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Your First Therapy Appointment in Katy: What to Expect

Social House Wellness Company

October 11, 2026

Everyday Wellbeing

Social House Wellness Company · October 11, 2026

Starting therapy often comes with ordinary questions: What should I say? How much will it cost? What if I get nervous or do not know where to begin? You do not need to solve those questions alone—or arrive with your life story organized. Here is a practical way to prepare.

Before scheduling: check the fit and the logistics

Tell the team, in general terms, what you want support with and whether you are looking for individual, couples, family, teen, or child services. You can ask about a clinician’s experience and approach without sharing every personal detail in an initial inquiry. Availability and fit need to be confirmed.

Review current rates and ask what applies to the clinician and appointment type you are considering. If you plan to use insurance, confirm participation and your benefits before the visit. Ask about any estimated out-of-pocket cost, cancellation policy, and required paperwork.

Prepare three notes, not a speech

Write down what prompted you to reach out, what is hardest right now, and one thing you hope could change. You can bring a list of questions, relevant treatment history, or other information the clinician requests. If you are uncertain, “I know I need something to change, but I do not know where to start” is enough to open a conversation.

You can also name an accommodation or concern in advance: a need for clearer explanations, a language preference, privacy questions, or uncertainty about how a caregiver will be involved. Ask what is available rather than assuming every clinician offers the same services.

During the appointment: understand the process

An initial appointment commonly includes discussing your concerns, relevant background, goals, and the clinician’s approach. Ask the clinician to explain confidentiality and its limits before sharing details you are unsure about. For children, teens, couples, or families, clarify who participates and how information is handled.

You may be asked questions you have not considered. It is okay to pause, ask why a question matters, or say you need more time. The first visit is also a chance for you to learn whether the clinician’s communication style feels workable.

If you are meeting online

Confirm that online care is appropriate and that the clinician can see you in your physical location. Social House offers online options in Texas; tell the team where you will be during sessions. Ask about the platform, a private setting, and what to do if the connection fails. Avoid joining while driving or doing another task that requires your attention.

Before you leave: agree on a next step

Ask, “What would we focus on?” “How often would we meet?” and “How will we review progress?” You can discuss uncertainty about fit, cost, or timing. An initial visit does not require you to commit to indefinite treatment.

Explore our team or contact Social House in Katy to ask about getting started. Once you begin, How to Get More From Therapy offers simple ways to prepare and give feedback.

Ashley Rodriguez, LPC

Works with: Children, teens, and adults
Languages: English and Spanish
Focus: Anxiety, family stress, identity, and relationships

Ashley provides counseling in English and Spanish for children, teens, and adults. She supports clients navigating anxiety, family stress, identity exploration, relationship concerns, and emotions that can feel difficult to understand or manage.

Her approach is warm, grounded, and responsive to each person’s age, experiences, and needs. She blends CBT, trauma-informed strategies, play therapy, and emotion-focused approaches to help clients express themselves and develop ways of handling challenges.

Ashley brings respect for cultural differences and family experiences to her work. She offers a welcoming space for clients and families seeking bilingual care where they can feel understood and speak in the language most comfortable for them.

Jasmine Porche-Ware, LMFT-Associate

Works with: Individuals, couples, and families
Focus: Relationships, trauma, and emotional connection

Jasmine works with individuals, couples, and families who want to understand themselves and their relationships more clearly. She provides trauma-informed care with a particular commitment to supporting BIPOC clients in a space where their identities and experiences are respected.

Her approach is collaborative, compassionate, and shaped around each client’s needs. She helps clients recognize relational patterns, work through difficult conversations, and build stronger emotional connections. With couples, she draws from Emotionally Focused Therapy and Gottman Method principles. Her broader work includes CBT, DBT, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, and individual EMDR when appropriate.

Jasmine is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-Associate, a certified Cognitive Processing Therapy provider through the State of Texas, and a certified sex therapist.

Maria Ramirez, LPC

Languages: English and Spanish
Focus: Anxiety, grief, cultural adjustment, and family relationships
Visits: In-person in Katy and online across Texas

Maria provides counseling in English and Spanish with warmth, curiosity, and respect for each client’s culture, identity, and lived experience. She supports people navigating anxiety, depression, grief, family relationships, cultural adjustment, and questions about who they are and where they belong.

She also works with clients who feel pressure to hold everything together—whether that shows up as perfectionism, self-criticism, imposter syndrome, or difficulty making room for their own needs. Her work includes support for migratory grief and the emotional challenges that can come with building a life in a new place.

Maria’s integrative approach draws from family systems, attachment-based, cognitive behavioral, and person-centered therapies. She offers individual EMDR when it fits a client’s needs, along with in-person counseling and secure online therapy across Texas.

Maria also leads our currently running Spanish-language group, Family Systems and Relational Healing. Contact our team to ask about the group or counseling with Maria.

Adam Rahman, LPC-S

Works with: Adults
Focus: Trauma, anxiety, relationships, and life transitions
Visits: In-person in Katy and online across Texas

Adam is the founder and Clinical Director of Social House Wellness Company. He works with adults navigating trauma, anxiety, relationship challenges, stress, and major life transitions—including people who are used to achieving a lot while carrying more than others realize.

His style is grounded, direct, and collaborative. He combines Adlerian therapy, EMDR, Reality Therapy, and parts-informed work to help clients understand what they’re experiencing and find a way forward that fits their lives. Adam offers individual and group EMDR. His approach makes room for honest conversation, emotional safety, and working through what keeps showing up.

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