Therapy for Depression & Emotional Numbness in Houston
You may still be working, parenting, socializing, and getting through the day, but something feels missing. Maybe you feel numb, disconnected, exhausted, or like you’re watching your life happen from a distance.
At Rooted Therapy, we help adults work through depression, emotional numbness, disconnection, loss of motivation, and that persistent “what’s the point?” feeling using EMDR, IFS, somatic therapy, and other approaches that go beyond simply trying to think more positively.
✓ In-person in Houston (Montrose)
✓ Virtual throughout Texas
✓ Free 15-minute consultation
You’re going through the motions, but nothing really lands.
You wake up, get dressed, answer emails, say the right things. From the outside, you seem fine. But inside? You feel flat. Numb. Disconnected from your own life.
You used to care. Now everything feels muted, as if you’re watching your life happen from a distance. You still show up for work, for friends, for family… but it takes everything you’ve got. You’re checking all the boxes, but it never quite feels like enough.
You wonder: Why do I feel this way? What’s wrong with me? Shouldn’t I be grateful?
This is what high-functioning depression can look like. It’s quiet. It hides behind achievement, independence, and the phrase “I’m just tired.”
And the fact that you’re here, noticing this disconnection, matters more than you think.
It’s not laziness. It’s not weakness. And you’re not broken.
At Rooted Therapy, we work with adults who feel stuck in a fog of emptiness, disconnection, or hopelessness even if they’re “doing everything right.”
Depression isn’t always about sadness. More often, it’s about disconnection from your emotions, your body, and your purpose. It’s the internal shutdown that happens when you’ve been carrying too much, too quietly, for too long.
Work with someone you connect with
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Lauren Palmer
MA, LPC · Practice Owner
WHO SHE WORKS WITH
Works with thoughtful, high-functioning adults who understand themselves pretty well but still feel stuck in anxiety, perfectionism, trauma, or painful relationship patterns.
FOCUS AREAS
High-Functioning Anxiety
Trauma & Attachment
Perfectionism
Relationship Patterns
Burnout & Disconnection -
Alyssa Garcia
MS, LPC-Associate, Bilingual English/Spanish
WHO SHE WORKS WITH
Works with adults and couples navigating grief, relationship changes, and the tension between family or cultural expectations and figuring out what feels true to them.
FOCUS AREAS
Grief & Loss
Trauma & EMDR
Family, Culture & Belonging
Relationships & Attachment
Life Transitions & Identity -
Chloe Espenan
LMSW
WHO SHE WORKS WITH
Works with adults, couples, and teens (13+) navigating depression, codependency, substance use, complicated relationships with food, and coping patterns that aren’t working anymore.
FOCUS AREAS
Depression
Codependency
Substance Use & Process Addictions
Disordered Eating Patterns
Anxiety & Self-Criticism -
Michelle Saltzer
MA, LPC-Associate
WHO SHE WORKS WITH
Works with adults and couples who overthink, people-please, avoid conflict, and struggle to say what they need, especially in their closest relationships.
FOCUS AREAS
Anxiety
People-Pleasing
Self-Criticism
Relationships
Fertility, Perinatal & Postpartum
Couples Therapy -
Lauren Bigelow
LMSW
WHO SHE WORKS WITH
Works with adults and couples navigating burnout, grief, neurodivergence, chronic illness, and the exhaustion of being the person everyone else relies on.
FOCUS AREAS
Neurodivergence
Chronic Illness
Grief & Loss
Burnout & Caregiver Fatigue
Anxiety & Perfectionism
Perimenopause -
Haley Macek
MS, LPC-Associate
WHO SHE WORKS WITH
Works with adults, teens (13+), and couples who feel disconnected from themselves, stuck in painful relationships, or exhausted from trying to be who everyone expects them to be.
FOCUS AREAS
Anxiety & Depression
Trauma
Relationships & Attachment
LGBTQIA+ Identity & Belonging
Support After Sexual or Domestic Violence -
Sana Maaz
MA, LMFT-Associate
WHO SHE WORKS WITH
Works with adults and couples feeling lost, disconnected, or unsure of who they are anymore, especially in the aftermath of trauma, anxiety, or major life change.
FOCUS AREAS
Trauma & Attachment
Anxiety
Couples & Relationship Patterns
Cultural Identity
Life Transitions
Self-Discovery & Identity Shifts
SUPPORT BEYOND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENTHere’s what support can look like
We use a trauma-informed, relational approach that integrates ACT, IFS, existential, and somatic therapy to help you:
Understand where the emotional shutdown is coming from, so you stop blaming yourself for something that once helped you survive.
Reconnect with feelings that have gone underground at a pace that doesn’t overwhelm your system.
Work through self-blame, shame, or internal criticism
Explore unmet needs that never had space before
Find small, sustainable ways to move toward aliveness again. Not pressure to “feel better” but more moments that feel real.
What you won’t find in our practice is toxic positivity or forcing a better mood. We’re about giving space to the parts of you that are still here even if they feel far away right now.
Start with a free 15-minute consultation
Tell us a little about what’s bringing you in. We’ll help you think through fit and next steps.
If therapy hasn’t helped before:
Many of our clients have tried therapy where they learned coping skills but still felt empty, disconnected, or unchanged.
This work goes deeper into the patterns, protective strategies, and nervous system responses that keep you functioning but disconnected. We don’t rush insight or push positivity. We work at the level where real change happens.
There’s more waiting for you than just getting by.
You don’t have to keep pretending you’re okay, and you don’t have to wait until you hit rock bottom to get support.
If you’re feeling disconnected, numb, or like you’re losing yourself, therapy can help you find your way back.
Schedule a free consultation for depression therapy in Houston or virtually throughout Texas. Let’s find what feels alive again.
