Mental Health Resources

Don’t stop reading if you read that last paragraph and thought…”if she thinks she isn’t getting enough done, then I’m a total failure.” This is the art of comparison and why we all feel so small, inadequate, and like failures most of the time. You still with me….

Cultivating an adventurous spirit reminds the body and soul that we as moms are powerful, can accomplish anything, and don’t need to live in fear and anxiety.

Trust and connect. I believe these words describe human relationships and what is essential in our therapeutic relationships.

The Family Guidance and Therapy Center in Central Texas is Ready for Business We have officially moved into our newest office, located in Central Texas! We are currently offering only RDI & Autism therapies in our Austin/Central Texas location as we finish...

We must stand firm in our values and express them in our daily actions. This is the only way to ensure change.

I see a world with a multitude of autistic experiences; love can be experienced in many ways. My friends and I would like to share our experiences with you.

We are such dynamic beings, we change day to day, moment to moment. It is awe inspiring to be able to spend time with someone and get to know who they truly are, find commonalities, and have a real heartfelt connection with another human being.

I’m hopeful that these young people who have to spend their formidable years being doubted and demeaned will collectively and individually create sweeping changes.

Using arbitrary and limiting labels of high functioning and low functioning, with the intent to help one get a “better picture of the person with autism”, is not only insulting, but dehumanizing. Pathologizing reinforces a deficits view of autism. These labels serve no one. No human is all one thing. We each have good days and bad. We all have struggles and strengths.

The most challenging part of this work I do is changing the mindset that RDI is like nothing else you have ever tried. The most rewarding part of this work is seeing a parent of an autistic child have an “ah ha” moment, then they finally get it.