About the Practice
About Counterbalance Counseling & Psychiatry
Meeting mental health needs in Austin and El Paso, Texas, with genuine customer service, comprehensive engagement, and a first-class clinical approach.
Counterbalance Counseling & Blog Feed Page was founded to provide a vital solution to our local communities in Texas and beyond. It is important to us to be where we are most needed, which led us to open in El Paso, where mental health care is not as easily accessible.
Our interpersonal and holistic approach to counseling and medication management makes treatment at Counterbalance Counseling & Psychiatry individual and realistic.
It is essential to experience trust, acceptance, and kindness to feel truly “seen” when engaging in therapy or psychiatric care. We know this can be difficult, especially since most individuals and families are in a vulnerable place when seeking help.
That’s why Counterbalance Counseling & Psychiatry approaches every counseling relationship with a client-first attitude and dedication to providing incredible service. Counterbalance Counseling & Psychiatry always has and will continue to serve clients at the highest standard of care.
Counterbalance Counseling & Psychiatry Mission
At Counterbalance Counseling & Psychiatry, you will experience excellent service and instant engagement around investment in your goals. Our aim is that you feel a healthy balance of warmth and professionalism at appointments and see progress towards your goals.
We seek to blend the traditional, steadfast tenets of a therapeutic relationship based on non-judgment and care with modern evidence-based treatments to achieve optimal client results.
What to Expect When Visiting Counterbalance Counseling & Psychiatry
Clients frequently ask how often they should attend counseling sessions.
At Counterbalance Counseling & Psychiatry, we believe clients often know best when they need to come in.
We typically suggest one weekly session with new clients to establish a cohesive relationship with their therapist.
After the initial fit, we believe most clients will know how often they need to visit, and if we have a differing clinical opinion, we will share it! Clients often add extra sessions during more challenging times or while working through particularly sensitive trauma.
Sessions generally last 50-55 minutes.
The Counterbalance Approach
Trauma has always been a lens through which Counterbalance Counseling & Psychiatry operates. Some clinicians argue trauma of some kind is the root of all mental health challenges.
Whether the trauma one faces is life-threatening (“big-T Trauma”) or a more nuanced attachment and shame-based (“small-T trauma”) experience, we all have some version of a stuck point in this area, and we can help.
We use a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches and conceptualizations, one of which is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy with our clients. A blend of methods at Counterbalance Counseling & Psychiatry engages common distressing challenges along with helping clients achieve their other mental health goals. If EMDR is not for you, you can still see us! We have many clinicians with specialties across the board, along with experienced Physician Assistants who prescribe medication to deal with challenges ranging from but not limited to:
- Women’s health / PMDD / hormone variability
- Sexual dysfunction / sexual function
- PTSD / trauma
- Insomnia
- Anxiety / panic
- ADHD / issues around focus
- Depression
- Mood disorders
- …and can do it all while also adding in supportive therapy via a holistic lens