You may feel exhausted from always trying to keep everyone else happy.
Setting boundaries feels difficult because you worry about upsetting someone or being misunderstood.
Over time, this can lead to anxiety, self-doubt, and feeling disconnected from what you truly want.
Therapy can help you understand and change the deeper patterns that keep these cycles going.
I am Anusree Gupta,
A licensed professional counselor and trauma therapist based in Austin, Texas. I am EMDR Certified, an EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, Level 2 trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and IFS informed EMDR trained. I provide online trauma therapy to adults in Texas, Washington State, and Florida.
I specialize in helping adults who struggle with people-pleasing, anxiety, relationship trauma, and the long-term effects of childhood emotional neglect. Many of my clients are thoughtful, insightful individuals who have done therapy before but want to work more deeply with the patterns that continue to affect their relationships and sense of self.
My work integrates EMDR therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help clients process unresolved experiences and develop a more compassionate relationship with themselves.
In addition to working with clients, I also provide EMDR consultation for therapists seeking EMDRIA certification or deeper clinical guidance in using EMDR with complex trauma. My consultation work often focuses on helping clinicians move beyond strict protocol toward developing confident clinical judgment when using EMDR with complex trauma.
Who do I work with
My practice is best suited for thoughtful, self-aware adults who have done a great deal of personal growth work but still feel stuck in patterns that insight alone hasn’t changed.
I primarily work with adults who:
- Feel responsible for other people’s feelings
- Struggle with people-pleasing and setting boundaries
- As a history of emotional neglect or complex relational trauma
- Feel stuck in repeating unhealthy relationship patterns
- Struggle with self doubt
- Have done therapy before which helped gain awareness but want deeper trauma work
- Appear capable and successful on the outside but feel overwhelmed internally
- Want to move beyond insight and create lasting emotional change
Ways we can work together
Weekly or Biweekly Therapy Sessions
50-minute or 90-minute sessions for individuals who prefer to work at a steady pace while building insight, emotional regulation, and deeper understanding of long-standing patterns. This format allows space for thoughtful reflection and gradual trauma processing.
EMDR Intensives
EMDR intensives provide an opportunity to work through specific memories, patterns, or areas of trauma in longer, focused sessions. This format allows us to move more deeply into the work without the interruptions of shorter weekly sessions.
Adjunct EMDR
Both weekly sessions and EMDR intensives are available for clients who are already working with another therapist. In these cases, I collaborate with the client’s primary therapist to focus on specific issues while the client continues their ongoing therapy
My Approach
My approach to therapy is relational, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I believe that meaningful change happens within a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship where you feel understood, respected, and supported. While I bring clinical expertise and training, I also see you as the expert on your own life. Together we work toward the goals that feel most important to you.
In our work together, I help you explore the patterns that may be shaping your thoughts, emotions, and relationships. Through thoughtful questions, observations, and reflection, we bring awareness to the deeper dynamics that may be keeping you stuck. Many clients discover that long-standing patterns such as people-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries, or feeling responsible for others’ emotions developed earlier in life as ways of adapting to challenging experiences.
Understanding your life story, including childhood experiences and attachment patterns, helps us identify the root causes of emotional distress in the present. By exploring these patterns with curiosity and compassion, we can begin to shift the ways they continue to influence your relationships and sense of self.
My work integrates EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS). EMDR helps process unresolved memories and traumatic experiences so they no longer trigger the same emotional reactions in the present. IFS helps us understand and work with the different “parts” of you that developed to protect you during difficult times.
Together, these approaches allow us to process trauma, transform negative core beliefs, and create lasting emotional change. Our work also focuses on developing emotional regulation and nervous system stability, so you can respond to life’s challenges with greater clarity, confidence, and self-compassion.
Trauma Therapy modalities I specialize in
My work integrates evidence-based trauma therapies that address both the emotional and physiological impact of past experiences.
👉 EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
EMDR therapy helps process unresolved memories and traumatic experiences so they no longer trigger the same emotional or physiological reactions in the present.
👉 Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS helps us understand and work compassionately with the different “parts” of you that developed to cope with difficult experiences and emotional pain.
👉 IFS-Informed EMDR
By integrating EMDR with parts work, we can process trauma while honoring the protective parts of you that developed for survival.
Together, these approaches support deep trauma healing, improved emotional regulation, and lasting internal change.
EMDR Consultation for Therapists
In addition to providing trauma therapy, I offer EMDR consultation for therapists seeking EMDRIA certification or advanced clinical guidance in using EMDR with complex trauma.
As an EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, I support clinicians in deepening their understanding of EMDR and developing the clinical judgment needed to apply the model thoughtfully in real clinical situations.
Consultation may focus on:
- EMDR case conceptualization
• working with complex or developmental trauma
• integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) with EMDR
• troubleshooting blocked or looping processing
• strengthening confidence and clinical intuition when using EMDR
My consultation style is collaborative, thoughtful, and non-shaming, with a focus on supporting therapists in developing confident clinical judgment when using EMDR.
If you are interested in EMDR consultation, you can learn more here: Learn more about EMDR Consultation
My Back Ground
I was born and raised in Kolkata, India, and later moved to Austin, Texas, where I completed my Master’s degree in Counselor Education at the University of Texas at Austin.
My background in both human development and counseling psychology continues to shape how I understand trauma, relationships, and the emotional patterns that influence how we connect with ourselves and others.
Education, Training & Certification
Education & Experience
- Masters in Counselor Education from University of Texas at Austin
- Masters in Human Development and Family Sciences from Jadavpur University, India
- Capital Area Counseling
- Rio Grande Counseling Center
- Austin Child Guidance Center
- Pediatric Psychotherapy Associates
Certifications & Training
- EMDR Certified
- EMDRIA-Approved Consultant
- Basic EMDR training by Rick Levinson
IFS Level 1 Trained from IFS Institute, lead trainer: Kay Gardner
- IFS Level 2 Trained from IFS Institute, lead trainer: Pamela Krause
Bruce Hersey’s IFS-Informed EMDR Trained
Ego State Therapy by Robin Shapiro
License information
I am licensed to practice in the state of Texas(LPC #67242) Washington State (LMHC #LH61334256). In an approved out-of-state Telehealth provider in Florida (TLHT LMHC #TPMC6714) You have to be physically located in the state that I am licensed in.
Out-of-state Telehealth Provider information in Florida click here.
Licensing information in Washington State click here.
Here is the information for the Licensing Board in Texas:
Texas Behavioral Health and Executive Council
Phone# – 512-305-7700
Mailing address-
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council
George H.W Bush State Office Bldg.
1801 Congress Ave., Ste. 7.300
Austin, TX 78701
If you’re ready for deeper trauma therapy that creates lasting change, I invite you to schedule a consultation.