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Anchored Joy Mental Health Services PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Katy, TX 77494  (Online Only)
Hi, I am Joyes. Are you a woman of color dealing with feelings of nervousness, sadness, and struggling with aspects of your culture creating inner conflict, struggling with relations with your family related to culture? Are you trying to break free from the generational trauma passed down within families? Anchored Joy Mental Health Services works with women who are residing in Texas and are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, family conflicts, intergenerational trauma, and BIPOC related issues. Please visit our website to schedule your free 15 min consult. www.anchoredjoymentalhealth.com
Hi, I am Joyes. Are you a woman of color dealing with feelings of nervousness, sadness, and struggling with aspects of your culture creating inner conflict, struggling with relations with your family related to culture? Are you trying to break free from the generational trauma passed down within families? Anchored Joy Mental Health Services works with women who are residing in Texas and are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, family conflicts, intergenerational trauma, and BIPOC related issues. Please visit our website to schedule your free 15 min consult. www.anchoredjoymentalhealth.com
(832) 990-0663 View (832) 990-0663
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Heights Family Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S, LPA, CST, LMFT
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77008
Our belief is to establish a therapeutic relationship for each client to feel comfortable & heard, in a caring & judgment-free manner. We are a boutique counseling practice located in the Houston Heights. We understand the importance of being able to treat the entire family. Whether it is giving support and guidance for a parent, teen counseling for a struggling adolescent, or play therapy, we believe in a systems approach to unify the family, build communication, & provide peace and harmony in the home.
Our belief is to establish a therapeutic relationship for each client to feel comfortable & heard, in a caring & judgment-free manner. We are a boutique counseling practice located in the Houston Heights. We understand the importance of being able to treat the entire family. Whether it is giving support and guidance for a parent, teen counseling for a struggling adolescent, or play therapy, we believe in a systems approach to unify the family, build communication, & provide peace and harmony in the home.
(281) 667-0930 View (281) 667-0930
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Thad Martin Cox
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77008
With 9 years of doctoral-level training and years experience providing individual, couples, and family services for a diverse range of presenting life issues, I endeavor to create the optimal therapeutic space to assist my clients in confronting the interpersonal challenges and inevitable confrontations with self that life, at times, presents.
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.
With 9 years of doctoral-level training and years experience providing individual, couples, and family services for a diverse range of presenting life issues, I endeavor to create the optimal therapeutic space to assist my clients in confronting the interpersonal challenges and inevitable confrontations with self that life, at times, presents.
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.
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Cynthia (Cindy) Bandemer
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, MPH, LPC-S
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77058
Waitlist for new clients
Do you desire greater connection, clarity, creativity and fulfillment? Are you at a relationship or career turning point? Are you burning out...? You CAN thrive in health, love, family, work, play and service in line with your values and goals. In the office, on video, in nature...you can reveal strengths and vulnerabilities, identify what matters most, and take action, practicing new skills as you move forward. Your therapy will be insight- and action-oriented, relationship-based, culturally sensitive, empowering and tailored to your needs. Let's find out what's possible for you on the other side of your present challenges.
Do you desire greater connection, clarity, creativity and fulfillment? Are you at a relationship or career turning point? Are you burning out...? You CAN thrive in health, love, family, work, play and service in line with your values and goals. In the office, on video, in nature...you can reveal strengths and vulnerabilities, identify what matters most, and take action, practicing new skills as you move forward. Your therapy will be insight- and action-oriented, relationship-based, culturally sensitive, empowering and tailored to your needs. Let's find out what's possible for you on the other side of your present challenges.
(713) 322-9533 View (713) 322-9533
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Village Wellness
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, NCC, LPC-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
The Woodlands, TX 77381
At Village Wellness, we offer individual counseling to help you learn how to navigate life's challenges in healthy ways. Our areas of expertise include life transitions, managing work stress, grief, trauma and chronic illness. We also offer couples and family therapy. We know healthy relationships involve being intentional and taking initiative in order for them to thrive. Other areas of expertise include working with couples or families focusing on communication skills, parenting, blending families and more. Individuals who may desire to learn new skills to cope with life transitions, anxiety, depression, self-esteem are welcome.
At Village Wellness, we offer individual counseling to help you learn how to navigate life's challenges in healthy ways. Our areas of expertise include life transitions, managing work stress, grief, trauma and chronic illness. We also offer couples and family therapy. We know healthy relationships involve being intentional and taking initiative in order for them to thrive. Other areas of expertise include working with couples or families focusing on communication skills, parenting, blending families and more. Individuals who may desire to learn new skills to cope with life transitions, anxiety, depression, self-esteem are welcome.
(936) 220-3711 View (936) 220-3711
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Jia Wong
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77006
I work with clients experiencing loss and grief, unresolved childhood issues, family & relationship dynamics, anxiety, and identity.
I am a Houston-based licensed professional counselor who offers individual therapy within a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space. I approach therapy with a focus on enhancing awareness and connection in the present moment. I truly believe in the healing power of participating in your self-exploration. I welcome children, adolescents, adults whom are seeking support in a variety of reasons. My work also navigates from a framework focused on understanding the impact of generational trauma, racial identity on mental health.
I work with clients experiencing loss and grief, unresolved childhood issues, family & relationship dynamics, anxiety, and identity.
I am a Houston-based licensed professional counselor who offers individual therapy within a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space. I approach therapy with a focus on enhancing awareness and connection in the present moment. I truly believe in the healing power of participating in your self-exploration. I welcome children, adolescents, adults whom are seeking support in a variety of reasons. My work also navigates from a framework focused on understanding the impact of generational trauma, racial identity on mental health.
(346) 384-8942 View (346) 384-8942
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Haley Pettigrew
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LCDC
Verified Verified
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Did you go to bed last night feeling angry or hopeless from the same continued fight with your partner or child? Has the anxiety, depression, conflict, or trauma become unbearable? Do you want to improve your personal relationships but don’t know how? I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with 10 years of experience and understand those thoughts all too well. We all have the capacity for growth and healing, and I would be honored to partner with you and your family towards finding your happier and more fulfilling life.
Did you go to bed last night feeling angry or hopeless from the same continued fight with your partner or child? Has the anxiety, depression, conflict, or trauma become unbearable? Do you want to improve your personal relationships but don’t know how? I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with 10 years of experience and understand those thoughts all too well. We all have the capacity for growth and healing, and I would be honored to partner with you and your family towards finding your happier and more fulfilling life.
(832) 905-8285 View (832) 905-8285
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The Flourishing Way
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT-S, LPC-S, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77008
Our team of therapists are trained to support your whole family: your children, your teenager, your family as a whole, you, your partner, you and your partner as a couple.
You're busy and anxious. The relationships in your life feel tense. Your child's behavior is concerning you, and your relationship with your partner feels nonexistent. You are so busy balancing everything you don't feel like yourself anymore. You feel like you've tried everything to get the spark back, but the harder you try the more tension builds between your child, partner, and self. You're not sure if you can fulfill all your roles anymore. It feels hard.
Our team of therapists are trained to support your whole family: your children, your teenager, your family as a whole, you, your partner, you and your partner as a couple.
You're busy and anxious. The relationships in your life feel tense. Your child's behavior is concerning you, and your relationship with your partner feels nonexistent. You are so busy balancing everything you don't feel like yourself anymore. You feel like you've tried everything to get the spark back, but the harder you try the more tension builds between your child, partner, and self. You're not sure if you can fulfill all your roles anymore. It feels hard.
(832) 551-1094 View (832) 551-1094
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Memorial Relationships & Couples Center, PLLC.
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSEd, LPC, LMFT, CST
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77079
We are a group of bilingual therapist, among the issues that we explore are: relations, career, personal challenges, trauma, family dynamics and sex issues; also, gender infinity issues, power and control issues, inequality, intimacy, sexual problems, conflict and self-awareness. We provide our clients with a friendly and respectful environment that facilitates exploration and the possibility of seeing challenges from a different angle or perspective, with deep respect, an interested presence, and a curious attitude about our client's viewpoint. We believe in the power of healthy relationships. Relationships can be transformed if we are ready to re-invent ourselves.
We are a group of bilingual therapist, among the issues that we explore are: relations, career, personal challenges, trauma, family dynamics and sex issues; also, gender infinity issues, power and control issues, inequality, intimacy, sexual problems, conflict and self-awareness. We provide our clients with a friendly and respectful environment that facilitates exploration and the possibility of seeing challenges from a different angle or perspective, with deep respect, an interested presence, and a curious attitude about our client's viewpoint. We believe in the power of healthy relationships. Relationships can be transformed if we are ready to re-invent ourselves.
(832) 742-1855 View (832) 742-1855
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Jessica Pass Haskell
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFTS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
The Woodlands, TX 77380
With 15+ years as a marriage and family therapist, I guide individuals like you toward self-discovery, aimed at elevating all aspects of your life.
Feeling stuck in your relationships despite success elsewhere? As a big-vision individual, you're constantly evolving, yet overthinking keeps you from connecting. Sound familiar? Let's break free from this cycle together. Join me on a journey to unlock your potential and cultivate meaningful connections.
With 15+ years as a marriage and family therapist, I guide individuals like you toward self-discovery, aimed at elevating all aspects of your life.
Feeling stuck in your relationships despite success elsewhere? As a big-vision individual, you're constantly evolving, yet overthinking keeps you from connecting. Sound familiar? Let's break free from this cycle together. Join me on a journey to unlock your potential and cultivate meaningful connections.
(936) 282-5269 x5 View (936) 282-5269 x5
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Tammy Lee
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LPA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Cypress, TX 77433
With 5 years’ experience in community mental health, psychiatric facility, and prison systems altogether, Tammy has supported youths & adults with assessments, skills training, and therapy for individual, family, and group.
Tammy wholeheartedly believes in the process of authentic connection. With a multicultural background, she recognizes each person is uniquely multifaceted. Her approach to therapy is to meet you wherever you’re at in life, get curious about you, and then serve as YOUR team to journey alongside you. The goal is to provide a safe empathetic space where you are respected and honored, so internal self-explorations begin, and to foster creative evolutions towards intentionality, self-discovery, self-empowerment, and healing. Her focus is your growth & thriving towards becoming the best version(s) of yourself that you'd like to be.
With 5 years’ experience in community mental health, psychiatric facility, and prison systems altogether, Tammy has supported youths & adults with assessments, skills training, and therapy for individual, family, and group.
Tammy wholeheartedly believes in the process of authentic connection. With a multicultural background, she recognizes each person is uniquely multifaceted. Her approach to therapy is to meet you wherever you’re at in life, get curious about you, and then serve as YOUR team to journey alongside you. The goal is to provide a safe empathetic space where you are respected and honored, so internal self-explorations begin, and to foster creative evolutions towards intentionality, self-discovery, self-empowerment, and healing. Her focus is your growth & thriving towards becoming the best version(s) of yourself that you'd like to be.
(832) 990-1607 View (832) 990-1607
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Celeste Lott
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, PMH-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Missouri City, TX 77459
Sometimes life takes a turn that we did not expect and the way we used to cope and survive no longer works for us. I am excited to join you on this path towards self-exploration while holding a safe place for you to discover, grow, and heal. I believe the therapeutic relationship is a critical component to making counseling work. I value the importance of hearing your unique story and the struggles you are experiencing. I work with clients 18 and older with specific various presenting concerns including: family of origin & attachment issues, adjustment to life changes, communication struggles, and boundary setting in relationships.
Sometimes life takes a turn that we did not expect and the way we used to cope and survive no longer works for us. I am excited to join you on this path towards self-exploration while holding a safe place for you to discover, grow, and heal. I believe the therapeutic relationship is a critical component to making counseling work. I value the importance of hearing your unique story and the struggles you are experiencing. I work with clients 18 and older with specific various presenting concerns including: family of origin & attachment issues, adjustment to life changes, communication struggles, and boundary setting in relationships.
(281) 672-8776 View (281) 672-8776
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Candice Tillman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Friendswood, TX 77546
I strive to help clients find transformative growth through different therapy modalities including EMDR, sandtray, play and attachment therapy. I acknowledge the strength and courage it takes to begin the path of therapy. Whether anxiety, depression, trauma or negative behaviors are impacting you or your child's success and happiness, I can walk along side you and your family in the process of healing. We will work collaboratively to create realistic treatment goals to help you achieve goals for a healthy path of life.
I strive to help clients find transformative growth through different therapy modalities including EMDR, sandtray, play and attachment therapy. I acknowledge the strength and courage it takes to begin the path of therapy. Whether anxiety, depression, trauma or negative behaviors are impacting you or your child's success and happiness, I can walk along side you and your family in the process of healing. We will work collaboratively to create realistic treatment goals to help you achieve goals for a healthy path of life.
(281) 816-4436 View (281) 816-4436
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Dr. Aly Savala
Psychologist, PhD, LP, MEd
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77070
I also help with old coping mechanisms stemming from childhood, existential depression, & family of origin concerns.
Have you ever felt seen? I mean really seen. Seen for everything you are. The rawness that comes with that. It makes us feel alive. Energy to engage, energy to connect, energy to contribute. I want to help you become a reflection of your highest self. I want to help you get to know you. I want to weather the storm of life with you, be there to see you in your most exquisite moments but also in your most broken. My biggest takeaway from therapy was how crucial the therapeutic relationship is: so much more work, growth, & healing can be done when you feel safe with your therapist, when you feel they really see you and understand you.
I also help with old coping mechanisms stemming from childhood, existential depression, & family of origin concerns.
Have you ever felt seen? I mean really seen. Seen for everything you are. The rawness that comes with that. It makes us feel alive. Energy to engage, energy to connect, energy to contribute. I want to help you become a reflection of your highest self. I want to help you get to know you. I want to weather the storm of life with you, be there to see you in your most exquisite moments but also in your most broken. My biggest takeaway from therapy was how crucial the therapeutic relationship is: so much more work, growth, & healing can be done when you feel safe with your therapist, when you feel they really see you and understand you.
(281) 407-4326 View (281) 407-4326
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Karen T Sullivan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RPT-S
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sugar Land, TX 77478
For 20 years, I have helped children and their families cope with bad things that sometimes happen in a child's life. This includes abuse, divorce, school issues, loss of a loved one, or low self-esteem. I understand the ripple effects that these can have on family members and how hard it is to watch your child struggle. I use a neuroscience-informed approach to create a safe environment for clients to release the emotional pain in a way that makes the most effective use of your time.
For 20 years, I have helped children and their families cope with bad things that sometimes happen in a child's life. This includes abuse, divorce, school issues, loss of a loved one, or low self-esteem. I understand the ripple effects that these can have on family members and how hard it is to watch your child struggle. I use a neuroscience-informed approach to create a safe environment for clients to release the emotional pain in a way that makes the most effective use of your time.
(281) 891-3953 View (281) 891-3953
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Marcela Rodriguez
LPC Associate, LMFT-A, LPC-A
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77077
As a trauma therapist, I am dedicated to supporting clients on their journey of self-discovery and healing. With a client-centered approach, I provide empathy and unconditional positive regard, walking alongside individuals as they navigate their challenges and embrace their true selves. My focus is on helping clients create internal safety and address the impact of trauma on their well-being. I specialize in working with adults, children, and teens who have experienced trauma and distressing symptoms. Through modalities Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS)
As a trauma therapist, I am dedicated to supporting clients on their journey of self-discovery and healing. With a client-centered approach, I provide empathy and unconditional positive regard, walking alongside individuals as they navigate their challenges and embrace their true selves. My focus is on helping clients create internal safety and address the impact of trauma on their well-being. I specialize in working with adults, children, and teens who have experienced trauma and distressing symptoms. Through modalities Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS)
(281) 867-5693 View (281) 867-5693
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Trish D. Gonzalez
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
The Woodlands, TX 77381
I am an LPC, Certified Trauma Professional, and Certified Grief Counselor with experience providing child, adult, couples, family, and group counseling.
I consider being a counselor my highest calling and simply love what I do. My passion is to help people reach their goals in a meaningful way, and I aim to create a safe and inviting environment for my clients to open up and share their worlds. The bravery and courage of my clients continue to inspire me as they work to mend broken pieces. I work to guide couples and individuals of all ages toward healing, clarity, and greater life meaning. With a holistic perspective, I approach counseling with an amalgam of cognitive behavioral therapy, schema therapy, and EMDR.
I am an LPC, Certified Trauma Professional, and Certified Grief Counselor with experience providing child, adult, couples, family, and group counseling.
I consider being a counselor my highest calling and simply love what I do. My passion is to help people reach their goals in a meaningful way, and I aim to create a safe and inviting environment for my clients to open up and share their worlds. The bravery and courage of my clients continue to inspire me as they work to mend broken pieces. I work to guide couples and individuals of all ages toward healing, clarity, and greater life meaning. With a holistic perspective, I approach counseling with an amalgam of cognitive behavioral therapy, schema therapy, and EMDR.
(936) 226-3087 View (936) 226-3087
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Jennifer E Josey
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, CSAT, CCPS, CCTP
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77027
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), Certified Clinical Partner Specialist (CCPS), EMDR +. When people have experienced abandonment and rejection from early in life to adulthood, it can create heartbreak and betrayal like no other. If you tend to get into destructive relationships where you end up hurt or end up hurting others, the grief, despair, and shame can be debilitating and overwhelming. It will be hard to show up in your relationships and be present. There will be struggles with relationships, with work, with children, and financial issues.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), Certified Clinical Partner Specialist (CCPS), EMDR +. When people have experienced abandonment and rejection from early in life to adulthood, it can create heartbreak and betrayal like no other. If you tend to get into destructive relationships where you end up hurt or end up hurting others, the grief, despair, and shame can be debilitating and overwhelming. It will be hard to show up in your relationships and be present. There will be struggles with relationships, with work, with children, and financial issues.
(832) 956-0479 View (832) 956-0479
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Katie Ann Hueni
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77056
I can support and guide you on your therapy journey using somatic therapy, trauma-focused/EMDR therapy, narrative, family systems, and feminist approaches which can help if you're struggling with depression, anxiety, self-harm, grief, neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism, AuDHD), chemical dependency, abuse, religious trauma, body image, existential issues, and more.
Are you looking for an authentic connection with a therapist and appreciate an open, supportive dialogue? Are you searching for a therapist who will give feedback and explore with you rather than only offering a listening ear? Do you feel stuck, struggling to get through even one more day? Have you had trouble in the past connecting with therapists? If any of this sounds like you, then you are in the right place.
I can support and guide you on your therapy journey using somatic therapy, trauma-focused/EMDR therapy, narrative, family systems, and feminist approaches which can help if you're struggling with depression, anxiety, self-harm, grief, neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism, AuDHD), chemical dependency, abuse, religious trauma, body image, existential issues, and more.
Are you looking for an authentic connection with a therapist and appreciate an open, supportive dialogue? Are you searching for a therapist who will give feedback and explore with you rather than only offering a listening ear? Do you feel stuck, struggling to get through even one more day? Have you had trouble in the past connecting with therapists? If any of this sounds like you, then you are in the right place.
(832) 219-7828 View (832) 219-7828
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Holly L Wilson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Waitlist for new clients
No child, teen, or family should face the challenges of our world alone.
Life presents each of us with challenges that can often feel overwhelming and leave one feeling anxious, depressed, and fearful. The opportunity to connect with others is a gift. I am focused on walking the path of healing with individuals, teens, children, and families. Each of us is a product of our life experiences. I believe that each individual possesses an inner strength that at times is difficult to access. My desire is to assist others in this journey called life and move toward hope and peace.
No child, teen, or family should face the challenges of our world alone.
Life presents each of us with challenges that can often feel overwhelming and leave one feeling anxious, depressed, and fearful. The opportunity to connect with others is a gift. I am focused on walking the path of healing with individuals, teens, children, and families. Each of us is a product of our life experiences. I believe that each individual possesses an inner strength that at times is difficult to access. My desire is to assist others in this journey called life and move toward hope and peace.
(936) 249-0939 View (936) 249-0939

Family Therapy

What do family therapists do?

A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.

How long does therapy for families take to work?

Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.

How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?

You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.

Is therapy for families effective?

Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.