Therapy in Austin & online across Texas
Board-Certified Art Therapist
EMDRIA Certified
Bilingual · EN / ES
You don't have to face this alone.
Compassionate, creative therapy for anxiety, trauma, and the moments that ask more of you than you feel you have. Together we move from simply surviving to a fuller, more present life.
Licensed Professional Counselor–Supervisor
15+ yrs
helping Austinites find their way through
Meet Margaret
Hi, I'm Margaret Whitehair.
Carrying the weight of everyday life can quietly wear you down. So many of us get by on a bare minimum of reserves, even when it looks from the outside like we have it all together. Much of the energy that should be ours stays locked in the past, in old hurts and in the stories we tell about who we are.
Those stories matter, and they can be rewritten to reflect the strength you've already grown into. My work is helping you free that energy, so you can be more present and live a fuller, more joyful life.
Licensed Professional Counselor–Supervisor (LPC-S)
Board-Certified & Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC)
EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist & Consultant-in-Training
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Provider · Spanish / English bilingual
The way I work
Some weeks you need to snorkel.
Some seasons, you're ready to dive.
I think of the depths of our work as snorkeling and scuba diving. Snorkeling stays near the surface, short-term and solution-focused, getting specific things in order. Scuba diving goes deeper, into history, roots, family, and the experiences that shaped you. We can do either, or both, depending on what you need and when.
Snorkeling
Near the surface. Focused, practical, here-and-now.
Scuba diving
Into the depths. Roots, patterns, and lasting change.
For clients
Three paths to feeling like yourself again.
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EMDR Therapy
Relief from trauma, anxiety, and memories that still feel stuck.
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Art Therapy
Reach what words can't hold. No art experience needed.
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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Deeper healing for pain that hasn't moved with other approaches.
How I practice
Four things you can count on in this room.
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01 · Presence | Relationship-centered
Safety, attunement, and real presence create the ground where change becomes possible.
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02 · The body | Body & brain aware
We work with how your nervous system holds experience, not only the story you can put into words.
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03 · Integration | Integration over protocol
For those who want it, meditation, spiritual experience, and Buddhist psychology have a place here, held with the same rigor as clinical work.
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04 · Your pace | Individualized & collaborative
We move at the pace that feels right for you. You stay in the driver's seat, always.
Supervision & consultation to grow your practice.
For therapists
Grounded, generous guidance for clinicians building their skills and their confidence.
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Art therapists | ATR-P Supervision
Guidance through the ATR-P process for art therapists pursuing registration, with steady clinical support.
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Counselor associates | LPC-A Supervision
Clinical supervision for LPC Associates working toward full licensure in Texas.
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EMDR clinicians | EMDR Consultation
Consultation for therapists learning EMDR or deepening an established practice.
On creativity
Creativity is a tool we all carry.
I believe healing and connectedness go hand in hand, that welcoming every part of us, even the unexplored or rejected parts, is how we arrive at true well-being.
Creativity is how we get there, even when we can't yet see where "there" is. It's woven through everything I offer, on the page, in the studio, and in the room.
Written & illustrated by Margaret
Illena's Parents Get a Divorce
An illustrated story that helps children move through a family change with tenderness.
A 501(c)(3) psychedelic-care nonprofit partner
Care, made more reachable.
MWS Therapy partners with Thank You Life so cost is less of a barrier to this work. Donations are tax-deductible and help members of our community access care they couldn't otherwise afford.
Ready when you are.
Your first 20-minute consultation is free, and there's no pressure to continue. Let's see if we're a good fit.