Colors of Austin Counseling

Colors of Austin Counseling Colors of Austin Counseling is an intentionally diverse multidisciplinary group therapy practice.

We are social justice oriented in our practice and inclusive in our work within the community. Our goal is to reduce the barriers that exist when it comes to mental health support and to provide high quality clinical services to all regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability and/or socioeconomic status.

Books can be powerful tools for healing, reflection, growth, and feeling less alone.Our therapists are constantly recomm...
06/24/2026

Books can be powerful tools for healing, reflection, growth, and feeling less alone.

Our therapists are constantly recommending books that help clients better understand themselves, relationships, shame, boundaries, parenting, and emotional wellness.

Here are a few therapist favorites from our team. 📚

• Maybe you Should Talk to Someone - Lauri Gottlieb
• What my Bones Know - Stephanie Foo
• Parenting from the Inside Out - Daniel J Siegal, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.
• The Worry Trick - David A. Carbonell, PhD
• The Gifts of Imperfection - Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW
• Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff, Ph.D.

Have you read any books recently that deeply impacted you?

We’re spending part of today working from one of our favorite places in Austin. Spaces like this remind us that environm...
06/23/2026

We’re spending part of today working from one of our favorite places in Austin.

Spaces like this remind us that environment matters.

Color, light, movement, quiet corners, and shared community can all shape how we focus, think, and feel.

What kind of environment helps you feel most grounded and productive?

Before you move on from the weekend..Weekends like Father’s Day often ask a lot of us.They bring together family histori...
06/22/2026

Before you move on from the weekend..

Weekends like Father’s Day often ask a lot of us.

They bring together family histories, expectations, traditions, obligations, joy, grief, connection, and change. Sometimes all in the same afternoon.

When the gathering is over, it can take time to find your way back to yourself.

You may notice that your attention feels scattered. You may find yourself replaying conversations or wishing you had said something differently. You may feel relieved that it’s over while also feeling grateful that it happened.

Before rushing into the week ahead, consider taking a moment to collect the weekend.

Ask yourself:

•What moments stayed with me?
•What felt nourishing?
•What felt difficult?
•What am I carrying forward?
•What am I ready to set down?

Not every experience needs to be solved or explained.

Sometimes reflection is simply a way of honoring what happened and making space for the many truths that can exist within the same gathering.

06/20/2026

A thoughtful moment from Dr. Han Ren on affinity spaces.

At their core, affinity spaces are simply places where people come together around something they care about. A shared interest, practice, question, or goal.

They’re often where learning happens naturally, ideas are exchanged, and connections take shape over time.

A reminder that some of the most meaningful communities aren’t built around who we are, but around what we’re exploring together.

Today we honor Juneteenth.A day that represents liberation, resilience, truth, and continued reflection.At COAC, we reco...
06/19/2026

Today we honor Juneteenth.

A day that represents liberation, resilience, truth, and continued reflection.

At COAC, we recognize that healing cannot be separated from community, history, systemic realities, and collective care.

Rest matters.
Justice matters.
Liberation matters.
Mental health matters.

Today we encourage reflection, learning, support of Black-owned businesses and wellness spaces, and intentional community care.

We are grateful to continue learning, listening, and showing up with humility and intention.

06/18/2026

What a beautiful night and conversation with

Han Ren, Ph.D & Pooja Lakshmin, MD

BookPeople

What does it mean to live a hyphenated life?

So many folks are forced to toggle across the multiple layers of who they are, and across the diverse spaces they occupy. They may be children of immigrants, 1.5 gen, of color; they may be disabled, neurodivergent, or q***r. Regardless of how they identify, they exist in an in-between space while also trying to fit into the dominant culture. With a foot in multiple worlds, belonging fully to none, it can be hard to figure out where they fit in.

Dr. Han Ren, licensed psychologist and a hyphenate herself, seeks to offer solutions for those with intersectional identities to fully express who they are in any and every environment. The Hyphenated Life is an intersectional, inside out excavation of how existing in marginalized bodies affects the ways folks show up in dominant culture and predominantly white spaces.

Offering tools, stories, conversations, solutions and insights, this book will resonate with anyone who is navigating the intricacies of their multicultural identity development.

Getting some work done today at one of our favorite coffee shops Epoch Coffee See you tonight BookPeople for a book sign...
06/17/2026

Getting some work done today at one of our favorite coffee shops Epoch Coffee

See you tonight BookPeople for a book signing with Han Ren, Ph.D and her book:

The Hyphenated Life

We’re thrilled to introduce Lux Herrera, our new Marketing + Partnerships Manager at COAC 🤍Lux brings a background in br...
06/15/2026

We’re thrilled to introduce Lux Herrera, our new Marketing + Partnerships Manager at COAC 🤍

Lux brings a background in brand expression, experience design, and art direction — with a deep understanding of how people form relationships with spaces, brands, and communities. Her work is rooted in translating what’s felt intuitively into something that can be experienced, shared, and sustained.

At COAC, Lux will lead our partnerships, events, content, and referral growth — helping us deepen our reach as a community-centered therapy practice in Austin and across Texas.

She believes in building community, creating meaningful connections, and cultivating relationships that last — values that align beautifully with our mission to make mental health care accessible and rooted in belonging.

We’re so grateful to have her join the COAC community.

Want to connect with Lux about an upcoming event or partnership with us?

Reach her at:

[email protected]

Pride Month is both a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community and a reminder of the importance of creating spaces where pe...
06/12/2026

Pride Month is both a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community and a reminder of the importance of creating spaces where people can show up authentically.

Affirming care goes beyond acceptance. It means recognizing the impact of identity, lived experience, culture, community, and systemic factors on a person’s well-being. It means creating spaces where people feel respected, supported, and safe enough to be themselves.

For many LGBTQIA+ individuals, experiences of stigma, discrimination, or misunderstanding can impact mental health and influence whether it feels safe to seek support. Affirming therapy acknowledges these realities and works to create a therapeutic relationship grounded in trust, respect, and understanding.

At COAC, we believe everyone deserves care that honors who they are.

Happy Pride Month. 🏳️‍🌈

06/10/2026

EMDR can sound intimidating if you’ve never heard about it before.

But at its core, EMDR is a therapy approach that helps people process and heal from painful or distressing experiences.

Many clients come to EMDR feeling stuck in patterns of anxiety, overwhelm, trauma responses, or emotional pain.

Healing does not mean forgetting what happened.

It means your nervous system no longer has to carry it in the same way.

At COAC, we approach EMDR with care, collaboration, and nervous system safety at the center of the process. ✨



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Austin, TX
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Thursday 8am - 8pm
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