Therapists in Bellaire, TX

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." My goal in therapy is to be a guide for each individual as they become a person they honestly admire and respect. Clients need to be ready to explore with honesty and courage the patterns of behavior and relationships that leave them unhappy and repeating mistakes. Exploring the past, we look for beliefs and historical factors that create vulnerability for engaging in negative behaviors, and discover untapped strengths and potentials. Assessing the present, we find the obstacles, challenges, and opportunities that fill your days, so that you can develop patterns of greater enjoyment and personal satisfaction. Dreaming of the future, we develop and move toward realistic goals so that you are not looking back over a life of "I wish I would have". While maintaining a positive tone and outlook, I believe therapy is less about helping you feel good and more about helping you be good so you feel good. Sessions focus on understanding and altering less helpful, protective patterns of interaction and behavior and actively developing patterns that create excitement and greater intrinsic personal satisfaction.

I would love the chance to assist you in learning the necessary coping strategies needed to navigate your way through life difficulties and becoming the star in a new chapter of your own story. Together we can find ways to make sense of life's ups and down and provide a safe space for individuals, families, and couples to heal.

Menninger offers an intensive outpatient program for adolescents working on managing their mental health, social skills, substance use recovery, and/or adjustments at home or school where they can get peer and professional support in. The goal is to engage the adolescent, along with the family in the process of healing, learn how to cope, and embrace positive change. The program is for ages 12 to 18 who may be transitioning from a hospital or residential treatment or who need more structure and focus than typical outpatient therapy. Over eight weeks, treatment includes: group therapy, individual therapy, and family therapy.

I am a licensed psychologist offering comprehensive psychological and educational services to children, adolescents, and adults. My goal is not just for my clients to experience improvement in symptoms but also to become more flexible and adaptive in general so that symptoms are less likely to return.

If you've dreaded going to bed because you know it will be yet another night of tossing and turning, you know how desperate you can be to get some shuteye. Odds are high you're reading this at 3am. You may have tried everything--medications, natural supplements, meditation, oils, etc.--and nothing seems to work! It can be frustrating when you used to sleep so easily. You begin to feel like your insomnia has a life of its own, feeling drowsy on your commute to work, drinking cup after cup of coffee to make it through your day. You look on jealously at your partner or kid, who seem to sleep so effortlessly. It's just not fair!

I'm a clinician who enjoys working with different populations with a specific interest in co-occurring serious mental health conditions and substance use disorders, including schizophrenia, suicide ideation, other mood disorders, and borderline personality disorder. I utilize a variety of therapeutic approaches, including interpersonal dynamics, cognitive enhancement therapy, dialectal behavioral therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based practices, and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and CBT for psychosis. I'm also particularly drawn to exploring creative-informed approaches for reducing mental health stigma.

Are you struggling with effects of Narcissist Abuse? The emotional and psychological damage from abusive personalities causes Anxiety, Depression, & other Stress Related Illnesses. They are often also substance abusers, inflicting even more damage. Whether a current or past partner, parent, sibling, friend, or boss, their years of chaotic torment inflicts lingering trauma responses such as fight, flight, fawning or freezing, & other unhealthy habits, even when the Narc is no longer in your life. Recovery requires therapeutic healing of self-esteem & practicing emotional, physical, spiritual, sexual, & financial boundaries.

**Accepting NEW CLIENTS for IN-OFFICE and TELETHERAPY; APIT/ PSYPACT approved** I take pride in meeting the child where s/he is, quickly establishing rapport, and finding sustainable and practical solutions. I started my practice, with the belief that we can plant the seed for a healthy mindset. It is never too late OR TOO EARLY to seek professional treatment for your child(ren). If you have an inkling that your child may be struggling with behaviors, big feelings, coping, adjustment, etc., or lost his/her spunk, I encourage you to trust your instincts and reach out. I hope to journey with you in this process!

Addiction and traumatic experiences can leave you feeling broken, damaged and disconnected from yourself and those around you. You find yourself trapped in an endless cycle of making attempts at change, only to find yourself back in the same relationships, situations, and patterns of behavior. You feel alone and misunderstood by those closest to you. You’ve quit at times, only to realize you don’t enjoy the experiences others do without it. You feel empty and confused. People tell you to “just stop” and you don’t understand why you can’t, even with the consequences you’ve faced.

Anxious? Overwhelmed? Struggling to do the things you want or need to do? Right now, life doesn’t look or feel the way you want it to. Your mind is racing and keeps looping on the same thoughts or upsetting memories. You can’t get a good night’s sleep, and you feel irritable, on-edge, and not-in-control. That critical voice in your head won’t shut up and often brings its friends – worry, panic, anger, guilt, and shame. You keep wondering ‘What the hell is wrong with me? How can I fix this?’ You just want a way to quiet the chaos, move past painful experiences, and get back to the things that are most important to you in life.

I value and hope to empower every individual to make a positive impact in both their immediate environment and our collective world. My goal is to help people create harmony and balance in their lives resulting in greater happiness. I specialize in Dialectical Behavior Therapy to assist individuals in increasing their ability to manage their mood, thoughts and behavior more effectively. Focus may include: depression, anxiety, communication, and overall life satisfaction. A variety of proven therapeutic modalities, including DBT, can be utilized based on the treatment goals, values, personality, and needs of each individual.

My ideal client is one that wants and is eager to learn new alternatives to deal with their emotions. My ideal client has the following characteristics: adventurous, flexible, motivated, consistent, curious, ambitious, compassionate, courageous, responsible, persistent, disciplined, and last but not more important, has a real good sense of humor. The issues that drive me to work are Autism, children’s behavioral disorders, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Self-Harming, Stress, Post Traumatic Stress, Education and Learning Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Parenting, Career Counseling, Identity Struggle (LGBTQ+ Community).

**No New Clients at Present** Are you a woman or teen girl who is struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief or loss, addiction, codependency, sexuality or relationship issues? Do you wish for a more authentic life, where you are truly loved and accepted just as you are, instead of faking it, and putting others’ needs before yours? If so, I’d like to help. I’ve helped many women and teen girls overcome these struggles, increase their confidence and self-esteem, and pursue a life they truly want, and I’d like to do the same for you!

You’re an ambitious professional that values your career and relationships . You might freeze when facing conflict, try to escape when your boss has feedback for you, or overthink comments from coworkers. In your personal life, you have a pattern of choosing toxic partners, or can’t seem to open up and share your feelings, needs, and wants with a partner. You might be a parent who notices the lack of emotional connection with your children, and wonder if you’ll ever be close. You’ve started to wonder what that thing is that’s holding you back from your real potential. You know something needs to change now, but how?

Hello to you! First, congratulations to you for giving yourself the gift of therapy! Whether you are seeking out therapy for the first time due to stress or whether you are looking to address a long overdue issue or maybe find better ways to communicate in a relationship, or even whether a relationship is right for you or to learn better self-care, I applaud you're taking the time to put yourself first. During my 25 year career, my focus has always been to assist a client in engaging in self-examination so you can discover who you really are and what will truly bring you happiness and self-contentment.

Special Note: Since the pandemic began, it has developed that communicating with me via email is a faster method for reaching me than by telephone. Different people have different questions about psychology and psychotherapy. Email me with any questions you may have about me or my work and and I will reply as promptly as possible.

My name is Ms. Cherica Allen, but you can call me “Cher.” I am a licensed professional therapist and licensed family therapist associate in the State of Texas. I have over 15 years of experience in working with adolescents, relationship issues, family conflict, depression/anxiety disorders, traumatic experiences, and substance use disorders. The best therapeutic approach is the relationship that I have with you, there are many modalities, but I believe that you have the “tools” necessary to transform your “struggles into triumphs.” My therapeutic approach is uniquely tailored to your needs.

Relationships in Crisis: We Have Four to Six Private Couples/Marriage Workshops & Individual Sessions, in order to Rapidly Accelerate Your Healing & Your Communication Process (Traditional 45 min. session Does Not Work). During these 4 to 6 weeks, we will see both of you Together & Individually, as well as Help each of you Learn the Art of Empathy, Sensitivity & Compassion. These Workshops are Informative & Powerful, in order to Accelerate the Healing Process & Stop any further Damage from Occurring. In Addition, Our Success RATE is 85% of Our Couples that have Successfully Completed Our Couples Workshops or Alcohol Treatment.