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Ken and Karen have a combined 58 years of experience doing psychotherapy using a variety of techniques and approaches. Therapeutic approaches may include Gestalt Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Clinical Hypnosis, Systems, Humanistic Psychology, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Psychodrama, Interpersonal Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Relaxation Techniques, Mindfulness, and Insight Oriented Therapy.

When considering psychotherapy, people often ask, "why not just talk to a friend or family member?" It is great to have a support system. But sometimes it is more helpful to talk with a psychotherapist. As a therapist, I don't have an agenda for you or a preconceived idea of what's best for you. I can listen with compassion and without judgment. My training and experience as a psychotherapist also gives me an array of tools to help you change thinking patterns that are not useful to you. Together we can explore the areas of your life that are not working, help you discover more of your own inner resources and facilitate your moving in the direction of a fuller more satisfying life.

If you are thinking of changing your life for the better, therapy can be an instrumental tool in the process. Most people experience stress at some point in their lives and psychotherapy can help you transition from stress to confidence. Working with one of our therapists gives you an outside perspective to help you understand and express your feelings in a compassionate setting, clarify and focus on what you value most in life, develop strategies to help you cope with difficult emotions, identify your unique strengths, and set and achieve goals for living the life you want to live. You are special. As therapists, we appreciate and honor your uniqueness and feel privileged to help.

If you’re feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, or stuck, I’m your girl. Can you imagine what life could be like without constantly worrying and putting this much pressure on yourself? I specialize in helping over-achieving adults and older teens (high school age and up) find balance and work through struggles with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and body image issues. I also provide Christian counseling upon request. If you’re ready for some relief, call me at 281-785-2273 or email me at kelley.dawson.counseling@gmail.com and we can chat about what you’re going through and how I can help!

My approach is Evidence Based, which means I use scientifically-tested strategies to help you understand your problems, improve your quality of life, and maintain your motivation for change. I primary use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is a present-focused therapy that has been shown to help many different problems including anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, anger, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic attacks, and insomnia. CBT helps you find ways to change your thinking and helps you find patterns in your thinking and behavior that may be holding you back. I also use mindfulness and distress tolerance techniques that help you feel connected to your life.

Life poses many challenges to all of us throughout of lives. When life becomes overwhelming, or your emotions seem like they are out of control, it often helps to have an objective person listen to what is occuring in your life. My goal is to hear what you have to say in a nonjudmental way, in an atmosphere of safety. Together we can explore what is going on with you, and I can provide you with tools to decrease your emotional suffering, gain insight into your issue, and increase coping (individually or within your relationships).

We use psychotherapy to build a personal bond that helps you to realize your own strengths. We work with people to develop belief and faith in their own ability to handle life on life’s terms. By building a strong interpersonal relationship as opposed to a starkly clinical one, we try to get a true understanding of what is triggering discomfort in your life. We will try to uncover the causes as well as a timeline as to when your symptoms began and cultivate healthy alternatives to deal with the issues troubling you most. The goal is to help you to get to a point that you feel you have the ability to manage your own thoughts and feelings and emotions outside of the therapeutic relationship.

I have taught psychotherapy to over 400 graduate students in the Houston area. Currently I am the clinical coordinator for a university graduate counseling program, and in this position, I have overseen a nine room clinic over several years. Psychotherapy is definitely not the only means to change but it can be a very powerful method. By talking to a competent therapist in a safe and confidential environment free of judgment, people can increase their awareness and become empowered. I practice extreme humility seeing myself as a fellow traveler who is on equal footing with you. I offer you respect and over 12 years of professional experience backed by years of rigorous training.

Psychotherapy is the use of psychological methods to help a person change behavior and overcome problems in a positive manner. Its aim is to help people understand the thoughts behind feeling anxious or depressed and addressing these thinking patterns. Psychotherapy will help you change behaviors and habits that are limiting you, to experiencing your fullest potential.

I provide brief solutions-focused psychotherapy to help clients assess personal and professional functioning, clarify goals, and strengthen social and emotional skills. I specialize in brief online relationship counseling. Online counseling allows clients to seek help as needed, engage in therapy at a schedule that's convenient to them, and keep their counselor as they progress through life. I work with LGBTQ and hetero clients on individual, couple, and alternative relationship concerns. Clients explore issues that impact their professional and personal relationships, including communication, power dynamics, and intimacy. I accept US$ and cryptocurrencies.

There are many different types of therapies. Some are solution oriented and are about jumping into action right away. Others are more about helping you get in touch with deeper layers of your personality, and helping you know yourself better. I believe the most powerful and transformative type of therapy is one that brings you in touch with deeper layers of who you are, how you think, and what you feel. Action is easy, but discovering the reasons you feel blocked and unable to act can be hard. I help you discover what has gotten you stuck in life so the solutions will follow naturally and will come from a place that feels congruent with your knowledge about what you want and who you are.

I am well trained in the latest advances in psychotherapy. Having advanced training in Heart Centered Hypnotherapy allows me to help you explore you deepest issues. Training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing compliments my array of modalities to offer my clients for their personal healing plan. I will work with you to set up an individualized plan to maximize our time together and bring you the best results.

I realize it takes a lot of courage to begin the psychotherapy process, but every step counts. In Individual Therapy sessions, we will spend our time working through the various ways your emotions may have felt confusing or misleading for you. No assumptions will be made about who you are or what you're going through, but rather we will use these sessions to journey together to reach the goals you would like to set for yourself.