Domestic violence recovery · Adults & children
Not a crisis service · Hotline 1-800-799-7233
Domestic violence recovery: you're out. Now, fully heal.
You're settled into a safer reality — but the past still shapes your relationships, your mood, and how you see yourself. Expert EMDR therapy and specialized care to help you stop letting it define you.
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If this is you
You got out. So why can't you “just get over it”?
Getting out takes guts — it's often the most dangerous point in an abusive relationship, and you should feel proud. Unfortunately, the hard work isn't over. Now you have to learn to live with it, learn from it, find healthy relationships, and trust again. That's hard, especially because the memories themselves can be so difficult.
If you need immediate safety support, don't wait. We aren't a crisis facility. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. If you're no longer in danger but still feeling the impact, we're here.
After leaving, many people still struggle with
Feeling worthless and ashamed
Trust issues
Feeling on edge and unable to relax
Sleep problems and nightmares
Problems with sex
Not knowing how to spot the red flags next time
A trained domestic violence counselor can help you not only get through the current chapter, but heal from the past.
What domestic violence is
A cycle of power and control.
It doesn't have to be someone you live with — dating relationships count too. Relationships fall on a spectrum from healthy to unhealthy to abusive, and learning where yours fell helps you move toward the healthy end next time.
Threats & humiliation
Threats to hurt you or people you care about, or to hurt themselves if you leave. Humiliation, especially in front of others.
Control
Controlling your money, your decisions, your time, and what you do.
Put-downs & blame
Criticism or blame for everything that goes wrong. Name-calling. Making you feel like you're crazy.
Force
Destroying property or hurting pets. Hitting, kicking, pushing, choking — even once. Forcing or coercing sex.
How we help
Heal the memories. Believe in yourself. Feel stronger than before.
Three stages, at your pace:
1
Turn down the volume
It may seem impossible to ever feel calm and curious about what happened — but calm and curious is how we learn. Short-term, proven treatments like EMDR quiet the memories first.
2
Understand what happened
Once the memories aren't triggering, we break down how you got here — not to blame you, but so it makes sense.
3
Spot the red flags
There are always red flags in unhealthy and abusive relationships. Once you know them and feel strong enough to act, you can weed out the bad apples fast.
4
Believe in yourself again
Shame and worthlessness are symptoms, not truths. They lift.
5
Trust again
Learn what healthy looks like — and how to let good people close.
6
Re-engage in life
Dating, if and when you're ready. Sleep. Ease. A body that isn't braced.
We work with adults and with children who have witnessed domestic violence — and if you need both, we have you covered. Children often need to understand that what happened is not their fault.
Individual or group
Treatment as individual as you are.
Some agencies have a cookie-cutter method. Your needs, wants, and likes matter — especially here. We check in from start to finish, and if something isn't working we want to hear it.
1
Individual counseling
Typically 8–16 sessions or longer, depending on the complexity of what you're carrying. One-on-one with a therapist you like and feel confident in.
2
Group counseling
A more affordable option with support from your counselor and from people who have been through it — powerful among people who actually “get it.” Offered based on current client needs.
3
EMDR intensives
For adults who want to move faster: a few focused days instead of months of weekly sessions.
Common 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.
If you're in danger right now, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 911 — we're not a crisis facility. Once you're safe, we're here for the healing.
No. Whether you left recently or long ago, if you haven't been able to move completely past it, this work is for you.
No. We turn down the volume of the memories first — you learn to shift into calm before any memory work, and EMDR doesn't require graphic detail.
Yes. We work with children who have witnessed domestic violence, alongside their parent, and help them understand it wasn't their fault.
Yes, across Texas — a private, secure option if getting to an office is hard. Your therapist can help you troubleshoot privacy at home.
Individual work is often 8–16 sessions, longer for complex histories. Intensives compress it into days. You'll have a realistic plan early and revisit it as you go.
Rates by clinician, group options, and our nonprofit sliding scale are on the Rates page. Cost shouldn't be the reason you wait.
Your first call is with a real person.
Nia will listen, answer your questions, and match you with a therapist who specializes in this. Even in the middle of the night, you can send the form and act now.
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A skilled counselor makes all the difference
Meet the clinicians who do this work.
Every counselor here keeps honing their skills to offer the most effective, up-to-date options. Nia will match you on your first call.
Clinical Director
Heather Hammock LMFT
EMDR Certified
EFT
Sex therapy
Offers intensives
New clients: individual & couples intensives only
Round Rock office · Online
Sees Adults & couples
Shauna Onabajo LPC
Oliver Papa-Garcia LPC
Bailey Pellissier LMSW
with Kelsey Blahnik, LCSW-S, supervising
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Photo coming
Lily Nguyen LPC-Associate
with Russell Kauitzsch, LPC-S, supervising
Neurodivergence-affirming
LGBTQIA+ affirming
Round Rock office · Online
Sees Adults & couples
IC
Starting October
Ivana Crumpton
with Marshia Allen, PsyD, LPC-S, RPT, supervising
Executive Director
Traci W. Pirri LCSW-S
EMDR Consultant
Offers intensives
New clients: intensives only
Austin office · Online
Sees Adults & teens
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
- 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 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.
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.
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[Client · Austin]
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.
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
Austin, TX 78759
In person · all ages
Round Rock
1101 Satellite View #501
Round Rock, TX 78665
Round Rock, TX 78665
In person · all ages
Online across Texas
Secure video sessions from home
Every therapist offers online
Wherever you are on the journey, you don't have to do this alone.
We're here for you. Schedule a consult call and we'll make the next step as simple as possible.
Get Help Now
or call 512-400-4790