Therapists in Killeen, TX

Are you ready to make a change? Are you tired of doing the same thing over and over with the same results? My clients find my insightful, holistic, honest approach to be calming and helpful. It is important to have someone you trust by your side. I embrace diversity and spirituality, but also find laughter and humor to be very healing. Some of my specialities include: PTSD/trauma, performance enhancement, relationship issues, mood disorders, family and parenting issues, DID, abuse issues, military, work issues, sexuality issues, and more. For additional helpful resources, go to my website: www.zenhart.com.

I specialize in working with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. As a survivor myself, I understand these struggles intrinsically. As a dedicated therapist, I am here to offer you a compassionate and understanding space where you can work through your pain and trauma. My approach is centered on empathy, helping you navigate feelings of shame, anxiety, and depression. I have devoted my life to assisting others in growing their sense of self and finding their inner resilience. Take the first step towards healing by scheduling a consultation with me today.

I have experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds, ages, cultures, and identities on various issues. Whether you need support dealing with a specific life event, managing ongoing mental health issues or life circumstances, or even if you aren't sure what you want to work on, I'm here to help! My job is to collaborate with my clients to identify what is distressing them, what they want to change, and how they can achieve their goals in therapy.

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." -Confucius. My philosophy is this; you already know the answers to your problems, you just don't know that you know them yet. My job is to help you unlock the secrets to your own happiness and productivity. I work with adults, adolescents, couples, and families, and get tremendous fulfillment in seeing my clients succeed. No problem is unsolvable. Working with me will grant you greater stress tolerance and emotional resilience, as well as "mind-hacks" that will change how you deal with normal day-to-day life.

I believe in working collaboratively to develop tools that reduce emotional intensity, restructure negative thought patterns, and reshape your responses to the world. I use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to work with adolescents and adults who struggle with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, and trauma. My sessions are enriched with mindfulness activities, which invite you to anchor yourself in the present moment, promoting relaxation and deeper self-connection. I believe in the power of genuine human connection and strive to create a safe and supportive space where you can create sustainable change.

We all just want to feel comfortable in our own skin. We want to live our lives feeling inspired, happy, and purposeful. Somewhere along the way we may have sought out external things to achieve this goal: drugs, alcohol, relationships, jobs, social circles, money, status, etc. These things work for a little while…until they don’t. We finally get to a place where we realize we need help turning inward. We become willing to examine our trauma and core wounds and heal from what is in the way of us emerging into our fullest selves. This is where transformation begins.

As a therapist, my ultimate goal is to empower you to make positive changes, develop healthy coping skills, challenge negative thought patterns and ultimately achieve long-lasting personal growth. I can help you navigate relationship conflicts, life transitions, career challenges, addiction, and life imbalances.

My experience has been working with children, teens, families, and young adults who have worked on behavioral issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, and life changes. When it feels appropriate we can focus on the present feeling while simultaneously exploring the past and future. Furthermore, we can work together to develop coping skills and tools to manage day-to-day life.

I’m an experienced Licensed Professional Counselor dedicated to helping adults learn how to work through trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. My work focuses on emotions, values, and meaning to target unhelpful behaviors, habits, and beliefs. I believe humor and self-compassion are key to creating a supportive environment for clients, and I use a collaborative approach to help clients reach their goals. Open and affirming to all gender identities, sexual orientations, religious affiliations, and those with no faith path.

Being curious about what makes us feel and act the way we do brings authenticity, creativity, and choices into our lives. Our self-concept and beliefs about the world are often formed in childhood and learned in our primary relationships. Unconsciously, these early experiences guide many of the decisions in our lives. I am passionate about exploring with you, the patterns that may leave you feeling confused, frustrated, or unable to move forward. Together, we will create space to cultivate conscious and caring responses to the inevitable challenging events of life.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. So who do you ultimately want to be? What is going on in your life to cause stress or strife? What can we change or take out to improve things? Are you communicating effectively with your adolescent or loved ones? Life can throw many different obstacles that cause stress, anxiety, depression, and a breakdown of relationships. One of the hardest relationships for parents or caregivers can be the one with their teenager. As a marriage and family therapist I take a look at your entire life and not just the person itself to facilitate change.

Do painful life patterns seem to repeat? Familiar cycles hindering every relationship, honest attempts at maintaining a healthy routine failing after a fucked up day, or getting “stuck” on your phone every night when you never meant to. You're trying. I know you're trying. But this shit has roots in childhood experiences, your DNA, and a political climate that thrives on you resenting yourself and others. These wounds aren’t your fault. But choosing Therapy is. ——Note for young men: What is masculinity to you? Is there a way to feel strong, feel emotions, and feel secure in relationships? Only you can choose that answer.

Thank you for visiting my profile, as your therapist I am dedicated to tailoring services to meet your specific needs in a way that honors your beliefs and values. I do work well with people from all backgrounds and with a spectrum of issues ranging from serious mental health illnesses to less pervasive adjustment problems. And I will meet clients where they are as equal and imperfect human beings and hold safe/supportive/non-judgmental space to process, heal, and grow. I am EMDR trained and working on advancing my knowledge and skill in this area to help those who have gone through any type of trauma.

My focus as a therapist is on healing trauma through the attachment lens. When defining trauma, I like to quote Gabor Mate who states that Trauma is not what happens to you, it is what happens inside you. The traumatic event may have been the abandonment that happened years ago, but the trauma itself is the crippling fear inside when someone we love doesn't respond quickly enough. Unfortunately, we can't change the past, but we Can change the ways it affects our present and our future. I hope to offer you closure by helping you understand the How and Why of your trauma.

Hi there! My name is Dr. Ana Alicia Potthast, DSW, LCSW, LCDC. I have a passion for mental health care and substance abuse treatment, and I have extensive experience and training in behavioral health, diagnostics, addiction, co-occurring disorders, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, trauma, domestic violence, sexual abuse and assault, maternity and fertility issues, grief and loss, hoarding, family dynamics and conflict, marital issues, sexual orientation and gender identification and expression, adjustment issues, stages in life, and many other situations that bring a client to seek counseling.