In person and online
Counseling in Houston Willowbrook for lasting emotional wellness
For the thing that has been running your week: the worry that will not switch off, the flatness, the memory that keeps coming back. Weekly sessions with one counselor, at our Haynes Road office off 249 or by video from home.
- Insurance billed at your plan’s rate
- Self-pay $150, or $100 with an associate
- Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm
Counselors at our Texas offices
- “What if I pick wrong?”You don’t pick blind. We match you.
- “What’s this going to cost?”We’ll tell you before you sit down.
- “Is it actually any good?”5.0 on Google, 30 reviews.
- “What if we don’t click?”Say so. The next session with someone new is on us.
Who you might meet
The Willowbrook counselors
Five counselors work from this office. You do not have to pick one; tell us what is going on and we match you.
Searching for a therapist and wondering what LPC and LCSW mean? Both are Texas licenses to practice counseling, and every counselor here holds one.
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AJ Huynh
Director · LPC
Founded the practice and still carries a caseload here. Direct, practical, and known for connecting the dots fast.
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Brenda Resendez
Clinical Director · LPC
Leads clinical oversight for every counselor on the team and sees clients at this office. Warm, organized, steady.
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Leah Van Leuven
LCSW
A clinical social worker who is good with the weeks where everything is happening at once.
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Cathy Birden
LPC
Patient and unhurried, for people who want room to find the words before they are asked to use them.
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Christopher Walker
LPC
Grounded and plain-spoken, for people who want a counselor who will say what he is seeing.
Google reviews
What clients of this office have written
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Organized and professional scheduling and billing. Skilled counselors.
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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…
R.S. -
Really appreciated my session with [my counselor]. He listens without judgment and offers a fresh, modern perspective that actually makes sense…
A.H. -
Would recommend to anyone! [My counselor] is the best!
N.M.
The office
Haynes Road, off 249
We are in Building C1 of a small office park on Haynes Road, a few minutes off 249 near Willowbrook Mall. Free parking on site, and a wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Come in and take a seat in the lobby. Your counselor will come out to greet you.
On a day when the drive is the hard part, the same counselor can see you by video instead. Say so when you book or the morning of.
Where people drive in from
Most people who come in live along 249, FM 1960 or 290. The office sits near where 249 and 1960 meet, a few minutes from Willowbrook Mall.
- Willowbrook
- Champion Forest
- Louetta
- Kohrville
- Cypress
- Jersey Village
- Greenwood Forest
- Cutten Green
- Norchester
- Northcliffe Manor
Cost
What counseling costs here
A limited number of sliding-scale spots exist. Ask when you fill in the form.
If you use insurance, we bill your plan and you pay whatever it sets: a copay, coinsurance, or your deductible. 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
- Original Medicare
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Oxford
- Oscar
- Cigna
- Horizon BCBS
- BCBS of Massachusetts
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- UHC Medicare Advantage
Not listed? Ask, because plans change and we would rather check than guess.
What people come in with
You don’t need the right word for it to start
Most people describe a week, not a diagnosis. Pick whatever sounds closest, or say it your own way on the form.
A mind that will not switch off
The replay at 2am, the knot that starts in 249 traffic, the bracing for a call that has not come. 02Flat, tired, going through the motions
You show up for everyone and feel nothing much for any of it. 03Something happened, and it is still with you
You will not be asked to retell it to get started. 04Thoughts that will not leave, and the checking that follows
The doubt, the rituals, the reassurance you have stopped trusting. 05Focus, follow-through, and the pile of unfinished things
Systems that fit how your attention actually works, and less of the shame that sits on top of the missed deadline. 06Big feelings, fast reactions, and the fallout afterwards
When the feeling arrives at full volume and the repair takes days.Also here: Panic · Bipolar disorder · PTSD · Eating concerns · Personality patterns
How the work goes
What a session is actually like
Early sessions are mostly you talking and your counselor listening for the pattern underneath. Then it gets practical: one small thing to notice or try before next week.
Most of the time that draws on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Not always, and never as a script: when something else fits you better, your counselor uses it and says why.
Counseling does not promise a different life, and neither do we. It is a steady place to practice until more of your week is yours.
Before you book
What you’re probably wondering
Do you prescribe medication or offer psychiatry?
No. Acceptance Path Counseling is a counseling practice, and none of our counselors prescribe.
If you already see a prescriber, counseling runs alongside that and we can coordinate with your permission. If you need one, we will say so plainly and point you elsewhere.
If you were looking for a psychiatry practice with a similar name, that is a different business, not us.
Is a counselor the same as a therapist?
Here, yes. Our counselors are licensed in Texas as LPCs and LCSWs, which is the licensing most people mean when they search for a therapist.
We say counselor because it is our word for what we do. The work is the same either way.
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 we waive the fee for your last session and cover your next one, until you find the counselor who fits. The Reset is about fit only, not a promise about results.
Which insurance plans can I use, and do you take Medicaid?
The twelve plans listed under Cost, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, UnitedHealthcare and Cigna, and we confirm your benefits before the first session. Original Medicare and UHC Medicare Advantage are on that list too.
Medicaid is not, and we cannot bill it. If that is your coverage, we will help you find someone who can.
Can I ask for a male or female therapist, or one who shares my background?
Yes, put it on the form. For gender, background, age or anything else, we will tell you honestly whether someone here fits.
If not, we will say whether another office or a video counselor would suit you better.
Do you see teenagers?
Some of our counselors here work with teenagers. Put the age on the form and we will match you with one of them.
If the fit is not here, we will point you to a therapist who does that work.
Do you see couples or families?
Some of our counselors work with couples and families, and others see individuals only.
Tell us on the form what you are looking for and we will match you with someone who does that work.
How soon can I start, and can I come in the evening?
New clients are usually seen within about a week of the form, depending on who has room. Our last appointments start at 5pm on weekdays; if you need later, tell us and we will say what is possible before you book.
Do I have to come to the office?
No. Any Willowbrook counselor can see you by secure video from anywhere in Texas.
You can also mix the two, in person most weeks and video on the week the drive is the hard part.
Is what I am dealing with serious enough for counseling?
If it is costing you sleep, evenings, patience with people you love, or the ability to start things, it is enough. You do not need a diagnosis or a crisis to come in.
Naming it is part of the work, not the entry fee.
Start with what this week has been like
One short form, in your own words. We read it, match you with a counselor, and tell you the cost before you book.
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.