Psychotherapy:  Effective Couples Counseling, Marriage Counseling.  Life is too short to live in the pain.....  Individual & Couples Sessions.

     My clients see change.  Restoring love involves healing from resentment and hurtful life events in a safe, interactive relationship.  Karis Counseling means "grace," the acceptance we need as we risk change.  Goals are set in the first session to restore your well-being.  Therapy involves new boundaries and choices that release healthy communication and intimacy.

     Couples are empowered as each validates the "otherness" that irritates and relearns how to assert needs in mutual respect.  Healing from affairs, abuse, depression, addictions, divorce, and loss happens as you let go of self-defeating thoughts & behaviors.  Trigger issues are explored including core values, male/female differences,  anger,  parenting, sex,  control, and infidelity.  Secrets and lies are dismantled to recreate a trusting, satisfying relationship.  Your greatest need is to know and be known intimately by another, without fear or withholding of strong love. 

     Couples get free from the raging cycle of blame and not feeling heard.  Therapy helps both partners increase awareness of wounds in the other and learn sacrificial love and empathy.  Anger is a secondary emotion, and never the main problem.  A safe, confidential atmosphere is needed for each to have grievances understood and unresolved issues finally healed.  Freedom to be uniquely different from your spouse is experienced in an accepting, validating, and intimate new relationship.  Recreating your marriage can be a reality as you invest an honest attempt to recover what was lost.  We are created for relationship, and I believe reconciliation is possible...despite water under the bridge.  Life is too short to live in the pain. 

Women's Issues:   Renewing your sense of self.

    Exploring your unique story is critical in healing from hurtful life events.  There is a way back to wholeness in being who you were created to be.  Issues treated are self-injury, eating disorders, depression/anxiety, single parenting, codependence, losses, career adjustment, and relationship patterns.  As your spirit heals, you can become a source of strength and extravagant love for others.  Women grow to understand this happens in the revelation of being unconditionally loved by God.  The reward is peace and confidence in rediscovering you in the midst of changing life events.  It is worth the risk and courage to take care of yourself.  It only appears you may have lost your way.

Adolescent Adjustment:   Relearning patterns for success.

    Our culture places incredible stress on teens.  The most common trait of adolescents is extreme self-consciousness.  Physiological changes, social pressure, academics, and family conflict often contribute to their inability to cope.    Parents see changes in their child through encouragement, education, boundaries, and social skills training.  The need for parental intervention is significant and rewarding.  Teens discuss their fears as they realize therapy is not a place of authority nor judgment.  Adolescents love therapy.

      I use an eclectic approach including cognitive behavioral, family systems, solution-focused, and psychodynamic therapy.  Counseling is interactive,  and goals are generated together at the first session.  Christian counseling and spiritual issues  are integrated into sessions at your request, and no values are imposed on clients.  Psychotherapy means "soul servant" and describes the role of counseling in your healing process.

      Sessions are relaxed, confidential, and suited to client's problems and personality.  Journaling, art therapy, reading, and referrals to physicians and nutritionists may be part of the multi-modal approach for your overall well-being.  You may request changes in treatment or goals and opt out of any technique.  Sessions average 3-10 weeks and may be extended as you desire.

    A Privacy Policy given explains CONFIDENTIALITY according to HIPAA law and outlines limitations.  Please reserve questions related to sessions until the next session except in an emergency.  Please call 911 immediately in case of an emergency.

    My husband and I have 3 adult children and have been married 28 yrs., minus 3 we were divorced.  Our marriage is a healing story of restored love...   I have experience in Group, Individual, & Family therapy with Cypress Creek Hospital;  Marriage Enrichment groups;  Eating Disorder workshops with school districts & hospitals;  Adolescent group therapy; Northwest Assistance Ministry group therapy w/homeless families.  

He is the healer of our souls...  the lifter of our heads.

Appointments:Click above link to schedule your appointment online or call:   (713) 501-0663.

Location:   See map on FAQ page 4801 Woodway, Suite 300E     Houston, TX  77056           

Hours:   Monday - Friday;               12 noon - 6pm 

Beautiful, confidential atmosphere.  Free parking garage.   Handicapped accessible.

Cost:                                                   Sessions:    $125/hr.                      Visa, Mastercard, AmX, Discover, Cash accepted. 

Insurance:  You can be reimbursed for out-of-network benefit with your carrier if they cover counseling with out-of-network providers.   A form will be provided for submitting to your insurance if your plan has this benefit.

You can check with your 800# to see if your plan has out-of-network benefit before you schedule.

Registration:                                  Please print out form on FAQ page and bring to first session or fill out in person.

Affiliations:

• American Counseling Association
• Society for Christian Psychologists
• Houston Group Psychotherapy Society
• American Association of Christian Counselors
• Texas State Board of Examiners of Licensed Professional Counselors, 2001. 512-834-6658 to report any abuse.
  
• International Board of Professional Christian Counselors
• Houston Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
• MA-Counseling  1998
• BA-Business  1978