TRAUMA
Trauma Therapy in Houston and Across Texas
Therapy can be a way to cope with being human. If you're stuck in a story that you feel like you didn't choose, we can help.
What We Mean by “Trauma”
Trauma can live in the body as tension, startle, or shutdown. It can show up in thoughts, dreams, and relationships.
We learn how it began, what keeps it active, and how it shapes your days.
How We Usually Work
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Weekly or biweekly 30–50 minute sessions.
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Online anywhere in Texas. In person in Houston.
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We stay with what is hard to feel without forcing shortcuts.
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If medication is part of your care, we coordinate with your prescriber.
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Insurance accepted (BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, UHC, Oscar).
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Sessions available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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What Getting Better Often Feels Like
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Fewer sudden alarms inside ordinary moments
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More choice before reacting
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Trust that grows at a safe pace
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Memories that hurt less and rule less
Therapists Who See Trauma
Adriane Barroso, Ph.D.
Dr. Adriane is a psychologist and psychoanalyst who helps adults and adolescents with grief, life transitions, and emotional challenges. She takes a thoughtful, non-pathologizing approach and offers online sessions in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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Lorena Davis, LPC
Lorena is a counselor and psychoanalyst who sees children, teens, and adults facing anxiety, learning differences, depression, trauma, and grief. She addresses cultural complexity, providing therapy in English, Spanish, and French, online and in person.
Immediate
Tasneem Rodriguez, Psy.D.
Dr. Tas offers online therapy for adults and teens in Texas dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, and complex relational issues. She has a grounded, warm presence and works with clients from diverse backgrounds, including people of color.
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Dennis Santana, Ph.D.
Dr. Dennis is supports adults and teenagers with issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, ADHD, and aging. His curious, relational approach offers insights across different life stages. He provides online therapy in English and Spanish.
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Micah Rees, Ph.D.
Dr. Micah is a psychologist who helps adults with existential concerns, spirituality, identity, and meaning, as well as life transitions, grief, and trauma. His reflective, insight-oriented approach is available through online therapy in English to clients across Texas.
Waitlist
Erika Phelan, Psy.D.
Dr. Erika is a psychologist specializing in anxiety, depression, addiction recovery, trauma, grief, codependency, aging, and illness-related issues. For more than a decade, she has been offering collaborative therapy and online sessions in English and Spanish.
Immediate
Nayda Lamberty, Psy.D.
Dr. Nayda sees adults and couples online, in English and Spanish. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she brings sensitivity to trauma, migration, family dynamics, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Trained in the Gottman Method, certified in Brainspotting.
Immediate
Ivette Rodriguez, Psy.D.
Dr. Ivette offers therapy for couples, teens and adults facing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-doubt, self-esteem, trauma, and life transitions. She provides a compassionate space, with online sessions available in English and Spanish.
Immediate
Rebecca Boren, Ph.D.
Dr. Rebecca helps adults with anxiety, stress, health issues, depression, grief, sleep issues, and life transitions. Her therapy style is grounded, approachable and relational, fostering a safe space for exploration and trust. She offers online sessions.
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What It May Also Feel Like
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Nightmares or light sleep
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Hypervigilance or numbness
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Intrusive images or thoughts
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Avoiding places or people
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Gaps in memory
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Body pain without a clear cause
Reading For Deeper Thinking
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Parul Sehgal. The Case Against The Trauma Plot. The New Yorker, 2021. Read here.
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Susan J. Brison. How Philosophy Attempts—and Often Fails–To Grapple With Experiences of Trauma. LitHub, 2023. Read here.
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Ross Reed. Are We Really in The Midst Of a Trauma Pandemic? The Philosophical Salon, 2025. Read here.
From Our Journal
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What Truly Happens In Therapy? Read Here.
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How Much of You Is Just What You've Repeated? Read Here.
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The Glory Of Psychiatry and The Overpathologization of Emotions. Read Here.
Questions People Ask
Do I have to tell the whole story?
No. We go at your pace. We build enough stability before we touch difficult material.
How long does therapy take?
Long enough to matter. We check pace, goals, and safety together.
Crisis Notice
If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. You can also call 988 or text HOME to 741741.
You can find other community resources on our Community Resources page.