Congratulations on taking the first step towards your mental health!

• First, we’ll start with an intake call to get to know you, your goals for therapy, & your preferred therapy style. This is also a chance for you to get to know us and ensure it’s the right fit for you!

• Next, our initial session is an intake session, which means we’ll ask you several questions to get to know your history, background and needs.

• From there, we’ll collaborate on a treatment plan that aligns with your therapy goals.

• Each session thereafter is your time to discuss whatever is on your mind that week!

We’ll help by teaching you tools to navigate challenging thoughts or feelings, while also helping you discover ways to calm your central nervous system.

Our goal is that you leave each session with a renewed sense of hope + alignment.

No, we chose to remain out of network so we can focus on what truly supports your growth without session limits, required diagnoses, or restrictions on care. Many insurance plans don’t cover couples therapy or offer rates that make sustainable, high-quality care difficult.

If you have out-of-network benefits, I’m happy to provide a superbill for possible reimbursement.

Many clients also use HSA or FSA accounts to pay for therapy.

The difference is that while a close family member or friend can do something, a therapist is able to do that same thing professionally. Therapists are trained to help you see the situation from an unbiased point of view and to help you see the situation in a new way. Therapists are trained to help teach you new coping skills, point out patterns, help make connections, help you learn how to set boundaries or improve communication skills, and to help you listen to yourself. Also, by speaking with a therapist, everything is 100% confidential, so you won’t have to worry that others will know your business or that you’ll need to avoid that person in the future when things get better or if your situation changes out of shame or feeling like you’ve overshared.

• TX Residents: See “Texas Services” page

• CA Residents: See “California Services” page

Yes! Our office is 8133 Mesa Drive, Suite 104, Austin, TX 78759, located in North Central Austin.

We serve the rest of Texas & California via a confidential, HIPAA-compliant Telehealth video platform, Simple Practice.

Yes! We offer a few sliding scale slots based on qualifying household income. Please reach out for more information regarding these fees. 

Yes, your therapy sessions are completely confidential and protected under the HIPPA Compliance Law with some exceptions designated by the law (including potential safety/legal issues which we’ll review in our initial session). 

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is one of several tools we use to help clients heal from past traumatic wounds. It’s particularly helpful if you feel “stuck” in old memories, reactions, or patterns that aren’t shifting through talk therapy alone. It utilizes bilateral stimulation to help reprocess negative memories.

That said, EMDR isn’t the only path to healing. We’ll collaborate together to figure out what approach feels safest and most supportive for you, whether that’s EMDR, relational talk therapy, mindfulness-based tools, or a combination of modalities.

Trauma-informed therapy isn’t about rehashing everything that’s ever happened to you. It’s about helping you understand how past experiences, especially the ones that felt like “no big deal” or that you minimized, are still shaping how you think, feel, and show up in relationships today.

We’ll move at your pace. Once you’re feeling safe and like you have the proper grounding skills for emotional overwhelm, we’ll look at old patterns, beliefs, and nervous system responses with curiosity —not judgment. The goal isn’t to live in the past—it’s to help you release what’s no longer serving you so you can feel more grounded and free in the present.

Absolutely.

At ATC, we understand that trauma doesn’t always look like a single event or challenging experience. Sometimes, it’s the quieter wounds—the childhood emotional neglect, the pressure to always be responsible, or the feeling that your needs didn’t matter—that shape how you show up today.

You don’t need a specific label to know that something from your past still affects how you feel and relate to others.

Whether you’ve experienced clear trauma or are simply noticing patterns of anxiety, feeling “on-guard”, perfectionism, or self-criticism that may stem back to your past, this is a place to explore and heal those deeper layers.

Yes! We’re affirming and welcome all identities, sexual orientations, gender expressions, and relationships including non-monogamy & polyamory. We’re honored to offer a safe space for you to be your authentic self, where you can be in alignment with your values as you embark on your journey towards mental wellbeing.

Yes! We see all couples in all types & stages of relationships - dating, married, monogamous, non-monogamous, polyamorous, etc. 

We can offer clinical DSM5-TR assessment, comprehensive treatment plans, SMART long & short-term goals, and psychological assessment (as needed) to track symptom management including PHQ-9, GAD-7, MSI-R, MMPI, etc) if requested.

We do NOT provide assessments for ADHD or neurodivergence/autism—we’ll refer you to a trusted psychologist or psychiatrist for this type of assessment. 

Research suggests that the most important factor in client success is the quality of the relationship between the therapist and the client. This is more of a determination of success than the specific technique of the therapist, the level of expertise of the counselor, or the level of knowledge the client has been able to attain. That’s why if the “fit” doesn’t feel right - it is totally normal, and recommended, to continue to interview therapists until you find the right personality fit!

To get started, please book a free consultation through my contact page. You can also text or call me on my work phone (512-522-4676) or email me at alyssa@alignedtherapycollective.com

If you have additional questions, we can discuss those in your free 15 minute consultation.