Welcome!

My practice is dedicated to the idea that there is a warm compassionate presence alive in each of us that is capable of holding our most difficult experiences and healing our deepest wounds. My goal as a therapist is to help clients begin to identify and change the habitual patterns of reactivity that may be clouding their lives and relationships, become more relaxed and mindful about their emotions and motivations, and find greater clarity in the actions they take. In my practice, I see couples, individual adults and adolescents. I have over ten years of experience helping clients dealing with a wide range of issues including: depression, anxiety, addictions of all kinds, trauma recovery, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, mood instability, and relationship difficulties. My approach focuses on helping clients create a better relationship with themselves and others by using proven techniques and exercises that are immediately accessible from the very first session. My goal is to provide a warm and inviting environment that supports personal growth and self-acceptance.

“We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder and more open to what scares us. We always have this choice.”

-Pema Chodron

About me- 

I have been in private practice since February of 2001 and from the start of my career, my focus has been on presence based psychotherapy and the use of heart centered mindfulness as a bridge between Western and Eastern Psychology. In my work with clients, I am most interested in helping people develop a compassionate relationship with their own experiencing that can lead them on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, alleviation of suffering, and healing of relational disconnects.

In my practice I work primarily with individual adults and couples, but I also see adolescents who are wanting to engage in counseling. My scope of treatment includes issues related to traumatic experience, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, anger and stress management difficulties, suicidal ideation, grief and loss, addictions, eating disorders, communication problems, and relationship difficulties. I have been a licensing Supervisor since 2006 and have led workshops and training groups on Self-Relations psychotherapy, Body Centered Therapy, Generative Trance States, Eastern Psychology, and the therapeutic use of heart centered mindfulness. Along with colleagues in the Austin area, I worked on developing Core Relational Therapy, an approach that helps clients in accessing and utilizing internal resources to better deal with core emotional issues and destructive patterns. My goal with clients is to help them find greater compassion and flexibility in how they experience themselves and to help them become more loving, open, and authentic in their relationships with others.

Licensure

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (Texas) since 2001—Licensing Supervisor since 2006

  • Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (Vermont) since 2010

  • National Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor since 2012

Education

  • Master of Arts in Professional Counseling, Southwest Texas State University, 1998

  • Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude & Psi Chi, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1993

“Ted is an exceptional human being and a very gifted therapist. I recommend him highly!”

Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D Psychologist and Author of “The Courage to Love, Principles and Practices of Self-Relations Psychotherapy”

Fees

Insurance I take in Vermont: VT Medicaid, BCBS, MVP, Cigna, and Harvard Pilgrim.

Out of pocket, my regular fee is $150.00 for a 60 minute session. Longer sessions can be arranged for an additional charge.

I also offer a sliding scale ranging from $100.00 up to my regular rate for those who might find my full fee financially difficult. If this is something you are interested in, I will be happy to discuss it prior to our first session.