Purna Bajekal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC (she, her)
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $165
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Texas / 85848 Purna Bajekal
- In Practice for 6 years
- Attended Naropa University, MA
- Certificate from American Dance Therapy Association Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist / 2023
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Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Racial Identity
- Life Transitions
- Self Esteem
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Body Image
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Experiential Therapy
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Relational
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Groups
People of Color Therapy Group (Austin, TX)
We aren’t meant to carry everything alone—healing thrives in connection. While individual therapy is powerful, there’s something special about being truly seen in a group. This group can help you to deepen self-awareness and understanding, empowering you to show up more authentically and confidently in your relationships. Healing together can be transformative. Join us in this in-person therapy group for BIPOC folks (including biracial and multiracial individuals). Cost: Optum + Aetna accepted; $60 Private Pay with sliding scale available (3-month minimum commitment). Join at any time!
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Location
Burnet Rd and W. Koenig Ln
Austin, TX 78756
Release & Rest: Somatic Healing Group (Monthly)
Process and unwind through somatic practices for nervous system regulation, such as intuitive movement, breathwork, reflection/journaling, and guided deep rest meditation. This group will support you in releasing tension and cultivating awareness through gentle, intentional somatic movement practices. This workshop is for anyone seeking a deeper connection to their body, a space to regulate their nervous system, and tools for emotional balance. Whether you're feeling stressed, disconnected, or craving intentional rest, this group offers supportive practices to help you return to yourself. Dates: 11/16, 12/14, 1-3pm off Burnet and Koenig Lane.
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Be Well Austin
Austin, TX 78756
Ayurvedic Rituals + Somatic Practices for Healing
Ayurveda is an ancient holistic healing system from India that seeks to balance the body, mind, and spirit through food/herbs, lifestyle and natural therapies. This is a 4-hour immersive workshop blending somatic practices and Ayurvedic self-care rituals. We’ll move, release and reset the nervous system through embodied practices, nurture the body with abhyanga (oil massage) and herbal teas, reflect through journaling and group shares and meditate through yoga nidra. You’ll leave grounded, glowy, and reconnected to yourself. SUNDAY JAN 25, 2026 from 2-6pm; located off Burnet Rd and W. Koenig Ln
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1906 W Koenig Lane
Austin, TX 78756
Location
Primary Location
My Office is off of Burnet Road and Koenig Lane
Austin, TX 78756
(737) 530-8123Email me
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