Hoarding Therapists in Austin, TX
Those who have struggled with clutter or whose family member is struggling with clutter or hoarding disorder will experience my commitment and experience with hoarding.
IF you are in a mental health crisis, please call 911. I am NOT a crisis counselor. I utilize the work of Somatic Experiencing for treatment of trauma. In addition, I incorporate the work of Gail Sketekee and Randi O. Frost for Treatment of Hoarding. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when it is the most appropriate modality.
Those who have struggled with clutter or whose family member is struggling with clutter or hoarding disorder will experience my commitment and experience with hoarding.
IF you are in a mental health crisis, please call 911. I am NOT a crisis counselor. I utilize the work of Somatic Experiencing for treatment of trauma. In addition, I incorporate the work of Gail Sketekee and Randi O. Frost for Treatment of Hoarding. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when it is the most appropriate modality.
Are you having trouble letting go of painful and unhelpful patterns? Feeling a vague sense of 'now what?' or even more debilitating anxious feelings? Perhaps you are a loving and supportive parent who has reached your limit and don't know where to turn to support your struggling, adult child. Our passion is helping adults of every age navigate through life's inevitable transitions. We have over 25 experienced therapists, and we will help you find the right one for YOU! We pride ourselves on our quick response times - you won't have to wait for the help you need.
Are you having trouble letting go of painful and unhelpful patterns? Feeling a vague sense of 'now what?' or even more debilitating anxious feelings? Perhaps you are a loving and supportive parent who has reached your limit and don't know where to turn to support your struggling, adult child. Our passion is helping adults of every age navigate through life's inevitable transitions. We have over 25 experienced therapists, and we will help you find the right one for YOU! We pride ourselves on our quick response times - you won't have to wait for the help you need.
Adjusting to life after a brain injury or coping with a complex medical diagnosis can feel overwhelming and isolating. You may struggle with uncertainty, frustration, or even depression as you navigate these changes. These experiences often bring a mix of grief for what has changed and anxiety about what lies ahead. It’s common to feel disconnected from your former self, caught in patterns of negative thinking, or unsure how to move forward. Together, we can create a safe, supportive space to explore these challenges, helping you rediscover resilience, build coping skills, and reclaim a sense of purpose and fulfillment in your life.
Adjusting to life after a brain injury or coping with a complex medical diagnosis can feel overwhelming and isolating. You may struggle with uncertainty, frustration, or even depression as you navigate these changes. These experiences often bring a mix of grief for what has changed and anxiety about what lies ahead. It’s common to feel disconnected from your former self, caught in patterns of negative thinking, or unsure how to move forward. Together, we can create a safe, supportive space to explore these challenges, helping you rediscover resilience, build coping skills, and reclaim a sense of purpose and fulfillment in your life.
If you would like to feel more at home within yourself, more connected in your relationships, and more in touch with life’s little moments, join me to see if we can collaborate toward crafting a more enriched life for you. I provide an open, warm, and safe place for you to gently and compassionately unfold the layers of self-limiting habits, beliefs and behaviors so you can enjoy life more fully.
If you would like to feel more at home within yourself, more connected in your relationships, and more in touch with life’s little moments, join me to see if we can collaborate toward crafting a more enriched life for you. I provide an open, warm, and safe place for you to gently and compassionately unfold the layers of self-limiting habits, beliefs and behaviors so you can enjoy life more fully.
In a session with me as your therapist, what you see is what you get. I model authenticity by being present with my clients. You’ll find me to be perseverant, empathetic, compassionate, and even silly at times. I’m a strong believer in the power of talk therapy to ‘get the poison out’ – poison in the form of anxiety, depression, worry, fear, and feeling stuck. I will help you improve your self-esteem, enhance your communication skills, and manage your emotions more effectively. I am also a couples therapist and a Sexual Health Alliance Certified Sex Therapist, so I can also assist with issues in those domains.
In a session with me as your therapist, what you see is what you get. I model authenticity by being present with my clients. You’ll find me to be perseverant, empathetic, compassionate, and even silly at times. I’m a strong believer in the power of talk therapy to ‘get the poison out’ – poison in the form of anxiety, depression, worry, fear, and feeling stuck. I will help you improve your self-esteem, enhance your communication skills, and manage your emotions more effectively. I am also a couples therapist and a Sexual Health Alliance Certified Sex Therapist, so I can also assist with issues in those domains.
I love to work with people that experience oppression including people of color, women, people with gender fluidity, sexuality fluidity, any spirituality, & people with physical or medical limitations in life. I am a social justice warrior and always love for my clients to enrich my life by sharing their lives with me. I use somatic work, attachment-based techniques, art interventions, mindfulness, coping skills, & distress tolerance skills. I believe strongly in attuning to the body, utilizing the body’s internal compass.. You hold all your own magic, I don't hold anyone's magic but my own. We work to dust it off & let it flow!
I love to work with people that experience oppression including people of color, women, people with gender fluidity, sexuality fluidity, any spirituality, & people with physical or medical limitations in life. I am a social justice warrior and always love for my clients to enrich my life by sharing their lives with me. I use somatic work, attachment-based techniques, art interventions, mindfulness, coping skills, & distress tolerance skills. I believe strongly in attuning to the body, utilizing the body’s internal compass.. You hold all your own magic, I don't hold anyone's magic but my own. We work to dust it off & let it flow!
Welcome! I am glad you are here! I have a passion for helping people know themselves better and process their lives and concerns. I work with a variety of people with struggles such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, addiction, relationships, and more. I primarily work from a psychodynamic perspective that seeks to understand individuals’ unconscious motivations and desires that contribute to our conscious life. I am comfortable discussing any issue that you might bring up and can aid in helping you achieve a healthier and more fulfilling life.
Welcome! I am glad you are here! I have a passion for helping people know themselves better and process their lives and concerns. I work with a variety of people with struggles such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, addiction, relationships, and more. I primarily work from a psychodynamic perspective that seeks to understand individuals’ unconscious motivations and desires that contribute to our conscious life. I am comfortable discussing any issue that you might bring up and can aid in helping you achieve a healthier and more fulfilling life.
An ideal client seeks change, guidance and willing to take the steps in healing. My purpose is to treat the root of the problem and not the symptoms as healing begins from within. As a former educator, I take my expertise working with individuals based on their individual needs. I seek to understand the overall being, awareness and who they are becoming. Together we will focus on the importance of past experiences on present issues in order to evoke awareness, healing and perseverance.
An ideal client seeks change, guidance and willing to take the steps in healing. My purpose is to treat the root of the problem and not the symptoms as healing begins from within. As a former educator, I take my expertise working with individuals based on their individual needs. I seek to understand the overall being, awareness and who they are becoming. Together we will focus on the importance of past experiences on present issues in order to evoke awareness, healing and perseverance.
My therapy style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in a person-centered approach. I tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs by integrating evidence-based practices with a focus on emotional safety, strengths, and self-understanding. I strive to create an affirming space where clients feel supported in exploring challenges and building meaningful change.
My therapy style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in a person-centered approach. I tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs by integrating evidence-based practices with a focus on emotional safety, strengths, and self-understanding. I strive to create an affirming space where clients feel supported in exploring challenges and building meaningful change.
I’m passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges. With over 25 years of experience, I work alongside my clients to tackle relationship struggles, emotional hurdles, and major life transitions. My approach is grounded in psychodynamic theory, but I always tailor the process to fit you and your unique needs. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of empowering people to overcome tough times and create more fulfilliing ways to engage with life.
I’m passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges. With over 25 years of experience, I work alongside my clients to tackle relationship struggles, emotional hurdles, and major life transitions. My approach is grounded in psychodynamic theory, but I always tailor the process to fit you and your unique needs. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of empowering people to overcome tough times and create more fulfilliing ways to engage with life.
Hi! I'm Caitlin. Are you feeling lost or looking for a way to find your true self? Working with individuals who are ready to make a meaningful change is something I truly enjoy. Learning about individuals from a holistic point of view, including their background, their interests, and their environment allows me to better understand each person and provide an evidence-based approach to their growth process. At this time, I offer virtual therapy sessions that can easily fit into clients' busy lifestyles, in a place where they feel safe, without the added stress of meeting at a physical location.
Hi! I'm Caitlin. Are you feeling lost or looking for a way to find your true self? Working with individuals who are ready to make a meaningful change is something I truly enjoy. Learning about individuals from a holistic point of view, including their background, their interests, and their environment allows me to better understand each person and provide an evidence-based approach to their growth process. At this time, I offer virtual therapy sessions that can easily fit into clients' busy lifestyles, in a place where they feel safe, without the added stress of meeting at a physical location.
I'm glad you have chosen the path to healing and I'm open to exploring how we can work together. I specialize in helping clients navigate through challenges like anxiety, depression and life transitions. I use a blend of approaches such as CBT, mindfulness techniques and person-centered. This allows us to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns while also fostering self-awareness and resilience. I am also able to integrate a faith-based approach because I recognize the important role that spirituality can play in mental health.
I'm glad you have chosen the path to healing and I'm open to exploring how we can work together. I specialize in helping clients navigate through challenges like anxiety, depression and life transitions. I use a blend of approaches such as CBT, mindfulness techniques and person-centered. This allows us to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns while also fostering self-awareness and resilience. I am also able to integrate a faith-based approach because I recognize the important role that spirituality can play in mental health.
My counseling style could be described as unpretentious, person-centered and relational. I believe that when you work with a talented counselor you feel genuine connection, you feel heard, and you feel respected and cared for. I emphasize the counselor-client relationship in the work that I do, using this relationship as a means to help understand and heal other relationships in the client’s life. In working with couples, I am passionate about working with clients who desire to communicate with their partner more effectively. I am comfortable working with many types of couples including non-traditional arrangements.
My counseling style could be described as unpretentious, person-centered and relational. I believe that when you work with a talented counselor you feel genuine connection, you feel heard, and you feel respected and cared for. I emphasize the counselor-client relationship in the work that I do, using this relationship as a means to help understand and heal other relationships in the client’s life. In working with couples, I am passionate about working with clients who desire to communicate with their partner more effectively. I am comfortable working with many types of couples including non-traditional arrangements.
My clinical and research expertise includes the range of anxiety and stress-related disorders, especially PTSD, OCD, panic, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. My approach is non-judgmental, compassionate, caring, and fundamentally science-based. I have extensive training and experience working with clients and their families across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and Veterans. I am also well-versed in delivering several gold-standard CBT and exposure-based treatments. I view meaningful connections and delivering evidence-based treatments as the most important factors that drive therapeutic change.
My clinical and research expertise includes the range of anxiety and stress-related disorders, especially PTSD, OCD, panic, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. My approach is non-judgmental, compassionate, caring, and fundamentally science-based. I have extensive training and experience working with clients and their families across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and Veterans. I am also well-versed in delivering several gold-standard CBT and exposure-based treatments. I view meaningful connections and delivering evidence-based treatments as the most important factors that drive therapeutic change.
There are many reasons people seek therapy. You are not alone. Are you feeling confused, overwhelmed, falling back into your old thoughts and behaviors? Are you exhausted from a history of dealing with anxiety and/or depression? Or are you concerned for a loved one that may be going through something like this and you are affected but not quite sure how to address what's happening?
There are many reasons people seek therapy. You are not alone. Are you feeling confused, overwhelmed, falling back into your old thoughts and behaviors? Are you exhausted from a history of dealing with anxiety and/or depression? Or are you concerned for a loved one that may be going through something like this and you are affected but not quite sure how to address what's happening?
Pain, mental suffering, and relational anguish are a part of life. The question is, what are these experiences saying for you? Desire might be inhibited, hidden by anxiety, or revealed through a symptom, but living without it seems impossible. Psychoanalysis is the process of finding out how to live with what cannot be lived without.
Pain, mental suffering, and relational anguish are a part of life. The question is, what are these experiences saying for you? Desire might be inhibited, hidden by anxiety, or revealed through a symptom, but living without it seems impossible. Psychoanalysis is the process of finding out how to live with what cannot be lived without.
Starting therapy shouldn’t feel overwhelming. I offer evening and weekend sessions to help you access care that fits your life. I specialize in treating OCD, anxiety disorders, and trauma, supporting people through intrusive thoughts, panic, and chronic stress. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and trauma-informed. I’m here to support you in feeling more grounded, empowered, and at peace. I work with clients located in both Oklahoma and Texas!
Starting therapy shouldn’t feel overwhelming. I offer evening and weekend sessions to help you access care that fits your life. I specialize in treating OCD, anxiety disorders, and trauma, supporting people through intrusive thoughts, panic, and chronic stress. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and trauma-informed. I’m here to support you in feeling more grounded, empowered, and at peace. I work with clients located in both Oklahoma and Texas!
Lisa Thaler, LCSW moved to Austin in October, 2019 after maintaining a private practice in New York City since 1991. She received her BA from Amherst College and her MSW from New York University. She completed her psychoanalytic training at The Women’s Therapy Centre Institute, which is specifically known for its attention to feminism, gender and social justice, as well as contemporary psychoanalytic thinking.
Lisa Thaler, LCSW moved to Austin in October, 2019 after maintaining a private practice in New York City since 1991. She received her BA from Amherst College and her MSW from New York University. She completed her psychoanalytic training at The Women’s Therapy Centre Institute, which is specifically known for its attention to feminism, gender and social justice, as well as contemporary psychoanalytic thinking.
Overall, I work to establish strong and safe connections with my clients in order to assist them in deep healing work. While my approach is eclectic, I tend to pull ideas from somatic psychology while working from a humanistic, attachment-focused perspective. I work best with individuals and couples who want to explore how their patterns began and are commited to feeling better. I have training in Somatic Experiencing and Emotionally Focused Therapy as well as experience working in residential and out-patient Eating Disorder Treatment.
Overall, I work to establish strong and safe connections with my clients in order to assist them in deep healing work. While my approach is eclectic, I tend to pull ideas from somatic psychology while working from a humanistic, attachment-focused perspective. I work best with individuals and couples who want to explore how their patterns began and are commited to feeling better. I have training in Somatic Experiencing and Emotionally Focused Therapy as well as experience working in residential and out-patient Eating Disorder Treatment.
My name is Dr. Amy Thomas, and I am a licensed clinical psychologist. I specialize in working with adolescents and adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, burnout, spiritual concerns, or career-related stress. Many of my clients come to me feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or disconnected from their sense of purpose, seeking clarity and healing during challenging times.
My name is Dr. Amy Thomas, and I am a licensed clinical psychologist. I specialize in working with adolescents and adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, burnout, spiritual concerns, or career-related stress. Many of my clients come to me feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or disconnected from their sense of purpose, seeking clarity and healing during challenging times.
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Hoarding Therapists
What is the most effective treatment for hoarding?
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been well-studied in the treatment of hoarding. This type of therapy includes changing beliefs surrounding possessions, as well as learning how to discard items and reduce acquisitions. The hoarder may also gain much-needed organizational skills. Another useful therapy may be compassion-focused therapy, which can address emotion regulation and negative self-perception.
How long does therapy for hoarding take?
Although treatment can vary, most people demonstrate improvement after 23 sessions, with some showing improvement after just a few sessions. Researchers have developed a 26-session cognitive behavioral program. People who hoard may need “maintenance” sessions over the years if the problem arises repeatedly.
Are there medications for hoarding?
The more commonly-prescribed medications for hoarding are including antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). This can include drugs such as venlafaxine and paroxetine. And because hoarding disorder is related to obsessive-compulsive disorder, medications for OCD, such as clomipramine, may be effective for hoarding as well.
Can hoarding come back after treatment?
Hoarding is a chronic disorder and it can last throughout an individual’s lifetime. Regularly checking in with a psychotherapist can help manage symptoms long-term. A good therapist will help the person learn needed skills including decision-making, organization, and stress reduction. The patient will gain a better perspective and the need to cling to useless items will lessen.