Therapists in West Lake Hills, TX

The need to feel less alone and to talk about your emotional reactions is even more important for enduring this time. Talking is one of the most underrated and most powerful coping skill we have. The act of talking in therapy helps people have more stamina to juggle all that is being demanded of people right now. I am taking every precaution to ensure my clients' safety and to provide quality therapy. All my sessions and my group are conducted by phone or Zoom. I am carefully monitoring the situation and will continue to practice in this manner until it is safe to return to office sessions.

Change in our lives is inevitable. The transition periods between times of stability in our lives are more common then we often care to admit. These transitions can trigger stress, anxiety, depression and other current and long standing psychological issues. I started my clinical practice in 1989 in Austin, Texas and specialize in helping adult individuals and couples who are experiencing transitions due to significant changes occurring in their lives.

New process group now forming. Tuesdays at 3pm starting in January. Please check in with me if you have questions. Relationships are powerful. They have the power to inspire us, help us grow, or they can smother and even damage us. We spend much of our time and energy engaged in relationships, tolerating, fixing, and avoiding relationships. I believe that relationships are powerful vehicles for change. As a psychotherapist, I offer a relationship that is warm, challenging, accepting, and personal where you can feel a full range of emotions, learn, grow, and attain your goals.

I provide counseling for individuals, couples, marriages and families. I also provide individual sessions for Meridian Tapping and iRest® Yoga Nidra Meditation. I integrate Imago, Meridian Tapping and meditation to empower you in learning to navigate your life and relationships. I guide you in exploring body feelings, emotions and beliefs as well as your relationship systems. I will guide you in learning how to become safe with yourself and how to be empowered in the present while living in the world. I look forward to working with you. I will treat your concerns with the utmost respect and with complete confidentiality.

As a therapist with 25 years of experience and extensive training, I understand the complexities of suffering and the healing process. Professional peers have described me as "exceptionally attuned," "warmly down to earth" and "to the point." I offer a compassionate, accepting, and wise presence to the therapy relationship. Because this relationship is paramount to your therapy experience, I offer a free initial consultation so that we can meet. I believe that human beings have an amazing ability to gain insight and create change in their lives and am dedicated to this process for clients, myself and all beings.

I believe that we all have the strengths necessary to shift thoughts, feelings and behaviors in order to meet our full potential, and I enjoy helping people on their journey of self-awareness, healing, and empowerment. I approach therapy with compassion and great respect for my clients, and am able to help people identify and access their personal strengths necessary to overcome challenges so that they can live a more satisfying life.

Change can be hard work but it doesn't have to be lonely work. I will be there right along with you. Exploring how the past may be influencing the present and learning to make positive decisions in the here-and-now can be an empowering journey leading to lasting change. We can work through difficult experiences together and cultivate hope, make lasting change and realize goals. I am a firm believer in post-traumatic growth and know from personal experience that with therapy, disciplined effort and self-compassion, post-traumatic growth is possible.

Do you find yourself getting in your own way, feeling stuck, and not connecting the way you want? No matter if you are struggling with anger, depression, or anxiety, I will help increase your resiliency to stress, problem solving and healthy habits. My goal is to help you feel comfortable in your own skin.

Hello & welcome! What brings you here? We all have our reasons for seeking help at various seasons in life. Maybe you are looking for some guidance or a new perspective. Or perhaps you are in a challenging situation and not sure of your next step. Whatever it is that brings you to this time of seeking help, please know it takes faith and courage to reach out and ask for help. Discovering new ways of addressing one's situation can be both enlightening and empowering. If you think you may just need a sounding board, there can be much value in that as well. I would be blessed and honored to assist you on your journey.

My approach to therapy is interpersonal and collaborative. I strive to develop a strong therapeutic alliance that will allow us to achieve your treatment goals. I have a strong interest in multicultural issues and working with diverse populations. For me, diversity not only consists of race or ethnicity but also consists of sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status, religious affiliation, age, and a myriad of other characteristics that make an individual unique. I integrate your personal history (narrative) and solution-focused goals to develop a treatment plan in order to facilitate growth and change you wish to see in your life.

Walking on eggshells, exhausting yourself making others happy, afraid to hurt them by asserting yourself? I give you highly specialized knowledge and tools to restore your sense of self-worth and sanity. Clients reach out after years of trying to appease a parent, partner, or a family member. They describe such relationships as “crazy making“, controlling and draining, yet may be terrified of loosing them. Hiding your true self, feeling anxious, confused, unfree, hopeless are all signs that something is very wrong. When, trying to change the situation backfires some begin to wonder if the loved one, may be narcissistic/borderline.

Dr. El-Behadli is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in evidence-based, family-centered care. She works with children, adolescents, and young adults struggling with anxiety, OCD, depression, suicidality, self-harm, and chronic illness or pain. She also works directly with parents in support of their children with these conditions. Dr. El-Behadli is experienced in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and family- and parent-based treatments, such as Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE).

Sometimes personal resources are lacking when unexpected or painful experiences occur, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and isolated by what has happened. We struggle to make sense of these experiences and can feel wounded by them. Psychotherapy tends to emotional wounds so they can fully heal, providing time and space to express thoughts and feelings in a supportive environment that offers understanding, compassion, and hope. My approach to therapy is collaborative, a partnership between counselor and client. My goal is to help you meet the world with kindness and curiosity, to discover personal strengths that will move you forward.

Is anyone ANXIOUS out there?! I think I heard a resounding "YES!" What a stressful, uncertain time we are in now...COVID, global warming, conflicts everywhere - between politicians, neighbors, countries, etc. I specialize in anxiety management, but I find that it is a big umbrella issue that includes many other things, so I talk to my clients about the circumstances, relationships, ways of thinking that contribute to their stress. Each person is unique, and I try to match my approach to their needs. I also like to have fun with my clients. Therapy with me isn't all about gloom and doom. It's about positive change!

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results." ADDICTION & DEPENDENCY result from an unconscious refusal to move through the pain of withdrawal (from a chemical, thought-process, behavior, other person, etc.). The behavior gets repeated, accompanied by cycles of disappointment, shame, GRIEF, frustration and isolation. Having experienced this same cycle (more than once) I bring years of education, training, personal recovery experiences and compassion to our therapeutic relationship. My PERSONAL therapeutic process is on-going. I would be honored to help you in yours. EASY? Nope. WORTH IT? Yes!

Are you having trouble letting go of painful and unhelpful thinking patterns? Feeling a sense of ‘now what’? What about debilitating anxious feelings? Are you ready to explore/process how past trauma(s) may be impacting your life? Perhaps you are experiencing stress or difficult transitions. Whether you’re battling depression, feeling anxious, experiencing conflict, or dealing with symptoms from trauma, Damaris will provide a safe space to help support and guide you toward your personal goals.

Perhaps you’ve been struggling with a history of family trauma, or you are currently dealing with difficult and stressful relationship issues with a partner, family members or your children. Maybe you are going through a tough life transition and are trying to discover not only who you are, but why you feel so different or are filled with sadness or anxiety. Maybe you have a secret or are haunted by something from your past and you need a safe place/relationship where you can be your authentic self.

Being a parent is hard and you don’t have to do it alone! The journey of pregnancy through motherhood can be joyous, overwhelming, fun and draining; it is emotionally and physically exhausting and everyone needs help or support at times. Are you experiencing infertility, pregnancy loss or complications, a NICU stay, or postpartum mood and anxiety disorders? Focusing on your own needs and healing for a short time each week can help improve your ability to care for yourself, your children and family.

Experienced, compassionate counselor/coach dedicated to your healing and goals. Meeting you where you are with what's right for you. Here you will find tender, safe support to work on family trauma, rapid relief from anxiety and chronic pain, and help for dealing with addictions. I take an integrative approach in my counseling practice, using a combination of evidence-based therapies and the latest findings in brain science. I welcome and support diversity and LGBTQ+ folks. I mainly practice Emotional Transformation Therapy (ETT), a breakthrough in psychological science.