Elders (65+) Therapists in Houston, TX

Struggling with life changes, identity loss, or self-esteem? Overwhelmed by anxiety, negative, and intrusive thoughts? Want to fully embrace yourself and life without regrets? As a Certified Mindfulness Informed Clinician, I specialize in helping a wide demographic range—from older teens to seniors , and including those with disabilities.

My style honors each individual's strengths, within a systemic framework: Problem-resolution/goal-setting within systems that we are all a part of, such as community, work, school, church, family, blended/mixed cultures, and gender. The primary clients who comes to see me identifies moms juggling career and home life, adopted children, current/prospective adoptive parents, biracial or multiracial individuals, multiethnic/interculture families, as well as those with a religious and/or spiritual background. I also work with 65+ age group who are caregivers or retired and entering a new phase of life personally and professionally.

Sometimes the hardest step is the first step. I look forward to working together to create a safe environment which will allow a meaningful exploration of your thoughts and feelings, to build trust and confidence in reaching your goals and make life-long changes.

Do you need assistance in acquiring the life you desire? If so, I can assist you. I have over 30 years of counseling experience. I have worked with youth, young adults, and seniors . I work with individuals, couples, and families. I specialize in providing supportive counseling for those experiencing mental, behavioral, emotional, physical and spiritual problems. I work with clients to find solutions to help them effectively manage their lives on a daily basis. I welcome the opportunity to assist you in obtaining the life you deserve and desire. My practice motto is, "Life Gets Better from Here," and that's my goal for you.

Have you ever felt helpless, hopeless, powerless, worthless, lost, alone or confused? How about angry, hurt, frustrated or sad? Then you are not alone. Counseling helped me and my family after a tragedy to redefine our journey and know that our story was not over. Strangely enough, because of this tragedy, I have learned to live in excitement of what the next page of my story will be. As a therapist, I now have the opportunity to help other people know their story is not over and help to write their next page.

Are you experiencing unwanted feelings or undesirable behaviors or habits? Would you like to get a better handle or gain control over depression, anxiety, mood changes, frustration, and/or anger? Or do you have a desire to learn how to establish or repair relationships? My desire is to help you learn how to address these things. I have worked with individuals who experienced dysfunction in their marriage, in relationships and within the family. My work with you will focus on helping you discover effective coping skills that will permit you to achieve the peace, strength, and comfort that you desire in your life.

Welcome to the Memorial Christian Counseling Center. We are dedicated to providing Christ-centered professional mental health care to those dealing with a variety of challenging circumstances. Life is difficult; Jesus himself said that in this life we would experience trouble. Trials can weigh you down, leading to feelings of despair, anger, sadness, and fear. Depression and anxiety are commonplace for many. Mental and behavioral health struggles have only increased during the last few years and are having a major impact on marriages, young adults, our seniors , and in particular the youth in our communities.

Alicia earned her Master's of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from University of Houston-Victoria and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas as well as a Nationally Certified Counselor. Alicia has clinical experience in a variety of settings, including foster care, residential treatment care, outpatient group therapy, and individual therapy. Using a relational and solution focused approach, Alicia works with individuals aged 18-65 who are navigating their mental health and wanting to achieve balance and peace.

I, Maritza Martinez-Chinchilla am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Texas with over 38 years of relevant post-Masters experience. My goal is to help my clients realize success in their personal and professional lives. I have excellent Spanish and English language skills, and extensive cultural diversity and gender identity training. In addition to expertise in trauma resolution, stress management, and anger management. I provide my clients with proven strategies to manage and overcome grief, depression, anxiety, and fear resulting from abuse and loss.

Have you exhausted all that you know to do to change your ways of relating, to change your partner or to help yourself feel better? Do you find yourself irritable and frustrated, sad a lot or not sleeping well? Are you snapping at your children, co workers, friends or spouse? I specialize in helping individuals experiencing emotional difficulties or difficulties in their relationships look at ways they may be damaging their own self esteem or engaging in destructive patterns in their relationships that keep them from getting their emotional needs met.

Are you affected by confusion, family issues, work/life balance, isolation, and many more stressful life events that keep you stuck with no answers? I believe in working together to help you reach your goals. Let’s put in the work to come up with solutions to life’s problems. If limiting beliefs, past trauma, and unexplained behavioral patterns keep you in a state of uncertainty, then you have come to the right person. I will create a safe, supportive space for you to talk through areas that are keeping you stuck. I will empower you by helping to reframe the negative narrative and create a clear path to self-love.

Do you feel like your life is passing you by? Do you feel trapped in a career or in relationships that drain the life out of you? Do you feel it is impossible to make the changes you need to move forward? It would be my privilege to support you in getting in touch with the person you want to be and taking the steps to express that personality in your career, your life and your relationships. Don't wait to begin building the life you aspire to. Your time to move forward is now!

Growing with gratitude is my motto.

Our Mental Health and Social Justice Clinic provides comprehensive psychological evaluations and therapy to children, teens, adults, and seniors . We provide trauma informed individual, couples and group sessions including yoga, mindfulness sessions, art, and dance therapies. We are specialists in trauma informed care and our practice provides individual and group therapy services to survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and violent crimes. Our licensed and skilled team of therapist are dedicated to providing quality services and our social justice team is committed to working to see you thrive in the community. .

Hello! I love my work with adults in many areas of their journey. Grief, loss, and trauma can have debilitating effects on you and your relationships. Let's work together to improve your everyday living!

Hello! My name is Maria de los Angeles Vargas, I am a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I graduated with a master’s degree in social work with honors from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. Before becoming a therapist, I was a human being, and being a therapist I realized how human I am.

I am a licensed clinical social worker in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Maryland, DC, Virginia, Michigan, California and Colorado. The majority of my clinical experience has been providing individual therapy services to adolescents and adults. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and family issues. My approach combines person-centered, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and solution focused modalities.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience, licensed both Texas and Louisiana. A graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, I work with adolescents, adults, and seniors . I see individuals, couples, and families in the Telehealth setting. A Certified Family & Divorce Mediator, my skills and experience allow me to be compassionate, ethical, and effective. I am also certified in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) which targets managing stress in Critical Incidents and abnormal situations, helping with the “healing process” so that the likelihood of long-term trauma is lessened.