Nurture Family Counseling®

Providing Compassionate Guidance Individual & Couples Therapy Pre-teen & Adolescent Therapy Play Therapy with Children

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Nurture Family Counseling® | Cedar Park, Texas

Providing Compassionate Guidance Individual & Couples Therapy Pre-teen & Adolescent Therapy Play Therapy with Children

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Our Counselors

Cedar Park Office

Mandi Meléndez

Mandi Meléndez

MA, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S
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Richard Honey

Richard Honey

MA, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S, NCC, EMDRIA Approved Consultant
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Cambre Johnson

Cambre Johnson

MA, LPC
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Jennifer Reyes

Jennifer Reyes

M. Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S
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Kiki Guchao Xiong

Kiki Guchao Xiong

MS, LPC-Associate; Supervised by Mandi Melendez, MA, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S
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Sara Gormley

Sara Gormley

MA, LMFT-Associate, LPC-Associate, NCC; Supervised by Mandi Melendez, MA, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S
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Gabrielle Turner

Gabrielle Turner

MA, LMFT-Associate, LPC-Associate, NCC; Supervised by Mandi Melendez, MA, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S
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Alexis Bell

Alexis Bell

MSSW, LMSW; Supervised by Earley Barnes-Ullrich, MSSW, LCSW-S, RPT-S
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Lakeway Office

Lindsay Jenkins

Lindsay Jenkins

MA, LMFT
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Ashley Loeffel

Ashley Loeffel

MA, LPC
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Jill Fenner

Jill Fenner

MS, LPC, RPT, NCC
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Leslie Doctor

Leslie Doctor

MSW, LCSW-S, RPT
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Ashley Laird

Ashley Laird

MA, LPC-Associate, NCC; Supervised by Mandi Melendez, MA, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S
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How Therapy Works

Therapy is a collaboration between you and the therapist. During weekly sessions we will explore your hopes for the counseling process, identify areas you would like to change and build the tools needed to facilitate that change. We work to make sense of your experience and set attainable goals for a more satisfying and fulfilling future.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about our practice.

Counseling Services
IMPORTANT NOTICES

Providing Compassionate Guidance

We at Nurture Family Counseling® want all people to feel safe when seeking mental health support and are committed to providing compassionate guidance to everyone in our community who needs it.

We realize those who have suffered great injustices have more barriers to engaging fully and with emotional safety in counseling.

We acknowledge oppression in our community and the impact this has had on those seeking the non-judgement that is central to the therapeutic relationship.

While each of our therapists believe in empowering their clients through relational connection, we are aware that navigating early moments in the therapeutic process carry many unknowns for clients.

We recognize our efforts will be imperfect and at times we will be blind to the ways we perpetuate wounds. We pledge to be open to conversation, challenge and correction.

We are dedicated to continually reevaluating our practices to ensure we make changes that are intentional and sustainable.

To that end, we want every person who seeks support at Nurture Family Counseling to know that we as therapists:

  • Recognize our own various privileges as well as experiences of oppression.
  • Acknowledge that we have made mistakes and contributed to systemic racism.
  • Are committed to learning the best ways possible to help our clients, which include challenging our own point of view and the majority, harmful narratives that show up in society.
  • Are dedicated to growing personally and professionally.
  • Will continue to engage in education, reflection, and self-exploration to create a counseling environment that is safe for everyone.

Individuals & Couples

Individuals & Couples Counseling Room

Therapy is a collaboration between you and the therapist.  We work to make sense of your experience and set attainable goals for a more satisfying and fulfilling future.

Pre-teens & Adolescents

Pre-teens & Adolescents Counseling Room

We take a multi-faceted approach to our work with adolescents, considering your teen’s development, neurobiology, social support system, and unique personality and experiences.

Play Therapy with Children

Play Therapy Room

Younger children may experience grief and loss, divorce of their parents, and other unexpected changes, and they don’t simply forget, not understand, or bounce back.

Our Specialties

  • Individual and couples therapy
  • Counseling adolescents and children
  • Trauma and attachment
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • ADHD and anger management
  • Eating disorders and body image
  • Behavioral issues
  • Parenting
  • Family conflict
  • Divorced and blended families
  • Life changes and transitions

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