116 S US Highway 281, Marble Falls, Texas 78654, United States
Who We Are
OUR Counseling Practice
We treat a number of mental health disorders and substance abuse. We provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples. You can find the office located in central Marble Falls, Texas. We trust you will find our location as a place to feel safe and relaxing.
OUR Treatment Focus
Our focus is to help individuals find healing and balance, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. I achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a treatment plan that will meet your needs.
OUR Patient Promise
We promise to be there for you every step of your journey. Our goal is to help you grow from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life. As with any journey, there is work involved. Together we can work to help you rise from the challenges that you face.
How Can Counseling Help?
Depression & Anxiety
Depression, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience at some point in our lives. Through counseling and treatment, we are able to help you recover motivation, perspective, and joy that you once had in your life.
Medical diagnoses, Caregiver Stress, & Grief/loss
Often times new medical conditions can cause stress or anxiety for both the patient and their family. Sometimes taking on the role of a caregiver for a spouse or parent can cause issues when the roles in the relationship change. The death of a loved one can sometimes impact us in ways that we do not understand. We can often find ourselves feeling alone, depressed, anxious and feeling as there is no where to turn. Counseling can help guide you through the process of grief and healing.
Relationships
Relationship issues stem from many different factors in our life. Counseling can be beneficial to couples who are looking to strengthen their emotional connection, in all stages of their relationship. Therapy sessions are a supportive place to discuss issues and solutions to better strengthen your relationship. Sandra has experience in working with civilian and military/veteran families.
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse therapists evaluate and treat people struggling with addictions to alcohol or other drugs. They may also provide family members with the opportunity to practice support strategies learned during family therapy. We have clinicians available to help you during your healing process.
Our Clinicians
Sandra Galyon, LCSW-S
Sandra has over 20 years of clinical experience. This enables her to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care. She treats a number of mental health disorders, and provides a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples.
“Life can be rough, and sometimes we need a little help getting by and coping. I have always been led to help people, and have found my calling in counseling people through their trials. I have worked with individuals from age 12 to 105 with various kinds of issues. Counseling may be necessary for a short time or for a longer period. For some it is hard work. My goal is to help you build coping skills to get you over the challenges in your daily life and return to a sense of balance and serenity. Everyone has the ability to grow and improve their situation. I help you identify your strengths and work with you to expand your emotional tool box so you may tackle your challenges! I look forward to working with you!”
Jack housworth, LCSW
Jack is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor. Jack has over 12 years counseling in substance abuse and mental health and has overcome addiction in his own life. Using a blend of empathy, education, experience, and compassion, Jack will meet each client where they are and provide a calm, caring experience.
“I strongly believe that everyone has the ability to recovery with support and a person centered approach to your needs. I will be present with you and together we can individualize your treatment by enhancing your strengths to overcome your challenges."
Although Jack specializes in substance abuse treatment, he also counsels clients with trauma, grief, and mental health issues. Jack has a vast array of resources and contacts to assist you in whatever social services you may need.
Ali Corona, LCSW
Ali is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a passion to come alongside people as they journey from brokenness to healing. She has experience counseling clients struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, relational conflict, grief, and a variety of mental health issues. With an emphasis on empathy and collaboration, Ali creates a safe environment to grow, process, and overcome life’s tough challenges.
“No one should feel alone when experiencing pain. I meet you where you are, create a personalized care plan, and work with you to develop skills that can be used in many seasons of life.”
“Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross said it best: ‘The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths… Beautiful people do not just happen.’ You are not alone!”
Christine Ingram-Appleby, LPC
Christine is supervised by Christi Lundby, LPC-S. Christine is a graduate from
Liberty University with her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
She has been in education for over 15 years having roles in Special Education and Administration. She is also a certified School Counselor. Christine has been
working in Llano ISD for 5 years and continues to support the district as a Mental
Health Counselor.
Christine has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in many
areas to include anxiety, depression, trauma, social skills, relationship skills, and
understanding emotions. She works with clients to build confidence and empower them with the tools to make decisions, practice self-care and mindfulness.
"Mental health…is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not
where you’re going." — Noam Shpancer, PhD
Alison Macaluso, LMSW
Alison is a masters level social worker. She has a background in medical social work, dual diagnosis, crisis work, and general mental health services. She has been in the field for almost 10 years. She graduated with her masters from Texas State in 2018. She is currently working towards her LCSW licensure.
Alison works with clients using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Techniques. Though trained in various theories, she tends to work with these while helping clients improve their circumstances. She will be working with ages 10 and older for individual counseling. She has experience in working with all ages, but mostly teens, adult & geriatric clients. She has worked with depression, anxiety, improving coping skills, substance abuse, grief/loss, and end of life care.
“Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It's’ the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
Gordo
Gordo is our resident doggo. His birthday is April 4, 2021 and he has been with us since he was 10 weeks old. He will be trained as our official therapy dog one day. For now he likes cuddling and hugs. In the meantime, he is working on learning his job well!
Additional Trainings and Information
- Sandra is a trained Brainspotting practitioner.
Brainspotting (BSP) can help decrease depression, anxiety, phobias and addictions. Brainspotting is used with all areas of trauma, including survivors of war, natural disasters and abuse. It is also being utilized with medical conditions, such as traumatic brain injuries, strokes, fibromyalgia, headaches, other pain issues, and preparation and recovery from surgery.
It is possible to release trauma from either a distressed or calm place in the body. The power of BSP is that one does not necessarily have to relive the traumatic event at the same level of intensity as the original trauma. Because of this, it is possible to resolve the trauma in a more contained manner. Trauma and stress can often overwhelm the nervous system.
With the support of the therapist, BSP helps the client discharge the trauma and calm the nervous system. Here is an informational video: https://vimeo.com/187493121
We would love to talk with you if you have any questions or are interested in working through some of the above mentioned issues.
- Sandra is also skilled in working with those impacted by cancer. In collaboration with The Flatwater Foundation, Sandra is able to provide therapy to patients with cancer and their family.
- Sandra also has a heart for working with veteran families. She has founded and runs Operation Exfil ( operationexfil.com ) to help veteran families with PTSD. She invites you to take a look and refer a family that might benefit from some of their services.
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