LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy in Austin & Round Rock
NW Austin · Round Rock · Online across Texas
You shouldn't have to explain yourself to get help.
We know how hard it can be to live in Texas as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Trauma-informed care that sees the real you.
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or call 512-400-4790
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Counseling
You want a counselor who sees the real you.
LGBTQ+ people have about twice the odds of PTSD. EMDR helps your brain process your life so you can feel safe, calm, and lovable when you actually are safe.
You deserve a therapist who hears your story without judgment.
What we help with
PTSD and trauma — feeling safe when you are safe
Anxiety and panic that make dating or relationships feel impossible
Depression — a plan that goes beyond talk therapy
Relationship patterns — letting go of the past so you can be intentional
Grief that feels heavy and unmoving
Suicidal thoughts and self-harm — you deserve support
39% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered suicide last year. You don't have to carry this alone. In crisis? Call or text 988.
Sources: Marchi et al., 2023; The Trevor Project, 2024 U.S. National Survey.
Benefits of LGBTQIA+ Therapy
Non-judgmental, individualized, with a finish line.
Grounded in science, fueled by what works for you.
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Non-judgmental support
A counselor who can hear your story and see the real you — not judge you for what happened to you.
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A treatment plan as unique as you
LGBTQ+ therapy should never be cookie-cutter. When treatment is grounded in science but fueled by what works for you, real change happens.
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A clear finish line
Therapy shouldn't last forever. Done right, you finish with resiliency that lasts for years. Our aim is to work ourselves out of a job.
LGBTQIA+ Therapy for Individuals, Couples & Kids
Individual, couples, kids, and intensives.
Four ways to get help — Nia will help you pick.
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Individual therapy
Living in Texas can be challenging when you're different — and there's often trauma in our lives. A team of trauma therapists helps you understand yourself and heal.
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Couples & family
Not every couples counselor understands the dynamics of a queer relationship, and even those who do may not be trauma specialists. Ours are both.
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Kids, tweens & teens
36% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered suicide last year — and 44% who wanted mental-health care couldn't get it. We build treatment plans that change these stats for your child.
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EMDR intensives
Weekly therapy can be slow. An intensive lets you make big healing leaps in hours or days.
How LGBTQIA+ Therapy Works
Feel, heal, thrive.
Your pace, not ours.
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Feel
Identify and tolerate your emotions. This makes it safe — and it's what most therapists skip or skimp, sometimes causing things to go badly.
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Heal
Dig into what's “driving the bus” with your anxiety, depression, or PTSD. Shift your thinking and take the negative charge out of the memories that shape your pain.
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Thrive
Put it together and make real changes in your life and relationships. This is where you celebrate how far you've come.
✦ Confidential & affirming
You don't have to explain yourself to be understood.
Therapists who get it, a plan to heal what's under the pain, and a finish line.
LGBTQIA+ Therapy & EMDR FAQ
Curious about EMDR, and a little nervous?
Anything we haven't answered? Call 512-400-4790 — you'll talk to Nia, not a phone tree.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is an eight-phase, research-backed therapy that helps your brain file painful experiences so they stop popping up uninvited. Simple traumas can resolve in a few sessions; complex histories take longer. It's powerful, and it isn't magic — your therapist tailors it to you.
No. You're in full control the whole time — we'll even teach you how to signal us to stop.
The benefits you get from EMDR depend on your therapist's skill and training — and your own readiness. Our EMDR therapists receive regular, ongoing consultation: basic training, follow-up consultation, a weekly complex-trauma consultation group, certification, and consultant training at the top.
You won't white-knuckle through your worst memories. Before any memory work you learn to shift into calm fast and build “resources” to turn the intensity down. That preparation phase can be long if your history is complex — and it's the part most therapists skip.
Absolutely not. EMDR is one of the tools our team uses — it just tends to be one of the most helpful. Your therapist will work with you on a plan you both feel confident in, then tweak it as you learn what works.
Affirming. Our clinicians are allies for LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized clients, kink-informed, and several list LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergence-affirming care as specialties. You won't be put in a box, and you won't have to educate your therapist about your identity.
Most people start weekly, then space sessions out as they get closer to finishing. You and your therapist decide together in the first session.
EMDR has a distinct beginning and end. You're done when you truly believe something positive about yourself — and you can see it in your reactions, your relationships, and your relaxed body.
Your first call is with a real person.
Nia will listen to what's going on and match you with an affirming therapist. No phone tree, no pressure.
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or call 512-400-4790
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapists in Austin
Affirming, EMDR-trained, and here for you.
Every therapist here is EMDR-trained and receives ongoing consultation. Nia will match you on your first call.
Heather Hammock LMFT
EMDR Certified
Round Rock & online
Adults & couples
Intensives only
Maegan Woytek LPC
EMDR Certified
Online across Texas
Adults & teens
Weekly sessions
Shauna Onabajo LPC
EMDR trained
Austin & online
Adults & teens
Weekly or intensives
Oliver Papa-Garcia LPC
EMDR trained
Round Rock & online
Adults & teens
Weekly sessions
Bailey Pellissier LMSW
EMDR trained
Austin & online
Adults & teens
Weekly sessions
Lily Nguyen LPC-Associate
Neurodivergence-affirming
LGBTQIA+ affirming
Round Rock & online
Teens, adults & couples
Weekly sessions
Ivana Crumpton LPC-AssociateSupervised by Marshia Allen, PsyD, LPC-S, RPT
EMDR in training
Austin & online
Kids 4+, teens, adults & couples
Weekly sessions
Traci W. Pirri LCSW-S
EMDR Consultant
Austin & online
Adults & teens
Intensives only
Resident-level clinicians are supervised weekly by a senior trauma specialist — more eyes on your care, not fewer.
LGBTQIA+ Therapy: Weekly or Intensive
Weekly therapy, or a few focused days.
Both get to the same place. The difference is pace — and which one fits your life right now.
Most people start here
Weekly therapy
- 50-minute sessions, usually once a week
- Steady, paced work: safety and skills first, then the deeper work
- Shauna, Oliver, Maegan, Bailey, Lily, and Ivana
Same work, compressed
EMDR intensive
- Half or full days across one to five days
- In our office, in your home, online, or at a retreat location of your choice
- For people ready to go deeper — or who can't wait months
- With Heather Hammock, Shauna Onabajo, or Traci Pirri
Our money-back guarantee applies to weekly and pre-intensive sessions, not to the intensive itself. We'll explain how that works before you book.
Why people trust us
501(c)(3) nonprofit
✦ Affirming, not just “friendly”
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Money-back guarantee
Not satisfied? We'll refund up to your first two sessions. Excludes intensives.
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Advanced therapies
EMDR-trained team with weekly complex-trauma consultation.
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Personalized Treatment
Warm, practical, paced to what you can handle.
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Traci is smart, funny, caring and runs an excellent group practice. The therapists and staff at Hope For The Journey are professional and knowledgeable about their work and I would definitely refer clients or even loved ones to this practice for their mental health needs.
Kara C.
We're a nonprofit, so cost shouldn't be the reason you wait. Sliding-scale spots with licensed clinicians and supervised residents are part of how we work.
LGBTQIA+ Therapy in Austin, Round Rock & Online
Two offices, or anywhere in Texas.
Easy to reach from Northwest Austin, Cedar Park, and Georgetown — or meet online from home if that feels safer. Call 512-400-4790 and Nia will help you pick.
NW Austin
4131 Spicewood Springs Rd. Ste. L-1
Austin, TX 78759
Austin, TX 78759
In person · all ages
Round Rock
1101 Satellite View #501
Round Rock, TX 78665
Round Rock, TX 78665
In person · all ages
Online across Texas
Secure video sessions from home
Every therapist offers online
You deserve support that sees the real you.
Let's get your healing started. Schedule a consult call and we'll find the right fit.
Get Help Now
or call 512-400-4790
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Ages 4–12
Child & tween (4–12)
Gentle, parent-involved therapy for younger kids.
Ages 13–17
Teen (13–17)
Trauma, anxiety, and big emotions — with you in the loop.
Ages 18–25
Young adult (18–25)
Therapy you book for yourself, on your own terms.
Not sure where you fit best? One call with Nia sorts it out.