Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
About My Clients
Gianna's clients are often the first to notice that something doesn't feel right within the culture of their family. Her clients are often: ~parentified daughters ~new parents or parents of littles who want to be better parents than they had ~young adults who find themselves trying to parent the emotionally immature adults in their lives (parents or bosses) ~All kinds of people who are struggling in their relationships because their "baggage" keeps getting in the way.
My Background and Approach
Gianna attained her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences from the University of Texas in 2014. She graduated from Texas State in 2022 with her Masters in Professional Counseling. She is trained in Gottman level one, PACT level one, and certified in the Positive Discipline Parenting model. Gianna operates from an attachment perspective and utilizes feminist theory, systems work, somatic experiencing and utilizes Gottman and PACT methods. She is passionate about social justice and strives to incorporate a decolonized perspective into her work both inside and outside the therapy room.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I am a non-religious therapist. I work with clients from all religious and faith back grounds including none at all. I strive to show up to my community and therapy practice as actively anti-racist. As a white woman in what is now called the United States, I will always have implicit biases to explore and a life-long journey of unlearning them. I hope to always be affirming of racial and cultural differences in life and in therapy. As a cis-woman in a hetero-passing relationship, I recognize the privilege I hold in regards to gender and sexuality. I am an ally to the queer and trans community and work to defend and protect their rights inside and out of the therapy space. I acknowledge the deep harm caused by systemic diet-culture that is based around white supremacy beauty standards. I work from an anti-diet, anti-fatphobic, body-liberation perspective when navigating body image issues.