you are exactly where you need to be

psychotherapy for

seekers

healers

and

cycle breakers

Do you find it difficult to know what you truly want out of life?

Maybe you’ve noticed that your patterns of relating with others often leave you feeling lonely and drained.

You might feel weighed down by family dynamics that shaped you in ways you never chose.

Does life feel flat or directionless - are you hungry for something more meaningful?

Though it may come with discomfort - change, self-examination, and growth can all be worthwhile endeavors.

It is possible to find peace in the life you create.

Hi, I’m Micaela

I’m a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist in Austin TX. I specialize in the lifelong process of individuation - becoming your own person through discovery, integration, reclaiming your intuition, and finding your unique purpose.

about Micaela

Whatever brought you here is not a detour. It’s part of the path.

Who typically finds me

  • People who grow up in complicated family systems often develop strategies for getting by — ways of staying safe, keeping the peace, or holding things together. Those patterns may have helped you survive then, but they can leave you feeling stuck now. You might feel lonely in your relationships, or struggle to feel connected and secure. You might feel like you are constantly trying to break free of your family of origin — whether literally or metaphorically. In therapy, we’ll honor the strategies that once protected you, while also exploring new ways of being that serve you better today. Together, we can increase self-awareness, reshape unhelpful patterns, and cultivate a deeper sense of security — both within yourself and in your relationships. It’s about moving from survival toward a fuller, freer life.

  • Life’s challenges often bring up deep questions about meaning, purpose, and our place in the world. At times, uncertainty, loss, or transitions can leave us feeling untethered. Exploring these experiences can help clarify what truly matters to you. Together, we can work toward aligning your life with your values, embracing personal responsibility, and finding meaning - even in the face of uncertainty. 

  • I often work with people who feel drained in their relationships. The ones who give and give, but still feel unseen or unsupported. Maybe you’ve learned to say yes when you want to say no, or you find yourself feeling responsible for other people’s emotions. Together, we’ll explore how to create healthier boundaries so you can experience connection without losing yourself.

  • “Highly Sensitive Person”, or HSP, is a term coined by psychologist Elaine Aron. According to Aron’s theory, HSPs are a subset of the population who are high in a personality trait known as sensory-processing sensitivity, or SPS. This is not a diagnosis, but can be helpful to know about yourself and the way you process information as you navigate the world. Some things may feel harder for you than people who do not have this trait, but it doesn’t mean you can’t live a fulfilling life. Many people who are considered gifted also endorse HSP traits: deeply empathic people, creatives, thought leaders. I relish the opportunity to support others in finding and embracing their gifts and needs.

    Differently and similarly, neurodivergence can present challenges in day-to-day functioning in relationships, self-care, and work life. It can seem like everyone has it figured out except you. I see this work as an opportunity to learn yourself and your brain so that you can more optimally engage with your priorities and work towards the goals that are most valuable to you.

  • Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first and the lesson afterwards.

    Vernon Sanders Law

  • Illusions are the truths we live by until we know better.

    Nancy Gibbs

  • "How does one become a butterfly?" She asked pensively. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar."

    Trina Paulus, Hope for the Flowers

  • Wherever you go you will find your teacher, as long as you have the eyes to see and the ears to hear.

    Shunryu Suzuki

  • Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

    Martin Luther

  • Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.

    C.G. Jung

  • I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

    C.G. Jung

  • To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

    Friedrich Nietzche

  • The greatest battle we face as human beings is the battle to protect our true selves from the self the world wants us to become.

    E. E. Cummings

  • Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.

    Iyanla Vanzant

  • You can only go halfway into the darkest forest; then you're coming out the other side.

    Chinese Proverb

  • Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

    Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi

  • Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.

    Winston Churchill

  • There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.

    Leonard Cohen

  • Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.

    Confucius

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