Counseling Practice – Authentic Healing and Counseling
Authentic Healing and Counseling is a mental health practice serving clients in Houston, Texas. The practice is founded and led by Gina Baiamonte, MS, LPC, EMDR Certified, who holds the title of Founder and CEO. Bryant Packard, MS, LMFT, serves as COO; he is Gottman Trained, EMDR Trained, and also works as a Leadership Coach. Together, Baiamonte and Packard direct the clinical and operational functions of the practice across individual, couples, and group-focused services in the Houston area.
Services are available for adults and adolescents across individual, couples, family, and group therapy formats. Specific offerings include marriage and couples counseling, trauma therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), mental health and emotional wellness support, addiction and substance abuse therapy, relationship and family therapy, pre-marital counseling, identity and cultural therapies, neurofeedback, trauma-sensitive yoga, group therapy sessions, and therapeutic retreats held for deeper immersive work.
Specialty areas addressed at the practice include ADD/ADHD, anger management, anxiety, codependency, depression, grief and loss, PTSD, narcissistic personality support, relationship issues, sexual health concerns, spiritual issues, and services for veterans and their family members.
Therapeutic modalities available include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), EMDR, the Gottman method, Imago Relationship Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness-based therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, and walk-and-talk therapy. The inclusion of somatic approaches such as trauma-sensitive yoga alongside evidence-based clinical models reflects a broad and varied treatment range within the practice.
Session formats include in-person, phone, and virtual options, allowing clients to access services in a format that suits their circumstances. Retreats and group sessions are offered alongside standard individual and couples appointments. The practice operates out of Houston and provides these multiple access formats to serve clients across different schedules and locations throughout the greater Houston metropolitan area, including those who prefer in-person contact and those who need remote access.
Contact: phone 281-501-0109, email info@authentichealingandcounseling.com.