Teri Schroeder, LCSW

(She/Her) |

Co-Director, Counselor:

Adults, Teens

Teri is a licensed clinical social worker with 15+ years of experience providing counseling and therapeutic services to adults and teenagers. She spent 10 years working in non-profit agencies and schools before transitioning to private work. She strives to empower clients to find their own inner strengths and overcome obstacles in life, particularly in healing from trauma. Her focus includes adult/childhood trauma, PTSD, grief/loss, life transitions, depression, anxiety, teen/adolescent issues, family-of-origin issues, LGBTQ+ issues, and self-esteem difficulties.

Teri believes every person has the capacity for growth and change, and she helps clients find greater balance, personal insight, and resiliency. She is a certified EMDR Consultant, and her style is empathic and collaborative. She uses EMDR, somatic techniques, attachment theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness in her work.

Areas of Specialty

Trauma/PTSD
Grief & Loss
Life Transitions
EMDR Therapy
Self-Acceptance/Self-Compassion

Fees

$185 per session for individuals

Practice Location(s)

Why Therapy?

Being a therapist has been a natural interest of mine since childhood. My dad was also a therapist, so I was not only around the therapy world quite a bit, but I was always fascinated by it. Growing up, I always drew in friends who confided in me, and I always had a natural curiosity and compassion towards people. I loved understanding different people’s perspectives and what made them ‘tick’. As a result of this curiosity, I ended up studying journalism throughout most of my undergraduate years. But at one point, after finishing a long interview with a man who was homeless, I realized that I wanted to be able to help this man rather than just write about him. This changed my path, and from then on, I pursued a career in social work/counseling.

Professional Motivation

What I love most about counseling is witnessing people overcome hurdles in life and being able to be part of that process. I focus a lot of my work on helping people work through traumatic and difficult life events, and being part of someone’s healing and rebuilding is incredibly rewarding. I’m constantly in awe of the strength and resiliency that people have within themselves.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin; Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin.

Hobbies

Cooking, entertaining, trying new restaurants (anything that has to do with food!), traveling, reading, watching movies.

Previous Occupations

Before going into private practice, I was a Program Manager for Communities In Schools working in high schools for 6 years. Prior to that, I was a counselor at Hope Alliance working with survivors of interpersonal violence and abuse for about 5 years.