As we each navigate our lives, we make a series of choices that lead us to where we are right now. Sometimes where we are is far from where we thought we would end up, or worse yet, we are completely lost. Sometimes we need a guide to help find the right road to get us back on track.
Finding the right guide, or therapist, is sometimes the hardest part of the counseling process. The challenge of matching a therapist’s theoretical approach to counseling and their personality with a client’s needs can sometimes feel like trial and error, but is a vital part of the process. I believe that the start of any new relationship, therapeutic or otherwise, begins with building rapport and simply becoming comfortable with each other. Once established, the real work can begin.
My philosophy on life is that we all take the knowledge we already hold, from the many challenges we have overcome, and harness this to our advantage – returning to the truths we already know work for us.
Counseling is no different.Counseling and self-discovery can be seen as a simple two-step process. First we look for insight -- an understanding of why we do what we do, or why we feel what we feel. Once we have this insight, we can better decide what, if anything, needs to be done about it. Insight and implementation - is a simple two-step process. However, just because a thing is simple does not make it easy – this is where many find it helpful to seek out a counselor to assist in this process.
It is my passion and motivation in my practice to help people navigate this simple, yet challenging therapeutic process – to gain insight and obtain the tools needed to make the changes in their lives, moving each day toward their idealized self.
Ty (he/him) is the current Owner of SWPA after practicing with the group since 2016.
His work has been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Men’s Health, Refinery29, and Great Day Houston with Deborah Duncan, and he has been recognized as the “Best Male Mental Health Therapist” by OutSmart Magazine every year from 2018-2022.
Ty helps clients develop an understanding of why they do what they do and why specific feelings exist. Once this insight is surfaced, he helps clients decide what – if anything – needs to be done about it. He is passionate about supporting clients as they navigate the process of gaining clarity and building the tools necessary to implement desired changes in their lives.
Anxiety, Coaching, Codependence, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Gender and Sexual Identity, Hypnosis, Individual Therapy, Kink and BDSM, LGBTQ+ Community, Neurodivergence, Polyamory, Sex Therapy, Stress Management, Youth Community
$250 individual / $100 group
