Women's Issues Therapists in Pflugerville, TX

Jaime Olidge is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A) in the state of Texas with over 10 years of experience working with teens, adults, seniors, groups, and families that are dealing with substance abuse struggles, ADHD, oppositional defiance disorder (ODD), bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Jaime has a passion for working with young adult women but loves to work with all adult clients. She is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and is aware of the struggles in that community.

One of the hardest thing about being a women is wearing many hats. There is so much pressure to be the perfect wife, mother, lose weight, gain weight, be more sexy, be less sexy, All the expectations can feel overwhelming. It can be hard with all these voices to find yourself, and decide what you want. To be married, or stay single, to have children , or to spend your life traveling. It can become even more difficult when facing the cares of life, divorce, dating , being a single mother. The cares of life can make the expectations or fears scream its loudest. Its during this time that the help of another can help silence the voices.

Do you constantly find yourself struggling with managing your emotions, forming healthy relationships, low self-esteem, perfectionism, or feelings of shame or guilt? Or maybe you are a parent or guardian of a child or adolescent that has difficulty with adjustments happening around them, and they are struggling with regulating their emotions, communicating, socializing with others, or having difficult behaviors? If you find yourself or your child navigating through life with these struggles, it would be my honor to support you.

It takes a lot of courage to make a decision to change and become a better version of yourself or go through major transitions in your life, whether they are voluntary or due to something outside of your control. My focus is to help others find their way through these difficult turning points and toward a more meaningful and fulfilling life, which can sometimes mean working through past and present barriers, strengthening your identity and confidence, grieving losses, and clarifying who you want to be and the kind of life you want to live.

Life doesn’t come with a rulebook but if it did, I’d like to think it would say that you never have to face challenges alone. I know it can feel awkward, embarrassing, or maybe even overwhelming to ask for help, but know that it doesn’t have to be. As your counselor, I will strive to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. I will value our time together and I promise to be present and authentic. I want our sessions to be a safe space in your life; a space that is inclusive and free of judgment.

I help people find balance and hope to heal from the trauma they have experienced in their lives. Perhaps you are trying to cope with past trauma or grief and you are tired of people telling you to “just get over it.” Or you are struggling with major life transitions? Maybe you are having a hard time making decisions and found yourself saying, “one part of me wants to do this, but another part wants the opposite." It can leave you feeling so confused. Do you have destructive patterns and habits that you know you would like to change?

You are exhausted and want to stop falling into negative cycles in your relationships or marriage. You want to feel understood & respected. You want to feel the love, desire and passion in your marriage. I'd love to support you. I offer relationship and sex therapy with a specialized focus on couples, including high conflict couples. I work with these couples together and as individuals to discover their values, needs, and desires individually and in the relationship. I also work with adult individuals struggling to maintain healthy relationships rooted in childhood trauma or dysfunction within their family of origin.

Are you finding yourself getting stuck in familiar, unhelpful patterns in your relationships? Is fear, anxiety, shame, or depression getting in the way of achieving your or your child’s goals? You are worthy and deserve to take time for yourself! You don’t have to navigate trauma, pain, anxiety or depression alone. Together, utilizing humor and compassion, we can explore ways your family system and past experiences shaped patterns of behavior that are now impacting your relationship with yourself and others. The time is now to honor yourself to get the help you need.

Pflugerville Counseling Center offers a wide range of counseling services to individuals, families, couples, and children/teens. Though each of us specializes in different areas, we all hold a belief that counseling is most helpful when it is about having a safe relationship to more fully explore, understand, and accept self and the choices we make. We believe that everyone has a story and the more we can own our stories, the more choice and control we have over writing the next chapters. We all love working with the brain/body/relationship connection we all hold within ourselves and between each other.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with extensive experience in working with a diverse group of individuals. My approach is a person-centered eclectic approach that fosters self-acceptance and empowerment. I frequently use CBT and solution focus techniques when assisting in facilitating healthy change. Therapy is about you, your freedom and the healing that occurs through self-exploration, understanding, finding meaning, and deepening one's insight. My role is to help you begin to think, feel, and understand yourself more deeply, empowering lasting change.

Dr. Angela Ziskis is a Licensed Psychologist (LP) who enjoys working with adults and adolescents and has clinical experience in a variety of treatment settings, including inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System. Dr. Ziskis has 10 years of experience in the mental health field. Dr. Ziskis completed her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Northwestern University and her Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University.

Life can be full of challenges and setbacks. At times, it can feel very overwhelming and make it hard to cope. However, we do not have to go through them alone. If you find yourself feeling stuck, unmotivated, and discontent with life in general, it may be time to begin therapy. I specialize in treating issues involving self-esteem, relationship conflict, emotion regulation, body dysmorphia, and sports performance.

New clients welcome! I provide space for clients to get support with challenging feelings. Here, my clients are met within a relationship that enables them to work towards their goals. This shift often transforms their relationships and the world. My clients’ experiences in the past and present matter in our work together. Our feelings are wonderful tools that can help us live richer lives. Many people have been mistakenly given the message that feelings are too big or bothersome to give full respect and attention.

Currently accepting new clients. I specialize in helping people think about how to improve their relationships, their emotional health and their lives. People often call because they are needing someone to think with them during a difficult season of life. They may notice unhealthy relationship patterns (disconnection, conflict, severed relationships), they may be struggling with a particular transition (transitioning to adulthood, parenting, loss), or they may be struggling to cope with some intense feelings (grief, sadness, anxiety). I would be happy to help you think about how you would like to meet the challenges you are facing.

Making the decision to go to therapy is hard enough. Finding a therapist that you feel comfortable talking with about all the things in life that brought you to the office shouldn't be so hard. At Ellie Mental Health Pflugerville, we totally get it! Why? Because our therapists are just like everybody else! Being a therapist doesn't give us a "free pass" from all the struggles that can occur in life. That being said, we have the compassion, authenticity, and a sprinkle of humor to sit with you along your journey - no matter how big or small the issues you're dealing with.

What is therapy? Across all stages of life, we are faced with struggles and challenges (new or old) that can hold us back - creating frustration, isolation, anxiety, sadness. Therapy is about “neutralizing the negative” through self reflection, emotional healing, and through piecing together the overall “picture of you.” We focus on core beliefs driving the way you see and interact with the world and find ways to accept and tolerate our emotions. I draw from Cognitive Behavioral and Dialectical Behavior theories as both together provide balance between emotional regulation and challenging negative thinking.

Brittany Zientek is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She received her B.A. in Psychology as well as her M.A. in Professional Counseling from Dallas Baptist University. Brittany is passionate about being a Christian Counselor who walks with her clients as they learn to understand themselves, others, and who God has uniquely created them to be. Brittany has a heart for working with those who are dealing with past or current abuse, trauma, anxiety, depression, crisis management, self-esteem issues, and interpersonal or family conflicts. Brittany has experience in working with adolescents, young adults, and both men and women.

I have experience working with a wide range of mental health issues from depression and anxiety to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. I have worked in various inpatient settings ranging from psychiatric hospitals to residential treatment centers. I also have experience working with a wide range of ages, from 12 upwards.

Relationship Struggles? “We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." -Einstein. How true the previous statement, and yet how often is this our approach when encountering relationship difficulties. When this happens, more and more of our attention gets pulled into “the problem.” Since our energy flows where our attention is, we lose sight of strengths we have to see the situation with new eyes. Working with someone who can help you see new perspectives allows you both to grow in unexpected ways.