Zach Ossefort, LCSW, LCDC

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Austin, TX. Works with Trauma and PTSD, Psychosis and Spirituality. Sees clients in person. Takes Aetna and Medicare. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Trauma and PTSD
• Anger Management
• Grief
• Life Transitions
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues

Types of therapy

• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Object Relations
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• SomaticBody-focused therapy that pays attention to physical sensations, posture and breathing, on the view that stress and trauma are held in the body as well as the mind.
• Systems Approach
• TranspersonalIncludes spiritual experience, such as meditation or a sense of connection beyond the self, as part of therapy.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

In-person

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Trauma and PTSD, Psychosis, Spirituality, Addiction, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Bipolar Disorder, Childhood Abuse/Neglect, Dissociative Disorders (DID), First Responders, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Intellectual Disability, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder (SAD), Substance Use, Veterans

Insurance

Aetna, Medicare

Fees

Individual sessions $175; sliding scale available

Payment methods

Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals

Communities

Aviation Professionals, Bisexual Allied, Blind Allied, Deaf Allied, Gay Allied, HIV / AIDS Allied, Immuno-disorders, Intersex Allied, Lesbian Allied, Little Person Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Single Parent, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

University of Texas at Austin

Years in practice

4

Education & qualifications