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    • Lacey Castilleja Fisher >
      • Insurance & Fees
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    • Camille Clark
    • Supervised Associates >
      • Emily Blouin
      • Nancy Townsend
      • Hannah Joy de Vries
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lacey castilleja fisher

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Lacey Castilleja-Fisher,
​LPC-S, RPT-S, PMH-C

(she/her)

#68983
I am passionate about working with survivors of trauma from sexual abuse, traumatic pregnancy & birth experiences, fertility struggles, NICU families, secondary trauma, and grief & perinatal loss. I see people of all ages in my practice, including very young children. If you have experienced trauma at any point in your life, I would love to meet with you and witness your story. 
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Survivors of trauma often feel worried that they cannot share their experiences with others because it is too difficult to hear. I am able to sit with you to hear your story as many times as you need to tell it. When you are ready, I am here to hold hope for you as you begin your healing journey.
I have worked in a variety of settings including in a Children’s Advocacy Center to provide counseling to children that experienced sexual abuse and their families, and I decided to take the experience I had there and apply it to private practice. I built this practice around supporting children and adults that had experienced sexual abuse/assault and found a passion working with parents and parents to be when their sexual trauma was activated in the perinatal period. This led to me learning as much as I could about perinatal trauma, pregnancy and infant loss, NICU trauma and fertility struggles. I find that the parents I work with respond well to EMDR and sandtray therapy and am excited to start implementing trauma conscious yoga to my counseling practice. I have served as the Clinical Director for the Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance since 2018 and was a co-founder of The Texas SandTray Association.

I use a variety of trauma-informed techniques in session including: play therapy, sandtray therapy, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Trauma Conscious Yoga Method, TF-CBT, and other expressive arts. We can use any of these techniques or just sit and talk. Please explore my website and contact me to schedule an intake.  ​
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Therapeutic Specialties:
Trauma and Birth Trauma
Perinatal Mental Health and Perinatal Grief & Loss/Traumatic Grief
Perinatal Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Fertility
​3rd Party Reproduction
​Sexual Trauma
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors
​Therapy for Therapists
​Click here for a detailed list of services I provide

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Specialized Training:
​Allies of Texas State
Board Approved Supervisor for LPC
EMDR Therapy Basic Training
EMDR and Perinatal Mental Health Advanced Training
A Ground Water Analysis of Racial Inequities

Internal Family Systems
Play Therapy (Registered Play Therapist & Supervisor)

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
        Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas
        Postpartum Support International 

Sandtray Therapy
Trauma Conscious Yoga Method
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Identities:
she/her
Bicultural: 3rd generation Mexican American (that desperately wishes her family felt safe enough to pass on their beautiful language of Spanish)
Queer, LGBTQ+ Ally

Neurodiverse daughter of a single mother and a blended family with many wonderful multicultural identities 
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Professional Experience:
​Lacey has been in private practice since 2015 and have been a licensed counselor since 2012. Lacey is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor and a Certified Mental Health Professional with a private practice in southwest Austin. Lacey has worked in a variety of settings including in a Children’s Advocacy Center to provide counseling to children that experienced sexual abuse and their families, and she decided to take the experience she had there and apply it to private practice. She built her practice around supporting children and adults that had experienced sexual abuse/assault and found a passion working with parents and parents to be when their sexual trauma was activated in the perinatal period. This led to Lacey learning as much as she could about perinatal trauma, pregnancy and infant loss, NICU trauma and fertility struggles. Lacey finds that the parents she works with respond well to EMDR and sandtray therapy and is excited to start implementing trauma conscious yoga to her counseling practice. Lacey has served as the Clinical Director for the Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance since 2018.

Educational Background:
Lacey is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Approved Supervisor (TX #68983), Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (S2174), and Perinatal Mental Health-Certified. She is also certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Lacey is  trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy and Trauma Conscious Yoga Method. She attended The University of Texas at Austin where she earned my Bachelor of Science in human development and family sciences. Lacey was awarded her Master of Arts in professional counseling at Texas State University in 2011. She has worked and volunteered in a variety of settings including multiple children's advocacy centers, grief & loss centers, and MHMR. 

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Information About My Credentials:
Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S)
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors 


Registered Play Therapist (RPT-S) 
Association for Play Therapy


Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C)
Postpartum Support International
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Founder: Lacey Castilleja Fisher,
LPC-S, RPT-S, PMH-C

​lacey@openheartcounselingatx.com
hello@openheartcounselingatx.com
​‪(512) 348-8976‬

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8101 State Hwy 71
​Austin, Tx 78735
​Creekside Center

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Lacey Castilleja Fisher
Emily Blouin
Camille Clark
​Nancy Townsend
​Hannah Joy de Vries

*If this is a mental health emergency please call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.
You may also go to the Psychiatric Emergency Services located at 1165 Airport Ave: 
*Hours are Monday-Friday 8am-10pm, Saturday, Sunday & Holidays 10am-8pm. 
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Other Crisis Hotlines to Call Based on County:
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*Travis County*
​Austin Travis County Integral Care 
Crisis Phone: 512-472-4357
​​*For Hays County*

Hill Country MHDD Centers
Crisis Phone: 877-466-0660
*For Williamson County:*

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services
Crisis Phone: 800-841-1255
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To make a report of child or elder abuse, please call 1-800-252-5400 or make an online report at the Texas Abuse Hotline

For Concerns or to Make a Complaint:
​Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council:
Discipline and Complaints
Click here for the BHEC Complaint Form
333 Guadalupe St, Tower 3, Room 900 | Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 305-7700
800-821-3205 24-hour, toll-free complaint system