Cristi Henk Smith, LPC
Owner | Clinical Director | Therapist | (she/her)
Cristi works with adults, specializing in anxiety and depression, grief and loss, relationships, self-esteem, and life transitions. She has mentored many novice therapists along the way and enjoys collaborating with them and learning from them. Cristi received her undergraduate education at Southwestern University and has a degree in Psychology. She did her graduate work at Texas State University and has a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling.
Outside of work, Cristi loves planning her next family vacation. She and her husband are solidly in the middle years of parenting and Cristi finds herself driving kids all over town and managing their equally busy schedules. She values her many close friendships and wakes up early to go meet some of them to work out most mornings. She loves her coffee and quiet pockets of time to read her kindle.
Brianna L. Wood, MA, LPC
Owner | Clinical Director | Therapist | (she/her)
Brianna works with individuals and couples with a special interest in family systems and relationships. She enjoys working with college students, and has extensive experience working with clients managing the mental health challenges associated with infertility, illness and grief and loss. Brianna also enjoys working with parents navigating all that comes with parenthood. Brianna graduated from the University of Texas with degrees in both Philosophy and English. She was also a student-athlete at Texas, as a varsity rower and team captain her Senior year. She has her Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Texas State University.
Outside of work, Brianna is busy raising her family and loves watching her kids play sports and find their passions. She looks forward to date nights with her husband when they can make that happen and getting to bed as early as she can with her book only to stay up too late reading most nights.
Accepting Aetna and Cigna
Some Sliding Scale Availability
Elizabeth Minger, LPC-A (Supervised by Dr. Kristy Donaldson, LPC-S)
Therapist | (she/her)
Elizabeth works with children, teens, and young adults. She also enjoys implementing Play Therapy and Expressive Art techniques into her sessions. Elizabeth works with clients experiencing life transitions, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and OCD. Elizabeth graduated from Texas Tech University with an undergraduate degree in Psychology. She has her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and a Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy from Arkansas State University.
Outside of work, Elizabeth is exploring Austin with her dog Ava. She looks forward to concerts, festivals, and iced coffee. Elizabeth also likes to read and bake in her free time.
Accepting Aetna, BCBS and United Healthcare
Chandlar Coskrey, LCSW
Therapist | (she/her)
Chandlar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and sees a wide range of clients including those navigating complex depression and anxiety, struggling with lack of identity and low self-esteem, technology addiction, and personality disorders. She has unique experience combining DBT and Internal Family Systems in a treatment setting. Chandlar is direct, relational, honest, empathetic, motivating and committed to letting her clients lead their work in therapy. Chandlar did her undergraduate and graduate work at Texas State University and has her Master’s degree in Social Work. Her study of large scale systemic issues and community needs combines with her clinical training to provide a dynamic aspect to her work as a therapist.
When she is not at work she is most likely on the green belt with her dog, Boston, or rock climbing with friends.
Accepting Aetna and Cigna
Some Sliding Scale Availability
Allie Nakkaew, LPC- A, LCDC (Supervised by Leigh Rainwater, LPC-S)
Therapist | (she/her)
Allie sees individuals who are working through trauma, managing anger, addiction, or navigating anxiety and life transitions. She has a special interest in relationships and helping clients grieve and rebuild after divorce. Allie is warm and curious and fosters an environment where clients feel supported and understood. She combines behavioral methods (CBT and DBT) with a holistic and humanistic approach, emphasizing the interconnectedness of mind and body.
Allie has her undergraduate degree in Psychology and her Master’s in Counseling and Human Development from Lindsey Wilson College. This summer she is completing her training in EMDR.
Originally from Thailand, Allie is bilingual in Thai and English. After falling in love with Austin’s vibrant community, she decided to make it her home and spends much of her time exploring the landscapes here that she loves so much. If she isn’t outside, she is likely busy at home experimenting with new recipes.
In-person and Online
For those that can, in-person counseling tends to have better outcomes and we love it when our clients are able to come see us in-person for sessions. Many of our clients do a hybrid of some in-person appointments and some virtual and find this to be convenient and effective. For those who can’t easily get to our office space, or just prefer the ease of Telehealth, we do offer online sessions for clients located in Texas.