Online Therapy in Houston

Mental Health Support Designed for Houston’s Fast-Paced Life

Houston is one of the largest, most diverse, and busiest cities in the country. Between demanding careers, high-pressure environments, long commutes, family commitments, and constant movement, it’s easy for your mental health to get pushed to the bottom of the list.

But when you’re dealing with anxiety, trauma, ADHD symptoms, burnout, or unhealthy coping patterns, everything can start to feel heavier, harder, and more overwhelming.

Online therapy creates space to slow down, breathe, and focus on your emotional well-being — without driving across town or rearranging your entire day.

I’m Erin Oden, LCSW, and I provide online therapy for adults across Houston and the greater metro area, including Downtown, Midtown, The Heights, Montrose, Memorial, Westchase, Katy, Sugar Land, Spring, Pearland, and more. My approach blends compassion with practical, evidence-based tools to help you make meaningful changes in your life.

Why Online Therapy Works for Houston Residents

Houston is a city built on grit, resilience, and ambition — but those same strengths can make it hard to admit when you’re struggling. Many people here push through stress until they’re at a breaking point.

Online therapy allows you to get support that fits around your schedule, energy, and lifestyle.

Online therapy may be right for you if you’re:

• Struggling with anxiety, racing thoughts, or chronic worry

• Managing trauma, emotional triggers, or painful memories

• Navigating ADHD, disorganization, or focus challenges

• Trying to reduce or change your relationship with alcohol or substances

• Feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or exhausted

• Dealing with perfectionism or fear of failure

• Searching for support that feels both validating and practical

Therapy gives you a space to sort through the inner noise, build coping skills, and reconnect with your strength.

Specialties for Houston Clients

My therapeutic work is warm, direct, and grounded in evidence-based practices. Here are the core areas I support for Houston residents.

Anxiety Therapy in Houston

Houston life often moves fast — and anxiety can make it feel even harder to stay grounded. Many clients describe feeling tense, overwhelmed, or constantly “on edge.”

In therapy, we’ll work on:

• Managing spirals and overthinking

• Calming your nervous system

• Reducing the pressure to “hold everything together”

• Creating healthy boundaries

• Building coping tools you can use daily

Using CBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based interventions, you’ll learn strategies for slowing your mind, softening internal pressure, and finding relief.

Trauma Therapy & EMDR in Houston

Whether you’re healing from childhood wounds, relationship trauma, difficult life events, or emotional abuse, trauma therapy offers a safe and supportive space to process and move forward.

I use EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to help clients reprocess past experiences so they lose their emotional intensity and no longer control your reactions or identity.

EMDR is helpful for:

• PTSD or trauma symptoms

• Childhood neglect or emotional pain

• Relationship or attachment trauma

• Medical or birth trauma

• Shame, self-blame, and old inner narratives

You don’t need to relive every detail to heal — therapy meets you where you are.

ADHD Therapy & Executive Function Support

Houston is filled with high-achieving adults who weren’t diagnosed with ADHD until later in life — or who internalized years of feeling “lazy,” “messy,” or “not enough.” ADHD isn’t a character flaw — it’s a brain difference, and therapy can help you work with it.

In ADHD-focused sessions, we’ll explore:

• Time management and planning skills

• Emotional regulation

• Tools for motivation and follow-through

• Reducing internal shame and comparison

• Strategies for building structure and consistency

• Understanding ADHD in relationships and identity

Using CBT, coaching-informed strategies, and strengths-based approaches, you’ll learn how to navigate life with more clarity and confidence.

Addiction & Substance Use Counseling in Houston

Houston has a strong social and professional culture — and many adults use alcohol or substances to cope, decompress, or numb stress. If your relationship with substances is starting to feel unhealthy or out of balance, therapy can help you understand what’s underneath and create sustainable change.

We’ll work on:

• Identifying triggers and emotional patterns

• Building alternative coping strategies

• Harm reduction or abstinence goals

• Reducing cravings and reactive behaviors

• Relapse-prevention tools

• Restoring trust in yourself

Therapy is always non-judgmental, compassionate, and centered on your goals.

Body Image, Self-Esteem & Identity Work

In a city driven by success, achievement, and visibility, many adults struggle with self-worth and identity. Whether you’re navigating comparison, disordered eating patterns, body image concerns, or major life transitions, therapy can help you reconnect with yourself.

Together, we’ll work on:

• Understanding critical inner narratives

• Building self-compassion

• Healing relationship with food or body image

• Setting boundaries and honoring your needs

• Reclaiming confidence and emotional stability

This work is supportive, empowering, and deeply grounding.

What Online Therapy Looks Like

All sessions are held via a secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform. You’ll need:

• A private space

• A strong internet connection

• A willingness to show up as you are

Therapy is tailored to your goals, your pace, and your needs. Many clients begin with weekly sessions before moving to biweekly as they build tools and stability.

Insurance & Payment (Houston Clients)

I am in-network with:

• Aetna (Texas)

• UnitedHealthcare and subsidiaries (Texas)

• Lyra Health (EAP) (Texas + nationwide availability)

Private pay is available in all states using debit, credit, or HSA/FSA cards. Superbills are available for out-of-network plans.

Start Online Therapy in Houston

Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, or ready to work through deeper emotional patterns, therapy can help you feel more grounded, capable, and supported.

The first step doesn’t have to be big — it just has to be yours.