Ali Takata (she/her)

LMSW
Accepting Clients

EMDR therapist helping biracial & multiracial adults in Texas, heal childhood trauma, identity wounds, and emotionally immature caregiving.

Licensed Master of Social Work in Austin, TX
Supervised by Monrovia Van Hoose, LCSW-S, Texas #52467

Services

About My Clients

You learned early on to care for others while your own needs went unseen or unwelcome. The strategies you developed to cope with emotionally immature or harmful caregivers make connection more difficult in adulthood. You feel exhausted from overthinking and people-pleasing. For biracial & multiracial folks, identity invalidation, loyalty conflicts, or belonging anxiety can add layers of childhood wounding. Pressure to fit monoracial frameworks can deepen alienation, even within your own family.

My Background and Approach

I'm an EMDR-trained, relational therapist helping biracial and multiracial adults work through childhood harm and identity wounds. In our work together, I offer a steady presence where your full experience — not just the parts that feel acceptable — is seen and valued. We move at your pace, integrating insight with nervous-system regulation to process what happened and build the boundaries needed for a more grounded, secure sense of self. EMDR can be part of this process, helping you move through distress and supporting deeper healing. Over time, this work can strengthen your connection with yourself and cultivate a real sense of belonging.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

Our earliest relationships shape how we see ourselves, the world, and how we connect with others. At the same time, community, culture, and social systems influence both our wounding and our healing. Identity wounds often develop within meaningful relationships — sometimes even in loving families — and can affect our sense of worth and belonging. Healing also happens in the context of a safe, attuned relationship. I look forward to connecting with you.

I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 3 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $140 - 150/session

Info

Email Ali
Wild Oak Psychotherapy
4425 S. MoPac Expy. Bldg #3, Suite 502
Austin, TX 78735
6448 East Hwy 290
Suite E 102
Austin, TX 78723

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