Emilie Virginia Kestner
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
2 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77219
Let's Connect (281) 559-6553
My overall goal of therapy is holding you accountable in a nonjudgmental way that supports your goals, validates your efforts, and challenges you in a way that aligns with your worldview. I like to offer feedback in an objective way and suggest skills and perspectives that you choose whether or not to implement. The methodology of my approach is conversation; two people in a room trying to figure things out while utilizing various perspectives, theories, and attempts. An emphasis of my time with you is always you; your goals, thoughts, emotions, and beliefs are valuable and I find exploring them in a therapeutic setting helpful.
I have a strong passion for working with women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, non-traditional couples, as well as adolescents and young adults as they seem to progress through the launching phase. I have also found it satisfying to help those with trauma backgrounds overcome how this may have impacted their sense of self and relationships.
I love working with couples on finding new conflict resolution skills collaboratively and finding what maintains negative cycles. In addition, I love helping queer folks and polyamorous individuals and couples to resolve any issues around their identity or overall functioning. Internalized messages from external systems is also something I explore.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $130
- Couple Sessions $150
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Humana
- Optum
- Superior HealthPlan
- TriWest
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Emilie Virginia Kestner
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Texas / 203129 Emilie Virginia Kestner
- In Practice for 7 Years
- License: Texas State Board of Examiner of Marriage Family Therapist 203129 / 2017
- Attended Abilene Christian University, Master's in Marriage Family Therapy, Graduated 2017
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Trauma and PTSD
- Marital and Premarital
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Autism
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Codependency
- Divorce
- Dual Diagnosis
- Family Conflict
- Infidelity
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Women's Issues
2 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Blind Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Blind Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Headway
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Location
Headway
2021 Guadalupe Street
Suite 260
Austin, TX 78705
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Emilie Virginia Kestner
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT