Hi there! You can call me Em (they/them).

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Austin, Texas providing relational, trauma-informed therapy for adults, couples, and LGBTQIA+ clients.

Authenticity and connection are at the heart of my therapy work.

I believe the relationship between therapist and client can be profoundly healing in itself. I draw from attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, parts work, and mindfulness-based approaches to co-create a compassionate, collaborative space that invites both safety and stretch. Much of my practice centers on helping clients untangle relational patterns rooted in early attachment wounds and explore how those experiences continue to shape present-day relationships. I treasure moments of attuned connection with clients, whether through shared laughter, reflective silence, or the deepening trust that can emerge through moments of disconnection and repair.

We may be a good fit if:

You may look capable on the outside while internally feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck, or exhausted from holding everything together.

Maybe you:

  • struggle to slow down or let others support you

  • feel caught in the same painful relationship dynamics

  • overthink interactions and question your worth

  • feel emotionally disconnected from yourself or others

  • carry trauma that still shapes how you move through the world

  • find yourself constantly caregiving, performing, or anticipating others’ needs

  • want closeness, but also fear vulnerability or rejection

  • are navigating burnout, identity exploration, grief, life transitions, or relationship changes

Therapy can offer a space to better understand the patterns that once helped you survive, but may no longer be serving you now. Together, we’ll work toward building more self-trust, emotional flexibility, and connected relationships, both with yourself and with others.

    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Texas: #113230

    • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Trained

    • Master of Science in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin

    • Bachelor of Arts in Feminist Studies from Southwestern University

  • I approach therapy through a lens of anti-oppression, cultural humility, and a person-in-environment perspective. I hold awareness of the ways systemic harm (including racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, fatphobia, and capitalism) shape both personal and collective mental health. In our work together, I aim to create a collaborative space that honors your lived experience and supports you in reconnecting with your own power, agency, and inner wisdom.

    Modalities & Influences:

    • Attachment Theory

    • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

    • Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Parts Work

    • Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)

    • Mindfulness-Based Approaches

    • Psychodrama, Sociometry, & Experiential Group Work

    • Interpersonal Processing

    • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)

    • Relational Life Therapy (RLT)

    • Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size® (HAES) Aligned

  • My background spans university mental health, higher levels of care, and private practice settings. I previously worked at the University of Texas Counseling and Mental Health Center, where I provided therapy and crisis intervention to undergraduate and graduate students navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, identity exploration, relationship challenges, disordered eating, and major life transitions.

    I also worked within intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization levels of care at Lucent Recovery & Wellness, supporting adults navigating chronic trauma, suicidality, self-harm, mood and anxiety disorders, relationship and identity-related stressors, and co-occurring substance use concerns. My work there included facilitating psychoeducational, experiential, and interpersonal process groups, providing individual therapy and crisis support, and collaborating within a multidisciplinary treatment team. I continue to value the ways group therapy can create opportunities for authentic connection, relational healing, and being more fully witnessed by others.

A Little More Personal

Queer-identified, gender-expansive femme, lifelong Texan, coffee enthusiast, and recovering perfectionist.

When I’m not in sessions, I can usually be found spending time with my spouse and close friends, thrifting, experimenting in the kitchen, practicing joyful movement, taking my cat Mango on walks, or starring in my own at-home fashion shows. I feel most embodied and connected to myself when I’m with loved ones, stretched out on a quilt in the grass, sipping a cup of tea, or floating in a body of water. Returning to myself is a daily practice for me.

“I touch my own skin, and it tells me that before there was any harm, there was miracle.”

— adrienne maree brown