| Office: |
Leighton & Associates
Raintree Office Park
3534 Bee Caves Road, #114
Austin, TX 78746
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| Phone: |
(512) 940-5052
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| Cell Phone: |
(512) 940-5052
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| E-mail: |
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| Web Site: |
www.leightontherapy.com/linda
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| Profession: |
Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
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| Practice Description: |
Relationship issues begin when we are very young. Each of us adapts to what we perceive, know, and feel. These adaptive beliefs and behaviors continue throughout our lives and can and do affect how we enter into and sustain relationships. We reach points in our lives when we instinctively know that we need to make changes. The need for these changes brings with them fear of the needed change--it takes courage and builds insight. Through every door of change comes great gifts.
Adolescents in particular morph into individuals and away from parental advice. This can be an extremely chaotic time for families--a time when relationships are tested and twisted. But, it is also a fertile time for your adolescent to learn how to build working and healthy relationships that shape the rest of his/her life. Each of us perceives how others feel about us and how we are valued. That becomes what we know and feel about ourselves; consequently, this affects all that we do and how we react in relationship.
My practice provides counseling for issues surrounding core injuries that manifest themselves in sexual compulsivity/addiction, relationship issues, depression, adolescent issues, and non-productive behaviors. My passion is working with women, men, and adolescents in understanding and modifying behaviors which lead us to feel that we are becoming lost in relationships. Additionally, I specialize in working with parents of gay and lesbian children and gay and lesbian issues. I am also experienced in working with adolescent and childhood grief.
I believe that each of us possesses strength and dignity that can be called upon and utilized for collaborative healing and positive change.
Contact Linda for more information and to schedule a complimentary initial telephone consultation. 512.940.5052
As a contract therapist, I provide reduced fees.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Women's Issues
Co-dependency
Gay/Lesbian Issues
Crisis/Trauma
Depression
Gender Identity
Grief/Loss
Life Transitions
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Parenting Issues
Personal Growth
PTSD
Relationship Issues
Spirituality
Terminal/Chronic Illness
adolescent and family issues
boundaries in relationships
Sexual addiction/compulsions
families of gay/lesbians
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| Age Specialties: |
Adolescents
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Behavioral
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Eclectic
Family Systems
Narrative
Object Relations
Person-Centered
Social Constructionist
Social Learning
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| Demographic Specialties: |
African American
Asian American
Christian
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Caucasian
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| Education: |
BS of Education (Art and English)
University of Houston, 1967
Post Baccalaureate Hours in Art and English
University of Houston, 1984
MA in Counseling
Seminary of the Southwest, 2008
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| License #: |
64696 |
| License State: |
Texas |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health | | Austin Group Psychotherapy Society | | AAMFT | | Christian Counselors of Texas |
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| Fee Schedule: |
reduced fees @ $75 /session |
| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
insurance not taken; cash, check or credit card |
| Office Hours: |
Tuesday & Wednesday |
| Driving Directions: |
From Mopac, drive west on Bee Caves Rd. to Raintree Office Park on the right at 3534 Bee Caves Rd., #114
From 360, drive east on Bee Caves Rd. to Raintree Office Park on the left at 3534 Bee Caves Rd., # 114
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