Family Therapy in Austin, TX

Do you often find yourself minimizing or ignoring feelings like anxiety or sadness because they’re too difficult to deal with? Or telling yourself you shouldn’t complain because you have good things in your life? Do you find yourself checked out? Avoiding people, events, and conversations? Feeling our emotions can be overwhelming and, without help, can lead us to get stuck in fight, flight, or freeze. To better understand your past and what brought you here, we’ll reflect on the role stress has played in your life. You’ll be equipped with the necessary coping skills to be present and enjoy your life. Let’s begin–I’m here with you.

My mission is to empower all those I serve to achieve their most fulfilling life. I provide strength-based, trauma-informed, & client-centered services to adults, adolescents, couples, & families. If you are seeking support in any of the following areas, I can help: anxiety • depression • loneliness • grief • trauma • relational challenges • ocd • adhd • career challenges • substance use • family issues • technology dependence • chronic pain • work-life balance • processing difficult moods & emotions • resilience • communication • acceptance (of self & others) • healthy boundaries. I work with you to create individualized goals.

Racine Anxiety and OCD Practice is currently accepting new clients (updated 1/1/2024). Dr. Racine is a compassionate Licensed Clinical Psychologist. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety and related conditions. She has expertise with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and habit-reversal therapy for the treatment of obsessive compulsive, panic, anxiety, and pediatric mental health conditions. Dr. Racine is co-author of the self-help guide: From Misery To Mastery: A Revolutionary New Treatment for Anxiety and Depression.

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 work with children, teens, parents, young adults, and families (nuclear, separation/divorce, and blended). Counseling is BIG stuff, and it takes courage to start the process. I believe that each of us has the ability to make powerful, positive, growth-oriented changes in their lives. I strive to build a relationship of trust with my clients so we can tackle life's chaos and challenges. Unique to me, I like to employ humor into my sessions and engage with my clients through different modalities aside from traditional talk therapy including games, art, music, and writing.

When you were young, did you ever promise yourself that your long-term relationship wasn't going to end up like the ones you saw in your family? You didn't want to have to argue all of the time, you wanted open and vulnerable communication where you and your partner could be yourself, and you definitely did not want any heated arguments, loneliness, or resentment. You thought if you married your best friend, asked the right questions, figured out your careers and values, and communicated enough, you could avoid the discontent you saw in other couples. And now you are here, despite your best efforts.

I’m so excited that you’re here and making the decision to take charge of your life and work towards overall healing! It’s okay if you’re unsure about counseling or where to start because I’ll walk beside you and help you navigate it all--wherever you are in your journey. I guide adults, young adults, and teens through struggles such as eating disorders, life transitions, anxiety, social or work stress, depression, chronic illness, family of origin issues, exploring identity, and healing from trauma.

Our emotions, behaviors and relationships can be overwhelming to make sense of. Having the support of an unbiased perspective can help as we grow beyond the things that cause us discomfort. As a systems therapist, I understand the issues brought into the therapy in relation to the school, work, relational, societal and intergenerational systems involved. Yes, that does mean talking about your parents and how the messages you received in your family have shaped you. It also means talking about the ways culture, race, sexuality, work environments and history affect the ways we feel and behave.

Men have never lost the desire to explore. This desire frequently leads men to seek alternative ways to navigate the spinning world around them, including their own potential. Chances are, if you’re exploring this website, you’re feeling a disconnect between the life you envision and what you’re actually experiencing. And you’ve realized this disconnect shows up in the form of emotional distress, up and down relationships, and/or doubt about where your life is taking you. Maybe it's time to consider a new road map.

Hi and welcome! It's a brave and vulnerable step to consider therapy, so I acknowledge the strength it took you to take this first step to find help. You may be feeling low, burnt out, anxious, traumatized, and in need of a break. While there are no quick fixes in therapy, I have helped many clients build resilience, find peace, and gain strength. Prior to my role as therapist, I worked at an inpatient psychiatric facility and in a DBT IOP, but therapy is my favorite. I value it in my own life, and I put a lot into the work I do with clients.

I am a clinical psychologist, in private practice over 20 years. My educational background includes a doctoral degree from the highly esteemed program in humanistic psychology at Georgia State University, study at the City College of New York and the University of Illinois at Chicago, and an undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Texas at Austin. I like to work with all kinds of people with many types of issues. Among my areas of interest are depression, fear and anxiety, learning to lower stress, couples' problems, parenting, improving family relationships, and gay and lesbian concerns.

I imagine you're reading this because you're at the end your rope. You're feeling stuck, lonely, anxious, or all the above. Maybe your relationships with friends, family, or a romantic partner are suffering. Wherever you find yourself struggling, I would love to meet you where you're at. Together, we can cultivate a safe space for you to process your experiences and emotions. There is power in the stories you construct about your life. I believe we can rewrite your story in a way that is empowering and leads to fulfillment.

Hi! I'm Caroline! I'm a Marriage and Family therapist and a Registered Play Therapist who specializes in relationships. My work centers around enhancing secure attachment and connection within the family system. This includes working with couples, parents, the parent-child relationship, and children. I am extensively trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) and many modalities of child and family therapy including: Child-Centered Play Therapy, Theraplay, and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy. I look forward to talking with you more about how I can support you or your family.

Bhawna has worked in various types of settings including hospital, school, college and private practice. These different settings have given her the opportunity to work with a diverse group of individuals of different age groups. She provides counseling to individuals who suffer from anxiety, depression, trauma and chronic pain. She also works with families who are struggling to manage daily stressors of raising children and finding work life balance. In addition, she provides marital therapy to couples and family therapy to families facing relationship issues and conflicts.

At Mindful Relationships Therapy, we specialize in working with individuals and couples who are experiencing relationship issues or symptoms of panic, anxiety, depression, and/or PTSD. We specialize in clients who have a history of trauma, whether it was physical or emotional neglect/abuse during childhood or a recent trauma experienced as an adult. We are also inspired to support clients who identify as POC (person of color) and/or are in cross cultural relationships.

Hello! I am Alexandra Waugh, a Licensed Professional Counselor serving adolescents and young adults in Austin, Texas. I believe that we all possess the strengths we need to tackle our issues, but sometimes we need help bringing these strengths to the surface. My goal is to empower my clients and help them discover their amazing potential. I provide a warm, safe space for clients to feel comfortable identifying, exploring, and replacing the problematic thoughts and behaviors that have kept them from living their most valued life.

Hi, and welcome! My name is Ann and I'm a Licensed Master of Social Work or LMSW. I support children, teens, couples, and pregnant and postpartum people in navigating through life transitions. Therapy is a creative process that empowers us to be the authors of our stories. I collaborate with my clients to write new narratives as we explore overwhelming thoughts and feelings, conflict and relationships, and grief and traumatic loss. You are the expert of your experiences. We'll work together to discover what works best for you and your family.

I'm a Kink Aware Professional and believe that relationships and sex are building blocks to our lives no matter in what form they come. I have experience working with a variety of sexual and relational issues and have worked with people from varying backgrounds, from BDSM to open marriage.

To move confidently into our future, we must resolve the past while remaining grounded in the present. Everyone is capable recreating their lives and expanding upon their healing, but this process often requires deeper insight into who we are, what we’ve been through, and what beliefs we’ve accumulated because of these experiences. I’m here to help you manage the challenges that come with tackling a new life in recovery, guide awareness into what initiated the destructive cycle to begin with, and support you to reach new goals beyond just getting sober.