Compassionate Therapy for Teens, Adults & Couples in Kingwood, TX
Our therapists create a safe, judgment-free space where you can explore your experiences, gain practical tools, and build lasting resilience. We believe healing happens through authentic connection, personalized care, and evidence-based therapy tailored to your unique goals.
Maybe you've been telling yourself...
• "I should be able to handle this on my own."
• You feel overwhelmed, but everyone else thinks you're doing fine.
• Anxiety keeps your mind racing long after the day is over.
• You're carrying the weight of past experiences that still affect your present.
• You feel disconnected from yourself, your relationships, or the life you want.
• You're exhausted from always being the strong one.
• You want things to feel different, but you're not sure where to start.
If any of this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Many of our clients come to therapy feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain. Together, we'll help you understand what's happening beneath the surface and create meaningful, lasting change.
UpWord Counseling services
Your path to healing starts here.
Teen Counseling
Adolescence comes with unique emotional, social, and academic challenges. We help teens develop healthy coping skills, improve self-esteem, manage anxiety and depression, and navigate life's transitions with confidence.
Individual Therapy
Life doesn't have to stay this hard. Individual therapy offers a supportive place to process emotions, heal from difficult experiences, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma can affect every part of life, but healing is possible. Our trauma-informed therapists use evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, to help clients safely process painful experiences and move forward.
Our therapists take time to understand your story, your strengths, and your goals before creating a treatment approach that fits your unique needs.
Why Choose Us?
We believe therapy should feel:
✔ Safe
✔ Practical
✔ Collaborative
✔ Respectful
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Meet the Therapists Who'll Walk Alongside You
Finding the right therapist matters.
Every member of our team brings unique experience and specialties, but we all share the same goal: helping you feel understood, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change.
Michelle Wolf, M.A., LPC-S
Founder & Clinical Director
With more than 25 years of experience, Michelle helps teens and adults navigate anxiety, trauma, depression, neurodivergence, and life's challenges with compassion, curiosity, and evidence-based care.
Mia Baumgartner, M.A., LPC-Associate
Supervised by Michelle Wolf, LPC-S
Mia creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where teens, young adults, and women can work through anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, life transitions, and self-discovery with confidence.
Carmen Gazzilli, LPC-Associate
Supervised by Michelle Wolf, LPC-S
Carmen is passionate about helping teens, individuals, and couples build healthier relationships, manage life's challenges, and discover lasting peace through compassionate, client-centered therapy.
You don't have to figure everything out before reaching out.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), autism spectrum disorder, neurodivergence, relationship challenges, or major life transitions, we're here to help you move toward healing with compassionate, evidence-based care.
Healing starts with one conversation.
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