Learn more about our highly skilled and friendly counselors at Thriveworks Counseling in North Austin, TX.

Sandra Jeter, LPC

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Are you searching for more balance in your life? Major life decisions, times of transition, or processing a new medical diagnosis can knock us off center.  We all have strengths that we may not immediately draw on during times of stress, but working with an empathetic and supportive Counselor can assist in validating these difficult experiences in order to redefine our outlook.

Sandy is a Licensed Professional Counselor who earned her Master’s Degree in Community Counseling from the University of Denver. She has a diverse work history including experience in inpatient settings, community mental health centers, and the managed care sector. She understands how the Mental Health System operates as a whole.

With her experience as a Counselor and Case Manager, Sandy views each client from a person-centered perspective, highlighting everyone’s unique abilities in order to make the desired changes they are seeking. Sandy draws from a variety of treatment modalities including Solution Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Motivational interviewing. She also believes the work done during sessions can be aided by locating community resources to provide clients with additional support if desired.

Specialties include:

• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression
• Infertility issues
• Bipolar Disorder
• Life Transitions
• Grief and Loss
• Dual Diagnosis
• Trauma
• Relationship/Couples/Family issues
• Ages 14 and up

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Terry Edwards, LCSW

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Terry Edwards Jr. is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who graduated from Ohio State University in 2008 with a MSW degree.  Terry spent 2 years at Florida State University before transferring to Ohio State University and completing his Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Psychology in 2004.  Terry also received his Addictions Certificate from the University of Michigan in 2015.

After graduating from Ohio State University, Terry moved back to his hometown of Detroit, MI where he was Licensed and practiced as a Social Worker.  Terry has worked in several roles as a Therapist, Crisis Manager, and Adjunct Professor, which has allowed Terry to garner an array of knowledge and expertise in issues and concerns that affect everyday people in everyday life.

Terry has focused his career directives on the enhancement of interpersonal and intrapersonal principles and values in order to promote clinical solutions to multifaceted problems in society.  His experience working with individuals and families has promoted a dedication to try to understand, assist, and evolve the emotional, mental, and physical well-being of human development at all stages in life.

Terry’s areas of specialty:

• ADHD
• Depression
• Substance Use
• Crisis Management
• Trauma
• LGBTQIA
• Relationship Issues
• Men’s Issues
• Occupational/Academic
• Children’s Issues (7+)
• Teenager/Adolescence
• Cultural/Ethnic
• Bipolar

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Catherine “Porter” Glass, LCSW, M.Div.

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Coping with a new medical condition? Looking for help with your teen?  Navigating a major life transition? Porter is a licensed clinical social worker who offers a collaborative, non-judgmental space for authentic connection where dynamic change can emerge. She helps clients experiencing medical illness, grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, and depression. She provides coping skills for suicidal/self-harming teens and adults. She supports those going through family transitions, such as divorce and single parenting. She also works with those experiencing spiritual and existential questionings or crises.

Porter has previous experience in psychiatric and medical inpatient units, intensive outpatient programs, emergency departments, outpatient clinics, and school settings.  Her approach draws upon a broad set of clinical skills and a variety of modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), narrative therapy, and mindfulness skills.

She has master’s degrees in social work from Columbia University and in divinity from Yale University. She works with ages 10 and older for individual or family counseling.

Porter’s Specialties:

• Ages 10+
• Individual or Family Counseling
• Anxiety/Depression
• Suicidal Teens or Adults
• Grief and Loss
• Divorce/Single Parenting
• Trauma/Abuse/Victim of crime
• Life transitions
• Existential crisis
• Spiritual counseling

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Hillary Eastman, LCSW

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Hillary Eastman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is passionate about empowering her clients in a warm, non-judgmental, safe space so that they can feel comfortable on their journey to achieve their goals and challenge negative thoughts along the way.  Hillary is an empathetic and supportive clinician, believing that everyone has the strength within them to tackle obstacles that present themselves.  Hillary's lifelong goal was to always be a therapist and be able to help other people see their greatest potential.

Hillary earned a Bachelor's Degree double majoring in Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in Human Services from SUNY New Paltz, then graduated from New York University with her Masters in Social Work. Hillary has worked in the foster care system with children and adolescents, as well as with adults in inpatient psychiatric hospitals prior to branching off on her own to work with clients on an outpatient basis. She has been a licensed clinician in the state of New York since 2015, and recently moved from New York City where she was part of a group practice collaborating with adolescents and adults of all ages in individual psychotherapy.  She utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well  as expressive arts in order to assist with the versatile needs of her clients.

Hillary's areas of specialty:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• OCD
• Bipolar Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Schizoaffective Disorder
• Substance Use
• Grief and Loss
• Crisis management
• Trauma
• LGBTQ
• Relationship issues
• Low Self Esteem
• Time Management

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Stephen Pieringer, MA, LPC

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Stephen Pieringer received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin and his Master of Arts in Counseling from the Seminary of the Southwest.

His approach to counseling emphasizes collaboration, empathic listening, and an integrative view of clients and life circumstances. He draws primarily from the Adlerian and Humanistic schools of psychology, appreciating the complex interplay between an individual’s genetics and experience in an atmosphere of support and acceptance.

Stephen utilizes evidence-based interventions and incorporates elements from a broad range of therapeutic modalities, including Solutions-Focused, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Existential, Narrative, Family Systems, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

He has worked with clients spanning demographics coping with depression, anxiety, anger, substance abuse, grief, trauma, life transitions, relationship difficulties, chronic pain/illness, behavioral difficulties, learning disabilities, and developmental disabilities.

If you are feeling discouraged, stuck, alone, frustrated, confused, hurt, or overwhelmed, Stephen is here to speak with you in hopes that, through exploration and recognition of your unique strengths, together you can work past the obstacles holding you back.

Stephen’s Clinical Expertise:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Men’s Issues
• Children’s Issues (Age 8 and Above)
• Occupational/Academic Issues
• Relationship Issues
• Sexuality Issues
• Anger
• Grief
• Trauma
• Substance Abuse
• Chronic pain/illness
• Adjustment/Life Transitions

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Jennifer Fuller, LPC

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Jennifer Fuller works with adults that are experiencing symptoms caused by anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma and grief.  My therapeutic approach is person-centered and solution-focused, based on cognitive techniques and each client’s individual needs.

She believes that we all have the capacity to live happier and healthier lives, but because of past trauma or current circumstances, we lose sight of our own strengths and uniqueness.  Exploring how a person’s thoughts or beliefs impact their feelings and behaviors is a critical aspect of making changes.  In many cases, uncomfortable feelings and maladaptive behaviors are a result of negative beliefs, and reframing those negative beliefs, whether they are newly formed or decades old, is a skill that can be learned and applied to any aspect of your life.

Jennifer is a Licensed Professional Counselor as a second career and believes her life experiences as a wife, mother and professional have been immeasurable in helping her to understand and fully appreciate life’s stressors.  Ms. Fuller obtained a bachelor’s degree in communications from Boston University and a master’s degree in psychology from Capella University.  In addition to private practice, she has worked in residential drug and alcohol treatment facilities, grief support, and intensive inpatient and outpatient therapy settings.

Jennifer’s specialties:

• Adults only
• Grief and Loss
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Life transitions
• Substance abuse
• Trauma and PTSD

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Paul DeLew, LPC

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Paul DeLew is a Licensed Professional Counselor and graduated from National Louis University in Chicago. He has experience in treating a wide range of mental Illnesses, including panic disorder, ADHD, generalized anxiety, depression, Bipolar disorder, substance abuse, addiction, trauma, and sexual abuse. He treats adolescents, young adults, and adults. He utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), psychodynamic therapy, solution-based therapy as well as other treatment modalities. Paul is successful at quickly building rapport in order to create a trusting, safe environment. He provides a nonjudgemental attitude where clients feel free to express themselves. He understands that each person is a unique individual. Paul works with clients ages 13 and over and creates a specialized treatment to best help each client. He will guide you through your specialized treatment and help you live your best self.

Paul’s Specialties:

• Generalized Anxiety
• Panic Disorders
• Depression
• Bipolar Disorder
• Trauma/PTSD
• Addiction and Substance Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• ADHD

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Cathy Morey, LPC, RPT

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Cathy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist.

Cathy has 30 years of experience in the mental health field, working with children, teens, and adults all over the world. She has been involved with grassroot start ups of 4 businesses, managed her own private practice, been the Clinical Director of 4 facilities and most recently, the Executive Director of a facility involved with survivors of sex trafficking. Growing up in Latin America, Cathy is fluent in Spanish, holds several Master's degrees, and is licensed in two states. She has expertise in EMDR, TF-CBT, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, TBRI, and other modalities for survivors of violent crimes.  She is also Gottman trained to work with couples and relationship issues.

Cathy is passionate about working with survivors of all ages (4-100) involved in natural disasters, violent crimes, such as sex and human trafficking, Military PTSD, and other PTSD or traumas.

Cathy’s Specialties:

• Ages 4-100
• Trauma survivors
• Crisis Intervention
• Violent crime recovery (PTSD, sex trafficking, violent crime, refugees, etc.)
• Couples and relationship issues
• Relationship recovery (marriage, family issues, staff/business conflict resolution)
• Spanish fluency

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Briana Liu, LPC

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Briana Liu is a warm, empathetic, and non-judgmental Licensed Professional Counselor. She is a graduate of the University of Texas with her masters degree in Counseling Education. She strives to create a safe place for each and every client to feel comfortable sharing their story, diving deeper, and feeling comfortable and motivated to try something new to increase well-being. Working from a relational, client centered approach, Bri believes in the importance of developing a strong, authentic therapeutic relationship. She tailors interventions to each individual to help them understand the relationship between their physical body, thoughts, actions, and feelings. Helping reframe supposed deficits to strengths, Bri helps individuals explore, discover, and utilize their own strengths and potentials to better navigate their world and relationships and articulate their needs.

With experience working in higher education, community based outpatient settings, and non-profit clinics, Bri has experience working with a variety of issues and diverse populations of all ages, including teens. As a therapist of color and daughter of immigrants herself, she is passionate about working with underrepresented, minority populations and welcomes individuals of all socioeconomic statuses, racial/ethnic and religious backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender expressions, and gender identities.

Specialties include:

• Clients ages 13+
• Depression/Anxiety
• Interpersonal Relationships/Issues
• Cultural/Ethnic concerns
• LGBTQ concerns
• Life Transitions
• Grief & Loss
• Trauma
• Stress Management
• Polyamorous/kink friendly

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Kristin J. Frederiksen, LCSW

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Kris Fredericksen is licensed clinical social worker and native Texan. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M in psychology and her Masters of Science of Social Work at The University of Texas in Austin. She has extensive experience teaching parents effective discipline methods that builds and repairs relationships with their children. She is sensitive to sexual orientation, culture, race, ethnicity, religious or spiritual affiliation, and has specialized training supporting the LGBTQ, transgendered and gender variant communities. She partners with clients to find viable solutions within their existing framework, skills and abilities to improve their mental and emotional states and life circumstances.

Kris treats symptoms of depression, anxiety, poor self-esteem, ADHD, mood and affect disorders, psychosis, substance abuse, self-harm, family dysfunction, relationship issues, domestic violence, and feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. She uses a variety of techniques such as art therapy, games, role-play, music, projects, toys as well as spontaneous ideas brought in by clients and/or brainstormed in session.

Kris works with children (ages 5 to 17) and families, adults to age 65, and couples. She has been successful at building a trusting rapport and working relationship with most clients including teenagers who are skeptical of therapists and therapy.

Bring yourself as you are, for an assessment intent on addressing the issues most important to you. Kris will walk beside you through your struggles and challenges until you are ready to walk individually knowing you are capable and valuable.

Kris’ specialties:

• Children ages 5 to 17, adults, couples and families
• LGBTQ concerns
• Anxiety/depression/mood disorders
• Substance abuse
• Family dysfunction/relationship issues

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Corinne Arlès, LPC

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Corinne Arlès is Licensed Professional Counselor and trained as an Expressive Arts Therapist. Corinne provides children, families and adults with a unique approach to solving problems and reframing their lives. Through a balance of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Creative Arts Therapy, Corinne creates an environment that leads the client to new understanding of oneself and ultimately healing. Corinne works with children through play therapy, sand tray and other creative modalities and provides supportive, family work through parent psycho-educational training. Many adults have found creative approaches to counseling a deeper way to reframe their lives and access growth.

Corinne is an experienced clinician, having worked with countless children and families in a variety of settings (schools, non-profits, clinics) in New York, Boston, and Paris, France. Corinne is a French-American and fluent French speaker. Her unique training allows her to guide clients in their preferred methods of expression to obtain new areas of healing often not accessible through verbal communication. She believes in the power of the creative arts and counseling to facilitate communication, personal growth and healing.

Areas of specialty:

• Children
• Families
• Women
• ADHD
• Autism Spectrum
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Behavior Modification
• Grief
• Phobias
• Divorce/Blended Family Issues
• Anger Management

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Janet “Kaye” Love, LPC

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Janet "Kaye" Love, LPC is focused to help you alleviate distress by developing ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that increase your experience of well-being. She focuses on potential solutions instead of problems, which helps you move towards your goals. Kaye will help you understand the dynamics of your situation, and discover how your thoughts and beliefs affect your emotions and behaviors. You will learn to observe your thoughts, revise limiting conditioning, develop new ways of thinking that evoke more positive emotions, and become more able to resolve issues independently. Her approach blends Solution Focused, Cognitive, Psychodynamic, Psycho-educational, and Mindfulness-based techniques.

Kaye is experienced in working with youth, parents, and families as well as individual adults. She provides play therapy for children ages six to ten. Kaye has over eight years of experience working with individuals with developmental and learning disabilities, including Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder, in Special Education and Vocational Rehabilitation. Kaye also provides mental health services through online video conferencing to Texas residents who desire to receive services in the comfort of their own home.

Clinical expertise:

• Family conflict
• Academic stress
• Work stress
• Grief and loss
• Attention deficit disorders
• Anxiety
• Depression
• And more, just ask!

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Kelly Pedersen, LPC-S

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Ready to roll up your sleeves and make a transformative shift in your life? Acknowledging that our personal history often obscures rather than informs who we are, Kelly specializes in redefining perception: assisting individuals with trauma recovery & couples with intimacy-rebuilding with insight and useful techniques for bypassing roadblocks. She helps people hone their anger management skills and address the flip side of the coin: initiating the healing process after someone has endured physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. She is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) as a technique to treat PTSD, and she assesses trauma through the dual lenses of spirituality and culture. She also uses CBT and DBT in her therapeutic processes.

"Stuck" situations require creative solutions! Solving a problem in isolation isn't easy, which is why collaboration with an experienced counselor can prove invaluable. The details of each person’s thinking may be varied and unique in every case, but Kelly believes that what is really important is the sense of being enough…sufficient…responsible…capable as yourself…on top of the situation. When the work goes well (which certainly is the intention) the outcome will be the same: an increase in the sense of one’s own ability to manage life, and a feeling of growth and empowerment.

Kelly has a clear approach to counseling with people and it relates to what she sees as the ideal outcome of such work. The highest goal, the gold standard of good counseling, is an increase in client morale, a significant growth of feeling competent and confident to work with the feelings and situations that brought you to counseling in the first place. A good counseling relationship has worked when one hears, “You know, I think I can handle this now. I feel a lot better and think I know what to work on and what to do.”

As a counselor, Kelly strives to encourage a therapeutic connection that serves as a "secure base", enabling you to challenge your misconceptions about yourself and refocus on your strengths. She believes that accessing new experiences in the context a therapeutic relationship can help us rewire our brains-and our lives.

Kelly an LPC-Supervisor, graduated from The University of Texas -San Antonio with a M.A. in Counseling in 2004. Kelly is a member of American Mensa and founder of the South Austin Pickleball League. In her spare time, she enjoys taking cold water swims at Barton Springs and Deep Eddy.

Kelly's Specialties:

• Couples Therapy
• Relationship Counseling/Partner Issues
• Managing Life Transitions
• College Transitions
• LGBTQ Coming Out to Parents and Family Issues
• Mood Disorders
• Geriatric Issues
• Christian Counseling
• Religious and Spiritual Counseling
• Client- Ages 21 and above

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Gina Carlino, LPC

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Gina Carlino is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She works with clients who need support while they or their family member has either a dual diagnosis, or is struggling with an addiction such as drug or alcohol abuse. She is passionate about working with families and helping to rebuild trust in relationships. Gina has specialized training in working with couples to enhance their communications.

Gina is a graduate of the Texas State University Counseling Education program. Her work with clients spans a variety of issues, ranging from anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief and loss, and family/relationship issues. She has a special affinity for working with the elderly and their end-of-life issues. If your loved one has Alzheimer's and you need support, then contact Gina Carlino for a consultation.

Areas of Specialty:

• Grief and Loss
• Aging and end-of-life issues
• Alzheimers support
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Bipolar Disorder
• Pain Management
• Relationship, couple and family issues
• Dual-diagnosis
• Drug and alcohol abuse

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Rebecca Canter, LPC, LCDC

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Looking for an experienced clinician that can work through addictions, autism, or other developmental issues? Rebecca Canter has earned both Professional Counselor and Chemical Dependency Counselor licenses. Her focus is with children, teens, couples and family dealing with a multitude of issues. Some examples are: young adults newly diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), special needs, learning disabilities, and parents needing positive discipline parent training. Additionally, she works with clients battling anxiety, depression and bipolar diagnoses.

Rebecca graduated from St. Edward's University with a Master's in Counseling, (dual concentration in License Professional Counselor and License Marital and Family Therapist). She has a Bachelor's of Science is in Elementary Education with a concentration in Disability Studies. Rebecca has over 20 years of experience working with ASD clients and their family members.

Rebecca works with clients as young as age 4 years old. She has evening and weekend hours available to accommodate your schedule.If you feel that your family is in crisis, she can help you navigate your situation to help you find real solutions.

Areas of specialty:

• Anxiety
• Autism
• Aspergers
• Chemical Dependency
• Couples
• Depression
• Family Therapy
• Transition
• Trauma

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Selena Tyler, LPC-S

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Needing a new way to alleviate distress and emotional discomfort? Selena Tyler is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor who can teach new ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that can increase overall health and well-being. She has a keen ability to assist those struggling from addictions, plus their family members who are impacted by those same addictions. Selena works with couples on a variety of issues, and is Gottman Level I and II trained for couples work.

Selena focuses on identifying values and learning ways to develop a value-driven life. She can help guide you during difficult situations and to learn new ways of having a different relationship with troublesome situations. Selena does offer mindfulness based skills so you can observe your thoughts and emotions in a more positive light.

Selena is a graduate of St. Edwards University with a Masters in Counseling. Her practice includes working with adolescents, individuals, couples and families.

Areas of specialty:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Addictions
• Couples or Relationship Issues
• Substance Abuse
• Family Therapy
• LGBTQ friendly
• Grief and loss
• Divorce/blended family issues

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Deborah H. Roberson, M.A., NCC, LPC

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Debbie Roberson‘s specialty is working with individuals who want to set and achieve their goals in their personal and professional lives. As a former Texas A&M University Career Center director and director of career services at Virginia College at Austin, she has extensive experience working with individuals beginning their careers and with career changers at mid-life looking for a more fulfilling career.

She is a career-changer herself, coming into the field of counseling after 13 years in the pharmaceutical sales industry, so she personally experienced many of the same concerns as her clients.

Debbie provides career counseling and life coaching for:

• Executive Career Coaching
• Resolving personal issues that impact work life
• Developing self-management skills
• Developing interpersonal skills
• Certified controlled separation coach
• Overcoming barriers that are obstacles to personal goal achievement
• Provides assessments and results for career indecision
• Women undergoing separation and divorce who need to get back into the world of work
• High school juniors and seniors with college major and college selection decisions

Alison Riley, LCSW-Supervisor

**Not accepting new clients 

Alison Riley is a graduate of the Social Work school at the University of Texas in Austin and a Licensed Clinical Social Work- Supervisor. Looking for a therapist who is recovery-focused and trauma sensitive? She helps clients gain a better understanding about themselves, their challenges and the options available to them. Alison believes in a holistic approach to wellness so she will draw on a multitude of theories and trainings to increase feelings of wellness and health for her clients. Some of Alison's passions include working with foster children and their families. As a foster parent herself, plus work experience inside the CPS, DFPS and foster/adopt process, she can assist with management of problematic behaviors in youth. Alison is knowledgeable about navigating the court system, guardianship issues and central Texas mental health resources for clients. She enjoys teaching parenting skills to all clients in order to help their child succeed.

Alison believes that loving relationships and healthy sexuality does not have to be limited to a specific type of relationship. She is an ally for those who are having difficulty with sexual orientation, gender identification or relationship type. She is kink aware and educated about polyamory and other types of alternative relationships. Additionally, Alison enjoys working with women who have difficulties with conception and other birthing issues.

Previously, Alison worked for a local pain clinic and can help clients manage chronic pain through mindfulness skills training. Her other experience have been helping clients with trauma, such as a natural disaster, or other situations that create traumatic memories for a client.

Alison's Specialties:

• Clients ages 8 and older
• Family Systems
• Crisis Management
• Anxiety/Depression
• Psychosis
• Trauma-informed care
• Recovery-oriented
• LGBTQIA ally
• Polyamorous and kink friendly
• Healthy sexuality
• Chronic pain
• Foster and adoption
• Guardianship issues
• Substance abuse/dependence issues
• Intellectual disabilities
• Parenting training
• Difficulties with conception and postpartum issues

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