Integrative Psychotherapist & Relationship Counselor @ Head + Heart Integrative Psychotherapy

Are you ready to navigate the challenges of being human with greater resilience? As an integrative psychotherapist and relationship counselor, I specialize in supporting adults, couples, and groups to heal relationships on all levels. Including their relationships with stress, chronic illness/pain, family of origin issues, and trauma.

Combining research-informed practices with revolutionary brain + relationship science, I work from an integrative “head + heart” approach that incorporates mind, body, and spirit to help you increase resilience, release emotional baggage, and ignite holistic healing. Hence, the name of my practice – Head + Heart Integrative Psychotherapy. I believe that only by working from a holistic perspective can we truly experience deep healing and lasting change.

My practice of psychotherapy and counseling integrates relationship science (Attachment Theory, Systems Theory, Gottman Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, and Relational Life Therapy), neuroscience (Interpersonal Neurobiology, Polyvagal Theory), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness, Somatic therapy, EMDR therapy, depth psychology and parts work, and trauma-informed interventions.

I am now accepting new clients for secure online therapy for Texas residents and offer free 15 min phone consults. You can learn more about me and my practice at www.headandheart-therapy.com

My name is Amy Lauer, M.S CCC-SLP. I am a Speech-Language Pathologist/Speech Therapist offering in-person and online speech therapy to pediatric and adult clients. I provide in person sessions at my home office in Cedar Park and also travel to clients in their homes, schools, and community spaces in the Austin area and beyond.

My approach is both results oriented and evidenced based that is tailored to the individual needs of each client.

I treat a variety of communication needs associated with:

• Childhood Apraxia of Speech
• Acquired Apraxia of Speech
• Articulation Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Cognitive-Communication Disorders
• Dyslexia/Reading Disorders
• Expressive Language Disorders
• Learning Disabilities
• Receptive Language Disorders
• Social Communication Disorders
• Speech Delay

I believe that each client is unique and should be treated in a way that best serves their needs and communication goals.

My therapy is very dynamic and focused on helping each client to integrate our session work into their daily lives. This helps to make their communication the most effective that it can be and ultimately helps each client achieve their communication goals. My work with pediatric clients is play-based and I include parents in the session as often as possible. After each session, I provide follow up so that the therapy activities can be targeted beyond our session time, allowing for even more opportunities for growth.

Andrea Rábago (Dre) is the operator & owner of TRE® Therapy Austin.

Serving a myriad of individuals & couples as a licensed mental health therapist. She is particularly drawn to working with Empaths, healing professionals, evolutionary frontrunners & people exploring a natural healing path.

I am an intuitive healer, teacher & space holder for individuals & the collective as they expand into new potentials & healing power— through grace, love, kindness & an edge lighthearted fun.

In my practice I blend science & spirituality to help garner the healing & growth every body, mind & spirit are purely capable of.

Working with me can feel like being with a gentle, dedicated & compassionate friend. Sometimes I’ll resemble a mirror so you can experience a clear reflection of your truth. I will literally travel with you to the heart of the matter & assist as you connect with whatever is necessary for you.

I’ll help you anchor amongst the waves & find your true north. I speak truthfully & simply. I strive to move at your pace.

We will invite the participation of your core self (the good, the bad & the ugly) to be seen, nourished & understood — & to help you do life & relationships on your own wild & beautiful terms.
Dre Rábago

Board Certified Coach and Licensed Counselor @ Buck Dodson Inc

Whole Person Life Coaching, Gay & Bisexual Men’s Life Design, Individual and Relationship Counseling

My personal development journey began more than 25 years ago, and I’ve spent the last 15 of those in the life growth business, helping the people I serve create the lives and relationships they want. As a licensed psychotherapist, board certified life coach and innovative philanthropy leader, I spend my days having energizing conversations that generate fresh insights, new mindsets, radical shifts, and big connections. I work with a diverse client base including couples, creative entrepreneurs, executives, and artists, all of whom are inspired to build healthy, engaged lives fueled by their dreams and filled with joy, purpose, loving relationships, and rewarding careers.

I have a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California and had thriving private practices in Los Angeles and Chicago prior to returning to my native Texas. I have specialized training in Relationship Counseling, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Presence-Based Coaching, Mindful Self-Compassion, and Contemplative Dance so I love integrating elements of all of those when I work with clients. Although I work with a variety of clients, I specialize in holistic coaching and counseling with gay and bisexual men, creatives struggling with perfectionism and women looking to show up more fully as leaders in their own lives.

On a personal note, I’m a native Texan (yes, Buck is my real name!), and I moved back to Austin in 2013. I love exploring all things wellness, creating as an Enneagram 4 and innovating as a Human Design Manifestor. I also love to chill on Lake Travis or on a beautiful beach every chance I get. I also love a good nap and hanging out with Goldie Hawn (my Golden Retriever).

I’m thrilled to be part of a vibrant community of like-minded health and wellness professionals and look forward to supporting each other’s work!

Dr. Carrie Williamson, PT, DPT, LMT

@ Matrix Therapy

Carrie grew up in Atlanta where she “wanted to be a teacher when she grew up.” As she got older, she developed an interest in health and wellness and wanted to study it further. After exploring several options, she choose physical therapy.

When she graduated with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Carrie went into pediatric physical therapy, where she fulfilled her dream of becoming a teacher (though not in the way she thought growing up).

After getting certified in NDT (neurodevelopmental technique), she took her first myofascial release course. There, Carrie fell in love with the practice. She experienced healing for herself and her patients with this technique. This success includes her three patients with spina bifida: all of who either gained movement or feeling during their myofascial release sessions that they has never had before.

Seeing these results, Carrie wanted to explore myofascial release further and make it a key component to her treatments. She now uses it with all ages. People often report feeling taller, clearer, and relaxed after her sessions.

Carrie believes in healing versus curing the clients and patients she treats. She uses a combination of holistic and traditional physical therapy techniques to treat her clients.  In addition, Carrie takes on average seven continuing education classes a year. The average physical therapist or massage therapist takes about one. Carrie’s certifications include NDT and aromatherapy. Her skills include: myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, joint mobilizations, therapeutic exercises with an emphasis on gravitational fitness, and aromatherapy. She specializes in treating children with autism and cerebral palsy, and adults with neck pain, jaw pain, headaches, back pain, and hip pain.

Central Texas Eating Disorder Specialists (CTEDS)

Central Texas Eating Disorders Specialists is a non-profit organization that represents the collaborative efforts of professionals with varied expertise in the treatment of eating disorders.

To learn more, and find a specialist in your area visit https://cteds.org/

Christina’s Color Story & Integrative Color Therapy Practice

Christina Dietz learned lessons of a lifetime from being sick & undiagnosed in her early twenties prompting her to miraculously crave color: in fruits & veggies, creating colorful art, & drawn to vibrant countries like New Zealand, Bali, India, Mexico, & the western coast of Australia. Later to find out, her bizarre intuitive color craving was her body & mind supporting herself during her battle with mycotoxin poisoning aka “black mold” poisoning. While undiagnosed & unaware, she instinctually used her intuition through color in a myriad of practical ways to help heal herself emotionally, mentally, & spiritually, even physically.

Now, Christina has an integrative color therapy practice in Austin. She practices Aura-Soma, a natural sensory therapeutic approach to self-growth and transition using the positive effects of plant & mineral infused Color– originally from London & mostly practiced in Japan. She gives you a magical loving space & a replenishing relaxing tool of wisdom to direct your own transformative growth by remembering who you are. You receive subconscious insight to live your Life from your true nature of love, clarity, harmony, & peace.

Color Therapy Art: Juice for the Human Spirit

I create medicinal color therapy art to nourish and enliven our spirit to carry us along the human journey.

I believe we are the stars. We are quite literally composed of light cells and everything we physically interact with in our world is light energy. Through color, different wavelengths of light, we can experience rich loving miraculous Oneness. We are so blessed to be together. This light cell art is made by lighting colors on fire over a clear glass panel. I am thankful to be a part of them freely creating and transforming themselves right before my eyes. In person, the art feels and looks alive. Divinely kissed.

Integrative Manual Therapist

Dali offers cutting edge manual therapies for a wide spectrum of physical and emotional conditions.

Her specialties include Craniosacral Therapy for adults and kids, SomatoEmotional Release, Lymphatic Drainage, Brain Lymphatic Drainage, and Visceral Manipulation.

She combines her 10 years of holistic experience in manual therapy, yoga, herbs, and nutrition to bring clients a deeply transformative experience. She is certified by the Upledger, Barral, and Chikly Institute.

Sound Healing with Danielle

Often times energy in our bodies gets blocked or clogged from feelings like stress, anxiety, depression and anger. The vibrations gongs emit can clear energetic blocks within the body while the crystal bowls, tuned at 432 Hz, help retune energy within the body.SoundHealingWithDanielle.com

A couple years ago, Danielle attended a sound bath on a whim, and felt so profoundly good afterwards she started attending weekly.

Fast forward to several months later, she noticed how feeling good, that often, positively impacted the landscape of her perceived reality.

Everything just felt BETTER.

Desiring to share what she had been given, she decided the time had come to train as a sound healer and share the gifts she had been given. Danielle feels incredibly lucky to have accidentally fallen on this path. Holding space and co-creating conscious community is truly her passion.

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
https://www.facebook.com/DawnKGibsonLCSW

Find me here on Instagram
@warriorgirlsrising
@dawnkgibsonlcsw

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.

Multidisciplinary artist, ceremonialist, homesteader, dream tracker, soul guide and somatic educator in the Feldenkrais Method.

Certified by the Feldenkrais Guild of North America and the Institute for the Study of Somatic Education in San Francisco, their teachers in the work include Julie Casson-Rubin, Paul Rubin, Alan Questel, Ken Robins (Somatic Experiencing) and Patrick Douce of the Esalen Institute. They also have studied embryological development/embodiment with Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen of Body-Mind Centering, and is a certified yoga instructor (RYT 200) through Amy Cooper and the Shasta Yoga Institute.

Under mentorship with Matthew Cochran of Raven Dream Tracking, Foa has been learning the art of listening to dreams and following their lead for over 10 years and now offers guidance within this lineage of wisdom-work.

Identifying as an accidental naturalist, they have completed apprenticeships in applied permaculture design, plant-spirit medicine craft and folk herbalism, bird language and outdoor survival/wilderness-living, and rites of passage work from elders of the Animas Valley Institute.

Foa has been living with disability/chronic pain for over 20 years. Apprenticing the non-human world, turning to the wisdom of nature, regenerative design, and listening to the vanguards of the social justice movement are fundamental to their process and work.

Psychotherapist @ ElevateTherapyWellness.com

Grace’s approach to therapy is nurturing and attentive. She is committed to holistic healing and has found the healing journey to include mindfulness, meditation, yoga, talk therapy, and anything in between.

She has a passion for working with people who want to find freedom from food and body image anxieties. She works with people who are wanting to find a balance between their desires to follow strict guidelines with health and their desire to find health intuitively.

Grace obtained her master’s degree from Southern Methodist University. She believes strongly in the blend of evidence and alternative-based approaches to healing.

My name is Joseph Gorordo and I am the Vice President of Business Development at Recovery Unplugged. I am also a therapist, husband, and proud father to three amazing kids!

Shortly after graduating from high school in Laredo, TX, I found myself hopelessly addicted to alcohol and drugs. I spent the following six years using IV heroin and bouncing from treatment center to treatment center, never staying sober for more than a few days. On July 21st, 2008 I was removed from drugs for the last time and have been 100% sober from all mind altering substances ever since! I’ve dedicated the majority of my time in recovery to helping others find their freedom from addiction and am proud to have continued that work for the last 3 years with Recovery Unplugged.

Recovery Unplugged is a completely unique approach to addiction treatment. We use the healing power of music alongside traditional interventions to help our clients reconnect with their emotions, their true selves, and the world around them.

I am truly blessed to lead the life I live today and have the amazing privilege of watching people recover!

I would love to connect with other helpers in this group to build collaborative relationships and help others to recover!

Owner/Operator of South Wind Equestrian Center

Equine Experiences and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

Kelly Jones, owner and founder of South Wind Equestrian Center established the ranch in the Texas Hill Country in 1999. Kelly experienced her first horse as a 2- year old on her great grandfather’s farm outside Fort Worth and as soon as she could, began working at a stable, earning riding lessons. After graduating from Texas Tech University with a degree in Marketing, Kelly worked in the corporate world in the retail industry, was a stay-at-home-mom for 10 years, then rejoined the work force in 2007 while still running the ranch business. In 2013, after attending a Natural Lifemanship training and interning at a trauma-focused equine assisted psychotherapy facility for 7 months, Kelly decided to devote herself full time to the ranch and developed an equine-focused program in which humans learned amazing principles about themselves along with their knowledge of horses.

Today Kelly is an equine professional, specializing in relationship work with horses and humans, focusing on bringing attunement both to self and to others through allowing the horses to teach and guide us through re-connecting with personal power, clear communication, healthy boundaries and accessing creativity and intuition. Kelly currently serves as an Equine Professional on multiple therapy teams utilizing the Natural Lifemanship modality of equine assisted psychotherapy with over 750 hours of working with clients, is a facilitator of team building workshops and retreats, was a riding instructor for 18 years, owns and manages of South Wind Equestrian Center, coaches one-on-one in equine-assisted learning and is an expert on horse behavior.

Professional Cuddler & Theraprenuer

Kristi is a former licensed massage therapist for 15+ years and the first LMT that also offers cuddling services in Austin. She is deeply honored to serve her clients whether they are grieving, stressed, lonely, empty & exhausted, or simply seeking relaxation.

She loves doing this wonderfully positive & life-affirming work. Her passion for professional cuddling is matched only by her love of creating art, specifically oil painting and stone sculpting.  She has been painting all her life and has sold several pieces.

She is a believer that lasting change occurs over time with trust and that establishing long-term relationships is the most effective way for her to assist her clients in achieving lasting physical, mental & emotional health and happiness.

Website: austincuddlecommune.com

Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor
@ Kristin Shanahan Therapy

Counseling, the way I see it, is a process of self-discovery and exploration which requires an open mind, patience and collaboration between the counselor and client.

My name is Kristin Shanahan and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor. I support people in their desire to better understand themselves, often during times of depression, anxiety and life transitions. In a safe, nurturing environment we explore and discover your patterns of behavior and how they may hinder you from living a meaningful life.

In the therapy room, people experience me as relaxed, direct, authentic, dedicated, curious and open to laughter. It is my belief that with compassion and courage, we can experience a greater sense of well-being.

Holistic Mental Health Counseling

I am an LPC-Associate trained in both holistic and evidence-based therapeutic modalities, supervised by Sarah Arnold, LPC-S. I love to utilize an integrative approach tailored to each individual client.

My main modality is person-centered talk therapy, which is grounded in curiosity, empathy, and unconditional positive regard. This approach is collaborative and deeply empowering. While insta-therapy often encourages you to seek a safe space, I believe in the importance of creating a brave space – one that encourages growth, acceptance, and resilience. I also love to incorporate more holistic approaches to mental and emotional wellness, including diet and nutrition, movement, sleep hygiene, work-life balance, and spirituality.

My role is to help you:

• develop a deeper understanding of yourself,
• find the courage to lean into difficulty and let yourself be transformed by it
• and take the steps necessary to lead a life you’re excited about living.

I specialize in working with young adults who have been experiencing difficulty with depression, anxiety, managing stress, navigating challenging circumstances, poor self-esteem, people-pleasing, codependency, perfectionism, and academic pressure. I am also passionate about working with artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, and deep thinkers who have been feeling creatively blocked, stagnant, or uninspired. I love having philosophical conversations where we explore the tough existential questions.

Because I am trained in holistic approaches and health coaching, many clients also seek my help in finding ways to improve their mental health without the use of pharmaceuticals, if possible. While I am not at all against medication and am happy to help clients in adhering to their medication regimen, I understand that many people have reservations about side effects or choose not to seek help from the pharmaceutical industry. I am happy to provide hope, support, and psychoeducation about ways to boost mental wellness using holistic strategies.

Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & Certified 21-Day Sugar Detox Coach @ Nuanced Nutrition, LLC

Specializes in Individualized nutrition

Maida Ference is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Certified 21-Day Sugar Detox Coach in Round Rock, Texas, just outside of Austin. After 15 years as a stay-at-home mom and military spouse, she went back to school to earn her NTP certification through the Nutritional Therapy Association and opened her practice, Nuanced Nutrition, in March 2018. She’s passionate about a nutrient dense diet, but insists that it be pleasurable, maintainable over the long term, and is respectful of each clients’ history, lifestyle, health concerns, and personal motivations.

Hi there! I am Mallory Beckwith, LPC-A supervised by Sarah Arnold, LPC-S. Welcome to my profile! I am a therapist who works with adults dealing with depression, anxiety, addiction, bipolar disorder, and life transitions. I recently opened up my own private practice, Therapy with Mallory, and see all of my clients virtually.

I wholeheartedly believe that increasing your awareness is key to managing emotions, thinking more clearly, and acting from a place of intention rather than impulse. I always address my client’s physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs in sessions. I primarily use mindfulness during sessions to help my clients get grounded and present, and also CBT to address unhelpful thinking patterns that can cause stress, anxiety, depression, and feelings of being overwhelmed. I strongly believe everyone deserves a chance to heal so they can live a life with more clarity, joy, and purpose.

Feel free to reach out if you would like to schedule a 15 minute phone consultation or if you would like to connect.

I wish you the best on your journey.

Psychotherapist and co-founder of Evolve Therapy

Marci loves being a therapist. Like, really. She finds her role both intellectually stimulating and artistic. She thinks a deep, authentic connection serves as a platform to boost thriving– for both her clients and herself. Due to this belief, Marci intentionally creates an atmosphere within her office of being down-to-earth and fully engaged/receptive.  She has a passion for working with creative intellectuals who have full capacity to make a thriving life, yet are feeling stuck. These people intellectually know their abilities, but can’t get past the belief that they are worthy of a life that is small. Additionally, Marci also enjoys working with chronic illness and dying, helping those suffering from an isolating experience feel less alone.

She obtained her master’s degree at Southern Methodist University and is the co-founder of Evolve therapy. She and her close friend, Grace, created Evolve in order to provide a therapeutic space where the whole person is considered when healing– mind, body, and spirit.

Craniosacral Biodynamics • TMJ Relief

Coming from a background of yoga, meditation, NLP, and ecstatic dance, MaryAnn has trained in various modalities of bodywork and energy work. She’s a lifelong learner always seeking to deepen her skills.

MaryAnn has two specialties, which she started practicing in 2013:

Craniosacral Biodynamics facilitates healing from the inside out, for specific physical issues (for example, tension, pain, strain, structural asymmetry, energy blocks, past head injuries) as well as whole body issues (burnout, anxiety, depression, trauma, overwhelm, recovery, insomnia, fatigue, dysregulation).

TMJ Relief integrates various bodywork modalities — including craniosacral therapy and intraoral manual therapy — to release jaw tension, reduce or eliminate clicking or popping, and restore full range of motion. MaryAnn teaches Relaxed Resting Mouth Position to those who are ready to change the habits that are the main cause of jaw tension and pain.

Website: maryannreynolds.com

Blog: wellbodymindheartspirit.com
Facebook group: Word of Mouth: Resources for Relieving Jaw Pain/Dysfunction

MaryAnn is available at West Holistic Medicine!

Visit the site at: WestHolisticMedicine.com

Or learn more on her regular site links below.

Acupuncturist & Craniosacral Therapist @ Kirsch Method Acupuncture & Bodywork

Matthew is a licensed acupuncturist, licensed massage therapist, certified Texas massage therapy instructor, and certified craniosacral therapist. He is a 7 time AFM Best of Austin Acupuncturist and Bodywork Therapist known for combining acupuncture with craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, and neural manipulation in one – on – one healing sessions where he stays with the person through the duration of their treatment. The practice is person centered / pain focused with an affinity for disorders of the brain, head, spine, and organ. He practices in Austin and teaches his course ‘chinese medicine concepts in craniosacral contacts’ in the United States.

Megan VanMeter, MA, LPC-AT/S, ATR-BC

Licensed Professional Counselor – Art Therapist

Why burn out when you can burn bright? I provide online art therapy to helping professionals who identify with burnout in Austin and the Lone Star State.

Being a helping professional means there’s a heavy emotional workload in your daily endeavors.  You hear intense stories and see intense things.  These put you at risk for compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and secondary traumatic stress.

And then there’s burnout.  Burnout takes those other conditions and sends them into the perfect storm via unrealistic administrative burdens, unreasonable operating guidelines, and unsustainable working conditions.  The end result is a darkening of mood and motivation.

Burnout is both a professional and personal trauma. It eclipses all aspects of your life, making you vulnerable to problems with others and problems with yourself.  But burnout doesn’t have to be the end of your relationships and your career.

I’m Megan, a board-certified registered art therapist and Texas licensed professional counselor with an art therapy specialization, and I first began offering support to helping professionals struggling with burnout in 2013.  In 2021 I established a full-time private practice to fill the void among clinicians who are prepared to treat burnout.  Burnout has a lot in common with anxiety and depression but has a completely different origin, so it requires a different approach.

I’ve helped professionals like you rise from the ashes of burnout through creative mental activity. Art therapy is one of psychotherapy’s original embodied and experiential professions, and it recruits a person’s eyes and hands (visual perception and somatosensory processing) to rouse and engage creative mental activity at physical, emotional, and intellectual levels.  The end result is an integrated you, as your nervous system learns to achieve harmony and flow between your inner world and the world around you.

Are you tired of the burnout-induced clash between what’s happening inside you and what’s expected of you in your professional role? Then please visit MeganVanMeter.com to schedule a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation and learn more about how art therapy can help you re-create what burnout has destroyed.

I’m happy to share my light with you; you don’t have to face burnout alone in the dark.

NTP @ Parsley and Pumpkins Nutrition

Nutrition, Women’s Health, Fertility, Yoni Steaming, PCOS, Preconception Nutrition

Mollie’s mission is to help women find permanent relief from painful periods, unbalanced hormones, and infertility through good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Mollie is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Vaginal Steam Facilitator.

As a native Texan and a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and The Lauterstein-Conway School of Massage, Natalie shares a love of this unique city and our growing community of life-minded wellness practitioners. With a background in psychology, and after a 13 year career practicing Integrative Bodywork, Ashiatsu and Thai massage, she became very interested in addressing the root cause of illness and disease, at the cellular level.

Being a childhood cancer survivor, and having been on her own journey to achieve true wellness and vitality, she discovered Nutrigenomics. She also began working with Dr. Wally Taylor at Texas Integrative Medicine in 2016, and has enjoyed continuing to learn new healing modalities, including LLLT, HILT and EWOT. In May of 2019, she helped open the first Brain Well Being clinic in Texas with Dr. Taylor, offering IASIS Microcurrent Neurofeedback, a non-invasive, drug free approach to rebalancing the brain and central nervous system.

Natalie’s passion is to educate and help clients to turn on the body’s own healing pathways and abilities.

Nepenthe Wellness Center is a Wellness Based in Cedar Park, Texas. We offer the most advanced IV Therapy and Ketamine therapy techniques to help each of our patients to get back on their feet.

Each service is designed to provide all patients with everything they need to be able to get back on their feet by addressing the underlying issue instead of just the symptoms.

We offer: Beauty Drips, Myers’ Cocktail, Hangover Drip, Immunity Drip, Alleviate Drip, Hydration Drip, Trim Drip, Recovery and Performance Drip, and NAD+ Fountain of Youth.

We also offer Ketamine Therapy to treat the following conditions: Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Substance Abuse, and even OCD.

Personal Trainer, Pilates Instructor, Body Worker and Health Coach

About Nicole

Nicole began practicing Pilates over 14 years ago initially as a way to strengthen her core as well as a way to rehab a back and neck injury. After a short time working with the method she realized how much stronger, balanced and pain free she had become, allowing her to pursue her other fitness passions such as running, hiking, weight training, and cycling.
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Excited to see the positive effects the work was having on herself and others around her, Nicole set out to pursue a career as a personal trainer, Pilates instructor, body worker and health coach.
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Nicole holds certifications through Balanced Body, National Academy of Sports Medicine, Anusara Yoga, NIA, and AFAA and is currently completing her second Pilates certification through Polestar Pilates. She is also a Reiki practitioner and has studied many different methods of bodywork helping to bring her clients body to their optimal level of health and performance, enhancing their lives to their fullest potential.
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Nicole’s goal working with each client is to design programming to focus on their individual needs and goals, whether it be training for a marathon, weight loss, lean muscle gain, rehabbing injuries or simply feeling alive, healthy, strong and centered into their bodies.

Nicole currently has two fully equipped studios in the Austin area, one in downtown Austin (www.austintexaspilates.com) and one in Round Rock (Synergypilatestx.com) and offers Private and small group training options.
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Over the years, Nicole’s clients have benefited from her innovative style, resourcefulness, knowledge and skill to guide them towards their optimum health and fitness.
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In her free time she enjoys exploring Austin, healthy cooking, paddle boarding, hiking, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Hello everyone, my name is Nicole Williams and I am so excited to be part of the Austin Wellness Collaborative! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 8 years’ experience in counseling and over 20 years’ experience in working with children, teens and families as an educator, school counselor, Social Emotional Learning teacher, trainer and consultant.

In my practice I specialize in supporting individuals (children, teens, adults) and families with anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, and chronic illness. Being a chronic illness warrior myself, I understand the many different challenges that one faces with a chronic condition or diagnosis. I am passionate about helping others integrate a life of joy and connection while managing an illness., with care, wisdom, humor, and just a little bit of rebellion. There is so much power in being heard, seen, understood and believed, for both the individual and their loved ones who are also impacted.

When working with clients I believe in a whole-body approach, meaning looking at how to help them understand their nervous system, and practicing tools such as TF-CBT, Guided Imagery, Meditation, Trauma-Informed Yoga, and EFT (Tapping) to help regulate their system. I also use traditional talk therapy along with Psychodrama, and CBT relational care to help support healing and change.

When I am not at my practice I love to be out in nature; hiking, camping, paddle boarding, you name it, if it is outside, then I am there! I am also a foster fur mommy to rescue pit bulls (pibbles as we call them if they are puppies). If I had a bigger house, I would fail at fostering more often than finding a home for them, I can be a complete pushover with sad puppy eyes!

When my house is empty of furry fosters I love to travel, especially volunteer travel. My favorite volunteer trip was to Borneo where I worked with an orangutan rehabilitation and release center by day and taught the children in the village at night.

While I know the challenges of living with a life altering illness, I also know the profound joy of integrating things that you love in new ways to a life after the diagnosis. I would love to help others who are facing this same challenge. For more information on my practice or to learn of any upcoming workshops and presentations on the link between Trauma, and Chronic Health Conditions, please visit my website (link below).

Individual, Couples, and Group Counseling for Adults
@ Austin Professional Counseling

Specializes in: Trauma healing, mindfulness, spirituality, eating psychology, coaching

I am a licensed professional counselor intern inspired to serve others in working through anxiety, depression, loss, life transitions, and unresolved trauma. I believe that we naturally move towards wholeness, and in therapy we can discover what’s in the way and explore it with curiosity and kindness. I am trained in the latest research in neuroscience as well as older wisdom from the field. Supervised by Sunny Lansdale, LPC-S.

Certified Biofield Tuning Practitioner

Biofield Tuning (also known as “sound balancing“) is a non-medical sound therapy method that works with the power of sound and the human biofield to help alleviate conditions such as pain, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, stuck emotions, digestive issues, adrenal fatigue and more. Biofield Tuning takes the noise out of the signal, and allows the body to relax, restore and reset. Biofield Tuning is different from a “sound bath”, in that we can identify and target very specifically what is “out of tune” with you, and make a tonal adjustment, often bringing immediate relief from symptoms.

About me: I graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a double major in English and Psychology and a minor in Communications. I attended the Master’s in Counseling program at Texas State University and graduated in 1999. I have worked as a licensed professional counselor in private practice, in corporate settings, and the University of Texas Counseling and Mental Health Center.

During a major health crisis, I was driven from the traditional medical modal to seek out alternative wellness modalities. I have trained in a variety of energy medicine modalities to restore my health as well as to facilitate change for others. I have always been drawn to the deeply therapeutic benefits of sound. In 2016, I began training as a Biofield Tuning practitioner, and found what I believe is my true calling. I have been fortunate to have done the bulk of my training directly with the creator of Biofield Tuning, Eileen McKusick.

Today my work is exclusively as a Biofield Tuning Practitioner. I bring over 15 years of experience as a psychotherapist to my work as a Certified Biofield Tuning Practitioner, including deep listening skills, and grounded ethics. I have over 10,000 hours of clinical counseling experience in a wide range of issues affecting the mind, body and spirit. I am delighted to help bring this powerful 21st century healing modality to the people of central Texas, and honored to offer this work to people seeking healing and restoration of their health and well-being.

My background also includes 10 years working as a gardener and landscaper, and a deep love of choral singing.

Drum & Rhythm Facilitator @ Soulshine Rhythm Experience: Interactive Programs

HealthRhythms Therapeutic Drumming, Team Building, Stress Management

Soulshine Rhythm Experience is about creating connection through the healing power of RHYTHM.

As a HealthRhythms Trained Facilitator, Suzy utilizes this evidence-based Group Empowerment Drumming protocol that has been shown to reduce stress, strengthen the immune system, and boost creativity and bonding.

She has experienced first-hand the incredible healing power of rhythm and her passion lies in empowering others. A strong advocate for wellness and art, Suzy uses her knowledge and inclusive spirit to create a fun, relaxed, creative environment in which anyone can benefit from connecting with the rhythm.

Crystal & Sound Therapist, Psychic & Intuitive Channel, Reiki Master

Healing & Energy Work, Intuitive Guidance

Tracy is a teacher and healing facilitator who has extensive experience creating and holding sacred, healing space. She is a clairsentient, clairvoyant, and claircognizant channel of empowering guidance specific to each client. Tracy uses her intuitive gifts in crystal and sound healing sessions, and she facilitates transformative programs designed to enrich the Mind-Body-Spirit connection. Her goal is to empower you to participate in your own healing and to empower you to expand your connection to Source and your Higher Self.

Tracy is a good fit for you if:
∞ You are looking for a process of self-discovery—you want to be your authentic self
∞ You would like to connect with the energy of each of your chakras in an empowering way
∞ You desire to connect to your higher self, guides, and angels
∞ You need to “get into your body,” you enjoy moving your body to music, and you need the benefits of being physically active
∞ You crave freedom of expression
∞ You would like to bring more of the peace of meditation into your life
∞ You’d like to create more inner awareness of intimacy, sexuality, intuition, creativity
∞ You want to explore your true self through your body in a stress-free, fun, non-analytical way

Modality & Method
Tracy’s Intuitive Work includes connecting to her client’s higher self and guides through energy work, oracle cards, and channeled messages. What comes through for Tracy’s clients is warm, loving, and often transformative. Working with Tracy includes a client-specific combination of her spiritual gifts:

• Empathy—Emotional, Spiritual, Physical
• Clarity—Clairsentient, Claircognizant, Clairvoyant
• Connection—Guides, Light Beings, Angels, Spirit
• Channeling—messages for her client’s highest good from high-vibration sources
• Mediumship—messages from ancestors and loved ones beyond the veil

As a Certified Crystal Healer, Tracy knows that crystals and gemstones are Earth’s powerful energetic tools. Tracy has a deep understanding of the human electromagnetic field, the chakra energy system, and how crystals interact with these fields. She is trained in how to recognize and remedy energetic imbalances or blockages within this field utilizing crystal energy. She can also use crystals as tools to help you attune your energy to your best life.

Sound Therapy is a beautiful way to clear your chakra system, bring peace and relaxation into your life, and to just let go of what no longer serves you. In a sound healing session, Tracy will strike and sing crystal and Himalayan metal singing bowls over and on your body. Your mind will relax with the beautiful sound as the vibration moves through your body to help bring you back to wholeness.

Credentials
Tracy has always been a powerfully-perceptive empath, and her intuitive gifts expanded exponentially in 2015 and 2016. As she has developed her ability to be simultaneously connected to Source and grounded to Earth, she is able to share transformative experiences unique to each client. What comes through for clients is guided by what is in their highest good, and includes empathy, clarity, connection, channeling, and mediumship.

Tracy is a life-long seeker, conscious dancer, and award-winning teacher. She has been teaching dance for more than 16 years and is a National Dance Council of America certified instructor. As a former wellness studio owner, Tracy has extensive experience in creating a sacred, healing space, and in building a community of like-minded and like-hearted people.

Tracy has been a certified Chakradance Facilitator since December 2014, has been licensed to teach Zumbini and Zumba since 2013, and taught dance at Rice University from 2001 to 2008. She holds a BA in English from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and an MBA from the University of Houston.

Certifications and Credentials:

Reiki Master
Certified Crystal Healer (Hibiscus Moon)
Certified Holographic Sound Healer (Paul Hubbert)
Certified Sound Therapist (Everitt Allen)
Holistic Healer (Sage Goddess)
Elemental Space Clearing Practitioner (Denise Linn)
Red Tent Facilitator
Inamojo Facilitator
Angel Card Reader, Realm Reader (Doreen Virtue)

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