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Maddie Nutt
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703  (Online Only)
No matter the stories you bring in or the identities that you hold, my aim is to create a safe space for you to find healing. I have experience with clients of all ages, from littles to the more-seasoned. I have worked with interpersonal violence survivors, borderline personality disorder, complex PTSD, LGBTQ+ populations, empty-nesters, neurodivergent folk, and those experiencing faith deconstruction or spiritual abuse. I am now taking virtual clients from all over Texas!
No matter the stories you bring in or the identities that you hold, my aim is to create a safe space for you to find healing. I have experience with clients of all ages, from littles to the more-seasoned. I have worked with interpersonal violence survivors, borderline personality disorder, complex PTSD, LGBTQ+ populations, empty-nesters, neurodivergent folk, and those experiencing faith deconstruction or spiritual abuse. I am now taking virtual clients from all over Texas!
(469) 457-3500 View (469) 457-3500
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Kristin Shanahan
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, CGP
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78703
If you struggle with loneliness, depression and anxiety. If you struggle in your relationships to feel fulfilled and nourished because of experiences in your childhood, we are a good fit! This can include parental neglect, alcoholism, abandonment, and abuse. You function well but often times feel that it is not enough and feel that you just aren't doing things the right way. I work in a direct but compassionate way to navigate through these painful experiences in order to get more of your needs met and to experience more fulfilling relationships. We work together to find what suits you and your needs.
If you struggle with loneliness, depression and anxiety. If you struggle in your relationships to feel fulfilled and nourished because of experiences in your childhood, we are a good fit! This can include parental neglect, alcoholism, abandonment, and abuse. You function well but often times feel that it is not enough and feel that you just aren't doing things the right way. I work in a direct but compassionate way to navigate through these painful experiences in order to get more of your needs met and to experience more fulfilling relationships. We work together to find what suits you and your needs.
(512) 337-4941 View (512) 337-4941
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Elise Keoghan
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78703
Waitlist for new clients
I have a passion for working with Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) or those who grew up in homes with addiction, abuse, mental illness, or dysfunction process trauma and the many ways their home life has impacted them.
Athletic culture often praises the ability to do it all, however, we all experience issues that cannot be masked or pushed aside. I provide athletes a place of understanding support to work through issues such as eating concerns, body image, anxiety, depression, injury, post-sports career, relationships, substance use, or traumatic events. Athletes devote tremendous time and energy to physical training, and I believe intentionality with mental health is just as important for improving quality of life, and for improved sports performance.
I have a passion for working with Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) or those who grew up in homes with addiction, abuse, mental illness, or dysfunction process trauma and the many ways their home life has impacted them.
Athletic culture often praises the ability to do it all, however, we all experience issues that cannot be masked or pushed aside. I provide athletes a place of understanding support to work through issues such as eating concerns, body image, anxiety, depression, injury, post-sports career, relationships, substance use, or traumatic events. Athletes devote tremendous time and energy to physical training, and I believe intentionality with mental health is just as important for improving quality of life, and for improved sports performance.
(512) 337-1254 View (512) 337-1254
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Kat Elrod
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-S, EMDR
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703
I work best with people like you who are struggling with painful childhoods, trauma, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, shameful/worthless feelings, depression, anxiety, and relationship stress.
Are you exhausted from carrying around memories of the past? Do you tend to not feel good enough and like you don't belong? Overwhelmed from all the changes in your life? I understand you're here because you're hurting and tired of the struggle. Your relationships with friends and loved ones are probably hurting too. I would love to help you make sense of everything that is going on and find new and compassionate ways of living.
I work best with people like you who are struggling with painful childhoods, trauma, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, shameful/worthless feelings, depression, anxiety, and relationship stress.
Are you exhausted from carrying around memories of the past? Do you tend to not feel good enough and like you don't belong? Overwhelmed from all the changes in your life? I understand you're here because you're hurting and tired of the struggle. Your relationships with friends and loved ones are probably hurting too. I would love to help you make sense of everything that is going on and find new and compassionate ways of living.
(512) 881-8920 View (512) 881-8920
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Rebecca Phillips
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703
I specialize in stress, anxiety, self-esteem, trauma and PTSD - including complex trauma / CPTSD, and sexual abuse.
Has a pattern of bad relationships left you feeling like you just can’t get it right?Experience fear of rejection or abandonment? Do you lay in bed at night with racing thoughts? Feel like you can’t control worry? If you have anxiety or complex trauma, you may feel like you’re not enough, yet somehow, too much for others. You fear something is wrong with you. But you're not broken, and you don’t have to live this way. Let's work to improve your relationship with yourself and with others. I help others find clarity of thought, peace of mind, and a sense of calm and liberation from internal and external conflict. Now it's your turn.
I specialize in stress, anxiety, self-esteem, trauma and PTSD - including complex trauma / CPTSD, and sexual abuse.
Has a pattern of bad relationships left you feeling like you just can’t get it right?Experience fear of rejection or abandonment? Do you lay in bed at night with racing thoughts? Feel like you can’t control worry? If you have anxiety or complex trauma, you may feel like you’re not enough, yet somehow, too much for others. You fear something is wrong with you. But you're not broken, and you don’t have to live this way. Let's work to improve your relationship with yourself and with others. I help others find clarity of thought, peace of mind, and a sense of calm and liberation from internal and external conflict. Now it's your turn.
(972) 382-5258 View (972) 382-5258
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Mimi Lugo
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, CCTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703  (Online Only)
I have worked trauma, stress, anxiety, domestic violence/bullying and low self-esteem, along with school issues.
Telehealth/Virtual only- I believe everyone deserves to have mental and emotional health, as well as feel safe and happy. There will be times when we feel stuck, helpless, and like we are the only one who is experiencing what we are. I do not want you to give up. I want you to know there is help available. "There's a light at the end of the tunnel" if you truly want it and work for it. I would like to virtually facilitate your journey toward healing. If this is also your desire, you may reach me via email or call and leave a message please. You may also go directly to my website.
I have worked trauma, stress, anxiety, domestic violence/bullying and low self-esteem, along with school issues.
Telehealth/Virtual only- I believe everyone deserves to have mental and emotional health, as well as feel safe and happy. There will be times when we feel stuck, helpless, and like we are the only one who is experiencing what we are. I do not want you to give up. I want you to know there is help available. "There's a light at the end of the tunnel" if you truly want it and work for it. I would like to virtually facilitate your journey toward healing. If this is also your desire, you may reach me via email or call and leave a message please. You may also go directly to my website.
(254) 978-7534 View (254) 978-7534
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Nicolette Sacket
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78703
It is important to me to approach therapy and to understand a person, from a well-rounded, holistic point of view. This means that I aim to learn about you as a multi-faceted human, to understand you within the varying contexts you exist in, and within the many different (past and present) relationships in your life. I believe it is imperative to understand the whole person (physical, mental, emotional) so that I have a complete understanding and can tailor treatment to your individual unique needs. I use a client-centered and integrated approach to meet your needs in therapy.
It is important to me to approach therapy and to understand a person, from a well-rounded, holistic point of view. This means that I aim to learn about you as a multi-faceted human, to understand you within the varying contexts you exist in, and within the many different (past and present) relationships in your life. I believe it is imperative to understand the whole person (physical, mental, emotional) so that I have a complete understanding and can tailor treatment to your individual unique needs. I use a client-centered and integrated approach to meet your needs in therapy.
(512) 714-3403 View (512) 714-3403
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Ryan Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703  (Online Only)
I have knowledge and practice of many prominent counseling theories and will adapt my counseling approach to your needs and goals. I tend to implement a solution-focused approach in order to not only focus in on what your goals are, but also to get you to those goals as quickly as possible. While we develop solutions for your goals, I tend to think outside of the box and try to find unique solutions that are catered to you individually.
I have knowledge and practice of many prominent counseling theories and will adapt my counseling approach to your needs and goals. I tend to implement a solution-focused approach in order to not only focus in on what your goals are, but also to get you to those goals as quickly as possible. While we develop solutions for your goals, I tend to think outside of the box and try to find unique solutions that are catered to you individually.
(512) 714-3403 View (512) 714-3403
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Bethel Moges
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78703  (Online Only)
With a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Counseling, I believe in the work of this field. Whether this includes group therapy, addiction psychoeducation, or pre-marital counseling, it is my honor to walk with you as you seek to recover or grow. Life can be heavy and emotions difficult to regulate. Throughout your journey, I recognize that it can be life-changing to add a non-judgmental support with tools to your team as you work to reach your goals by using your own strengths. Just as hurt and betrayal often take place in relationship, so do healing and change. In a session with me, you matter and you are safe.
With a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Counseling, I believe in the work of this field. Whether this includes group therapy, addiction psychoeducation, or pre-marital counseling, it is my honor to walk with you as you seek to recover or grow. Life can be heavy and emotions difficult to regulate. Throughout your journey, I recognize that it can be life-changing to add a non-judgmental support with tools to your team as you work to reach your goals by using your own strengths. Just as hurt and betrayal often take place in relationship, so do healing and change. In a session with me, you matter and you are safe.
(512) 714-3403 View (512) 714-3403
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Gabrielle Javier
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703
As a counselor, my utmost priority is to be able to provide my clients with a space where they can feel safe to be who they are without judgment or expectation. I believe that everyone has the potential to be the best version of themselves. I am an avid lover of anime, video games, and K-pop which I include in my therapeutic practice. I love using examples from pop culture as a means to relate to my clients and/or provide them with a different perspective. I love to incorporate video games in session. The video game itself can either be a therapeutic tool that we can use to learn more about you or can be a means to break the ice.
As a counselor, my utmost priority is to be able to provide my clients with a space where they can feel safe to be who they are without judgment or expectation. I believe that everyone has the potential to be the best version of themselves. I am an avid lover of anime, video games, and K-pop which I include in my therapeutic practice. I love using examples from pop culture as a means to relate to my clients and/or provide them with a different perspective. I love to incorporate video games in session. The video game itself can either be a therapeutic tool that we can use to learn more about you or can be a means to break the ice.
(512) 714-3403 View (512) 714-3403
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Brenda Lee Gauthier
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCDC, SEP
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78703
If you feel like you have tried everything and nothing works, I get you! I strongly believe that we all have an inner wisdom deep within us, but through our life experiences and social influences, most of us lose access to this inner healer. In our work together I will guide and support you as we peel back the layers so that you can reconnect with your deeper sense of self. As you begin to make that connection, shift happens. My intention is for you to feel empowered in your healing journey.
If you feel like you have tried everything and nothing works, I get you! I strongly believe that we all have an inner wisdom deep within us, but through our life experiences and social influences, most of us lose access to this inner healer. In our work together I will guide and support you as we peel back the layers so that you can reconnect with your deeper sense of self. As you begin to make that connection, shift happens. My intention is for you to feel empowered in your healing journey.
(512) 643-7248 View (512) 643-7248
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Emotional Support Animals of Texas
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703
As a mental health provider in Austin, TX, I help pet owners live with and travel with their pet by identifying their pet as an Emotional Support Animal or Service Dog. I provide letters, complete forms, education, support, and I take any extra steps for each situation. I help many people in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth areas, plus anywhere in between.
As a mental health provider in Austin, TX, I help pet owners live with and travel with their pet by identifying their pet as an Emotional Support Animal or Service Dog. I provide letters, complete forms, education, support, and I take any extra steps for each situation. I help many people in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth areas, plus anywhere in between.
(512) 539-9701 View (512) 539-9701
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Jennifer Gonzalez
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78703  (Online Only)
Jennifer is an evidence based therapist but also takes a person centered approach allowing clients to feel they have autonomy in their treatment. She works to build a friendly, non judgmental, and open space to allow clients to feel comfortable when discussing personal issues. She aims to empower her clients by providing psychoeducation and giving patients the working tools to improve their lives. Jennifer specializes in trauma focused treatment and has worked with the military, veterans, and their families for the last 5 years. She is certified or trained in the following treatments CBT, CPT, and EMDR therapy.
Jennifer is an evidence based therapist but also takes a person centered approach allowing clients to feel they have autonomy in their treatment. She works to build a friendly, non judgmental, and open space to allow clients to feel comfortable when discussing personal issues. She aims to empower her clients by providing psychoeducation and giving patients the working tools to improve their lives. Jennifer specializes in trauma focused treatment and has worked with the military, veterans, and their families for the last 5 years. She is certified or trained in the following treatments CBT, CPT, and EMDR therapy.
(737) 510-4930 View (737) 510-4930
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Ruben Gomez
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, CART
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703
Ruben's practices is comprised of Play Therapy, Couples Counseling, Anger Resolution Therapy, Insomnia Treatment, and Individual therapy for a variety of issues. Our lives can pull us in many directions. It is during these times that we can feel out of sorts. I provide a supportive environment that fosters growth and encouragement, that can help you get your life back in balance. (EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE). ***ONLINE THERAPY SESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR ANY RESIDENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS !****
Ruben's practices is comprised of Play Therapy, Couples Counseling, Anger Resolution Therapy, Insomnia Treatment, and Individual therapy for a variety of issues. Our lives can pull us in many directions. It is during these times that we can feel out of sorts. I provide a supportive environment that fosters growth and encouragement, that can help you get your life back in balance. (EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE). ***ONLINE THERAPY SESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR ANY RESIDENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS !****
(214) 306-7859 View (214) 306-7859
Photo of Bev Lucas, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist in 78703, TX
Bev Lucas, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703
Are you having difficulty managing barriers that are keeping you from living life as completely as you would like? Working on agreed upon goals, I help clients with skills that offer movement towards change. Are you experiencing high anxiety, panic, thoughts of suicide, or relationship problems that seem impossible to change?
Are you having difficulty managing barriers that are keeping you from living life as completely as you would like? Working on agreed upon goals, I help clients with skills that offer movement towards change. Are you experiencing high anxiety, panic, thoughts of suicide, or relationship problems that seem impossible to change?
(512) 237-7908 View (512) 237-7908
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Sarah Barron
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703  (Online Only)
Hello, I’m Dr. Sarah Barron, and I specialize in treating PTSD and trauma-related disorders. With over a decade of clinical experience, I focus on evidence-based treatments to help each client meet their goals. While trauma is my area of expertise, I am also comfortable working with individuals with depression, anxiety disorders, and mild to moderate substance use disorders. The road to recovery is hard, but I believe every person has the ability to confront their fears and overcome obstacles. For additional information please see our website: www.wayfinderccc.com
Hello, I’m Dr. Sarah Barron, and I specialize in treating PTSD and trauma-related disorders. With over a decade of clinical experience, I focus on evidence-based treatments to help each client meet their goals. While trauma is my area of expertise, I am also comfortable working with individuals with depression, anxiety disorders, and mild to moderate substance use disorders. The road to recovery is hard, but I believe every person has the ability to confront their fears and overcome obstacles. For additional information please see our website: www.wayfinderccc.com
(830) 483-2547 View (830) 483-2547
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Katryn Melfi
LPC-Associate, MA, LPC-A, LMT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78703
Join me in taking your first steps into counseling. I want to walk with you as you discover your strengths and work through difficulties that brought you here. I am a mindfulness and somatic based counselor who believes that our trauma and stress can be held within the body. Processing it in mindful ways aids us to moving on to greater things. Working at all stages of life, we face different demands and struggles. I work with families, couples and individuals based on their needs of the moment. I am also passionate about working within the LGBTQ+ community and helping others find a safe haven to feel better understood.
Join me in taking your first steps into counseling. I want to walk with you as you discover your strengths and work through difficulties that brought you here. I am a mindfulness and somatic based counselor who believes that our trauma and stress can be held within the body. Processing it in mindful ways aids us to moving on to greater things. Working at all stages of life, we face different demands and struggles. I work with families, couples and individuals based on their needs of the moment. I am also passionate about working within the LGBTQ+ community and helping others find a safe haven to feel better understood.
(254) 970-3550 View (254) 970-3550
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Seyma Calihman, LCSW, LMFT
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMFT
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78703  (Online Only)
Being heard and feeling deeply understood matters. Some of us have waited our whole lives to be received with intelligent compassion. When it happens, we know it – we can sense it viscerally. It helps us begin to make sense of our histories, our thoughts and feelings, of inevitable changes and life challenges, of successes and failures. I strive to create such an environment, to listen carefully with my mind and my heart to what is said and to what may still be unsayable. I strive to help you heal old emotional wounds of many kinds and create lasting changes for a better future.
Being heard and feeling deeply understood matters. Some of us have waited our whole lives to be received with intelligent compassion. When it happens, we know it – we can sense it viscerally. It helps us begin to make sense of our histories, our thoughts and feelings, of inevitable changes and life challenges, of successes and failures. I strive to create such an environment, to listen carefully with my mind and my heart to what is said and to what may still be unsayable. I strive to help you heal old emotional wounds of many kinds and create lasting changes for a better future.
(512) 649-3306 View (512) 649-3306
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Dr. Victoria Latifses
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78703  (Online Only)
Change is often uncomfortable so having a trusted ally and skilled clinician at your side can be essential. My goal is to help you along your path towards a balanced and healthy life. My approach is strength-based and positive. I have worked with hundreds of children, adolescents, adults and their families on almost every kind of issue. I work to balance empathy and sensitivity and yet help people find healing, move forward, and make meaning from their experiences. Nothing is wrong with you. It is possible to change negative, self-defeating patterns and emerge into a fulfilling life with greater freedom, expansion and joy.
Change is often uncomfortable so having a trusted ally and skilled clinician at your side can be essential. My goal is to help you along your path towards a balanced and healthy life. My approach is strength-based and positive. I have worked with hundreds of children, adolescents, adults and their families on almost every kind of issue. I work to balance empathy and sensitivity and yet help people find healing, move forward, and make meaning from their experiences. Nothing is wrong with you. It is possible to change negative, self-defeating patterns and emerge into a fulfilling life with greater freedom, expansion and joy.
(512) 883-3974 View (512) 883-3974
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Kay S Mailander
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78703
Between you and the things around you which cause pain, suffering, and unhappiness is space. The space to look at yourself and your experiences. In that space we can find clarity and peace. I will work with you to guide your healing at your pace. My experience with trauma recovery, depression, anxiety, parenting, acculturation, and crisis intervention is here to help you. My treatment modalities are based in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Weekend appointments available.
Between you and the things around you which cause pain, suffering, and unhappiness is space. The space to look at yourself and your experiences. In that space we can find clarity and peace. I will work with you to guide your healing at your pace. My experience with trauma recovery, depression, anxiety, parenting, acculturation, and crisis intervention is here to help you. My treatment modalities are based in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Weekend appointments available.
(512) 648-5525 View (512) 648-5525
Domestic Abuse Therapists

What are the most effective ways to recover from domestic abuse?

Leaving an abusive relationship requires tremendous courage, so survivors in treatment should recognize that they have already completed the most important step. Still, the trauma of physical or emotional abuse can be difficult to process and overcome. Therapy can help survivors process trauma, grief, and difficult emotions, treat relevant mental health symptoms, and create a new framework for boundaries and relationships in the future. For some, support groups can also be an invaluable outlet for healing.

When should an individual seek help for domestic abuse?

Victims of intimate partner violence should seek help immediately. It can take substantial time, planning, energy, and courage to leave an abusive relationship, but starting the process—by seeking therapy, calling the domestic violence hotline, or simply confiding in a loved one—will help them get there. Those who have left abusive relationships but haven’t sought treatment can also greatly benefit from therapy to process and heal from the experience.

What are the consequences of staying in an abusive relationship?

Remaining in an abusive relationship has serious repercussions. In addition to the ongoing threat of physical danger and emotional abuse, research shows that intimate partner violence is associated with a range of mental health disorders including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and substance abuse. Therefore it’s important for individuals in an abusive relationship to seek help as soon as possible.

How can you get domestic abuse treatment for someone else?

It can be very complicated to identify and leave an abusive relationship; barriers include the threat of violence, financial instability, and family pressures. Those concerned about a loved one in an abusive relationship should talk to them about the situation, provide them with resources such as the domestic violence hotline, and introduce the idea of seeing a therapist due to their concern for the person’s safety and well-being.