Houston, Texas
You’re safe here.
We understand.
Occam Counseling and Wellness Center is a Houston-based therapy practice providing trauma-informed counseling for adults and couples – helping clients heal from PTSD, anxiety, and the impact of difficult life experiences.
Occam Counseling and Wellness Center is a Houston-based therapy practice providing trauma-informed counseling for adults and couples – helping clients heal from PTSD, anxiety, and the impact of difficult life experiences.
Julie Pruneda
Psychotherapist · LPC
What We Offer
Therapy that meets you where you are.
Occam Counseling and Wellness Center is a small, intentional practice dedicated to trauma-informed care. We work slowly, honestly, and with deep respect for what you’ve survived — supporting adults and couples across Houston in finding their way home to themselves.
Mission
Our mission is to provide thoughtful, compassionate, and evidence-based therapy that helps individuals gain clarity, build resilience, and create meaningful change. We support clients navigating anxiety, trauma, addiction, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and other challenges by offering a space where they feel heard, understood, and empowered.
Vision
Our vision is to make therapy feel clear, approachable, and genuinely helpful. We believe healing begins when complexity is met with compassion, curiosity, and evidence-based care. At Occam, we aim to help people cut through the noise, reconnect with what matters, and move toward healthier, more fulfilling lives — including those healing from trauma, addiction, and patterns that have felt difficult to break.
Our Services
Care, shaped around your story.
Trauma Therapy
Compassionate, trauma-informed care for PTSD and life’s hardest moments.
Anxiety Counseling
Tools and presence to help you find ground when everything feels too much.
Couples Therapy
Rebuild safety, connection and trust — together.
Psychological Assessments
Clear, careful evaluations to help you understand yourself.
How It Works
A gentle start, in three steps.
Reaching out is the hardest part. From there, we move at your pace.
01
Schedule a free consultation
A relaxed 15-minute call to see if we’re the right fit. No pressure.
02
Your first session
We’ll meet, take our time, and gently begin to map what brought you here.
03
Begin healing
Weekly support at your pace — with proven, trauma-informed approaches.
“For the first time in a long time, I felt heard without having to explain myself. Julie made it safe to slow down.”
— Client, Houston
BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY
Supportive Therapy, Tailored to Your Pace.
At Occam, we combine evidence-based practices with a clear, compassionate approach to therapy. Inspired by Occam’s Razor, our work begins by identifying what matters most, reducing the noise, and finding practical steps toward healing and growth. Therapy is a collaborative space where you can slow down, better understand your thoughts and emotions, and make sense of patterns that may be keeping you stuck. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, stress, trauma, addiction, relationship challenges, life transitions, or a general sense of overwhelm, our goal is to help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and self-trust. We understand that trauma and addiction can affect every part of life — from relationships and self-worth to daily routines and emotional wellbeing. Our approach is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and evidence-based care, helping you build safety, develop healthier coping tools, and reconnect with yourself at a pace that feels manageable.
Gentle Notes
Small letters on healing.
Occasional reflections, practices, and resources — sent only when something is genuinely worth sharing.
832.518.0489
Telehealth & in-person
jpruneda@occam.health