About My Mental Health Council

You Fit Here.

At the heart of our work is the belief that you fit here. We create a space for you when connection has felt out of reach; when you’ve felt odd, isolated, or on the outside. Even if we don’t fully understand everything at first, we commit to trying, and together we usually find our way.

In this space, we work toward building an earned secure attachment, where you can practice saying no, recognizing when something isn’t right, and learning how to trust your own experiences with kindness and honesty. As you begin to see your life with greater compassion, you also discover the freedom and hope that make moving forward possible.

OUR COUNSELING PHILOSOPHY

Cultivating Positive Mental Health

At My Mental Health Council, we conceptualize mental health within 5 connected and foundational areas.

Mental Well-Being

How I talk to myself about myself, others, and the world around me.

The ability to notice, verbalize, and practice helpful patterns.

Physical Well-Being

Intentional care of and enjoyment for my physical body, including getting enough sleep, recreation, nourishment, and movement.

Attending regular check-ups with my doctor(s), taking my medications as prescribed, and refraining from risky and dangerous choices.

Emotional Well-Being

My ability to notice, name, and healthfully experience my feelings.

The ability to feel a wide variety of emotions, including happy, sad, mad, scared, powerful, belonging, and calm.

Relational Well-Being

What it's like to be me in my relationships with the people in my life, including family, friends, and co-workers.

Establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries between myself and others.

Spiritual Well-Being

The deepest "why" for the priorities in my life and the choices that I make.

What I believe about my personal meaning, purpose, value, and the world around me.

MY MENTAL HEALTH COUNCIL PROFESSIONALS

Meet Our Therapists

UNDERGRADUATE ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN

Meet Macy Adams

Macy is passionate about making high-quality mental health care accessible to everyone. Currently an undergraduate psychology student, she is actively building the knowledge and skills needed to become a professional counselor in the future.

In the meantime, Macy is gaining valuable hands-on experience by supporting the administrative and creative operations at My Mental Health Council.

She plays a key role in client coordination and creates visual media, all with the goal of ensuring a smooth, welcoming experience for those seeking care. Macy is dedicated to helping connect each person with the right counselor and contributing to a compassionate, accessible mental health community in East Texas.

I always imagined myself
flying wild and free.
I had an unending desire to
go higher and higher,
but I always felt too much was holding me back.
The responsibilities I tend to,
the work I do,
even the people I love
were like strings, keeping me bound to the ground below.

But then a gust of wind came along- out of the clear blue sky
and I realized those strings were my anchor.

Without them I would be aimless;
perhaps I never would have gotten off the ground.
All along, those strings had been the tension
that allowed me to take flight,
taking me higher than I could have gone alone.

—Anna Mitchael

Areas of Expertise

All of our counselors hold mental health licenses in their state of residence and have a variety of certifications, training, and experience that enable them to provide various services and treatments.

Trauma therapy

Trauma therapy is just that – a form of therapy aimed at treating the emotional and mental health response to trauma.

Parenting

Parenting therapy is a specialized form of therapy that works with parents to help them face difficult moments in parenting.

Identity development

Identity development involves the pursuit of understanding who I am as well as who I am not.

Self-care

You are your greatest asset. We help clients with self-care routines and establishing solid boundaries.

Anxiety

Anxiety can often feel like an insurmountable obstacle. Our experienced counselors have the tools to help you grow and cope.

Depression

You don’t have to go through life’s darkest moments alone. Depression is always something better addressed with others.

Complex dissociation

People with dissociative disorders escape reality in ways that are involuntary, unhealthy, and cause problems with functioning in everyday life. Our team is here to help.

Attachment concerns

Parents, caregivers, or physicians may notice that a child has problems with emotional connection with others as early as their first birthday. Even if it’s overwhelming, our team can help.

Behavioral concerns

Struggling with an unwanted behavior? Feeling a little overwhelmed? We can help identify and work toward solutions.

Grief

Grief counseling is a type of professional therapy designed to help you work through the various stages and range of emotions you may experience through a companioning model of bereavement.

These and other types of mental health counseling services are offered by our provider partners.

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