Samantha is absolutely amazing, a gifted healer this world so much needs! New-age integrative…read moreapproach, no big-pharma depanded if/when possible... Very knowledgable and patient, she really seem to care about your problems and won't spare any help or advice, while coaching you to a better, healthier lifestyle. Much better than most family physichians out there, just pushing you drugs and out the door... Highly trust and recommend to anyone that cares about their well-being and general health.

Samantha Thiry is godsend. I say this as someone with tremendous experience in the Austin sexual…read morewellness arena, having lived here over 30 years, seeing all the top ob/gyns, hormone experts, nurse practitioners, pelvic floor therapists, and med spa technicians. I've been to anyone in this town worth their salt (and plenty who weren't), plus my work in a closely related field means I also know all the best local sex therapists, coaches, and counselors. And even with that highly skilled extensive network at my fingertips, Samantha has been an invaluable addition to my sexual health resource list. Not only for her vast knowledge on women's issues and sexual health, but because she truly cares on a level you simply don't find anywhere else. I use her myself, and regularly refer clients to her. In my experience (and that of my clients I've sent to her) she never fails to take all the time you need to discuss every issue & concern you're having, with in depth, next level knowledge on potential causes, treatments, and outcomes. Like I said, I have the best obgyns in Austin and the best primary care physician in town, yet over the past 3 months Samantha was able to help diagnose and treat two separate issues I was having that neither of my doctors could completely figure out! She also has an extensive menu of services for improving/maximizing sexual function, much of which most other medical professionals don't even know about. As for the previous reviewer's low rating and out-of-context comment, since this person admits to never meeting Ms. Thiry in the first place I'm not sure how her opinion applies or carries any weight at all. Samantha is a very open, warm person by nature, and I personally found that getting to know her and her background contributed even more to my comfort level and confidence in her work.

Stay away. Rather than helping us work through our hurdles, our therapist was gaslighting us and…read moreushee her opinions on us. The opposite of what therapy is. They also told us they would work with us to get our insurance approved since they are out of state. They didn't move forward because it was going to cost them to become licensed in our state. Essentially they weren't even licensed to help us. Their solution was to put us on a sliding scale. After a few months of being toyed with we left them being worse off then we started and several thousand dollars down the drain. They are more interested in creating psychological trauma than curing it. It's better to keep you sick than healing.

Amazing therapist, can't say enough good things! Heather is dedicated and will make time for you. I…read morehighly recommend her!

Incredible therapist. She does EMDR and we worked through sex traumas, religious trauma,…read morerelationship skills, parts work (IFS or internal family systems) and so much more. If you can get in with Dr. Michaelson, do it.

Jessica is an invaluable resource for sleep training and behavioral issues with children…read more I have seen her several times over the last year for struggles with both of my children -- who are now ages 1 and almost-5 years. She is a compassionate and careful listener who provides practical solutions to problems that seem hard to manage and solve on your own. Her action plan always reflects where you are, what type of parent you are and what your needs are -- rather than following a particular method. The plan evolves after your session with her through email contact and continued direction and encouragement. And by "plan" i mean you will get an email outlining what you are going to do (which you, of course, discussed in your session). It eliminates all the self-doubt, questioning and middle-of-the-night-internet-combing! Many of the reviews here are about her help with sleep training -- and she has worked miracles in our house including teaching me to help our son (age 4) to sleep through the night (again) on his own. he stopped after the birth of our daughter... AND training our daughter to sleep through the night -- which included a comprehensive plan related to eating and nap schedules too. But where Jessica has brought me the most peace is with behavior "problems" my son was having at school and at home. I felt so out of control and desperate...and Jessica calmly and entirely without judgment or shame helped us learn how to help him and help ourselves. In one session, she reviewed his school parent/teacher evaluation form with me and provided me with reassurance, encouragement and direction. She provided information about age-appropriate expectations and behaviors. We have learned, with jessica's help, to help our son manage his own emotions -- an invaluable skill -- and have learned how we participate in escalating or, hopefully, deescalating emotional situations. I am so very grateful for Jessica's skill and compassion. She has been an invaluable part of my growth as a mom.

Honestly, I booked my first session with Julia, because I was intrigued by her beautiful photos on…read moreher IG and really resonated with her message online. Oh honey, that is just the tip of the iceberg with Julia. I started seeing her at a time when I was really struggling to dismantle shame around my body and sexuality. I was also nursing a broken heart and working through some serious self-worth issues. Session by session, she worked with me, healing the parts of me that needed a bit of mending, offering a new expansive perspective. I learn so much just by being in her presence. She is one of those rare souls that exudes grounded, compassionate energy, and embodies easeful sensuality. I feel like I spend half of the time during our sessions healing because I'm close to her energy and the other half healing due to soaking in her spoken wisdom. During our sessions, I am being emotionally held and affirmed at the same time. She is so non-judgemental, caring, and empathetic. I love her style of coaching too, where we enact actual "pretend" scenarios so I can practice the actual words I might say with a lover, or the way I might move with a lover. I don't know exactly how she works her magic, but I always leave her feeling lighter, like she starts a glow in me that grows and grows. I've recently felt like I've flowered into this much more confident, worthy, goddess version of myself. I know that I did a lot of the work on my own, (she is always reminding me of this,) but I ALSO know that my journey was much smoother, because I had my courageous healer by my side. She is doing such important work in the world. She's given me so much, and it is my hope that I can inspire other people to see how beneficial working with her could be. Your eyes and heart will open, and more importantly, you will begin to remember how to let the wild, sensual human you were always born to be, dance and be free.

I didn't know what to expect, and I was nervous prior to my first session with Julia. The question…read moreI was asking myself was, how exactly can she coach me in sex and intimacy? What are we actually going to do? After my first session with her, I realized that was the wrong question. The right question is, what am I going to get out of working with her? What am I going to walk away with? And the answer is more confidence around women, viewing myself as more attractive and "the catch", and being comfortable being myself and asking for what I want, and not being so worried about acting in a way that I think will be attractive to women. Julia is very warm and sweet and made me feel at ease and completely accepted. We've had some really productive sessions so far, and I look forward to what I will get out of our future sessions.

Angela was recommended to me by a friend. I wasn't sure how a phone consult would be, but I was…read morepleasantly surprised by how easy she was to talk to. I won't get into personal details, but Angela really helped me when I needed it. I am sad Angela no longer works in the Bay Area, but Austin is lucky to have her.

Over the past few months I collaborated with therapist Angela and a few other Bay Area…read moreprofessionals to compile a mini guide about pregnancy and new parenthood. Angela wrote a heartfelt and helpful article about how to keep the relationship to your partner strong after you've become a new parent. I look forward to getting her expert input on future projects around maternity, post partum, and growing family life.

Me and my ex-wife contacted this service, and we had counseling on October 30th. The next Thursday…read morewe were supposed to have counseling. But I had to continue work. So my boss could not let me have that off. Because it was a very important client. My ex-wife does not believe that happened. So anyways, on November 13th? We had counseling through zoom and the counselor wouldn't even let me speak. She kept interrupting me. She just wanted to listen to Everything my ex. Wife said, that's not very professional counseling. Any counselor knows that if someone has had something that's happened in their past. That it's going to affect them. They should know this, but when it comes to me, people don't believe that they believe it with everybody else. But they don't believe it with me, and all I was wanting was someone to help me. And this counselor turned me away for help. Because you'd rather listen 21 side of the story and believe one side of the story, because my ex wife has made me homeless twice jobless three times all because I need to speak to a counselor because she doesn't know the difference between someone who's actually violent and someone who needs counseling.And she thinks because if you need counseling, you're a threat to society.And this counseling service just turned me away for no reason, and I spoke to a guy to try to talk to him.And he told me to shut up.That's not how you talk to someone asking for help

Good afternoon!…read more Actually, this isn't about Mr. Laves-Webb. It is about an LPC intern that he supervises, Mr. Deric Hollings. Sorry Mr. Laves-Webb. I am sure you are great at what you do. I can move the review somewhere else, but Mr. Hollings isn't found on yelp My partner and I saw Mr. Hollings yesterday at 3pm. I had requested this appointment as an opportunity to speak with my partner about some issues we had over the weekend.husband about the events of Sunday 5/31. Mr. Hollings quickly aligned himself with my partner. For most of the session, my participation was limited to giving feedback to the suggests that Mr. Hollings and my partner made. The situation involved family dynamics. Mr. Hollings was dismissive and condescending of my thoughts and perceptions. It was the Man Show y'all. I felt demoralised, unheard and discounted I am writing this review as I do not think he has the expertise or compassion for our situation. I hope that he takes an opportunity to explore his therapuetic interactions with women. At this point, well, he doesn't have any. I

Had a very good experience in working with Betsy. She is kind, thoughtful, and a fantastic…read morelistener which often is what we need when working through hardship. Betsy helped me look at myself and guided me to safely work through some childhood issues that were affecting my adult life relationships. I am so grateful for her encouragement and guidance to helping me grow as a better man in improving myself in many ways. She also must have the widest variety shoe collection of anyone I know because she had a different pair every session for nearly 6 months. Don't miss this! Betsy is great. Highly recommend. Greg S.

Betsy has been very helpful in our couples therapy. She's helped us come to common ground, have…read morebetter communication, listen with curiosity instead of criticism, grow in empathy, forgiveness, patience and romance. She's given feedback and a very needed interactive experience. Betsy is very kind, caring and supportive. We had a wonderful experience.

Vielka helped me get very clear on the blocks I was placing on myself when it comes to love. I'm…read moreimpressed how in very time she is able to uncover limiting beliefs and ask the right questions so I can own my sexual identity.

Working with Vielka has been beyond helpful! At first, I was very nervous to do this work, but her…read morecalm and nurturing yet playful demeanor was really soothing for me. I loved how we were able to laugh even when taking on such a serious and sometimes embarrassing topic for me. I feel like I've progressed very quickly working with her, and I wish I had started this work sooner as it's really shifted my confidence, my ability to receive, and has unlocked parts of me I didn't know existed.

Helped me identify dynamics in my relationships that I did not know existed. She gave me tools to…read morebreak dysfunction/l patterns that changed my changed my life. I am forever grateful.

From the owner: I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist who works with…read moreindividuals and couples, helping them to overcome obstacles that interfere with sexual fulfillment to improve their relationships and strengthen their sexual expression.

Jan Shope is, without a doubt, the best therapist I've ever had!!! Over the past year & a half,…read moreshe's masterfully helped me navigate and find solutions to some very difficult family dynamics and deep internal work that's changed my life in ways I can't fully capture in a short review. I drive all the way from South Austin to the Lake Travis area because her sessions are THAT valuable to me. Payment is smooth, pricing is fair for the value received, and communication has always been great. I've had nothing but a positive experience on all fronts. Her office always feels warm and safe, and she also offers remote sessions whenever needed, which is a plus! I'd highly recommend her to anybody who's looking for a real pro!

From the owner: We have been serving the Lakeway community for over ten years. We are a small group practice and…read moreremain small on purpose so that our clients feel the utmost individualized attention in all areas of contact. We specialize in "in person" professional counseling, striving to help our clients feel welcome and safe by providing a comfortable space to work with our therapists who are trained to help with a variety of unique client needs. We hold our therapists to high standards of care and compassion, as well as professionalism and service. We believe that virtual "counseling" can be a useful tool for dealing with scheduling conflicts and emergencies, but that ultimately, there is no substitution for the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness that in-person therapy provides.