Athena Kjell, Licensed Professional Counselor

Our work together honors your drive and what’s underneath it, using a trauma-informed, body-based approach that helps your nervous system support your goals instead of working against them. You might be here because you’re searching for help with performance anxiety, chronic stress, PTSD, or anxiety that impacts your focus, recovery, ability to do your job or perform in sports. Many high achievers, athletes, first responders, and military members experience worst-case thinking, over-activation, or nervous system burnout—while faking it to their team, unit or loved ones. Others like you often seek brainspotting or counseling for trauma affecting work or training, OCD patterns that interfere with daily life, shame after setbacks or injuries, or stress-related coping behaviors that no longer work. Let’s renew your focus, confidence, and flow states; regulate your body arousal before and after performances or critical incidents; and recover from injuries, concussions, or chronic pain with goal setting that aligns with your values—not just outcomes—so you can perform well without sacrificing and renew your mind. —— What is Brainspotting? Your brain can focus, in a laser-like way, to find, hold in place, process, and release emotional and physical trauma held in your brain and felt in your body (Grand, p. 104). —— Texas clients: Your state has additional requirements and rights to you as a consumer while working with me. Let me know if you have any questions. My Texas LPC number is 101447. House Bill 4224 (89th Regular Session), which went into effect on Sept. 1, 2025, requires licensees to, per Section 181.105 of the Health and Safety Code, prominently post on their website and at any facility detailed instructions for consumer to: -Request the consumer's health care records from the licensee; -Contact the Council, as found on the Council's Contact Us webpage; and -File a consumer complaint with the Office of Attorney General's Consumer Protection webpage.