Therapists in Houston Heights, Houston, TX

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.

What lights me up about therapy is helping someone to live their most authentic life. I get energized hearing clients ask the existential questions and work to bring their intellectual and felt experiences into alignment. I'm a good fit for those looking to heal from trauma and better understand their history, who want to feel better, but also want feel okay in their own skin. Often my clients are working through difficult relational or family of origin experiences, seeking to relate to loved ones (and themselves) in a new way. I also have a passion for helping navigate burnout, especially with healthcare and helping professionals.

Therapy can be daunting, and the process can be slow and tough. It also brings opportunity. Opportunity can bring hope, new coping skills, a different perspective, healing, and so much more. The hardest part - but often the most exciting part - can be deciding where to begin. I value and honor the starts, stops, and all that is in between. I have been in the clinical mental health field since 1986, so one could say I've been around the block. With that experience, I help my clients find their paths, and I serve as a witness to their growth.

We all experience struggles or difficult feelings at some point in our lives. Sometimes we need support outside of our family and friends. My goal is to provide a safe place for you to receive unconditional support and a place to be heard and understood. My hope is to help you gain self-awareness, self-esteem, empowerment, clarity and healing. I feel we are all on our personal recovery journey and are striving to live an authentic life. I truly believe that great change and recovery are possible with the right support.

Suffering is a real thing in this world, such things as grief, depression, addiction, social skills, communication, parenting, dating, marriage, identify and other issues that can cripple a person. I offer professionally competent Biblically sound counseling for those that may be struggling and I know that reaching out for help is hard and telling your story to someone you don't even know can be scary and I completely understand that. I want to encourage you to take a step in faith and ask for help. Time will me will be safe, confidential and filled with purpose.

Experience across various social aspects including mental health, substance abuse, and trauma.Treatment modalities depend on patient needs from depression, to anxiety, to issues related to life changes. My goal is to provide all services compassionately with each individual's best interest at heart. Experiencia en diversos aspectos incluyendo salud mental, problemas de abusos de sustancias, control de impulsos, trauma, problemas de pareja, trastornos relacionados con la infancia y mas. Las modalidades de tratamiento varían de las necesidades del paciente. Mi objetivo es ofrecer servicios con empatía y asistir a encontrar claridad.

To be known and loved is something we all desire, but it can also be scary to be vulnerable enough to allow others to fully know and love you. In my role as your therapist, I would love to step into that space with you to allow you to understand who you are by unpacking your identity and purpose. My desire is to walk with you and guide you in your journey toward healing where you can begin to allow space and let others in so you can be seen, known, and loved as you are.

Feeling caught in the struggles of dependency can be overwhelming, yet within you lies a hope for change. You seek understanding, a judgment-free space, and real strategies to turn your life around. Your aim is not just to break free but to find balance, heal relationships, and embrace your potential.

You wear a lot of hats in your life and carry the burden of responsibility for your family, for your partner, for your kids, for your colleagues. Over time, all of your hats have somehow softened your voice and have you feeling like you've lost who you are. You do a lot in your life out of duty, but you don't know how to balance that duty with who you want to be and the things you want to do for fun. You often don't know when you can speak up and voice how you are feeling about life. You often feel guilty speaking your truth because you feel like you are committed to being a good parent and partner.

Whether one seeks relief from anxiety, trauma, relational impasses, or life disillusionment, therapy can help. It is unfortunate that insufficiently engaged approaches to therapy, prohibitive rates, and the unconscionable reluctance of most clinicians to accept insurance fail so many clients, who in good faith seek to discover a healing of heart and mind. As a psychodynamic therapist, I view my role as an empathic change agent employed to help bring about a fuller knowledge of self and a more liberated experience of life and relationship. I also supervise highly promising interns from NWU available for as low as $15-30 per session.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Board Approved Supervisor based in Houston, Texas. I am also licensed in the state of Virginia. I provide Telehealth/virtual sessions for Virginia residents. It is my desire to provide a safe environment where individuals are able to grow through the process of counseling. I have my Masters degree in Marriage and Family Counseling and focus my practice on individual adults, couples, and families. I am also trained in basic EMDR (Eye Movement Sensitization and Reprocessing).

Ready to make a change,improve your communication skills, create more balance in your life? I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 5+ years of experience working with: children,adolescents,adults,couples and families.

Do you find yourself feeling lonely, sad or anxious? Have you lost loved ones? Have you lived a situation that keeps taking space in your mind? You have come to the right page. Connecting with a caring professional is the first step toward making the changes you desire in your life. We are ready and available to assist you along in this journey. Our vast experience includes working collaboratively with individuals, couples, families struggling with depression, anxiety, life-related transitions, abuse and trauma, domestic violence, anger management, grief/loss, codependency, parenting, personal relationships and conflict resolution.

Who really gets you? Not feeling heard or appreciated? Lonely? Time to be bold? Change is hard and can be scary, but we change by taking one small step. That takes courage. Asking for help is really okay. I offer a caring and safe space in which you get to explore your emotional needs, overcome limiting and perfectionistic beliefs, and create a vision for a richer and more meaningful life. My approach to therapy is collaborative, holistic, non-authoritarian and respectful, and I take into consideration your relationships, family traditions, work life, cultural and spiritual beliefs, and social and sexual identities -- in short, your STORY!

My life mission has been to learn and understand the many different ways in which our unconscious mind controls our lives, and just as importantly, what to do about it. The fact is that for each and everyone of us, our own unconscious mind has developed and created mistaken and limiting beliefs about ourselves which limit us from reaching our full and complete potential and we are often not even aware of it. This process seems to be universal and reliable research shows that it begins in the very first weeks of life. This is why I focus on helping my clients to find approaches to change the way their own unconscious mind thinks.

I hope to help you live a more interesting and empowered life. Our psychotherapy process, whether individually, with your partner, or in a group, will be a journey of connection, safety and deepening understanding. Your self-insight, compassion and sense of choice will expand, allowing you to make changes never possible before. We will use our relationship to increase your experience of authentic, intimate encounters. Your growing consciousness of self and others, will help you break through the binding of your past and free you to live fully in the present.

Brene Brown -"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen." Whether you are having difficulty coping with anxiety, depression, trauma, recent loss, ending a relationship, substance abuse, life cycle changes, or career focus shifts, I would love to be a part of your personal journey to healing and integration. I want to assist each client in meeting their personal goals thru discovery, collaboration and therapeutic techniques.

Reaching out can be so hard, but it is such an important first step! We are not made to do the hard things alone and more and more research is showing that we are deeply wired for connection and support. While different seasons in our lives have different needs and speeds, we know that every individual is capable of connection, healing, and wholeness with the right support. Science has shown us time and time again how adaptive our bodies and brains are as they change to manage the stress or trauma of our lived experiences. Therapy is about moving towards healing and growth as we learn to trust ourselves.

Is your relationship feeling stuck or disconnected? It can happen to any loving relationship. Couples can get stuck in a relational pattern leaving each partner feeling, possibly distant, frustrated, unsure, or lonely in a relationship that was once so fulfilling. As a couples therapist, I want to come alongside your relationship and help move you from an unhealthy pattern of interaction to one where each partner feels heard, understood, and loved.