Find a Therapist in Cleveland, Texas.

Are you searching for meaning, disappointed because of unrealized dreams, struggling with ineffectiveness in your relationships or life pursuits? You can benefit from therapy by developing self-awareness and understanding. Don't become a prisoner of your past. Get help overcoming obstacles to change, and develop satisfying social and personal relationships. See life in a new and different way. Develop your full potential, increase your effectiveness, and build self worth. Therapy can help you recognize patterns, identify goals for change, and develop confidence through successful outcomes.

With a holistic blend of therapies, including a focus on Somatic Experiencing, my practice offers transformative support for those navigating persistent mental health challenges. My approach is deeply rooted in understanding attachment dynamics and the unconscious processes shaping our lives, thanks to extensive training at The Menninger Clinic and practical experience in diverse therapeutic modalities like CBT and DBT. I am committed to creating a therapeutic space that fosters self-awareness, resilience, and growth, empowering clients to untangle complex emotional patterns and embark on a path to recovery.

Lake Austin Psychotherapy offers general psychotherapy via the narrative perspective of externalization from the problem. Additional subconscious processing with EMDR can facilitate cognitive narrative connections that allow for new, adaptive perspectives to emerge. While past experiences cannot be changed, the story we tell ourselves can always evolve.

Psychotherapy can help many difference areas in life such as self esteem, depression, anxiety, fears, affair recovery, sexual issues, communication issues, etc. I am a therapist that specializes in relationships, intimacy, and sexual health. I use solution focused approaches to help each individual and/or relationships to get the most out of therapy.

There is a great value to having someone who hears you. Your story. Psychotherapy provides an ally. Someone who isn't there to judge, but there to listen and hear Your voice. Your therapist can provide an outside interpretation that is informed by their education, training and experience. Maybe you aren't alone. Maybe you don't have to do it on your own.

I work with an entire person--the mind, emotions, body, spirit, relationships. I offer an alternative approach to traditional psychotherapy because sometimes we are stuck beyond our thoughts. I believe we are often stuck beyond how we think about something, but by how our body holds and remembers the experiences. After all, we feel the anxiety in our chest, shoulders or stomach. When we are depressed, we struggle to move, sleep, concentrate etc. I work to remove the block from wherever it is stuck. My clients come to me after years of ineffective therapy. They are looking for more than talking about their struggles or identifying how they think about them in favor of a change in living.

We use psychotherapy to build a personal bond that helps you to realize your own strengths. We work with people to develop belief and faith in their own ability to handle life on life’s terms. By building a strong interpersonal relationship as opposed to a starkly clinical one, we try to get a true understanding of what is triggering discomfort in your life. We will try to uncover the causes as well as a timeline as to when your symptoms began and cultivate healthy alternatives to deal with the issues troubling you most. The goal is to help you to get to a point that you feel you have the ability to manage your own thoughts and feelings and emotions outside of the therapeutic relationship.

As a Clinical Psychotherapist, I am trained to provide a wide array of therapeutic modalities to treat Mood & Depressive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Personality Disorders, Schizophrenia-related Disorders, Behavioral Disorders, Interpersonal Issues, Relational Issues, Marital & premarital Counseling, Parenting Issues, Issues related to Substance Abuse, PTSD & other Trauma-related Issues, Issues related to ADD/ADHD, & Issues related to a Spectrum Disorder. A significant, & unique, benefit when seeking my therapeutic services is that the client will - whenever available - receive treatments that have been developed & tested through research & deemed to provide superior outcomes.

I see therapy as a deeply personal and courageous choice. Checking in with open hearts, minds and spirits creates a threshold for understanding Leading with compassion and relational exchange similarly sets a tone for self-disclosure...and trust. I see each client as an individual with unique qualities. Many of my approaches overlap well/are specifically crafted for ultimate effect. Honing technique to fit client needs creates highly personalized connectivity, clarity and growth. We target this result together. I appreciate your ability to seek a more healthy life & look forward to journeying there with you!

My approach to therapy is not a quick fix or a band-aid approach. It is not self-help advice or executive coaching. It is a process of research-proven, emotional surgery that gets at the heart of your issues and heals them at their source. If you’re like many of my clients, you’ve conquered in the workplace and found success. And yet, you’re not at peace with your life. Whether it’s stress, trauma, addiction, strained relationships, or a lack of motivation, something needs to change. Often, my role is to help successful men get their hearts back. I can help you rediscover your purpose, reconnect with what matters, heal your insecurities, improve your relationships, and leave a legacy.

I believe in fostering a non-judgmental counseling relationship with individuals and practice from a strengths-based perspective, focusing on one’s assets and potential. I use dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational enhancement, and person-centered techniques to assist individuals, couples, and families in reaching their goals. My purpose is to help improve coping skills, increase personal happiness, develop closer relationships, balance life, and discover a higher quality of life. I have a passion for counseling and strives to improve the lives of my clients in ways that are both personally and relationally beneficial.