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Personality Disorder Treatment in Houston Willowbrook, TX
For the pattern that repeats in every relationship, the small comment that lands like a verdict, and the sense of not knowing who you are. Weekly one-to-one counseling for personality disorders at our Haynes Road office off 249, or by video from anywhere in Texas.
- 12807 Haynes Rd, Houston 77066
- Insurance billed at your plan’s rate
- Self-pay $150, or $100 with an associate
- Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm
- Usually seen within about a week
In crisis or thinking about suicide? Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Counselors at this office
What it can look like
What a personality disorder can feel like from the inside
Many people arrive with a label they are not sure fits, and a pattern they are tired of repeating.
The same pattern in every relationship
New job, new partner, new friends, and somehow the same ending. It is hard to see from inside, and exhausting to repeat.
Feedback that lands as an attack
A passing remark at work or at home can feel like a judgement on who you are. The reaction comes fast and the regret comes later.
Not knowing who you are
What you want, what you value and how you see yourself can shift with the people around you. Underneath it there can be an emptiness that is hard to name.
In the sessions
What personality disorder counseling works on
- Seeing the pattern comingMapping the moments where the old pattern starts, so there is a chance to catch it earlier.
- The reaction you regret laterBuilding a pause between the sting and the response, and practicing what to do inside it.
- Knowing what you valueWorking out what you want and care about, apart from whoever you are with this month.
- Repair after a ruptureHow to go back after a blow-up, including with your counselor if something in a session lands wrong.
How the work goes
Personality disorder treatment at our Houston-Willowbrook office
The work is practical: spotting the pattern as it starts, slowing the reaction, and trying a different next step in the relationships that matter.
Most of it draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
Is weekly counseling enough, or do I need DBT?
Weekly one-to-one counseling is where most people with personality patterns start. CBT has been tested in trials for more than one personality disorder, including avoidant and borderline.
We have also seen plenty of clients do well with ACT here at Acceptance Path Counseling. If you want a DBT program instead, with group skills training, we will point you to one.
Who you might meet
Who you might see in Houston-Willowbrook
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AJ Huynh
Director · LPC
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Brenda Resendez
Clinical Director · LPC
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Leah Van Leuven
LCSW
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Cathy Birden
LPC
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Christopher Walker
LPC
Google reviews
What clients of this office have written
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I’ve been going to [my counselor] for a couple of months now and I am so glad to have found him. We were able to click right away and I continue to look forward to our sessions…
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Really appreciated my session with [my counselor]. He listens without judgment and offers a fresh, modern perspective that actually makes sense…
A.H.
Cost
What counseling costs here
We check your benefits first and tell you the estimated cost before you book. It stays an estimate until your plan confirms it.
Plans we currently work with
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Original Medicare and seven more: see all twelve plans. Medicaid is not one of them, and we cannot bill it.
Before you book
Questions about personality disorder therapy in Houston-Willowbrook
Do I need a diagnosis to see a therapist here?
Some people come in with a label from years ago, others with none, only a sense that the same problems keep coming back. Either is a fine place to start.
Is it BPD or narcissistic personality disorder?
Both can bring intense reactions in relationships, but the fear underneath differs. BPD usually centers on being left and a sense of self that shifts; narcissistic personality disorder more often centers on protecting self-esteem, so criticism lands as an attack.
Traits of both can show up in one person, and a label from one appointment is not the last word. Sorting out which fits is part of the first sessions, and we also offer BPD treatment in Houston-Willowbrook.
Can personality patterns actually change?
A personality disorder describes patterns that are long-standing, but they are not fixed for life. Studies that followed people for ten years found that many no longer met the full criteria by the end.
Counseling works on the specific patterns that cost you most, one at a time.
What is a first session like?
It starts with one short form, in your own words. We read it, match you with a counselor, and tell you the estimated cost before you book.
From there you can start with a free consultation or go straight to a first session with your counselor. Sessions are weekly and one to one, in person at our Haynes Road office or by secure video from anywhere in Texas.
If you were given a diagnosis you do not agree with, say so; the work is on what keeps happening, whatever it ends up being called.
What if the first counselor is not the right fit?
Tell us. Fit matters more than almost anything else in whether counseling helps, so we do not treat it as a complaint.
Under the Reset, your first session with a new counselor is free. The Reset is about fit only, not a promise about results.
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Start with what this week has been like
Acceptance Path Counseling provides weekly counseling from licensed Texas counselors, in person at our Houston-Willowbrook office and by secure video across Texas. We are not a psychiatry practice and do not prescribe medication.
We do not offer group therapy, psychological testing, or intensive or inpatient programs, and will help you find them if you need them. Counseling is not an emergency service.
In crisis or thinking about suicide? Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.