Therapists for college students near Austin, TX

Everyone says you’re “young,” “in your prime,” and living what are supposed to be “the best years of your life”…why doesn’t it feel that way? As you try to juggle school and work and family and relationships, you might constantly worry that you aren’t good enough or aren’t doing this right. You’re lost and burnt out, but also expected to be ‘adulting’...and you’re scared you don’t really know how. If you are struggling with any of these issues, you might be in the right place. My name is Elyse, and I specialize in supporting teens and young adults working through the many transitions of high school, college, and career. My purpose is to create a safe space where clients feel heard, build self-confidence, process their emotions, and work to solve their problems. I work with my clients to figure out the goals and values that are most important to them. Together, we will focus on your strengths and work towards a life where you feel like you are safe, respected, and confident. Making an appointment for therapy can be intimidating, but I am here to help you through the process. I offer a free consultation to discuss your goals, answer your questions, and decide if we are a good fit. If you are interested and ready to make positive changes, please reach out! I am currently serving in-person clients in Austin and virtual clients from anywhere in Texas.

Many of the clients I work with feel weighed down by stress, anxiety, or life transitions. As someone raising two college-age children, I understand how change can bring both growth and uncertainty. Life often pulls us in many directions, and it can be hard to slow down and care for ourselves. Together, we take time to explore what feels heavy, build healthier ways to cope, and create a sense of balance, confidence, and peace.

Experiencing anxiety can feel overwhelming and you may find yourself avoiding people, places and things in an attempt to manage your symptoms. You may find that your world is getting smaller and smaller and may feel like you are in a constant cycle of anxiety and a mix of other painful emotions. I would like to help you change your relationship with anxiety. Through collaboration, you can learn skills to help you face and manage your anxiety symptoms, so that you can live the life that you want to live.

Hi, I’m Dr. Udo Chukwuocha, a doctoral-prepared psychiatric and family nurse practitioner who offers a supportive and holistic approach to mental health. I work well with college students who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, unmotivated, emotionally stuck, or experiencing sleep and focus issues. Many of my clients are adjusting to big life transitions, juggling school and personal pressures, or trying to make sense of their emotions and habits. I especially enjoy supporting students from BIPOC and immigrant communities, as well as women navigating mood changes related to hormones. If you’ve had negative experiences with mental health care before or felt misunderstood, I strive to create a space that feels inclusive, collaborative, and respectful of your unique background. My approach blends medication management with lifestyle coaching, brief supportive therapy, and integrative tools like supplements and lab testing when helpful. If you're looking for care that looks at the bigger picture—not just symptoms—I’d be glad to support you.

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My approach as a therapist is simple- I'm here to help you recognize the parts of yourself that you're proud of and change the parts you want to be different. Trust me, there is no problem too big or too small to bring to therapy! My clients have usually included people who have been marginalized by socio-economic barriers, people who have experienced trauma, and those with autism or other types of neurodivergence, or developmental disabilities. Since these issues can make life especially tough in new and different ways during college and the transition to adulthood, I've found that this stage of life can be the perfect time to seek out some help. Although I have a lot of experience working with ages 12-18, I'm also passionate about providing therapy to adults throughout the lifespan. I believe that a comfortable working relationship between you and your therapist is so important for you to fully access your resilience to heal and be empowered to achieve your goals. I'll always encourage you to give me honest feedback to ensure that sessions are supportive and meet your specific needs. Sessions with me will always be judgement free zones where authenticity and vulnerability are highly valued. Whether that sounds well within or far outside your comfort zone, I'd love to meet to answer any questions you have and to see if we might be a good fit. Find me at Austin Trauma Therapy Center (virtually or in-person) or schedule virtual sessions by clicking on my Headway website link.

At Mindful Living Therapy, I work with young adults who want to feel a little more like themselves again. Those who are dealing with anxiety, relationship stress, people-pleasing, big life transitions, or that frustrating feeling that something just isn’t right, but you can’t quite put it into words. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in your head, or just trying to figure out who you are and how you want to show up in your life, I meet you where you are, with compassion, real conversation, and practical help for building a life that feels lighter, more confident, and more you.

Feeling stressed, burned out, or like you’re always behind? I help college students and high-achieving adults in Austin and online across Texas manage anxiety, perfectionism, and “imposter feelings” while building balance, boundaries, confidence, and sense of fulfillment. Using practical tools and strategies, we work on you feeling more grounded, focused, and in control of your life. Support for: stress, anxiety, perfectionism, life transitions, imposter syndrome, relationships, grief, and trauma. Feel like you're stuck in a loop repeating similar patterns? Visit my website to learn more about the High-Functioning High-Achiever Loop and find out if any of it resonates with your experience. Affordable support: I’m currently offering a significant sliding scale for college students who could benefit, ask me about it. Take the first step, schedule a secure online session or send a message today. Rachel Cooper, MS, LPC Associate Supervised by Amber Quaranta-Leech, PhD, LPC-S

As a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Mitchell provides medication management through a holistic and culturally-competent approach. By considering mental, physical, and social factors, he helps clients achieve mental wellness through lifestyle changes, and when needed, medication. He integrates complementary and alternative medicine with traditional western approaches, including yoga, meditation, and dietary/lifestyle modification. As a neurodivergent provider, he is more keen to understand the unique strengths and challenges of this population. He believes in clear communication about treatment options and potential side effects, so you know what you can expect from your treatment plan. His goal is to help you feel empowered, regain control, and create lasting, meaningful change in your life. Mental health work can be challenging, feel daunting and overwhelming, and he’s here to support you on this journey! He looks forward to understanding your story and collaborating with you and your healthcare team to build your personalized treatment plan. If you want a provider that takes the time necessary to fully listen and understand your situation, he may be a great fit for you. He allots 90 minutes per each initial evaluation to take the time necessary to develop a care plan that works best for you.

I'm Alyn, a fully bilingual (Spanish/English) Latina Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). My practice is trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming, stemming from my own journey as a complex trauma survivor. With a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, I center my work on social justice, cultural affirmation, and total inclusivity. I specialize in supporting teens and young adults through life transitions, including college and identity formation, focusing on inner child work in a safe, validating space. My approach helps clients become more comfortable with distress by gently expanding their window of tolerance. This process boosts emotional intelligence—improving the ability to manage and articulate feelings, deepening connections, and leading to a more satisfying life. I create a secure environment for deep healing, hope, and strengthening inner resolve, using compassion, empathy, and creativity. My goal is to empower you to gain clarity, find balance, manage time and energy wisely, and tap into your inner resilience to face challenges and embrace your unique path.

At Firefly Therapy Austin, we are passionate about helping people find their joy, reconnect with their authentic selves, and create lives that feel luminous. We help people by teaching hands-on coping skills for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and relationship challenges. We also provide a safe space to explore your thoughts, feelings, fears, hopes, & dreams. Our team at Firefly Therapy Austin is committed to meeting you wherever you are on your path and guiding you with a variety of individualized treatment methods to help you get through stuck points, pain, trauma, and fear, and emerge with emotional freedom and inner peace.

We offer diagnostic evaluation and medication management with psychotherapy for individuals facing ADHD, Bipolar, Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Schizophrenia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Attacks, and other mental health disorders. We also provide telehealth services for those who prefer to receive care from the comfort of their own home.

Are you struggling with recent life transitions? Not sure how to break the cycle of yo-yo dieting or how to manage frequent, anxious thoughts? At Autonomy Therapy, we provide high quality, evidence-based care to support our clients in learning how to strengthen their mind-body connection and become the most authentic, resilient versions of themselves. The therapy that our clinicians provide empowers our clients to develop increased trust with their own thoughts, emotions, and decisions, and supports them in identifying what an intentional, autonomous, and values-based life truly looks and feels like. We specialize in helping clients struggling with - but not limited to - eating disorders, life transitions, grief, trauma, neurodivergence, low self-esteem and self-confidence, poor body image, anxiety, and depression. We have multiple therapists at our practice and are confident we can help you find a great match!

Are you caught in a loop of asking yourself “was there something about me that made them treat me this way?” Or “am I being sensitive, overreacting, is it my fault?”. Sometimes it’s hard to make sense of our experiences in relationships. Therapy can offer a space for clarity, healing, and transformation. Along with learning how to create a felt sense of safety in relationships. In therapy we will learn to honor both the wisdom of your survival strategies and your desire for change. Therapy can be a place to learn to hold discomfort and transform self esteem. Part of my role is help co-regulate, taking discomfort that individually feels overwhelming and holding it together. Submit your request for therapy services here on Thriving Campus or use the link to my website and schedule your Free 15 minutes consultation. I take the insurance providers listed below and my private pay fee is $150 per 50 minute session. Currently I only offer online teletherapy sessions. I look forward to hearing from you!

Hey there! Happy to see you in my little corner of ThrivingCampus. I currently have over 8 years experience working with clients dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship based complications/attachment wounds, stress management, addiction/substance abuse, self esteem complications, trauma focused care for PTSD, ADHD, and much more. I'm a big proponent of meeting you where you're at on your healing journey, as well as empowering you to create a healthier version of yourself. My goal is to create a safe, compassionate, nonjudgmental, and generally enjoyable environment for you to flourish within. We're two people with the same goal: helping you. A little more about myself: I really enjoy music, playing video games with my wife, attending renaissance faires, playing D&D (when schedules allow for it), and am a proud cat dad. Looking forward to working with you!

Healing Paths Online Counseling Services, PLLC is a multiethnic group offering mental health services by telehealth to residents of Texas and Maine. We are committed to providing high-quality online mental health services to our community. We offer individual counseling to teenagers, and adults struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, the loss of a loved one, life changes, multicultural issues, and adjustment issues. Services include: * Individual counseling * Couples Counseling * Christian Counseling: Available upon request * Languages: Services are offered in English, Spanish, Korean, and Malayalam * Telehealth: Convenient online counseling sessions from the comfort of your home or office. * Supervision to Licensed Professional Counselor – Associate * Insurance Accepted: Aetna, BCBS, Carelon, Cigna, Magellan, Medicare, Oscar, Oxford, Point32 Healthcare United Health Care, United Healthcare Medicare

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been passionate about working with people — listening to their stories, understanding their experiences, and helping them find their way through life’s challenges. Becoming a therapist has always been my calling, and it’s truly an honor to walk alongside my clients as they navigate both the struggles and joys of life. My practice offers a safe, supportive space where you can feel heard, understood, and accepted. I believe that the relationship between a therapist and a client is one of the most powerful tools for healing and growth. Building a genuine, trusting connection is at the heart of my approach. and together we’ll explore your experiences, identify patterns, and work toward meaningful change in your life. I work with individuals, couples, and families in both short- and long-term therapy. I am here to support you and help navigate: relationship issues, parenting challenges, or life transitions, anxiety, depression, OCD, and feelings of just being stuck. Additionally, I specialize in marriage and couples counseling to help partners improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen their emotional bonds. Reaching out for support takes courage. I will meet you with compassion and understanding- you don’t have to face life's challenges alone. We'll work together to help you find balance, clarity, and connection in your life and connection in your life and relationships. I genuinely look forward to getting to know you and guiding you through your journey toward healing and growth.

It's wonderful you're taking the step to care for your mental health! I have a heart for college and graduate students and understand the unique stressors of university life, such as academic pressure, social anxieties, and the transition to independence. I am also passionate about helping individuals explore how their cultural and ethnic identities and upbringing interplay with their mental well-being, including the experiences related to cultural identity and navigating multiple cultural spaces. My background as a teacher, HR professional, writer, wife, mother, and therapist has broadened my empathy and understanding of diverse experiences. I graduated with a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling from Northwestern University and am trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), a well-researched method for trauma. I offer a collaborative therapeutic approach, and utilize many researched methods tailored to your individual needs. I understand that family history and early relationships can significantly impact mental health, so I often begin by exploring these areas. Together, we'll create a plan to achieve your goals. I enjoy working with adults of all ages, but I have a special fondness of college and graduate students during this unique time of exploration and adjustment. Please reach out, and let's figure things out together!

​​Do you feel stuck? Are you struggling with your relationships? Does happiness feel out of reach? As your therapist, I want to help you navigate the human experience and find ways to connect with your authentic self so you can be a fuller, freer version of you! We will work together to nurture your strengths and find new ways of being that align with who you want to be and the life you want to lead. I take a flexible, collaborative, person-centered approach and am warm, direct, and realistic. Each client is unique and deserves to be met with compassion and non-judgment. Together, we will sort through ways of relating and coping that no longer work for you. My goal as a therapist is to support and guide you on your journey of healing and growth. I spent 10 years in tech before making the leap and changing careers. I believe that my challenges and life experiences have helped shape me into an effective therapist. My lived experience as a second-generation Korean American helps me bring a culturally sensitive perspective, especially in working with clients seeking to find themselves or integrate various aspects of their identity.

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