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I create a space where adolescents and adults feel seen, heard, and supported as they navigate life's challenges and discover thei...
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I create a space where adolescents and adults feel seen, heard, and supported as they navigate life's challenges and discover their inner resilience.
Katrease Matthews, Licensed Professional Counselor, is passionate about supporting adolescents and adults through anxiety, depression, and life transitions. With a background in criminal justice and clinical mental health counseling, she brings 2 years of experience and a trauma-informed, compassionate approach to help clients feel seen and supported. Katrease has worked in outpatient mental health settings, schools, and child welfare systems, offering individual, group, and family therapy. She specializes in issues related to self-esteem, identity, and unresolved trauma.
Katrease holds a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lamar University. She meets clients with empathy and curiosity, helping them explore emotions, reduce distress, and build confidence. Using evidence-based practices, she fosters clarity, emotional balance, and resilience in a safe, nonjudgmental space.
Clients often seek Katrease for her calm, grounded presence and ability to create a space of trust and care. She offers a healing environment where individuals feel heard and supported as they move through emotional pain toward greater self-awareness and hope. Schedule your first appointment today!
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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others....
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Raymond Obiajulu is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. He completed his master’s degree program at Walden University. After his introduction to the key areas of nursing, he found that psychiatry comprised the exact sort of comprehensive and holistic healthcare that he wished to practice. Raymond has experience treating a wide range of conditions including but not limited to anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, mood disorders, bipolar disorder, and dementia. He incorporates an evidence-based approach in his practice with a focus on holistic mental health treatment.
As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, he serves as a patient advocate, providing continuity of care, managing total care, and attending to issues that affected his patients' physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Raymond looks forward to collaborating with his colleagues and other healthcare team members to provide the best patient care possible to our community, while they teach, learn, and build lifelong relationships with their patients and each other. He is passionate about serving mankind, as it has also been a part of his life's journey.
Raymond loves to extend the motto of helping his patients fulfill their needs, as it helps him fulfill his own. After all, as Mahatma Gandhi said, "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." He strives to create individualized treatment plans tailored to each unique individual and their life goals. His goal is for his patients to feel confident with their plan of care and know that together they will work together to achieve their goals.
As a South Asian American, I understand the importance of providing culturally competent care....
As a South Asian American, I understand the importance of providing culturally competent care.
Shazar Khan is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with 6 years of experience in mental health. He specializes in treating adults and seniors with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and insomnia. Shazar provides compassionate medication management rooted in evidence-based psychiatric care.
Shazar earned his Master’s in Nursing from Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston and his Bachelor’s from Houston Christian University. His approach integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, holistic care, and psychoeducation, focusing on symptom relief, positive health behaviors, and brief, effective psychotherapy.
Shazar believes trust and compassion are the foundation of effective care. He works to create a safe, respectful space from the very first session, helping clients identify barriers, build on their strengths, and work toward meaningful symptom improvement and personal growth.
I am a down to earth, bare bones counselor. I have a straight forward, no nonsense approach to therapy....
I am a down to earth, bare bones counselor. I have a straight forward, no nonsense approach to therapy.
Deanna Ball is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, with over 20 years of experience. She is passionate about working with the LGBTQ+ community as well as addiction issues. She is a Sex Therapist as well as an Anger Resolution Therapist. Deanna specializes in depression, grief, sexual health, LGBTQ+ issues, and substance abuse (addiction) issues.
Deanna had two Master's degrees from Grand Canyon University, one in Professional Counseling and the other in Addiction Counseling. She is currently attending the University of Metaphysical Science and has achieved her Bachelor's in Metaphysics and has recently submitted her Master's Thesis and will soon be awarded her Master of Metaphysical Science degree. After that, she will pursue her Ph.D. in Metaphysical Science.
Deanna's background in addiction has molded her to be more direct & assertive in her approach. She doesn't hold back when giving feedback. Many clients say they appreciate the fact she's direct and tell it as she sees it. She won't hold your hand, but she will walk beside you. Many counselors do not have the addiction counseling specialty, several clients do not realize the effects addiction has had in their life; as they may have been raised in that environment & have no issues with drugs/alcohol personally. If you have been affected by addiction please reach out.
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My go-to approach for helping people in individual online therapy is an eclectic approach. I find the best benefit of an eclectic approach is the flexibility it provides me to adjust to each individual client’s needs. Each person has a unique experience and upbringing. I pull tools from CBT, TF-CBT, DBT, positive psychology, trauma-informed care, and solution-focused therapies to help clients achieve their goals.
I teach the following tools in online therapy:
I know a client is making meaningful progress in online therapy when they can report reduced symptoms and express confidence in being able to navigate their emotions, thoughts, and reactions during times of distress. I also look for a client’s understanding and knowledge of the skills being used. If a client can demonstrate and teach the skill in session, and report feeling personal balance or achievement towards their goals, the client is making meaningful progress. A client can also make meaningful progress by demonstrating vulnerability, and openness to explore their own life (history, personal reactions, etc.)
Clients can supplement their time in online therapy with daily skills practice or reflections. I try to make a habit of giving my clients small, manageable tasks to practice each day. I spend time with my clients to build these tasks into their current habits or routines to help establish a new pattern/healthy habit.
A first online therapy session can come with so many different emotions. To prepare for a first session, I recommend that you test out whatever device you plan to use in the location you will be logging in from. Be sure to also use Zoom's “test your microphone and speaker” option to ensure that you are connected to the right devices for sound. I will ask about a lot of different areas in a person’s life to get to know them and understand how they view the world and others around them. It’s important to share as much information as honestly as possible, but my first priority will always be my client’s safety and comfort level. If I ask a tough question, I don’t expect anyone to share every detail — just what they are willing and able to do. I encourage my clients to always ask me questions in return because I want my clients to get to know me and feel safe/comfortable. Therapy is most effective when a person can connect with their therapist. You can prepare for therapy further by thinking about your top 2-3 goals, or what it is that you hope to gain from therapy. This helps me to create a more effective approach that fits your needs.
With Thriveworks, Online therapy is an effective alternative to in-person therapy services in which a client can speak to a Thriveworks therapist remotely via online video conferencing. Online sessions are just as effective as in-person treatment, but they can also provide added benefits like reduced travel time, saving money on transportation or childcare, and increased access to care.
Online therapy works much like traditional in-person therapy but takes place through secure video conferencing. Clients can attend Online therapy from any safe place they choose that has access to the internet, whether that be their home or another easily accessible place. Like in-person treatment, a therapist will work with their client to address their concerns, create goals, and establish an effective treatment plan.
There is no best option for online therapy—instead, it’s best to focus on finding a provider that meets your specific needs and with whom you can form a professional connection with.
Yes, online therapy is just as effetive for many clients as in-person sessions.
Online therapy can last for a few months to years depending on the goals and symptoms of the client. The treatment process will be unique to each client and lend itself to their specific concerns, which means that the time it takes to treat them will always be different. Timing is also up to the client themselves; they are free to stop therapy whenever they please, especially if they feel they have reached their goals and addressed their concerns.
At Thriveworks, we accept most major insurance plans, allowing many clients to pay as little as $0–$50 per session with their co-pay. We also offer self-pay options for those out-of-network or without insurance. Self-pay rates for talk therapy range from $160 to $240 for intake sessions and $135 to $195 for follow-ups, depending on your state. For psychiatry services, self-pay intake sessions are $255–$375, with follow-ups ranging from $175–$300, also varying by state. More information on current self-pay costs is available on our pricing page.
Emma was both excited and anxious about having her first baby. She always knew that she wanted to be a mother one day, but she also knew that it wasn’t a walk in the park. Her nerves grew and grew throughout her pregnancy. She hoped that they would disintegrate once her baby was finally born, but unfortunately, the opposite happened.
The week that followed Andrew’s birth was the most anxiety-ridden week yet. Emma couldn’t halt her worrying. She thought constantly about worst case scenarios, like:
Emma was determined not to let any of these scenarios come true. She never left Andrew’s sode, and even refused to let her husband watch him alone. And when it was time for bed, Emma slept at the foot of Andrew’s crib instead of in her own bed.
The good news is that Emma realized she had a problem with the help of her family. She talked to a counselor and understood that she was having postpartum anxiety. Her counselor saw her in weekly sessions to help her manage her postpartum anxiety and also referred her to a psychiatrist to begin anti-anxiety medication.
Online therapists help their clients tackle their given problems. They can bring mental health conditions to light and help one manage their symptoms. They can also help couples identify their problems, navigate tough conversations, and improve their relationships. Online therapists can help many different people with a range of mental health issues.
If you think that you should talk to a counselor or might benefit from doing so, call Thriveworks Counseling in Houston, TX. Thriveworks offers online therapy and can get you connected with an online therapist right away.
Many people wonder if online counseling is an effective counseling option, especially those who don’t have much experience with virtual care. The short answer is yes, online counseling is an effective counseling option. This is an alternative to face to face counseling, which enables clients to meet their therapist virtually instead of in-person.
At Thriveworks in Houston, TX, many of our clients prefer online care to in-person care, for the convenience and comfort, but also because they have found even greater progress working with their therapist virtually.
If you are interested in exploring online counseling services at Thriveworks in Houston, TX, you will have two main options available to you:
Telephone and video sessions are both solid options for working with your counselor. They will supplement your mental health journey and allow you to make meaningful progress toward a happier, more successful life.
Your online counseling will design your treatment plan with your needs in mind. This means they’ll need to get to know you first and will have a few questions for you, like “What brought you into counseling?” and “What are your goals for yourself in counseling?”
Your mental health is crucial to your living a happy, successful life. If you are suffering mentally or emotionally in any way—perhaps you’re experiencing symptoms of a mental illness, you feel overwhelmingly stressed, you can’t manage your anger, or your relationship is experiencing issues—it’s important to talk to a professional counselor.
The counselors, therapists, and psychologists at Thriveworks Counseling in Houston, TX have experience working with their clients online. They have many skills and years of experience in helping people with different mental health issues.
If you are looking for online counseling sessions in Houston or the surrounding area, consider scheduling a virtual session with a counselor at Thriveworks in Houston, TX. We have online counseling sessions available to schedule now!
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