South Austin · In-person & virtual in Texas

You look fine.
Inside, you're
not so sure.

Therapy in South Austin for thoughtful, high-functioning adults who've been holding it all together — and are quietly wondering what it would feel like to put some of it down.

Talk Therapy Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Psychedelic Prep & Integration
Golden-hour Hill Country landscape — limestone, cedar, oak
Hill Country · golden hour
Who I work with
A cedar branch in afternoon light

On paper, my life looks great. Inside, I'm exhausted.

What clients often say

You're the one everyone counts on.
And you're quietly tired.

The people in my practice are capable, perceptive, and well-loved. They're also often holding something none of that fixes. We work together when one or more of these feels familiar:

  • The overachieving people-pleaser

    Holding it all together at work, in friendships, at home — while privately running on fumes.

  • Same pattern, new relationship

    You keep ending up in the same kind of dynamic and can't quite see the thread — or you can, and it won't budge.

  • A quiet sense of disconnection

    From your body, your feelings, the people you love. The volume just turned down somewhere along the way.

  • Talk therapy hasn't been enough

    You understand your story — and you'd like something that actually moves what understanding hasn't.

What we'll do together

Three ways to work,
all under one roof.

Most clients begin with weekly talk therapy. Some add ketamine-assisted sessions when something deeper wants moving. Others come specifically for prep and integration around a medicine experience they're planning or making sense of. We choose together — and we can change direction as the work asks for it.

01 — Weekly

Talk Therapy

Relational, parts-aware, somatically attuned. We get under the patterns you've already named — and find what's holding them in place. For anxiety, recurring relational dynamics, self-criticism, and a quiet kind of stuckness.

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02 — KAP

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

A medical-and-therapy combined approach for clients who've done the cognitive work and want something that meets the body. Includes intake with a prescriber, careful prep, in-office dosing sessions, and integration.

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03 — Prep & Integration

Psychedelic Prep & Integration

Thoughtful preparation before a medicine experience or retreat, and grounded integration work after. We build a frame that holds what you encountered — so it lands in your life, not just in your journal.

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How I work

Integrative, trauma-informed,
and unhurried.

I draw from several lineages because no single framework fits a whole person. Relational psychotherapy is the room we work in. Parts work, somatic awareness, and experiential techniques are the tools I reach for — depending on what's actually moving in the session.

i.

Relational, not transactional

The relationship between us is the medicine. Honest, collaborative, willing to be wrong.

ii.

Parts-aware

The protective patterns that shaped you aren't problems to fix. We listen to what they're guarding.

iii.

Somatic & experiential

Insight without the body rarely sticks. We slow down enough to feel the shift, not just narrate it.

iv.

Trauma-informed throughout

Pacing and consent at every step. The nervous system gets a vote in what we do next.

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South Austin · afternoon light
Limestone, cedar, and warm South Austin light
Credentials
  • LPC, Texas
  • KAP-trained
  • IFS-informed
  • Somatic-trained
About Emily

I've been the high-functioning one who was secretly drowning.

For most of my early adult life I held it all together on the outside while running on anxiety and self-erasure underneath. Therapy — with practitioners who really knew how to work relationally, somatically, and with the unconscious — is what changed it.

Not getting "fixed." Becoming someone who could actually feel her life, and choose it. That's the work I offer now: integrative, trauma-informed therapy for thoughtful people who are tired of holding it together on the outside while struggling on the inside.

"I work the way I wish someone had worked with me."

More about Emily
Investment

Honest pricing, a few sliding-scale spots.

I keep things simple so you can decide if this fits without guessing. Private pay; superbills provided for out-of-network reimbursement.

Standard rate

$175 / 50 min

Same rate for talk therapy, KAP prep, and integration sessions. KAP medicine sessions billed separately at intake.

Sliding scale

Limited spots

A small number of reduced-fee slots are held for clients with real financial need. Just ask in your inquiry — no proof required.

Out-of-network

Superbills

I'm not in-network, but I provide superbills you can submit to your insurance for partial OON reimbursement.

Good Faith Estimate (Texas): Under federal law, you have a right to a Good Faith Estimate of expected fees before starting care. I'll provide one with your intake paperwork.

  • Is ketamine-assisted therapy for me? +

    KAP is well-suited to clients who've done meaningful talk therapy and still feel stuck — particularly around trauma, depression, or recurring patterns the cognitive work hasn't moved. It's not a first-line treatment. We'll have a careful conversation about fit, history, and what you're hoping for during intake.

  • Do you take insurance? +

    I'm not in-network with any insurance. I'm private pay ($175 / 50 min) and provide superbills you can submit to your insurance for out-of-network reimbursement. A limited number of sliding-scale spots are available — just ask in your inquiry.

  • What does a first session feel like? +

    We meet for a free 20-minute consult first so you can get a sense of me before deciding. If we move forward, the first few sessions are mostly about getting to know each other, your history, and what feels most pressing. There's no rush; we work at the pace your nervous system can metabolize.

Ready when you are

Reach out
— start where you are.

Send a note and tell me what's actually going on. I read every inquiry. If we seem like a fit, we'll set up a free 20-minute consult so you can get a feel for me before deciding anything. Usually a 2–3 business day reply.

Location

South Austin, TX

In-person & virtual across Texas

Investment

$175 / 50 min

Sliding scale available

License

LPC, Texas

Superbills provided