Welcome!

So you’re considering counseling…

You’ve come to the right place. Counseling is one resource that could help you get through the difficult times that we all experience in life. It’s a place to process your feelings, learn coping tools, and find equilibrium in the storms. Encouraged Hearts goal is to help individuals, couples, and families function better individually and as a unit by providing a warm and welcoming environment for each client, in a safe space, free of judgement. Encouraged Hearts counseling offers virtual counseling and in-person counseling in Bryan, Texas.

About our psychological health

Our psychological, emotional, and social well being is an important aspect of our overall health. In fact, when our mental health is out of balance it could have a negative impact on our physical health and vice versa. Common factors that affect our mental health include loss of a loved one, medical diagnosis, relational and family issues, difficulty finding life and work balance, job loss or work dissatisfaction, life transitions, and past or current traumatic events. These are part of living and being human.

Services and Treatment Modality

Encouraged Hearts Counseling provides Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to help you understand and address the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors which may be impacting your current functioning. Followed, by teaching practical coping skills and tools for managing emotions.

Sometimes current behavioral and emotional challenges can be linked to past traumas (single incident or chronic) such as medical trauma, auto accidents, domestic violence, bullying, childhood abuse and neglect, natural disasters, witnessing a violent crime, experiencing war, etc. In these situations, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be used to process those traumatic memories. To learn more about EMDR, you can visit EMDRIA.ORG . The following introductory video can be viewed here, Introduction to EMDR Therapy which was created and posted by EMDRIA.

For couples, Encouraged Hearts Counseling integrates techniques from the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to strengthen emotional bonds, improve conflict resolution, and foster shared meaning. As a Certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator, Encouraged Hearts Counseling also offers premarital counseling and support for married couples looking to enhance their relationship.

Encouraged Hearts Counseling provides individual therapy, adolescent counseling, child counseling, couples therapy, premarital counseling, and family therapy in person in Brazos County. Telehealth services (virtual therapy) are offered throughout the state of Texas.