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Jennifer E Pinkerton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCDC , EMDR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78712
I specialize in meeting my clients where they are at, utilizing strengths based approach together with evidence based and experiential therapeutic modalities in order to assist clients in meeting their therapy goals; whether it is increasing coping skills for anxiety and depression, processing traumatic events or adjusting to life's changes.
I am a LCSW, LCDC, and Certified EMDR therapist providing in-person and tele-health therapeutic services across the state of Texas. I offer a holistic approach where we will explore the mind, body and spirit to develop a personalized path of healing and growth for you. I draw on multiple evidenced based and experiential treatment modalities, and client centered therapies to guide you in identifying your inner strengths to find solutions to elicit the change you desire. Let's discover your path to healing.
I specialize in meeting my clients where they are at, utilizing strengths based approach together with evidence based and experiential therapeutic modalities in order to assist clients in meeting their therapy goals; whether it is increasing coping skills for anxiety and depression, processing traumatic events or adjusting to life's changes.
I am a LCSW, LCDC, and Certified EMDR therapist providing in-person and tele-health therapeutic services across the state of Texas. I offer a holistic approach where we will explore the mind, body and spirit to develop a personalized path of healing and growth for you. I draw on multiple evidenced based and experiential treatment modalities, and client centered therapies to guide you in identifying your inner strengths to find solutions to elicit the change you desire. Let's discover your path to healing.
(956) 476-3588 View (956) 476-3588
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Leslie Lewis
LPC Associate, MA, LPC-A
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78723  (Online Only)
Howdy! I'm thrilled that you are starting the process of looking for a therapist! No two people are alike, so I don’t use a cookie-cutter approach to the work we do together in counseling. While I pull from multiple modes of therapy, it is common for me to use tools from biofeedback, mindfulness, CBT, IFS, and more. My style is equitable and relational, with previous clients saying that my humorous, laid-back approach to therapy put them at ease quickly. There is no power hierarchy: I am the expert in mental health; you are the expert in your life. We need both to have a successful and productive counseling relationship!
Howdy! I'm thrilled that you are starting the process of looking for a therapist! No two people are alike, so I don’t use a cookie-cutter approach to the work we do together in counseling. While I pull from multiple modes of therapy, it is common for me to use tools from biofeedback, mindfulness, CBT, IFS, and more. My style is equitable and relational, with previous clients saying that my humorous, laid-back approach to therapy put them at ease quickly. There is no power hierarchy: I am the expert in mental health; you are the expert in your life. We need both to have a successful and productive counseling relationship!
(512) 548-8572 View (512) 548-8572
Photo of Jason Ian Frazier, Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin, TX
Jason Ian Frazier
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78758  (Online Only)
I have been successful in the past with all manner of clients through many different settings – male, female, transgender, heterosexual, LGBTQ+, in inpatient, outpatient, technician, assessment, or even consulting settings. I also really enjoy working with teens and adolescents, since early brain-based interventions help everyone succeed even more in their lifetime. I find that my personality and style seem to fit best with clients who feel they are trapped in a negative routine, have no one with which to talk, or no way out of the situation from which they suffer.
I have been successful in the past with all manner of clients through many different settings – male, female, transgender, heterosexual, LGBTQ+, in inpatient, outpatient, technician, assessment, or even consulting settings. I also really enjoy working with teens and adolescents, since early brain-based interventions help everyone succeed even more in their lifetime. I find that my personality and style seem to fit best with clients who feel they are trapped in a negative routine, have no one with which to talk, or no way out of the situation from which they suffer.
(737) 204-6293 View (737) 204-6293
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Counselors of Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705
Counselors Of Texas/Side by Side Wellness Center is one of the largest private counseling groups in Central Texas with offices located in Austin Killeen and Round Rock. Our services include individual therapy, marital and family counseling, group therapy, psychological and educational testing, Christian counseling, educational assessments, chemical dependency counseling, vocational counseling and play therapy. We work with children, adolescents and adults.
Counselors Of Texas/Side by Side Wellness Center is one of the largest private counseling groups in Central Texas with offices located in Austin Killeen and Round Rock. Our services include individual therapy, marital and family counseling, group therapy, psychological and educational testing, Christian counseling, educational assessments, chemical dependency counseling, vocational counseling and play therapy. We work with children, adolescents and adults.
(737) 204-3398 View (737) 204-3398
Photo of Georgina Gonzalez-Camacho, Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin, TX
Georgina Gonzalez-Camacho
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78741
(737) 530-4887 View (737) 530-4887
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Mandy Rutherford
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S, REAT, CCTP, REACE
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78758
Not accepting new clients
NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME: WAIT LIST AVAILABLE. If you're feeling the alone-in-a-crowd thing...like walking around in a fog? Stomach aches for no reason? Mind won't stop racing...maybe it's been hard to fall asleep for awhile - even harder to stay asleep (feeling refreshed is a distant memory). Maybe you've lost your patience and can't remember the last time you had it. Maybe the stuff you usually count on to re-charge is a big drain instead...and causing conflicts. If this sounds like you or someone you care about, Please consider reaching out. Find hope and reclaim yourself by tapping into your creative side.
NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME: WAIT LIST AVAILABLE. If you're feeling the alone-in-a-crowd thing...like walking around in a fog? Stomach aches for no reason? Mind won't stop racing...maybe it's been hard to fall asleep for awhile - even harder to stay asleep (feeling refreshed is a distant memory). Maybe you've lost your patience and can't remember the last time you had it. Maybe the stuff you usually count on to re-charge is a big drain instead...and causing conflicts. If this sounds like you or someone you care about, Please consider reaching out. Find hope and reclaim yourself by tapping into your creative side.
(512) 861-8500 View (512) 861-8500

Online Therapists

Photo of Sheila Marie Martel, Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin, TX
Sheila Marie Martel
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, BCIA-C
Verified Verified
Round Rock, TX 78681
Perhaps you are in a difficult spot in your life and feeling controlled by your emotions such as shame, depression, anxiety, inability to focus or anger.
My approach is unique in that I offer both Counseling and Biofeedback services. Much of my work with clients revolves around the truth that we are all born perfect and worthy of love. For some of us, traumatic experiences may have taught us that closing off our heart is safer or creating defenses protects us from being hurt again. We may hold core beliefs about ourselves and the world such as: “I am worthless and unworthy of love”, “the world is not safe”, “people I love and care about will leave me”…and so on. I will guide you as you break free from the past, feel safe and calm, and begin to live fully in the present.
Perhaps you are in a difficult spot in your life and feeling controlled by your emotions such as shame, depression, anxiety, inability to focus or anger.
My approach is unique in that I offer both Counseling and Biofeedback services. Much of my work with clients revolves around the truth that we are all born perfect and worthy of love. For some of us, traumatic experiences may have taught us that closing off our heart is safer or creating defenses protects us from being hurt again. We may hold core beliefs about ourselves and the world such as: “I am worthless and unworthy of love”, “the world is not safe”, “people I love and care about will leave me”…and so on. I will guide you as you break free from the past, feel safe and calm, and begin to live fully in the present.
(512) 229-9856 View (512) 229-9856
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Robert D. Broadhead
RT, MSRLS, CTRS, TRS/TXC
Verified Verified
Leander, TX 78641
You deserve therapy as unique as you are. I am a master's degree (M.S.-R.L.S.) Recreational Therapist (RT) in private practice at Inclusion Therapies. I provide outpatient rehabilitation Recreational Therapy (i.e., Experiential Activity-Based) for mental and physical optimum health (both online telehealth and in-person sessions). At our Lake Travis location, the Center for Therapeutic Recreation Technology (CTRT), we provide techniques including biofeedback, Ecotherapy (Nature therapy), video gaming, and virtual reality therapy. In the greater Austin, Texas area we provide limited Community-Based sessions.
You deserve therapy as unique as you are. I am a master's degree (M.S.-R.L.S.) Recreational Therapist (RT) in private practice at Inclusion Therapies. I provide outpatient rehabilitation Recreational Therapy (i.e., Experiential Activity-Based) for mental and physical optimum health (both online telehealth and in-person sessions). At our Lake Travis location, the Center for Therapeutic Recreation Technology (CTRT), we provide techniques including biofeedback, Ecotherapy (Nature therapy), video gaming, and virtual reality therapy. In the greater Austin, Texas area we provide limited Community-Based sessions.
(737) 727-8570 View (737) 727-8570
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Barbara Viridiana Davis
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78229
Hi, my name is Barbara! Its so very nice to meet you! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor having over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, young adult, middle age adults and seniors. With almost three decades of experience, I've come to know that all great things are worthwhile and therefore require consistency and patience. I cannot promise you a solution, but I can guarantee you that together we can make great progress along your life journey! I am bilingual Spanish!
Hi, my name is Barbara! Its so very nice to meet you! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor having over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, young adult, middle age adults and seniors. With almost three decades of experience, I've come to know that all great things are worthwhile and therefore require consistency and patience. I cannot promise you a solution, but I can guarantee you that together we can make great progress along your life journey! I am bilingual Spanish!
(210) 764-5661 View (210) 764-5661
Anxiety Therapists

What are the most common treatments for anxiety?

Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other popular forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.

How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?

The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.

When should I seek treatment for anxiety?

Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.

How effective is treatment for anxiety?

Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.