Trauma-Informed Therapy in Northwest Austin, TX

(Mopac & Far West)

Trauma-Informed Therapy for Individuals and Couples

Heal from trauma, betrayal, family conflict, and painful relationship patterns so you can feel more grounded, connected, and secure in your life and your relationships.

In-person therapy in Northwest Austin and virtual therapy available throughout Texas.

You may look successful on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck on the inside.

Perhaps you find yourself repeating the same painful relationship patterns, struggling to set boundaries without guilt, carrying the effects of childhood trauma, or wondering why certain relationships leave you feeling anxious, exhausted, or emotionally unsafe.

Healing is possible, and you don't have to figure it out alone.

I help individuals and couples heal from trauma, betrayal, emotionally immature family dynamics, attachment wounds, and painful relationship patterns. Whether you're struggling personally or trying to rebuild connection with someone you love, therapy can help you move toward greater clarity, healing, and emotional security.

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You've Probably Been Carrying This for a Long Time

Many of my clients come to therapy feeling emotionally exhausted after years of trying to hold everything together, often while being the person everyone else depends on.

Some are navigating betrayal, family estrangement, or the long shadow of emotionally immature parenting. Others are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, or patterns that keep repeating despite their best efforts to change them.

You may relate if you are:

  • Carrying the effects of childhood trauma, emotional neglect, or emotionally immature parenting

  • Repeating painful patterns in relationships that leave you feeling hurt, anxious, or disconnected

  • Struggling with people-pleasing, guilt, or difficulty setting boundaries

  • Recovering from infidelity, betrayal, or emotional abuse

  • Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, grief, or emotional exhaustion

  • Navigating divorce, parenting challenges, empty nest transitions, or significant life changes

  • Questioning yourself after years of family conflict, estrangement, or difficult family dynamics

Many of the struggles people bring to therapy, including relationship conflict, people-pleasing, anxiety, self-doubt, emotional overwhelm, can often be traced to earlier experiences that shaped how they learned to connect, protect themselves, and seek safety in relationships.

Individual Therapy: Heal from Trauma, Anxiety, and Painful Relationship Patterns

Therapy can help you understand the experiences that shaped you, identify the patterns keeping you stuck, and create meaningful, lasting change.

Together, we can work to:

  • Reconnect with your emotions and learn to trust your inner voice

  • Set healthy boundaries without overwhelming guilt

  • Heal attachment wounds and improve relationship satisfaction

  • Understand where long-standing patterns come from and how to change them

  • Reduce anxiety, self-doubt, and emotional overwhelm

  • Feel more grounded, confident, and emotionally present in your daily life

Many clients come to therapy because of family estrangement, emotionally immature parents, betrayal trauma, childhood emotional neglect, narcissistic abuse, or relationship difficulties that continue to affect their lives long after the original experiences occurred.

Couples Therapy: Rebuild Trust and Connection

Relationships can become painful when trauma, betrayal, chronic conflict, or emotional disconnection are present. Couples often arrive feeling stuck in the same arguments, unsure how to reconnect, or questioning whether trust can be rebuilt.

Couples therapy may be helpful if you are:

  • Recovering from infidelity or betrayal

  • Stuck in repeated conflict cycles

  • Feeling emotionally disconnected or distant

  • Struggling to communicate effectively

  • Navigating major life transitions affecting your relationship

  • Working to rebuild trust, intimacy, and emotional safety

  • Navigating concerns related to pornography use, sexual intimacy, or digital disconnection

I use the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and trauma-informed approaches to help couples improve communication, strengthen emotional connection, repair trust, and heal long-standing relationship wounds.

Training and Clinical Approach

Tiffany Savener holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and practices as an LPC-Associate (93330) under clinical supervision of Mark Cagle, Jr, LPC-S (71799) in accordance with Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors requirements.

Rather than focusing solely on symptom reduction, our work will help you understand yourself more deeply, build healthier relationships, and create lasting change that extends beyond the therapy room. Therapy is collaborative, supportive, and paced in a way that respects your nervous system, your goals, and your readiness.

Advanced training and clinical approaches include:

  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Levels 1 & 2)

  • Gottman Method for Treating Affairs and Trauma

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for trauma and PTSD

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma and PTSD

  • Therapy for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents (Lindsay Gibson framework)

  • Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

  • Advanced training in compulsive sexual behavior and betrayal trauma

  • Additional approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Family Systems Therapy, Somatic Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

About Me

Hi, I'm Tiffany.

I am a trauma-informed therapist and owner of Seek the Sun Psychotherapy.

I specialize in helping individuals and couples heal from trauma, betrayal, emotionally immature family relationships, family estrangement, attachment wounds, and complex relationship challenges.

Many of my clients are highly capable people who have spent years caring for others while struggling to understand their own needs, trust themselves, or feel secure in their relationships. My goal is to help you reconnect with yourself, understand the roots of these patterns, and build relationships that feel safe, reciprocal, and emotionally healthy. If that resonates, schedule a free consultation and let's talk.

Serving Austin and All of Texas

Austin Office In-person sessions at my Northwest Austin location (Mopac & Far West)

Round Rock Office Round Rock, TX

Virtual therapy is available throughout Texas.

📧 tsavener@seekthesun.net

Take the First Step

Reaching out for therapy can feel difficult, especially if you've spent years carrying painful experiences alone or have had previous experiences where you didn't feel fully heard.

A free 15-minute consultation gives us the opportunity to talk about what's bringing you to therapy, answer your questions, and determine whether working together is a good fit.

→ Schedule Your Free Consultation

If you don't see a time that works, email me at tsavener@seekthesun.net and I'll do my best to find an alternative.