Ava Weaver, LPC

Ava Weaver is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 26 years of experience in mental health care. She trained in counseling through a Master of Science in Counseling from Texas A&M and draws on long clinical work in psychiatric and community settings in Texas. Ava combines practical feedback with compassionate support to help people facing difficult life moments.

She focuses on common concerns such as trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and addictions. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, grief, and career questions. Her background includes work in regional mental health centers and a psychiatric hospital, plus time teaching special education in public schools.

Ava uses client-centered methods alongside evidence-informed tools to tailor sessions to each person. She practices Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and motivational techniques in her work. Sessions emphasize building on strengths and learning concrete skills for daily life.

Many people come to her for help with stress, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses more specific areas such as aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family concerns, and first responder challenges. Her style is interactive and solution-focused, aiming for steady, usable progress.

Ava works in Texas and conducts sessions in English. Before booking, users should confirm current session options and scheduling through the provider’s matching process.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Ava uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy as core parts of her approach. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms. DBT teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that can help with strong emotions, relationship strain, and impulsive behavior.

She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person's goals and pace. That means therapy is collaborative: the therapist and the person work together to decide which tools and steps feel right based on needs, goals, and preferences. Finding the best approach is part of the work rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Confirm the therapist's session formats before booking, since specific online or in-person options are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also help people keep therapy consistent through life changes by making scheduling more flexible and lowering some logistical hurdles.