Natasha Driedger, LPC-Associate

Tash Driedger (she/her) is a helper who prioritizes meaningful connections rooted in acceptance and authenticity. Her work has given her many chances to witness the ups and downs of growing through difficult seasons, and she is humbled each time someone lets her be a safe space through those challenges.

In counseling, clients are welcome to explore mindfulness as themselves. That can mean allowing the full range of emotion — the good, the bad, and the ugly — to arise while noticing the thoughts, behaviors, and bodily sensations that follow. She hopes to help clients understand themselves across body and mind so they can meet what is ailing them with more confidence and self-awareness. She intermingles Gestalt and Cognitive Processing Therapy so the work is both person-focused and evidence-based, and she often offers psychoeducation to normalize mental health struggles and give clients a knowledge base for lasting change.

Her clinical interests focus mainly on trauma and the difficulties that often follow. Whatever the cause of someone’s suffering, she aims to help them develop a more positive sense of self and more comfort in their body, using techniques that deepen the mind-body connection. Together they explore tools to use between sessions and practice the ones that help, so clients have an emotional first-aid kit when life is rocky.

Outside of counseling, she spends time outdoors — tending a homestead garden, caring for animals, hiking, paddleboarding, or lying in the grass with a book and a furry friend. When the Texas weather is less than ideal, she is often at a museum, a film or concert, or in the kitchen. For creativity she enjoys film photography, guitar or ukulele, and Spotify Discover Weekly.