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LGBT therapists in Buda, TX


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I have a M.A. in Professional Counseling and a B.S. in Psychology. I've received training in EMDR and mindfulness. Over the last twelve years I’ve worked in the mental health field while in a variety of settings. Including a non-profit agency, university setting, drug & alcohol center, private practice, research lab, and psychiatric hospital. These settings showed how mental health impacts people with various backgrounds and identities.
Some of my passions include working with BIPOC and LGBTQ+ folks. I enjoy working with individuals and couples. I have additional training on Emotion Focused Therapy allowing me to connect with attachment needs and help heal through establishing a secure attachment in relationships.
I'm Carol Hernandez, a bilingual therapist, mother, and proud Latina woman deeply connected to my culture and community. I grew up between Southern California and the Rio Grande Valley, went to college at UTRGV in South Texas and did my graduate studies at Baylor University. Over the past five years, I've gotten to work in all kinds of settings such as hospitals, inpatient and outpatient programs, and alongside medical teams, which has given me a pretty wide view of how mental health shows up in people's lives. I love working with BIPOC, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and neurodivergent communities. I specialize in issues of anxiety, depression, chronic stress, trauma, big life changes, grief, post partum depression, or just feeling overwhelmed and not feeling like themselves. I show up with empathy, warmth, and a bit of directness.
I believe everyone has the capacity to heal. My own therapy helped me to trust in myself and others and I strive to build this trust with you. I am passionate about working with teens (age10+), women and families and look forward to meeting you.
My communication style is warm and direct as I first hear your story and then help you slow down. Together we’ll work to understand your emotions. Joy, anger, sadness and fear are messages to inform your life and how you want to be living. Therapy can help you decipher these feelings and get unstuck.
Before starting my private practice, I worked for several years as a middle and elementary school social worker. I hold a Masters degree in Social Work from Texas State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Texas A&M University. I continuously seek out opportunities to learn and grow so that I can provide the best service to you.
I am a mother of two, native Austinite, and coffee aficionado (read addict). I love walking my dogs and speaking Spanish as often as I can.
Hi, Im an LCSW who specializes in DBT, RO- DBT and EMDR. I work with folks struggling to regulate their emotions as well as people wanting to gain better access to their emotions. I work with adolescents and adults and love working with folks who are neurodivergent (ADHD and Autism).
I earned my M.Ed. in Counselor Education from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. My path into the counseling field has been shaped by a deep passion for both the healing process and holistic wellness. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work in various levels of care, including residential and intensive outpatient settings, where I gained invaluable clinical experience and a deeper appreciation for mental health care..
I work well with children, adolescents and adults, parents, couples and families. I work with helping people improve their self concept, eliminating negative thoughts that disturb our peace of mind. I help people through transitions in their life, trauma, whether that be changes in school/work, relationships, grief and loss, moves, retirement, recreating themselves etc. I help individuals, couples and families communicate in a way that betters their interpersonal relationships. I work with past grief and traumas that get in the way of healthy life functioning. I help people move toward a balanced and happier overall way of life.
I offer an interpersonal style of therapy and I use many modalities and much experience to help individuals, couples and families work through difficulties they may be facing or helping work toward living a more aware, peaceful life. Check out my website for more information. My clients say that they are put at ease with me immediately and I help them.
I am here to listen with a trained ear and help with a easy warmth that will allow you to be gentler with yourself as you become the you that you dreamed to be.
After 15 years in tech marketing, I went to the University of Texas at Arlington to earn my Master's in Social Work. Upon graduation, I worked toward my clinical license at a Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Program. Here, I worked with clients with severe mental health problems to find stability and gain the tools necessary to find success in life after program. This setting allowed me to work across the full spectrum of mental health issues, specifically with mood and personality disorders, trauma, self-harm, suicidal ideation, psychosis, and other high-acuity issues.
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My work with clients values the therapeutic relationship, authenticity, and practical solutions.
I specialize in working with adults and older adolescents, dealing with issues such as anxiety, depression, family of origin issues, grief, relationship issues, or low self esteem.
I have experience in group practice, community mental health, and private practice settings, doing psychotherapy with a wide range of clients experiencing diverse clinical concerns.
I earned a Masters Degree in Clinical Professional Psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago, and a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin.
Hi! I'm Kelly (she/they). In the past, I've worked at hospices and crisis centers; I'm passionate about creating space to hold the heavy parts of life. My expertise lies in grief counseling, and I work with all different kinds of loss. I currently work in private practice, and I see both individuals and couples. I enjoy working with teens and young adults, queer and trans folx, and neurodivergent clients struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and existential dread.
I come from a systems and person-centered background, with a masters degree in Social Work. I am fully credentialed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and use a relational approach to meet my clients where they are at.
With a collaborative, creative and strengths-focused approach, I provide therapy to individuals and couples, covering issues including resolving troubles, communicating effectively, meeting challenges, or dealing with addiction. I’m a licensed professional counselor, and my integrative and holistic approach is able to help you with a very broad range of topics.
Hi! I’m Paige Loria, M.A., LPC. I completed my bachelors degree in psychology with a concentration in mental health in 2020 from Southern New Hampshire University and my Master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling in 2023 from Texas State University. I have experience working in outpatient DBT with both adults and teens treating mood disorders, personality disorders, chronic suicidal ideation and self injury behavior. I worked in a partial hospitalization program helping individuals with Complex PTSD, DID and OSDD, and have also spend some time working with teens and young adults who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community and struggle with Depression, Anxiety, difficulty with family of origin, ADHD, Eating Disorders, racial trauma and the trauma associated with being part of a marginalized group. I utilize aspects of both CBT and DBT in every day practice and am trained in EMDR and ERP for OCD.
I believe that you have all you need inside you to be exactly who you want to be. My job is to help you uncover that strength and ability through listening to you and all your parts, asking questions and accepting you unconditionally for who you are. We will work together to uncover the beliefs about yourself that you have formed over time through life experiences, begin to challenge them, help all parts of you learn to feel safe, and work to form new beliefs and add new ways of coping that benefit you in the here and now to build the life you want for yourself.
About our LGBTQIA+ affirming therapists located within 20 miles of Buda, TX



- 100%LGBTQIA+
- 98%Anxiety
- 95%Depression
- 90%Stress management
- 90%Relationship issues

- 100%Aetna
- 66%Cigna
- 59%Carelon Behavioral Health
- 54%Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
- 51%Oxford

- 98%English
- 5%Spanish
- 2%German

- 95%In-person or online
- 5%In-person only

- 68%Woman
- 32%Man

- 51%Licensed Professional Counselor
- 34%Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- 7%Psychologist
- 5%Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
- 2%Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner

- 100%Individual therapy
- 29%Family therapy
- 20%Child or adolescent therapy
- 17%Couples therapy
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