MWS Therapy

Therapy in Austin & online across Texas

You don't have to
face this alone.

Compassionate, creative therapy for anxiety, trauma, and the moments that ask more of you than you feel you have. Together we move from simply surviving to a fuller, more present life.

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Licensed Professional Counselor–Supervisor Board-Certified Art Therapist EMDRIA Certified Bilingual · EN / ES
Margaret Whitehair, therapist, smiling in a black blazer
15+ yrs helping Austinites find their way through

Meet Margaret

Hi, I'm Margaret Whitehair.

Carrying the weight of everyday life can quietly wear you down. So many of us get by on a bare minimum of reserves, even when it looks from the outside like we have it all together. Much of the energy that should be ours stays locked in the past, in old hurts and in the stories we tell about who we are.

Those stories matter, and they can be rewritten to reflect the strength you've already grown into. My work is helping you free that energy, so you can be more present and live a fuller, more joyful life.

  • Licensed Professional Counselor–Supervisor (LPC-S)
  • Board-Certified & Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC)
  • EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist & Consultant-in-Training
  • Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Provider · Spanish / English bilingual
More about my story

The way I work

Some weeks you need to snorkel.
Some seasons, you're ready to dive.

I think of the depths of our work as snorkeling and scuba diving. Snorkeling stays near the surface, short-term and solution-focused, getting specific things in order. Scuba diving goes deeper, into history, roots, family, and the experiences that shaped you. We can do either, or both, depending on what you need and when.

SnorkelingNear the surface. Focused, practical, here-and-now.
Scuba divingInto the depths. Roots, patterns, and lasting change.

For clients

Three paths to feeling like yourself again.

EMDR Therapy

Relief from trauma, anxiety, and memories that still feel stuck.

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Art Therapy

Reach what words can't hold. No art experience needed.

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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

Deeper healing for pain that hasn't moved with other approaches.

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How I practice

Four things you can count on in this room.

01 · Presence

Relationship-centered

Safety, attunement, and real presence create the ground where change becomes possible.

02 · The body

Body & brain aware

We work with how your nervous system holds experience, not only the story you can put into words.

03 · Integration

Integration over protocol

I weave Art Therapy, EMDR, and KAP together in the way that fits you, rather than forcing one method.

04 · Your pace

Individualized & collaborative

We move at the pace that feels right for you. You stay in the driver's seat, always.

For therapists

Supervision & consultation to grow your practice.

Grounded, generous guidance for clinicians building their skills and their confidence.

Art therapists

ATR-P Supervision

Guidance through the ATR-P process for art therapists pursuing registration, with steady clinical support.

Counselor associates

LPC-A Supervision

Clinical supervision for LPC Associates working toward full licensure in Texas.

EMDR clinicians

EMDR Consultation

Consultation for therapists learning EMDR or deepening an established practice.

On creativity

Creativity is a tool we all carry.

I believe healing and connectedness go hand in hand, that welcoming every part of us, even the unexplored or rejected parts, is how we arrive at true well-being.

Creativity is how we get there, even when we can't yet see where "there" is. It's woven through everything I offer, on the page, in the studio, and in the room.

Read reflections from the blog
Illena's Parents Get a Divorce, written and illustrated by Margaret Whitehair Sturtevant

Written & illustrated by Margaret

Illena's Parents Get a Divorce

An illustrated story that helps children move through a family change with tenderness.

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Thank You Life
A 501(c)(3) psychedelic-care nonprofit partner

Care, made more reachable.

MWS Therapy partners with Thank You Life so cost is less of a barrier to this work. Donations are tax-deductible and help members of our community access care they couldn't otherwise afford.

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Ready when you are.

Your first 20-minute consultation is free, and there's no pressure to continue. Let's see if we're a good fit.

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