I spent nearly 8 months doing weekly therapy with Engracia. Engracia is a gifted therapist who is…read morecommitted to helping people. I found her approach unique since she has knowledge of and the ability to use more than one therapy technique with her clients. I was in a situation where I had become disconnected from my body and couldn't recognize how my body felt as waves of emotions went through me. Engracia used EMDR to help me reconnect with my body. If she found I wasn't responding or making enough progress with EMDR, she would adapt and try something else which I found very helpful. Engracia also comes from a place of personal experience and can relate to her patients trauma. The relational aspect of her approach helped me be more open and share authentically about past experiences. If you're considering EMDR therapy, I recommend working with Engracia. She is committed to helping people heal and move past old traumas.

Engracia and I have been meeting to talk about an area of my life that I'd been struggling with. As…read morea life coach, Engracia is patient, kind, and empathetic. She asks excellent questions to steer the conversation in a positive, constructive path. Since meeting with Engracia, I've found peace with the issue with which I'd previously been struggling. I recommend her counsel to anyone feeling "stuck" in their life and needing help navigating their way through a struggle. Thank you, Engracia, for taking the time to talk to me. I have absolutely benefited from our conversations!

Paige Bartholomew and I started working together about two years ago. I needed a therapist who…read morecould accommodate and understand my unique life experiences and spiritual path. I reached out to Paige and we were an immediate fit. Paige intuitively balanced intellectual discussions about my shadows with heart centered practices and spiritual wisdom that was congruent with my spiritual path. I am so grateful to her for her guidance and support these past two years. If you are in the need of someone you can trust and talk with about making positive changes in your life, I cannot recommend a brighter soul.

Paige is hands down the best therapist that I have ever personally experienced. I have been…read moresearching for so long for a good fit. I have gone through so many people over the years and have felt so defeated and really worse than when I started. I was simply searching for someone authentic and kind and who genuinely cares and doesn't cut you off mid-sentence to say that time is up. Her incredibly unique approach to therapy is a BREATH OF FRESH AIR for the entire industry and should genuinely be the standard of care. She offers an entirely different experience, and the effects of her approach are almost immediate. I have never felt so listened to and heard. She genuinely wants to help me with what I am coming to her for, and I can feel it, and that alone is so tremendously healing. Her approach is an incredible blend of methodical, gentle, focused, and fluid based on your needs for that day. She marries the art and science of therapy in a way that works so quickly for my brain and heart. If you are seeking genuine support through life's complexities and are through with the typical experience that traditional therapy offers, have a consult with Paige and you will know right away what I mean. If you are struggling with big life decisions, need guidance and clarity, need to work through trauma, or need to work through something big or small, please do not wait one more second to book a consultation. You will not regret it. I will be with her all the way to the finish line...(If there is there a finish line for this work. ). I know that therapy can be kind of miserable. It's not with Paige. It's genuinely lovely. Even when you are working through something hard, she won't let you leave the call mid-misery. She will bring you somewhere better than when you came on.

I can't say enough good things about Lisa Young. Working with her has been incredibly helpful,…read moreespecially during the postpartum period after having my baby. She created such a safe, non-judgmental space where I felt comfortable exploring emotions and thoughts that came up that I honestly wasn't expecting. She helped me gently unpack why certain feelings surfaced postpartum and guided me through understanding them instead of feeling overwhelmed or ashamed by them. She never rushed the process and always met me where I was emotionally. I felt truly heard, supported, and validated in every session. If you're navigating postpartum changes, big life transitions, or just trying to understand yourself better, I highly recommend Lisa Young. She's compassionate, thoughtful, and genuinely cares about helping you move forward in a healthy way.

If you are looking for a wonderful option for therapy support, please take the opportunity to work…read morewith Caileigh Chadwick of Bloom therapy. I was fortunate to have great support in my younger years when I tragically lost my father at an early age. More recently, I felt I needed support as I have been dealing with PTSD from the past and anxiety. Caileigh is the most genuinely caring, empathetic , and active listening counselor I have ever encountered!! Whether it is our conversation, or the use of EMDR, She has been a problem solver and beyond wonderful!!!

Margaret is trained in facilitating The Work by Byron Katie. She's very talented at facilitating…read moreand letting you come to your own conclusions instead of passing judgments. She's very genuine. I found the work to be deeply revealing about what we can and cannot control as well as bringing a sense of peace through understanding our suffering comes from within. I've continued the work and recently gotten really into it. Highly recommend. In my opinion she teaches the tools that you can use at home, which means you don't have to go to therapy for the rest of your life. Out of ten or so therapists I've met through my life she was my favorite. Thanks Margaret

I worked with Margaret for 7 years and was constantly impressed by her clinical skills and warm and…read morewelcoming demeanor. She has fantastic skills with trauma as well as working with couples and I continue to refer to her for both of these issues. You want a therapist who continues to learn and train because the field of psychology is changing fast. You also want a therapist who is interpersonally open and knows how to build trust and make therapy not only effective but comfortable. I feel confident that Margaret can do both and I recommend anyone looking for counseling consider working with her.

I've been going to this office for several years and although I have not worked with each of the…read moreproviders, the feeling of safety and warmth in that office just can't be beat. I see Dr. Sierk, psychiatrist, in suite 507. She is an amazing doctor and really cares about getting you the treatment, drugs, etc. That you need to get back on track. I did a separate review under her name so if you look up "Dr. Sierk" you can read it there

ACC is a counseling collective of several therapists of varying experience. I have worked with…read moreseveral of them and mostly with their Director, Tammy. I have been lucky enough to have had a relationship with Tammy for several years. I have also seen many therapists over the years and she is without question the finest therapist I have ever worked with. She is someone you can trust. You can also count on her to call you out, or as she says "check in on you", if you are struggling to express your concerns. She has a way of knowing where you are and why you are hurting. I assume this is based on her years of experience and thousands of patients. This is a place I feel lucky to have found. I really do owe my life to the women who practice their craft here.

I reached out to The Practice this past spring (2018) due to the onset of intense anxiety attacks,…read morestemming from a string of public speaking events required of me in my new job. From my perspective it was a rather urgent situation, though I never expected to be squeezed in on short notice. And yet I was, because the therapists at The Practice are genuinely caring, compassionate, and proactive about the well-being of their clients. Once I started EMDR (trauma) therapy, it was game on. My therapist, Lindley Domingue, has a reputation for being the best EMDR therapist in Austin and I can tell you it's well-deserved. The progress I made over 3 months was remarkable, there's no other word for it. Knowing a little about the process (but not much), I felt very safe in her hands as she explained everything in our first session. The next few sessions were about assessing my needs and specifics about my situation, before she took me through the actual EMDR process. With this type of therapy, results are different for everyone, but for me not a session went by in which I didn't experience a significant leap forward or profound insight to what had been holding me back and keeping me stuck in the past. It's not an overstatement to say the experience was life-changing for me. Some of the best money I've ever spent. For the record, I've had the same (excellent) talk therapist for many years, and I wouldn't trade her for anyone. But in this instance I needed a different kind of help and I needed it fast. I could've really blown it at my new job, or gotten off to a slow shaky start. Lindley refused to let that happen. I've never felt safer or in better, more qualified hands. The office is a beautiful, serene space, and the other therapists seem equally authentic, caring, and knowledgable. (I've met more than a few over the years, all over Austin, and there's no comparison. Honestly, it's scary how stuck in the dark ages some therapists are.) The Practice is just next level. Very progressive, very informed, and highly skilled.

One of the most beautiful therapeutic spaces I have seen in Austin- it's space is open, natural…read morelight and has great healing energy. Aesthetics aside, there is an incredible tribe of talented individuals that house The Practice ATX. As a professional in the mental health industry, I have referred to the independant associates in this practice a number of times for their specific specialties- from couples counseling, individual, teens, addiction to family counseling. It is clear that these professionals have come together to make a difference in the community with their integrity and professionalism.

This is just regarding Diana Schaefer. The facility has been beyond kind and helpful, and I hope to…read morefind a therapist here that fits my needs. -- Years and years ago, a therapist told me I was a whore for kissing a boy on the first date. I thought that would forever be my worst story of therapy gone wrong, of a therapist superimposing their own beliefs and issues on me. Diana hit a new record. She "fired" me as a client and pulled wildly unethical moves before doing so. I wholly believe that there is a time to part ways when therapy isn't serving the client or when a client is rejecting help from the therapist to everyone's detriment. Therapists have just as much of a right to end the relationship as clients do. The reason I'm writing this has nothing to do with the farewell and everything to do with how it was handled. I have an eating disorder. I made it clear from the start that I didn't care that she didn't specialize in them. I'd had enough therapy around eating disorders and wanted to take a new approach. I also told her in our first session that if she thought it wasn't a fit to have open communication because I would be doing so. I've played the "suffer through a relationship that isn't working" game too much at this point in therapy. We had weekly sessions for months. I thought many of them were helping. But then I told her how many calories I consumed during the week. That was undeniably the point where she flipped. We talked for a month or so more. She started talking to my dietician more. That seemed logical to me. And then she started telling my therapist I needed to go to treatment. Asking her why she hadn't suggested it or wasn't pushing it on me. (She has.) I am in no way a high risk anorexic. Perhaps treatment wouldn't hurt but my life right now prioritizes above something that isn't necessary. She pressured me and I said no, several times. And then the day came where she let me tell her about my life before interrupting and starting the conversation of removal of services provided. Like I mentioned, that alone wasn't the issue. What WAS the issue was that she had also called my dietician and tried to pressure her into leaving me. To the point of my dietician's discomfort and recognition that abandonment on that level would be detrimental and more harmful that good. (How Diana didn't see that, I don't know.) She gave me an ULTIMATUM of treatment or no therapy. She told me I COULD NOT go to therapy ANYWHERE until I dealt with my eating disorder. (And no, this wasn't just in reference to being cognitively unable to proceed with EMDR.) She wouldn't give me referrals. She made fun of the shirt I was wearing that day that said, "Mental health is health," because I wouldn't go to treatment. I was in utter shock during that last session so I didn't really have responses beyond saying no to treatment and that I understood where she was coming from. But none of those things are okay and I should have said that to her then. I regret that. Fuck that. I deserve therapy. Everyone does. She clearly spooked when eating disorder stuff came up, was not educated on it, and chose to bully and threaten me instead of just saying, "I'm not qualified in this topic and don't feel comfortable proceeding." Period. Period. Period. If you don't fit in her little box of qualifications, stay away. And if you pick up any of her own anxieties, leave. It's not worth wasting your time.

Excellent collection of mental health professionals. Depression, social anxiety, spousal abuse,…read moreobsessive procrastination, anorexia, grief, et al. They provide tools to help clients grapple with all of these issues. If I could offer more than five stars, I would attach as many as possible to this review. Outside of their counseling expertise, they have great administrative staff. Many payment options available. I needed receipts to submit last minute before my FSA money was deleted. They mailed them the day I called and I got them the very next day!!! No charge to me for the postage, which was greatly appreciated. Seriously. A lot of other offices would have been like, "You can drive over and pick them up at our front desk."

How do you review someone who has literally helped change -- even save -- your life? I'm afraid…read morethere aren't enough stars for the impact Patricia has had on me. She has helped my wife and I through difficult times and taught us how to start growing toward each other, not further apart. She has given me the comfort, wisdom, courage, and support I need to finally begin winning my own battles with anxiety and depression. She takes an active role in my healing, listening when I need it, but offering so much more. She challenges me. She gives me new skills to practice and ideas to try. She recommends things to read. She has helped me unbury feelings I never knew I had, and make sense of them. She taught me to be kinder to myself. And she creates a safe place to say things you've never said, to cry when you've held it in for so long, and to discover the "you" that you may have long ago buried. I still have a lot of room to grow, but I know that I am a happier, kinder, and more authentic version of myself because of Patricia. Give her a call if you are curious if she can help you. I'm forever grateful that I did.

I saw Patricia last week for a therapy session with my sister. It was the first time seeing her and…read moreour first time at therapy. Patricia was great and was easy to schedule with over email and even spoke to us before the session on the phone due to our own time restraints. During one session I feel Patricia was able to help us immensely. I feel we both came out of the session with a better understanding of how one another functions, copes, and relates. We instantly felt comfortable with Patricia and she had great skill and insight. If you are looking for a family or women's issue therapist I would definitely go see her!