Therapists in Bunker Hill, Houston, TX

Clients benefit from a therapist with a diverse background and life experience. I am a Christian counselor with a varied experience. I served in the US Navy, spent 15 years as a school teacher and served on a church staff . I have been married for 43 years have four adult children and ten grandchildren. I understand clergy and school related issues. I enjoy my family, being outdoors, and collecting Thomas Kincaid.

Therapy should be a safe place where you can open up and speak freely and honestly. If you feel that your daily life is a struggle, I will work with you to help you understand your issues and help you discover new ways to cope. I can help you create the life you are meant to live with your family, your marriage, and even personally. If you are struggling with a divorce or loss, then psychotherapy is the first step to your next chapter in life. My approach is flexible and active. My techniques stem from formal education and real life experiences.

It's a huge step to get this far, where you're brave enough to look for help. I understand the courage and strength it takes to reach out to a therapist and firmly believe in providing a safe and nonjudgmental space for all individuals, regardless of background.

I am focused on guiding individuals and families towards healthier dynamics and stronger connections. I work with children, teens, adults, family units, and couples. I bring a fresh and empathetic perspective to the therapy process. As a Marriage and Family graduate level therapist working under the supervision of Dr. Paula Boros Ph.D., LMFT-S, while pursuing my degree at Houston Christian University, I am committed to assisting people in finding solutions that promote healing, harmony, and growth.

The journey to do emotional work is not an easy one. I have experienced my own personal work and growth in my life and can meet you in yours in therapy with compassion, vulnerability and empathy. Our life experiences can manifest in many ways and those trauma responses can morph into patterns that leave us feeling powerless and lost. We can be driven by unconscious primary emotions that keep us in a triggered and reactive cycle when we are seeking secure and loving connections. As a change agent and a connection expert, I can assist you in your ability to connect with others and thrive.

Welcome! Are you ready to start this journey together? I am a strengths-based counselor dedicated to providing exceptional care for children, adolescents, college students, & adults. I am an LPC-A in the Greater Houston Area focused on walking the path of healing with all individuals to facilitate the opportunity for healthier relationships with oneself & others. I assist individuals through some of the more difficult seasons of life, utilizing a Person-Centered therapeutic approach while incorporating Cognitive-Behavioral & Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) skills & interventions into therapy.

I enjoy helping children and teens that are struggling with aspects of life such as learning differences, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, anxiety, peer conflict, trauma, shame, and lack of self-worth. Are you a parent with complicated feelings surrounding parenting and wonder what will work for your child's specific needs? I can help you figure figure it out. Maybe you are curious about expanding your family through adoption. My life’s passion is helping individuals through these passages in life.

Are you feeling overwhelmed with the expectations and pressures of life? Do you feel lost or riddled with overthinking, which causes you to be unproductive and emotionally vulnerable? I understand when life feels routinely intrusive, it is hard to know what to do next: contact me. I offer you safe space to be heard, validated, encouraged, and challenged.

I don't know what issue brought you here. I haven't met you. I'm not going to tell you what you need. I only know one thing about you: that you're here. So I will focus on that. The variations in our experience are so extraordinarily complex. I want to listen to yours, because that is where we can start. Then, I want us to work on your garden together, growing to seed the desires for your life that will blossom, even being enriched by the mud, if we nurture them with the right tools.

Life can be hard. Everyday obstacles, change, and hardships can leave you feeling overwhelmed and helpless. The life coaching relationship allows for meaningful conversation that can support you as you navigate all of life’s challenges. Having the courage to navigate through feelings and learning what makes us who we are is transformational. Here are a few of the benefits you may experience from life coaching: improved quality of life, decreased depressive and anxiety symptoms, improved interpersonal relationships, and improvement in emotional self-regulation. I am trained in Brainspotting, CBT, DBT, EFT, and Gottman Level 1 & 2.

TODAY IS THE DAY YOUR SPOUSE DISCOVERED your pornography stash, payments made to massage parlors and prostitutes. Perhaps your MANAGER DISCOVERED you were VIEWING PORNOGRAPHY AT WORK or engaged in INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR WITH CO-WORKERS. YOUR JOB MAY NOW BE AT RISK. Your life is in CRISIS. You may also be experiencing SUICIDAL THOUGHTS or have PANIC ATTACKS THAT YOUR WORLD IS COMING TO AN END. I can assure you YOUR WORLD IS NOT COMING TO AN END BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE ACTION!

I have yet to meet anyone whose life experience has been wholly devoid of struggle. It seems to be part of the human condition. Although relative, these struggles are something we are all faced with from time to time throughout our lives. In my experience, therapy provides us with the means to not only face and overcome these struggles, but also to find empowerment and purpose within what may have previously been only pain. My belief in the transformative gift one can experience through effective therapy was born during my own personal journey of healing and growth, and later solidified through my work with others.

You have it all. The job, the partner, the family. People are impressed with how you juggle it all, but you don’t like how you show up in each arena of your life. You never feel like you are fully there, fully yourself. You feel like you’re just “doing” things to keep up the facade of being a nice person. But it feels fake and unfulfilling. You are proud of what you have, but you aren’t proud of who you are being. Your life looks perfect from the outside, but on the inside, it feels off.

My use of the phrase “Top of the Morning” greeting began in my days in the operating rooms of the Houston Medical Center some twenty years ago. It was a break away from the traditional greetings. This gave birth to the idea we can begin every day over if we are willing to change. "Top of the Morning" greets you with a sense of hope. My practice invites you to an holistic, mind, body and spirit approach to therapy. Together, we can build a safe, confidential, and responsible client therapist relationship.

I enjoy helping people heal, change, and grow through difficult times. I want you to live victoriously! I am eager to help you if you are a couple struggling in your marriage with communication, finances, or infidelity. I am experienced and committed to helping you resolve the underlying issues that led to your current situation. I also want to help men resolve midlife crises and addiction issues, and live as Godly men. I have considerable experience working with men's issues, fathering, and parent-child relationships. I can help your family resolve parenting problems too.

We are committed to excellence in all aspects of counseling and therapy. We believe that individuals are healthy when they are clear of past situations and have the right tools to deal with life's circumstances and stressors. People learned certain behaviors that were useful at some point in their lives, but are now getting in their way of fulfillment. Those need to be updated. Relationships are healthy and strong when partners understand, appreciate, and celebrate each other. We work to discover the underlying themes contributing to your concerns and then tailor therapy to you for greater success.

The pressures associated with high-net-worth and high performance in today's World and Market can lead to paralysis, uncharacteristic mood swings, and choices of miscalculation. You are no stranger to risk and pressure, but something has changed. Loosing your drive for success and ability to meet deadlines and goals has been unthinkable in the past, but today it is a reality.

Making the decision to seek counseling is often the most difficult step in this process. It takes courage to face your pain or relationship struggles and reach out for help. To assist in this journey, I offer my clients acceptance, compassion, and hope in a warm and relaxed environment. I create a safe and supportive space for you to explore difficulties and loss, as well as opportunities for you to develop new understanding and tools to improve your life and relationships. I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families on a variety of issues.

Darcy Kahrhoff, MA, LPC. I work together with children, adolescents, adults, parents, couples, and families to empower them to achieve their goals and reach their potential. I specialize in helping children, adolescents, and adults with autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, developmental disorders, academic challenges, social difficulties, and mental health disorders (anxiety/depression). I also help parents struggling to raise their child(ren) in our fast-paced and changing society. I also offer counseling to adults dealing with work/life transitions, anxiety/depression, relationship issues, and chronic pain/illness.