Houston-Willowbrook office · in person and online
Depression Treatment in Houston Willowbrook, TX
For the weeks that feel flat and grey, the plans you keep cancelling, and the mornings that take everything you have. Weekly one-to-one counseling for depression 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 depression can feel like from the inside
Many people arrive saying they are not sad exactly, just tired of everything.
Flat, and going through the motions
Work gets done and meals get eaten, but nothing lands the way it used to. Things you once enjoyed start to feel like chores.
Pulling away from people
Replying to messages takes more than you have, so you stop. Then the quiet becomes its own weight.
Sleep, energy and starting things
Sleeping too much or too little, and waking up already tired. Small tasks sit for days because starting them feels impossible.
In the sessions
What depression counseling works on
- Waiting to feel like itPlanning small things you used to value and doing them before the motivation arrives, since mood often follows action.
- Everything feels like your faultNoticing the harsh running commentary, checking it against what actually happened, and not taking its orders.
- A day with no shapeA simple rhythm of sleep, meals and one planned thing, so the day has something to hold on to.
- Letting people back inOne reply, one coffee, one call at a time, at a pace that does not drain what you have left.
How the work goes
Depression treatment at our Houston-Willowbrook office
The work is practical: small steps back toward the things that matter, and a closer look at the thoughts that keep you stuck.
Most of it draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
When it is more than low mood
If you are thinking about suicide, call or text 988 any time, and call 911 if someone is in immediate danger. Tell your counselor too, so you can plan for the harder weeks together.
Counseling runs alongside a prescriber if you see one, and we can coordinate with your permission. None of our counselors prescribe, so if medication might help, we will say so and point you to someone who can.
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 depression therapy in Houston-Willowbrook
Do I need a depression diagnosis to see a therapist here?
Plenty of people start with “I just feel off” and nothing more formal. Your counselor will ask about mood, sleep and energy early on, and a name for it can come later or not at all.
Is it depression or anxiety?
Anxiety mostly looks ahead: worry, bracing, a body that stays on alert. Depression is more often flatness, low mood, or losing interest in things that used to matter.
The two often come together, and weekly counseling can work on both at once. Sorting out which fits is part of the first sessions, and we also offer anxiety treatment in Houston-Willowbrook.
Can I do counseling while I take an antidepressant?
Yes, and many people do. Counseling runs alongside your medication, and with your permission your counselor can coordinate with whoever prescribes it.
Talk to your prescriber before changing or stopping a medication.
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 take an antidepressant or see a prescriber, mention it, because counseling runs alongside that.
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.
Also at this office
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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.