Adult Counseling in Austin, TX
Reclaim Your Personal Journey
Adult life is a balancing act — career, relationships, family, and somewhere at the bottom of the list, you. When stress takes center stage, therapy offers practical strategies and real support to help you rediscover what makes the balancing worth it.
4.9★
Average rating in our most recent client survey
15 years
Serving Austin since 2011
4,000+
Clients served
30 therapists
With varied licensure and levels of experience
Laurie Stevens-Beck, LPC-S
Senior Therapist
I can't start my day without grounding, a little yoga, and morning meditation.
Brittany Tyrrell, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
A Massachusetts transplant who loves family, reading, baking, traveling, and the outdoors.
Jadese Jasper, Internship Student
Supervised by
Marla Sanderson, LMFT‑SI love meditation, music-filled dog walks, new recipes, and history rabbit holes.
Jennifer Kirsten, LMSW
Supervised by
Gianna Viola, LCSW‑SI'm happiest swimming, hiking, cooking, or journaling in nature.
Craig Lesley, LPC-A
Supervised by
Laurie Stevens‑Beck, LPC‑SI'm happiest with my dogs, open-water swimming, grilling, and yoga.
Eleni Milliken, LPC-A
Supervised by
Colleen Bardelli, LPC‑SI recharge in nature with my dog, through movement and creative expression.
Karla Chamberlain, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
I love reading, writing, gardening, cooking, nature walks, and caring for animals.
Sydney Loza, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
I work out almost every day — it keeps me sane (my husband agrees).
Karla Corro, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
I love time with my three dogs and husband — hikes and road trips!
Teresa Gross, LPC
Senior Therapist
Yoga, meditation, and recharging in calm, quiet spaces keeps me grounded, grateful, and present.
Sarah Becker, LPC-A
Supervised by
Rosalie Piedra, LPC‑SI'm a big hobbyist — circus arts, rock climbing, and hands-on DIY.
Amber Arellano, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Weekly dance, daily reading, and time in nature keep me grounded.
JonTayé Bonds, LPC-S
Senior Therapist
I recharge with yoga, drawing, bullet journaling, and singing in the car.
Amy Nikitenko, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
I love camping with family, trekking the wilderness, and crafty DIY projects.
Looking for a therapist? We’ll help you find a perfect match.
Matcha is our matching tool. It’s free, there’s nothing to sign up for, and it takes about a minute.
- Narrow by insurance, availability, and how a therapist works
- Save the ones you want to come back to
- Or just describe what you’re going through, and let it find the fit
Pinpoint Daily Stressors
Overwhelm rarely comes from one big thing — it’s the accumulation. Together we look at where the pressure actually comes from, because you can’t change a pattern you haven’t named. What we hear most often:
- Running on autopilot — busy all day, unsure where it went
- Stress that never fully switches off, even on weekends
- Snapping at people you love, then feeling guilty about it
- Work-life “balance” that’s really just work
- Feeling flat about things you used to enjoy
- A quiet sense that there should be more than this
Sound familiar? Reach out — a short conversation with our team can tell you a lot, with no commitment.
Define Clear Goals
Vague hopes make for vague progress. Early on, you and your therapist set achievable goals — a saner work-life split, closer relationships, less reactivity — and break them into concrete steps that align with your values, not someone else’s checklist.
What does “progress” actually look like in therapy?
Less dramatic than the movies, more measurable than you’d think. Progress usually shows up as small shifts that compound: you catch the spiral earlier, the Sunday dread shrinks, a hard conversation goes differently than it used to.
We check in on your goals regularly — and revise them as you change, because you will. If something isn’t working, your therapist wants to hear it, and says so out loud.
Curious what goals could look like for you? Ask for a call.
Create Sustainable Habits
Grand overhauls collapse by February. We focus on small, consistent changes — structured routines, short mindfulness breaks, downtime that’s actually scheduled — that lower daily stress and build resilience you can keep.
Each habit is sized to your real life, not an idealized one. A two-minute breathing practice you do beats a meditation retreat you don’t.
Strengthen Relationships
How you relate to others runs on patterns — many set long before you had a say. Therapy helps you see yours clearly, communicate what you actually mean, and set boundaries that protect the relationship instead of ending it.
Individual or couples counseling — which do I need?
A useful rule of thumb: if the struggle follows you across relationships — the same conflict with your partner, your boss, your mother — individual work usually pays off first. If it lives specifically between you and your partner, couples counseling puts the relationship itself in the room.
Plenty of people do both at different seasons, and starting in one doesn’t lock you out of the other. If you’re unsure, say so at matching — that’s exactly the kind of thing Matcha and our intake team sort out.
Still torn? Ask for a call — we’ll give you our honest read.
Go deeper on the AMC blog
Why We Keep Having the Same ArgumentCOMING SOONBoundary Scripts for Family, Friends, and WorkFoster Lifelong Growth
Therapy isn’t a one-time fix — it’s learning to be your own steadiest resource. The self-awareness and emotional skills you build here keep paying off long after the last session, in rooms we’ll never see.
We work with several insurance plans and offer clear self-pay rates — see Rates & Insurance, or get in touch and we’ll check your coverage before you begin.
The Therapy Journey
From first call to lasting change — here’s the whole arc.
1Reach out
A short, low-pressure conversation about what’s been going on. It takes just a few minutes, and there’s no commitment.
2Get matched
Matcha, our custom matching platform, pairs you with the therapist best suited to your goals — because the right fit is what makes therapy work.
3Name what’s heavy
Early sessions map your stressors, patterns, and values — and turn them into goals you actually care about reaching.
4Practice what works
Habits, boundaries, and mindfulness skills built one week at a time — sized for your real life, not an idealized one.
5Growth that keeps going
We track progress together and say so when you’re ready — you leave with skills that keep working long after the last session.
How We Work With Adults
No two lives carry the same weight, so your therapist draws from several evidence-based approaches and follows your lead.
Mindfulness-based therapy
Noticing thoughts and feelings without being run by them — the foundation under everything else we do. Every AMC therapist is also a trained mindfulness teacher.
Cognitive behavioral therapy
The link between thoughts, feelings, and actions — examined honestly, so old patterns lose their automatic quality.
Values & goal work
What matters to you, what you want, and the concrete steps between here and there — revisited as you grow.
Stress, sleep & burnout
Practical work on the load itself: workload boundaries, recovery routines, and a nervous system that gets to switch off.
Boundaries & relationships
Seeing your relational patterns clearly, saying what you mean, and holding limits that protect what matters.
EMDR when the past intrudes
When today’s reactions trace back to something that happened, EMDR helps the memory lose its charge — paced carefully, always with consent.
Find the right therapist for you
Choose whichever way feels easier. Scroll down to meet the AMC therapists who work with adults and request someone by name.
Or answer a few questions in Matcha, our custom AI-assisted matching tool, and we’ll suggest therapists whose experience and availability may fit your needs.
What our clients are saying about us
The breathing technique, being gentle to myself, and learning to recognize when I am not living in the present moment, among other coping skills my therapist has been teaching me have helped me tremendously with anxiety. She is easy to talk to, gentle, and listens without judgement. I am so thankful I found her and recommend her to everyone.