Anxiety treatment · Teens & adults
NW Austin · Round Rock · Online across Texas

Calm that lasts — for you and the people who need you well.

Trauma-informed anxiety treatment in Austin, Round Rock, and online across Texas. Relief first, then the deeper work that makes it stick.
If this sounds like you

Your brain won't shut off — especially at 2 a.m.

You're snappy with the people you love, racing through the day with a tight chest, then crashing with guilt. Panic shows up out of nowhere. You keep it together at work or for your family, but inside you feel like you're failing them.
You want calm — not just for you, but because your partner, kids, clients, or team need you well.
What people tell us on the first call
“I can't turn my brain off at night.”
“I snap at my kids and then feel terrible.”
“Panic hits out of nowhere.”
“I'm fine at work. I fall apart at home.”
“I've tried therapy. It didn't stick.”
Why we're different

Three things that make us unique for anxiety.

We don't just “do” trauma. We specialize in it — and anxiety after hard experiences is where that shows.

True trauma specialists

Every clinician is trained in trauma-focused approaches including EMDR, and experienced with complex trauma, dissociation, and sexual trauma. If your story has felt like too much before, we get it.

Creative, personalized care

Weekly counseling or an EMDR intensive — in office, at home, or online. A real person helps you find your best-fit therapist, and your plan evolves as we learn what works.

Real change that changes everything

Anxiety tramples into your home, your work, your friendships. We help you break stuck patterns and build calmer mornings, kinder evenings, warmer connections.
What treatment looks like

Relief first. Then the roots.

What the work looks like, at your pace:
1

Relief first

Sleep sorted and a panic first-aid kit. Small wins at home in the first few weeks.
2

Build awareness

Learn your triggers and what past experiences might be driving the anxiety.
3

Deep work

When you're ready, EMDR reprocessing — weekly or intensive — and a plan that really shifts things.
4

Real-life support

Scripts for boundaries and tough conversations; repair at home and work where it's needed.
5

Personalized Treatment

Choice and pacing. You stay in control; we build safety first and only go deeper when you're ready.
6

What changes

You sleep, think clearly, stop snapping. Your body finally believes “I'm safe.”

Anxiety isn't just who you are.

It's how your nervous system learned to survive — and it can learn a safer default.
Our proven process

Feel, heal, thrive.

Starting therapy is scary. So first, we make it safe.
 
1

Feel

Learn what makes you tick plus body-calming skills that work — grounding, breath, better sleep — so panic gets manageable from the start.
 
2

Heal

Process what's underneath with EMDR, parts work, and attachment-focused work, at your pace. We walk you through every option first.
 
3

Thrive

Live out the positive things you now believe about yourself, and make sure the changes stick in real life.
Anxiety & EMDR questions

What people ask before they call.

Anything we haven't answered? Call 512-400-4790 — you'll talk to Nia, not a phone tree.

Your first call is with a real person.

Nia, our Client Care Coordinator, will listen to what's going on and match you with the right therapist. No phone tree, no pressure.
Meet the anxiety team

Specialists who've seen anxiety at its loudest.

Every one of them is EMDR-trained and works with the trauma underneath anxiety. Nia will match you with the right fit.
Heather Hammock LMFT
EMDR Certified
Round Rock & online
Adults & couples
Intensives only
Maegan Woytek LPC
EMDR Certified
Online across Texas
Adults & teens
Weekly sessions
Shauna Onabajo LPC
EMDR trained
Austin & online
Adults & teens
Weekly or intensives
Oliver Papa-Garcia LPC
EMDR trained
Round Rock & online
Adults & teens
Weekly sessions
Bailey Pellissier LMSW
EMDR trained
Austin & online
Adults & teens
Weekly sessions
Lily Nguyen LPC-Associate
Neurodivergence-affirming
Round Rock & online
Adults & couples
Weekly sessions
Ivana Crumpton LPC-Associate
Austin & online
Kids, teens & adults
Starting October
Traci W. Pirri LCSW-S
EMDR Consultant
Austin & online
Adults & teens
Intensives only
Resident-level clinicians are supervised weekly by a senior trauma specialist — more eyes on your care, not fewer.
Two ways to work

Weekly therapy, or a few focused days.

Both get to the same place. The difference is pace — and which one fits your life right now.
Most people start here

Weekly therapy

About an hour, once a week
  • 50-minute sessions, usually once a week
  • Steady, paced work: safety and skills first, then the deeper work
  • Shauna, Oliver, Maegan, Bailey, and Lily — and Ivana from October
Same work, compressed

EMDR intensive

Half or full days, back to back
  • Half or full days across one to five days
  • In our office, in your home, online, or at a retreat location of your choice
  • For people ready to go deeper — or who can't wait months
  • With Heather Hammock, Shauna Onabajo, or Traci Pirri
Our money-back guarantee applies to weekly and pre-intensive sessions, not to the intensive itself. We'll explain how that works before you book.
How intensives work →
Why people trust us
501(c)(3) nonprofit
Money-back guarantee
Not satisfied? We'll refund up to your first two sessions. Excludes intensives.
Advanced therapies
EMDR-trained team with weekly complex-trauma consultation.
Compassionate care
Warm, practical, paced to what you can handle.
“
Traci is smart, funny, caring and runs an excellent group practice. The therapists and staff at Hope For The Journey are professional and knowledgeable about their work and I would definitely refer clients or even loved ones to this practice for their mental health needs.
Kara C. · Client review
Sliding-scale spotsStandard rate
We're a nonprofit, so cost shouldn't be the reason you wait. Sliding-scale spots with licensed clinicians and supervised residents are part of how we work.
See rates & how the sliding scale works →
Where we meet

Two offices, or anywhere in Texas.

Easy to reach from Northwest Austin, Cedar Park, and Georgetown — or meet online from home if that feels safer. Call 512-400-4790 and Nia will help you pick.

NW Austin

4131 Spicewood Springs Rd. Ste. L-1
Austin, TX 78759
In person · all ages

Round Rock

1101 Satellite View #501
Round Rock, TX 78665
In person · all ages

Online across Texas

Secure video sessions from home
Every therapist offers online

You don't have to carry this alone. Let's get your healing started.

Schedule a consult call. We'll help you find the right therapist and build a plan that fits your life.