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Gina shares, “Recognizing you need help is the first step towards healing. The act of asking another for help is the nex

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Contact Info: Phone: 281-501-0109 Email: info@authentichealingandcounseling.com Authentic Healing and Counseling 9432...

Reveling in the Authentic You!

Due to COVID-19 and the recommendation to limit social engagements we are offering, as always, phone or video therapy sessions.

“One of the most powerful dynamics in relationships is trying to understand the other person’s dreams, and helping them chase and fulfill those dreams.”

Matthew Kelly

We take the following Insurances:

Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and United Healthcare, Out of Network Benefits and Cash/self-pay.
We also work with a few EAP programs.

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Gina shares, “Recognizing you need help is the first step towards healing. The act of asking another for help is the next step that takes courage, strength and vulnerability and you are worth it. I invite you to open the door, step through the threshold of change and new insights. Together, we will uncover long-standing behavior patterns or negative beliefs that may be preventing you from experiencing a more satisfying and meaningful life.”

We work with adults and adolescents from individuals to couples, families and groups.

Specializing in:

Trauma
PTSD & EMDR
Mood Disorders
Sex and Love Addiction
Drug & Alcohol Addiction
Depression and Anxiety
Grief and Loss
Co-Dependency Issues
Relationship Issues
Pre-Marital and Marital Counseling
Gottman Trained
Life-Purpose Issues
Couples Counseling
Family Therapy
Life Transition
Creative Block
Obsession Compulsive Issues
Spiritual Issues
Life Transition Issues
ADD/ADHD
Neurofeedback
Hypnotherapy

EMDR Therapy Introduction

from EMDR International Association

EMDR Patients Share their Stories

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”

Trauma Sensitive Yoga

Video: What is TCTSY?

About Our Therapists

Gina Baiamonte, Founder/Owner received her undergraduate degree from the University of Houston, University Park in Humanities and Fine Art. She received additional training at the University of San Antonio, working on her Master’s in Fine Arts – painting, Studio Arts International Florence, Italy and University of South Florida in Tampa. She went on to receive her Master’s in Clinical Counseling at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho and practices as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Chemical Dependency Counselor, Trauma and Certified Trauma Counselor.

Gina received additional training at the EMDR Institute (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a therapy that helps many people find relief from stress, is currently practiced by the military for our veterans with PTSD and used to alleviate a multitude of mental health issues. This healing happens by getting to the root cause, using unconditional positive regard, resolving negative core beliefs and replacing them with healthier thinking patterns.

Bryant Packard : “I meet people where they are, and where they want to be” a Neurofeedback provider, Executive Coaching, Career Transition & ADHD/Autism Life Coach. Leader, presenter and facilitator of individuals and organizations transformations while achieving goals. Working with individuals to actualize their authentic and whole self. He is currently pursuing Masters in Science Marriage and Family Therapy LMFT & LPC from Our Lady of the Lake University Houston. Neurofeedback is used to optimize the brains potential, and to reach optimal performance for execs and professionals. Empowerment through coaching and enabling individuals and groups to uncover their authentic and then actualizing their whole self. This is accomplished through individual coaching, training aids, teams, programs and tools including building a coaching and mentoring culture.

Deborah Feinsilver received her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.She later pursued a masters degree in psychology from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas where she specialized in marriage and family therapy. Deborah trained and worked at Houston Galveston Institute, a non-profit organization, known for its groundbreaking work in collaborative language systems therapy. She was a part of several therapeutic research programs one resulting in her co-authoring a chapter for Collaborative Therapy: Relationships and Conversations that Make a Difference.” Currently Deborah practices as a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

Recently trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Deborah believes that this therapy modality is a vital means for discovering life themes that are not working for us in order that we can replace them with new ones that promote growth and strength. The only therapy protocol approved by the United States military for the treatment of trauma, EMDR has been successful in the treatment for a wide range of therapeutic needs.

Christine River Block, LCSW

I received a PhD and Masters in Social Work from the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work and have been working in the mental and behavioral health field for over 7 years. I started my journey in the field as the Director of Programs and Social Services for a non-profit organization that served individuals and families affected by obsessive compulsive disorder and most recently with a program that focuses on opioid addiction. I am trained in eye movement and desensitization reprocessing, cognitive behavior therapy and exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and cognitive behavior therapy for individuals with intellectual disabilities. I believe that everyone has the tools to achieve their best health sometimes need help learning to use them.