Inclusive therapy for BIPOC & LGBTQ+ adults in Texas & Virginia


A safe place to heal and reconnect with your true self.

In-person Therapy in Downtown Round Rock, Texas

Online in Austin, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and throughout Texas

Online in Arlington, Fairfax, and throughout Virginia

You feel exhausted trying to fit into everyone’s expectations of you.

What if you could feel more connected to your true self?

You want to feel energetic, joyful, and connected to yourself, but instead you feel:

  • Burnt out and overwhelmed by caring for others.

  • Guilty for feeling resentful of the difficult family relationships in your life

  • Exhausted by having to fit into other people’s expectations of you

  • Anxious, depressed, irritable, overly sensitive, and reactive and you don’t know why.

Life doesn’t have to stay this way.

Hi, I’m Monica.

Photo of Monica, therapist and owner of Ascend Counseling and Wellness. She has light brown skin, dark loosely curled mid-length hair with purple highlights and is wearing a yellow top. She is smiling warmly.

I provide culturally responsive therapy using a variety of methods, such as EMDR, ancestral wisdom, and body-focused therapy, that are tailored to each client’s needs. My clients walk away from therapy with me feeling more grounded and balanced, able to set and keep boundaries with less guilt, and more comfortable living as their true selves.

How I Can Help You

People with Difficult Family Members

Gain an understanding of how your experiences with difficult, abusive, and/or emotionally neglectful family members have impacted your current self and start to trust yourself.

1st or 2nd Gen/Adult Children of Immigrants

Connect with your true self without feeling guilty for disappointing your parents with the help of a trained therapist who gets your unique experience.

Therapy for Therapists and Helpers

Learn the tools you need to reconnect with your passion and feel energized and balanced again.

Trauma Therapy/EMDR

Guidance and support, so you can resolve traumatic experiences and improve your relationships and your mental health.

The Process

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The Process 〰️

1. Contact Monica

Contact me today to schedule a free 20-minute consultation. I’ll answer any questions you have and you can be sure we’re a good fit.

2. Do the work

Join me each session to gain an understanding about your experiences, combined with actionable steps to manage your emotional health. Together, we’ll develop the tools you need to connect with your true self and take up space.

3. Trust yourself

Your relationship with yourself will flourish, and you’ll be ready to live a more fulfilling and complete life.

You don’t have to keep pretzeling yourself to fit into a narrow box that you never asked for.

I can help you connect to your true self.