Spillar Counseling

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My goal is to help people get unstuck, whether in childhood or adulthood, so that they can live to their full potential, as all human beings deserve to do.

General Info

Katie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate. She earned a Bachelors degree in Psychology with a minor in Communications from Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas. She then earned a Masters degree in Behavioral Science from The University of Houston-Clear Lake.Katie has thirteen years of experience working with children, individuals and families in the mental health field. She has worked with children and teens in a residential treatment center, doing individual and group therapy with the residents there. She has worked in an advocacy center, doing individual, group, and family therapy with sexual abuse survivors. She has also worked with children in the foster care system and adoptive children and families. Katie has conducted training programs for prospective and current foster and adoptive parents.

Services/Products

Katie offers individual, family, and group therapy. Every person is unique and different, and so she customizes the therapeutic process to specifically meet that persons needs.Katies areas of focus include: attachment issues, behavioral problems in children, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, adjustment issues, adoption therapist, physical, sexual or emotional abuse, ADHD, parenting concerns and family conflict.Katie is currently working to become a Certified Theraplay therapist in Austin, TX. When working with children, Katie often utilizes Theraplay techniques. Katie has been trained in Trust-Based Relational Intervention, designed by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross at the TCU Institute of Child Development. This model encourages healing for children in need by empowering them, connecting with them, and correcting their maladaptive behaviors effectively. To learn more about TBRI, click on the respected link on the right. Katie is also a TBRI therapist for adoptive families, often incorporating art therapy techniques, cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques, narrative therapy techniques and other experiential therapy techniques in her work with children, individuals and families.Katie is a member of the Central Texas Attachment and Trauma Center. For upcoming workshops and trainings that may be helpful for you click the link below.

Payment method

debit, check, cash, all major credit cards

Categories

Counseling Services, Counselors-Licensed Professional, Marriage & Family Therapists, Marriage, Family, Child & Individual Counselors

Details

Phone: (512) 588-9222

Address: 2525 Wallingwood Dr Ste 1, Austin, TX 78746