Services
- Individual
About My Clients
My clients are smart, kind and funny. They just need a little help (or sometimes a lot) to figure out how to regain control over their lives. I spent the first 7 years of my career providing affirming case management and counseling services to the LGBTQ population of Houston, addressing issues including HIV treatment and prevention, coming out, mood and anxiety disorders and addiction. I can’t wait to work with you.
My Background and Approach
In our work together your gender identity and sexual orientation will never be “problems” to be “fixed” but rather unique characteristics that may influence the way in which we identify and explore the things that bring you to counseling. You are a good person worthy of living a full and vibrant life. My clients appreciate the active role I take in counseling. I'm willing to jump in the trenches and try to problem solve with you. I'm not afraid to give my clients hard feedback to help them figure out why they're feeling stuck or unhappy and how they can change it. Maybe you're trying to achieve greater work/life satisfaction, navigate the complexities of dating and relationships as a queer person or struggling to love and accept yourself because you're experiencing rejection by your family or friends after coming out or disclosing your HIV+ status. These are some of the many problems I've helped clients through over the years. Contact me to learn more about how I can help you.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I am an ally with an advocate’s heart and feel strongly about offering supportive and empowering therapy that helps you navigate the world with sensitivity to the contexts in which you love, work and live. In order to ensure access to affordable mental health care to those who need it, I belong to Open Path Psychotherapy Collective which is a non profit dedicated to offering steeply reduced rate mental health services to those who need it. For information about the reduced fee spots I may have available please visit my Open Path page here (you'll need to copy & paste into your browser): https://openpathcollective.org/clinicians/anne-russey/