Felix Murad, LPC-S
Specialist in OCD, anxiety, trauma, and BFRBs. Private-pay telehealth practice in Texas, Washington, New Hampshire, and Florida. Direct, evidence-based, and structured — for adults who want to understand what they are working on and why.
Licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council / Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
I Built This Practice Around the Work I Believe In
For most of my career, I have worked with people who had already tried therapy before — sometimes several therapists — and found that the approaches they encountered did not quite reach the problem they brought. Not because their therapists were incompetent, but because OCD, trauma, BFRBs, and complex anxiety are specialist presentations. General training does not prepare clinicians to treat them with the precision those conditions require.
I know this not just from clinical observation but from my own experience as a client. I have done the work of Exposure and Response Prevention on myself. I understand what it asks of a person — the willingness to sit with discomfort, to resist the urge to resolve what feels unresolvable, to trust a process that initially feels like the opposite of relief. That lived knowledge is not something I could have gotten from a training alone. It also means I have a direct sense of what I am asking of you — and that shapes how I carry the work in session.
Murad Counseling is a solo private practice built around a selective caseload and a clear clinical identity. I do not take every referral. I am not trying to fill slots. The point is to do good work with people who are a genuine fit — and to give each person the clinical attention their situation actually deserves.
How I Work
Humanistic Foundation · Evidence-Based Method · Honest Process
My clinical orientation is humanistic at its core — which means I start from the premise that people are capable of change, and that the therapeutic relationship is a genuine part of what makes that change possible. That foundation shapes how I treat people in session: as intelligent adults who deserve a clear explanation of what we are doing and why, not as passive recipients of a protocol.
Within that foundation I use methods with genuine empirical support. Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD. EMDR with Adaptive Information Processing for trauma. ACT-informed approaches for anxiety — focused on values engagement rather than symptom elimination. Habit Reversal Training and the ComB model for BFRBs. These are not interchangeable tools applied generically. Each is chosen for a specific clinical reason, with a specific population, because the research supports it.
I do not do open-ended, indefinite therapy. Sessions are purposeful. We know what we are working on, how we will know it is working, and approximately how long it should take. That structure is not cold — it is respectful of your time, your money, and the reason you came in.
Credentials & Licensure
Felix Murad, M.Ed., LPC-S, LMHC, CMHC, NCC
Degrees: Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Counseling
Licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S, Texas) · Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC, Washington & New Hampshire) · Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC, Florida) · National Certified Counselor (NCC)
Specialty Training: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) with Inhibitory Learning model · EMDR through EMDRIA-approved training · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Habit Reversal Training (HRT) and ComB Model for BFRBs · Clinical Supervision for LPC Associates (Texas)
Experience: Solo private practice · Selective caseload of 15–20 clients
Telehealth available in Texas · Washington · New Hampshire · Florida · Licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council / Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
What It Means to Work Here
Private Pay · $200/Session · Selective Caseload · Telehealth
This is a private pay practice. Sessions are $200. I do not take insurance panels — not because of indifference to access, but because insurance-driven models create structural conditions that are incompatible with doing the kind of careful, specialist work I offer. I provide monthly superbills for out-of-network reimbursement. Many clients with PPO plans recover a portion of the fee this way.
I carry 15 to 20 clients at a time. That number is not an accident — it is what allows me to give each person adequate clinical attention, remember the details of their situation between sessions, and be genuinely present rather than running through a roster. If that caseload is full when you reach out, I will say so honestly and offer appropriate referrals rather than hold you in a long waitlist.
Telehealth only. I see clients in Texas, Washington, New Hampshire, and Florida. The telehealth model is not a compromise — it is how this practice is designed to run. For most of the work I do, it is clinically appropriate and often advantageous.
Clinical Supervision for LPC Associates
In addition to direct client services, I offer clinical supervision for LPC Associates working toward full licensure in Texas. My supervision approach is structured, skills-focused, and grounded in the same evidence-based orientation that shapes my clinical work. I take supervision seriously as a distinct professional role — not a box to check, but an opportunity to shape good clinicians.
Start With a Free Consult Call
A free 15-minute consult call is the right first step. It is a conversation, not a commitment — to find out whether this is the right fit for your situation.
Felix Murad, M.Ed., LPC-S, LMHC, CMHC, NCC · Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (Texas) · Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Washington, New Hampshire) · Clinical Mental Health Counselor (Florida) · National Certified Counselor · Licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council / Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors · Telehealth in TX, WA, NH, FL · Individual results vary; therapy outcomes depend on fit, engagement, and clinical factors · To report a concern about a licensed counselor: Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, 1801 Congress Ave., Ste. 7.300, Austin, TX 78701 · bhec.texas.gov