Emily Beissner (She/they)
(512) 607-9360 xt 99
Emily Beissner
LpC Associate
Supervised by Sara L Weber, LPC-Supervisor, CEDS-C
$120 / 55-minute session (Sliding Scale Available)
Insurances in Network:
Aetna
Whole Foods (EHN)
BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
Curative
Fields of Specialization:
Anxiety, overthinking, and perfectionism
Trauma and somatic healing
Grief and loss
Relationships and family dynamics
Neurodivergence and LGBTQ+ affirming care
Eating disorders, body image, and bariatric surgery support
Women's health
I work great with people...
Overthinkers whose brains won't clock out. You replay the conversation. You draft the text six times. You lie down at night and your mind picks that exact moment to start its shift. It's exhausting to live at that volume. Together we'll turn it down, not by arguing with your thoughts, but by helping your body learn it can stand down.
Doing the relationship work on your own. Sometimes you're the one in the room and the other person isn't. A parent who can't hear you. A partner who isn't ready. A family pattern you didn't choose but keep landing in. We'll sort out what's yours, what isn't, and what you actually want these relationships to look like.
Carrying trauma that never quite made it into words. Some things live in your shoulders and your stomach long after your brain has moved on. If you've told the story a hundred times and still feel it, talking harder isn't the answer. We'll go slowly and work with your body, not around it, so the past stops running the show.
Sitting with grief that won't follow a schedule. Whether the loss happened last month or fifteen years ago, there's no timeline you're supposed to be on. If you feel stuck, or numb, or like you should be "over it," you're not doing this wrong. We'll find a way forward at your pace.
Creatives, weirdos, and neurodivergent folks who've never fit the mold. If you've spent your life translating yourself for other people, therapy can be the one place you don't have to. Come as you are, tangents and hyperfixations and all. We'll build a life that works with your brain instead of fighting it.
LGBTQ+ folks figuring out who they are. Discovering or living into your identity can feel isolating, especially if you've been sorting it out alone. You get to explore all of it here with someone who's genuinely in your corner.
At war with your own body. If your relationship with food, movement, or your reflection has always felt complicated, you don't have to white-knuckle it forever. Whether that's disordered eating, body image, or life before and after bariatric surgery, we'll get underneath what's driving it so you can feel more at home in your own skin.
Style & Approach
Therapy should feel calmer than the week you just had. So much of this work is making meaning out of the small, painful things that pile up in a day or loop inside your own head. And a lot of that meaning comes from learning to let those things be there instead of fighting them. Over time that adds up to a steadiness you can carry out the door with you.
Healing tends to happen when you get out of your head and into your body. If you've spent years analyzing your way toward "better," you already know thinking harder has limits. The work here draws from somatic practice, mindfulness, and ACT, with attention to where you're bracing and how to let that go. Everything is trauma-informed, and nothing moves faster than you want it to.
You'll have someone who's warm and direct at the same time, curious about ideas without getting lost in them, and honestly a little funny when the moment calls for it. The hope is that you leave with a better sense of which of those qualities you want more of in your own life.
Some of the approaches I Use...
Somatic Work
Person-Centered Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Trauma-informed Therapy
Social Constructivist Approach
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
Existential Approach
Fun Facts
Relaxing for me is all about... sweating it out in a heated yoga class.
I get way too excited about... Star Trek.
For me, creativity is... candle-making, resin work, and cooking up something delicious for my partner.
I can't start my day without... a morning mindfulness session or breathwork.
My go-to comfort food is... idly and sambar.
My favorite quote is... "I would gladly risk feeling bad at times, if it also meant that I could taste my dessert."
Education
Undergraduate Degree: B.A. in Philosophy and Asian Cultures and Languages with Special Honors, Certificate in English, University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Degree: M.A. in Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Degree: M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Certificate in Integrated Behavior Health, University of Texas at San Antonio
Other Relevant Education/Certifications: Training to become a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, training in integrated behavioral health in primary care settings
Professional
IOP Program Therapist, Bariatric Counseling Center, 2025
Graduate Intern, Bariatric Counseling Center, 2024-2025