Young Adult Therapy in Austin & Round Rock

Ages 18–25 · NW Austin · Round Rock · Online across Texas

You don't have to feel like this.

Therapy you book for yourself, for anxiety, depression, anger, and what's left over from growing up.

Signs It's Time for Young Adult Therapy

Starting out is hard. Harder with a past.

You want to enjoy being young, but old stuff keeps getting in the way. We see how hard you've been trying, and we'll work on what's really causing this.
Signs it might be time
Everything looks fine, but you feel lonely, stressed, or flat
Relationships keep turning controlling or one-sided
You can't picture a good future
Perfectionism, or eating and sleep gone sideways
Nightmares, or old stuff that won't stay in the past
None of this means you're broken. It means something needs attention.

Benefits of Young Adult Therapy

Counseling with a finish line, not a subscription.

If therapy is done right, you leave with tools that keep working for years. We're constantly trying to work ourselves out of a job. People who work with us:
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Figure out what's actually holding them back

Anxiety, depression, anger — and where it started.
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Learn to manage the feelings, then heal the source

Skills first, then EMDR for the experiences that kick-started them.
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Stop repeating the same relationship

Boundaries that hold, and closeness that feels chosen.
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Like themselves

Confidence that isn't performance.
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Get unstuck at school or work

Focus, follow-through, and a future you can picture.
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Know when they're done

A clear plan, a clear finish line, and the tools to stay there.
Weekly sessions are the default. Some people do the same work in a few focused days as an EMDR intensive — see both options.
✦ On your own terms

You don't have to figure this out alone.

Therapy you book for yourself, with a plan and a finish line.

Young Adult Therapy FAQ

The things you'd rather not ask out loud.

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

We're self-pay, so nothing is billed to insurance unless you choose to submit a superbill yourself. If you're 18 or older, your therapy is confidential — your parents don't get updates unless you sign a release.

Young Adult Therapy Confidentiality

You're an adult. Your therapy is yours.

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If you're 18 or older, you consent to your own treatment and you control who knows about it. We don't call your parents, we don't send updates, and nothing is billed to a family insurance plan unless you choose to submit for reimbursement yourself.
If you want a parent or partner involved, you can sign a release that says exactly what we can share — and you can change your mind later.
Self-pay by default: no insurance record unless you create one
Parents or partners are involved only with your written release
Online sessions from wherever is private for you

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, no forms before you've talked to a human.

Young Adult Therapists in Austin

People who aren't scared of the whole story.

Trauma is the core of what everyone here does — including neurodivergence-affirming and LGBTQIA+ affirming care. Nia will match you with the right fit on your first call.
Shauna Onabajo LPC
EMDR trained
Offers intensives
Austin office · Online
Sees Teens 13+ & adults
Read Shauna's bio →
Oliver Papa-Garcia LPC
EMDR trained
Round Rock office · Online
Sees Teens 13+ & adults
Read Oliver's bio →
Maegan Woytek LPC
EMDR Certified
Online across Texas
Sees Teens 13+ & adults
Read Maegan's bio →
Bailey Pellissier LMSW
with Kelsey Blahnik, LCSW-S, supervising
Austin office · Online
Sees Teens 13+ & adults
Read Bailey's bio →
Lily Nguyen LPC-Associate
with Russell Kauitzsch, LPC-S, supervising
Neurodivergence-affirming
LGBTQIA+ affirming
Round Rock office · Online
Sees teens, adults & couples
Read Lily's bio →
Ivana Crumpton LPC-Associate
Austin office · Online
Sees kids 4+, teens, adults & couples
Read Ivana's bio →
Associate-level clinicians are supervised weekly by a senior trauma specialist — more eyes on your care, not fewer.

Weekly Therapy or EMDR Intensive

Weekly therapy, or a few focused days.

Both get to the same place. The difference is pace, and which one fits your schedule.
Most people start here

Weekly therapy

50-minute sessions, usually once a week
Steady, paced work on safety, skills, and connection
Skills first, then EMDR for the experiences that kick-started them
Any of our therapists who see young adults
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 who are ready to go deeper — or can't wait months
With a therapist who offers intensives (marked on the team cards above)
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

✦ On your own terms

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Money-back guarantee
Not satisfied? We'll refund up to your first two sessions. Excludes intensives.
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Advanced therapies
EMDR-trained team with weekly complex-trauma consultation.
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Personalized Treatment
Warm, practical, paced to what you can handle.
“
The therapists at Hope for the Journey are so wonderful! If you have been through hard things or past trauma, EMDR Therapy is amazing and it helped me a lot! They have a wonderful team of experts who provide EMDR Intensives & EMDR Therapy in Austin, Texas. I highly recommend them!
N.R. · Google review

How Young Adult Therapy Works

Three steps, no runaround.

Intake runs through a real person on purpose.
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Talk to an actual person

A 20–30 minute call with Nia, our Client Care Coordinator. She'll get to know what's going on and match you with the right therapist.
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Map out your journey

Your therapist sets a plan with you: steady, paced work focused on safety, skills, and connection.
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Start healing

As things settle you'll notice real shifts — better sleep, steadier days, more of yourself showing up.
We're a nonprofit, so cost shouldn't be the reason you wait. Sliding-scale spots with licensed and associate-level clinicians are part of how we work.
See rates & how the sliding scale works →

Young Adult Therapy Locations

Two offices, or anywhere in Texas.

Easy to reach from UT, Round Rock, Cedar Park, and Georgetown — or meet online from wherever is private. Call 512-400-4790 and Nia will help you pick.

NW Austin

4131 Spicewood Springs Rd. Ste. L-1
Austin, TX 78759
In person · 18+

Round Rock

1101 Satellite View #501
Round Rock, TX 78665
In person · 18+

Online across Texas

Secure video sessions from home
Every therapist offers online

You deserve to like yourself. Let's get started.

Schedule a consult call. We'll help you find the right therapist and a plan with a real finish line.
More ways we help

Check out our other services

Ages 4–12
Child & tween
Gentle, parent-involved therapy for younger kids. Austin & online.
Explore child & tween therapy →
Ages 13–17
Teen
Trauma, anxiety, and big emotions — with you in the loop.
Explore teen therapy →
Looking for something more specific?
Adults
Couples
Stop repeating the same fight.
Explore couples therapy →
Adults
Parents & Partners
Support for the people around someone healing.
Explore parent support →
Adults
Therapy for Men
Results-oriented, built for how men want to work.
Explore Therapy for Men →
Adults
LGBTQIA+ Therapy
Affirming care that sees the real you.
Explore LGBTQIA+ therapy →
Kids at two different ages? One call covers both — just tell Nia and she'll plan it with you.