Dawn K. Gibson, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Holistic Somatic Psychotherapy
Private Psychotherapy and Group Programs for Preteen & Teenage Girls & Moms with Daughters
I’m a passionate and compassionate Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Holistic Somatic Psychotherapist with a Masters degree in Social Work-Direct Practice. I have over 19 years of experience in the mental health field counseling women and children of all ages in various settings, including schools.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Holistic Somatic Psychotherapy
Private Psychotherapy and Group Programs for Preteen & Teenage Girls & Moms with Daughters
Warrior Girls Rising® &
Be the Woman You Want Your Daughter to Become®
Private Psychotherapy and Programs
I’m a passionate and compassionate Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Holistic Somatic Psychotherapist with a Masters degree in Social Work-Direct Practice. I have over 19 years of experience in the mental health field counseling women and children of all ages in various settings, including schools.
I’ve always loved counseling girls, but after over a decade of witnessing their moms passing down their own issues to the next generation—and personally experiencing this with my own daughter—I moved into another passion of mine—helping moms with daughters heal their own traumas so they won’t continue to pass them down for generations to come.
However, after watching our girls continue to harm their bodies and themselves as they attempt to meet society’s unrealistic standards…after watching anxiety, suicidal ideation, and self-harm behaviors skyrocket among our teens…and after watching girls’ self-esteem plummet by age 13—while knowing I have the skills AND passion to help them, I was guided to begin counseling middle and high school girls, again. As a result, I created a safe space for girls to come together, to be seen and heard, to share and heal, to learn and grow, to connect vulnerably with other girls, and to consciously create the lives they want to live, as they move into womanhood. I created Warrior Girls Rising®.
Warrior Girls Rising® is a MOVEMENT with the mission to empower middle and high school girls to empower themselves, by helping them heal emotional wounds, while teaching them the skills needed to become confident and powerful women who thrive.
Currently, I offer private psychotherapy to moms and girls and I facilitate two programs for middle and high school girls—EMPOWER HER and Your Sacred Body—in Dripping Springs, Wimberley, and online.
I also help you Be the Woman You Want Your Daughter to Become® through helping you heal generational patterns and trauma you don’t want to pass down to your daughter. Although I’m skilled in helping clients heal a wide range of issues, I currently focus on helping girls and moms heal anxiety and trauma, while cultivating self-compassion, building self-confidence, and learning important lifelong personal development practices that help them create the lives they want.
I draw from my own personal experience in healing trauma and an eating disorder, as well as my professional training in mindfulness, Hakomi Body-Centered Psychotherapy, movement, energy & spiritual psychology, parts work, attachment theory, Reiki, and more. My work is individualized, but I may incorporate journaling, guided meditation, nature connection, self-care practices, movement, and other somatic practices into our work together.
To make an appointment, to put your name on the program list, or to learn more visit:
www.warriorgirlsrising.love and
www.dawnkgibson.com
I offer free 15-minute phone consultations.
Phone: 512.607.9893
Find me here on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/WarriorGirlsRising
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Find me here on Instagram
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Deirdre S. Allen, LCSW, LMT, CHT
I’m Deirdre, a steward of many disciplines, each rooted in re-connection with the Earth. Would you like to live confidently as your true self and have healthier, more authentic relationships?
My focus as as your guide and ally in healing is to empower you to transform and heal old wounds that hold you back, find freedom from areas of struggle, let go of fears, grow in confidence, thrive in your relationships, and create the life you truly desire.
Certified Hakomi Therapist, Ecotherapist, Energy Medicine and Embodiment Practitioner
@ Embody Wellness
Deirdre S. Allen is a body-centered mindfulness-based psychotherapist, energy medicine practitioner, embodied feminine movement facilitator, budding herbalist & ecotherapist, and a lifetime devotee and steward of Mama Earth. Her lifetime of learning and experiences have helped her evolve practices that help others heal their emotional wounds in order to live to their soul’s fullest expression.
As a Certified Hakomi Therapist, Deirdre offers a potent alternative to traditional talk therapy. While she blends many therapeutic and intuitive practices, her primary modality is Hakomi, a mindfulness-based somatic approach to emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual healing. Hakomi works primarily with body awareness, in particular, the ways in which our emotions show up as physical sensations.
Deirdre guides her clients into their own body, heart, and mind to unwind stuck memories and emotions, and teaches them how to meet their present moment experience with attentive compassion. Deirdre also incorporates nature-based therapy, energy healing, embodied feminine movement, and herbalism into her work with clients by weaving in connection to the natural world.
Deirdre considers her relationship to Earth a sacred and spiritual practice that she hopes to inspire in others. She is passionate about helping her clients connect to the natural world. We are part of the natural world and being in relationship with natural beings helps us to see our inner wisdom.
Currently offering virtual individual Hakomi sessions to foster self-soothing and calming connection in these challenging times.
Heather Rider
Anxiety Specialist
Heather Rider, is an anxiety specialist who personally overcame high-functioning anxiety while working in a demanding Tech job. She works with clients from all over the world who want to take a nontraditional, holistic approach to healing anxiety.
In memory of Heather Anne Rider
Heather Rider was one of our first Austin Wellness Collaborative supporters and members. As our founder shared “she was a BRIGHT, beautiful light”.
Heather leaves behind 2 daughters who have a GoFundMe here.
Read her obituary on GoingHomeCremations.com
She was a healer, entrepreneur and was very active in our community. She will be missed.
The following is adapted from her original AWC listing submission.
Former Anxiety Specialist @ Heather Rider Coaching
Heather Rider was an anxiety specialist who personally overcame high-functioning anxiety while working in a demanding Tech job. She worked with clients from all over the world who wanted to take a non-traditional, holistic approach to healing anxiety.
Heather developed her own unique healing method through her own experience, research and the experiences of hundreds of her clients. She was passionate about sharing this knowledge and helping people.
She regularly wrote and presented on the issues of perfectionism, high-functioning anxiety and other anxiety related topics.
IVitamin
IVitamin Founders: Jana Gavin and Jordan Cobb
IVitamin is an IV vitamin hydration lounge and mobile service that features innovative services such as IV drips and B12 shots to replenish the body of depleted nutrients. We focus on everything from jet lag, fatigue, immunity, recovery, athletic regeneration, in addition to many more.
IVitamin is an IV vitamin hydration lounge and mobile service that features innovative services such as IV drips and B12 shots to replenish the body of depleted nutrients. We focus on everything from jet lag, fatigue, immunity, recovery, athletic regeneration, in addition to many more.
IV therapy offers people a healthy way to increase and sustain energy throughout the day, decrease sickness by increasing immunity and gives clients an overall sense of feeling better. Research has shown that people are able to obtain 100% absorption of the vitamins through the IV which offers them maximum benefits.
Founders: Jana Gavin and Jordan Cobb
Jana Gavin
Jana Gavin is a licensed Pharmacist and has 16 years experience in the healthcare arena. Her background consists of pharmaceutical sales as well as owning and operating pharmacies where wellness and alternative treatments were the focal point of the services offered. Jana has a personal passion for being proactive in her health and with her knowledge of the wellness industry she strives to make wellness through IVitamin an integral part of everyone’s lifestyle.
Jordan Cobb
Jordan Cobb has worked in the health and wellness industry for the last 16 years. She has professional training in the medical device market and a background focused on sales, business, and business administration. She has a personal commitment and passion to bring IV therapy mainstream with IVitamin based off the knowledge of the benefits and effects. Jordan believes that staying healthy is not a diet or an exercise regimen, it is a lifestyle. It is eating clean and staying active so you feel your best.
Izzy Swanson
ENERGETIC SAFETY AND TRAUMA SPECIALIST
Izzy is a healer, teacher, and mentor specializing in the intersection of addiction, trauma recovery, and spiritual practice. Izzy focuses on the healing of soul wounds caused by trauma, PTSD, and addiction and frequently works with clients who have autoimmune disorders, adrenal fatigue, and other stress-related health issues. Working with Reiki energy and the Feileacan Trauma Release Technique™, Izzy guides and mentors clients as they begin to rediscover lost or broken pieces of their souls.
ENERGETIC SAFETY AND TRAUMA SPECIALIST
Izzy is a healer, teacher, and mentor specializing in the intersection of addiction, trauma recovery, and spiritual practice. Izzy focuses on the healing of soul wounds caused by trauma, PTSD, and addiction and frequently works with clients who have autoimmune disorders, adrenal fatigue, and other stress-related health issues. Working with Reiki energy and the Feileacan Trauma Release Technique™, Izzy guides and mentors clients as they begin to rediscover lost or broken pieces of their souls. By creating calm, comfortable, and restful spaces, Izzy helps people feel safe as they engage in the deeper work of healing past wounds and considers it a sacred task to guard and protect individuals while helping them work toward becoming whole again.
Izzy has been practicing Earth-based spirituality for more than 30 years. Izzy is certified in the Trauma Conscious Yoga Method, Medical Reiki, Traditional Usui Reiki, and Usui Holy Fire Reiki. Izzy created the Feileacan Trauma Release Technique™ and is also a co-founder of The Order of the Crows, a priesthood tradition honoring the Morrigan.
As a Reiki practitioner and teacher, Izzy believes it is essential to empower others to heal themselves, providing clients and students with the necessary tools and techniques to build a daily practice of spiritual self-care.
Driven by a desire to be of service to others, Izzy offers courses in:
Izzy also provides consultation and mentorship along with guided meditations and additional resources. The Sacred Keys line of natural sprays, oils, and salves supports the energy of this soul work.
Izzy believes that with time, love, and support, our capacity for healing and transformation is truly limitless.