Keil Davis, LPC

A Houston based Counselor

I’m a licensed professional counselor with 10 years of experience. I help people who feel lost, angry, stressed, anxious, unmotivated, isolated, or depressed.

I work with individuals, couples, and families to build resilience, improve coping and communication skills, and find peace and clarity.

Taking the first step is often the hardest. HTX Counseling and Wellness offers a free 30-minute phone consultation. Click, call, or email to see if this is the right fit for you. It would be an honor to help.

My Approach

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is based on six interconnected principles that guide the therapeutic process. These principles work together to help you build psychological flexibility—the ability to respond to life’s challenges with openness, resilience, and clarity. Here’s a simple breakdown of each one:

  1. Acceptance
    Instead of fighting against painful emotions or trying to avoid them, ACT encourages you to accept them as natural parts of being human. This doesn’t mean liking or wanting them, but learning to make space for them without letting them control your actions.

  2. Cognitive Defusion
    Have you ever been caught up in unhelpful thoughts that feel overwhelming or true? Cognitive defusion is about creating distance from those thoughts. Rather than getting tangled in them, you learn to observe your thoughts for what they are—just words or mental events—so they have less power over you.

  3. Being Present
    ACT emphasizes mindfulness, or staying grounded in the here and now. This means learning to pay attention to the present moment without judgment, whether you’re experiencing joy or pain. Being present helps you connect with your life as it unfolds.

  4. Self-as-Context
    This principle helps you see yourself as more than your thoughts, feelings, or roles. You are the observer of your experiences—a stable, unchanging sense of self that exists no matter what is happening. This perspective can help you approach challenges with curiosity and compassion.

  5. Values
    What truly matters to you? Your values are the compass that guides your life. In ACT, we spend time clarifying what’s most meaningful to you, whether it’s relationships, personal growth, or making a difference in the world. These values become the foundation for setting goals and making choices.

  6. Committed Action
    Once you know your values, ACT helps you take purposeful steps toward them, even in the face of fear, doubt, or discomfort. It’s not about perfection—it’s about making choices that align with the life you want to build.

By weaving these principles into your daily life, ACT helps you break free from unhelpful patterns, face challenges with courage, and create a life that feels rich and meaningful.

My Experience

    • Undergraduate degree in Organizational Development at Texas A&M University in 2007.

    • Master’s degree in Counseling at Sam Houston State University in 2014.

    • HGI Counseling working with families, couples, individuals, and adolescents in 2014.

    • Xavier Educational Academy as a full time on-campus counselor helping teens and their families in 2016.

    • Westpark Springs Behavioral Hospital as a full time counselor on the adolescent unit running group therapies, facilitating family sessions, and putting together discharge plans in 2017.

    • Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital spending time on adult and adolescent units running group therapy and working with families in 2018.

    • HTX Counseling and Wellness launched in June of 2018 and has been helping adults, teens, families, and couples ever since.