MWS Therapy

About

Warm, creative therapy grounded in real presence.

I'm Margaret Whitehair, a licensed counselor and board-certified art therapist in Austin. Here's a little about how I see this work, and you.

Margaret Whitehair
15+ yrswalking alongside people through hard seasons

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.

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. 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.

Psychodynamic and family-systems thinking, attachment theory, and interpersonal neurobiology all inform my work, alongside my own life as an artist, musician, and yoga practitioner. My approach is trauma-informed, person-centered, and always working to be culturally responsive. And I believe creativity is a tool we all carry.

Credentials

Training you can lean on.

LPC-SLicensed Professional Counselor–Supervisor
ATR-BCBoard-Certified & Registered Art Therapist
EMDRIACertified EMDR Therapist & Consultant-in-Training
KAPKetamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Provider
EN / ESSpanish & English bilingual care

Let's see if we're a good fit.

The first conversation is free, and there's no pressure either way.

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