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OCD Treatment in Houston Willowbrook, TX
For the thought that will not leave, the checking that never quite settles it, and the reassurance you have stopped trusting. Weekly one-to-one counseling for OCD 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 OCD can feel like from the inside
Many people arrive having kept the worst of it to themselves for years.
The thought that will not leave
An unwanted thought shows up and feels urgent, awful or wrong. The harder you push it away, the louder it gets.
Checking and redoing
The lock, the stove, the email, the wording. It has to feel right, and sometimes that takes an hour.
Reassurance you stopped trusting
Asking someone, or searching online, settles it for a minute. Then the doubt comes back with a new question.
In the sessions
What OCD counseling works on
- The urge to checkDelaying the check by a few minutes, then a few more, and seeing what the doubt does when you leave it alone.
- Asking again, just to be sureCutting back on reassurance from people and from searching online, with a plan you set together.
- Arguing with the thoughtTreating an intrusive thought as noise your brain produces, not a message you have to answer, disprove or push away.
- What OCD has taken off the tableReturning, a step at a time, to the places and tasks you have been avoiding, in the order you choose.
How the work goes
OCD treatment at our Houston-Willowbrook office
The work is practical: noticing the pull of a ritual, and learning to delay and shrink it at a pace you set.
Most of it draws on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Do I need ERP for OCD?
Not necessarily. ERP (exposure and response prevention) is the best-studied treatment for OCD, but it is not the only one that works.
Acceptance and commitment therapy has its own OCD trials, and when ACT plus exposure was tested head to head against ERP alone, both groups improved and neither did better. We work from ACT and CBT, which includes helping you delay and shrink rituals at your own pace.
If you would rather have a formal ERP program, tell us when you ask to be matched and we will happily 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 OCD therapy in Houston-Willowbrook
Do I need an OCD diagnosis to see a therapist here?
Many people with OCD go years without a name for it, often because the thoughts feel too strange to mention. You can start with what you notice, and your counselor will help work out whether it is OCD.
Is it OCD or OCPD?
They share a name but work differently. OCD brings unwanted thoughts that feel wrong to you, and checking or redoing to quiet them; OCPD is a lasting pattern of perfectionism and control that usually feels right, even when it strains work and relationships.
Sorting out which fits is part of the first sessions. For the personality side, see personality disorder treatment in Houston-Willowbrook.
What if my thoughts are violent or sexual?
Unwanted violent, sexual or religious thoughts are common in OCD, and they tend to target exactly what you care about most. Having a thought is not the same as wanting it.
Counselors here have heard these thoughts before, and you can say them out loud in session without being judged for them.
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 the thoughts feel too awful to say out loud, you can say that much and leave the detail for later.
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.