Optum Therapists in Lubbock County, TX
Life can be so overwhelming. You may have found yourself in a relationship where you cannot communicate effectively and the connection you once had is no longer there. The relationship you envisioned for yourself seems so out of reach. Maybe you are feeling anxious or depressed and don’t know if it will ever get better. You have a hard time managing your thoughts and feelings and wish you could take back control. This is not the life or relationship that you envisioned for yourself.
Life can be so overwhelming. You may have found yourself in a relationship where you cannot communicate effectively and the connection you once had is no longer there. The relationship you envisioned for yourself seems so out of reach. Maybe you are feeling anxious or depressed and don’t know if it will ever get better. You have a hard time managing your thoughts and feelings and wish you could take back control. This is not the life or relationship that you envisioned for yourself.
I have worked in the mental health field for over thirty years in a wide variety of settings including a mental health clinic, psychiatric units, long-term care facilities, substance abuse facility (both residential and outpatient) and my private practice since 2001. I have helped clients with a many different issues including depression, anxiety, worry, panic attacks, stress and burnout, mood swings, life transitions such as career or job changes, relationship shifts, empty nest, self-esteem and confidence building. Additionally, I have provided clinical supervision for LPC and LCDC Candiates.
I have worked in the mental health field for over thirty years in a wide variety of settings including a mental health clinic, psychiatric units, long-term care facilities, substance abuse facility (both residential and outpatient) and my private practice since 2001. I have helped clients with a many different issues including depression, anxiety, worry, panic attacks, stress and burnout, mood swings, life transitions such as career or job changes, relationship shifts, empty nest, self-esteem and confidence building. Additionally, I have provided clinical supervision for LPC and LCDC Candiates.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by perfectionism, “momma guilt,” chronic work stress, or high-functioning anxiety? Maybe a long-standing phobia or unresolved trauma is holding you back from the life you want to be living. I’m here to support you in creating a space for healing, growth, and lasting change. For those seeking deeper transformation in a shorter timeframe, I specialize in EMDR intensives—structured sessions designed to focus on specific challenges with concentrated support. These are ideal if you're seeking the potential of rapid symptom reduction and wanting real and deep transformation. I see children ages 5 to adults.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by perfectionism, “momma guilt,” chronic work stress, or high-functioning anxiety? Maybe a long-standing phobia or unresolved trauma is holding you back from the life you want to be living. I’m here to support you in creating a space for healing, growth, and lasting change. For those seeking deeper transformation in a shorter timeframe, I specialize in EMDR intensives—structured sessions designed to focus on specific challenges with concentrated support. These are ideal if you're seeking the potential of rapid symptom reduction and wanting real and deep transformation. I see children ages 5 to adults.
I work to provide an environment where people can feel safe to explore their life story, discover where they want to go and who they want to be. I walk beside people as they discover the path for them to grow and overcome. I see mental health as embedded in our family, community, and the world as well as within our body as a whole. I enjoy incorporating people's faith in the counseling process when desired.
I work to provide an environment where people can feel safe to explore their life story, discover where they want to go and who they want to be. I walk beside people as they discover the path for them to grow and overcome. I see mental health as embedded in our family, community, and the world as well as within our body as a whole. I enjoy incorporating people's faith in the counseling process when desired.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. Compassion, empathy, and logic are primary in my approach. I can use most therapy skills, but I prefer CBT. Most of my clients are dealing with life transitions, depression, anxiety, setting boundaries, trauma, grief, and life circumstances that are keeping them stuck.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. Compassion, empathy, and logic are primary in my approach. I can use most therapy skills, but I prefer CBT. Most of my clients are dealing with life transitions, depression, anxiety, setting boundaries, trauma, grief, and life circumstances that are keeping them stuck.
Have you been feeling like you don’t recognize yourself? Feeling detached from life and your values? Are you experiencing intense emotions or shifts in your mood? Or feel that your relationship with your body and food has not been good? Have you found yourself wondering if any of these experiences can change and that you can begin to feel better? Then therapy might be the right place.
Have you been feeling like you don’t recognize yourself? Feeling detached from life and your values? Are you experiencing intense emotions or shifts in your mood? Or feel that your relationship with your body and food has not been good? Have you found yourself wondering if any of these experiences can change and that you can begin to feel better? Then therapy might be the right place.
We accept in network insurance with Aetna, BCBS Massachusetts, United Health Care, Optum, Carelon Behavioral Health, and Oscar Health!
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and others? Do you feel restless and agitated? Are you haunted by upsetting events that happened in your past? Do you have unwanted thoughts or images that you cant control? Now more than ever, people are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and uncertain about how they are supposed to manage their relationships, careers and their lives. Pushing away your needs and not taking time for yourself can lead to long-term issues for your mind and body. We are here to help you live a better life.
We accept in network insurance with Aetna, BCBS Massachusetts, United Health Care, Optum, Carelon Behavioral Health, and Oscar Health!
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and others? Do you feel restless and agitated? Are you haunted by upsetting events that happened in your past? Do you have unwanted thoughts or images that you cant control? Now more than ever, people are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and uncertain about how they are supposed to manage their relationships, careers and their lives. Pushing away your needs and not taking time for yourself can lead to long-term issues for your mind and body. We are here to help you live a better life.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified EMDR Therapist, and a Sex Offender Treatment Provider. My background includes working with individuals that need help with trauma, relationship issues, anxiety, sexual issues, and depression. My primary approach to treatment is integrating Person-Centered Therapy, EMDR therapy for trauma specific treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Schema Therapy. I also integrate other modalities to fit the client's needs and treatment goals. I am committed to helping people learn how to overcome their problems and live their healthiest lives.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified EMDR Therapist, and a Sex Offender Treatment Provider. My background includes working with individuals that need help with trauma, relationship issues, anxiety, sexual issues, and depression. My primary approach to treatment is integrating Person-Centered Therapy, EMDR therapy for trauma specific treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Schema Therapy. I also integrate other modalities to fit the client's needs and treatment goals. I am committed to helping people learn how to overcome their problems and live their healthiest lives.
Now accepting LPC-Associates for supervision
I work with children, adolescents, and adults who may be experiencing things that are difficult to cope with. My goal is to help people identify and talk about their feelings, work through problems, and learn new ways to cope. I often use various techniques, and I try to match my style of therapy to my client’s personality. Therapy is not always easy, so it is my goal to form a trusting relationship with my client by building on their interests and skills during our sessions.
Now accepting LPC-Associates for supervision
I work with children, adolescents, and adults who may be experiencing things that are difficult to cope with. My goal is to help people identify and talk about their feelings, work through problems, and learn new ways to cope. I often use various techniques, and I try to match my style of therapy to my client’s personality. Therapy is not always easy, so it is my goal to form a trusting relationship with my client by building on their interests and skills during our sessions.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
You are the author of your story—don’t let anyone else hold the pen. Do you feel stuck, anxious, or weighed down by grief, trauma, or life’s unexpected challenges? You’re not alone. It’s easy to look like you have it all together on the outside while quietly feeling overwhelmed, overthinking, or carrying things you haven’t fully processed. Therapy is an investment in yourself—one that can help you make sense of what you’re going through and begin to feel more grounded, clear, and like yourself again, while building practical skills that support lasting change.
You are the author of your story—don’t let anyone else hold the pen. Do you feel stuck, anxious, or weighed down by grief, trauma, or life’s unexpected challenges? You’re not alone. It’s easy to look like you have it all together on the outside while quietly feeling overwhelmed, overthinking, or carrying things you haven’t fully processed. Therapy is an investment in yourself—one that can help you make sense of what you’re going through and begin to feel more grounded, clear, and like yourself again, while building practical skills that support lasting change.
Life’s circumstances, experiences, and traumas can easily create burdens which feel insurmountable. The clients that I've helped have faced various challenges; expected and unexpected loss and grief, job loss, school and career shifts, incarceration, medical diagnoses, depression, eating disorders, overwhelming anxieties, escalating stress, personal transitions, and the need for healthier connections with others. Our bodies and minds are interconnected and at times one speaks louder or more clearly than the other emphasizing this disconnection. If this is the case, I offer a variety of techniques to reestablish connection.
Life’s circumstances, experiences, and traumas can easily create burdens which feel insurmountable. The clients that I've helped have faced various challenges; expected and unexpected loss and grief, job loss, school and career shifts, incarceration, medical diagnoses, depression, eating disorders, overwhelming anxieties, escalating stress, personal transitions, and the need for healthier connections with others. Our bodies and minds are interconnected and at times one speaks louder or more clearly than the other emphasizing this disconnection. If this is the case, I offer a variety of techniques to reestablish connection.
I’m Angel Byrd, a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate with 4 years of experience supporting adolescents, adults, and seniors in managing depression, anxiety, life transitions, and major or chronic illnesses. I believe we’re deeply connected to everything around us—our experiences shape how we see ourselves, and we have the power to write new narratives that align with the lives we want to lead. I meet my clients exactly where they are, working collaboratively toward their goals.
I’m Angel Byrd, a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate with 4 years of experience supporting adolescents, adults, and seniors in managing depression, anxiety, life transitions, and major or chronic illnesses. I believe we’re deeply connected to everything around us—our experiences shape how we see ourselves, and we have the power to write new narratives that align with the lives we want to lead. I meet my clients exactly where they are, working collaboratively toward their goals.
Navigating life's challenges can be tough, but you don't have to do it alone. If depression, anxiety, substance use recovery, or the feeling of being stuck has become overwhelming, I am here to help.
As a 2012 graduate of Texas Tech University, I am dedicated to helping people like you find clarity and build a more fulfilling life. My therapeutic work is tailored to your unique needs, integrating a range of effective modalities such as CBT, mindfulness, EMDR, DBT and CPT.
I believe that the most significant factor in successful therapy is the authentic, trusting relationship we build together. Let's connect and see if we connect!
Navigating life's challenges can be tough, but you don't have to do it alone. If depression, anxiety, substance use recovery, or the feeling of being stuck has become overwhelming, I am here to help.
As a 2012 graduate of Texas Tech University, I am dedicated to helping people like you find clarity and build a more fulfilling life. My therapeutic work is tailored to your unique needs, integrating a range of effective modalities such as CBT, mindfulness, EMDR, DBT and CPT.
I believe that the most significant factor in successful therapy is the authentic, trusting relationship we build together. Let's connect and see if we connect!
Do you feel stuck trying to process through grief or a major life change? Are you overwhelmed by crippling anxiety, low self-esteem, or just can't seem to get motivated? When you feel stuck in "freeze mode" or anxiety spirals, it affects every area of your life. Do wish you could find a better way to cope? Now more than ever, adults and teens are feeling frustrated, anxious, and uncertain about how to have better relationships and lives with purpose. The more you live in a state of constant stress, it begins to affect your mental, emotional, AND physical health. I believe there is a better way for you.
Do you feel stuck trying to process through grief or a major life change? Are you overwhelmed by crippling anxiety, low self-esteem, or just can't seem to get motivated? When you feel stuck in "freeze mode" or anxiety spirals, it affects every area of your life. Do wish you could find a better way to cope? Now more than ever, adults and teens are feeling frustrated, anxious, and uncertain about how to have better relationships and lives with purpose. The more you live in a state of constant stress, it begins to affect your mental, emotional, AND physical health. I believe there is a better way for you.
We all experience difficulties, set-backs and struggles from time to time and may need a safe place with someone who can help us navigate through challenging times. My desire is to work with adolescents and adults in a comfortable and relaxed setting to equip them with the strategies, life skills and tools needed to help them live and function well. Along with helping them to manage healthier and more satisfying relationships.
We all experience difficulties, set-backs and struggles from time to time and may need a safe place with someone who can help us navigate through challenging times. My desire is to work with adolescents and adults in a comfortable and relaxed setting to equip them with the strategies, life skills and tools needed to help them live and function well. Along with helping them to manage healthier and more satisfying relationships.
It is my privilidge to work with clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, couples issues, substance abuse problems. The goal is to help you develop goals to address your needs and make your life happier and healthier.
It is my privilidge to work with clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, couples issues, substance abuse problems. The goal is to help you develop goals to address your needs and make your life happier and healthier.
Adjusting to life after a brain injury or coping with a complex medical diagnosis can feel overwhelming and isolating. You may struggle with uncertainty, frustration, or even depression as you navigate these changes. These experiences often bring a mix of grief for what has changed and anxiety about what lies ahead. It’s common to feel disconnected from your former self, caught in patterns of negative thinking, or unsure how to move forward. Together, we can create a safe, supportive space to explore these challenges, helping you rediscover resilience, build coping skills, and reclaim a sense of purpose and fulfillment in your life.
Adjusting to life after a brain injury or coping with a complex medical diagnosis can feel overwhelming and isolating. You may struggle with uncertainty, frustration, or even depression as you navigate these changes. These experiences often bring a mix of grief for what has changed and anxiety about what lies ahead. It’s common to feel disconnected from your former self, caught in patterns of negative thinking, or unsure how to move forward. Together, we can create a safe, supportive space to explore these challenges, helping you rediscover resilience, build coping skills, and reclaim a sense of purpose and fulfillment in your life.
Growing up in a dysfunctional family can leave lasting emotional scars — confusion about identity, difficulty with trust, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or feeling like you're “never good enough." I specialize in working with adults and young adults who come from chaotic, critical, emotionally neglectful, or toxic family systems. If you're struggling to set boundaries, navigate relationships, or simply feel peace within yourself, healing is possible.
Growing up in a dysfunctional family can leave lasting emotional scars — confusion about identity, difficulty with trust, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or feeling like you're “never good enough." I specialize in working with adults and young adults who come from chaotic, critical, emotionally neglectful, or toxic family systems. If you're struggling to set boundaries, navigate relationships, or simply feel peace within yourself, healing is possible.
There are places where the air feels heavy, where silence carries fear, and each step feels like walking on glass. Every word is carefully weighed and measured. You learn to shrink yourself, listening for danger in each moment.
Then... there are places where you can finally breathe. The soul finds rest, the body unclenches, and the heart remembers it is safe to open. Rather than merely surviving the day—you are restored by it.
At Casa Hogar, Madeline helps you feel the difference between living in your body as a "house"—a place of mere shelter—and living in it as a "home", where self-talk is kind, grounding, and restorative.
There are places where the air feels heavy, where silence carries fear, and each step feels like walking on glass. Every word is carefully weighed and measured. You learn to shrink yourself, listening for danger in each moment.
Then... there are places where you can finally breathe. The soul finds rest, the body unclenches, and the heart remembers it is safe to open. Rather than merely surviving the day—you are restored by it.
At Casa Hogar, Madeline helps you feel the difference between living in your body as a "house"—a place of mere shelter—and living in it as a "home", where self-talk is kind, grounding, and restorative.
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Does insurance cover therapy, prescriptions and other behavioral health services?
In general, yes. Laws in the U.S. require insurers to cover essential behavioral health care at the same level as other health care services. Most health plans require a medical diagnosis and treatments that are evidence based and medically essential. This means that life coaching and alternative therapies are not covered, nor is therapy without a diagnosis. Call the number on the back or your insurance card or visit your insurance company's website to review your Summary of Benefits. If you have insurance through your employer, your Human Resources department may also be able to answer questions.
How much does therapy cost with insurance?
The cost of therapy depends on your region, how much training and experience your therapist has, and the type of treatment. The rate for talk therapy generally falls between $100 and $250. For a client seeing an in-network provider, the cost of therapy is often similar to the cost of other health care services. Clients pay co-pays and may need to satisfy a plan’s deductible before benefits kick in.
What is the difference between In-Network and Out-of-Network insurance coverage?
An in-network provider has contracted with an insurer to get paid directly for services, and to accept the insurer’s rate of compensation. Clients are responsible for deductibles and copays. If a therapist is out of network, that means that the client pays the therapist directly for services at the therapist’s regular fee. Out-of-Network providers often give clients a receipt so that they can file for partial reimbursement with their insurance company.
Is it difficult to find an In-Network therapist?
It is not unusual for therapists to limit the number of insurance patients in their practice, so it’s important to check in-network availability when you schedule your first appointment. In regions and times where therapy is in high demand it may take longer to get scheduled with an in-network therapist.
What is the difference between HMO and PPO insurance plans?
HMO health plans only cover in-network services, there is no reimbursement for out-of-network providers. PPO plans often cover both in- and out-of-network services, though the client may pay more for out-of-network services.
What is a Superbill?
A superbill is a receipt for therapy services. It provides all the information required by insurance companies to reimburse you for out-of-network services, including the diagnostic codes for your care, the amount paid, and the dates and duration of care.
Does insurance cover Online therapy?
Many therapists who shifted their practice to online therapy during the pandemic have kept that arrangement. And most insurers continue to cover telehealth services, with a few exceptions. Preventive care (such as an annual depression screening) is often required to be in-person to be covered, and some states require prescribers of controlled substances to see those patients in person.
Does insurance cover Group therapy?
Many insurance plans provide coverage for group therapy provided there is a medical diagnosis for group members, but there are some noteworthy exceptions. For example, Medicare does not always cover group therapy. Group therapy tends to cost less than individual therapy.
Does insurance cover Couples therapy?
Most insurance companies do not cover the cost of couples therapy because there is no medical diagnosis or medically necessary treatment. However, a few plans will offer a limited benefit, so it is still worth checking with your insurance company. Sometimes therapy is covered for a couple when one person has a diagnosis and another family member joins them for joint therapy, but it is considered therapy for the medical condition that includes a family member as a listener or helper, not couples counseling. Without insurance, most clients pay between $100-300 per 60-90 min session for couples therapy. Often clients can find classes or workshops that make it more affordable to work on their relationship. And some employers offer Employee Assistance Plans that help defray the cost of couples therapy.
What is an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)?
Employee Assistance Plans are purchased by employers for the benefit of their employees. EAPs typically assist employees with referrals and may also provide the first few sessions of therapy free of charge, with the patient's regular health insurance kicking in after those initial sessions. EAP benefits often apply to all types of therapy without the need for a medical diagnosis, making it easier to access couples therapy, therapy for life transitions, and other non-medical counseling. Just as with standard health insurance, clients should always check that a provider accepts their EAP benefits before scheduling. Learn more about Insurance Coverage and Finding Affordable Therapy