Emma Arceneaux Counseling

Therapy for women who are done white knuckling life in Texas.

Serving clients virtually across Texas and in-person in Houston, TX

“Mind over matter” is no longer working the way it did for you in the past.

You now feel something far beyond exhaustion, beyond what the word burnout and its definition can contain. 

It feels lonely, heavy, like a giant bolder you cannot continue to roll up the hill. You’ve been told to “do some self-care!” but the walks, the rigid routines, the YouTube sound bowls can only do so much to keep it all at bay.  

You white knuckle the pain to keep your job, counting down the minutes until you can get back in bed. You are physically present with friends and family, but cannot remember the last time you were really with them.‍ ‍

You want to feel free, unbound, and safe, free of the expectations you put on yourself to perform. You’re terrified of what will happen if you allow yourself to rest, but you cannot take another minute of what you’ve been doing.

If you connect with this, you’re in the right place.

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“now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good”

~John Steinbeck

In-person therapy in Houston and virtually across Texas

what i specialize in

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    adhd & autism

    • burnout

    • executive dysfunction

    • emotional regulation

    • sensory difficulties

    • masking

    • rejection sensitivity

  • anxiety

    • stress

    • trauma & ptsd

    • social anxiety

    • panic disorder

    • family conflict

    • life transitions

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    perfectionism

    • fear of failure

    • self-criticism

    • worth=achievement

    • procrastination

    • people pleasing

    • depression

  • burnout

    burnout

    • chronic exhaustion

    • body pain

    • irritability

    • dissociation

    • pulling away from others

    • loss of motivation

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    women's issues

    • body image

    • perfectionism

    • gender bias

    • people pleasing

    • relationship issues

    • life transitions

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