Therapist / Ali Takata, LMSW

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/her

Ethnicity: Biracial

Service Language(s): अंग्रेजी

I earned my Masters in Social Work from the University of Michigan 1995. I started my career working with survivors of partner/family violence and then worked in community mental health and psychiatry. After a decade of working, I transitioned away from social work to pursue additional education and other interests. In 2016 I immersed myself in local and national public school advocacy for several years before returning to clinical work and private practice.

I see therapy as a shared process where you and I try to gain a deeper understanding of you and your life struggles. I believe our early relationships and experiences are the foundation on which we create our lives. These experiences continue to impact us throughout different life stages and sometimes it’s necessary to explore this foundation in order to address the root causes of our present stuckness/suffering. The evolving relationship between you and me will be an essential aspect of our process as it will be a source of learning and understanding.

I work with people from all cultures and I have a particular interest in working with folks who live at the intersection of multiple racial and cultural identities. I believe our internal world connects deeply to our culture and society and our wellness is intertwined with systems, small and large.

Qualifications:

License State: Texas

Practice Information:

Types of insurance accepted: Other

Location:

6448 E Hwy 290 Suite E-102 , Austin, Texas, 78723, USA

Modalities:

Individual

Therapy Offered:

Counseling / Therapy

Types of Therapy

Attachment-based, Culturally Sensitive, EMDR, Eclectic, Feminist, Multicultural, Person-Centered, Psychodynamic, Relational, Trauma Focused

Issues

Addiction, Adoption, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Antisocial Personality, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality, Child or Adolescent, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Hoarding, Infertility, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Narcissistic Personality, Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self- Harming, Sexual Abuse, Sleep or Insomnia, Sports Performance, Stress, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Teen Violence, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues