Texas is home to some of the largest military installations in the country and roughly 1.5 million veterans. Here in the Houston area, Harris County alone has more than 150,000 veterans, plus Guard and Reserve families tied to Ellington Field and units across the region.
I work with active duty, Guard and Reserve members, and just as much with veterans, military retirees and the families who served alongside them. Deployments, PCS orders and changing family roles leave their mark, and so does the day the uniform comes off for good.
As a Navy Gold Star spouse, I've lived PCS moves, the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP), military healthcare and the loss no military family wants to face. Those experiences, combined with nearly two decades as a licensed professional counselor, help me understand both the emotional and the practical side of what you're carrying.
"Finding your footing takes time. You don't have to do it alone."
Therapy is trauma-informed and practical, shaped around the realities of service life. Cognitive reprocessing helps untangle the guilt, anger or self-blame that can follow hard experiences, and ACT helps you stay connected to the people and values that matter while life keeps changing around you.
Serving Military Families, Veterans & Retirees Across Texas
In person, I see clients at my office in Tomball, an easy drive for families in The Woodlands, Spring, Cypress, Magnolia, Klein and northwest Houston, including Guard and Reserve members drilling at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base.
By secure telehealth, I work with service members and families anywhere in Texas: Fort Hood in Killeen, Joint Base San Antonio (Fort Sam Houston, Lackland and Randolph), Fort Bliss in El Paso, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and NAS Kingsville, NAS Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Dyess AFB in Abilene, Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo, Laughlin AFB in Del Rio, Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls and Red River Army Depot.
Telehealth means you can meet from home, on or near post, or from a parked car on your lunch break, without adding a commute to an already full schedule.
Retiring From the Military and Settling in Texas
Texas is home to one of the largest veteran and military retiree communities in the country. Many families settle near their last duty station in Killeen, San Antonio or El Paso; others come to the Houston area to be closer to family, work or the Texas Medical Center.
Retirement is something you've worked toward for years, and it can still knock you off balance. The structure, mission and built-in community are suddenly gone. After a career of moving every few years, you may be choosing where to put down roots for the first time, and figuring out who you are when nobody is handing you orders.
Families feel it too. A spouse may finally get to build a career in one place, or may realize how much of their own life was organized around the military. Couples who spent years apart are suddenly together every day. Adult children, aging parents, a second career, VA appointments and old memories that resurface once life slows down can all land at the same time.
Therapy can help you sort out what you want this next chapter to look like, make sense of what you carried during service, and build a life in Texas that feels like home rather than just the next stop.
What Military Stress Can Look Like Day to Day
Stress often builds quietly: a shorter fuse at home, trouble sleeping, difficulty switching off after duty, or feeling alone in a new city far from family and friends.
Spouses may be holding the household together through yet another separation, starting over with a new job and new schools, or managing EFMP appointments on their own. Veterans and retirees may still be working out who they are outside the uniform, sometimes years after leaving service.
None of that means something is wrong with you. It means you've been carrying a lot, often for a long time.
Related: Trauma therapy · Grief & loss support · Life transitions · Teletherapy across Texas
Common Questions About Military, Veteran & Retiree Counseling
Do you accept TRICARE?
Yes. TRICARE is accepted for service members, retirees and their families. Since January 2025, Texas has been part of TRICARE's West Region, managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance. You can use the insurance verification form on this site or call to check your coverage before your first session.
Who do you work with in the military community?
Active duty service members, Guard and Reserve members, veterans of every era, military retirees, and their spouses, teens (13+) and adult children, along with caregivers in the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP). You don't need to be recently out of service, and family members are welcome to come on their own.
I retired years ago. Is it too late for therapy to help?
Not at all. Many veterans and retirees don't seek support until years after service, often when life slows down, a big change hits, or old memories resurface. It's never too late to make sense of what you carried and how it shows up now.
We just retired and moved to Texas. Can you help with that adjustment?
Yes. Retiring and relocating at the same time is a lot. We can work on the loss of structure and identity, finding purpose and community, shifts in your marriage and family, and building a life here that feels settled.
I'm not near Tomball. Can I still work with you?
Yes. I see clients in person at my Tomball office and by secure telehealth anywhere in Texas, so families at Fort Hood, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Bliss, Corpus Christi, Fort Worth, Abilene, San Angelo, Del Rio, Wichita Falls and everywhere in between can meet from home.
Is what I share confidential? Will it get back to my command?
Therapy with me is private, outside the military medical system, and protected under HIPAA and Texas law, with the standard legal exceptions such as imminent safety concerns. I'll walk you through exactly what that means at our first session so there are no surprises.
Can you help with PCS moves, deployments and reintegration?
Yes. We can work on the stress before, during and after a move or deployment, including reconnecting at home, shifting family roles and settling into a new duty station.
Do you understand military loss?
Yes. As a Navy Gold Star spouse, military loss is personal to me. I also know that every story is different, and I won't assume that sharing a military connection means I already know yours.
Whether you're still serving, newly retired or long settled in Texas,
Let's take the next step together.
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