Crossroad Psychotherapy—Holistic Therapy in Austin
Our mission is lasting healing.
We offer transformational, experiential, and comprehensive psychotherapy in Austin, TX with a focus on attachment, trauma, and self-expansion. By learning how to soothe extreme feelings and protective mechanisms, process adaptive emotion, and deepen the relationship with oneself, our clients develop a new way of being with themselves that is healing, trusting, and empowering. While we specialize in therapy for young adults and professionals out of a love for building psychological well-being early, we excel in working with all ages and demographics and have helped to foster change in the lives of teenagers to clients in their 80s.
What does transformational mean?
We go well beyond talk therapy, offering therapy that is immersive and experiential. By getting to know how your mind and body are responding to your lived experience in the moment, we can create greater space from symptoms and encounter the person underneath. Transformation comes from growing that true self while undoing the symptoms that mask it.
Our Approach and Specialties
How We Work
Our approach combines experiential modalities like Internal Family Systems, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients to identify their symptoms, aspirations and patterns by directly and safely encountering them in session. Together, we will soothe symptoms in the moment rather than just talk about them (we do the talking part too but focus on experiential techniques).
By soothing symptoms in this way, we make room for the development of a deeper relationship with oneself that extends outside the self to one's environmental relationships, connection to the world at large, and aspirations for living. This two-fold approach of directly soothing symptoms while accessing the felt experience of aligned living allows clients to take those skills and apply them to life outside of the therapy space. Our approach is often applied to the treatment of:
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Attachment and Relationship Issues
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Grief, Depression and Self-Confidence
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Life and Work Stress
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Spiritual, Professional, and Sexual Identity
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Young Adult and Adolescent Concerns
Meet Michael
I'm Michael Germany, an attachment, trauma, and anxiety specialist in Austin, TX. I help my clients to establish deep healing relationships with themselves after life experiences or persistent symptoms have left them feeling isolated, stuck, and hurting. Together, we turn the page on those experiences to encounter something new and good.
Therapy is an immersive healing experience. True healing stems from the supportive connection between the therapist and the client and, more importantly, between the client and themselves.
Over the course of our work, clients often grow to experience their inner world in a way that feels profoundly different than when we began, cultivating the self-trust necessary to truly heal from trauma and anxiety and build a life of connection. If you are ready to begin a process of healing that can foster genuine peace and lasting self-compassion, let's get started.
