Depression Therapists in Bertram, TX
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Corinne Wier
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Bertram, TX 78605 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I’ve helped people with a wide variety of issues, including anxiety and depression, relationships, grief, boundaries, and mindset.
Are you looking for an active therapist who will partner with you to address your goals and find solutions to what you're struggling with? Do you feel ready to work through what you feel has been holding you back? Do you have a busy schedule and worry that you can't do counseling because of that? Most people have concerns about starting therapy for the first time, and things that are holding them back. I have years of experience helping clients work through those barriers and find themselves able to bring about the changes they've been wanting and needing in life.
I’ve helped people with a wide variety of issues, including anxiety and depression, relationships, grief, boundaries, and mindset.
Are you looking for an active therapist who will partner with you to address your goals and find solutions to what you're struggling with? Do you feel ready to work through what you feel has been holding you back? Do you have a busy schedule and worry that you can't do counseling because of that? Most people have concerns about starting therapy for the first time, and things that are holding them back. I have years of experience helping clients work through those barriers and find themselves able to bring about the changes they've been wanting and needing in life.
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My past work includes working with those who are working through anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, and motivational challenges.
Life can be busy and change can be intimidating. Are you looking for a therapist who can meet you in your busy schedule and journey alongside you as you create goals and plans to confront challenging barriers? I am direct and client centered in working with clients. I take time to celebrate wins, and also help to identify situations that act as barriers to a happier and less anxious life. I am a LPC-associate who is supervised by Brook Bonnema LPC-Supervisor. I have background experience as an educator in the public school system as well as a parent and spouse. Please visit AGAPEmh.com for additional information.
My past work includes working with those who are working through anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, and motivational challenges.
Life can be busy and change can be intimidating. Are you looking for a therapist who can meet you in your busy schedule and journey alongside you as you create goals and plans to confront challenging barriers? I am direct and client centered in working with clients. I take time to celebrate wins, and also help to identify situations that act as barriers to a happier and less anxious life. I am a LPC-associate who is supervised by Brook Bonnema LPC-Supervisor. I have background experience as an educator in the public school system as well as a parent and spouse. Please visit AGAPEmh.com for additional information.
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Christina Thomas
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Bertram, TX 78605 (Online Only)
I am a Nationally certified counselor and an LPC in the state of TX. My clients describe me as empathetic, kind, and patient. My primary focus is to provide a safe space to unravel emotions, trauma, or experiences without the fear of being judged. My primary area of specialty is Cognitive behavioral therapy. My experience includes working with children, adolescents and individuals of diverse cultures. I am a strong believer in the statement. "Progress is progress no matter how small it is".
I am a Nationally certified counselor and an LPC in the state of TX. My clients describe me as empathetic, kind, and patient. My primary focus is to provide a safe space to unravel emotions, trauma, or experiences without the fear of being judged. My primary area of specialty is Cognitive behavioral therapy. My experience includes working with children, adolescents and individuals of diverse cultures. I am a strong believer in the statement. "Progress is progress no matter how small it is".
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Rebekah Shaulis
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Bertram, TX 78605 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with eleven years of clinical experience. I have experience working with adults, adolescents, and children in individual and group settings. Some clinical issues I have the most experience in include ADHD, Coping Skills, Grief, Trauma, PTSD, and Relationship Issues. My counseling style combines Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), and Trauma Focused therapies. I have always felt called to be a healer, and I believe that it is vital to find the root of problems for clients to heal fully and continue to make progress.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with eleven years of clinical experience. I have experience working with adults, adolescents, and children in individual and group settings. Some clinical issues I have the most experience in include ADHD, Coping Skills, Grief, Trauma, PTSD, and Relationship Issues. My counseling style combines Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), and Trauma Focused therapies. I have always felt called to be a healer, and I believe that it is vital to find the root of problems for clients to heal fully and continue to make progress.
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Live-Your-Dream Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Liberty Hill, TX 78642
When I first started counseling, I dreamed of having a space where I could offer creative modalities to help people work through depression, anxiety and trauma.
I love doing therapy with adolescents and adults who are striving to become their genuine selves. You will be treated with the utmost care and sincerity. I will listen to your fears and concerns while taking the time to build trust. Rapport is an extremely important part of our relationship, and I want you to feel supported in your purpose. If your self-esteem is lacking or you are feeling like you don't fit in, I will walk beside you as we build your belief in yourself.
When I first started counseling, I dreamed of having a space where I could offer creative modalities to help people work through depression, anxiety and trauma.
I love doing therapy with adolescents and adults who are striving to become their genuine selves. You will be treated with the utmost care and sincerity. I will listen to your fears and concerns while taking the time to build trust. Rapport is an extremely important part of our relationship, and I want you to feel supported in your purpose. If your self-esteem is lacking or you are feeling like you don't fit in, I will walk beside you as we build your belief in yourself.
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Liberty Hill Therapy Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Liberty Hill, TX 78642 (Online Only)
Providing services for individual ages 16+ experiencing life transitions, Depression, Anxiety, trauma and relationships.
I am Angela Hollingsworth, LCSW with over two decades of therapy experience helping others with various challenges with their mental health and life transitions. My therapy style is a direct, honest and empathetic approach to helping individuals gain personal insight. The end goal is to empower clients to find a healthy path forward.
Providing services for individual ages 16+ experiencing life transitions, Depression, Anxiety, trauma and relationships.
I am Angela Hollingsworth, LCSW with over two decades of therapy experience helping others with various challenges with their mental health and life transitions. My therapy style is a direct, honest and empathetic approach to helping individuals gain personal insight. The end goal is to empower clients to find a healthy path forward.
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Rhea Nell Anderson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Liberty Hill, TX 78642
Issues frequently addressed are depression, anxiety, work related stress, complex trauma, grief and loss, and life transitions.
To engage in the process of counseling is to act courageously and purposefully, ofttimes in the midst of difficult circumstances. I am honored to be present with you to help guide you through the process of self-discovery and change. Change is both challenging and possible, and I welcome you into my practice as you begin your journey, taking steps of positive action to achieve your goals.
Issues frequently addressed are depression, anxiety, work related stress, complex trauma, grief and loss, and life transitions.
To engage in the process of counseling is to act courageously and purposefully, ofttimes in the midst of difficult circumstances. I am honored to be present with you to help guide you through the process of self-discovery and change. Change is both challenging and possible, and I welcome you into my practice as you begin your journey, taking steps of positive action to achieve your goals.
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Suzanna Meyer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, PMH-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Liberty Hill, TX 78642
My main areas of expertise include working with women, children and teens who are experiencing depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and life transitions.
Hello and welcome! Life can be challenging and sometimes we need support to help work through obstacles and barriers. I believe that the counseling relationship is the foundation for change; working together, we will identify, appreciate, and cultivate your strengths so you can use them to help resolve difficulties. I will provide a safe, nurturing, and judgment-free environment for you to open up to yourself and make the changes that are important to you.
My main areas of expertise include working with women, children and teens who are experiencing depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and life transitions.
Hello and welcome! Life can be challenging and sometimes we need support to help work through obstacles and barriers. I believe that the counseling relationship is the foundation for change; working together, we will identify, appreciate, and cultivate your strengths so you can use them to help resolve difficulties. I will provide a safe, nurturing, and judgment-free environment for you to open up to yourself and make the changes that are important to you.
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My ideal client would be where you find yourself trying to hold it together, and you may not look for help until a situation has gotten worse and its almost a crisis. That situation will significantly affect your life, and you will hit a breaking point. This might be self-esteem, anxiety, depression, adjusting to life changes, codependency, grief, health issues, or just feeling stuck. It's hard to ask for help but here you are, and what you thought might work is not working any more. You would find yourself in my office feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, confused but feeling like you had taken the first step to finding HOPE.
My ideal client would be where you find yourself trying to hold it together, and you may not look for help until a situation has gotten worse and its almost a crisis. That situation will significantly affect your life, and you will hit a breaking point. This might be self-esteem, anxiety, depression, adjusting to life changes, codependency, grief, health issues, or just feeling stuck. It's hard to ask for help but here you are, and what you thought might work is not working any more. You would find yourself in my office feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, confused but feeling like you had taken the first step to finding HOPE.
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I am currently an LPC-Associate in the state of Texas under the supervision of Sarah Arnold, LPC-S. I am now accepting new clients in person in the Austin, TX area or virtually. My specialty is helping adult individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, and stress with coping strategies and cognitive-behavioral techniques. I work with the client to observe and acknowledge past beliefs and motivations and then work to rewrite that hindering narrative. I also see couples seeking relationship healing and connection through identifying hurtful patterns to rebuild trust and intimacy.
I am currently an LPC-Associate in the state of Texas under the supervision of Sarah Arnold, LPC-S. I am now accepting new clients in person in the Austin, TX area or virtually. My specialty is helping adult individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, and stress with coping strategies and cognitive-behavioral techniques. I work with the client to observe and acknowledge past beliefs and motivations and then work to rewrite that hindering narrative. I also see couples seeking relationship healing and connection through identifying hurtful patterns to rebuild trust and intimacy.
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CBT, EMDR, MI, Person Centered Therapy are a few of the evidenced based practices utilized is services for anxiety, depression, addictions, stress related disorders.
Whether tackling mental health hurdles, navigating life's twists and turns, or simply aiming to boost your well-being, I will support you towards the change you are looking for. With 26 years of personal recovery and 16 years providing addiction and mental health clinical care, you can rest assured you are getting quality care. Services can be delivered at my Leander or Austin office, in-person, via video therapy, or in the community.
CBT, EMDR, MI, Person Centered Therapy are a few of the evidenced based practices utilized is services for anxiety, depression, addictions, stress related disorders.
Whether tackling mental health hurdles, navigating life's twists and turns, or simply aiming to boost your well-being, I will support you towards the change you are looking for. With 26 years of personal recovery and 16 years providing addiction and mental health clinical care, you can rest assured you are getting quality care. Services can be delivered at my Leander or Austin office, in-person, via video therapy, or in the community.
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Lynn Turner
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAHS, LPC, LCDC
Verified Verified
Liberty Hill, TX 78642
My focus in counseling is to help you through the process of change. I am a trauma specialist and strive to help clients work through depression, anxiety, grief, PTSD, abuse, anger, addictions, and other challenging life situations. EMDR and 22Zero is used to help clients "reprocess" traumas and other disturbing life events to help clients move beyond the negative emotions and dysfunctional thoughts that are connected with past events.
My focus in counseling is to help you through the process of change. I am a trauma specialist and strive to help clients work through depression, anxiety, grief, PTSD, abuse, anger, addictions, and other challenging life situations. EMDR and 22Zero is used to help clients "reprocess" traumas and other disturbing life events to help clients move beyond the negative emotions and dysfunctional thoughts that are connected with past events.
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Accepting new patients and most insurances! I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families with adjustment, marriage and family, and mental health issues. I enjoy helping couples make adjustments to marriage, stages of parenting, empty nest, retirement, chronic illnesses, and hospice care. As a Cognitive-Behavioral therapist, I teach patients a variety of coping skills where they learn how to change their thoughts and behaviors in order to change their mood (i.e. depressed, anxious, frustrated, or angry).
Accepting new patients and most insurances! I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families with adjustment, marriage and family, and mental health issues. I enjoy helping couples make adjustments to marriage, stages of parenting, empty nest, retirement, chronic illnesses, and hospice care. As a Cognitive-Behavioral therapist, I teach patients a variety of coping skills where they learn how to change their thoughts and behaviors in order to change their mood (i.e. depressed, anxious, frustrated, or angry).
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Danielle Dawson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, RPT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Liberty Hill, TX 78642
I specialize in ADHD, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Giftedness & Parenting support.
Life can be beautiful and wonderful! It can also be overwhelming and painful at times. Feeling understood, cared about & listened to are profound human needs that are often neglected. Starting therapy can be intimidating; however, having a supportive, safe & comfortable outlet can be helpful in working toward healing, growing and thriving. I am here to listen and help you process what is weighing on you with EMDR & other evidence-based approaches. I will encourage your strengths, offer information (knowledge is power) to help you grow, collaborate with you to form your goals and help you with practical steps to achieve those goals.
I specialize in ADHD, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Giftedness & Parenting support.
Life can be beautiful and wonderful! It can also be overwhelming and painful at times. Feeling understood, cared about & listened to are profound human needs that are often neglected. Starting therapy can be intimidating; however, having a supportive, safe & comfortable outlet can be helpful in working toward healing, growing and thriving. I am here to listen and help you process what is weighing on you with EMDR & other evidence-based approaches. I will encourage your strengths, offer information (knowledge is power) to help you grow, collaborate with you to form your goals and help you with practical steps to achieve those goals.
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Taylor Kerns
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, LPC-A, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Liberty Hill, TX 78642
I help children of all ages struggling with life transitions, behavioral issues, depression, anxiety, and responding to trauma.
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate supervised by Emily Slaughter who works with children of all ages, adolescents, teenagers, and adults. I have experience with a wide variety of clients in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. I am here to help and support you as you navigate life and grow into your most authentic, capable self. I have a passion for helping others and I'm proud to be in a career where I can do so daily.
I help children of all ages struggling with life transitions, behavioral issues, depression, anxiety, and responding to trauma.
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate supervised by Emily Slaughter who works with children of all ages, adolescents, teenagers, and adults. I have experience with a wide variety of clients in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. I am here to help and support you as you navigate life and grow into your most authentic, capable self. I have a passion for helping others and I'm proud to be in a career where I can do so daily.
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Kristin Behlmann
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Liberty Hill, TX 78642 (Online Only)
Meet Kristin, a classically trained musician and former music educator, turned licensed professional counselor. As professionals and performing artists, we develop a unique set of skills and challenges within our studies as well as beliefs around ourselves and how we appear to others. Do you feel ready to let go of unhelpful expectations, thoughts, and beliefs? Perhaps you've noticed anxiety, stress, or depression showing up in other areas of your life outside of your career. I can be a resource to help you feel your best in and out of the spotlight.
Meet Kristin, a classically trained musician and former music educator, turned licensed professional counselor. As professionals and performing artists, we develop a unique set of skills and challenges within our studies as well as beliefs around ourselves and how we appear to others. Do you feel ready to let go of unhelpful expectations, thoughts, and beliefs? Perhaps you've noticed anxiety, stress, or depression showing up in other areas of your life outside of your career. I can be a resource to help you feel your best in and out of the spotlight.
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CTX Child & Family Counseling-Georgetown/Liberty H
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Liberty Hill, TX 78642
Life is stressful. Finding a great counselor shouldn't be. We care about you and make getting help easy. We find you the best fit and provide you with high-quality counseling. We are a group of licensed counselors in Georgetown and Liberty Hill, Texas. Anxiety, depression, parenting, relationship issues, parenting, and more- we HELP people. We work with children as young as 3 years old, teens, adults, couples, parents, and families. Not sure where to start? We can help. Give us a call- our care coordinator will help to find you a good match and schedule your first session with a counselor to help with YOUR needs.
Life is stressful. Finding a great counselor shouldn't be. We care about you and make getting help easy. We find you the best fit and provide you with high-quality counseling. We are a group of licensed counselors in Georgetown and Liberty Hill, Texas. Anxiety, depression, parenting, relationship issues, parenting, and more- we HELP people. We work with children as young as 3 years old, teens, adults, couples, parents, and families. Not sure where to start? We can help. Give us a call- our care coordinator will help to find you a good match and schedule your first session with a counselor to help with YOUR needs.
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Joann Martillotti-Cartwright
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Liberty Hill, TX 78642
My clients’ success has made space for you! Move from stuck to empowered! If you want to change - your relationships, your relationship to alcohol/drugs/food/sex/social media, your anxiety or depression, the way you react under stress - then call me today. You can have the life you desire and deserve. I want to help you develop new tools and resources to be who you want to be, get the relationships you want, and reach exceptional goals. You don't have to go it alone. Let's work together to break through! Now offering several therapy packages - Enhancing Sobriety, Transforming Relationships, and Breaking Free of Trauma. Call today!
My clients’ success has made space for you! Move from stuck to empowered! If you want to change - your relationships, your relationship to alcohol/drugs/food/sex/social media, your anxiety or depression, the way you react under stress - then call me today. You can have the life you desire and deserve. I want to help you develop new tools and resources to be who you want to be, get the relationships you want, and reach exceptional goals. You don't have to go it alone. Let's work together to break through! Now offering several therapy packages - Enhancing Sobriety, Transforming Relationships, and Breaking Free of Trauma. Call today!
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Is your life stressed? Are you or a family member experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, or relationship issues? Do you need a change, or for things to settle down in your life? Life can bring turmoil, conflict, frustrations, and a feeling of hopelessness. Together, we can find the root of your problems and develop a healthier way to navigate life. You deserve to have peace and joy in your life. Make yourself a priority today!
Is your life stressed? Are you or a family member experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, or relationship issues? Do you need a change, or for things to settle down in your life? Life can bring turmoil, conflict, frustrations, and a feeling of hopelessness. Together, we can find the root of your problems and develop a healthier way to navigate life. You deserve to have peace and joy in your life. Make yourself a priority today!
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I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma.
Through the dedication of serving adolescents, teens, and young adults. I foresee each client as an individual who is making a large step into a new process of healing and growth throughout their own struggles. My goal is to help each individual navigate through various challenges and improve their mental health on both a short term and long term phase as they are guided through many hardships of their life.
I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma.
Through the dedication of serving adolescents, teens, and young adults. I foresee each client as an individual who is making a large step into a new process of healing and growth throughout their own struggles. My goal is to help each individual navigate through various challenges and improve their mental health on both a short term and long term phase as they are guided through many hardships of their life.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.