Therapy specialties in Houston
These are the areas where I do my best work. People often come with more than one: grief tangled up with anxiety, a diagnosis that stirred up old trauma, a transition that strained a marriage. We work with your whole situation, not a single label.
Laura Johnson, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker · Online across Texas
Book on Headway (281) 829-8511Blue Cross Blue Shield · Cigna · Private pay
Grief & Loss
Counseling after the death of someone you love.
Online grief counseling for Houston adults who have lost a spouse, parent, child, sibling, or close friend. Recent or years ago, expected or sudden. You set the pace, and nobody here will hurry you toward closure.
- Weekly or biweekly 50-minute video sessions
- Grief-informed therapy for adults
- Anticipatory grief when a loved one is dying
Anxiety
Treatment for worry, panic, and a mind that won't shut off.
Online anxiety therapy for adults in Houston. Racing thoughts, panic attacks, health worry, and the exhausting habit of preparing for disasters that never come. We figure out what keeps it going and build practical ways to turn it down.
- Weekly 50-minute video sessions
- Treatment for generalized anxiety, panic, and social anxiety
- Skills you can use between sessions
Depression
For the heaviness that doesn't lift on its own.
Online depression therapy for adults in Houston. Low mood, numbness, exhaustion, losing interest in things you used to love, and the voice that says you should be handling this better. We work out what's feeding it and take practical steps back toward a life that feels like yours.
- Weekly 50-minute video sessions
- Treatment for ongoing low mood, numbness, and loss of interest
- Depression tied to grief, illness, burnout, or a major life change
Trauma
Help for the past that keeps showing up in the present.
Online trauma therapy for adults in Houston. Accidents, assault, medical crises, childhood experiences, abusive relationships, or years of small things that added up. We start with stability, and you decide how fast we go.
- Weekly 50-minute video sessions
- Trauma-informed therapy for adults
- Stabilization and coping skills before any processing
Relationships
Individual therapy for the patterns you keep landing in.
Individual therapy for Houston adults dealing with a marriage, family, or friendship that isn't working. We look at what keeps happening, what part of it is yours, and what you can actually change from your side.
- Weekly 50-minute individual video sessions
- Marriage and partnership problems, worked from your side
- Family-of-origin patterns and adult family conflict
Chronic Illness
Therapy for what a long-term diagnosis does to the rest of your life.
Online counseling for Houston adults living with a chronic health condition. The grief for the life you had, the dread before every appointment, the friends who stopped calling. Your medical team handles the disease. This is for everything else.
- Weekly or biweekly 50-minute video sessions
- Scheduling that flexes around flares, fatigue, and appointments
- New diagnoses and long-standing conditions
Life Transitions
Counseling through the changes that reshape who you are.
Online counseling for Houston adults in the middle of a big change: divorce, a layoff, a new baby, retirement, a move across the country, an empty house. Chosen or not, major change can leave you unmoored. This is where you find your footing.
- Weekly or biweekly 50-minute video sessions
- Career change, layoffs, and work-identity shifts
- Divorce, separation, and starting over
Pages for specific situations
Each one sits under a specialty above and goes deeper on who it's for.
Therapy for Healthcare Workers in Houston
Nurses, physicians, techs, therapists, and staff at the Texas Medical Center and Houston's hospitals
Therapy for Caregivers in Houston
Adults caring for a spouse, parent, or child with a chronic illness, dementia, or disability
Grief Counseling After Losing a Parent in Houston
Adults grieving the death of a mother or father, recently or long ago
Health Anxiety Therapy in Houston
Adults whose worry has locked onto their body, a symptom, or a diagnosis
Burnout and Work Stress Therapy in Houston
Houston professionals, managers, and caregivers worn down by work stress, long hours, or a job that keeps taking more
Not sure which fits? That's normal. Contact Laura Johnson, LCSW and we'll figure it out together.
Ready when you are
You don't need to have it figured out before you reach out. Book a first session online, or call with a question. No pressure and no obligation.
Online therapy across Texas · BCBS and Cigna accepted · Private pay welcome