Athletes and High Performers
Expectations of performance and of your body, Anxiety builds. Pressure mounts. When drive becomes tied to worth, and rest starts to feel like failure. Find peace again.
Wendy Copeland, LMFT-S
17 years as a clinician
therapy · supervision · intensives · coaching
Acceptance.Hope.Healing.
A steady place to stop performing, understand what keeps repeating, and begin making room for a life that feels like yours.
English + Spanish Austin, Texas
17 years
as a clinician
500+
clients
11,925
session hours and counting...
Meet Wendy First
Two minutes with Wendy will tell you more than a page of writing.
Choosing a therapist is mostly a question of whether you can imagine talking to this person.
Who This Is For
A Safe Landing Place for You
These are some of the people Wendy works with most. You may fit more than one, or none exactly.
Betrayal/Divorce Care
When you can't save the relationship or fix it, rebuild self worth and heal from the trauma of betrayal, and find life again on the other side of this pain.
Christians and Church Hurt
Faith can be questioned, pose your "why God?" doubts, healing from anger/hurt with themes like releasing to God, forgiveness, or reconciliation
Couples and Families
rebuild connection, improve communication, work through parenting tension, and heal destructive patterns before they cause any more pain
Grief and Loss
Widows, Loss of Loved one, Stages of Grief, Loneliness, Asking God why? Find Life Again on the Other Side
Moms
pregnancy, miscarriage, traumatic labor, post partum anxiety, depression, or rage, mom guilt, the mental load, shifting identity, how to care for yourself when you are carrying everyone else.
Teens and Young Adults
Pressure, anxiety, and the work of figuring out who you are under the expectations, Discover your values, Start the journey to your desired future.
Veterans and First Responders
Trauma-informed care that respects what you have seen, goes at your pace and your ability to talk about it, and helps you find a new integrated normal back home
Find Your Starting Point
Three ways to begin
You do not need a diagnosis or a polished explanation. Pick the door that feels closest to where you are.
For Yourself
Anxiety, trauma, body image, perfectionism, burnout, grief, or life transitions.
ExploreFor Your Relationship or Family
Couples, family tension, betrayal, divorce, parenting, or conflict that keeps cycling.
ExploreFor Deep, Focused Work
Eating disorder, trauma, or family intensives over one to three days.
ExploreHow It Works
A clear path forward
Therapy can feel mysterious until you know what to expect. Here is the shape of it.
Start with a Free Consultation
A 15-minute phone call to ask what is bringing you in, talk through fit, and answer questions about scheduling, cost, or format.
Find the Right Rhythm
Together we choose weekly sessions or an intensive based on what you are carrying, your calendar, and the kind of momentum that would help.
Begin at a Steady Pace
We move as fast as your nervous system allows and as slow as your story requires. Safety comes before breakthrough.
Build Something That Lasts
The goal is not to stay in therapy forever. It is to leave with skills, clarity, and a way of relating to yourself that keeps working.
Three Ways to Meet
In the office, on a trail, or on screen
How you meet is part of the work, not an administrative detail. You can mix these week to week as life and weather allow.
In Person in Austin
Wendy holds her in-person days on Fridays, and some select other times and days as schedules allow, at the Southwest Austin office, 5900 Southwest Pkwy, Building 5, Suite 230. Same room, same chair, week after week, for many people that steadiness is part of what makes the work possible.
Friday appointments fill first, so it is worth asking early about Fridays and select other times and days.
Walk-and-Talk Therapy
A session held outdoors, side by side on a quiet path, instead of face to face in an office. Moving and looking ahead rather than at each other can make hard subjects easier to reach, and some people simply think better on their feet.
It is a real session with similar confidentiality expectations; we will discuss in detail limits of confidentiality before we do our first walk'n'talk. Routes stay quiet, pace is yours, and we agree in advance how to handle running into someone you know. Weather, mobility, and privacy are all part of deciding whether it fits, and you can move back indoors any week. Walk'n'Talk is not suitable for couples counseling.
Telehealth Across Texas
Secure video sessions from anywhere in the state, in English or Spanish. Useful when you are outside Austin, between school runs and work, or having a week where leaving the house is the hardest part.
California and Colorado coming
The practice is actively adding licensure in those states.
Choose Your Rhythm
Weekly sessions, or an intensive?
Neither is better. The right structure depends on what you are carrying, the momentum you need, and the shape of your life.
Rhythm
One 50-80 minute session at a time
Typical Length
Ongoing, with the pace reviewed together
Best Suited To
Building a long-term therapeutic relationship and making steady room for change alongside everyday life
Cost
$190 for 50 minutes or $275 for 80 minutes
There is time to practice, notice what comes up between sessions, and bring it back into the work.
Ask About Weekly Therapy
Present over Perfect
A therapist who knows the work from both sides of the room
Wendy’s own experience with anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and an eating disorder shaped how she understands safety and the courage it takes to be known.
Her style is warm and direct. She will not flinch, rush you, or pretend that insight alone changes a pattern.
Read Wendy’s StoryEndorsements
What colleagues say
Endorsements from colleagues and supervisees.
Heather Scott, MA, LMFT
“Wendy was my supervisor, she is great! I learned so much from her I would highly recommend her”
Dana Doerksen, PhD, MAC, LPC
“Wendy is an outstanding human being and excellent counselor. She integrates both compassionate listening and wise clinical skills - helping clients heal, grow, and move forward in their life goals.”
Michelle Zadrozny, LCSW
“Wendy is a highly ethical and capable therapist. I worked with her many years as a colleague at plumeria counseling center. Highly recommend!”
Fadya Albakry, LPC, LCDC
“Wendy's direct but compassionate approach makes you feel like you can trust her. She gets perfectionism, self-criticism and that constant fear feeling. I highly recommend her. You get the double bonus of a therapist and Christian counseling.”
Common Questions
What people usually want to know
Do I need a diagnosis to start?
No. Most people begin with a few sentences about what has been hardest. A label is not required.
Do you take insurance?
This is a self-pay practice. Out-of-network superbills are provided so you can seek reimbursement from your insurance plan.
How can we meet?
Three ways: in person in Austin on Fridays, and some select other times and days as schedules allow, outdoors as a walk-and-talk session, or by telehealth anywhere in Texas. California and Colorado are being added.
What is an intensive like?
It is concentrated therapy over one to three days instead of weekly sessions. Many clients choose it for eating-disorder or trauma work when momentum matters.
A Low-Pressure First Step
You do not have to decide everything today.
Use the free consultation to ask about fit, scheduling, cost, weekly therapy, or an intensive. A few honest sentences are enough.
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