Let me tell you a little about who I am.
I'm Tyler. I'm a depth-oriented therapist based in Austin, Texas, and I work with women who are tired of holding it together on the outside while something underneath keeps aching.
I'm a Black, queer woman — and that shapes everything about how I show up in this work. I understand what it means to move through a world that wasn't built with you in mind. The performance of strength. The exhaustion of being perceived before you've had a chance to just exist. You won't have to explain any of that from scratch here. We can just start.
I am not a blank screen.
I show emotion on my face. I attune to what's happening in the room. I will get genuinely excited when you have a breakthrough — and I will laugh with you when something is funny, because therapy doesn't have to be serious every second.
I will also name the thing you've been circling around. Kindly, directly, and because I actually care what happens to you. I build real rapport — because that relationship between us is actually how the work happens. It's not just the backdrop. It is the work.
I take my time building trust. I'm not going to push you somewhere you're not ready to go. And I'm explicit about safety — I want you to know that what you bring into this room is welcome, and that I'm not going anywhere.
"I care about my clients. Self-compassion isn't just something we talk about in session — it's woven into every part of how I work. You deserve to be cared for without having to earn it first."
I've been on the other side of this chair.
I found psychodynamic therapy for myself at a point in my life when I needed it — and it was genuinely life-changing. Not because someone gave me tools or taught me how to cope, but because I understood myself in a way I didn't know was possible. I saw the patterns. I found the thread. And something that had felt permanent started to shift.
That experience is why I do this work. I want to offer that to other women. Especially women who've been strong for so long they've forgotten what it feels like to be held. Women who are so good at taking care of everyone else that their own inner life has gone quiet.
The formal stuff.
If something here resonated — that's usually a sign.
A free 15-minute call. We talk about where you are and whether this feels like the right fit.
Virtual across Texas · $125/session · Sliding scale available
A few things about me.
I think knowing a little about who your therapist is as a person matters. So here's mine:
Big Brother, Love Island, The Traitors. Not ashamed. Every Thursday you will find me listening to The Read — without fail.
Rom-coms, psychological thrillers, nonfiction, and actual psychodynamic texts. Sometimes all in the same week. The range is real.
Music means a lot to me. I genuinely believe it heals. I'm always down to talk about what you're listening to — it says something about where you are.
Always listening to something. If you have a recommendation, bring it. I love when clients and I end up in the same cultural conversation.