DEPRESSION
If you are experiencing some of the following
symptoms, you may be suffering from depression.
Ask yourself if you are feeling:
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sad or “empty;” irritable or angry; guilty or
worthless; pessimistic or hopeless; tired or “slowed
down;” restless or agitated; like no one cares about
you; or like life is not worth living.
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Austin, TX 78703
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sleep more than usual; have persistent headaches,
stomachaches or chronic pain; have trouble
concentrating, remembering things or making
decisions; lose interest in work or hobbies; or lose
interest in sex
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Counseling Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am -1:00pm
No Sunday Appointments
ANXIETY
People with anxiety disorders feel extremely fearful
and unsure. Most people feel anxious about
something for a short time now and again, but
people with anxiety disorders feel this way most of
the time. Their fears and worries make it hard for
them to do everyday tasks. About 18% of American
adults have anxiety disorders. Children may have
them also.
People with generalized anxiety may be very
anxious about just getting through the day. They
think things will always go badly.
Symptoms Include:
inability to control worry;
awareness that their worry is irrational or extreme;
inability to relax; difficulty concentrating; trouble
falling asleep
or staying asleep
PRO-BONO
COUNSELING
Help with...
Depression
Anxiety
Marital or Relationship Issues
Difficult Life Transitions
Divorce or Separation
Grief and Loss
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
www.nimh.nih.gov
Mental Health 24 hour Crisis Hotline
512-472-3457
Austin Child Guidance Center
512-451-2242
Safeplace
512-267-7233
Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Info Center
512-441-8591
Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
512-324-2000
Parenting Issues
Meaning of Life Issues
Body Image
Elizabeth O’Brien, M.A., LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
My practice is based on the person-centered
model of the late psychotherapist Carl Rogers,
who espoused the Humanistic philosophy of
empathy, congruence and unconditional positive
regard for the client. I believe in meeting the
client where he or she is, and supporting the client
in negotiating life crisis and transitions. I consider
myself an ally in this process, helping the client
explore psychological issues and obstacles and
joining with him or her in seeking personal
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insight. Developing emotional
intelligence is a
fundamental goal of my work. I may use
appropriate techniques from other models:
Psychoanalytic, Cognitive-Behavioral, SolutionFocused, and Strategic. My practice is informed
by Attachment Theory, by Erik Erikson’s eight
psych-social stages; and by Existential Therapy,
particularly the work of Victor Frankl, to help
clients discover their authentic life paths.
When our psychological well-being is disturbed
by pain, trauma, broken relationships,
compulsive behavior, addiction, meaning of life
questions, depression, despair, or other
disruptive issues, personal resources do not
always prevail in seeing us through these
difficulties. As individuals age and transition
into the next stage of life, change and
unforeseen events are inevitable. Resolving
these issues can become especially difficult if
one is confined by old behavior and thinking
patterns that no longer serve one’s life and that
hinder resilience. A person in transition may
become anxious or depressed and may have a
pervasive feeling of discontent with the
direction his or her life is taking.
The YMCA Pro-Bono Counseling Program is
dedicated to helping individuals and couples
find their way through these events. Our
services began in September of 2009 and
several hundred individuals, couples and
parents have taken advantage of our
counseling program. We offer two free
sessions per Y member and then a sliding
scale. Our office is located upstairs at the
Town Lake YMCA at the back of the Pilates
room. Parents are encouraged to use the child
care services offered by the Y if needed
during their appointment time.
Contact ELIZABETH O’BRIEN at
512-680-7379 or [email protected]
or by email: [email protected]
Personal Office:
Austin Counseling Center
1000 Westbank Drive
#6-250
Austin, TX 78746
512-680-7379
We also have expertise in working with
parenting issues and promoting “conscious
parenting.” Although we do not work with
adolescents per se, we will work with parents in
the context of their child. We are willing to see
older adolescents individually but will include
the parents in the process.
Marvi Haynes, M.A., LPC, LMFT
Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor
My therapeutic approach is to work with an
individual to explore the meaning of life altering
events and to lead him or her toward healing and
restoring balance. My role is to provide safety,
empathetic listening and support while acting as a
guide to strengthen inner resources and remove
the barriers that prevent the pursuit of the life
one wishes to have. I see each client as having a
complete and separate historical and emotional
personal landscape. I therefore work with
different therapeutic modalities, including
cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, existential,
Jungian strategic, archetypal and narrative.
Although I work to bring about useful cognitive
and behavioral changes, I also pay close attention
to the client’s interior life. I work to help my
clients move between their interior and exterior
worlds to find congruence, resonance and
balance.
Contact MARVI HAYNES at 512-567-2876 or
[email protected]
Personal Office:
Austin Psychotherapy Associates
4601 Spicewood Springs Rd.
Bldg 4 Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78759
512-231-0164
Supervised by Dr. Ron Artis