Reflect Therapy

05/20/2026

Shari currently has therapy openings for eldest daughters, high-achieving adults, and women healing from trauma, stress, and long-standing family patterns.

She blends EMDR, mindfulness, and integrative somatic yoga to help clients feel safer in their bodies, release tension, and reconnect with themselves.

Current availability:
Mondays at 4 PM
Tuesdays at 3 PM and 4 PM
Fridays at 3 PM

Feel free to reach out or share with someone who may be looking for support right now. 💛

05/12/2026

"Calm" isn't always the goal.

Helping children feel safe enough to experience emotions, understand them, and stay connected to themselves through them, that's what builds resilience, self-trust, and emotional intelligence. ✨

What is emotional intelligence?

When I define emotional intelligence, I define it as the capacity to BE with.

But be with what?…
The capacity to be with our sensations, our feelings, and our thoughts that arise in any given moment. What I’m describing is our capacity to regulate. Our ability to connect or to regulate in the midst of whatever experience we’re having.

It’s not about being calm. It’s not about having a particular experience in our feelings, thoughts, or body.

It is about being able to be with any and all experiences that arise in any given moment.
It’s our capacity to stay connected to ourselves in frustration, joy, sorrow, anxiety, confusion, overwhelm, anger….the list goes on.

And it’s one of the most important and hardest things to develop in ourselves.

Take a moment and think about an emotion that is typically challenging for you to experience. When this emotion arises in you- are you able to connect to yourself in the midst of it? Or do you want to run away from it, ignore it, push the feeling down, or pretend you aren’t having the feeling? What do you do?…

Whatever you do is not right or wrong; it’s simply information to help you get curious about your areas for growth as you’re developing your own capacity, expanding your windows of tolerance, and developing greater and greater levels for your own emotional intelligence.

Because when we learn how to connect to ourselves rather than expecting ourselves to calm down (which is a hard thing in and of itself), we learn some key things…

…We learn that we’re okay in the midst of our experiences. We don’t have to run away. Or that even when things feel challenging, we can still move toward that intensity. It allows us to expand our window of tolerance and engage in life at a deeper level because we get to experience a wider range of the fullness of emotional activity – to feel more alive, more connected with life itself, more connected with our own body, and our own being.

It’s also one of the main goals of play therapy! We’re helping to develop within children larger and larger states of emotional intelligence. This is what we’re up to with kids – it’s not about calming them or ourselves. Instead we’re supporting children in learning how to be with any and all experiences that arise. And it’s this ability to connect to themselves that is the ultimate gift we give to the children we work with.

Much love on the journey 💜

Lisa

05/06/2026

https://www.reflecthouston.com/yoga-support-groups-for-moms

04/29/2026

You replay conversations.
You overthink what to say.
Sometimes you stay quiet...even when you don't want to.

There's a reason this happens and it's more common than you think.

You don't have to stay stuck here.

We break it down (and how to start shifting it) here:

Struggling with fear of talking to people? Learn what causes social anxiety and how to overcome it with practical CBT-based strategies and support.

04/22/2026

Sometimes burnout isn't just about doing too much, it's about doing too little of what lights you up.

Creative expression is fuel.

Whether it's movement, art, music, or simply letting your hands play...it can bring back energy, excitement, and a sense of you.

What's one small way you can create this week?

If you're feeling burned out and need support, we're here for you.

https://www.reflecthouston.com/burnout-in-gen-z

Enjoy the journey.

04/17/2026

One small shift that can change parenting:

Reflect the feeling.

Instead of correcting or fixing, try naming what’s underneath:
“You’re really frustrated.”
“That felt disappointing.”

It helps your child feel seen.

What might change if you tried this today?

04/15/2026

So moved by this mural at MendCenter, created by the very community they serve.

There's something powerful about seeing healing not just talked about, but expressed. A reminder that when people feel safe and supported, they begin to create again. ❤️

04/08/2026

There’s something powerful about staying connected to community.

As therapists, we’re not meant to do this work alone. We grow, feel, and evolve through collaboration, shared ideas, and real connection.

Grateful for moments like this with Leah Singer of Root to Rise Counseling and Wellness that remind us how much stronger we are together. 💛

12/12/2025

Some of you remember Sawyer, Lauren’s sweet old dog who used to curl up in the office and quietly comfort anyone who needed it. He wasn’t just a dog. He helped people feel safe, seen, and even set boundaries, at times.

The holidays can stir up grief in surprising ways. Missing a pet, a person, or a past version of life can reveal emotions we thought were settled. If that’s happening for you, you’re not alone.

We still miss Sawyer dearly, and we’re grateful for every moment he created ease for the clients who sat with him. Whatever this season brings up for you, you deserve compassion and room to feel what you need.