Therapist profile
Ava Weaver, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Parenting and trauma
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- trauma and abuse
- parenting support
- CBT and mindfulness
About Ava
Ava Weaver is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 26 years of clinical experience. She focuses on concerns such as trauma and abuse, parenting strains, mood disorders like bipolar and depression, anxiety, stress, and addiction. She also addresses relationship and family matters, grief, intimacy issues, eating and anger problems, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
Ava worked in regional mental health and psychiatric hospital settings and has experience with adults and adolescents. She also taught special education in public schools, which shaped her practical approach to challenging behavior and developmental concerns. Her background includes clinical work with trauma and related conditions.
In sessions she uses practical, interactive methods and gives direct feedback when useful. She draws on Client-Centered ideas and cognitive-behavioral tools to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Mindfulness and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy appear in her work to help people manage strong emotions and cope day to day.
Ava aims to help people identify goals and take concrete steps toward them. She often blends approaches to fit what someone wants to work on, such as coping with life changes, parenting stress, or the ups and downs of mood disorders. The tone is straightforward and problem-focused rather than abstract.
People who come to her typically want to reduce symptoms, improve day-to-day functioning, or sort through family and relationship tensions. Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and scheduling details through the service's online options.
How sessions work
How Ava's Approaches Guide Online Sessions
Client-Centered Therapy in her work means the conversation begins with what matters most to the person. It focuses on listening and reflecting so goals are clear and personal strengths are used to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes in behavior; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Ava will review goals and current difficulties and recommend methods that fit the person's needs and preferences. That collaboration can include trying a method for a few sessions and adjusting the plan if it does not feel helpful.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help people fit therapy into a busy home or work life. It can also allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and let someone attend from a quieter location when that helps. Licensed professionals tailor sessions to practical needs while focusing on steps that improve day-to-day functioning.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with trauma and abuse, parenting stress, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating and anger issues, and related topics.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses an interactive, solution-focused style with practical feedback. Methods include client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral tools, DBT elements, Jungian ideas, and mindfulness practices.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of experience working in regional mental health, psychiatric hospital settings, and public schools.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices in that state.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients be seen?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.