Female Therapists in Downtown, Austin, TX

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.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and psychotherapist, my approach is a client-centered in order to provide a welcoming, collaborative and empathic environment for clients to gain skills to enjoy their life. I specialize in Radically Open DBT (RODBT), an evidenced-based treatment targeting over-control coping that is linked to social isolation, poor interpersonal functioning, hyper-perfectionism, rigidity, risk aversion, lack of emotional expression, and difficult to treat mental health problems such as obsessive compulsive disorder, restrictive eating disorders, and treatment resistant anxiety and/or depression.

Therapy offers a safe welcoming space where an individual, couple, or family can explore and process their unique narratives without judgment or blame. I believe that empathy and trust are fundamental components to a healthy therapeutic relationship. In my practice I strive to meet people where they are on their healing journey. My therapeutic stance is grounded in compassion and a firm belief in the mind, body, spirit connection.

Kelsey Blahnik is a Qualified Supervisor in multiple states available for individual or group supervision and the executive director of The And Way Therapy. Kelsey and her team provide individual (ages 6+) and couples therapy via Telehealth. She primarily utilizes a fusion of EMDR and IFS. Due to her passion for making high quality, affordable Mental Health

If you struggle with low self-esteem, poor self-efficacy, lack healthy coping skills, have codependent or people-pleasing traits, anxiety or depression. We work together to decrease negative symptoms, and improve overall daily functioning so you can lead a less stressful life.

I studied to become a therapist in order to advocate and work directly with people for change. In therapy, we do this together by looking at the main issue at hand. With gentleness, we address the context of the issue such as its history, the impact it's having, and the ways you'd like to see it changing. As a Latina, I also appreciate how cultural aspects of our family and community show up. However you define culture, we can explore its importance and impact on you.

I specialize in anxiety, relational distress, parenting support, and communication skills. My approach to therapy is empathetic, compassionate, and holistic, recognizing that each individual and family brings a unique set of experiences and values to the therapeutic process. My goal is to create a safe and nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to explore their thoughts, emotions, and relational dynamics.

You’ve had some success, but you know you’re capable of much more. You wake up wondering what you’ve done wrong, and if you’ll ever get to where you want to be. People stop themselves for many reasons, but you don’t have to stay stuck. Together we create a strategy for you to reach your goals; action steps that help you realize your vision and build confidence. A goal without a plan is just a dream. Your dreams are meant to be realized.

Are you seeking inner peace and looking to make the first step towards feeling better? I work with teens and adults of all backgrounds and seek to create a warm, safe, and nonjudgmental space for each client. Together, we will work to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors that hinder you from creating a fulfilling and satisfying life. I meet you where you are and help you build the necessary skills to enhance your emotional health and improve your interpersonal relationships.

Hello and welcome! As a therapist, I use a psychodynamic relational approach valuing the unique needs and desires of each client. I strive to foster a safe, nonjudgmental space for clients to share their own perspectives and emotions surrounding their past and present life experiences while also identifying, exploring, and challenging self-defeating beliefs. I strive to meet clients where they are in whatever season of life they are in. I also consider how multiple systems of oppression and structural inequalities impact my clients' wellbeing and the concerns they bring forth.

I am a bicultural, social justice-oriented, Latina therapist with a focus on supporting folx in navigating the stress and trauma experienced in a system that was not created for us. I am here to help you unpack the complex emotions that arise when living in an identity that's "othered". I have experience working with diverse issues and populations including Cultural/Racial Identity, Systemic Oppression, Immigrants, Black/Indigenous/People of Color (BIPOC), Polyamory/Non-Monogamy/Open Relationships, Life Transitions, LGBQ+ (Sexuality),Transgender Allied, Insomnia/Sleep, and Chronic Health Conditions.

I provide a warm and welcoming space for you to share what you are experiencing. You may be feeling lost, overwhelmed, and unsure if what you are feeling is "normal." I specialize in working with individuals experiencing grief, loss, life transitions, stress, and those feeling overwhelmed. I work with you to understand your experience and provide you with different tools and techniques for you to try.

I'm especially passionate about working with people needing both pregnancy and perinatal mental health support with a specific interest in postpartum mood disorders. Parenthood is both a monumental and overwhelming part of life and I enjoy offering support and validation throughout the complicated and oftentimes arduous journey. In addition to my specialty in women's issues, I also have extensive experience treating adults with anxiety, depression, psychological trauma such as intimate partner violence as well as individuals experiencing difficult life transitions.

Welcome! If you're reading this profile, it's likely because you need help – either for yourself or someone else. Regardless of the concern, I believe therapy can be a valuable tool for personal growth and healing. My style is rooted in empathy, active listening, and evidence-based techniques. I understand that therapy can be a vulnerable and challenging process, and I strive to create a non-judgmental space where my clients feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and feelings.

Life can be challenging for anyone. At this time, you may be feeling anxious, not at your best, isolated, or lacking a sense of purpose. Life is a journey filled with experiences that challenge and validate our understandings of who we are and what we believe. Because each person's journey is unique, each person develops a unique perspective for engaging with, and understanding the world around them. My focus is to reintroduce a sense of hope and assist you in reconnecting with your skills and knowledges, bringing your values and hopes for your life to the forefront.

My role is to guide, support and challenge you in your personal growth and healing. I am a Black, neurodivergent, larger bodied woman & a former D1 college athlete. I believe that aspects of these intersectional identities contribute to my warm, encouraging, collaborative style. I work to create an environment that fosters vulnerability operating from an evidence-based, harm reduction framework. I often see those working through grief/loss, life transitions, coping with the stressors of a job or sport, navigating trauma and/or, racial stressors, body image, eating patterns, focus, and in general are looking to get out of their head.

Are you feeling ready to invest in yourself? Congratulations! This is a major step. Our minds can feel like a battlefield and undigested past can often be experienced in the present. Working with clients who are dedicated to exploring their innermost self, excites me with the opportunity to guide you towards an understanding of your inherent worth. You are deserving of love and abundance. Your experience is important and past pain can be used for great purpose. I would love to connect with you and immerse myself in understanding your unique story, and help guide you towards a you, you love.

Welcome! I work with individuals who are looking to heal from past wounds and find their highest self. With a multidimensional background, I will meet you where you are and we'll explore the barriers that may be preventing you from moving forward. I believe you already have the tools you need. It takes a safe space with which to release the emotional weight and begin to see life with a new perspective. Our work together could be best summarized with the quote "Courage is not the absence of fear; courage is fear walking". It is an honor to help support you in this phase of your journey.

What is your life trying to tell you? Whether you're struggling with a life transition, failed relationship, grief and loss, anxiety or depression, it's an opportunity for growth. Although growth can be difficult, it can also be extremely rewarding. I primarily work with individual adults dealing with relationship issues, life transitions, grief & loss, aging parents, personal & professional development, anxiety and depression. Working collaboratively with clients is important to me and for those looking to go deeper outside of session, I provide homework and reading resources.