Therapist in Houston
Reflections for adults in Houston and across Texas
Essays on clarity, internal experience, and the experiences people rarely articulate. For adults in Houston and across Texas who are considering therapy or simply want to understand themselves more deeply.
You’re Not Imagining It: Disenfranchised Stress and the Strain No One Sees
When your lived experience is repeatedly minimized, the strain does not disappear. It turns inward. This piece explores disenfranchised stress, invisible burden, and what happens when reality is repeatedly reduced, a phenomenon I have [...]
When the Smaller Story Is Where the Sharpest Pain Lives
A woman recently began therapy with me here in Houston, hoping to make sense of the difficult emotions she is experiencing in her marriage. She is in what she refers to as a sexless [...]
Why Diagnosing Loved Ones Often Does More Harm Than Good
Diagnosing loved ones based on articles or online checklists can damage relationships and block real understanding. This piece explores why labels often do more harm than good and how self‑reflection creates healthier change. Author’s [...]
Good People, Bad Moments
Before You Decide You Are a Bad Person Shame speaks quickly, often before the full story is even told. “I just need you to know, I’m not a bad person.” I hear this often [...]
What People Often Bring First to Therapy
Many people begin therapy by naming something that is genuinely troubling them. It might be the part of their story that feels most immediate, the part they have already practiced saying out loud, or [...]
A Moment in the Life of One Therapist @ 2016
Note: This was written in 2016, not as a blog post but as a way to move through an intense moment in my work in Houston. I’m sharing it now as it was, unpolished, [...]