SPECIALITIES
- Addiction Therapy Treatment
- Anxiety Treatment
- Chronic Illness Counseling
- Couples Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Divorce Counseling
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Grief Counseling
- LGBTQ+ Counseling
- LGBTQ+ Couples Therapy
- Life Transitions Counseling
- Marriage Counseling
- Premarital Counseling
- Relationship Counseling
- Self-Esteem Counseling
- Stress Management
- Trauma & PTSD Treatment
- Work Stress & Burnout Syndrome
Roddy's Focus
Individual Counseling
My goal when working with individuals is to help uncover their true potential and lead the life they have always wanted.
First, I listen as they share current their difficulties, the impact they are having on their lives, and what they want to change.
Next, we review parts of their lives to determine what old patterns of thoughts and behaviors are serving as current barriers to change and why certain people or situations trigger intense feelings and strong reactions.
Then together we will review their current strengths and build upon them while using newfound insights to help them develop the tools necessary to transform their life and relationships with others.
Roddy's Other Specialities
Couples Counseling
There are few words that create as many conflicted emotions in people as “relationships”. Sometimes we desire them, sometimes we detest them. We obsess about not having one, followed by a strategy to get out of one. They can be extreme and difficult, flat and lackluster, or like a roller-coaster, with adrenaline-filled ups and downs. Why does this happen?
I am a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist and when looking through the lens of Imago, I help couples discover the answers to three important questions about relationships.
- Why are we romantically attracted to someone?
- What causes the conflict in our relationships?
- How do we turn this conflict into reconnection and personal growth?
I believe that, “We are all born through and into relationships, we are wounded in relationships, and the way we heal is through our relationships.”
More About Roddy
In his free time, Roddy enjoys spending time with family and friends. He and his partner/husband of 42 years are active in their neighborhood and members of several dinner groups. Their favorite time is being home with their Labrador Retrievers, Power, Jr. and Daisy.
History And Qualifications
Roddy Young received his Bachelor of Science in Social Science and Psychology in 1998 and Master of Social Work in Children and Families and Mental Health Issues in 2002, both from the University of Houston.
He has been providing counseling to individuals and couples in both medical and private practice settings for 21 years.
Graduate Degree: Master of Social Work- University of Houston, 2004
Counselor Affiliations: Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, February 2010
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Science in Social Science and Psychology- Unviersity of Houston, 1998