Individual Therapy
Your climb, your pace. Sit down with a therapist who gets to know you as a whole person and builds a plan around the summit you're working toward, not a template pulled off a shelf.
Now Welcoming Clients
Rise To Your Best Self
Insurance-based outpatient mental health care across Houston, TX, done with care and craft. Welcome to a grounded, judgment-free space to begin your ascent.
Who We Are
What Makes Rising Arete Different?
We are a community-minded outpatient practice built on the idea that quality mental health care should be accessible, not exclusive. Rising Arete takes its name from the Greek arete, meaning excellence, and the sharp ridge where a mountain finally reaches its peak.
Our clinicians are trained, mentored, and quality-checked so every session meets the standard our neighbors deserve. Insurance-based, safe, and comfortable for everyone who walks through the door.
- Insurance based, in network
- Same-week appointments when available
- Evening and weekend availability
- Bilingual therapists and telehealth across Texas
- Trained and mentored clinicians
- Judgment free and welcoming
WHAT THERAPY SERVICES DO WE OFFER?
Let's Build the Life You're Meant to Live
We've built a comfortable space where you can show up as yourself, be honest about where you are in your mental health, and get the compassionate care you deserve. At Rising Arete, we work to break down the barriers to treatment and build counseling around your goals, so you can rise with confidence.
Child and Adolescent Therapy
Kids and teens face their own steep ridges, at school, at home, and online. We meet them where they are, earn their trust, and give them skills that last well past the session.
Family Therapy
Families are messy, loud, and worth the work. We create a room where every voice gets heard and give your family the tools to break old patterns and build new ones.
Couples Counseling
Whether you're a few months in or a few decades deep, we help you and your partner speak honestly, repair what's frayed, and find steadier footing together.
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Trauma has a way of showing up long after the moment passes. We use evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches to help you make sense of it, feel safe in your body again, and take back the reins.
Anxiety and Depression Treatment
Anxiety and depression can make the summit feel impossibly far. We help you quiet the noise, name what's really going on, and build practical steps toward steadier ground.
Grief and Loss Counseling
Grief doesn't move on a timeline, and you shouldn't have to carry it alone. We sit with you in the hard parts and help you find your way forward without asking you to leave your person behind.
Autism Evaluations
A thoughtful, thorough autism evaluation can be the turning point for a child or adult who has always felt out of step. We walk you through assessment and answers with care.
Comprehensive Psychological Testing
When you need real answers about how your mind works, we run thorough psychological testing and translate the results into a clear, useful roadmap for you and your family.
Behavioral Health Assessments
Stepping into care starts with understanding where you are. Our behavioral health assessments give you and your clinician a clear, compassionate starting point.
Telehealth Services
Meet with your therapist from your couch, your car on lunch break, or anywhere in Texas you can find a quiet corner. Same care, same clinician, just without the commute.
Bilingual Therapy Services
Healing should happen in the language you think and feel in. Our bilingual therapists welcome you in English and Spanish, so nothing gets lost in translation.
Access & Rates
What Insurance And Payment Types Do We Accept?
We work to keep quality care accessible and affordable. Review the payment types and insurance plans accepted at our clinics.
How We Help
What Conditions Do We Support?
Every climber faces a different ridge, some steep, some hidden in fog, some walked alone for too long. At Rising Arete, we support a wide range of mental health conditions and everyday life challenges, from anxiety and depression to grief, trauma, and life transitions. Whatever you're carrying, your therapist will meet you at the base of it with steady, non-judgmental care and help you find the next hold forward and reach your summit.
- Adoption Support
- Anger Management
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Bereavement and Loss
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphia
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Burnout
- Conduct Disorder (CD)
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- LGBTQ Therapy
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Panic Disorders
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders
- Premarital Counseling
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity Therapy
- Racial Trauma Therapy
- Relationship Counseling
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Social Anxiety
- Stress
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Trauma
If you are in crisis: call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or go to your nearest emergency room.
Our Philosophy
Why Treat Mental Health Like the Gym?
Because achieving excellence isn't an act at all; it's a habit of practice. Small, disciplined efforts, repeated over time, become excellence. That idea shapes how we work with every client: honest conversations, evidence-based care, and steady progress that respects your pace.
Meet in a Safe Space
The first ten seconds should feel calm. So should the next hour.
Build the Practice
Consistent sessions, clear goals, and clinicians who show up prepared.
Give us the chance and we'll give you the tools to truly Rise Arete.
Schedule an AppointmentOur Core Values
What Do We Stand For?
Our values spell out how we work and who we are: ARETE IP. These are the standards we hold our clinicians to and the promise we make to every person who walks through the door.
A
Authenticity
Come as you are. We show up honestly too, no scripts and no clinical distance.
R
Resilience
Strength is built, not handed out. We help you train it session by session.
E
Empathy
Your story gets heard on its own terms, without judgment or comparison.
T
Transparency
Clear costs, clear plans, clear expectations, from the first call forward.
E
Empowerment
You leave with tools you can use, not just an hour of conversation.
I
Integrity
The highest clinical and ethical standards, held whether or not anyone is watching.
P
Patience
Progress at your pace. The ridge is climbed one hold at a time.
Ready When You Are
How Do I Book My First Appointment?
Online scheduling opens as soon as our practice management system goes live. Until then, reach out and our team will match you with the right clinician and time.
Start the Conversation
Two easy ways to get on the calendar.
In a crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or go to your nearest emergency room.
Contact
How Can We Reach You?
Send a note and a member of our team will follow up within one business day. Messages are confidential.
- Locations
- Bellaire
6300 W Loop S #110, Bellaire, TX 77401
Clear Lake
2200 Space Park Dr Ste 240, Houston, TX 77058
Energy Corridor
1160 Dairy Ashford Rd Ste 601, Houston, TX 77079
River Oaks
2323 S Shepherd Dr #850, Houston, TX 77019 - Phone
- (832) 304-9008
- General Inquiries: info@risingarete.com
Scheduling: scheduling@risingarete.com
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