The Woodlands office · in person and online
Anxiety Treatment in The Woodlands, TX
For the mind that runs ahead of the day, the tight chest before a meeting, and the plans you keep cancelling to feel safe. Counseling for anxiety in person on Sawdust Road, near I-45, or by secure video from anywhere in Texas.
- 2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 1204, The Woodlands 77380
- 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 our Sawdust Road office
What it can look like
How anxiety tends to show up
Most people who come in for anxiety have been coping quietly for longer than anyone around them knows.
Rehearsing every conversation
You play the talk with your boss through ten times before it happens, and replay it afterwards. The actual conversation is usually the shortest part.
Tension that lives in your body
Tight shoulders, a clenched jaw, a stomach that will not settle. Sometimes the body notices the worry before you do.
A smaller life, bit by bit
You skip the party, put off the call, take the longer route. Each choice makes sense, and together they shrink the week.
In the sessions
What anxiety counseling in The Woodlands works on
- Catching the spiral earlyNoticing the first what-if of the evening and choosing what to do next, before it has run for an hour.
- Worry with a time limitGiving worry a set place in the day, so it stops leaking into dinner, driving and sleep.
- Doing it anyway, in small dosesA short list of avoided things, taken on one at a time, easiest first, at a speed you agree to.
- A calmer baselineSlow breathing and muscle release practiced in the room, then used at home and in the car.
How the work goes
Anxiety treatment at our office in The Woodlands
Counseling here treats anxiety as something you can learn to work with, not a flaw to argue yourself out of. Each week builds on the last, with small experiments between sessions.
Most of it draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
When worry turns into panic attacks
Some people with anxiety also have sudden surges of fear that peak within minutes. If that sounds familiar, say so on the form, and see panic disorder treatment in The Woodlands.
Who you might meet
Who you might see in The Woodlands
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Kellie Lomas
LPC
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Jon Shuffler
LCSW
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Brenda Resendez
Clinical Director · LPC
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AJ Huynh
Director · LPC
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Ricardo Alvarez
LPC
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Denise Laird
LPC
Google reviews
What clients of this office have written
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Great to have a sounding board when Life tests your limits!
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[He] is a great counselor with a patient and understanding attitude. He has a metaphor for every situation that you may face…
D.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 anxiety therapy in The Woodlands
Can I start without an anxiety diagnosis?
Yes. If worry is shaping what you say yes to, or how you sleep, that is enough to begin.
Is it ordinary worry or OCD?
Anxiety usually worries about real-life things: money, health, work, the kids. OCD tends to bring a thought that feels wrong or out of character, plus a ritual, like checking or asking, that you feel driven to do.
The two can overlap, and both can be worked on in weekly counseling. Your counselor will help you tell which is which, and we also offer OCD treatment in The Woodlands.
Can my teenager see someone for anxiety?
Yes. Denise Laird and Kellie Lomas see teenagers at this office, often for school worry, social fears or trouble sleeping.
Parents are welcome to ask how a first session runs before booking. Put your teen’s age on the form so we match them with one of the two.
Is it normal to feel anxious for no clear reason?
Yes. Anxiety can hum in the background without an obvious trigger, and it is still worth working on.
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 Sawdust Road office or by secure video from anywhere in Texas.
Feeling nervous about the first appointment is common here; tell your counselor, and it becomes part of what you work on.
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
Related counseling in The Woodlands
Start with what this week has been like
Acceptance Path Counseling provides weekly counseling from licensed Texas counselors, in person at our office in The Woodlands 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.