Margarita Leonor Diaz, Ph.D.

I enjoy working with adults in individual therapy online. I focus on helping clients manage reactions that accompany life stressors, and that can become overwhelming. I specialize in working with people struggling with excessive worry and perfectionism, those who feel as though they are "never good enough" and high achievers. I also have expertise working with those navigating between cultures, with women's issues, and with all types of diversity. I specialize in providing therapy for therapists, as well as consultation. I have supervised and consulted with therapists of different backgrounds and at different levels, for many years, including nine years of training clinicians at the Counseling and Health Center at the University of Texas. In my private practice, I have conducted therapy and/or supervision for LPC's, Social Worker, Psychiatrists and Psychologists. I very much enjoy this work. How I work I like to work collaboratively, and enjoy guiding and supporting those who are on a journey to improve themselves in their personal and professional lives. This includes supporting and respecting clients' intuitive knowledge of themselves. My approach to therapy is client centered and relational, I believe in my clients' capacity to become their best selves and I feel honored to be a part of their journey. I emphasize creating a safe emotional space and believe in a relationship of mutual respect. I am transparent, and maintain a balance between empathic listening and active feedback. Experience and Training Over 25 years of experience and training in a variety of approaches to therapy allow me to match the therapy I provide to each client's needs. I have had extensive training in psychology, starting with a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Stanford University, a Master's and a Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University, and an internship from The University of Texas at Austin. I have worked at a community mental health clinic, an anxiety treatment center and at The University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center. I have been in private practice in Austin since 2007. During this time I have been trained on many approaches including psychodynamic, CBT, relational and AEDP, attaining Level II certification. I am an integrative therapist incorporating these approaches as they best fit my clients' needs.