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Compassionate and inclusive counseling
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor working in North Austin, Texas. I have over 10 years of experience working with clients of various ages and backgrounds. I am currently accepting clients for both in-person and virtual counseling.
Who I help:
All genders, ages 14 and older
Individuals
Couples/ romantic partners
What I can help with:
Eating disorders and eating issues
Chronic dieting
Negative body image
Low self-esteem and/ or low self-confidence
Anxiety disorders (including generalized anxiety, OCD, social anxiety, and specific phobias)
Depression
Loneliness
Relationship concerns
Increasing intimacy
Gender identity and sexuality
Life transitions
Perfectionism, stress, and anxiety
Avoidance behaviors
Feeling lost or directionless in life
Trauma
Grief and loss
Affect/emotion regulation
Impulse control
Awareness and insight building
Eating disorders and body image issues are my specialty
Eating disorders and eating issues are much more common than you may think. Current research estimates that by the age of 40 up to 1 in 5 people in the US will struggle with an eating disorder (1).
You may find that the pressures of school, relationships, work, expectations, and other life situations can leave you feeling anxious, lost, self-conscious, or overwhelmed. You are not alone and you can feel better.
I know what it is like to struggle to manage your own expectations and those of the world around you. I know what it feels like to be anxious, stressed, depressed, out of control, and like there is no way out.
If you find yourself caught in patterns of shame, guilt, sadness, and frustration in your pursuit of happiness or acceptance you may need help to break the cycle and find relief from the chaos.
I believe that recovery from an Eating Disorder is possible. I recognize that it is easy to feel that you can’t recover, don’t deserve recovery, or have already tried so “what’s the point” of trying again.
I don’t believe that those thoughts are facts.
I do believe that you are capable of growth, change, and self-acceptance.
I do believe that therapy and recovery are hard work and that I will be with you each step of the way.
1. Ward, Z. J., Rodriguez, P., Wright, D. R., Austin, S. B., & Long, M. W. (2019). Estimation of Eating Disorders Prevalence by Age and Associations With Mortality in a Simulated Nationally Representative US Cohort. JAMA Network Open, 2(10). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.12925