Today we’d like to introduce you to Zoe Sheehan.
Hi Zoe, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hi there! I grew up in a small town in Connecticut and moved to Houston after completing my bachelor’s degree in English Education at Ithaca College. After attending a job fair in the Upstate New York region, I interviewed with a few Independent School Districts in Texas, accepted a position, and moved my entire life to Houston. I fell in love with this city and am so grateful I took the chance.
I’ve spent the last eight years working in public education as both a classroom teacher and a high school counselor. I love telling people that I never planned to go into counseling or psychology. Teaching was something I genuinely loved. But after the pandemic, I witnessed firsthand how deeply students were struggling, not just academically, but emotionally, relationally, and in their sense of self. I realized that what young people needed most was a space to slow down, process, and feel truly understood.
That realization led me to pursue licensure as a counselor, and I now have the privilege of working in both the school system and in private practice as an LPC-Associate at Well Mind Body Integrative Psychotherapy and Wellness. It has been one of the most meaningful career decisions I have ever made.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
I think life’s journey is always full of twists and turns, and honestly, that is part of what makes it so enriching. I am deeply grateful for the family and friends, both in Houston and back home, who have supported me through different jobs, graduate school, and new professional roles.
One of my biggest personal challenges has been learning how to trust the process and accept that every unexpected turn is another opportunity to grow and learn something new about yourself. That reframe has served me in my own life, and it is something I carry into my work with clients as well. Growth rarely looks the way we imagined it would, and that is okay.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I currently hold two roles that I feel deeply proud of. During the day, I work as a high school counselor, and several times a week I see clients in private practice as an LPC-Associate at Well Mind Body Integrative Psychotherapy and Wellness in Houston.
My work is focused primarily on tween and teen clients, though I am open to working with people of all ages. One of the things that sets me apart is my background in education. Because I spent years inside a classroom, I have a genuine understanding of what today’s young people are actually navigating. The pressures they face, socially, academically, and emotionally, look very different from what previous generations experienced, and I think that lived perspective helps me meet them where they are.
In my clinical work, I draw heavily from CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy). Both of these approaches align with something I believe deeply, which is that healing is not just a mental process. It also lives in the body. Helping people develop practical tools to understand and regulate their emotions, build confidence, and strengthen their sense of self is at the heart of everything I do at Well Mind Body.
What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
The mental health field is growing in ways that feel both encouraging and necessary. We are seeing a broader cultural conversation around emotional health, nervous system regulation, and the connection between mind and body, and I think that awareness is genuinely shifting how people understand their own experiences.
At the same time, there is still significant work to be done, particularly within school systems. Budget constraints in many districts make it increasingly difficult for school counselors to provide the depth of support that students need. I would love to see more investment in mental health resources for young people, both in schools and in the community, because early support makes a real difference.
In private practice, I also see more clients recognizing that therapy is not just for crisis moments. People are coming to therapy to understand themselves more deeply, to work on relationship patterns, to build emotional resilience, and to address the connection between their mental and physical wellbeing. That shift gives me a lot of hope for where this field is headed.
Pricing:
- Individual psychotherapy sessions start at $150 per 50-minute session..
- Well Mind Body also offers specialty group programming for teens and tweens. Feel free to reach out to learn more about availability and group offerings.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://wellmindbody.co
- Instagram: @zoshewellness
- Other: Zoe Sheehan, CSC, LPC-Associate Well Mind Body Integrative Psychotherapy and Wellness Phone: 832-303-1228 ext. 2 Email: [email protected]
