Dr. Krista Jordan, Ph.D., ABPP
Board Certified Psychologist in Austin, TX

Board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) — a distinction held by fewer than 1% of psychologists nationally. Specializing in PACT couples therapy, attachment-based individual therapy, and specialized psychological evaluations.

Benefits of Psychotherapy

Sometimes in life we find ourselves staring up at a huge mountain wondering how we are ever going to get to the top. We may feel like turning back, like the path is too long and too difficult. Or we may not see a path at all and have no idea how to move forward.

Changes Serotonin Levels

Psychotherapy has been shown to change levels of serotonin, the brain chemical involved in depression. This is the same mechanism that drugs such as Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor and other SSRI’s work by.

Better Emotional Control

Brain scans have shown that psychotherapy increases the thickness of fibers that connect the frontal lobe to the limbic system. This allows us to better control our emotions and remain calm in the face of stressors.

Proven Treatments

Decades of well designed studies show that psychotherapy is highly effective and that the results for psychodynamic psychotherapy last at least 8 years beyond when treatment is completed.

Therapists are often like a guide who has climbed that mountain not only once but many times with many people. Someone who knows the best paths, the best places to stop and rest and the best time to push forward. Someone who can carry some of the load when you are tired and struggling. A good therapist can help you not only get to the top of that peak but learn along the way how to conquer the peaks that lie beyond.

“Hope begins in the dark. The stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. “

-- Anne Lamott

Dr. Krista Jordan

I am a board certified Ph.D. psychologist who treats depression, anxiety, stress, chronic feelings of shame or inadequacy, relationship problems, repeating unhealthy patterns and/or feeling “stuck in a rut.” I have a collaborative approach to therapy and see it as a partnership in which I can educate, support, encourage, and guide clients to improve their lives. There are no guarantees in counseling. However, patients that work with me report that they do get better and achieve the goals they set forth at the beginning of therapy.