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Emilie Virginia Kestner
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
3 Endorsed
1200 Binz Street, Suite 480, Houston, TX 77004
Let's Connect (281) 559-6553
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My overall goal of therapy is holding you accountable in a nonjudgmental way that supports your goals, validates your efforts, and challenges you in a way that aligns with your worldview. I like to offer feedback in an objective way and suggest skills and perspectives that you choose whether or not to implement. The methodology of my approach is conversation; two people in a room trying to figure things out while utilizing various perspectives, theories, and attempts. An emphasis of my time with you is always you; your goals, thoughts, emotions, and beliefs are valuable and I find exploring them in a therapeutic setting helpful.
I appreciate working with people in various parts of the family life cycle and have found that I seem to click well with adolescents and young adults as they seem to progress through the launching phase. I have found it satisfying to help those with trauma backgrounds overcome how this may have impacted their sense of self, goals, relationships, etc.
I love working with couples on finding new conflict resolution skills collaboratively and finding what maintains negative cycles that the couple may find themselves within. In addition, I love helping queer folks or people struggling with trauma resolve any issues around their identity or overall functioning.
Take the first step to help. Call Emilie Virginia Kestner now - (281) 559-6553
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $158
- Couple Sessions $158
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Humana
- Optum
- Superior HealthPlan
- TriWest
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Emilie Virginia Kestner
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Texas / 203129 Emilie Virginia Kestner
- In Practice for 7 Years
- License: Texas State Board of Examiner of Marriage Family Therapist 203129 / 2017
- Attended Abilene Christian University, Master's in Marriage Family Therapy, Graduated 2017
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Women's Issues
- Marital and Premarital
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Veterans
3 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Blind Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Blind Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Headway
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Headway connects insurance companies with therapists so that more clients can have access to mental health coverage! Search for my name on the Headway website to schedule immediately.
Location
Headway
2021 Guadalupe Street
Suite 260
Austin, TX 78705
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Location
Primary Location
Mindful Health Solutions
1200 Binz Street
Suite 480
Houston, TX 77004
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Emilie Virginia Kestner
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT