
David Hixon
David Hixon
Change is inevitable in life. My work as a counselor helps you make positive changes in your life and understand any barriers to making progress.
Oftentimes, a precursor to change is strife, difficulty, and confusion about what we truly want. Discerning what we desire – what fills us with vitality- is the work of psychotherapy. It can be difficult to know what we want if we’re stuck in habits, relationships, or patterns that no longer serve us or exist only to help us numb ourselves. Our minds crave novelty, but they also desire stability. But when stability turns to rigidity turns to stagnation – it becomes time for compassionate self-examination.

The Couch Psychology Center
The Couch Psychology Center
The Couch Psychology Center is a Texas-based virtual therapy practice founded in 2020, specializing in men’s mental health. We provide practical, evidence-based support for men facing trauma, addiction, infidelity recovery, identity issues, and emotional well-being. Our compassionate, judgment-free approach meets the unique needs of men navigating the stigma around seeking help. Through telehealth, we offer proven therapies like EMDR and ETT. Our Zen for Men program equips men to build emotional intelligence and lead healthier, more fulfilling lives. Learn more at thecouchpsychology.com.

Josh Berger
Josh Berger
Life is full of storms. The ebbs and flows they bring can leave anyone feeling shipwrecked. My role as a counselor is a grounding one: to equip and enable you to find light through the darkness. I work with men and women that have experienced depressions, anger, or past hurts that are causing their futures to look bleak.

James Semiene
James Semiene
My therapeutic approach is grounded in empathy, collaboration, and practical skill-building. I use evidence-based techniques, particularly from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), to help clients understand their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors while developing healthier ways to cope with stress, anxiety, and life challenges.
I strive to create a supportive space where clients – especially minority men – can openly explore their experiences, build emotional awareness, and work toward meaningful change.

Dr. Michael Johnson
Dr. Michael Johnson
My professional experience includes being an embedded psychologist in a U.S. Special Ops squadron on Europe and Power 5 Conference NCAA university athletic departments. I have learned that most men benefit from cognitive processing and cognitive-behavioural approaches, with a touch of humanism. I have experience working with men who are confronting relationship issues, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression.

Dr. Aileen Fullchange
Dr. Aileen Fullchange
My approach to therapy has its foundation in strengths-based interventions that create emotional safety and facilitate insight and transformation. I draw from a variety of orientations, including client-centered, solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral, dialectical behavioral, positive psychology, mindfulness, and body-based therapies, such as Trauma Sensitive Yoga. I take an ecological approach to therapy, considering each person’s unique history, experiences, and communities.

Kyle Bender
Kyle Bender
“The world is changing at a rate faster than our ability to adapt to that change.” – Astro Teller
If this is true, no wonder you’re frustrated, exhausted, getting stuck in numbing and escaping behaviors, and wondering if this is all there is to modern life. The demands of life (relationships, marriage, parenting, career, personal health, mental health) are more than you can handle and you often are just trying to make it to the end of the day.
I specialize in working with men and helping them get relief from everyday demands, so they can go deep in their most important relationships.

Julia Berg
Julia Berg
Hi, I’m passionate about creating spaces where men feel heard and seen. In a society that looks down on mental health care, especially for men, my job is to break down those barriers.
I am especially passionate about de-stigmatizing mental health for men by challenging the idea that vulnerability is weakness. Instead, I view emotional honesty and embodied awareness as sources of resilience and strength.
My approach is warm, compassionate, collaborative, and humorous. I teach skills for emotional regulation. I also use body techniques to release stored trauma, as well as help you befriend your inner critic.
If any of this resonates with you, I invite you to reach out for a free, 15 min consultation!

Robyn Flores
Robyn Flores
The majority of my experience so far in my career as a therapist has been in trauma, substance use recovery, eating disorder relapse prevention, body image and sex, partnerships and sexual concerns, as well as working with couples, families, and parenting issues. In this experience, especially working with eating disorders and substance use recovery, I have found that what seems to be missing with the recovery process is a sexual recovery component. I feel that who I am, my authenticity, my message, and showing my humanness sets me apart from many therapists trained to be a blank slate for their clients. The work we do in session does not end there and it is not confined to the hour that I actually see them each week.

Dr. Karina Rabinowitz
Dr. Karina Rabinowitz
Our world is undeniably gendered, and there are unique challenges, special strengths, and certain spoken and unspoken expectations that come with navigating the male experience. I create a therapeutic space that is conversational, non-judgmental, connective, and supportive to help you process, understand, and cope with your personal challenges. I particularly enjoy working with men who are looking to use their analytical strengths to expand their skill set in the realm of emotional awareness.

Sabrina Smith
Sabrina Smith
I work with clients who may be struggling with generalized anxiety, perfectionism, a loss of self, and low self-confidence. My “good fit” client may have experienced attachment trauma, struggle in relationships (familial, romantic, and platonic), and identify as highly sensitive.

Brandi Hotop
Brandi Hotop
I work with a broad spectrum of clients, including non-traditional relationships (such as poly/open), premarital couples, and those exploring alternative sexuality (kink/fetish). My expertise extends to addressing communication challenges, family dynamics, sex and sexuality issues, low self-esteem, depression, and anxiety. As an LGBTQ+ affirming and Kink affirming therapist, I offer a supportive and practical approach, integrating various methods to provide personalized solutions. To name a few approaches I utilize: IFS, Out of Control Sexual Behaviors approach, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with couples, the Gottman theory, psychodynamic, somatic work, and a positive sex therapy approach.

Kristal DeSantis
Kristal DeSantis
Kristal DeSantis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Austin, Texas, known for her expertise in relationships, trauma work, and sex therapy.
With a focus on supporting first responder couples and addressing men’s issues, Kristal offers a unique therapeutic approach rooted in understanding male psychology and the challenges faced by men in contemporary society.
Her development of The STRONG model of Relational Therapy, which blends trauma-informed and attachment-based methods, has earned her a reputation as a leading authority in the domain. Her recent book, “STRONG: A Relationship Field Guide for the Modern Man,” offers practical guidance for navigating contemporary relationships.

Daniel Saroni
Daniel Saroni
Daniel facilitates learning and insight building around factors contributing to mood difficulty and unhealthy behaviors. Together with his clients, he hopes to explore with how their trauma, questions about identity or purpose, communication and boundaries, and negative or shameful beliefs are impacting their moods, relationships, and lives. He utilizes expressive interventions and eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing to encourage the brain’s innate tendency towards improvement and health.

Micheal Franklin
Micheal Franklin
I am Micheal Franklin with Franklin and Kiai Counseling Services, PLLC where we believe that nobody is left behind and we want our clients to become everything that are capable of becoming. I believe that since we were all children at once that we’re a product of the environment in which we were raised. Many times the things that we’re having difficulty facing is related to our childhood and I would like to have the opportunity to help you overcome those obstacles in your life so you can freely move forward and find happiness within yourself.
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