Male Therapists in Austin, TX
I have been practicing as a therapist for more than 7 years and I have worked with individuals from diverse backgrounds. I work with adolescents 12+ and with adults of all ages. In addition to individual therapy, I also work with couples and families on a wide variety of topics. I like to say that I had a “short,” 14 year career in the Air Force before deciding to become a social worker. After separating from the Air Force, I attended UT Austin and earned my MSSW in my journey to becoming a licensed social worker. My career had the opportunity to come full circle, and I now teach graduate-level social work courses at UT Austin!
I have been practicing as a therapist for more than 7 years and I have worked with individuals from diverse backgrounds. I work with adolescents 12+ and with adults of all ages. In addition to individual therapy, I also work with couples and families on a wide variety of topics. I like to say that I had a “short,” 14 year career in the Air Force before deciding to become a social worker. After separating from the Air Force, I attended UT Austin and earned my MSSW in my journey to becoming a licensed social worker. My career had the opportunity to come full circle, and I now teach graduate-level social work courses at UT Austin!
I hold both my undergraduate and master’s degrees in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin's School of Social Work. This educational foundation has equipped me with a strong understanding of social work theory, research, and practice. My professional experience has further deepened my commitment to providing evidence-based, compassionate care. I have engaged with individuals, families, and communities facing a range of challenges, such as mental health concerns, chronic illness, trauma, and life transitions. This hands-on experience allows me to tailor therapeutic approaches to meet each client’s unique needs.
I hold both my undergraduate and master’s degrees in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin's School of Social Work. This educational foundation has equipped me with a strong understanding of social work theory, research, and practice. My professional experience has further deepened my commitment to providing evidence-based, compassionate care. I have engaged with individuals, families, and communities facing a range of challenges, such as mental health concerns, chronic illness, trauma, and life transitions. This hands-on experience allows me to tailor therapeutic approaches to meet each client’s unique needs.
I will help you bring resolution to a wide range of life's challenges and emotional issues through a comprehensive, individualized treatment that incorporates an integrated style using various counseling approaches. I will assist you in reaching your potential in a nurturing, compassionate & empathetic environment and I am dedicated to your personal growth and spiritual journey.
I will help you bring resolution to a wide range of life's challenges and emotional issues through a comprehensive, individualized treatment that incorporates an integrated style using various counseling approaches. I will assist you in reaching your potential in a nurturing, compassionate & empathetic environment and I am dedicated to your personal growth and spiritual journey.
Are you stuck in cycles of worry, scanning for signs something is wrong, or bracing for the worst even when you think you should be happy? Your mind may latch onto bodily sensations, your health, or the future, searching for certainty that never quite arrives. This distress can follow a medical event, an accident, or a period of intense stress, but sometimes it appears without a clear reason. What you are experiencing is real. It can disrupt sleep, work, and relationships, leaving you feeling on edge, frustrated, or ashamed. When your sense of safety erodes, it becomes hard to feel at home in your own life.
Are you stuck in cycles of worry, scanning for signs something is wrong, or bracing for the worst even when you think you should be happy? Your mind may latch onto bodily sensations, your health, or the future, searching for certainty that never quite arrives. This distress can follow a medical event, an accident, or a period of intense stress, but sometimes it appears without a clear reason. What you are experiencing is real. It can disrupt sleep, work, and relationships, leaving you feeling on edge, frustrated, or ashamed. When your sense of safety erodes, it becomes hard to feel at home in your own life.
Seeking help can feel like a giant step - but it’s also a powerful one. If you are ready to take the first step toward feeling more balanced, confident, and in control of your life, I’d be honored to walk that journey with you. My emphases include stress management, treating trauma, coping with increased anxiety/depression, and moderating/abstaining from substance use.
Seeking help can feel like a giant step - but it’s also a powerful one. If you are ready to take the first step toward feeling more balanced, confident, and in control of your life, I’d be honored to walk that journey with you. My emphases include stress management, treating trauma, coping with increased anxiety/depression, and moderating/abstaining from substance use.
I have a deep interest in people and working together to solve puzzles, excavate shadows, and create possibility. I find that people who best respond to my approach include: artists of all kinds, entrepreneurs, deep thinkers, and people standing at a crossroads in their lives. I recognize that our modern world can create a tension that we all live in, a fine line between overwhelm and opportunity. In my practice, I strive to be a partner that spurs a deeper understanding of what is possible. This can include healing from trauma, substance use/misuse, career issues, strengthening coping skills, and honing a growth mindset.
I have a deep interest in people and working together to solve puzzles, excavate shadows, and create possibility. I find that people who best respond to my approach include: artists of all kinds, entrepreneurs, deep thinkers, and people standing at a crossroads in their lives. I recognize that our modern world can create a tension that we all live in, a fine line between overwhelm and opportunity. In my practice, I strive to be a partner that spurs a deeper understanding of what is possible. This can include healing from trauma, substance use/misuse, career issues, strengthening coping skills, and honing a growth mindset.
Life is a lot of things at once, and so are you. So am I. So are the people and the relationships in our lives.
Life is a lot of things at once, and so are you. So am I. So are the people and the relationships in our lives.
Many of life's stressors continue to interfere with the potential joys of life, we can work together to help you minimize the effect of life's stressors so you can begin to enjoy life to the fullest.
Many of life's stressors continue to interfere with the potential joys of life, we can work together to help you minimize the effect of life's stressors so you can begin to enjoy life to the fullest.
Licensed in California and Texas, I provide virtual therapy for young adults, couples and families struggling with anxiety, depression, and feeling “stuck”.
My approach is direct, collaborative, and focused on helping you stabilize in the short term while creating meaningful long-term change. Early work focuses on reducing distress, improving emotional regulation, and increasing stability. Over time, we work toward understanding unhealthy patterns that keep you stuck and create sustainable coping strategies, healthier relationships, and a stronger sense of control in your life.
Licensed in California and Texas, I provide virtual therapy for young adults, couples and families struggling with anxiety, depression, and feeling “stuck”.
My approach is direct, collaborative, and focused on helping you stabilize in the short term while creating meaningful long-term change. Early work focuses on reducing distress, improving emotional regulation, and increasing stability. Over time, we work toward understanding unhealthy patterns that keep you stuck and create sustainable coping strategies, healthier relationships, and a stronger sense of control in your life.
You’re probably looking at your 50th therapist profile right now, realizing we can all sound a little similar. Trying to figure out who might actually understand you while you’re already feeling overwhelmed can be exhausting. Many people who come to EBC feel stuck in their heads, worn down by anxiety, or caught in patterns around food and body image that keep repeating. You may be tired of dieting, binge eating, or constantly thinking about your body. What you’re really looking for is a place where you can feel understood and begin building a life that feels more manageable and aligned with what matters to you.
You’re probably looking at your 50th therapist profile right now, realizing we can all sound a little similar. Trying to figure out who might actually understand you while you’re already feeling overwhelmed can be exhausting. Many people who come to EBC feel stuck in their heads, worn down by anxiety, or caught in patterns around food and body image that keep repeating. You may be tired of dieting, binge eating, or constantly thinking about your body. What you’re really looking for is a place where you can feel understood and begin building a life that feels more manageable and aligned with what matters to you.
We all feel stuck, lost, or heartbroken at some point in our lives and need help getting back to a good place or back on track....and maybe even on a completely new path. I'm here to partner with you to do just that along your journey. I care and I believe you have the strength, resources, and capability to push through obstacles and get to a place where you can feel empowered and hopeful about the direction of your life.
We all feel stuck, lost, or heartbroken at some point in our lives and need help getting back to a good place or back on track....and maybe even on a completely new path. I'm here to partner with you to do just that along your journey. I care and I believe you have the strength, resources, and capability to push through obstacles and get to a place where you can feel empowered and hopeful about the direction of your life.
I am committed to working with individuals to assuage the burden of their issues through mutual commitment to their growth. This is sometimes accomplished individually, or, in some cases, as couples work. I further work with young men struggling to establish an identity in the absence of their biological fathers.
I am committed to working with individuals to assuage the burden of their issues through mutual commitment to their growth. This is sometimes accomplished individually, or, in some cases, as couples work. I further work with young men struggling to establish an identity in the absence of their biological fathers.
You’re here because you need help. Depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and relationship dysfunction can stifle and hide the person that you truly are. At times you might feel trapped, overwhelmed, or isolated, but throughout it all a part of you knows that there is still something inspiring and true inside you. What stops you from being your authentic self when alone or around others? What stops you from knowing how to meet your own needs? This is what I can help you explore. I want to help you shed what is holding you back and illuminate pain that keeps you comfortably stagnant. I want the world to meet who you are.
You’re here because you need help. Depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and relationship dysfunction can stifle and hide the person that you truly are. At times you might feel trapped, overwhelmed, or isolated, but throughout it all a part of you knows that there is still something inspiring and true inside you. What stops you from being your authentic self when alone or around others? What stops you from knowing how to meet your own needs? This is what I can help you explore. I want to help you shed what is holding you back and illuminate pain that keeps you comfortably stagnant. I want the world to meet who you are.
I believe true healing involves hard-work, a dose of self-awareness and the diligence to see oneself as being capable of it. Let me help you get to that place using congruence, unconditional positive regard and empathetic understanding. As a Client Centered Therapist, I seek to assist you with addressing concerns, acknowledging needs and identifying goals. Although I specialize in assisting People of Color and the LGBTQIA+, the clients I accept range from ages 13-77+ in different levels of severity, nationalities and genders. I am also familiar with spirituality as a healing practice and am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.
I believe true healing involves hard-work, a dose of self-awareness and the diligence to see oneself as being capable of it. Let me help you get to that place using congruence, unconditional positive regard and empathetic understanding. As a Client Centered Therapist, I seek to assist you with addressing concerns, acknowledging needs and identifying goals. Although I specialize in assisting People of Color and the LGBTQIA+, the clients I accept range from ages 13-77+ in different levels of severity, nationalities and genders. I am also familiar with spirituality as a healing practice and am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.
Finding the right therapist can be challenging. I'd be a good fit for someone interested in doing more in-depth, experiential work. I see therapy as something we co-create, adapting the work along the way based on your needs and what feels most useful. My style is curious and supportive, while also direct and intentional. I’ll offer honest feedback, challenge patterns when helpful, and encourage deeper exploration. My work is informed by advanced training in experiential and trauma-focused approaches, including Level 3 Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR.
Finding the right therapist can be challenging. I'd be a good fit for someone interested in doing more in-depth, experiential work. I see therapy as something we co-create, adapting the work along the way based on your needs and what feels most useful. My style is curious and supportive, while also direct and intentional. I’ll offer honest feedback, challenge patterns when helpful, and encourage deeper exploration. My work is informed by advanced training in experiential and trauma-focused approaches, including Level 3 Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR.
When are you the happiest? Is it when you have gone fishing? Or, is it when you are winning the video game Fortnite? Is it when you are playing card games, cooking or telling a joke? The things that you enjoy (and are meaningful to you), those are your leisure activity interests. When a health condition impacts your ability to do the fun activities that are the most meaningful in your life; Recreational Therapy (RT), is the specialized therapy to help you! RT treats your emotional and social health by doing activities you enjoy in sessions. You Deserve Therapy as Unique as You Are: We Deliver Science That Makes You Smile.
When are you the happiest? Is it when you have gone fishing? Or, is it when you are winning the video game Fortnite? Is it when you are playing card games, cooking or telling a joke? The things that you enjoy (and are meaningful to you), those are your leisure activity interests. When a health condition impacts your ability to do the fun activities that are the most meaningful in your life; Recreational Therapy (RT), is the specialized therapy to help you! RT treats your emotional and social health by doing activities you enjoy in sessions. You Deserve Therapy as Unique as You Are: We Deliver Science That Makes You Smile.
Online therapy is central in my practice. It is effective, convenient and greatly appreciated by my clients. Scheduling sessions works well with almost everyone's calendar! I focus on/value your needs first. As we check-in together, connection, trust and comfort create an honest space for you to share and grow. I approach therapy as a dynamic partnership - where proven technique and deep relational connection yield cognitive, emotional and spiritual integration. Honing technique to fit client needs + personalized connectivity yields clarity and growth. Moving through the process, we target and work toward this result...together.
Online therapy is central in my practice. It is effective, convenient and greatly appreciated by my clients. Scheduling sessions works well with almost everyone's calendar! I focus on/value your needs first. As we check-in together, connection, trust and comfort create an honest space for you to share and grow. I approach therapy as a dynamic partnership - where proven technique and deep relational connection yield cognitive, emotional and spiritual integration. Honing technique to fit client needs + personalized connectivity yields clarity and growth. Moving through the process, we target and work toward this result...together.
I work best with people who are curious about themselves and ready to go beneath the surface. You may be asking, “Why am I like this?” or wondering how your past, relationships, fears, identity, grief, or even thoughts about death have shaped who you are. My ideal clients are open to exploring the hard stuff, not to stay stuck in it, but to understand themselves more honestly and create real change. As a supervised graduate student intern, I provide counseling under clinical supervision.
I work best with people who are curious about themselves and ready to go beneath the surface. You may be asking, “Why am I like this?” or wondering how your past, relationships, fears, identity, grief, or even thoughts about death have shaped who you are. My ideal clients are open to exploring the hard stuff, not to stay stuck in it, but to understand themselves more honestly and create real change. As a supervised graduate student intern, I provide counseling under clinical supervision.
I specialize in the treatment individuals and couples dealing with sexual addiction (Problematic Sexual Behavior - PSB) and have for 20 years, treating hundreds of addicts and their partners. I am certified in treating sex addiction (S-PSB). PSBs reflect underlying problems in relationships, emotional attachment, affect management, and impulse control. Treatment engages the whole person, not merely suppression of problem behaviors. Therapy requires compassion, acceptance, and respect. I combine knowledge and wisdom with understanding, creativity, and humor in a down-to-earth, practical approach.
I specialize in the treatment individuals and couples dealing with sexual addiction (Problematic Sexual Behavior - PSB) and have for 20 years, treating hundreds of addicts and their partners. I am certified in treating sex addiction (S-PSB). PSBs reflect underlying problems in relationships, emotional attachment, affect management, and impulse control. Treatment engages the whole person, not merely suppression of problem behaviors. Therapy requires compassion, acceptance, and respect. I combine knowledge and wisdom with understanding, creativity, and humor in a down-to-earth, practical approach.
I’m Roy Rios (he/him), a Licensed Master Social Worker with 24 years of experience supporting trauma survivors, individuals who have caused harm, and communities working toward healing and accountability. My clinical work is rooted in trauma-informed, relational, and culturally responsive care that honors the complexity of each person’s story. Based in Austin, I offer in-person and virtual therapy for adolescents and adults navigating complex trauma, identity development, relationship challenges, anxiety, and depression. I specialize in supporting LGBTQ+ and BIPOC clients and bring a strong social justice lens to every session.
I’m Roy Rios (he/him), a Licensed Master Social Worker with 24 years of experience supporting trauma survivors, individuals who have caused harm, and communities working toward healing and accountability. My clinical work is rooted in trauma-informed, relational, and culturally responsive care that honors the complexity of each person’s story. Based in Austin, I offer in-person and virtual therapy for adolescents and adults navigating complex trauma, identity development, relationship challenges, anxiety, and depression. I specialize in supporting LGBTQ+ and BIPOC clients and bring a strong social justice lens to every session.
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