Counselor Serving Boerne, Texas
Let’s TalkMy office is in Fair Oaks Ranch, about fifteen minutes from Boerne straight down I-10. I also live in Boerne, so this is a drive I make daily and a town I know as a resident rather than as a catchment area.
A good number of the people I see come from Boerne. Some of them chose an office that is deliberately not in Boerne, which is worth saying plainly: in a town this size, running into your counselor at H-E-B is a real consideration, and being a few miles down the road solves it.
Serving Boerne and nearby communities
My Fair Oaks Ranch office serves adults and couples from Boerne and nearby communities, including Cordillera Ranch, Balcones Creek, Esperanza, and Tapatio Springs. Sessions are available in person or by secure video for clients physically located in Texas, Colorado, or Missouri.
There is one office, at 8000 Fair Oaks Pkwy. Ste 3201, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015. Cordillera Ranch, Balcones Creek, Esperanza, and Tapatio Springs are communities I serve, not additional office locations. Use the map and directions to plan your trip from your own starting point; travel time depends on the route and traffic.
Parking is free and directly outside the building. If you prefer a counseling office outside your own neighborhood, you can view the office photographs before deciding whether the setting feels right for you.
The drive, and where you will park
Fifteen minutes down I-10 to the Fair Oaks Ranch exit, then a short run to Building 3, Suite 3201. Parking is free and directly outside the door, which is not nothing when you are already unsettled about the appointment itself.
It is far enough from Boerne to feel private and close enough that a session does not eat your afternoon. If you would like to see the building and the room before you come, there are photographs.
Choosing a therapist near Boerne
If you are comparing counselors around Boerne, here is what is different about this practice: formal Gestalt training, which is uncommon in the Hill Country, and a present-centered, experiential approach rather than a primarily manualized, skills-based one.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC), and a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and I am a veteran. I see adults individually and as couples for anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, life transitions, and substance use. Sessions are in person at the Fair Oaks Ranch office or by secure video, and are self-pay: intake $165, individual $145, couples $185, with discounts for military, veterans, and first responders.
What people come in for
The same things people bring anywhere: anxiety, depression, addiction and the years after stopping, relationships that keep arriving at the same argument, grief, anger, and the stretches where a life changes shape and you are not sure who you are in it.
I work with adults, individually and as couples. You do not need a diagnosis and you do not need to have worked out what the real problem is before you call.
How I work
I practise Gestalt therapy, which in plain terms means we work with what is happening now, as it happens, rather than spending the hour analysing your history from a safe distance. It is a conversation, though a more attentive one than usual.
If you have come across Gestalt before and what you found was archive footage of a man in a jumpsuit shouting at someone in an empty chair, that is not this, and it has not been that for fifty years.
Appointments that fit your week
Sessions are by appointment monday–friday, noon–8pm, including evening appointments. If traveling to Fair Oaks Ranch does not fit your week, secure video is another option while you are physically located in Texas, Colorado, or Missouri.
The free first phone call is a chance to discuss scheduling, privacy, and whether in-person or online counseling is a better fit. New clients are self-pay, with fees published before you book.
Fees, and why insurance is not part of it
I am no longer taking on new clients who want to use insurance, so sessions are self-pay and there is no superbill for out-of-network reimbursement. That costs you money and there are real reasons for it, mostly to do with what an insurer requires before it will pay — a diagnosis in the first session, and a say in how long the work runs.
The first phone call is free and carries no obligation, including no obligation to book anything at the end of it.
From people in Boerne
Three of the reviews on the site are from people in Boerne:
“Ralph was kind and genuine, but direct, which was greatly appreciated. I felt safe, heard, and motivated. I definitely will reschedule with him.”
“Good therapy experience. I would definitely recommend this practitioner!”
“Ralph has been a blessing in my journey. His compassion and straight forward methods really work. He truly cares!”
Ready to talk?
The first call is free, about fifteen minutes, and there is no obligation attached to it.