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Start your journey of healing with us.

Our therapists provide an array of mental health services to adults, families, and seniors. Therapeutic treatments are designed to assist clients to effectively cope with mental health issues that negatively impact day-to-day living. Approaches include CBT/DBT skills, substance abuse counseling, mindfulness, and more.

Meet our therapists


  • Owner and therapist

    I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and owner and therapist at MVP Counseling. Prior to starting MVP Couseling in December of 2023, I was the lead counselor at Hill Country Counseling. I have been an LPC since 2013. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Master’s from St. Edwards University. My previous employments include Outpatient Substance Use rehab centers and crisis counseling after the Bastrop wildfires in 2011. I use interpersonal, Cognitive-Behavioral and acceptance-commitment modalities of therapy. I currently counsel those with severe and chronic mental illness including depression, anxiety and more. I enjoy spending time with my family and watching reality TV, my favorite author in Stephen King, and part of my self-care is enjoying facials, massages, and playing with my dog Oreo.  

  • Owner and therapist

    ​I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 25 years of professional experience working in the fields of social work, education, advocacy, program administration and government. I have provided individual and group counseling in a variety of settings, including schools, section 8 housing and private practice. At MVP Counseling, I provide individual therapy to clients with severe mental illness to clients with issues ranging from anxiety to depression to PTSD. I use interpersonal, client-centered, supportive therapy as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectial Behavioral Therapy. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, my Master’s in Social Work and a teaching certification – all from the University of Texas at Austin (they have gotten a lot of my money). I was born and raised in the Dallas area and have been in Austin since 1986. My husband and I met at The Daily Texan newspaper and we have two adult sons who are currently residing in Minnesota and Vancouver, BC. We have two cats – Leia and Chewie (can you guess my favorite movie?). In my spare time, I love to read non-fiction (mostly history), run, hike when I can find a mountain or hill, listen to music and podcasts, attend comedy shows and watch The Empire Strikes Back for the 100th time.

Meet the Team

  • Michele Henning, LPC

    Therapist

  • Deena Perkins, LCSW

    Therapist

  • Virginia Castelan

    Administrator