Austin Anxiety and Trauma Specialists

Austin Anxiety and Trauma Specialists Austin Anxiety and Trauma Specialists provides therapy services for individuals seeking help with complex anxiety, trauma, and depression.

*Now Accepting: United Health Care & Blue Cross Blue Shield*

You're here because you're unsure if you can overcome what's holding you back and it feels like nothing helps. From our first session together our providers will give you concrete tools and ideas to help you manage your symptoms once and for all. We can help you start looking inwards at your needs, feelings, and wants, and focus on you

instead of looking after everyone around you. Everyone is different, and everyone's treatment therapy and experience will be different. It's my job to make it the most effective and tailored approach to best help you. The question is: are you ready to find the root causes of your anxiety, depression, or trauma? Are you ready to make positive changes in your life so that the same patterns aren't repeated? Then let's begin our work together. Please schedule a free phone consultation or session and we will work together to help you feel better and live the life you want.

At the start of a new year, cultures around the world celebrate traditions that help shuck off the old and don the new. ...
12/30/2022

At the start of a new year, cultures around the world celebrate traditions that help shuck off the old and don the new. In Greece, onions are hung outside the door to symbolize fertility and growth. Before the Lunar New Year, Taiwanese families clean and purge their households of clutter to make room for good luck in the new year. One festive Argentinian tradition calls for shredding old documents to throw out the window like confetti, symbolizing moving on from the past. ...

At the start of a new year, cultures around the world celebrate traditions that help shuck off the old and don the new. In Greece, onions are hung outside the door to symbolize fertility and growth. Before the Lunar New Year, Taiwanese families clean and purge their households of clutter to make roo...

As winter approaches, the days grow darker. For an estimated 20 percent of Americans, the temperature drop also means a ...
12/16/2022

As winter approaches, the days grow darker. For an estimated 20 percent of Americans, the temperature drop also means a mood drop—a phenomenon often called the “winter blues.” Fewer hours of sunlight in the wintertime can negatively impact our mental well-being throughout the season. In some cases, feelings of sadness, lethargy, irritability, hopelessness, and other depressive symptoms can return annually—and could be a sign of…...

What is Seasonal Affective Disorder and what can you do about it?

For many people around the world, the holiday season is a joyous time of vibrant gatherings, shared meals, and festive d...
11/14/2022

For many people around the world, the holiday season is a joyous time of vibrant gatherings, shared meals, and festive decorations. Hype for the season rises as early as October and exciting events snowball through the dawn of the new year. Among hot holiday topics continues to be the timeless debate of when to decorate for Christmas, with 43% of Americans…...

For many people around the world, the holiday season is a joyous time of vibrant gatherings, shared meals, and festive decorations. Hype for the season rises as early as October and exciting events snowball through the dawn of the new year. Among hot holiday topics continues to be the timeless debat...

Our use of the term "triggered" today has diverged greatly from its true meaning and may even be harmful. An Urban Dicti...
10/28/2022

Our use of the term "triggered" today has diverged greatly from its true meaning and may even be harmful. An Urban Dictionary user defines the term as you may have heard used colloquially: “triggered is when someone gets offended or gets their feelings hurt, often used in memes to describe…people with strong victimization.” An example it offers depicts an internet troll…...

Our use of the term “triggered” today has diverged greatly from its true meaning and may even be harmful. An Urban Dictionary user defines the term as you may have heard used colloquially: “triggered is when someone gets offended or gets their feelings hurt, often used in memes to describe…p...

What is CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a highly researched treatment that helps various mental health condit...
10/14/2022

What is CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a highly researched treatment that helps various mental health conditions by challenging negative ways of thinking. This multi-pronged treatment also includes education, coping techniques, and graduated exposure therapy to create and maintain long-term change. The American Psychological Association explains that CBT interventions are founded on three core principles: Faulty or unhelpful thinking can lead to psychological problems....

What is CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a highly researched treatment that helps various mental health conditions by challenging negative ways of thinking. This multi-pronged treatment also includes education, coping techniques, and graduated exposure therapy to create and maintain long-t...

It’s normal to have thoughts like, “I’m not good at anything” or “I’m useless” every now and then. Especially when times...
09/26/2022

It’s normal to have thoughts like, “I’m not good at anything” or “I’m useless” every now and then. Especially when times are tough, stress levels soar, and demands keep coming. But if these corrosive thoughts won’t go away, it’s likely negative beliefs about yourself have lowered your self-esteem. Self-esteem refers to your sense of personal worth, value, and confidence. Low self-esteem can wreck our lives because it traps us in a cycle of negative self-talk....

It’s normal to have thoughts like, “I’m not good at anything” or “I’m useless” every now and then. Especially when times are tough, stress levels soar, and demands keep coming. But if these corrosive thoughts won’t go away, it’s likely negative beliefs about yourself have lowered y...

Do you say yes even when your plate is already full? You’re juggling work deadlines, family drama, and attempting a soci...
09/12/2022

Do you say yes even when your plate is already full? You’re juggling work deadlines, family drama, and attempting a social life while trying to avoid burnout. But you’re going to help Stephanie move furniture next weekend? In this economy? Many people struggle with saying no to more, even when they’re already stressed. Maybe you want to maintain your role as a reliable friend, or maybe you don’t want to miss out on a chance at a promotion....

Do you say yes even when your plate is already full? You’re juggling work deadlines, family drama, and attempting a social life while trying to avoid burnout. But you’re going to help Stephanie move furniture next weekend? In this economy? Many people struggle with saying no to more, even when t...

For folks with anxiety, the signs of an attack are all too familiar: racing thoughts, racing heart, chest pains, chills ...
08/23/2022

For folks with anxiety, the signs of an attack are all too familiar: racing thoughts, racing heart, chest pains, chills or sweats, and breathing feels impossible. So does calming down. Keeping coping tools like grounding techniques in your back pocket can help curtail attacks when they strike. Grounding techniques are exercises that can help distract you from anxious thoughts and focus on (or “ground” you in) the present....

For folks with anxiety, the signs of an attack are all too familiar: racing thoughts, racing heart, chest pains, chills or sweats, and breathing feels impossible. So does calming down. Keeping coping tools like grounding techniques in your back pocket can help curtail attacks when they strike. Groun...

Have you ever apologized when someone bumped into you? How about to a table you kicked, a nurse bandaging you up, or a w...
08/18/2022

Have you ever apologized when someone bumped into you? How about to a table you kicked, a nurse bandaging you up, or a waiter who brought you the wrong order? Clearly, none of these are sins, yet some of us feel the urge to repent when: Asking for help Saying “no” Showing excitement or sadness Being ourselves Existing If you say “I’m sorry” compulsively, or when you don’t need to, you might have a tendency to over-apologize....

Sorry, Not Sorry: Why You’re Over-Apologizing & 6 Tips to Quit

There’s nothing illegal in your carry-on. You know it. You packed the luggage yourself. Yet somehow the sight of airport...
08/02/2022

There’s nothing illegal in your carry-on. You know it. You packed the luggage yourself. Yet somehow the sight of airport security twists knots in your stomach and breaks you out in sweat. What if someone slipped a weapon into your bag when you weren’t looking? What if you left the stove on or the front door unlocked? What if today’s the day the plane decides to crash?...

Travel anxiety - Your ultimate guide to vacation success .

What is EMDR? Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is the most well-researched method ever utili...
07/14/2022

What is EMDR? Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is the most well-researched method ever utilized in the treatment of trauma and post-traumatic stress. It focuses on specific, disturbing experiences that were not adequately processed, causing distress and painful symptoms. EMDR goes beyond merely changing the emotion associated with the memory by processing and altering how the traumatic memory is stored in the brain....

How EMDR works and is implemented to help trauma.

**Major Spoilers for Season 4 Part 1** Reader and viewer discretion advised: The Stranger Things series has always been ...
07/01/2022

**Major Spoilers for Season 4 Part 1** Reader and viewer discretion advised: The Stranger Things series has always been strange, but Season 4 is the scariest yet—and is possibly triggering for some viewers. We recommend watching with a friend or loved one, especially for sensitive groups. The Duffer Brothers’ hit series Stranger Things thrills sci-fi enthusiasts with demogorgons, a Shadow Monster, a telepathic heroine, and dark alternate dimensions....

**Major Spoilers for Season 4 Part 1** Reader and viewer discretion advised: The Stranger Things series has always been strange, but Season 4 is the scariest yet—and is possibly triggering for some viewers. We recommend watching with a friend or loved one, especially for sensitive groups. The Duff...

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5000 Bee Cave Road, Suite 104
Austin, TX
78746

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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 9am - 7am

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+15127618521

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