Ava Weaver , LPC

Ava Weaver is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 26 years of clinical experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate complex emotional and behavioral challenges. She combines training from community mental health settings and a psychiatric hospital environment with years of experience in public school special education to offer practical, evidence-informed care. Her background includes work at two regional mental health and mental retardation authorities and clinical experience at the UTHealth Science Center Northeast psychiatric facility, as well as classroom work supporting students with special needs.

She holds a Master of Science in Counseling from Texas A&M and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from East Texas State University, and completed advanced training in counselor supervision at the University of North Texas. Her professional credentials include licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC, certification in Cognitive Processing Therapy through the Department of State Health Services, and recognition as a Certified Professional Therapist in that modality on the state registry. She also holds supervisory credentials and national counselor certification.

Ava uses an interactive, solution-focused style with additional specialization in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral techniques. She integrates Client-Centered, CBT, DBT, Jungian, and mindfulness-informed methods to tailor treatment to each person s needs. With an emphasis on practical feedback and strength-building, she supports clients working on trauma and abuse, mood disorders, anxiety, parenting and relationship concerns, addiction, grief, ADHD, aging-related issues, and many other life transitions and challenges.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist listens closely and helps the individual explore their own goals and values - it is especially helpful for building self-awareness, improving relationships, and navigating life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and many trauma-related concerns because it teaches practical skills clients can use between sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines acceptance and change strategies to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful for managing intense emotions, improving communication, and reducing impulsive or self-destructive behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ava collaborates with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then blends methods as appropriate so the work fits the client s life and priorities. This collaborative process helps determine whether one approach or a combination will be most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and comfort levels. For many people, remote options make it easier to access regular support, maintain consistency in care, and apply skills in everyday settings while working with licensed professionals and therapists who guide the process.