Understanding Depression Counseling
If you’ve been struggling with persistent sadness, numbness, hopelessness, fatigue, or irritability, you may be experiencing depression. Depression can make even simple daily tasks—like going to work, brushing your teeth, or socializing—feel impossible. At Malaty Therapy, we understand that depression is not just sadness; it is a complex mental health condition that can affect anyone, […]
Finding the Right Therapist for Your Teen: A Guide for Parents
Finding the right teenage therapist near me is essential for your child’s emotional and mental well-being. However, not all therapists are equipped to effectively work with adolescents. Teens face unique challenges that require specialized therapeutic approaches, making it important to find a therapist who truly understands their developmental stage and struggles. At Malaty Therapy, we […]
5 Tips to Help You Understand PTSD Treatment
For those struggling with the impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), understanding available treatment options is the first step toward healing. At Malaty Therapy, we provide compassionate, evidence-based PTSD treatment in Houston. Our licensed therapists specialize in trauma recovery, helping individuals regain control, build resilience, and restore their well-being. 1. Learn What PTSD Is PTSD […]
How to Support a Stressed-Out Student
Do you feel like school is your biggest stressor? Are you constantly struggling to keep up with assignments, deadlines, and extracurricular activities? Does it seem like no matter how much effort you put into studying, you’re still not achieving the results you strive for? If you could “quit” school today, would you? If any of […]
Finding a Young Adult Therapist
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the transition into adulthood? Are academic or career pressures causing anxiety? Do changes in family dynamics or friendships leave you feeling isolated? Have you recently experienced heightened stress, frustration, or hopelessness? If you’re struggling with any of these challenges, you’re not alone. The journey into adulthood is filled with uncertainty, […]
Strengthening Bonds: Exploring Family Counseling Services in Houston, TX
Guide To Exploring Family Counseling Services in Houston Are you having trouble at home? Maybe you are experiencing communication issues within the family system? Do you feel like everybody within your immediate family are all on different pages? If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, then family counseling may be the […]
A Comprehensive Guide to Teen Trauma Treatment in Houston with Malaty Therapy
A Comprehensive Guide to Teen Trauma Treatment in Houston with Malaty Therapy Has your teen recently experienced a high-stress situation? Is your teen having a hard time processing past events? Are you noticing that your teen is experiencing erratic mood shifts, behavior changes, withdrawal, physical health issues, or increased symptoms of anxiety and depression? Your […]
Navigating Teen Mental Health: 10 Tips for When a Teenager Should See a Therapist in Houston
10 Tips for When a Teenager Should See a Therapist in Houston The journey through adolescence is a critical period of growth and self-discovery, and the physical, emotional and psychological well-being of teenagers plays a pivotal role in shaping their overall development. Acknowledging the importance of when should a teenager see a therapist is a […]
Navigating School Stress: 5 Tips For Houston Students
Navigating School Stress: 5 Tips For Houston Students In the city of Houston, Texas, students face a unique set of challenges that can contribute to school-related stress. From academic pressures to social expectations, understanding and addressing this stress is crucial for fostering the well-being of local students. In this blog, we’ll explore the nuances of […]
What To Do When Your Child Wants A Therapist – 3 Issues To Know
Has your child asked to talk to a therapist? When something is troubling your child, and they want to talk – you listen. But what if they’ve asked you to see a therapist? Now what? If your child brings up therapy to you, a few factors might impact how you respond, it’s best not to […]
How Parents Can Help Their Teens Deal With COVID-Caused Anxiety
Tammer Malaty, therapist and owner of Houston’s Malaty Therapy, believes many parents just don’t understand what their teenage students have been going through while trying to learn during the COVID–19 pandemic. Malaty believes parents look at grades, attendance and other empirical facts, but sometimes forget to consider the mental shift that occurs when switching between […]
School Stress – 5 Hot Tips To Help You Deal With The Anxiety
Many students want to know how to deal with school stress. High school and college students are faced with new schedules, routines, teachers, friends, classmates, plus new material to learn. Even more, it feels like anxiety and stress are waiting to meet you around every corner. As a student, you know all too well what […]
5 Things You Should Know About Compulsive Disorders And COVID-19
Compulsive disorders involve uncontrollable behaviors that lead to habitual habits for teens and young adults. There are many compulsive disorders parents need to be aware of more than ever during COVID-19 restrictions. It’s important to both recognize and help your loved ones should they be experiencing uncontrollable self destructive behavior. If they are in recovery […]
5 Things You Should Know About Young People with Substance Abuse Issues During COVID-19
Substance use is considered using any mind-altering chemicals such as alcohol, illicit drugs, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and prescription drugs that are not prescribed to the user by a doctor or taken as prescribed by the user. There are many teen substance abuse issues parents need to have awareness of more than ever during the COVID-19 […]
What I Learned About The Importance of Family Time From Watching Disney+
This quarantine is rough, y’all. I know you already know that. It’s been a little over a month that I have been away from my career in family therapy and chosen to stay inside my home, isolated with just my dogs and my husband in Houston. (Let it be known, my husband is still alive.) […]
Parents: The Power of Asking Rather Than Telling
I came across this post and it perfectly summed up an idea I have had about parenting in a way I could never quite put my finger on. Frankly, this quote makes me feel super powerless as a parent…but let’s explore it some more. Think about it, thousands of years ago it made perfect sense […]
Gaining Respect From Your Teen
When parents lack the respect of their teen it is palpable. Parent’s experience frustration, anger, powerlessness, feeling out of control, offended, scared, and resentful towards their teen. Respect is an interesting concept. It is not quite a feeling, but more of an idea. You know when you have it and you definitely know when you […]
The Struggle is Real
I hope my daughter knows struggle. I hope she knows what defeat feels like. I hope that she experiences striving for something she wants. This may sound harsh or contrary to what many parents hope for their children, but if my daughter does not experience difficulty and failure at something, then she may never know […]
How to be a “Teen Whisperer”
I received such a nice call from a parent this morning calling me “The Teen Whisperer” and this is not the first time I’ve been given this honorable title! So firstly, I would like to say thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart for those kind words. Secondly, I want to […]
Stop “Should’ing” On Yourself (And Others)!
This is a little piece of advice a dear friend gave me when I first started on my journey in recovery. She noticed that I would begin to “should” all over myself, “I should have a better job” “I should be living on my own” “I should know better” “ I should be making more […]
What’s “Normal?”
One of the most common statements I hear from parents is, “I don’t know what is “normal” teenage behavior and what I should be concerned about.” There is a lot going on in the world right now around the word “normal” if you haven’t noticed. I would argue that humanity itself is in its […]
The Wanderer
Feel free to read my bio on the website to get the “professional” introduction of myself, but in case I need a little more credibility, here’s the reason I love working with teens, young adults, and their families: I had a professor tell the class once that people in the helping profession typically choose […]
