Therapists in Polk County, TX

Do you feel overwhelmed with fears and uncertainties? Do you need help with your struggles of everyday life? I desire to come alongside you and help you navigate this difficult time. It will be my privilege to walk with you as you learn and realize new skills for dealing with your circumstances. You will be provided practical strategies and tools that will help you acquire the skills to achieve your goal(s). As a counselor of faith, I look forward to helping you grow and find hope as you walk handle the daily ups and downs of life. I am available to meet with you through telehealth or in person.

***My office provides late evening appointments for convenient care*** My work focuses on the person as a whole; conversion to a healthier life is key in my practice. I work with individuals and families who come from various walks of life, covering a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, and trauma. It is my desire that everyone I encounter grows closer to healing and finding joy.

We all struggle at some point. We all feel as though we aren't achieving our goals. We all goes through the motions of day to day life at some point thinking "something has to change". One of the best (and hardest) things someone can do is recognize when they need a little extra support, and it seems as though you've reached that point. And that is okay!! What a wonderful step you are taking to regain control of your life, relationship, or overall well-being. You have the answers to your problems, we just have to dig and work a little to get you that point of realization.

I see individuals, couples and families. I have been a counselor since early 2000 and also began conducting psychological and neuropsychological assessments in 2005. My clients’ ages have ranged from 18 months of age all the way up to 82 years. I have worked extensively with a variety of population groups including sports athletes, law enforcement, domestic violence victims, sexual assault survivors, trauma victims, and traumatic brain injured clients as well. I provide many forms of court ordered evaluations for families in crisis. I am a certified trauma specialist. I also provide EMDR therapy. I hold BBA, Ph.D., CFMHE, & CCCE.

You are having a conversation with either your partner or parent that does not go the way you want even after preparing for it in your head. Numerous conversations on the same topic go nowhere. You often times think, “Is it me”, “Am I overreacting”, “I can’t do anything right.” Their comments are lowering your energy and you often times feel like giving up on the relationship. You find yourself wondering if you should tell your friends again because you are afraid of what they will think about your relationship. I hear you.

Nice to meet you! I specialize in working with persons 18 and older who are seeking treatment and recovery from traumas that have resulted in anxiety, depression, addiction, or other mental health challenges. I am trained in in substance abuse disorders, including alcohol, opioids, and other illicit substances. Additionally, I am experienced in working with behavior addictions such as sex addiction, love addiction, porn addiction, partner betrayal, and financial addictions that can significantly impact one's life. I also work with couples who are navigating a new or existing relationship and are seeking stronger bonds.

Do you feel controlled by your emotions, stuck in thoughts about the past, and overwhelmed by the future? Do you constantly feel like a failure because you couldn't meet the goals that you sat for yourself? Life doesn't have to stay this way. Together, I will help you identify, process and heal from your past trauma by acknowledging and healing your inner child self using EMDR and hypnotherapy. In this process, you are behind the wheel and I am in the passenger seat, helping you navigate through your journey.

Have you experienced an event that has drastically shaken your thoughts, beliefs, and feelings? Are there days that you are overcome with anxiety that you just can not seem to shake? Have you experienced a loss that has robbed you of hope? Robert Frost said "the only way out is through", you do not have to go through it alone. I specialize in helping clients navigate complex trauma, grief, life transitions, and anxiety/depression, all which can have a negative impact on finding your must fulfilled life. I enjoy working with adult individuals and couples, veterans, first responders, and gender and sexual minorities.

Everybody has a story. My passion is to walk with you in yours. During our work together, my goal is to help you find your voice and empower you to embrace a life of freedom and fulfillment. I take a collaborative approach that helps you weave together your unique strengths, culture, spirituality, relationships, and experiences. My additional training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) has carved out a trauma-informed lens for working with clients of all ages.

You have tried many things and nothing seems to work. The same issues keep coming up and despite many attempts, you continue to respond in a way that you don’t want to. You struggle with feelings of unworthiness, inadequacy, helplessness, and hopelessness. These negative self referencing beliefs are holding you back. You need to achieve a sense of safety and self-worth after being hurt. It is courageous to extend compassion to yourself and learn to move through hardship in a way that does not hold you back from living a life of contentment and connection.

I provide an environment where you will be met with empathy and non-judgment. I want you to experience counseling as a place where you feel heard and understood. It takes risk and bravery to share your deepest struggles with another person; however, what can be experienced through this process is new insight, new ways of coping or change that can bring healing and hope for the future.

Help clients presenting with sexual, physical, and emotional trauma, neglect, abandonment, inner child wounds, grief, depression, anxiety, infidelity (affair recovery/betrayal), codependency, interfaith relationships, self-esteem issues, adult survivors of sexual trauma, communication problems, sexless marriages (fostering feelings of rejection, resentment, frustration, loneliness, and ultimately emotional disconnect/distancing), 'roommate syndrome.' I also work with those experiencing sexual issues that lead to performance anxiety, low desire, mismatch in physical/sexual intimacy between partners, ED, etc

My practice is both in office and online - for people drawn to the immediacy and convenience of computer based counseling and regular office visits. I greet each client (or couple) as an individual with unique qualities - and I tailor our work to your specific traits and needs. The result: progress comfortably crafted for deep effect, highly personalized connectivity, clarity and growth. Trauma (PTSD, Complex PTSD, sexual addictions (internet/porn, acting out), substance abuse (alcohol/chemical dependency). I hold a special place in my practice for Wounded Warriors and Veterans/do best with highly motivated clients.

I have hope that everyone is capable of growth and change. I would like to help you in whatever challenges you are facing. Learning about myself and others has helped me grow. Life at best is always moving and changing, we must learn how to adapt and grow from the process.

Do you feel stuck, trapped, or defined by your past, negative beliefs, challenging emotions, or life's difficulties? And are you ready to start the transformation process of breaking free from them by the renewal of your mind?

Huston is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S). He uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy, and other proven methods of counseling. Having a Christ-centered focus is paramount to his counseling. He earned is supervisor status as he enjoyed supervising PLC interns, sharing the twenty plus years of experience with counselors starting their journey into the profession. He is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a well-known treatment for trauma. He is a certified sex addiction therapist (CSAT) and certification as a certified multiple addiction therapist (CMAT).

I'm ready to offer a warm and accepting environment where you feel comfortable. My passion is to connect with others and genuinely "see" them for who they are and meet them where they are in life. If you are struggling with the relationships in your life, such as your spouse, parents, children, in-laws, siblings, or friendships, we can work together toward more safety, boundaries, reconnection or better communication in these relationships.

I focus on/value your needs first. As we check-in together, connection, trust and comfort create an honest space for you to share and grow. I approach therapy as a dynamic partnership - where proven technique and deep relational connection yield cognitive, emotional and spiritual integration. Honing technique to fit client needs + personalized connectivity yields clarity and growth. Moving through the process, we target and work toward this result...together.