SAZA Counseling and Supervision, PLLC
At SAZA Counseling and Supervision, we believe everyone deserves a safe place to feel heard, understood, and supported. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, trauma, grief, stress, or life transitions, our experienced counselors are here to help.
Based in Katy, TX, we provide compassionate, evidence-based counseling for individuals, couples, and families throughout Katy, West Houston, Fulshear, Cypress, Richmond, Sugar Land, and across Texas through secure online counseling platforms. Every treatment plan is personalized because your journey is unique.
Our approach is rooted in three guiding principles:
Clarity – Helping you better understand yourself and your experiences.
Compassion – Providing a safe, supportive space for healing.
Growth – Empowering you with the tools to create lasting change.
Whether you're seeking counseling in Katy, TX, couples counseling near Houston, or secure online counseling across Texas, our team is committed to providing compassionate, personalized care that helps you find clarity, experience growth, and build a healthier, more fulfilling life.
Shelley Zavodny Abeles
M.S., LMFT-Supervisor, LPC-Supervisor
I received my MS in Psychology from Our Lady of the Lake University, Houston campus in 2008. I completed my clinical hours in 2010 and became a TX board approved supervisor in 2012. During this time, I gained experience in many areas within the field. I have Inpatient hospital experience as well as RTC and PHP levels of care. I have worked in non-profit agency settings and for-profit private practices. I have owned and operated a large group private practice and individual practice for the past 15 years. I also have 12 years working with and within the managed health care system.
I have been a TX state board approved supervisor the past 12 years. However, I believe my supervision journey began a few years prior when I co-opened/operated a multi-location group private practice and began hiring pre and fully licensed counselors. During this time, I quickly learned that I love supervising others. To me, the supervision process is a journey of growth and exploration for both the supervisor and the supervisee as you accomplish your goals of becoming a fully licensed practitioner. Much like in therapy, I attempt to foster a collaborative approach to tailor supervision.
From a theoretical standpoint, my primary training has been in postmodern and social construction theories with an emphasis on family therapy. I consider myself a collaborative therapist/supervisor and tend to lean towards those practices when working with others. However, I also have training and experience in utilizing parts of several modalities. I have supervised LPC and LMFT Associates who subscribe to a diverse set of theoretical practices and techniques including (but not limited to) CBT, DBT, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Gottman, sexual health therapies, various SUD treatment models, trauma techniques, EMDR, attachment theories, etc.
Although I have experience with adults of all ages, couples, and younger children; my passion really lies with adolescents and young adults. I value career counseling/coaching and feel this is an intricate part of working with this age group.