Office location: Houston, Texas
YOUR NEXT STEPS
1. SCHEDULE your first consult
2. SELECT your comfy confidential place to talk
2. SELECT your comfy confidential place to talk
Call or email us to schedule for first (free) phone consult. All consults and sessions are confidential and conducted with HIPPA-compliant privacy and security measures.
2. SELECT your comfy confidential place to talk
2. SELECT your comfy confidential place to talk
2. SELECT your comfy confidential place to talk
For online sessions, simply find a cozy place that's secure and safe to have a confidential conversation with Dr. Kay Towns, DPC, LPC.
Most telemental health sessions will be video, however, some sessions can also be done over the phone.
3. SHARE your struggles
4. SCHEDULE your next appointment
4. SCHEDULE your next appointment
Whether it's your first consult or one of your ongoing counseling sessions, we help make sharing your struggles easier. Dr. Towns works with each client to assess the problems, customize a treatment plan, and implement that plan towards helping clients move forward and live their best life.
4. SCHEDULE your next appointment
4. SCHEDULE your next appointment
4. SCHEDULE your next appointment
At the end or your session, you can easily schedule your next appointment directly or request your next session online through our website. Scheduling early helps us ensure we can meet you during the days and times that work best for you.
About Me
Hello, I'm Dr. Kay Towns, DPC, LPC, and I look forward to hearing your story. I'm a skilled and empathetic counselor with a passion and dedication to helping people of all backgrounds move forward in their lives. I offer online counseling services to adults, couples, and families. I have training and experience treating many mental health issues, including co-existing conditions. Using evidence-based approaches, I treat a wide range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, grief/loss, bipolar, trauma, spiritual issues, life transitions, stress management, PTSD, personality disorders, and relationship problems. I hold professional counseling licenses in the state of Texas (LPC license 75474) and also in the State of Arizona (LPC-18730). I'm a nationally certified counselor (NBCC), national certified telemental health provider (NBCC), and telemental health certified (THTC).
In addition to being a Licensed Professional Counselor, I also serve as an ordained minister in The United Methodist Church (order of deacon). I find this background deeply useful in working with people of all walks of life and all faith traditions, including those who do not embrace a faith background but who are searching for meaning or spirituality. My therapeutic approach is to provide non-judgmental evidenced-based support and feedback to help effectively address personal life challenges.
My counseling services are offered online (video and phone). To learn more, request information by clicking on the "Contact Us" button below.
Education & Training
Dr. Kay Towns:
- Doctor of Professional Counseling (DPC) earned from Mississippi College
- Licensed in Texas and Arizona as a professional counselor (LPC)
- Master's degree in counseling (MAC) earned from Houston Graduate School of Theology
- Completed clinical training at The Menninger Clinic in Houston, Texas
- Master's degree in theological studies (MTS) from Southern Methodist University
Bio-Psycho-Social + Spiritual
To support a more holistic paradigm, Dr. Towns supports the biopsychosocial-spiritual model of care. In addition to being a Licensed Professional Counselor, she is also an ordained minister in The United Methodist Church (order of deacon) and finds this background deeply useful in working with people of all faith traditions, and with those who do not embrace a faith background but who are searching for meaning or spirituality.
Dr. Towns was the first chaplain intern at The Menninger Clinic (Houston, Texas) since the 1980s and also the first ever LPC to be accepted and complete a practicum and internship at The Menninger Clinic.
Serving In the Community
In addition to serving others through counseling, Dr. Towns provides workshops and presentations in the community on the topic of mental health, and works to support mental health awareness and stand up against stigma associated with mental illness. Dr. Towns has also served as an adjunct college professor teaching a doctoral-level counseling class on counseling ethics and the law.
Books by Dr. Kay Towns
GRACE: A Model for Grieving
"GRACE: A MODEL FOR GRIEVING" by Dr. Kay Towns
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742826/grace-a-model-for-grieving-by-dr-kay-towns/
An inclusive and dimensional 5-step grief model, this book expands our understanding of grief and how to treat it through a novel evidence-based approach that integrates current cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with narrative-based therapy and other holistic methods.
Created by a licensed professional counselor, GRACE: A Model for Grieving fills in the gaps of current grief models which have their limitations due to a lack of inclusion for spirituality, situational factors, cultural variables and other factors. This book analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the prevailing model of CBT to offer a new framework that supports individual beliefs, goals and sense of purpose in the grieving process.
The book hand-holds readers through this new model by features these 5 steps for healing:
1 – Grief redefined
2 – Re-story the loss narrative
3 – Adopt healthy ways to grieve
4 – Connect with self and others
5 – Engage in new normal
Key to the GRACE model is the individualization of the grieving process allowing for inclusion of one’s spirituality as well as supporting gender and cultural differences.
People everywhere are reeling from a myriad of primary and secondary losses resulting from these difficult times. The individual and communal losses have broad multi-level influence exacting heavy tolls on families, communities, nations, and the world. The content within seeks a more comprehensive grief model in hopes of better helping others through their loss journey.
Publication date May 2024.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742826/grace-a-model-for-grieving-by-dr-kay-towns/
Copyrighted & Trademark Material. All Rights Reserved.
The GRACE Grief Model™ and its components and the material contained in this book have been copyrighted and trademarked.
© 2024 Kay Towns. GRACE Grief Model™ (2021).
GRACE: A Model for Grieving Workbook
"GRACE: A MODEL FOR GRIEVING WORKBOOK" by Dr. Kay Towns
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763915/grace-a-model-for-grieving-workbook-by-dr-kay-towns/
Expand your understanding of grief—and how to treat it—in this companion workbook to GRACE: A Model for Grief.
This 5-step framework for grieving and healing draws on practices from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), narrative-based therapy, and other holistic methods.
This workbook offers carefully selected and thoughtfully crafted exercises, tools and techniques which support the adaptive 5-step process for grieving and healing:
1 – Grief redefined
2 – Re-story the loss narrative
3 – Adopt healthy ways to grieve
4 – Connect with self and others
5 – Engage in new normal
Because grief can make learning more difficult by impacting, for example, concentration, memory and distractibility, the exercises within are designed to be easy to follow and highly adaptable. You are free to change the timing (exercises don’t have to be completed in sequential order), adjust the length (not all components of every exercise must be completed to achieve beneficial results) and work through the book with a support partner as appropriate.
From the death of a loved one, to losing a job, to the rupture of a relationship, losses are an inevitable part of the human condition. At times, our losses may feel overwhelming, and the resulting individual and communal mental distress exacts a heavy toll personally and collectively.
We could all benefit from additional healthy resources targeted to address losses and the accompanying grief that follows. This workbook aims to be such a resource for everyone who needs it.
Publication date August 2024.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763915/grace-a-model-for-grieving-workbook-by-dr-kay-towns/
Copyrighted & Trademark Material. All Rights Reserved.
The GRACE Grief Model™ and its components and the material contained in this book have been copyrighted and trademarked.
© 2024 Kay Towns. GRACE Grief Model™ (2021).
Online Counseling
Video Sessions
Dr. Kay Towns, DPC, LPC, MAC, MTS
Phone Sessions
Phone Sessions
Dr. Kay Towns, DPC, LPC, MAC, MTS
Phone Sessions
Towns Counseling offers confidential counseling sessions via video and phone using secure HIPPA-compliant platforms that are safe and user-friendly.
Dr. Kay Towns, DPC, LPC, MAC, MTS
Dr. Kay Towns, DPC, LPC, MAC, MTS
Dr. Kay Towns, DPC, LPC, MAC, MTS
Fees
Fees
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR FEES
Fees vary per service type and length, so please contact our office to discuss costs associated with the type of service you need.
Sliding Fee Scale is available for qualifying clients.
Counseling is available for residents in the states of Texas or Arizona.
Private Pay
At this time, we do not participate in or accept payment from any commercial health insurance plans (including Medicaid or Medicare). Payment documentation will be provided to you for those wishing to file with their insurance for reimbursement purposes. Payments are due at the time of service and can be made via PayPal (see payment section located at the bottom of this webpage).
Notes
Dr. Kay Towns, Towns Counseling, and KT Counseling PLLC do not participate in any programs involving legal issues. Also, we do not participate in court hearings nor complete paperwork for short-term disability or family medical leave act. Please contact your Medical Doctor or Psychiatrist with these types of requests.
Appointments
All services are by appointment only. An initial phone conversation is offered, which is free of charge. While Towns Counseling offers quality counseling care, some counseling settings may not be the ideal setting for every client/patient. We value your time and your money and do not want to set up an appointment if you might be better served elsewhere, so an initial (free) phone conversation is required prior to your first scheduled appointment.
Phone and Video Appointment Policy
Standard counseling rates for Dr. Kay Towns apply to all phone/video counseling sessions.
Cancellation Policy
If you are unable to make your scheduled appointment, please give us as much notice as possible so that we can make that time slot available for another client. If you do not cancel within 24 hours of your scheduled appointment, we will need to bill you in-full for the missed service (exceptions apply, as in the case of emergencies and illness).
Helpful Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIH)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The Menninger Clinic
Mental Health.Gov
The Trevor Project
Mental Health Resources
Payments
Online payment
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- PAYMENT AMOUNTS VARY per type and length of service.
- Payments are expected at the time of service.
- Clients will be informed of fees in advance of services.
Read Dr. Towns' books
Learn how to heal from losses big and small with Dr. Kay Towns' 5-step guide to healing from loss:
GRACE: A Model for Grieving and GRACE: A Model for Grieving Workbook.