Online in Texas
(Online Only)
I work with high achieving women, caregivers, and helping professionals who are used to being the one who holds everything together. They anticipate needs, take responsibility for other people’s emotions, and say yes when they mean no. They push through when they are depleted and keep going long after their capacity is gone.
For a long time, this worked. It earned success, stability, and connection. Until it didn’t.
Most clients come to me when burnout has turned into resentment. When relationships feel one sided. When the emotional load becomes impossible to ignore.
This is not an individual failure. These patterns are often shaped by early roles, expectations, and environments that rewarded overfunctioning and self sacrifice.
In our work together, we focus on identifying these patterns, understanding what is actually yours to carry, and building the capacity to do less without collapsing into guilt or anxiety.
This is not about becoming a different person.
It is about creating a life that feels sustainable, reciprocal, and aligned.
If you are waiting until things calm down or get worse before reaching out, that waiting is part of the pattern.
You do not have to keep doing this.
Client Focus
Session Format: Group, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Women clients.
Languages: English
Treatment Approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Existential / Humanistic Therapy Encourages people to explore meaning, freedom, and authenticity in their lives. It focuses on personal growth and living in alignment with one’s values.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) A structured therapy that uses guided eye movements to help process traumatic memories. It is widely recognized for treating PTSD and trauma-related conditions.
- Feminist Therapy Addresses how gender roles, power, and social inequality affect mental health. It empowers clients to challenge limiting beliefs and systems.
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Combines mindfulness practices with CBT to prevent depression relapse. It helps people notice thoughts without judgment and respond more calmly.
- Somatic Therapy Helps clients notice how emotions are stored in the body. It uses breath, movement, and awareness for healing trauma and stress.
Approach Description: Most of my clients don’t need more coping skills. Instead, they need a different way of relating to responsibility, expectations, and themselves. If what you’ve been doing was going to work, it would have worked by now.
Together, we’ll explore the patterns of overfunctioning, emotional responsibility, and perfectionism that have kept you stuck. You’ll learn to notice the signs you’ve been ignoring, set boundaries without abandoning your values, tolerate the discomfort that comes with doing less, and reconnect with your own needs through mindfulness and somatic awareness.
This work isn’t about caring less or becoming less capable. It’s about carrying only what is actually yours so you can feel more present, more balanced, and less overwhelmed. Change doesn’t happen by trying harder (this is almost NEVER the answer), it happens by changing the pattern.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee 200
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- I offer a limited number of discounted appointments for LPC-Associates, LMSWs & LMFT-Associates upon request.
- Out of Network
Education & Credentials
Aubrey Richardson MS, LPC
- Female
- License # 82167
- Licensed in Texas
- Practicing Since 2019
Education: Master of Science Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Johns Hopkins University
TRAINING:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Clinical Trauma Professional
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Informed
Meditation and Mindfulness
Somatic Therapy
EFT/Tapping
Aubrey Richardson Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available Online for residents of Texas
- Online Therapy Details: Secure video sessions through SimplePractice
Sage Holistic Counseling is designed specifically for individuals who are used to being the helper, the responsible one, or the one others depend on. My practice serves therapists, healthcare professionals, caregivers, and high-achieving women who feel emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, and increasingly resentful in their relationships. Together, we will go beyond symptom management to understand the patterns keeping you stuck. You'll learn to set sustainable boundaries, reconnect with your own needs, and build a joy-filled, authentic life.
This is not a space for surface-level coping strategies or performative self care. It is a space for honest conversations and meaningful change so you can feel less overwhelmed and more like yourself again.