Private Psychotherapy for Houston’s High Performers
Houston runs on a specific kind of pressure. Energy sector executives managing billion-dollar risk. Healthcare system leaders carrying clinical and administrative weight simultaneously. Attorneys at firms where the expectation is not just competence but dominance. Founders who built something real and are watching what that cost them.
The people who drive Houston are not people who make appointments at general therapy practices and sit in waiting rooms. They are also not people who can afford a mental health diagnosis on a permanent medical record — not with boards to answer to, not with licensing renewals, not with the professional scrutiny that comes with the roles they hold.
Kyden Counseling was built for this population. Private, cash-pay psychotherapy via secure telehealth. No insurance. No diagnosis required. No waiting room. Direct access to the clinician.
Who Calls From Houston
Executives in the energy sector managing impossible pressure and a team that can’t know how heavy it actually is. Physicians at Houston’s major health systems who cannot seek help through conventional channels without triggering disclosure requirements. Attorneys at Houston firms who have been managing alone because there was no option that fit their life. Founders who sold their company and don’t know what comes next. High-net-worth families watching someone they love deteriorate and not knowing how to intervene without making it worse.
What Brings Houston Clients to This Practice
- Executive burnout that has crossed into depression — the calendar still says winning but the internal experience says otherwise
- Anxiety affecting decision-making and performance in ways that cannot be disclosed to the team
- Substance use that is functional enough to manage — until the day it stops being functional
- A marriage running on fumes behind a front that looks intact from the outside
- A family watching a high performer come apart before anyone knows what to do
- A physician or attorney who cannot seek conventional help without risking their license
- An identity that was built entirely around the role — and the role has ended
Telehealth — How It Works in Houston
Sessions are 60 minutes, conducted via secure HIPAA-compliant telehealth. A private space — an office with the door closed, a home office, a hotel room during travel. A reliable internet connection and a device with a camera.
No commute across Houston. No waiting room at a midtown or Greenway Plaza office. No risk of running into someone you know. You connect from wherever you are when you need to be there. The session happens and then you return to your day.
The Clinician
Mack Kyles, LPC, MSW. Combat veteran. 20 years of clinical experience across crisis intervention, trauma, addiction, family systems, and marriage and family therapy. Private practice focused exclusively on high performers — the people whose situation doesn’t fit a general practice model.
He understands what the energy sector looks like. He understands what Houston’s professional class actually carries. He’s worked with people in acute crisis and with people who appear to be managing — right up until they aren’t.
Services Available to Houston Clients
Individual Psychotherapy — $250 per 60-minute telehealth session
Couples Psychotherapy — $350 per 60-minute telehealth session
Family Psychotherapy — $350 per 60-minute telehealth session
Half-Day Intensive — $5,000, in-person by arrangement
All sessions are cash-pay. No insurance accepted or filed. Superbill available upon request for PPO plans.