Family Therapy in Killeen, TX

I am Ayonna Johnson and I have been a licensed counselor since 2012. In 2017 I began working with military families. Families and individuals have been able to address concerns ranging from image concerns, PTSD, and marriage. Utilizing Gestalt and Family Focus therapy, I am able to help you see the bigger picture and empower you make steps towards change.

My therapeutic approach focuses on assisting you to explore, understand, and develop effective strategies to change life situations that cause trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. I assist clients to be heard in safe, emotionally secure setting with a personal therapeutic connection. Improving your quality of Life is the goal. I specialize in identifying the inappropriate stress coping techniques we use in dealing with daily life stress. Understanding and changing these behaviors results in a healthier, positive, and growth oriented life.

Telehealth Therapy Provided! Are you having problems at home, in your relationships, significant other or your children? Maybe you have a situation at work with your boss or coworkers. Is there an issue is between you and yourself? Hello, my name is James Sweeney, LPC, and I am a retired Army officer that had his own personal bout with PTSD, and understand the meaning of "Being Stuck". My specialty is Individual Counseling, Marriage and Family, with a proficiency in Christian Counseling, Military Life and more. Don't hesitate to contact our office, for help to achieve your goals of better mental health. Get started now.

I have thirty years providing mental health services to Active Duty, Veterans, retired military and their families. I provide Individual, Family, and Marital therapies for adults and children. My treatment approaches are Evidence Based Tratment options. I am trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy to treat PTSD and victims of physical and sexual abuse. I treat individuals with depression, anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, anger control problems. I am comfortable counseling ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and other problems. I am a lifelong resident of Central Texas and spent my mental health career working in and around the Ft. Hood/Killeen metroplex community.

My vision for Awake To Dream Again is to help you; 1. DISCOVER the jewels hidden within by coming into a place of knowledge in what you are destined to do in life. 2. IDENTIFY what tools are needed to up root seeds of stagnation. 3. FULFILL who you are destined to be now that you have discovered and identified the crowned inner you.

I have 17 years specialized training & experience in body-centered psychotherapies, working with trauma, post traumatic stress & moral injury. Neuroscience confirms trauma resides in the body; we know the body's wisdom guides the release of trauma perfectly with adequate safety, effective "witnessing," & mindful inner attention. Distressing thoughts, beliefs & social inhibition are the primary barriers to the body's ability to release trauma & re-wire the neurological system in a transformational process that decades of "talk therapy" could never accomplish. These powerful, highly effective interventions assure the debilitating effects of trauma are no longer something people must "live with."

"Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us". Emotional trauma creates a loss of faith that there is any predictability or safe place in which to retreat. The trauma can take on a life of its own, and prevents normal life from developing until help is sought. Successful treatment allows healing to take place so you can resume living. My aim is to help you work through painful events, both past and present, so you can feel empowered, reestablish a connection with yourself and other people, and to find meaning in life again.

Life has many challenges that impact our ability to find fulfillment. Together, we can gain insight and understanding to return joy and overcome the challenges and stressors of life so you can live purposeful on your terms. Leaders have unique challenges in balancing their personal and professional responsibilities. Through our engagement, we can help you optimize your life so you can reach the potential that you possess. I work with adults, adolescents, families, leaders and organizations.

Many of life's stressors continue to interfere with the potential joys of life, we can work together to help you minimize the effect of life's stressors so you can begin to enjoy life to the fullest.

A problem solving approach is used to assist clients in exploring factors that may contribute to the identified issues. A whole person approach is used that encompasses one's emotional, mental, physical and spiritual circumstances. Respect and understanding is paramount to the development of a productive, healing clinical relationship. Ms. Travis offers a variety of techniques to help clients achieve insights, make changes, overcome obstacles, and gain balance in their lives. Ms. Travis has a background in medical social work which adds to the whole person approach.

Are you experiencing anxiety, grief, and/or depression? Do you need help and encouragement to explore, decide and put into place life choices that fit you? Are you ready to take steps toward feeling peaceful, happier and healthier? Are you a teen, adult, family, couple, and/or military veteran that wants to make some changes in your life and/or relationships to find greater contentment? If any of this applies to you and your situation, I am here to offer encouragement, support, and healthy decision making skills.

I specialize in working with children/adolescents with a variety of presenting symptoms. I understand that children must be counseled in the context of their family system and incorporate family therapy in my treatment processes. I have experience working with sexually and physically abused children, adolescents, and adults and those struggling with trauma reminders. I also work with individuals struggling with depression or behavior changes following a change in relationship dynamics such as divorce or military deployment. I offer sessions with and without my therapy dog-in-training, a sweet Bernedoodle named Sullivan.

My family and I have lived in the Central Texas area for many years. I am familiar with the local area, and coming from a military family, I was raised all over the country. I earned my Masters of Science in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin. I specialized in infant, child and adolescent mental health as well as clinical assessment. I have worked in many areas with varying populations such as: the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Evaluation Services at Fort Hood, Scott and White Hospital, Dialysis Clinics, and Veteran's Administration Hospital.

Life can often be unpredictable and more dynamic than we are sometimes able to handle on our own. It is very easy to feel stuck, lost, hopeless, and even overwhelmed if we believe that we lack the resources and know how to approach our adversities. In the face of our challenges it is sometimes difficult to identify helpful solutions. This is how I may be helpful to you. Together we could explore what's possible and investigate solutions that work.

I am a 20 year Army Veteran trained in Marriage and Family Therapy as well as Individual counseling techniques. I understand the unique stresses of military life. I have worked with military families both while in the Army and since. I use the Gottman Method for couples counseling. Gottman is considered the gold standard in Couples Counseling, it is one of the best researched therapies with one of the highest success rates.

When you go through something in your life that changes the way you view yourself, others, and your beliefs about the world, it can feel traumatic. I'm a certified clinical trauma specialist, so I'm here to hold a safe space for you to work through some of the life defining moments you've experienced. I'm here to help you make meaning of what you've gone through, and go from simply surviving to thriving. We can be structured in routine or change approach often. I offer fully virtual sessions to make treatment accessible for all.

As a professional counselor, my focus is working with children, adolescents, and adults to navigate through their presenting challenges . I incorporate a spectrum of individual and family therapy in order to provide a comprehensive, familial treatment plan to reach the identified counseling goals. I have 15 years experience in the education system, consisting of ten years as a teacher and five years as a school counselor.

Waterloo Counseling Center is a nonprofit organization offering high quality, affordable therapy. We welcome the entire community and have an expertise in serving the LGBTQIA+ population, people living with HIV/AIDS, veterans and people experiencing trauma. Waterloo accepts many forms of insurance and has a sliding scale based on income for people who are uninsured. We offer individual, couples and family therapy, as well as support groups for bisexual and gay men, trans women and trans men. Waterloo offers web-based therapy over a HIPAA-compliant connection (licensing requirements limit this service to residents of Texas).

Personal experiences can mold and transform us every bit of the way in our life journey. Here at M.P.C. we understand that many life experiences will enhance us, however, there are also challenging experiences that could trigger and mobilize a vicious cycle in our behaviors and attitudes towards life and others. At the end of the day, everyone deserves an opportunity to be wholesome and be able to breathe in their own skin. As therapists, our goal is to work towards partnering with you in your journey in learning healthy ways to cope, healing, self love, self actualization and wellbeing.