Counseling Services
Offering a safe, supportive and collaborative environment where you can explore your emotions and behaviors, identify your strengths, and develop effective coping strategies.
Anxiety and Depression
Do you power through your day but are left with a general feeling of overwhelm, emptiness, or dread? Maybe you are feeling constantly on edge, anxious, unmotivated, or stuck in unhelpful cycles or patterns. Perhaps you are facing a challenging situation and ran out of ways to cope. Or perhaps you have always been the strong or reliable one and are left with no one to check in on you. Navigating these challenges can be daunting as sometimes they are invisible to others.
ADD and ADHD can go unrecognized for years, especially when symptoms are masked by perfectionism, overachievement, people-pleasing, or anxiety. Over time, constantly struggling to meet expectations can take a toll on self-esteem, relationships, and emotional well-being. Therapy can help you understand ADHD, reduce shame, develop sustainable strategies and skills, strengthen boundaries and self-trust, and heal the emotional wounds that developed from years of feeling like you were “not enough.”
I offer a safe space to understand how past experiences shaped you, to grieve what was missed, and begin building a life rooted in self-compassion and authenticity. You don't have to keep surviving by pretending to be OK. Together, we can help you reconnect with the person you've always been beneath the fear, guilt and shame.
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As a psychotherapist, lifestyle coach, and multisport coach, I have learned that the key to wellbeing lies in the use of integrative approaches that combine both talk therapy and lifestyle changes. I aim to support clients in the pursuit of balance, resilience and coping skills to manage anxiety, depression and life transitions. Perhaps I can help you explore the psychological and lifestyle barriers that affect your ability to form satisfying relationships and sustainable healthy habits, which in turn can impact both your physical and mental health. Through a trauma-informed approach that can integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), or lifestyle coaching, I help individuals understand how these experiences have shaped their beliefs, relationships, and nervous systems. Together, we work to reduce shame, strengthen self-trust, build practical skills, and create lives that align
with who we truly are. Schedule a free individual counseling consultation to learn how I can support you through your healing journey. We'll discuss your concerns, goals and develop a plan to help you find the right balance and peace in your life. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor - Associate that provides online and in-person therapy in Southwest Houston (inside the loop) and in the state of Texas. Hablámos Español.
Istra Bauza, M.S., Licensed Professional Counselor - Associate, NCC
Supervised by Jyl Scott-Reagan, LPC-S, LMFT, LCSW