Depression Therapists in Bellville, TX
Karyann Keaton James
LPC Intern, MA, LPC-A
Verified Verified
Bellville, TX 77418
Waitlist for new clients
Being human is tough. Add in complicated relationships, work stress, traumatic experiences, jarring changes, loss (just to name a few) - of course you’re seeking support. You wake up feeling the pain of the past. The experiences contributing to your current struggle are in the past, but you’re still dealing with the aftershock and you're left feeling stuck and helpless. You can’t change the past, but it can continue to affect you and your future - for better or for worse. Looking for the good news yet? I believe that choice is within your control. The changes you desire are possible! You're not alone and you're in the right place.
Being human is tough. Add in complicated relationships, work stress, traumatic experiences, jarring changes, loss (just to name a few) - of course you’re seeking support. You wake up feeling the pain of the past. The experiences contributing to your current struggle are in the past, but you’re still dealing with the aftershock and you're left feeling stuck and helpless. You can’t change the past, but it can continue to affect you and your future - for better or for worse. Looking for the good news yet? I believe that choice is within your control. The changes you desire are possible! You're not alone and you're in the right place.
Kathy Pardue
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Bellville, TX 77418
My clients express honest problems and appreciate respect, practical tools, and compassion in generating options. They are patient with the process but value a timely and efficient treatment plan outlining our goals. Trust is a must in every session as we move past crisis to changing areas over time.
My clients express honest problems and appreciate respect, practical tools, and compassion in generating options. They are patient with the process but value a timely and efficient treatment plan outlining our goals. Trust is a must in every session as we move past crisis to changing areas over time.
Brighter Horizons,PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellville, TX 77418
Deciding to seek therapy is a positive step in your journey. At times through the counseling process there could be emotional discomfort due to remembering unpleasant events. The outcome of your treatment tremendously depends on your willingness to engage in the process. There are no miracle cures and specific results are not guaranteed. I cannot promise that your behavior or circumstances will change. I can promise to support you and do my very best to understand your needs.
Deciding to seek therapy is a positive step in your journey. At times through the counseling process there could be emotional discomfort due to remembering unpleasant events. The outcome of your treatment tremendously depends on your willingness to engage in the process. There are no miracle cures and specific results are not guaranteed. I cannot promise that your behavior or circumstances will change. I can promise to support you and do my very best to understand your needs.
Janet Mueller
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bellville, TX 77418
NOTE: My goal is to help clients identify and more successfully manage challenges that interfere with their daily quality of life. Together we build new habits and thought processes that create balance, direction and hope. I partner with my clients as we assess issues, set goals and work together to achieve change. In addition, I have specialized training in trauma utilizing EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.)
NOTE: My goal is to help clients identify and more successfully manage challenges that interfere with their daily quality of life. Together we build new habits and thought processes that create balance, direction and hope. I partner with my clients as we assess issues, set goals and work together to achieve change. In addition, I have specialized training in trauma utilizing EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.)
Kaci Patranella
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, LPC-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellville, TX 77418
Everybody can face different challenges in life. Let me help you or your loved one navigate those challenges in a safe environment. For my clients, my goal is to create an open, non-judgemental space where everybody feels welcome at all times. I hope to create a safe space where clients can share each challenge and we can work together to seek positive changes.
Everybody can face different challenges in life. Let me help you or your loved one navigate those challenges in a safe environment. For my clients, my goal is to create an open, non-judgemental space where everybody feels welcome at all times. I hope to create a safe space where clients can share each challenge and we can work together to seek positive changes.
Shelly-Ann James-Perelion
Licensed Professional Counselor, M ED, LPC, CSC
Verified Verified
Bellville, TX 77418
Not accepting new clients
Shelly-Ann, is passionate about helping individuals and couples understand their core self, find a sense of meaning to their lives, foster a sense of hope and thus, help them live their best life with the knowledge that this looks different for everyone. She intends to help her clients focus on managing their emotions by working through their fears, traumas, anxieties and other mental health ailments and coming to a space of acceptance for their unique self. Shelly-Ann realizes that too often many of us get caught in the victim mentality which impedes our growth, our happiness and our peace. Working together, that can change!
Shelly-Ann, is passionate about helping individuals and couples understand their core self, find a sense of meaning to their lives, foster a sense of hope and thus, help them live their best life with the knowledge that this looks different for everyone. She intends to help her clients focus on managing their emotions by working through their fears, traumas, anxieties and other mental health ailments and coming to a space of acceptance for their unique self. Shelly-Ann realizes that too often many of us get caught in the victim mentality which impedes our growth, our happiness and our peace. Working together, that can change!
Online Therapists
Shelly Coufal
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
College Station, TX 77845
I have work experience with negative past/present experiences, interpersonal relationships, grief, depression, PTSD, Bipolar, anxiety, trauma and other mental health concerns.
“Life can take you where you least expect it to, and it can throw you for a loop. One of the hardest things to do, is to reach out and ask for help, but it is also the most courageous thing to do. As a therapist, I work collaboratively with people to develop a life plan that will promote their life satisfaction. I believe each individual is unique and it is important to develop a safe therapeutic relationship to work together on your desired life goals" Shelly Coufal, MA, LPC, NCC
I have work experience with negative past/present experiences, interpersonal relationships, grief, depression, PTSD, Bipolar, anxiety, trauma and other mental health concerns.
“Life can take you where you least expect it to, and it can throw you for a loop. One of the hardest things to do, is to reach out and ask for help, but it is also the most courageous thing to do. As a therapist, I work collaboratively with people to develop a life plan that will promote their life satisfaction. I believe each individual is unique and it is important to develop a safe therapeutic relationship to work together on your desired life goals" Shelly Coufal, MA, LPC, NCC
Samantha Gordon
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77092
Hi, my name is Samantha Gordon and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In my practice, I focus on helping others to manage issues related to relationships with themselves and others, family dynamics, body image, disordered eating, eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and all that goes along with this. I help individuals, couples, and their families manage issues related to relationships with themselves and others, family dynamics, body image, disordered eating, eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and all that goes along with this.
Hi, my name is Samantha Gordon and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In my practice, I focus on helping others to manage issues related to relationships with themselves and others, family dynamics, body image, disordered eating, eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and all that goes along with this. I help individuals, couples, and their families manage issues related to relationships with themselves and others, family dynamics, body image, disordered eating, eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and all that goes along with this.
Jennifer Jo Dahle Merrill
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78731
Relationships can be a source of our greatest joy and sometimes our greatest sorrows. Being in relationship with others effectively, requires that you have a positive relationship with yourself. Maybe you're feeling depressed, anxious or angry and don’t understand why. Maybe you have negative beliefs about yourself or others that affect your decisions and relationships. Maybe you’ve felt disconnected or in conflict with your significant other, friends, or family. You may be finding yourself in a pattern of having the same conflicts over and over.
Relationships can be a source of our greatest joy and sometimes our greatest sorrows. Being in relationship with others effectively, requires that you have a positive relationship with yourself. Maybe you're feeling depressed, anxious or angry and don’t understand why. Maybe you have negative beliefs about yourself or others that affect your decisions and relationships. Maybe you’ve felt disconnected or in conflict with your significant other, friends, or family. You may be finding yourself in a pattern of having the same conflicts over and over.
Dynamic Entropy, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77035 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Have life's changes ever left you feeling lost or without direction? Whether you're grappling with the loss of a loved one, adapting to a new environment, or simply feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, know that you're not alone in your journey.
Have life's changes ever left you feeling lost or without direction? Whether you're grappling with the loss of a loved one, adapting to a new environment, or simply feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, know that you're not alone in your journey.
Laura Braziel
Licensed Professional Counselor, MMFT, LPC, LMFT, EMDR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Stafford, TX 77477
With Certification in EMDR and over 12 years in private practice, I have extensive training and clinical experience treating trauma-related symptoms, suicidal thinking, self-harm behaviors, anxiety and depression. I also provide education and guidance both in therapy sessions and public speaking to parents and teens towards the forming of healthier patterns of behavior through skills in validation, communication and conflict resolution.
With Certification in EMDR and over 12 years in private practice, I have extensive training and clinical experience treating trauma-related symptoms, suicidal thinking, self-harm behaviors, anxiety and depression. I also provide education and guidance both in therapy sessions and public speaking to parents and teens towards the forming of healthier patterns of behavior through skills in validation, communication and conflict resolution.
Jamia Woods
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77084
Jamia Woods is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Bachelor’s degree from Prairie View A&M University, and a Master’s Degree in Couples and Family Therapy from the University of Oregon. She has worked with adolescents, adults, couples, and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings, experiencing anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief, and trauma.
Jamia Woods is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Bachelor’s degree from Prairie View A&M University, and a Master’s Degree in Couples and Family Therapy from the University of Oregon. She has worked with adolescents, adults, couples, and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings, experiencing anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief, and trauma.
Sara M Ali
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Katy, TX 77494 (Online Only)
Discover the transformative power of counseling. I am passionate about supporting and empowering you to overcome challenges and achieve personal growth. Together, we will embark on a collaborative journey to unlock your inner strengths, resilience, and potential. My counseling approach is tailored to meet your unique needs and preferences. Whether you seek assistance with anxiety, depression, relationships, grief, trauma, or other concerns, I will work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan aligned with your goals for positive change.
Discover the transformative power of counseling. I am passionate about supporting and empowering you to overcome challenges and achieve personal growth. Together, we will embark on a collaborative journey to unlock your inner strengths, resilience, and potential. My counseling approach is tailored to meet your unique needs and preferences. Whether you seek assistance with anxiety, depression, relationships, grief, trauma, or other concerns, I will work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan aligned with your goals for positive change.
Easton Falke
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Georgetown, TX 78628
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor having provided mental health services for the past 10 years as a dedicated therapist offering individual, group and family counseling to address issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma, psychosis, personality disorder, substance abuse, marriage/family, and many other cognitive and behavioral difficulties.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor having provided mental health services for the past 10 years as a dedicated therapist offering individual, group and family counseling to address issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma, psychosis, personality disorder, substance abuse, marriage/family, and many other cognitive and behavioral difficulties.
Treehaven Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77095
Life is filled with ups and downs, and having a container to explore your emotions, thoughts, and experiences can be immensely helpful. It's easy to let feelings and stress build up without addressing them, which could lead to anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck in your life. That's why therapy is so important. Therapy can provide you with an opportunity to understand yourself more deeply and create new ways of responding to life’s daily challenges. It can also be a place for learning about how your past may be affecting your current experiences, as well as gaining insight into how others may be impacting your life.
Life is filled with ups and downs, and having a container to explore your emotions, thoughts, and experiences can be immensely helpful. It's easy to let feelings and stress build up without addressing them, which could lead to anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck in your life. That's why therapy is so important. Therapy can provide you with an opportunity to understand yourself more deeply and create new ways of responding to life’s daily challenges. It can also be a place for learning about how your past may be affecting your current experiences, as well as gaining insight into how others may be impacting your life.
Carrie May
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CEAP
Verified Verified
Conroe, TX 77302 (Online Only)
I specialize in supporting healthcare professionals, nurses, teachers and students with anxiety or depression who are struggling in their career, education or relationships. Many feel stuck, burnt out, angry, and overwhelmed. The chronic stress and compassion fatigue make it hard for them to empathize with patients, students and administrators. Some may prefer to be alone, even though it leads to ruminating over traumatic work experiences and substance use. My clients have demanding jobs, are highly trained and accustomed to solving problems. However, no one is immune to the long-term effects of stress and trauma.
I specialize in supporting healthcare professionals, nurses, teachers and students with anxiety or depression who are struggling in their career, education or relationships. Many feel stuck, burnt out, angry, and overwhelmed. The chronic stress and compassion fatigue make it hard for them to empathize with patients, students and administrators. Some may prefer to be alone, even though it leads to ruminating over traumatic work experiences and substance use. My clients have demanding jobs, are highly trained and accustomed to solving problems. However, no one is immune to the long-term effects of stress and trauma.
Andrea Moorer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S, LCDC, MPA
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77098
Are you tired of traditional talk therapy? Do you suffer from anxiety, depression, treatment resistant depression, alcohol use disorder, chronic relapse, trauma, or eating disorders? This innovative therapy might be the breakthrough you've been searching. Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is backed by scientific research and embraced by mental health professionals worldwide. The transformative potential of KAP offers hope and healing to those who may have felt stuck or hopeless in their journey toward wellness. Many individuals are able to explore painful emotions and memories while exploring the depths of consciousness.
Are you tired of traditional talk therapy? Do you suffer from anxiety, depression, treatment resistant depression, alcohol use disorder, chronic relapse, trauma, or eating disorders? This innovative therapy might be the breakthrough you've been searching. Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is backed by scientific research and embraced by mental health professionals worldwide. The transformative potential of KAP offers hope and healing to those who may have felt stuck or hopeless in their journey toward wellness. Many individuals are able to explore painful emotions and memories while exploring the depths of consciousness.
Cara Charanza
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MEd, LMFTA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bryan, TX 77803
I work with individuals, couples, families, and teens with anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, infidelity, life adjustment, and more.
Accepting New Clients: Let’s face it relationships are complicated! Whether it is with yourself, your spouse, partner, family, or friends, relationships challenge us on all levels. I explore how emotions, thoughts, and beliefs impact personal well-being and the health of our relationships. My experiences and Christian faith have shaped me to understand that we need healthy emotional connection, and to understand where we are going, we need to know how we arrived at this crossroad. Change begins through the therapeutic relationship built on trust, acceptance, honesty, and emotional connection.
I work with individuals, couples, families, and teens with anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, infidelity, life adjustment, and more.
Accepting New Clients: Let’s face it relationships are complicated! Whether it is with yourself, your spouse, partner, family, or friends, relationships challenge us on all levels. I explore how emotions, thoughts, and beliefs impact personal well-being and the health of our relationships. My experiences and Christian faith have shaped me to understand that we need healthy emotional connection, and to understand where we are going, we need to know how we arrived at this crossroad. Change begins through the therapeutic relationship built on trust, acceptance, honesty, and emotional connection.
Katherine Esquivel
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, LPC-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77025
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, depressed and/or anxious? Are you living your life to your full potential? Emotional pain puts a strain on all aspects of life. Allow me the opportunity to help you find meaning in your life, reconnect and better communicate with your loved ones, build confidence, manage your emotions, and reach your goals. My name is Katherine, I’m a bilingual therapist dedicated to empowering children, adolescents, and adults to reach their full potential. I have a particular passion for building wellness and healing among communities of color.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, depressed and/or anxious? Are you living your life to your full potential? Emotional pain puts a strain on all aspects of life. Allow me the opportunity to help you find meaning in your life, reconnect and better communicate with your loved ones, build confidence, manage your emotions, and reach your goals. My name is Katherine, I’m a bilingual therapist dedicated to empowering children, adolescents, and adults to reach their full potential. I have a particular passion for building wellness and healing among communities of color.
Brittany Stark
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77098 (Online Only)
My expertise is related to working with individuals who have experienced grief and loss, as well as symptoms of depression, anxiety, ADHD, or mood, behavioral issues, and career challenges. My therapeutic style is kind, empathetic, and non-judgmental. I strive to build a good therapeutic relationship with all my clients. I will treat all my clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I like to use Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness.
My expertise is related to working with individuals who have experienced grief and loss, as well as symptoms of depression, anxiety, ADHD, or mood, behavioral issues, and career challenges. My therapeutic style is kind, empathetic, and non-judgmental. I strive to build a good therapeutic relationship with all my clients. I will treat all my clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I like to use Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness.
Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.