Best Therapists in Austin – Just Mind – Austin Counselors – 512-843-7665

William is a professional counselor with 12+ years of experience. He works with creatives, teens, techies, and people who feel like life is out of alignment, and specializes in autism spectrum disorder (ASD, previously known as Aspergers) and ADHD. He particularly enjoys helping people to develop new chapters in their lives after relationships end, and helping people understand anxiety. He thinks of what he does as helping clients deepen their emotional intelligence. William’s style is warm, humanistic, and solution-focused in his approach to helping people overcome obstacles. He has completed Level Two of Gottman training, basic training of Interpersonal Neurobiology (accessing neural networks), advanced training in ADHD, mindfulness, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. He is the founder of Just Mind and the Austin Mental Health Group, which has more than 2,100 therapists as members.

Marian enjoys working with individual adults and couples and focuses on a variety of issues, including anxiety, depression, life changes, sexuality, and relationship difficulties. She works from a strengths-based approach, using a mixture of counseling theories to fit the needs of each particular client, including mindfulness, somatic experiencing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and psychodynamic approaches. She has completed Level One of Gottman training for couples counseling. She has also completed her externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy, an evidence-based therapy for couples. She is sex-positive and strives to create a non-judgmental environment for clients of all orientations and lifestyles.

Diana is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years of experience providing counseling to couples, adults, teens, and children in hospitals and non-profit agencies. She started in private practice in 1993 and recently relocated from New York to Austin, Texas. Diana believes in providing a respectful, non-judgmental, and caring environment for clients to explore and heal old wounds, reduce anxiety and depression, enhance communication in their relationships, and assist them in reaching their personal goals to have a happier, more fulfilled life. Diana is certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and uses this approach to help clients process traumatic events in their lives. She also has advanced training in EFT (Emotionally Focused Couple’s Therapy). She helps couples to recognize their cycle, or “dance,” and how to change their “steps” to get out of it. She also uses mindfulness techniques and cognitive-behavioral therapy in her practice. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Patricia wants you to know what needs to change in your life in order to have the life you want. She listens to your hurts, grief, anger, and communication challenges, and helps you to move from your pain to hope by exploring and identifying your goals and helping you create a plan using your new insights and skills. She uses more than 25 years of experience in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, family systems, and tools from Imago Therapy, Gottman Therapy principles, communication–conflict resolution skills, and compassion. She utilizes her warmth, insights, encouragement, and humor as she helps you develop confidence to make the changes you want and need in your life.

Julie has more than 11 years of experience working with individuals, families, and groups at outpatient, residential, and inpatient levels of care. Her clinical experience has been in helping individuals with a wide range of issues, including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance-use disorders, eating disorders, self-harm behaviors, self-esteem, relationship struggles, and more. Julie utilizes an integrative approach, and she enjoys providing insight-based therapy coupled with skills-building, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) skills, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, assertiveness training, and education on self-compassion. She values each client as an individual and encourages them to tap into their personal strengths and provide themselves with kindness as they work toward increasing their emotional health.

Kyla believes that each of us is capable of creating the change we want to see in our lives. She feels that a strong, trusting relationship cultivated with her clients through respect, openness, and genuine care welcomes clients to awaken to their inner strengths. Kyla works with adults of sexual, relational, and gender diversity on issues regarding relationships, life transitions, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and LGBTQIA identity. As a graduate of Dharma Yoga’s 200-hour teacher training, Kyla offers breathwork, mindfulness, meditation, and yoga in session. These techniques can help bring awareness and connection to the physical body as well as cultivate coping skills to decrease stress and anxiety. Kyla sees therapy as a journey and is honored to participate in that journey.

Tiffany has a passion for helping her clients navigate through areas in life where they feel disoriented and lost. Her desire is to help people implement emotionally healthy change that leads to healing and growth. She sits with each client as the unique individual they are and counsels through a process-oriented exploration of the relationship between the past and how it informs present ways of relating. She is also EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) trained and incorporates this into her counseling when it is a good fit for the client. Tiffany specializes in working with individuals in their struggles with anxiety; depression; grief and loss; shame and guilt; spiritual, identity, and relationship issues; and sexual abuse and trauma.

Having once been what might be called “edgy” or “emo”—not to mention “a big nerd” (as his wife lovingly reminds him)—Steve enjoys helping fellow creative types and anxious overachievers find greater peace and purpose. He uses mindfulness-based treatments like DBT and ACT, as well as CBT, experiential, and family systems approaches, to empower his clients to manage stress, moods, and emotions in the face of challenging life situations, including bullying, loneliness, academic pressure, job changes, relocation, and personal losses. Steve is passionate about helping fellow parents increase self-confidence and improve connection with their teens when family life has devolved into a sporadic series of shrugs, eye rolls, and door slams. Steve’s personal style is direct, thoughtful, spontaneous, and even occasionally silly. (Thankfully, he has lightened up quite a bit since his edgy emo days.)

Eileen gets that our primary relationships form the blueprint for relationships throughout our lives. That is why she is passionate about early support for children and adolescents and for helping parents show up as their best selves during this critical developmental time. Her calm, authentic presence helps clients feel safe and together they explore issues and identify roadblocks that can get in the way of realizing one’s full potential. Whether it is through play therapy, sandtray, and creative expression with children, or mindful talk therapy with adolescents and adults, Eileen works collaboratively and at the client’s own pace. As a mother herself, she enjoys working with women in all stages of life transition. Her interdisciplinary approach draws on attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, mindfulness, strengths-based approaches, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and body-based work.

Eileen is supervised by Carolyn Mehlomakulu, LMFT-S, ATR

Susan is passionate about counseling and working with clients to address their specific needs. She has a particular focus in areas such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD, previously known as Aspergers), ADHD, anxiety, social skills, depression, and relationship issues. Susan loves helping clients begin to discover who they are and become their true, authentic selves. In particular, Susan has more than two years of experience working with clients on the autism spectrum at The College Living Experience. Susan’s work with the ASD population has provided her with the ability to tailor the therapy experience to each client. She utilizes out-of-the-box techniques—such as board games, video games, and other interest-based activities, along with humor—to create a collaborative experience. Through these media, she works to help address the underlying needs of her clients and to address issues like social skills, anxiety, and depression. Susan has also worked with ASD clients in career development.

Susan is supervised by Nicole Hart, LPC-S