Heal your Mind, Body, and Spirit
Life provides an opportunity to experience all human emotions. At times you or someone you love is overwhelmed and in need of an expert listener whose compassion and experience has helped countless couples and individuals seeking healing and resolution from troublesome events. Engracia’s warm, supportive and steady support paves the way to everlasting change.
“We must become the change we want to see.”
—Ghandi
Relationship & Trauma Transformation
Individual
Services for individual therapy are based on a thorough assessment that informs me of what approach will work better for each unique person that seeks counseling. My training specialties in various tools ensure that I tailor the care to the unique needs of the individual.
Individual
Services for individual therapy are based on a thorough assessment that informs me of what approach will work better for each unique person that seeks counseling. My training specialties in various tools ensure that I tailor the care to the unique needs of the individual.
Family
Services for family therapy sessions are offered when understanding between parents and children has been challenged by difficult events.
Family
Services for family therapy sessions are offered when understanding between parents and children has been challenged by difficult events.
Couples
Services for couples’ therapy are based on interactions and connections between individuals. Careful observations of how partners communicate guide my interactions with the couple as a unit. These interactions are directed by extensive training that I have pursued in order to offer the best couples therapy.
Couples
Services for couples’ therapy are based on interactions and connections between individuals. Careful observations of how partners communicate guide my interactions with the couple as a unit. These interactions are directed by extensive training that I have pursued in order to offer the best couples therapy.
Group
I offer group therapy to enable individual clients to grow resiliency and strength. Group therapy offers tools of mindfulness to develop the ability to move through emotional challenges with the support of a nurturing environment. Group members learn to grow into radical acceptance with themselves and one another.
Group
I offer group therapy to enable individual clients to grow resiliency and strength. Group therapy offers tools of mindfulness to develop the ability to move through emotional challenges with the support of a nurturing environment. Group members learn to grow into radical acceptance with themselves and one another.
Hi! I’m Engracia
I have been a psychotherapist in West Lake Hills, Texas since 2001. My deep and varied experience makes me uniquely qualified to bring warmth and insights and facilitate breakthroughs for my clients. Understanding your world is my focus. We work to transform your life stressors into growth opportunities, a challenge I meet willingly. With trust, all is achievable.
I have a long history in treating codependency issues for families with chemical dependency histories. I also have extensive experience dealing with love addiction issues, sex addiction issues, relationship issues, and family challenges. I love to work with adolescents to address anxiety and depression issues. I work with individuals, families, and couples in Austin, Texas.
Marriage & Couples Counseling
Often, circumstances in our environment will be the catalysts to change, whether it is a job stressor, a relationship stressor or an inner stressor. When our habitual coping mechanisms become ineffective to manage external circumstances that demand profound change, we become overwhelmed.
Awareness & Well Being
Suffering from anxiety leaves a person filled with worry and panic. Everyday tasks become overwhelming. Anxiety inhibits an innate ability to think clearly, react appropriately and deal competently with everyday stressors and situations. Physiologically, anxiety may include…
Trauma Resolution
Often, circumstances in our environment will be the catalysts to change, whether it is a job stressor, a relationship stressor or an inner stressor. When our habitual coping mechanisms become ineffective to manage external circumstances that demand profound change, we become overwhelmed.
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