About Ava
Ava Weaver is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 26 years of clinical experience in Texas. She brings a long history as a psychotherapist and former special education teacher to her work. Her background includes hospital and community mental health settings and work with adults and adolescents.
She holds a Master of Science in Counseling from Texas A&M and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from East Texas State University. She uses straightforward, practical approaches in sessions.
How Ava works
Ava gives clear feedback and helps people set realistic goals. She leans on client-centered methods and evidence-informed skills to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood problems, and trauma-related concerns. Many people seek help for depression, bipolar concerns, grief, addictions, or relationship and family stress.
Ava also supports people facing parenting challenges, career questions, changes in life circumstances, and issues around self-esteem and boundaries. She has additional focus on aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family concerns, and first responder issues. Her toolbox includes cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, Jungian perspectives, and mindfulness practices.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and tailored to each person's needs. Ava emphasizes practical skills people can use between appointments. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing care.
Sessions are offered in English and are provided from her Texas practice. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Ava lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Ava works with
The areas below are the ones Ava selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How Ava’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person's concerns and priorities, giving space for the therapist to follow the client's lead while offering feedback and support. This approach helps with relationship trouble, self-esteem, and making practical life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more helpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines skill learning with emotional regulation techniques and can assist people managing intense emotions or impulsive behaviors.Finding the right fit is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest techniques that match those needs. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what works best for the individual, and sessions stay collaborative rather than prescriptive.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when video is inconvenient. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief problem-solving, and ongoing coaching between scheduled appointments. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, or other commitments.
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