The truth is, love isn’t sustained by its spark alone. It requires intention. And without it, even the deepest love can begin to shift into Logistics & Dissconection.
Endless arguments leave you feeling exhausted & unheard? Learn to communicate and break the cycle.
Unmet needs left you feeling resentment? Express your needs clearly without guilt or fear.
Feeling lonely, even when in the same room? Rebuild intimacy intentionally.
Feel like you're the only one trying or that nothing you do is enough? Create shared responsibility and understanding.
Wondering if your partner cares as deeply as you? Restore closeness and strengthen your bond.
Our approach...
Watch the video to learn about our Relational Repair Roadmap and how we guide couples from feeling distant back to feeling connected.
Through a trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware, and attachment lens, we help couples break patterns that leave them feeling unheard or disconnected.
We focus on:
Repairing emotional safety first (because connection can’t grow without trust)
Helping you communicate in ways that your partner can actually hear
Building practical tools for boundary-setting, empathy, and balance
Addressing the underlying pain that shows up as arguments, resentment, or distance
We practice connection in real time, so change isn’t just theory but lived experience.
What this means for you: You’ll feel seen. You’ll gain clarity around what’s happening in your relationship. You’ll learn new ways of responding so you stop just surviving and start thriving together.
Areas of Specialties...
Trauma - C-PTSD & PTSD
Past trauma can quietly shape how you relate to your partner, creating patterns of mistrust, fear, or distance. We help couples process these experiences together, rebuild safety, and strengthen emotional connection..
Military Life & Veterans
Serving puts unique stressors on a relationship. We help couples navigate deployments, reintegration, and transitioning while strengthening connection and communication.
Mental Health
Anxiety, depression, ADHD, or other mental health challenges can impact intimacy and daily life. We provide tools to support each partner, manage symptoms together, and build a resilient, balanced partnership.
Perinatal & Reproductive
Pregnancy, postpartum , fertility challenges, or pregnancy loss can leave couples feeling disconnected or overwhelmed. We help partners navigate these deeply personal experiences with empathy, practical tools, and renewed closeness.
Infidelity-Betrayal /
Self-Medicating
When trust is broken or pain gets numbed, relationships suffer. Healing means facing the hurt and finding healthier ways forward.
High-Conflict / Aggressive Couples
Fights that escalate into yelling, name-calling, or shutdowns leave partners feeling unsafe. Therapy helps break destructive cycles and restore respect.
Discernment
Counseling
Not sure if you want to stay or go? We'll slow down, get clarity, and make intentional decisions about the relationship.
Lack of Intimacy /
Sexual Concerns
Disconnection in sex or closeness? We’ll explore both the emotional and physical layers to rebuild intimacy.
About Us
Why choose Observant Mind
It’s easy for relationships to slip into survival mode.
The spark gets buried under stress, miscommunication, or old wounds, leaving you feeling more like roommates than partners.
But it doesn’t have to stay that way.
At Observant Mind, we help couples move beyond repeating the same painful cycles by addressing not just the surface conflict, but the deeper patterns underneath. Together, we’ll explore how past experiences, unspoken needs, and nervous system stress shape the way you show up with each other.
Our approach is holistic and integrative - blending evidence-based couples therapy, trauma-informed care, and mind-body practices. Because real change happens when both partners feel safe, seen, and connected not only to each other, but to themselves.
Here, you’ll find a supportive space to untangle the disconnection and rebuild a relationship that feels grounded, intentional, and deeply fulfilling.
Leah Parker, LPC
Clinic Founder
how it works
Getting Started is Simple
trauma
trained
I specialize in complex trauma and how early wounds show up in these dynamics.
jane awesome
acme co.
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Healing starts with a conversation. Book your free 25-min consultation so we can explore how we can best support you and match you with the best fit therapist for you.
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GET TO WORK
We’ll gently unpack the deeper layers of your struggles, heal past wounds, rewire old narratives, and build the tools you need to move forward with clarity, connection, and trust.
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SEE CHANGE
Transformation isn’t about forcing change, it’s about creating the conditions where healing happens naturally. As you heal, you’ll feel more grounded, connected, and empowered in your relationship, choices, and everyday life.
If you find yourselves stuck in the same arguments, feeling more like roommates than partners, or struggling to communicate without conflict, counseling can help.
Couples therapy isn’t only for relationships on the brink. Many couples come in with a strong foundation but feel stuck on one issue, like intimacy, parenting, money, or navigating a major life transition.
Therapy gives you tools to move through those sticking points and return to feeling connected, supported, and on the same team.
We are an out-of-network provider, which means we don’t bill insurance directly. However, many clients are still able to use their benefits to receive partial reimbursement for sessions. To make this easier:
We verify your out-of-network benefits so you know what your plan will cover before getting started.
We submit superbills on your behalf so you don’t have to deal with the extra paperwork.
You pay for sessions up front, and if your plan offers out-of-network coverage, your insurance company will send reimbursement directly to you.
This allows you to use your benefits while avoiding the hassle of navigating the process alone
This is common. Sometimes one partner is more ready than the other.
You can still begin therapy individually to build skills and shift patterns. Often, as changes happen, the other partner becomes more open to joining.
Our therapists don’t play referee, but we also won’t sit back if one of you is consistently not showing up for the relationship.
Our role is to advocate for the health of the partnership as a whole, which sometimes means challenging one partner (or both) to take more responsibility. That way, both of you can feel safe, respected, and invested in the work of rebuilding.
Yes. Couples counseling can provide clarity when you’re unsure whether to repair or release the relationship.
We also offer discernment counseling, which is a structured therapy helps partners decide their best path forward with honesty and care.
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Observant Mind
Integrative Counseling + Wellness
Offers in-person sessions at our South Austin location and online therapy for clients throughout Texas.
Virtual Appointments Available Across Texas
In-Person Available in South Austin
8700 Menchaca Road
Suite 702
Austin, TX 78748
Observant Mind
Integrative Counseling
Therapy in Austin & Greater TX
Contact
8700 Menchaca Rd.
Suite 702
Austin, TX 78748
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