Courtney Traber, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor; Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist
Austin TX
My approach to therapy is tailored to and shaped by each client I encounter. I appreciate the uniqueness and complexity of each client’s inner world, as well as the inherent dilemmas of being human. I strive to meet you where you are, just as you are, and join with you as an ally in your healing process. My aim is to encourage each client’s movement toward genuine self-understanding and wholeness. I believe in the idea that the problematic behaviors, thoughts, and beliefs we experience emerged at some point in our lives in order to help us to cope and survive. Keeping this in mind, I work to assist clients in exploring these patterns with compassion and curiosity so that they can ultimately move out of survival reactions and into more mindful responses to life that are in alignment with their core values.
I received my Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The University of North Texas in 2017 after completing my undergraduate degree in Psychology at Baylor University.
I spent the first few years after licensure mainly treating folks in crisis, experiencing homelessness, and dealing with severe mental health issues in inpatient, residential, and intensive outpatient settings. There, I worked with substance abuse issues, severe mood disturbances, acute and chronic suicidality, acute and chronic PTSD, personality disorders and psychotic episodes, I've seen it all! These were some of the most rewarding, and challenging, years of my work thus far. However, I quickly recognized and began to feel discouraged by the limitations of these settings and treatment approaches. Treatment was happening, but deep healing and transformation was not. Underlying trauma and core wounds were left unaddressed, and clients, as well as clinicians, felt stuck in a revolving door.
It was right around this time of disillusionment with the mental health system that I connected with Transcend Health Solutions in Austin, and began my training as a Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist. Since 2021, I have facilitated thousands of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy sessions as well as the accompanying preparation and integration sessions. I have had the privilege to witness the deep work, profound healing, and transformation that I hoped was possible when I entered the field.
I am now focusing mainly on talk therapy, specifically the preparation and integration of psychedelic experiences. As well as mentoring psychedelic assisted therapists.
Individual Telehealth Talk Therapy
Individual and Group Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
Psychedelic Integration Therapy