Therapists in Austin, TX

Do you need help to build confidence, pursue your passions, or create meaning in your life? Do you want to look at ways you can move past the stuck places and repetitive patterns that prevent you from experiencing more intimate and fulfilling relationships with yourself and others? Does anxiety/depression prevent you from trying? I specialize in helping people move through the parts of their lives that are not working and build new ways of thinking. I am rooted in mindfulness that helps guide my clients to be more self empowered and self actualized.

I help people struggling with anxiety, trauma, life transitions and stress to heal from the past and experience peace and fulfillment in the present. I enjoy working with folks who feel ready for a change and want to transform their problems at the root level. I have experience working with children, teens and adults from diverse backgrounds, and I enjoy working with LGBTQ+ folks, immigrants, parents, and creatives.

I maintain the highest respect for my clients and honor the fact that they choose to share their life challenges with me. I am caring and compassionate about helping others. My approach to therapy is collaborative and nonjudgmental with you as the guide to your change. My belief is that individuals carry out life the best way they know how. Sometimes an individual's coping skills may have become maladaptive or no longer function. I believe that change occurs when one can practice self acceptance and make connections between their current and/or past patterns of thinking, their beliefs about themselves, their emotions, and behaviors.

Welcome! Now is a great time to make some positive changes. My specialties include working with couples and individual adults. We focus on building healthy relationships, setting boundaries, managing anxiety, OCD, exploring family dynamics and boosting coping skills. I work with adult trauma, relational trauma, grief and challenging life seasons. With couples, we practice effective communication, build understanding, set realistic expectations, and pursue emotional safety. We address family of origin and other individual struggles, and (re) create a meaningful connection with each other. My worldview is Christian.

I specialize in helping people who are dealing with depression, anxiety, and problems with interpersonal relationships. My goal with every client is to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. I aim to develop a strong therapeutic relationship built on mutual-respect, empathy, authenticity, and trust. I enjoy helping people realize how their past affects the present and the value of learning to recognize, process and manage their emotions in ways that improve their functioning and quality of life.

Now offering Tele-therapy for ALL residents of Texas! Do you feel like you spend all your energy managing your fear or depression, trying to prevent panic attacks, and hiding your anxiety from those around you? You're here because you're unsure if you can overcome what's holding you back and it feels like nothing helps. From our first session together our providers will give you concrete tools and ideas to help you manage your symptoms once and for all. We can help you start looking inwards at your needs, feelings, and wants, and focus on you instead of looking after everyone around you.

Many people seek out therapy for different reasons sometimes for loss, trauma, life transitions, anxiety and depression, feeling stuck in life, and sometimes for help adding coping skills for day to day life. My approach to therapy is mainly rooted in CBT and Mindfulness, working with you to examine how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected and how by navigating through changes in our lives with a more present and focus lens we can minimize anxiety and add to our coping skills toolbox. By taking a mindfulness approach, we will find ways to navigate through past experiences and the curve balls life throws at us.

My strengths work well with clients who were the truth-tellers in their families. Like the boy in “The Emperor Has No Clothes,” you probably experienced a lot of blowback for pointing out the obvious and uncomfortable. Maybe you came to doubt your own experience and wisdom. Over time you may have lost touch with those gifts, resulting in understandable confusion and coping skills that just aren't working anymore (symptoms). You came in this world authentically yourself, let's go find them! I offer a free 15 minute consultation so you can feel comfortable before making your first appointment.

I specialize in guiding individuals dealing with issues including relationship challenges, setting healthy boundaries, managing anxiety, overcoming perfectionism, shedding people-pleasing tendencies, and adapting to major life changes, as well as adult ADHD. In short, many issues that I am personally, as well as professionally, very familiar with! If you're currently navigating any of these aspects of life, I am confident that we can work together to help you rediscover joy and contentment.

Perhaps you are coming to therapy wanting to “feel better,” and have gotten stuck in the understandable patterns of trying to get rid of different distressing symptoms. And yet, as most of us who have repeatedly tried and eventually realized, these internal experiences are not easily controlled. Thus, I view therapy as actually “getting better at feeling”—whatever those internal experiences may be—in service of working through and disentangling from them. In changing your relationship with these internal experiences, as well as adjusting your responses to them, you can break out of the cycles that are no longer working for you.

You may be anxious about therapy, so let’s address some common ‘what ifs’ about judgement or failure. I’m here to be present for you; to listen with an open mind and open heart. I will have human reactions to things you say, not because I'm judging you but because I'm fully engaged in hearing your story. There is no such thing as failing at therapy because every conversation is impactful. And yes, it's true that you may feel worse before you feel better, and I promise to guide you along the way. What if we're not a good fit? Don’t worry, I’ll do my best to help you find a therapist better suited for you. You deserve to be well.

Life has its ways of throwing curveballs- depression, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, addiction, and life altering health issues are among just a few. You try to navigate through it but find yourself lost, hurt, scared, or isolated. You want to make changes in your life but feel stuck, like you're in a rut- leading you to get frustrated and feel helpless. If this feels like your experience and you are ready to make long lasting change, know that I see you and I hear you. And I am here to help. Using evidence based cognitive, emotional, and somatic methods we will move you towards healing, growth, and clarity.

You're in a rough spot & going through some challenges. You don't quite feel like yourself. Sometimes you struggle with toxic shame, a harsh inner critic, & abandonment fears. You're not quite sure why, but sometimes you bounce between feelings of anxiety, overwhelm, & depression. Sometimes relationships seem difficult & might leave you feeling worthless & confused. You might have been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, co-dependency, ADD, ADHD, or OCD. You suspect something else might be the culprit. Your childhood wasn't ideal, and you're curious how it affects you today. You want to explore the past but not get stuck in it.

Welcome to my page! What brings you to therapy today? Are you feeling stuck, lost, overwhelmed, or not yourself lately? Do you need some help working through past experiences which are interfering with your life? Are you trying to navigate who you are? Whatever your reason is, I am here for you. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Texas and Colorado with a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver. I graduated in 2013 and have been in the counseling field since. My experience involves working with adolescents, families and adults for the past 10 years.

I hope to partner with you! I will offer clinical expertise in perinatal issues, trauma, and attachment. I lean into my own lived perinatal experiences within the client-therapist dynamic. What I’ve found matters most is finding someone to walk alongside you. We are wired for connection, and despite what the movies portray the fertility, pregnancy and/or postpartum experience to look like, it can be a time where you feel cut off from others and yourself in unexpected ways. Previous pregnancy loss and miscarriage can also impact an experience we’ve longed for.

You're searching for a therapist because you or someone you care about is suffering. The purpose of my work is to provide you with the skills and healing necessary to allow you to live in freedom. Freedom from the pain of trauma and abuse; freedom from the weight of addiction, depression, or anxiety; freedom to see your relationships grow. I work actively and compassionately to provide a warm, supportive, safe atmosphere that facilitates your emotional health and well-being. Together we discover how you may become free of the feelings that prevent us from living our lives fully.

No matter the reason for seeking help, I’m glad you found me. Needing support is not an admission of defeat. Life is tough, and you and I are not excluded from being affected by hardship. You may be feeling scared, or worried, or maybe even excited! These are all normal feelings when looking for a therapist whether you are new to counseling or have been in therapy before. I believe in living authentically, in any way that feels most true to you. Together we will explore what living authentically means to you and work with your strengths to process past trauma and build your life in a way that you are excited about.

What if you could live your life with confidence, trust, understanding, and intimacy? If you're having a hard time, feeling disconnected, or having communication problems, I want to help. While my practice specializes in challenges around sex, communication, intimacy, and infidelity, over the years I've also had the privilege of working successfully with people bringing a broad range of other concerns to my office, including trauma, anxiety, chronic illness, grief, gender identity and transitions, and more. Things can change. Just by reaching out, you've already started down a path of insight and healing.

Investing time into understanding yourself and developing yourself is one of the best decisions that you can make. Life can feel overwhelming at times and can be difficult to manage. Change can challenge our ability to navigate successfully. Thankfully, you don’t have to navigate life’s transitions alone. I'm passionate about working with my clients to gain an understanding of their past and present stressors, while discovering new tools for healing and growth. Together we can explore what gives your life purpose, hope and meaning and discover paths for living your best life.