Anger Management Therapists in Bastrop, TX
I work with adults to address issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, chronic pain, illness and grief. I am also trained in Gottman relationship therapy. My patients learn the brain science behind the skills they are given to improve their health and quality of life. My approach is collaborative-- therapy is a journey into health and wholeness on which my patient and I travel together. I strive to provide a safe, relaxing environment in which one can move into self reflection and awareness and learn the skills to improve. i have been in private practice since 1993.
I work with adults to address issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, chronic pain, illness and grief. I am also trained in Gottman relationship therapy. My patients learn the brain science behind the skills they are given to improve their health and quality of life. My approach is collaborative-- therapy is a journey into health and wholeness on which my patient and I travel together. I strive to provide a safe, relaxing environment in which one can move into self reflection and awareness and learn the skills to improve. i have been in private practice since 1993.
Helping you build a resilient life - rooted in recovery and purpose!
Addiction recovery isn’t just about ending or controlling harmful behaviors - it’s planting and nurturing a new life; worth staying sober for. I work with adults who have begun to achieve stability in their sobriety but still seek clarity, peace, and direction. You may feel emotionally stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed; I provide a safe, practical space to help you reconnect with everything that truly matters in your life and nurture sustainable, values-driven change.
Helping you build a resilient life - rooted in recovery and purpose!
Addiction recovery isn’t just about ending or controlling harmful behaviors - it’s planting and nurturing a new life; worth staying sober for. I work with adults who have begun to achieve stability in their sobriety but still seek clarity, peace, and direction. You may feel emotionally stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed; I provide a safe, practical space to help you reconnect with everything that truly matters in your life and nurture sustainable, values-driven change.
I bring ten-plus years of recovery and experience in addiction and trauma work. I help people uncover the childhood messages that keep them stuck and guide them through compassionate inner child healing. Reparenting ourselves becomes a path back to who we were meant to be—before pain, fear, and hurt rewrote the story. This work is about coming home to yourself and building a life shaped by freedom, connection, and choice.
I bring ten-plus years of recovery and experience in addiction and trauma work. I help people uncover the childhood messages that keep them stuck and guide them through compassionate inner child healing. Reparenting ourselves becomes a path back to who we were meant to be—before pain, fear, and hurt rewrote the story. This work is about coming home to yourself and building a life shaped by freedom, connection, and choice.
My mission is to empower all those I serve to achieve their most fulfilling life. I provide strength-based, trauma-informed, & client-centered services to adults, couples, & families. If you are seeking support in any of the following areas, I can help: anxiety • depression • loneliness • grief • trauma • relational challenges • ocd • adhd • career challenges • substance use • family issues • technology dependence • work-life balance • processing difficult moods & emotions • resilience • communication • acceptance (of self & others) • healthy boundaries. I work with you to create and complete individualized goals.
My mission is to empower all those I serve to achieve their most fulfilling life. I provide strength-based, trauma-informed, & client-centered services to adults, couples, & families. If you are seeking support in any of the following areas, I can help: anxiety • depression • loneliness • grief • trauma • relational challenges • ocd • adhd • career challenges • substance use • family issues • technology dependence • work-life balance • processing difficult moods & emotions • resilience • communication • acceptance (of self & others) • healthy boundaries. I work with you to create and complete individualized goals.
Reaching out for support takes courage, and I’m glad you’re here. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply ready for something to change, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Therapy can be a place to slow down, make sense of what you’re experiencing, and begin moving toward the life you want.
Reaching out for support takes courage, and I’m glad you’re here. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply ready for something to change, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Therapy can be a place to slow down, make sense of what you’re experiencing, and begin moving toward the life you want.
Need mental help? Let's chat! Identifying concerns is only half the battle — I serve those who seek meaningful understanding and transformation in their life.
Need mental help? Let's chat! Identifying concerns is only half the battle — I serve those who seek meaningful understanding and transformation in their life.
I’m proud of you for looking into taking care of yourself and your mental health through a therapeutic relationship. It can be intimidating to start therapy! Rest assured, you will set the pace in a comfortable, safe place. You can know you’re working with a therapist with 30 years experience working with clients overcoming trauma, including domestic violence & sexual, emotional, & physical abuse, as well as neglect. If you want to explore issues with your grief, your relationship, your polyamory family, your LGBTQIA+ identity & relationships, your first responder career, depression and/or anxiety, let’s chat. You truly deserve it.
I’m proud of you for looking into taking care of yourself and your mental health through a therapeutic relationship. It can be intimidating to start therapy! Rest assured, you will set the pace in a comfortable, safe place. You can know you’re working with a therapist with 30 years experience working with clients overcoming trauma, including domestic violence & sexual, emotional, & physical abuse, as well as neglect. If you want to explore issues with your grief, your relationship, your polyamory family, your LGBTQIA+ identity & relationships, your first responder career, depression and/or anxiety, let’s chat. You truly deserve it.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, I am deeply committed to fostering a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where individuals can explore their thoughts, feelings, and life experiences. I believe that healing and growth begin with a trusting therapeutic relationship—one where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered to take steps toward positive change.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, I am deeply committed to fostering a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where individuals can explore their thoughts, feelings, and life experiences. I believe that healing and growth begin with a trusting therapeutic relationship—one where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered to take steps toward positive change.
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected? You may look like you have it all together, but inside you’re carrying stress, self-doubt, or emotional exhaustion. If anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or past experiences are holding you back, you don’t have to face it alone. I offer a supportive, judgment-free space where you’ll feel heard, understood, and equipped with practical tools to create real change. If you’re ready to feel more in control, connected, and confident, let’s take that first step together.
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected? You may look like you have it all together, but inside you’re carrying stress, self-doubt, or emotional exhaustion. If anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or past experiences are holding you back, you don’t have to face it alone. I offer a supportive, judgment-free space where you’ll feel heard, understood, and equipped with practical tools to create real change. If you’re ready to feel more in control, connected, and confident, let’s take that first step together.
Many of the clients I work with are children and families seeking help because a child is struggling with big feelings like anxiety, fear, sadness, anger, or the effects of trauma, abuse, or neglect.
I specialize in providing in-person therapy for children, adolescents, and families. I use play therapy to help kids express emotions and experiences they may not have words for yet, and I integrate mindfulness strategies to build healthy coping skills, calm anxiety, and improve emotional regulation. My practice is grounded in trauma-informed care.
Many of the clients I work with are children and families seeking help because a child is struggling with big feelings like anxiety, fear, sadness, anger, or the effects of trauma, abuse, or neglect.
I specialize in providing in-person therapy for children, adolescents, and families. I use play therapy to help kids express emotions and experiences they may not have words for yet, and I integrate mindfulness strategies to build healthy coping skills, calm anxiety, and improve emotional regulation. My practice is grounded in trauma-informed care.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Kelly Manuel Bastrop Counseling, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCDC
2 Endorsed
Bastrop, TX 78602
There are times in everyone's life where issues seem overwhelming. Sometimes what we need during these times is an environment where they feel complete acceptance and insight. I provide a safe space to explore those feelings and help set and maintain goals to make positive changes in your life. If you are struggling with life transitions and stress, hopelessness, confusion, sadness, or depression, anxiety, social functioning, behavioral changes, low self-worth, lack of confidence, trauma, grief and loss, if you or a loved one struggles with addiction, these are a few of the circumstances of which I have worked alongside.
There are times in everyone's life where issues seem overwhelming. Sometimes what we need during these times is an environment where they feel complete acceptance and insight. I provide a safe space to explore those feelings and help set and maintain goals to make positive changes in your life. If you are struggling with life transitions and stress, hopelessness, confusion, sadness, or depression, anxiety, social functioning, behavioral changes, low self-worth, lack of confidence, trauma, grief and loss, if you or a loved one struggles with addiction, these are a few of the circumstances of which I have worked alongside.
I am privileged to serve individuals, groups and couples with mindfulness-based psychotherapy from a strengths perspective. I have worked with adolescents, men’s issues, depression, trauma, assertiveness, anxiety and interpersonal wellness. It is a daily gift for me to share the deeply connected practice of working with clients in a combined effort to discover their answers to life’s challenges and to embrace an understanding of their unique experience.
I am privileged to serve individuals, groups and couples with mindfulness-based psychotherapy from a strengths perspective. I have worked with adolescents, men’s issues, depression, trauma, assertiveness, anxiety and interpersonal wellness. It is a daily gift for me to share the deeply connected practice of working with clients in a combined effort to discover their answers to life’s challenges and to embrace an understanding of their unique experience.
I will put you, the client, your life goals first and help you reach them. We will work together as a team, identifying your goals and using the modalities that I have trained in. I will help you learn tools relevant to your grow. These tools have helped me on my own growth journey as well as the clients that I have worked with. I believe in the value of connecting to the body as a way of healing developmental trauma. This trauma could be manifesting in different ways, physically, mentally, emotionally or a combination of all. My work is grounded in psychological theory, evidence-based practices and incorporates mindfulness.
I will put you, the client, your life goals first and help you reach them. We will work together as a team, identifying your goals and using the modalities that I have trained in. I will help you learn tools relevant to your grow. These tools have helped me on my own growth journey as well as the clients that I have worked with. I believe in the value of connecting to the body as a way of healing developmental trauma. This trauma could be manifesting in different ways, physically, mentally, emotionally or a combination of all. My work is grounded in psychological theory, evidence-based practices and incorporates mindfulness.
Click on my website to get started! I am a certified neuro-psychotherapist. I use an eclectic approach when working with clients because no two people are alike, so no two approaches should be alike in counseling. I use a variety of approaches to counseling, including cognitive-behavioral, family systems, Rational Emotive Behavioral Theory, family of origin approaches, solution-oriented, and short-term counseling. I employ a variety of techniques to assist you in clarifying your goals for change and taking steps in the desired direction. If desired, we will discuss the problems you are having from a spiritual perspective.
Click on my website to get started! I am a certified neuro-psychotherapist. I use an eclectic approach when working with clients because no two people are alike, so no two approaches should be alike in counseling. I use a variety of approaches to counseling, including cognitive-behavioral, family systems, Rational Emotive Behavioral Theory, family of origin approaches, solution-oriented, and short-term counseling. I employ a variety of techniques to assist you in clarifying your goals for change and taking steps in the desired direction. If desired, we will discuss the problems you are having from a spiritual perspective.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) specializing in helping clients navigate trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, life transitions, and relationship challenges. I have experience working with sexual abuse survivors who are now in caring relationships, addressing the complexities that past traumas can bring. I am particularly interested in exploring power imbalances and control dynamics in relationships and helping couples repair and strengthen their bonds. I also work with same-sex couples to support their unique needs.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) specializing in helping clients navigate trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, life transitions, and relationship challenges. I have experience working with sexual abuse survivors who are now in caring relationships, addressing the complexities that past traumas can bring. I am particularly interested in exploring power imbalances and control dynamics in relationships and helping couples repair and strengthen their bonds. I also work with same-sex couples to support their unique needs.
I have worked with people 10 to 83 years of age to address issues related to anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, ADHD, or the issue that negatively impacts their life.
My intent is to meet and relate to the person in my office, wherever they may be on their life's journey, and help them develop the skills to improve the joy and quality of their life. I am trained in various therapies which include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Activation, mindfulness - based therapy, psychoanalysis, and existentialism.
I have worked with people 10 to 83 years of age to address issues related to anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, ADHD, or the issue that negatively impacts their life.
My intent is to meet and relate to the person in my office, wherever they may be on their life's journey, and help them develop the skills to improve the joy and quality of their life. I am trained in various therapies which include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Activation, mindfulness - based therapy, psychoanalysis, and existentialism.
If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, confused, powerless, helpless to control life issues, a healthy first step toward realizing positive change in your life, is to invest in therapy. By discovering your strengths, gifts, and unique perception, we can begin utilizing these attributes toward effective thoughtful problem solving and decision making behaviors.
If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, confused, powerless, helpless to control life issues, a healthy first step toward realizing positive change in your life, is to invest in therapy. By discovering your strengths, gifts, and unique perception, we can begin utilizing these attributes toward effective thoughtful problem solving and decision making behaviors.
I enjoy helping people navigate life. Extensive experience with children and adults, ie. adolescents, intellectual disabilities, autism, anxiety, depression grief, divorce, parenting skills, relationships. I have 15+ years experience in counseling. Primary approach is CBT. There is usually a wait list for children's afternoon appts. I am not credentialed with medicare or medicaid. I am an on-line only therapist local to Bastrop. If you would like schedule therapy you can contact me with your name, phone , dob, and email address and you will be sent an invite view email. Contact via text mess. 512-333-4040 or email text preferred
I enjoy helping people navigate life. Extensive experience with children and adults, ie. adolescents, intellectual disabilities, autism, anxiety, depression grief, divorce, parenting skills, relationships. I have 15+ years experience in counseling. Primary approach is CBT. There is usually a wait list for children's afternoon appts. I am not credentialed with medicare or medicaid. I am an on-line only therapist local to Bastrop. If you would like schedule therapy you can contact me with your name, phone , dob, and email address and you will be sent an invite view email. Contact via text mess. 512-333-4040 or email text preferred
Rachel Cooper - Amority Health - Austin Anxiety
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, LPC A
Online Only
Austin Anxiety Therapist for High-Functioning High-Achieving Adults stuck in the perfectionism, overthinking, anxiety, & imposter syndrome loop. You show up capable and successful on the outside, but inside burnout and anxiety keep you from feeling in control. Maybe your mind races or you replay conversations endlessly. Burnout can feel overwhelming even when things look “perfect.” Many high-achieving adults I work with look “put together” but feel stressed, stuck, or exhausted. In therapy, we support you in regaining calm, finding greater balance, clarity, & control in life, so you can finally feel like your authentic self again.
Austin Anxiety Therapist for High-Functioning High-Achieving Adults stuck in the perfectionism, overthinking, anxiety, & imposter syndrome loop. You show up capable and successful on the outside, but inside burnout and anxiety keep you from feeling in control. Maybe your mind races or you replay conversations endlessly. Burnout can feel overwhelming even when things look “perfect.” Many high-achieving adults I work with look “put together” but feel stressed, stuck, or exhausted. In therapy, we support you in regaining calm, finding greater balance, clarity, & control in life, so you can finally feel like your authentic self again.
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How long does therapy take for anger management?
Treatment duration depends on the person’s specific challenges and circumstances. There are treatments for anger problems that are shorter and more goal-oriented, like Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), which can last weeks to months. Others, like Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) may last between six months and a year, while a more intensive treatment, like psychodynamic therapy, is open-ended, and clients may see their therapist for a year or longer.
How do you know if you need therapy for anger management?
Everyone gets mad from time to time. But when angry outbursts become frequent and cause damage to relationships, whether at home or in the office, it may be a good time to look into therapy. A therapist can assess where a client’s anger may be coming from, suggest strategies for averting angry outbursts, and help a client create a plan to become a calmer version of themselves.
Is there medication for anger management?
Medications do exist that help people mitigate the feeling of anger, but these are reserved for people with anger-related psychiatric disorders, such as intermittent explosive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, or in some cases borderline personality disorder. In these cases, antidepressant medications may be prescribed to help with the client’s symptoms. In most cases of anger management, however, talk therapy is the recommended treatment, along with lifestyle changes where relevant.
What’s the best way to encourage someone to seek help for anger issues?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual’s behavior affected either themselves or others should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.