I've been a therapist for nearly 15 years, and I love this work with all of my heart, and honestly can't imagine ever retiring. And no one can fire me because I’m the boss.

I am in love with learning, and am committed to my continuing education, both professionally and personally. I deeply respect those battling to recover from eating disorders and trauma, and I am ambitious and dedicated in creating heart-centered spaces where healing, creativity, and empowerment can happen. I am also tenaciously committed to rest, fun, laughing at myself, and falling asleep reading.

I treasure my roles in mentoring the ACED clinicians, as a leader in my community, and as a fellow human and guide for my clients.

I would like to publicly own my many privileges as a professional and as a human: I have extraordinary thin privilege. I am in a white body; I am straight-passing; and I come from a family of origin with at least one intuitive eater. I have had access to food abundance, love/care abundance, higher education, healthcare, and support over my entire lifespan, and I owe much of my success to my family. I am currently in an able body, am never questioned by authority figures in public spaces, and never have to worry about fitting into public or aircraft seating.

Does this mean that I haven’t struggled or don’t have my own trauma? Of course not. But it does mean that all of these privileges have given me incredible social power (and safety) that I did nothing to earn myself.

Therefore, I commit to continue to do my own continuing education and anti-racism work, to delve deeper into the spaces of myself that hold onto pieces of white supremacy culture, and to keep taking action to disrupt, dismantle, and ultimately destroy white supremacy culture and all of the oppressive systems it has brought about. I also acknowledge that rest and self-compassion are essential for longevity in this work (which is also a very privileged thing to able to prioritize). 

Formal Education

MA Professional Counseling from Texas State University, 2010

BA Psychology, Minor Sociology from The University of Texas San Antonio, 2005

Specialties

Eating Disorders
Body Image
Compulsive Exercise
Trauma
Depression/Anxiety
EMDR

Credentials

Professional Memberships
& Activities

President, Central Texas Eating Disorder Specialists (CTEDS)
Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH)
International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IADEP)
National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) volunteer
Health at Every Size®️ (HAES) pledge and registry
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
International Sports Science Academy (ISSA)
Expert Writer & Contributor (various publications)
Presenter: Health at Every Size Panel CTEDS (2019)
Presenter: “Never Diet Again: Intro to Intuitive Eating” (2018)

Contact Veronica

Reach out to me via email at Veronica@ACEDatx.com or phone at (512) 983-6634.