AdultsDr. Ashley Carroll-Brown, PhD, Psychologist
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Compassionate care for trauma, pregnancy, postpartum, and meaningful change.
Anxiety · Pregnancy & Postpartum · Trauma · Depression
Where We Work
If the months after your baby arrived feel heavier than anyone warned you, you are not failing, and help can come to you in Katy.
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Guiding Growth.
Restoring Hope.
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Postpartum depression can include persistent sadness or numbness, guilt, feeling disconnected from your baby, losing interest in things you enjoyed, and trouble sleeping even when the baby sleeps. It can begin any time in the first year.
Katy sits west of Houston along I-10 and stretches across Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller counties.
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Pregnancy and postpartum care is a core specialty at Guiding Hope. Therapy, often drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy, helps you understand what is happening, ease the heaviness, and adjust to the identity and relationship changes that come with a new baby.
Postpartum Support International runs a free HelpLine at 1-800-944-4773.
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With a newborn, getting out the door is its own project. Online sessions mean you can meet from home in Katy during a nap, with the baby nearby if needed, and without arranging childcare.
Every Guiding Hope clinician is licensed in Texas and meets clients by secure video anywhere in the state, so you choose a therapist for fit rather than for how close their office is.
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Guiding Hope is in network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and UnitedHealthcare. Coverage varies from plan to plan, so it is worth confirming your benefits before your first session. If you are out of network, the practice can provide a superbill you may be able to submit for reimbursement.
The first step is a free consultation. It is a short conversation where you can say what is going on, ask how online sessions work, and hear which clinician may be the best fit. There is no obligation, and you do not need to have the right words ready.
Meet the Team
AdultsOwner
Compassionate care for trauma, pregnancy, postpartum, and meaningful change.
Anxiety · Pregnancy & Postpartum · Trauma · Depression
AdultsSupport for the pressure beneath achievement and the transitions of motherhood.
Pregnancy & Postpartum · High Functioning Anxiety · High-Achieving African American Women · Grief & Loss · Trauma · Depression
Practicing under the supervision of Dr. Desiree L. Stephens, LPC-S.
Common Questions
Yes. Every session at Guiding Hope is held by secure video, and all of our clinicians are licensed in Texas, so you can meet from anywhere in the state.
Guiding Hope is in network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and UnitedHealthcare. Coverage varies by plan, and superbills are available for out-of-network reimbursement.
You share a little about what is bringing you in, ask any practical questions, and talk through which clinician may fit. It is a conversation, not a commitment.
Please call 911 if you are in immediate danger, or call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Guiding Hope offers scheduled outpatient therapy and is not an emergency service.
A free consultation can help you ask questions, share what you are looking for, and consider whether one of our clinicians feels like a fit.
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