Therapists in Bellaire, TX

How many times have you felt that as the man in your relationship you don’t always feel like the man? How many times as a woman have you wished your husband could communicate with you in a meaningful way? I specialize in opening up those lines of communication through a series of one on one sessions with couples or individuals with a goal of ultimately bringing both of you together to lead to relationship bliss.

Welcome! I enjoy working with individuals, couples, adolescents and members of the LGBTQ+ community in areas such as stress, depression, anxiety, multicultural issues, transitions, self-esteem, relationship issues general mental health, problem-solving, eating disorders and trauma/PTSD. As a therapist, I am passionate about building a trusting therapeutic relationship with my clients and guiding them through the challenges they face. You are the creator of your story and I would be honored to help support you through your journey!

I am a beacon of support, a guiding light for those in need. With my vast knowledge and years of experience, I have honed my skills to be the ultimate ally for individuals seeking transformation. My ideal client is one who understands the power of collaboration, someone who can harness the tools I provide to navigate their journey towards growth. Together, we will embark on a therapeutic process that goes beyond mere problem-solving. We will work hand in hand to set both short-term and long-term goals, ensuring that every step taken brings us closer to achieving profound change.

A charter member of AFTA, Dr. Miller works with a diverse population of racial, ethnic, sexual, and religious identities. Her private practice is inclusive and focuses on the person rather than the symptom from a systemic framework. She understands that regardless who she is seeing, all are part of a family system influenced by generations of the past. Her post graduate training with Dr. Murray Bowen, pioneer in the field of the family, influences how she thinks and how she practices. Besides a private practice, Dr. Miller supervises and teaches social work and MFT students and interns.

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." My goal in therapy is to be a guide for each individual as they become a person they honestly admire and respect. Clients need to be ready to explore with honesty and courage the patterns of behavior and relationships that leave them unhappy and repeating mistakes. Exploring the past, we look for beliefs and historical factors that create vulnerability for engaging in negative behaviors, and discover untapped strengths and potentials. Assessing the present, we find the obstacles, challenges, and opportunities that fill your days, so that you can develop patterns of greater enjoyment and personal satisfaction. Dreaming of the future, we develop and move toward realistic goals so that you are not looking back over a life of "I wish I would have". While maintaining a positive tone and outlook, I believe therapy is less about helping you feel good and more about helping you be good so you feel good. Sessions focus on understanding and altering less helpful, protective patterns of interaction and behavior and actively developing patterns that create excitement and greater intrinsic personal satisfaction.

Do you struggle with perfectionism, anxiety, or self-doubt? Are you facing challenges navigating food, exercise or body image? Are past traumas or patterns playing out in your present-day relationships with loved ones? Maybe you've tried therapy before but didn't feel understood, still feel stuck, and need a new, creative approach that's designed uniquely for you—not a one-size-fits-all. If you've been weighed down by past experiences and are struggling to find clarity, purpose, direction, or confidence in life, you've found a place where your struggles are understood and your bravery in seeking help is deeply respected.

No two people are alike, so I draw from over 25 years of training and experience as a Clinical Psychologist to help my client's address the problems that brought them in to see me and have a better life. Typically, I rely upon cognitive, psychodynamic, interpersonal, family systems or behavioral approaches, but I utilize whatever works to help my clients get the core of their problems and resolve them. I work with adults, couples, young adults and adolescents, and I accept many insurance plans and private pay. When you're ready to change and have your life work call me.

Therapy can help change your life in remarkable ways. You may be dealing with depression, anxiety or trauma that holds you back from living your life fully. You may have encountered a rough patch in an important relationship. Or perhaps you've lost someone or something important and need someone to walk through the mourning process with you. Finding the right therapist, someone who is trustworthy and experienced, with whom you can connect and feel safe, is essential to a satisfying and helpful therapeutic process. My goal is to create such an atmosphere for you.

Tired of talk therapy? Although I have many years experience doing this, and still love it, cutting edge, research-based therapies like neurofeedback, EMDR, Touchpoints utilize the strengths of the brain to solve many longtime problems which we now recognize as biologically-based. In the hands of a seasoned therapist, these can often be as successful as medication for insomnia, anxiety, depression, and relationship problems.

My biggest goal in therapy is to help clients feel equipped to take on each day to their best ability. Whether that means learning and practicing coping skills, using EMDR to re-process past trauma and reduce triggers, growing your confidence and self-esteem, or just allowing space to better understand your thoughts and emotions, I will be with you every step of the way to support you through your therapeutic journey. I am a firm believer that therapy has the ability to truly improve your quality of life and relationships with those around you, and I hope that you will allow me to be a part of your process.

Living up to today's standards can feel impossible. We might feel lost, not good enough, stuck, or caught in a cycle of stress, anxiety, depression, or burnout. Experiences like trauma, OCD, or ADHD tend to just add fuel to the fire. As a Clinical Psychologist I provide the latest evidence-based treatments for those with anxiety complicated by other factors, such as trauma, neurodivergence, perfectionism, and shame. Through our work together I will help you learn new skills, process emotions, and have renewed hope that you can have a life full of meaning and fulfillment.

Have you ever told a "funny" childhood story and no one laughed? Do you wake-up angry or irritable and you don't know why? Or find yourself in the same relationships, job environments, and situations over and over again despite your best efforts to do something different? As a survivor myself, when trauma happens, surviving becomes essential. But what starts as a way to protect ourselves turns into a way of life. We find ourselves, operating on autopilot, "just getting by" in our spiritual lives, at our jobs, in our finances, and with our loved ones.

If you've dreaded going to bed because you know it will be yet another night of tossing and turning, you know how desperate you can be to get some shuteye. It's possible you're even reading this at 3am. You may have tried everything--medications, natural supplements, meditation, oils, etc.--and nothing seems to work! It can be frustrating when you used to sleep so easily. You begin to feel like your insomnia has a life of its own, feeling drowsy on your commute to work, drinking cup after cup of coffee to make it through your day. You look on jealously at your partner or kid, who seem to sleep so effortlessly. It feels unfair!

Jeniffer is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor with over 20 years of experience working in the mental health field. She is a collaborative therapist who walks alongside her clients as they grow. Clients can expect honesty that is presented with empathy and a genuine human to human experience. She seeks to assist others in finding their strengths and healing wounds from those strengths. She uses a safe and validating therapeutic relationship to help the processing of this healing. She is certified in Crisis Intervention and Anger Management.

Menninger offers an intensive outpatient program and day treatment program for adolescents working on managing their mental health, social skills, substance use recovery, and/or adjustments at home or school where they can get peer and professional support in. The goal is to engage the adolescent, along with the family in the process of healing, learn how to cope, and embrace positive change. The two programs are for ages 12 to 17 who may be transitioning from a hospital or residential treatment or who need more structure and focus than typical outpatient therapy.

My clinical psychology practice involves working with adults experiencing significant life transitions as well difficult emotional states. For many, depression and anxiety that stem from loss, grief and isolation, have been more difficult to manage because of the pandemic. Self-esteem and relationship difficulties have also been more troublesome during this time. I am particularly interested in helping people learn new ways to adapt to changing life circumstances, such as the consequences of the pandemic, adult children leaving home, managing chronic illness, deaths of significant others, and loss of what is familiar.

I work primarily with adults and adolescents who are having trouble negotiating difficult life stages. I treat both short-term, acute problems and more pervasive, long-standing problems. My years of training, first in CBT, and later in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches allow me to use both in my practice. The client and I decide on treatment approaches based on his or her strengths and preferences.

At this time I am only taking cash paying (out of pocket) clients. I currently have a wait-list for all others who wish to use their benefits until August 2024, I do have a network of therapists available to provide therapy online and in-person. Most have been interviewed, trained and are learning how to provide the highest level of therapy by me. Please reach out if you would like to schedule an appointment with one of them. Please see pictures, message for a bio!

As a therapist for many years, I have found two approaches to couples therapy to stand out: Imago Relationship Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Imago, described in the NY Times best-selling, Getting the Love You Want, (Dr. Harville Hendrix), teaches a simple yet powerful communication tool that is ideal for anyone wishing to learn effective communication. EFT is superb for helping couples move past their own and their partner's frustrations into their deeper longings for connection. Combined, these two methodologies have proven to be the most powerful approach I know for couples in any stage of relationship.