to you. Effective psychotherapy supports the emotional healing that leads to wellbeing. My approach includes what I call "relational reflective listening and speaking". It's a process that developes and nurtures the deep respect I have for my patients. In our conversations you and I together will discover new possibilities, new hope that heals the heart.

As a professional counselor licensed in 2001 and in private practice since 2003, I have enjoyed working with clients seeking healthy changes in their lives. I find that many clients already know the answers to their own questions and benefit most from collaboration on breaking through limiting beliefs and behaviors. While the decision to seek counseling can be difficult and stressful, many report that my practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy is very comforting. I provide services to adolescents and adults in individual, couples, or family settings. I will also be offering anger management group therapy in the near future.

We believe everyone should experience hope and we believe mental health matters. Through our faith-based counseling, education and collaboration efforts, we are the bridge to life-changing solutions. Since 2007, our professional counseling team has helped thousands find hope and improved quality of life. Our agency is trauma-informed and uses evidence-based interventions. We are trained to meet the unique needs of individuals, couples, and whole families. Whether you’ve experienced a sudden loss, or struggle with an ongoing issue, our team is dedicated to supporting your needs.

As a professional counselor licensed in 2010 and in private practice since 2015, I enjoy working with clients seeking a healthy balance in their lives. Working as a team, I find that the clients benefit most from collaboration to restore areas in their lives that are disjointed. My approach is practical, down-to-earth, and very nurturing. I provide services to adolescents and adults in individual, groups, couples, or family settings. I also offer anger management, grief counseling, and specialize in mindfulness techniques. My professional experience has also afforded me the opportunity to reunite families through the Department of Family Protective Services.

Working with individuals, couples, or families who need help navigating life's most challenging moments is my passion and privilege, as we journey together to find the authentic self and turn the turbulence into tranquility.

Sometimes this stress makes decision making difficult and talking it out or learning ways to cope with the stress, can increase your ability to function with daily tasks and decisions.

Many clients have suffered from covert abuse. They learn to recognize manipulations that have been used to confuse them, to process trauma, to implement skills to communicate effectively, to set boundaries with difficult people, and to manage smear campaigns while simultaneously becoming stronger, wiser, and more resilient as they learn to love and value themselves and trust their judgment. Some clients learn to be better parents or to connect to others on a deeper level. Still others learn to overcome automatic, inaccurate perceptions that damage relationships so they can nurture the relationships they love.

I am excited about working with clients as they navigate the stages in their lives. I believe that people of all ages can make positive changes to improve their relationships, maximize their strengths & potential, & work toward health & healing. I'm passionate about affirming & empowering others as they learn, grow, & find hope and meaning in their lives. I work with: Individual, Couples, Families, Children, Adolescents on issues including: Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Trauma, Stress, Relational Challenges, Family Conflict, Educational Challenges, Attachment & Parenting, Academic & Career Decisions, LGBTQ Support, & Life Transitions.

As someone with a Clinical Mental Health background and Family Systems Orientation, I understand that when one person in the family is struggling, it can be a struggle for everyone. I approach mental health and healing from a biological, psychological, social, environmental, and spiritual approach. Healing looks different for each person.

Welcome! I will try to be very brief because the real reason you are here is not about me; it is actually “About You”. Something is transpiring in your life journey, which caused you to reach out for assistance, insight, guidance, or a helping hand. Whatever it is that has brought you here to my page, I am truly grateful because that says something very powerful about you: You are ready to regain a part of your life that feels a bit shaky for you right now. I believe in empowerment and the ability of each client to discover within him/herself hidden answers that will help to guide him/her back to a place of of wellness and recovery.

In person and online appointments available. Online appointments go to our website and clink on the link for your provider to access your provider at you scheduled appointment time. I care about all my patients and want to help you any way I can. I have learned a variety of modalities to better help with all issues. Give me a call. I will work to ensure you become the individual you want to become!