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James Maxwell
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MEd, MA, RYT
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757
Over 30 years of experience in counseling couples and individuals, I use my skills and training in Imago therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and Self-Relations Therapy to help you navigate changes in your life and relationships.
A quote by Milton Erickson that inspires us to view therapy as a way to manage change: "People come for therapy not to change their past but their future." - and there are so many changes these days! Managing change with creativity and insight creates new opportunities and revitalizes relationships. When experiencing change do you struggle with lack of motivation, depressive moods, self-defeating self talk, or poor self-confidence? Counseling helps you gain insight into your underlying feelings and motivations, envision new possibilities for yourself or your relationship, and clarify conflicting emotions.
Over 30 years of experience in counseling couples and individuals, I use my skills and training in Imago therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and Self-Relations Therapy to help you navigate changes in your life and relationships.
A quote by Milton Erickson that inspires us to view therapy as a way to manage change: "People come for therapy not to change their past but their future." - and there are so many changes these days! Managing change with creativity and insight creates new opportunities and revitalizes relationships. When experiencing change do you struggle with lack of motivation, depressive moods, self-defeating self talk, or poor self-confidence? Counseling helps you gain insight into your underlying feelings and motivations, envision new possibilities for yourself or your relationship, and clarify conflicting emotions.
(512) 548-4405 View (512) 548-4405
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Emily Rose Kindschi
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
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.
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.
(512) 883-5614 x808 View (512) 883-5614 x808
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Shanna Willner
Counselor, MA, PMP, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
You can heal. I'm an ally and guide in the process. I work with pts/d and trauma, anxiety, chronic pain, and attachment interruption. My work integrates psychotherapy, bio-psychology, behavioral change, and holistic practice, and I use the lense of attachment theory to guide us. We will dismantle the barriers that block you from living your fullest life, however you define that, and we'll help you build new pathways to travel forward. Together, we use our relationship, your self-knowledge and life-knowledge, and my specialized training to move your life into something personally satisfying. I expect to open an office 6/24
You can heal. I'm an ally and guide in the process. I work with pts/d and trauma, anxiety, chronic pain, and attachment interruption. My work integrates psychotherapy, bio-psychology, behavioral change, and holistic practice, and I use the lense of attachment theory to guide us. We will dismantle the barriers that block you from living your fullest life, however you define that, and we'll help you build new pathways to travel forward. Together, we use our relationship, your self-knowledge and life-knowledge, and my specialized training to move your life into something personally satisfying. I expect to open an office 6/24
(424) 206-6738 View (424) 206-6738
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Molly Winn
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFT-A
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
I work with adolescents (ages 13-17), adults, couples, and families.
I’m really glad you’re here! Making the decision to invest in yourself and get the help you need is a really big deal, thank you for considering me to walk alongside you in your process. My style of therapy is very relational and person centered. I consider my role to be that of a collaborator with you as we work toward your goals together. I firmly believe that you are the expert in your own life, you are merely inviting me into your story and allowing me to join you on your journey toward whatever it is that you are seeking to better your life and your relationships.
I work with adolescents (ages 13-17), adults, couples, and families.
I’m really glad you’re here! Making the decision to invest in yourself and get the help you need is a really big deal, thank you for considering me to walk alongside you in your process. My style of therapy is very relational and person centered. I consider my role to be that of a collaborator with you as we work toward your goals together. I firmly believe that you are the expert in your own life, you are merely inviting me into your story and allowing me to join you on your journey toward whatever it is that you are seeking to better your life and your relationships.
(254) 450-5829 View (254) 450-5829
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Josefina Irigoyen
Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, MS, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
I work with individuals, couples, and families, children, adolescents, and adults.
My goal is to help you, or your loved one, overcome any psychological and/or emotional state you may be struggling with, by providing a safe, caring, and professional environment to promote positive change towards well-being.
I work with individuals, couples, and families, children, adolescents, and adults.
My goal is to help you, or your loved one, overcome any psychological and/or emotional state you may be struggling with, by providing a safe, caring, and professional environment to promote positive change towards well-being.
(512) 354-1012 View (512) 354-1012
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Paul Boone, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MDiv, LPC, LMFT, LCDC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757  (Online Only)
I am an advanced clinician in Imago Therapy. When relationships aren't working very well or are on the brink of ending, it really feels bad; like the rug is being pulled out from under you. Often there are solvable reasons for why these things happen. I am motivated by those methods such as Imago therapy and EFT which have worked so well for so many in the past to help couples develop a high degree of safe attachment in their relationships. Something, that once they have learned how to do it, they can take with them because it is portable.
I am an advanced clinician in Imago Therapy. When relationships aren't working very well or are on the brink of ending, it really feels bad; like the rug is being pulled out from under you. Often there are solvable reasons for why these things happen. I am motivated by those methods such as Imago therapy and EFT which have worked so well for so many in the past to help couples develop a high degree of safe attachment in their relationships. Something, that once they have learned how to do it, they can take with them because it is portable.
(512) 851-0660 View (512) 851-0660
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Anna Francis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
I work with people experiencing depression, grief, relationship dissatisfaction, addiction, anxiety and trauma.
Are you feeling lost or alone? Perhaps you have tried to use food, sex, drugs to fill up something empty inside and found relief fleeting. But now you are ready to look inside, to do some deeper work. How brave you are and how scary this is, and that's where I can help. We will create a safe, judgement free space to explore and make sense of your experiences, feelings, relationships and behaviors. Together, we will make a path into the sacred place of healing.
I work with people experiencing depression, grief, relationship dissatisfaction, addiction, anxiety and trauma.
Are you feeling lost or alone? Perhaps you have tried to use food, sex, drugs to fill up something empty inside and found relief fleeting. But now you are ready to look inside, to do some deeper work. How brave you are and how scary this is, and that's where I can help. We will create a safe, judgement free space to explore and make sense of your experiences, feelings, relationships and behaviors. Together, we will make a path into the sacred place of healing.
(512) 994-2493 View (512) 994-2493
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Jennifer Jo Dahle Merrill
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757
Relationships can be a source of our greatest joy and sometimes our greatest sorrows. Being in relationship with others effectively, requires that you have a positive relationship with yourself. Maybe you're feeling depressed, anxious or angry and don’t understand why. Maybe you have negative beliefs about yourself or others that affect your decisions and relationships. Maybe you’ve felt disconnected or in conflict with your significant other, friends, or family. You may be finding yourself in a pattern of having the same conflicts over and over.
Relationships can be a source of our greatest joy and sometimes our greatest sorrows. Being in relationship with others effectively, requires that you have a positive relationship with yourself. Maybe you're feeling depressed, anxious or angry and don’t understand why. Maybe you have negative beliefs about yourself or others that affect your decisions and relationships. Maybe you’ve felt disconnected or in conflict with your significant other, friends, or family. You may be finding yourself in a pattern of having the same conflicts over and over.
(512) 778-0947 View (512) 778-0947
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Emily Karpinski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
I believe that therapy is both an experience and a relationship.
As a therapist, I work to create a safe and nurturing environment that allows for self-inquiry and for exploration of the many parts that make up our beings. Together, we can explore and build upon your existing strength and capabilities in order to cultivate greater happiness and fulfillment. We will also work to nurture and make peace with the parts of yourself that you may fear or dislike. I believe that each individual and family brings to therapy everything that they need to make change, and it is my privilege to help you discover those parts of yourself that may lie deep within.
I believe that therapy is both an experience and a relationship.
As a therapist, I work to create a safe and nurturing environment that allows for self-inquiry and for exploration of the many parts that make up our beings. Together, we can explore and build upon your existing strength and capabilities in order to cultivate greater happiness and fulfillment. We will also work to nurture and make peace with the parts of yourself that you may fear or dislike. I believe that each individual and family brings to therapy everything that they need to make change, and it is my privilege to help you discover those parts of yourself that may lie deep within.
(737) 252-7272 View (737) 252-7272
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Katy David
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
14 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
As the Founder and Executive Director of Bloom Therapy, my mission is to help as many people as possible live free from anxiety, trauma, and depression, as well as provide support and guidance through normal relationship difficulties and life transitions. In addition to offering individual psychotherapy, I also provide clinical supervision and mentorship to new therapists at Bloom Therapy. I embrace spiritual curiosity and those who wish to explore and honor their spiritual existence within the therapeutic context. Anyone who is serious about growing and wants to make substantial change in their life is a good fit for my practice.
As the Founder and Executive Director of Bloom Therapy, my mission is to help as many people as possible live free from anxiety, trauma, and depression, as well as provide support and guidance through normal relationship difficulties and life transitions. In addition to offering individual psychotherapy, I also provide clinical supervision and mentorship to new therapists at Bloom Therapy. I embrace spiritual curiosity and those who wish to explore and honor their spiritual existence within the therapeutic context. Anyone who is serious about growing and wants to make substantial change in their life is a good fit for my practice.
(737) 210-4391 View (737) 210-4391
Photo of Dr. Jonathan Wilson, Marriage & Family Therapist in 78757, TX
Dr. Jonathan Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757  (Online Only)
The majority of my clients are looking for a therapist to help them work through a difficult stage of life, and I consider it an honor to be given that opportunity. I will provide a thorough assessment for you in our first session and set up a treatment plan together. I specialize in treating relationships, depression, anxiety, sexual disorders, trauma, and PTSD. I also have a great deal of experience working with those with Bipolar Disorder, personality disorders, sleep disorders, self-harm, and sex and pornography addiction. As an ally of the LGBT+ community, I work with individuals in any type of relationship.
The majority of my clients are looking for a therapist to help them work through a difficult stage of life, and I consider it an honor to be given that opportunity. I will provide a thorough assessment for you in our first session and set up a treatment plan together. I specialize in treating relationships, depression, anxiety, sexual disorders, trauma, and PTSD. I also have a great deal of experience working with those with Bipolar Disorder, personality disorders, sleep disorders, self-harm, and sex and pornography addiction. As an ally of the LGBT+ community, I work with individuals in any type of relationship.
(617) 766-1038 View (617) 766-1038
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Nakita Robinson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, LMFT
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757  (Online Only)
For couples, our therapy goes beyond surface issues, targeting the roots of disconnection.
Life transitions can feel like walking a tightrope between the past and the future. At Epistamai Counseling, we specialize in guiding individuals and couples through these pivotal moments with grace. Our expertise in managing life changes—from career shifts to personal milestones—ensures that you're not alone on this journey.
For couples, our therapy goes beyond surface issues, targeting the roots of disconnection.
Life transitions can feel like walking a tightrope between the past and the future. At Epistamai Counseling, we specialize in guiding individuals and couples through these pivotal moments with grace. Our expertise in managing life changes—from career shifts to personal milestones—ensures that you're not alone on this journey.
(404) 882-9416 View (404) 882-9416
Photo of Brittany (Neece) Whallen, Marriage & Family Therapist in 78757, TX
Brittany (Neece) Whallen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LPC-S, LMFT-S
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
We have experience working with couples who have experienced infidelity within their relationship, or who are trying to improve intimacy and communication.
We all go through complicated situations, some of which we don’t feel adequately prepared to handle. Most of us were never taught how to navigate these difficult struggles in healthy, constructive ways. That's why we are here. My clinical team works with a diverse variety of clientele to provide affordable counseling services to individuals, couples, and families. We want to work with you to help you overcome obstacles that you are facing, improve on aspects in your current life situation, and provide a sense of strength and hope during times that you may feel lost. Please call us for a free phone consultation.
We have experience working with couples who have experienced infidelity within their relationship, or who are trying to improve intimacy and communication.
We all go through complicated situations, some of which we don’t feel adequately prepared to handle. Most of us were never taught how to navigate these difficult struggles in healthy, constructive ways. That's why we are here. My clinical team works with a diverse variety of clientele to provide affordable counseling services to individuals, couples, and families. We want to work with you to help you overcome obstacles that you are facing, improve on aspects in your current life situation, and provide a sense of strength and hope during times that you may feel lost. Please call us for a free phone consultation.
(512) 814-6027 View (512) 814-6027
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Emilio Anguiano
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, CGP, CIRT, LCDC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757
I am a fluent bilingual Counselor (EN/SP) capable of helping those challenged by addiction issues to address or recover from them while also managing your relationships with friends, families, and loved ones.
I am a fluent bilingual Counselor (EN/SP) capable of helping those challenged by addiction issues to address or recover from them while also managing your relationships with friends, families, and loved ones.
(512) 645-2404 View (512) 645-2404
Photo of Amberlea Patrick, Licensed Professional Counselor in 78757, TX
Amberlea Patrick
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
Discovering the Wisdom Within: Cultivating consciousness and tuning into presence-- I integrate spirituality into psychotherapy. These two pathways to healing are intimately connected, both offering important and necessary tools for deep healing and awakening. Psychotherapy employs tested processes to understand personality traits, events that create disturbance in our lives, and patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Spirituality offers us the ability to encourage loving kindness with all that we are. It teaches us to nurture and develop the inner observer, present moment awareness, non-judgment, and heart-centered thinking. Cultivating intimacy with all that we are--light and dark, high and low, superficial and deep.
Discovering the Wisdom Within: Cultivating consciousness and tuning into presence-- I integrate spirituality into psychotherapy. These two pathways to healing are intimately connected, both offering important and necessary tools for deep healing and awakening. Psychotherapy employs tested processes to understand personality traits, events that create disturbance in our lives, and patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Spirituality offers us the ability to encourage loving kindness with all that we are. It teaches us to nurture and develop the inner observer, present moment awareness, non-judgment, and heart-centered thinking. Cultivating intimacy with all that we are--light and dark, high and low, superficial and deep.
(512) 434-0937 View (512) 434-0937
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Lois Graham
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757  (Online Only)
People are driven by a need for connection with others: a friend, a lover, a family, a tribe. When that need is not met our hunger goes underground and turns into anxiety, depression, or addiction. These internal struggles feed fear which can lead us to isolate. Therapy provides a path back toward connection. You talk. I listen. Obstacles to our connection emerge and we begin to understand who you are, what you long for, what gets in your way. As you teach me who you are, you begin to know yourself better, to find your own voice and trust it.
People are driven by a need for connection with others: a friend, a lover, a family, a tribe. When that need is not met our hunger goes underground and turns into anxiety, depression, or addiction. These internal struggles feed fear which can lead us to isolate. Therapy provides a path back toward connection. You talk. I listen. Obstacles to our connection emerge and we begin to understand who you are, what you long for, what gets in your way. As you teach me who you are, you begin to know yourself better, to find your own voice and trust it.
(512) 271-4158 View (512) 271-4158
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Jim Whitefield
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757
I love working with kids and their parents! Loud kids, active kids, mad kids, disruptive kids, depressed or anxious kids, unhappy teenagers with failing grades, school discipline issues or drug/alcohol problems. Whatever the problem, there is usually a fair amount of pain associated with it for everyone in the family. My practice is a safe, nurturing environment for kids and their parents to get help.
I love working with kids and their parents! Loud kids, active kids, mad kids, disruptive kids, depressed or anxious kids, unhappy teenagers with failing grades, school discipline issues or drug/alcohol problems. Whatever the problem, there is usually a fair amount of pain associated with it for everyone in the family. My practice is a safe, nurturing environment for kids and their parents to get help.
(512) 861-8570 View (512) 861-8570
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Roxane (Roxy) van der Lelie
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT-A
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
At the heart of my therapeutic practice is the recognition that as humans, each of us is interconnected with the people and environment around us. My approach honors your relationships, emotions, and culture. By uncovering how all the pieces of your daily experience interact we can create a deeper understanding of your relationships and life, which in turn can create a bridge for lasting change. We will work together to cultivate clarity, connectedness, courage, and creativity and all of this will allow you to learn to thrive in life rather than survive.
At the heart of my therapeutic practice is the recognition that as humans, each of us is interconnected with the people and environment around us. My approach honors your relationships, emotions, and culture. By uncovering how all the pieces of your daily experience interact we can create a deeper understanding of your relationships and life, which in turn can create a bridge for lasting change. We will work together to cultivate clarity, connectedness, courage, and creativity and all of this will allow you to learn to thrive in life rather than survive.
(512) 710-1951 View (512) 710-1951
Photo of Arica Bibbs, Licensed Professional Counselor in 78757, TX
Arica Bibbs
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757
Hi! Nice to share this journey with you. I am a seasoned therapist and I use evidence-based interventions, as well as educate. My primary focus is person-centered counseling, however, I have found cognitive, behavioral, and emotional aspects of our mental health and what we know, determine how we navigate our worlds. My focuses are children, adolescence and adulthood.
Hi! Nice to share this journey with you. I am a seasoned therapist and I use evidence-based interventions, as well as educate. My primary focus is person-centered counseling, however, I have found cognitive, behavioral, and emotional aspects of our mental health and what we know, determine how we navigate our worlds. My focuses are children, adolescence and adulthood.
(512) 661-7232 View (512) 661-7232
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Saro Helpinstill
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757
Not accepting new clients
I offer individual therapy, as well as relationship counseling for traditional couples and people in modern relationships.
Tired of trying to fit in a box? I'll help you overcome what is keeping you from being your fabulous self so you can get on with making the most of your life. I work with people who feel anxious or stuck with unpleasant feelings and beliefs about themselves. Because how we are raised creates patterns that we carry into our adult decisions, my focus is on the roots of a person's history. When we understand our past - what made us who we are - we gain the personal power to make the best of our present and future.
I offer individual therapy, as well as relationship counseling for traditional couples and people in modern relationships.
Tired of trying to fit in a box? I'll help you overcome what is keeping you from being your fabulous self so you can get on with making the most of your life. I work with people who feel anxious or stuck with unpleasant feelings and beliefs about themselves. Because how we are raised creates patterns that we carry into our adult decisions, my focus is on the roots of a person's history. When we understand our past - what made us who we are - we gain the personal power to make the best of our present and future.
(512) 271-4904 View (512) 271-4904
Couples Counseling Therapists

Does couples counseling work?

Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.

When should a couple seek counseling?

Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.

How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?

The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.

How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?

The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.