Therapists in 78757
Dr. Joy Morgan
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757 (Online Only)
For the past seventeen years, I have been helping people work through depression, anxiety, substance abuse issues, burn out at work, and difficult life transitions.
When life feels tough, and the day-to-day can feel like a struggle, it can be difficult to know where to turn for help. You may be telling yourself that you can solve whatever is troubling you on your own, or that only weak people go to therapy. The truth is that life can be tough and everyone needs helps sometimes. Reaching out for help is a very brave step. I will help support you in gaining insight into yourself, identifying the areas of your life that you would like to change, and we will work as a team to help you create a life that feels better to you. You are not alone. I am here to help.
For the past seventeen years, I have been helping people work through depression, anxiety, substance abuse issues, burn out at work, and difficult life transitions.
When life feels tough, and the day-to-day can feel like a struggle, it can be difficult to know where to turn for help. You may be telling yourself that you can solve whatever is troubling you on your own, or that only weak people go to therapy. The truth is that life can be tough and everyone needs helps sometimes. Reaching out for help is a very brave step. I will help support you in gaining insight into yourself, identifying the areas of your life that you would like to change, and we will work as a team to help you create a life that feels better to you. You are not alone. I am here to help.
Therapy Austin, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757
Our counselors attend intensive 2-year postgraduate training and can successfully help you with anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues, healing trauma, recovery work, and more.
At Therapy Austin, we offer individual, couples/relationship and group therapy services. Using a sophisticated algorithm, combined with a human decision-maker, we will match you personally to one of our qualified counselors. Or, you have the option of choosing a counselor yourself. Affordable pick-your-fee service model, open nights & weekends with 5 locations in South, North & Central Austin. We're keepin' it local and keepin' it real.
Our counselors attend intensive 2-year postgraduate training and can successfully help you with anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues, healing trauma, recovery work, and more.
At Therapy Austin, we offer individual, couples/relationship and group therapy services. Using a sophisticated algorithm, combined with a human decision-maker, we will match you personally to one of our qualified counselors. Or, you have the option of choosing a counselor yourself. Affordable pick-your-fee service model, open nights & weekends with 5 locations in South, North & Central Austin. We're keepin' it local and keepin' it real.
Wendy K. Heckler, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSSW, LCSW, S
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757
My goal as a therapist is to help people overcome adversity, depression and anxiety so that they can live life more fully in the present. I offer a safe, non-judgmental space to address important and difficult issues, while working collaboratively with clients.
My goal as a therapist is to help people overcome adversity, depression and anxiety so that they can live life more fully in the present. I offer a safe, non-judgmental space to address important and difficult issues, while working collaboratively with clients.
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.
Brittany (Neece) Whallen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LPC-S, LMFT-S
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
Many of our clients come to us for issues including: Relationship struggles; Grief and Loss (including the death or loss of a loved one, loss of a job, and divorce); Anxiety; Depression; Traumatic experiences; EMDR; Life transitional issues; Difficulty within the family system; and Chronic Pain (Specifically pelvic pain).
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.
Many of our clients come to us for issues including: Relationship struggles; Grief and Loss (including the death or loss of a loved one, loss of a job, and divorce); Anxiety; Depression; Traumatic experiences; EMDR; Life transitional issues; Difficulty within the family system; and Chronic Pain (Specifically pelvic pain).
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.
Keli Hemingway
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S, EMDR, CHT
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757
Waitlist for new clients
You're an accomplished, hard worker, and people think you have it all together. But your internal voice reminds you that you feel inadequate, and you may struggle with sadness, anxiety, or anger. Perhaps you have unresolved trauma. You work hard to hide your deepest thoughts and feelings, and it's exhausting. You overanalyze your perceived flaws and past experiences. Perhaps you withdraw or lash out at loved ones. You try to push down negative feelings by staying busy and focusing on other things, but you don't feel so good inside when things are quiet. You feel "off". You're tired of living this way and ready for a change.
You're an accomplished, hard worker, and people think you have it all together. But your internal voice reminds you that you feel inadequate, and you may struggle with sadness, anxiety, or anger. Perhaps you have unresolved trauma. You work hard to hide your deepest thoughts and feelings, and it's exhausting. You overanalyze your perceived flaws and past experiences. Perhaps you withdraw or lash out at loved ones. You try to push down negative feelings by staying busy and focusing on other things, but you don't feel so good inside when things are quiet. You feel "off". You're tired of living this way and ready for a change.
Skytherapist
Board Certified Behavior Analyst, PsyD, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78757
My ideal client is anyone I can help. I treat a large cross-section of America, especially Veterans and all dealing with trauma. We are a team of over 200 multi disciplinary providers across 50 states. We work with you to ensure you get the care you deserve.
My ideal client is anyone I can help. I treat a large cross-section of America, especially Veterans and all dealing with trauma. We are a team of over 200 multi disciplinary providers across 50 states. We work with you to ensure you get the care you deserve.
Anne Joseph
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
Does your child or teen struggle with anxiety, panic, worry, trauma, intrusive thoughts, school refusal or behavioral issues? I specialize in working with kids with anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma-related disorders and behavioral concerns.
Does your child or teen struggle with anxiety, panic, worry, trauma, intrusive thoughts, school refusal or behavioral issues? I specialize in working with kids with anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma-related disorders and behavioral concerns.
Rachael Cayton Barden
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
10 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
To others, you seem to have it all together, but the pain of your past and future colliding keeps you up at night. Past injuries have a continual hold on you and influence your most important relationships. Acting in line with your heart does not seem possible when you're caught in these patterns. You are stuck, but things can change. Loving yourself and appreciating each moment is an attainable goal, and one that I can help you reach. Through our conversations, you will gain a better understanding of yourself and your beginnings and start to feel more peace within your life and relationships.
To others, you seem to have it all together, but the pain of your past and future colliding keeps you up at night. Past injuries have a continual hold on you and influence your most important relationships. Acting in line with your heart does not seem possible when you're caught in these patterns. You are stuck, but things can change. Loving yourself and appreciating each moment is an attainable goal, and one that I can help you reach. Through our conversations, you will gain a better understanding of yourself and your beginnings and start to feel more peace within your life and relationships.
Chrissie Hartley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757
Through a strong belief in the therapeutic relationship, I maintain unconditional acceptance of my clients while guiding them in the changes they desire. I provide psychotherapy to adults who struggle with intense emotions and self defeating or impulsive behaviors. I utilize Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help clients improve their overall quality of life and well-being by increasing their ability to regulate intense emotions, tolerate distress, improve interpersonal effectiveness and increase mindfulness.
Through a strong belief in the therapeutic relationship, I maintain unconditional acceptance of my clients while guiding them in the changes they desire. I provide psychotherapy to adults who struggle with intense emotions and self defeating or impulsive behaviors. I utilize Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help clients improve their overall quality of life and well-being by increasing their ability to regulate intense emotions, tolerate distress, improve interpersonal effectiveness and increase mindfulness.
Natasha Justo
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78757 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
(Formerly Natasha Harris) I love being a counselor and enjoy helping people achieve happy, fulfilled lives. This can be anything from a small matter you want help working through to a more serious condition. I enjoy working collaboratively with people to navigate through these challenges, paying attention to all the various parts of one's life. I very much believe in the counseling process and am privileged to have seen many people improve their quality of life through it.
(Formerly Natasha Harris) I love being a counselor and enjoy helping people achieve happy, fulfilled lives. This can be anything from a small matter you want help working through to a more serious condition. I enjoy working collaboratively with people to navigate through these challenges, paying attention to all the various parts of one's life. I very much believe in the counseling process and am privileged to have seen many people improve their quality of life through it.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.