Teletherapy for Austin, TX

Feelings of hopelessness and anxiety can become paralyzing, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and stuck. It’s easy to resort to unhealthy thoughts and behaviors to cope with life’s endless challenges. Are you using drugs, alcohol, shopping or food to avoid your fears and emotions? Are you drowning in the should haves and what if’s? I work with clients pre-teen and up who are looking for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, codependency, stress, relationships, sleep disorders, work/life balance and life transitions. I also specialize in working with military-connected clients, first responders and their family members.

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 primary goal is to assist individuals looking for help and guidance in what can be a very confusing mental health landscape. I provide counseling services for individuals as well as consultation/training services for businesses. Very often, my clients are looking for experience, relate-ability in conjunction with a diverse background to help them navigate the challenges they are facing. GSG Counseling, is a veteran-owned and operated business providing counseling, consulting and coaching services focusing on the betterment of individuals and organizations coping with an increasingly challenging environment.

Do anxiety, trauma and insecurity run your life more than your values and dreams? Do you relive the past as if it were happening right now? Your head knows better, but it fails to convince your heart otherwise. As challenging as those experiences were for the past, they continue to zap away your joy and confidence today. You might even avoid situations that trigger the feelings.

My unwavering passion lies in the pursuit of healing for individuals who have undergone traumatic or life-altering experiences. I am deeply committed to guiding my clients, spanning across all age groups including children, adults, and families, towards cultivating positive self-perceptions and fortifying their interpersonal connections, thereby fostering a sense of tranquility, wholeness, and security within themselves. Recognizing the unique needs of each individual, I acknowledge that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to healing. As such, I have undergone comprehensive training in various therapeutic modalities.

My name is Faith and I work with individuals and couples facing a range of concerns to include depression, trauma, abuse, PTSD, ADHD, relationship issues, sex related issues, sexuality, and other life issues. I will work to meet you where you are in your journey. Red Apple Therapy offers alternative therapies for those searching for a holistic and eclectic approach to counseling, including ecotherapy and mindfulness practices. Our goal is to assist you in meeting your goal by providing a safe, authentic and compassionate clinical setting with an individualized therapy experience.

I specialize in working with clients experiencing PTSD, Veterans, Individuals with Mood Disorders, Men’s Issues, Stress Management, Life Management Coaching, Ethnic/Cultural Issues, and Anxiety, I bring added value to therapy with unique perspective from lived experience. As an immigrant from Taiwan, I grew up in a rough area of NYC overcoming adversity, trauma, and familial generational trauma to later join the Army as an Infantryman after 9/11 serving for three years including a tour in Iraq. After my time in the Army, I reflected on my own life, searching for a way to give back, and discovered my passion for therapy.

Virtual Only- Struggling with overwhelming emotions you don't understand? Having relationship issues, unresolved trauma, excessive worry? Feeling belittled, attacked, or insecure? Do these feelings affect your sense of self-worth? I am here to listen, to be with you during this journey of healing and growing.

I've worked in the mental health field for over 23 years, serving in both the military and civilian settings. I specialize in treating unresolved trauma issues, as well as depression, stress and anxiety. Traumatic issues include childhood abuse (physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect), sexual assault (including military), crime/theft, car accidents, grief/loss, combat, first responders/medical professionals, veterans (including moral injury) and poor leadership. My experience has taught me that most of the time depression and anxiety are unresolved emotional wounds that haven't been fully addressed.

One of my goals is to provide a safe environment so you feel comfortable discussing difficult life challenges. I guide you throughout the therapeutic process to help ease any anxiety regarding therapy. I utilize a strength-based approach to help you find healing through adversity. My work is motivated by my humanistic philosophy that empowerment exists in striving to meet full personal potential. I am passionate about helping others find healing, improve their quality of life, and achieve their therapeutic goals. I am qualified to work with first responders, physicians, military members, and those experiencing complex trauma.

My mission as an IFS-trained therapist is to help you understand and heal the different parts of yourself that may be in conflict or pain. Whether you are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, I am here to support you. IFS stands for Internal Family Systems. It is a model that views each person as having a system of sub-personalities that have their own thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and motivations. Some of your parts may be wounded by past experiences and carry negative emotions such as anger, fear, shame, or guilt. Other parts may try to protect you from those emotions by avoiding, pleasing, or numbing.

As a therapist, I strive to break the barriers of traditional therapy by going beyond the mind and helping facilitate healing for the body as well. Research has confirmed that the body is in fact what keeps the score. I am an out-of-the box therapist that operates from a holistic healing standpoint, who believes that everyone can and deserves to heal. I work with adults of all ages to help uncover the true source of their suffering. I operate by going to the root of the problem and helping discover unidentified traumas, griefs, and unproductive belief systems that may be holding one back from living the life that they truly desire.

I specialize in working with first responders and veterans. I have extensive experience working with those experiencing anger, depression, anxiety, trauma, and addictions. I am a US Navy veteran and retired law enforcement. I don't judge and nothing you say will shock me. My biggest strength is authenticity and loyalty. Being a first responder and/or a veteran breeds a sense of self-reliance and the mindset of being able to take care of anything thrown at us. You're mental health is no exception. You've got this.

As a recovering alcoholic and drug addict with 35 years of recovery, I enjoy working with other recovering individuals. I have a wide range of treatment therapy expertise to address co-existing issues that often complicate recovery. My professional experience started in 1988 as a substance abuse counselor intern in residential treatment, with later work in outpatient, hospital, criminal justice and military programs where I eventually became a Clinical Director. While I support 12 step recovery, I also offer alternative approaches that are individualized to more closely align with client desires and motivation.

My ideal clients are diverse: BIPOC, military personnel, veterans, adolescents, and adults. They face challenges like trauma, depression, anxiety, or adjustment issues. They seek a therapist who understands their unique experiences, provides culturally sensitive care, and uses Person-Centered and Humanistic approaches to create a non-judgmental therapeutic space. My clients desire empathy, understanding, and guidance on their path toward healing and growth. My specialized training as a Registered Behavior Technician allows me to integrate ABA techniques, enhancing their therapy with evidence-based strategies tailored to their needs.

Life is challenging. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed and hopeless. Often, this leads us to feel lonely, sad, angry, and many other uncomfortable feelings. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I help people overcome trials while instilling hope and letting them know they aren't alone. Following six years active duty military service in the U.S. Air Force, I completed graduate school at the University of Michigan. I have more than 15 years clinical experience working with individuals, groups, families, and couples looking for guidance and support navigating life's challenges as well as serious mental illnesses.

Everyone has life challenges. The best version of yourself can emerge with effective strategies to cope with distress. I provide hope for individuals and couples who are dealing with complex issues such as grief, relationship struggles, economic pressures, depression, spiritual/religious trauma caused by abuse, and many other stressors. My approach is trauma-informed—I see how past hurts affect the present.

Body Image Group members rave about learning how to respond when people say things about size or shape around them. They have learned to change how they think about themselves, and they have reported feeling empowered by the sense of community found in working with others on healing our relationships with our bodies. My other specialties include Adult Children of Alcoholics, relationship challenges, anxiety and depression. I supervise Marriage and Family Therapists who are working on full-licensure, so I have been doing this fascinating work long enough to guide others to doing their best work, too!

Welcome! Finding a therapist that is a good match can be a struggle. I have experience in treating a wide range of symptoms from anxiety to trauma. The therapy models that I use most commonly are attachment based. I believe that no matter what you have experienced in life, you are able to be your own change agent in your life. I currently see clients on telehealth from Texas, Montana, Florida and Washington State.