Life can feel overwhelming, especially during times of change.  Anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, reproductive experiences, pregnancy, postpartum adjustment and shifts in identity can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and uncertain about what comes next.

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Mountain Laurel Therapy offers a warm, grounded space for women to feel supported, understood, and more connected to themselves.

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Elizabeth Dossman, LPC-S, PMH-C, specializes in women's mental health and is certified in Perinatal Mental Health.  She provides therapy for women experiencing anxiety, depression, pregnancy and postpartum concerns, reproductive challenges, birth trauma, and significant life transitions.

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Therapy That Meets You Where You Are

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You don't have to be in crisis to benefit from therapy.

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Sometimes you know something needs to change, but you aren't sure what that change looks like.  You may appear capable and put-together while privately feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or simply not like yourself.

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Therapy offers a place to slow down, understand what you're experiencing and begin making meaningful changes.

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Anxiety & Overwhelm

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Anxiety can show up as constant worry, overthinking, perfectionism, difficulty relaxing, irritability, or feeling responsible for keeping everything together.

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Therapy can help you understand the patterns driving anxiety and develop a different relationship with the thoughts, emotions, and expectations that keep you feeling stuck.

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Pregnancy & Postpartum Mental Health

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Pregnancy and the first year after having a baby can bring emotions that are far more complicated than many women expect.

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Anxiety, intrusive thoughts, sadness, irritability, guilt, relationship changes, and questions about your identity can coexist with love for your baby.

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As a Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) therapist, Elizabeth provides specialized support for women navigating pregnancy, postpartum anxiety and depression, birth related concerns, and teh emotional transition to motherhood.  

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Reproductive Challenges & Birth Trauma

 

Miscarriage, infertility, fertility treatments, pregnancy complications, difficult births, and NICU experiences can have a lasting emotional impact.

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Therapy provides space to process grief, fear, anger, disappointment and trauma while helping you reconnect with yourself and move forward at your own pace.

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Depression & Life Transitions

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Sometimes depression doesn't look like being unable to function.  It can feel like going through the motions, losing interest in things that once mattered, feeling disconnected from other people, or wondering why life doesn't feel the way you thought it would.

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Therapy can help you explore what has changed and find a path toward greater connection, meaning, and authenticity. 

 

An Individualized Approach to Therapy.

 

There is no single approach that works for everyone.

 

Therapy at Mountain Laurel is collaborative and tailored to you.  Depending on needs, treatment many incorporate Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). 

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Meet Elizabeth

 

Elizabeth Dossman, LPC-S, PMH-C

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Elizabeth is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Certified Perinatal Mental Health professional specializing in therapy for women.

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Her work focuses on helping women navigate anxiety, depression, reproductive and perinatal mental health concerns, trauma, relationship challenges, identity shifts, and significant life transitions.  

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Her approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that therapy should be a place where you can be honest about what you're experiencing without feeling judged or expected to have everything figured out.

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Therapy for Women in Austin & Across Texas

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Mountain Laurel Therapy is based in Austin, Texas, and provides therapy for women seeking meaningful support through anxiety, depression, pregnancy and postpartum experiences, reproductive challenges, trauma, and life transitions.

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Ready to get started?

 

​Reach out to schedule a consultation and learn more about whether Mountain Laurel Therapy is the right fit for you.

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