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Karitas Counseling

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC

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701 N Post Oak Rd Ste 117, Houston, TX 77024
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Available both in-person and online
701 N Post Oak Rd Ste 117 Houston, TX 77024
Let's Connect (713) 588-5376
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Life doesn’t come with a manual—but you don’t have to figure it out alone. As Licensed Professional Counselors, we provide a supportive space where you can explore your emotions, uncover what’s holding you back, and gain the skills to move forward with confidence. Whether you’re dealing with stress, relationship struggles, or personal growth challenges, we are here to walk beside you with compassion, insight, and practical tools for lasting change.
We practice EMDR, Gottman Method, CBT, Trauma Focused CBT, Client-Centered and Solutions Focused Therapy to treat grief, trauma, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, behavior issues, postpartum depression, major life transitions, parenting, and military. Telehealth sessions are offered via secure, HIPAA compliant video platform.
You’ve been trying your best—and that matters. Sometimes, even the strongest, most resilient person needs support and perspective. Our role is to help untangle what’s weighing on you, reconnect with your strengths, and build the life you want with clarity. Available during the day, evenings and weekends. Services offered in English, Spanish, and Farsi.
Call or Karitas Counseling now for a free 15 minute consultation - (713) 588-5376

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Karitas Counseling, PLLC

701 N Post Oak Rd Ste 117

Houston, TX 77024 map

(713) 588-5376

Karitas Counseling

18506 Green Land Way Ste A

Houston, TX 77084 map

Website
We are Open! Appointments in-person or via secure HIPAA compliant video platform. Schedule online or call our friendly receptionist.
I specialize in Depression, Anxiety and Life Coaching 
$140 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Let's Connect (713) 588-5376
Photo of Isela Saripella - Karitas Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Karitas Counseling, PLLC

701 N Post Oak Rd Ste 117

Houston, TX 77024 map

(713) 588-5376

Karitas Counseling

18506 Green Land Way Ste A

Houston, TX 77084 map

Website
We are Open! Appointments in-person or via secure HIPAA compliant video platform. Schedule online or call our friendly receptionist.
I specialize in Depression, Anxiety and Life Coaching 
$140 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $140
  • Couple Sessions $150
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa, Zelle

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Ambetter
  • Anthem
  • BHS | Behavioral Health Systems
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Centene
  • Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Magellan
  • Molina Healthcare
  • Optum
  • Superior HealthPlan
  • TriWest
  • United Medical Resources (UMR)
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • Wellpoint
  • Wellpoint | Amerigroup
  • Out of Network
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We are in-network with most major health plans through BCBS, Ambetter, UHC/Optum, Molina. Please reach out with any questions, we are happy to work with you to keep therapy affordable.
Photo of Isela Saripella - Karitas Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Karitas Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (713) 588-5376
"
We are in-network with most major health plans through BCBS, Ambetter, UHC/Optum, Molina. Please reach out with any questions, we are happy to work with you to keep therapy affordable.
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Karitas Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (713) 588-5376

Qualifications

    Licensed Professional Counselor: Isela M Saripella

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Texas / 62676 Isela M Saripella
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 20 years
  • Attended Houston Graduate School of Theology, Graduated 2006
  • Additional Credentials

  • Membership with American Counseling Association 2008
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We are Licensed Professional Counselors, Clinical Social Workers, LPC Associates and psychological graduate students (supervised).
Photo of Isela Saripella - Karitas Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Karitas Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (713) 588-5376
"
We are Licensed Professional Counselors, Clinical Social Workers, LPC Associates and psychological graduate students (supervised).
Photo of Isela Saripella - Karitas Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Karitas Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (713) 588-5376

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Life Coaching

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Geriatric and Seniors
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Internet Addiction
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Veterans
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
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We work with clients who may be struggling with major life transitions, trauma, depression, relationships, or anxiety. During our initial sessions, we will review your concerns and collaboratively identify your goals to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps you get your life back.
Photo of Isela Saripella - Karitas Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Karitas Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (713) 588-5376
"
We work with clients who may be struggling with major life transitions, trauma, depression, relationships, or anxiety. During our initial sessions, we will review your concerns and collaboratively identify your goals to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps you get your life back.
Photo of Isela Saripella - Karitas Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Karitas Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (713) 588-5376

Endorsement

Jonathan Emanuel Collins
Jonathan Emanuel Collins
Licensed Professional CounselorMEdLPC
Isela is a highly skilled and reliable clinician. She brings a balanced, thoughtful approach to the therapeutic process. Her ability to understand clients and help them move toward meaningful change is consistently evident in her work.

Client Focus

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Aviation Professionals
Immuno-disorders
Single Parent

Ethnicity

Black and African American
Hispanic and Latino

I also speak

Farsi
Spanish

Religion

Christian

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Aviation Professionals
Immuno-disorders
Single Parent

Ethnicity

Black and African American
Hispanic and Latino

I also speak

Farsi
Spanish

Religion

Christian

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Adlerian
  • Attachment-based
  • Christian Counseling
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Trauma Focused
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We often use Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman Method for couples, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and ACT.
Photo of Isela Saripella - Karitas Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Karitas Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (713) 588-5376
"
We often use Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman Method for couples, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and ACT.
Photo of Isela Saripella - Karitas Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Karitas Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (713) 588-5376

Location

Primary Location

Karitas Counseling, PLLC

701 N Post Oak Rd Ste 117

Houston, TX 77024

(713) 588-5376

Additional Location

Karitas Counseling

18506 Green Land Way Ste A

Houston, TX 77084

(713) 588-5376
"
We are Open! Appointments in-person or via secure HIPAA compliant video platform. Schedule online or call our friendly receptionist.
Photo of Isela Saripella - Karitas Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Karitas Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Call for a free consultation now - (713) 588-5376
"
We are Open! Appointments in-person or via secure HIPAA compliant video platform. Schedule online or call our friendly receptionist.
Photo of Isela Saripella - Karitas Counseling, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Karitas Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Call for a free consultation now - (713) 588-5376