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Texas only · online statewide · insurance or self-pay

Therapy that starts where campus counseling runs out.

Most Texas counseling centers cap you at a handful of sessions, then refer you “into the community” — where nobody answers. Tenda is the other side of that referral: a licensed therapist on your (or your parents') insurance, online between classes.

  • Works with your parents' insurance — even out-of-state plans with Texas coverage
  • Evening and late-night openings that fit a class schedule
  • Ongoing weekly therapy, not another six-session cap
College student on campus between classes Real openings, shown live
Quick answer

How do college students in Texas find a therapist after campus counseling ends?

When a university counseling center reaches its session limit, students are referred to community providers — but most directories are stale and few therapists answer. On Tenda, Texas college students enter a ZIP code and see licensed therapists with current openings who take their insurance (including a parent's plan), usually bookable within the same week. Sessions are online, ongoing, and priced up front: a typical copay of $30–70, or $120–150 flat self-pay.

What we help with

What college students bring to Tenda

Every therapist shown to you works with young adults as a real specialty — first-gen pressure, exam panic, roommate wars, homesickness, all of it.

Anxiety & exam panic

Test dread, blanking under pressure, weeks of stomach knots before finals. Highly treatable — and treatment works better than all-nighters.

Depression & isolation

Feeling alone in a school of 50,000 is more common than anyone admits. Therapy is a place where you're fully seen, weekly.

First-gen & family pressure

Carrying a whole family's expectations while translating college for them at the same time. A therapist helps you hold both.

ADHD & focus

When the structure of high school disappears, ADHD often surfaces. Therapy builds systems that work; psychiatry is available when appropriate.

Identity, relationships & belonging

Who you are away from home, who you love, who your people are — the real curriculum of these four years.

Money & work stress

Jobs on top of classes on top of loans. When the math of your week stops working, talking it through actually helps.

Why Tenda

Built for how students actually live

The referral that actually lands

Campus counseling did its job; the handoff is where care dies. Tenda shows real openings, not a PDF of phone numbers to cold-call between classes.

Your parents' plan works here

Most students are covered under a parent's insurance. We verify it before you book — including out-of-state commercial plans that cover Texas telehealth — and show your real cost.

Private from everyone

Your care is protected health information. Parents whose plan you use may see an insurance statement, but never session content. Your school sees nothing.

Keeps up with your schedule

Late-evening and weekend openings, online from your dorm or apartment. Therapy that survives midterms.

How it works

Three steps. About five minutes.

1

Tell us what you're carrying

ZIP, insurance (yours or a parent's), and what's going on — anxiety, low mood, focus, or just too much.

2

Pick from real openings

Licensed Texas therapists who work with college students, with live calendars. No waitlists, no phone tag.

3

Meet by video

Between classes, after your shift, from wherever you live. Most students meet their therapist within the week.

Good to know

Questions people actually ask

I used my six free campus sessions. Now what?
This is exactly what Tenda is for. Enter your ZIP and insurance, and you'll see licensed Texas therapists with current openings for ongoing weekly care — no session caps. Many students start with us the same week their campus sessions end.
Can I use my parents' insurance without them seeing everything?
You can use a parent's plan, and your session content is always confidential. Be aware the plan holder may receive an explanation of benefits showing that a claim was made. If that's a concern, flat self-pay pricing ($120–150, sliding scale from $60) keeps everything fully private.
My parents' plan is from another state. Does it work?
Often yes — most large commercial plans cover telehealth delivered where you are. Enter the plan and we'll verify before you book; if it can't be matched, you'll see transparent self-pay options instead of a dead end.
What does it cost?
With insurance, a typical copay is $30–70 per session, verified before you book. Without insurance: $120–150 flat, sliding-scale spots from $60, HSA/FSA accepted.
Can I keep my therapist over summer break?
If you're physically in Texas, yes — sessions are online statewide. If you spend the summer out of state, telehealth rules depend on where you are; your therapist will help you plan for the gap before it happens.
What if I'm in crisis right now?
Tenda isn't an emergency service. If you're in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or use your campus crisis line — both are free and available 24/7.

The waitlist ends here

Licensed Texas therapists with real openings this week — on your insurance, between your classes.

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