Dissociative Disorders (DID) Therapists in Austin, TX

I am an empathic therapist with 16 years therapy experience. Clients often come to me with an impaired sense of self, difficulties in relationships, and feeling unsafe in the world due to trauma and other hardships in their lives. I assist my clients in transforming their deepest pain into their greatest strengths, finding passion in life, and confidence in themselves. They learn to have deep and meaningful relationships. Ideally, clients will move from a limited set of beliefs to an expansive perspective on what is possible in this life. I also love working with therapists; their personal work enhances their own practice!

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.

I generously welcome you to this process in whatever stage you arrive at - we can work together to figure it all out. I really enjoy working with people in the midst of critical life transitions and on becoming their most authentic selves. And I am happy to work with those clients who feel stuck or who haven't found therapy helpful in the past. I am particularly focused on helping people heal from trauma, with an emphasis on the wounds of early childhood. Change is hard. I provide a healing and non-judgemental space that helps to facilitate new insight, learning, and growth.

I approach my life's work humbly, even reverently, with deep sensitivity for what's got you even coming to see someone like me in the first place. I get that, really I do. And I'd love to help. I fit best with people who are okay with ambiguity and can "let the questions breathe," as we work on whatever has brought us together.

Perhaps it feels that your core self is lost and you anxiously float through life as a mere observer. Do you long to access your internal compass with increased agency? Distressing experiences may result in your feeling disconnected, fragmented & struggling to make sense of your identity or existence. Wish you were more flexible and open with a resilient rudder? Maybe your inner world is complicated and creative; it’s either a secret refuge or an elaborate maze. Somewhere inside parts of you hide but need to connect & process challenges with confidence. If your whole being longs to be understood and grow, reach out.

I specialize in assisting my clients in the final resolution of trauma, developmental attachment disruptions; and significant disturbing events and abuse. I've designed an integrative method based on the Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) to neuro-physiologically strengthen the body for trauma processing; Brainspotting and EMDR training to systematically and intuitively identify and process to resolution the major issues and deeply seated sources of negative beliefs and negative self image. CRM and Brainspotting, brain based therapies, evolved out of EMDR and are highly effective for a broad range of psychological trauma resolution, performance blocks, ADHD, complex PTSD, substance abuse, etc.

I have 20+ years of experience and specialize in: adult psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, men's issues; counseling for adolescent males; family counseling and parenting skills. I help my clients to identify and tap their inner strengths. I will work with you to establish a safe, trusting relationship as the foundation for our work towards your personal goals. I am certified in EMDR, an integrated treatment approach that research shows is effective with a range of issues. I offer a free initial consultation.