| Office: |
Karis Counseling LLC
4801 Woodway Dr
Suite 300E
Houston, TX 77056
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| Phone: |
(713) 501-0663
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| Cell Phone: |
(713) 501-0663
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| E-mail: |
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| Web Site: |
www.KarisCounseling.com
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| Profession: |
Professional Counselor/Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
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| Practice Description: |
Specialties: Marriage Counseling, Couples Counseling, Christian Counseling, Women's issues, Adolescents, Relationships, Depression/Anxiety, Grief & Loss, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Anger.
My clients see change. Restoring love and relationship involves healing from resentment and relearning healthy communication patterns. Karis Counseling means "grace," the acceptance we show each other as we risk change. Therapy is focused on empathy, personal responsibility for your part of the problem, and commitment to change. Goals are generated at the first session, and couples are empowered as each lets go of self-defeating thoughts and behaviors. Healing is possible from infidelity and other hurtful life events even if love seems hopeless. Trigger issues are explored including core values, male/female differences, losses, anger, depression, parenting, sex, boundaries, control, and addictions.
Passionate relationship can be realized in an atmosphere of mutual respect and love, and your deepest need to be known intimately is met as each partner becomes more emotionally giving. Most couples are stuck in a raging cycle of blame from not feeling heard. Therapy helps both partners increase awareness of wounds in the other and learn sacrirficial 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 in strong love.
I treat women's issues including self-injury, depression/anxiety, recovery from addictions and abusive relationships, self-esteem, single parenting, career adjustment, and eating disorders. New confidence results as we explore unique stories of losses and disappointments. A renewed sense of self encourages you in reaching out in new relationships and restoring old ones. Adolescent counseling addresses low motivation, academic and social problems, family conflict, substance abuse, and boundaries. Teens are under incredible stress of physiological changes and demands from our culture which contribute to their poor coping skills. Parents are encouraged to intervene in their lives for help in adjusting. Adolescents love therapy.
Sessions are relaxed, interactive, and solution-focused. I use an integrative approach including cognitive behavioral, family systems, and christian counseling principles. Spirituality is included in sessions at your request. Journaling, reading, and referrals to physicians may be part of the treatment. Goals are generated together at the first session, and you may request changes in treatment or opt out of any technique. Sessions average 5-10 weeks and may continue as long as you desire. I have 3 adult children and have been married 27 yrs.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Marriage Counseling
Relationship Issues
Divorce/Dissolution
Adjustment Disorder
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Bipolar Disorder
Co-dependency
Depression
Eating Disorders
Grief/Loss
Infidelity
Life Transitions
Parenting Issues
Personal Growth
PTSD
Self-esteem
Sexual Abuse
Spirituality
Women's Issues
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| Age Specialties: |
Adolescents
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Christian
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Family Systems
Integrative
Psychodynamic
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| Demographic Specialties: |
Christian
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| Education: |
BA - Business
University of Houston, 1978
MA- Counseling
Prairie View A&M University, 1998
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| License #: |
17184 |
| License State: |
Texas |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
BCPCC |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | American Counseling Association | | Society for Christian Psychology | | American Association for Christian Counselors | | Houston Group Psychotherapy Society | | International Board for Professional Christian Counselors |
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| Fee Schedule: |
$125/hr. |
| Accepted Insurance: |
out-of-network PPO's
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| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
An insurance prepared form is given to you for filing reimbursement
from your out-of-network benefit. |
| Office Hours: |
Mon.-Fri. 10am - 6pm |
| Driving Directions: |
Woodway/Memorial exit off Loop610W
(2 exits north of Galleria Mall); go west on Woodway.
First building on south side of Woodway. Park in East garage.
Take elevator to 3rd floor and check in with receptionist.
 View map
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| Additional Comments: |
Registration form on website: www.KarisCounseling.com
Free parking.
Confidential, beautiful atmosphere. |
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Additional Information
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| Years in Practice: 11-15 |
| Gender: Female |
| Accepting New Clients: Yes |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes |
| Public Transportation: Yes |
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