Ladybird Relationship Center
The Care You Deserve
Kandace Williamson, LMFT Associate
Supervised by Ryan Lloyd, PhD, LMFT-S
Kandace Williamson, LMFT Associate ( Supervised by Ryan Lloyd, PhD, LMFT-S) is the owner and operator of Ladybird Relationship Therapy. Kandace is a skilled couples and family therapist serving the state of Texas. Kandace and her associates offer in person sessions in central Austin, Texas and online sessions throughout the state of Texas. Focusing on couples attempting to navigate their paths forward and communication patterns and individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, family issues, and triggering trauma histories. She is EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) trained through EMDRIA, treating trauma and the processing of traumatic events, event specific and complex PTSD, anxiety, depression, and family of origin obstacles. Kandace works systemically and understands that every family and couple has their own culture, goals and issues. Individual treatment plans for families and individuals play a key role in her practice. Understanding the journey her clients travel creates a warm and safe place to process life’s most challenging situations.
As one of the few Certified Discernment Counselors in Texas, Kandace works with couples on the brink of divorce or separation where one partner is leaning out and the other partner is leaning in. Kandace guides couples towards clarity and confidence in their decisions regarding their relationship moving forward and helps couples explore each person’s contribution to the problems in their relationship in order to gain insight they can carry into their current or future relationships. One of the goals in Discernment Counseling is to avoid “hot divorces” and to help both partners in the marriage experience a “drone-style” view of the state of their relationship as it stands now and the path forward.
Kandace was the co-author of an academic book edited by Linda Metcalf, PhD and published in 2024 titled Marriage and Family Therapy - A Practice-Oriented Approach (3rd edition).
Kandace studied in London at the Solution Focused BRIEF Center and and The Institution of Narrative Therapy in London (2023). Kandace is also one of the few Certified Discernment Counselors in the state of Texas. Kandace completed her undergraduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin and completed her MS in Marriage and Family Therapy at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas.
Some of the therapy services we offer
Individual therapy can help you work through issues like anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, past or current trauma, attachment style exploration, and Family of Origin (FOO) and boundary issues in a safe, comfortable setting with your therapist.
Our focus in individual therapy sessions includes finding solutions once we process the problems together. Getting to the core of the issues you are facing may take time with your therapist, yet it is well worth the reward. Better outcomes, learning to take care of yourself, and finding exceptions in the depth of emotional turmoil can offer relief and serenity in your life. You are taking the first step toward improved mental health, your individual growth, and better relationships. Your overall functioning in your private life, work life, friendships, and relationships is important and essential. Your mental health is sacred.
In person and online sessions are available in Austin, Texas. Telehealth and online sessions are offered throughout the state of Texas.
For couples, our communication and interaction patterns guide us. Learning communication pitfalls and skills to counteract unhealthy communication and shifting our attachment styles learned early in life can be life changing whether you are in a committed relationship or married for thirty years. Affairs, addictions, if you are fearful to trust, or feeling disregarded in your relationship, hope for a better future with your partner can feel fleeting. If our partner or spouse is struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, or wanting to possibly leave the relationship, we become confused and overwhelmed. Maybe we are people pleasing or struggling with keeping the peace at home with the immediate or extended family. When both want to work on the marriage or relationship, hope is restored and trust can be rebuilt. You are taking action by reading this. You are taking the first step toward healing. Finding a therapist can be overwhelming. We listen with empathy and help our couples and clients find their solutions and provide guidance to move forward toward better outcomes . We accept a limited number of evening appointments. In person or online sessions available in Austin, Texas. Telehealth and online sessions are available throughout the state of Texas.
Is your marriage or relationship on the brink? Are you searching for clarity and confidence in your decision moving forward in your marriage? Do you feel like you are either leaning in or leaning out in the relationship? Do you sense that you and your spouse are not on the same page, or have mixed agendas? Has infidelity (past or present) affected your marriage? Are you concerned about the impact a separation or divorce might have on your children and family yet you are seriously considering it? Discernment counseling might be the right path for you and your partner. Discernment counseling is a maximum of five sessions, with the first session lasting 2 hours, and subsequent sessions at 1.5 hours. Couples sign up for one session at a time and agree in each session to move forward or choose a path or decision. The hope is to reach a deeper understanding of what has happened in the marriage, and each person’s contributions while moving toward a direction or path with clarity and confidence.
Make an Appointment
Book online today. Free 15 minute phone consultations are available if you would like to speak with the therapist to determine if you are a fit and what type of mental health therapy is appropriate for you.
If you are ready to book your first intake session now, or if you are already a client, click the “book today” button or email kandacemft.therapist@gmail.com. Booking is fast and easy, and you are ready to begin your healing journey.
Contact Us
Thank you for taking your first step towards feeling better, healing your relationships and taking care of yourself! A staff member will be in touch within 24 - 48 hours after you fill out the contact form below. Free phone consultations are available once your information is received.
If you are struggling with a mental health crisis or an emergency situation:
Call 911 and explain you or a loved one are in a mental health crisis.
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