Therapy for MidLife Women in Austin, Texas
Anxiety • Menopause • Trauma • Grief • EMDR• Brainspotting
In Person in the Northwest Hills Neighborhood + Online Across Texas
When Everything in Your Life Tries to Merge at Once. The MidLife Traffic Jam.
And because you live in Austin, let’s be honest.
If anyone understands a traffic jam, it’s you.
Most women I work with feel like their inner world looks a lot like Mopac at 5 pm, too many demands trying to merge at the same time, zero open lanes, and no real chance to breathe. Even when it looks like everyone else in Austin is thriving, hiking, hot-yoga-ing, and meal-prepping their way through life, so many midlife women are quietly gridlocked behind the scenes.
You’re not failing. You’re tired. And it makes perfect sense.
Women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s are juggling careers, relationships, teens or young adults, aging parents, household logistics, emotional labor, and the hormonal chaos of perimenopause or menopause. Every one of those responsibilities is like a car on your internal freeway. And suddenly your mind, body, and nervous system have nowhere to go.
These women are responsible. Reliable. The one everybody leans on.
And somewhere in all that traffic, they stopped feeling like themselves.
If that sounds like you, welcome. Take a breath. You can exhale here.
Here’s What Might Be Creating the Midlife Traffic Jam:
Sometimes midlife anxiety that shows up out of nowhere
It can feels hormonal. Sometimes it feels like stress. Most days, it’s both.
Feeling responsible for everyone in your life
The invisible mental load is real, and it’s heavy.
People-pleasing and perfectionism that won’t let up
You’re tired of being “the strong one,” but you don’t know how to step out of that role.
Feeling “not like myself”
Mood swings, irritability, sadness, brain fog, or just feeling off.
Carrying more than a human should carry
Childhood wounds show up again. Old traumas resurface. The pressure builds.
You’re juggling so many roles in a city that moves fast. And you’re expected to do it without dropping a single ball.
You don’t have to keep doing this alone. Therapy can help you understand what’s happening inside you, name the weight you’re carrying, and finally start feeling grounded again.
Therapy for When Your Life Feels More Like Mopac at 5 PM.
Therapy with me doesn’t feel like sitting across from someone who silently nods while you unravel.
We talk. We laugh. We get honest about what’s really going on beneath the version of you the world sees.
I help midlife women in Austin make sense of the traffic jam between hormones, anxiety, trauma, chronic responsibility, and the emotional load that never seems to take a day off.
You’re not “too emotional.”
You’re not “overreacting.”
And you’re definitely not broken.
Your system is overloaded. Just like Austin traffic, everything hits at once, and there’s no open lane to breathe. Together, we’ll sort through the overwhelm you’ve been powering through on your own and help you feel like yourself again.
Clearing the Traffic Jam: Approaches That Actually Help You Feel Better
If talk therapy hasn’t moved the needle for you, you’re not alone.
A lot of Austin women come to me after years of reading the books, listening to the podcasts, journaling, meditating, and still feeling stuck in the same emotional gridlock.
That’s because when your system is overloaded, you need something that reaches deeper than insight alone.
Here’s what actually helps clear the internal traffic jam:
EMDR Therapy
Helps your nervous system process old experiences that still shape how you react, especially when stress hits all at once. It clears out the emotional “accidents” on the roadway so things can move again.
Brainspotting
Targets the overwhelm, the emotional clutter, and the “I don’t know why I feel like this” moments that midlife is famous for. It helps your body release what your mind can't talk its way out of.
These approaches don’t just teach you how to cope.
They help you feel steady again, like your internal lanes finally start to open up.
Your Calm Space, Just Off Mopac
My Austin office is in the Northwest Hills neighborhood, tucked away from the noise but still easy to reach from Mopac. It’s the kind of space where you can exhale the moment you walk in.
When you arrive, you’ll find:
Easy, stress-free parking
Simple access to the office
A quiet, peaceful environment
No busy waiting room or awkward small talk
The office itself is calm, uncluttered, and intentionally designed so you don’t have to “hold it together” the way you do everywhere else. You get to show up exactly as you are.
So many women tell me that the moment they sit down, their whole body finally relaxes.
That’s the goal. A place where your nervous system gets a break.
Support Without the Commute
(or the Traffic)
A lot of women I work with prefer a hybrid approach to therapy.
You can come see me in person when your schedule feels spacious, and switch to a Zoom session from your office, your car, or anywhere you can grab a quiet moment when life gets jammed up. It’s therapy that adapts to your real world, not the other way around.
Online sessions make it easy to get consistent support without creating more stress in an already full week. Many women choose online or hybrid therapy because it offers:
Zero traffic
No commute
Easy scheduling between meetings or during lunch
Flexibility for busy midlife routines
More comfort and privacy
The ability to show up exactly as you are
You get to choose what works best for your season of life.
Therapy should fit your pace, your energy, and your responsibilities, not force you into another tight corner of your day.
Finding the Office: Simple Directions
Address: 6850 Austin Center Blvd, Suite 320, Austin, TX 78731
Neighborhood: Northwest Hills
Easy access from Mopac
When you turn into the complex, you’ll find:
Clear signage-We are in Building 2, Third Floor
Free and easy parking
Quick elevator access
A quiet office with no chaotic waiting room
