ABOUT
Meet Dr. B.
Therapy. Self-improvement. Self-awareness. Three different roads, but each asks the same toll: the courage to be vulnerable, and the strength to keep walking.
With the right tools and the right person beside you, that road is challenging — but it's also where life starts to feel less like existing and more like living with purpose. That's the place where I meet my clients. And from there, we walk together.
Brandon Sylvester, Psy.D. · Licensed Psychologist · Founder, Purpose & Growth Counseling
WELCOME
Hi, I’m Dr. B!
My full name is Dr. Brandon Sylvester, Psy.D., a Licensed Psychologist and the owner and founder of Purpose & Growth Counseling. Most of my clients just call me Dr. B — and that's a good place to start.
My job, as I see it, is to help sharpen both your tools and your mind so you can get after the life you actually want. I do that through a blend of formal training, honest conversation, a healthy sense of humor, and a lot of finding common ground. Together, we work through life's bigger challenges and the everyday stressors that wear all of us down — so it becomes easier to savor both the smallest moments and the grandest ones.
I work with individuals and couples of all ages and backgrounds, drawing on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). These are evidence-based approaches, but they're filtered through one essential thing: my commitment to actually understanding you.
MY STORY
How I got here.
In college, I had my sights set on becoming a medical examiner. I studied hard and soaked up everything I could from books, classmates, professors, and professionals in the field. Somewhere along the way, I realized something important: I could do that work — but it wasn't the work I should be doing.
I've always been fascinated by the choices we make and the reasons behind them — especially the moments when emotion and logic seem to pull in different directions. Understanding why a feeling carries the weight it does, and what it reveals about the whole person, is some of the most meaningful work I do. The ability to feel without shame — unlocked by self-awareness and self-acceptance — is a tremendous gift. Once I learned that lesson, I knew my real calling was to help others find it too. That's the work of a healer.
I earned my Bachelor of Science in Biology (with a minor in Chemistry) from the University of Missouri, then spent five formative years at The Menninger Clinic in Houston, learning from experienced psychologists, psychiatrists, and counselors while providing residential treatment for anxiety and personality disorders. From there, I completed my Master's and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Texas School of Professional Psychology.
Since then, I've served as the staff psychologist for two Harris County Specialty Courts (focused on understanding and rehabilitating juvenile offenders rather than simply punishing them), and as Clinical Director and Supervisor for the Clinical Adolescent doctoral training program at Prairie View A&M University. Each role has shaped how I show up in the therapy room today.
MY APPROACH
I’m a healer.
If there's one way to describe how I think about my role, this is it. There are builders, guides, analyzers, protectors — all kinds of people with all kinds of purposes. Mine is to heal. What that means for you is simple: you handle your life. When life becomes overwhelming, we do the healing work together. Then you get back out there. You are my business, and I'm genuinely grateful for it.
Anxiety and depression are the most common reasons people walk through my door — whether they're the result of trauma or just the steady weight of everyday life. Anxiety, in many ways, is the urge to control. When we can name that urge and loosen its grip, more options open up. Depression often works similarly, just pointed backward instead of forward. Emotions — fear, sadness, grief, loss — aren't problems to be managed away. They're meant to be experienced, understood, and integrated. That's the work.
My approach starts with truly understanding you. That might mean a structured psychological or neuropsychological evaluation, ongoing talk therapy, or some combination of the two — whatever actually serves where you are and where you want to go.
I've worked with clients across the full range of backgrounds, identities, ages, and life circumstances. I don't bring theology or any specific religion into our work, but I am a Christian, and I fully welcome whatever role spirituality plays — or doesn't play — in your own journey. You are you. I am me. And there's almost always enough overlap for us to genuinely understand each other.
SERVICES
What I offer.
Individual therapy for adolescents (12+) and adults
Couples and family counseling
Psychological and neuropsychological evaluations including academic, disability, bariatric, ADHD, Autism Spectrum, OCD, and forensic evaluations
Clinical supervision for Master’s- and Doctoral-level therapists
WHERE I PRACTICE
In Katy and beyond.
Purpose & Growth Counseling is based in Katy, TX, just outside of Houston, where I offer in-person sessions for clients in the surrounding area. I also provide virtual sessions to clients across California and, through PsyPact, in 40+ participating states.
A note on insurance: I don't accept insurance directly at this time, but I provide a superbill after each session that you can submit to your insurance carrier for potential out-of-network reimbursement.
LET’S BEGIN
Ready when you are.
If any of this resonates — even a little — I'd be glad to talk. Reaching out is often the hardest step, and you've already started thinking about it. That counts.
Let’s take the next step.
Whether you're ready to book or want to talk through what feels right, a free 15-minute consultation is the best place to start.