Open Heart Counseling of Austin PLLC

04/08/2025

📣Next Wednesday Kicks Off Our Next Perinatal Intensive!📣

This intensive will meet every other weekend and cover topics such as Perinatal Mental Health and Trauma, Grief and Loss, Fertility Journeys, and more!

Meetings are held virtually and will be recorded in case you aren't able to attend a live meeting. TX CEUs for LPC, LMFT, and SW and PMH-C credits available (wih multicultural and ethics available too)

Payment plans are available!

Check out the link below for more information⬇
https://openheartwebinars.podia.com/reproductive-mental-health-learning-collaborative

30/07/2025

🎉 Happy International Day of Friendship! 🌍💛
Here’s to the people who make us laugh a little louder, smile a little brighter, and show up when it matters most. 🫶✨

Tag your ride-or-die, your work BFF, or your favorite adventure buddy and let them know how much they mean to you! 💬👇

28/07/2025

📣Our Next Sandtray Therapy Workshop Starts Next Friday!📣

Grieving Together: Sandtray Therapy for Couples with Pregnancy Loss will be held virtually on Friday, August 8th at 11M CST (with a recorded option available)

This training is available for clinicians of all levels and can provide CEU's for LPC, LMFT, SW, and PMH-C with 1hr Multicultural Compentency

Check out the link below for registration and more information!⬇

https://openheartwebinars.podia.com/grieving-together-sandtray-therapy-for-couples-with-pregnancy-loss

21/07/2025

2 down, 4 to go📣 Checkout our upcoming workshops from our Sandtray Therapy Series!
Use the link below to find out more information about each workshop and registration⬇
https://openheartwebinars.podia.com/upcoming-sandtray-webinars

16/07/2025

Here is the link!! Link in Bio!https://www.kxan.com/news/simplehealth/understanding-the-invisible-impact-of-trauma-after-natural-disasters-with-lacey-castilleja-fisher/

15/07/2025

Back at again discussing mental health in crisis. Open Heart Counseling is offering pro Bono and reduced cost services for those impacted by the floods and first responders. I’ll upload the clip as soon as it’s available.

04/07/2025

July is Bereaved Parents Awareness Month

And today, July 3rd, we hold space and honor Bereaved Parents Day

This month—and especially today—we hold space for parents navigating the unimaginable: life after the loss of a child.

We see you.
We remember with you.
We honor the strength it takes to keep going.

You are not alone 💙

03/07/2025

📣Last call for our upcoming Sandtray and Ketamine Assisted Therapy training!!📣

Next Friday, we kick off our virtual training where clinicians can learn integrative tools to support clients before, during, and after facilitated psychedelic experiences!
(live and recorded options available)

This training is available to clinicians of all levels and can provide CEU's for LPC, LMFT, and SW

You can register using the link below!⬇
https://openheartwebinars.podia.com/from-medicine-to-meaning-using-sandtray-to-unlock-insight-in-ketamine-assisted-psychotherapy

30/06/2025

✨Check out our upcoming July Trainings and Intensives!✨

July 11th: From Medicine to Meaning: Using Sandtray to Unlock Insight in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

This training bridges the transformative potential of ketamine with the expressive depth of sandtray therapy. Perfect for therapists seeking integrative tools to support their clients before, during, and after facilitated psychedelic experiences.

Visit the link below to register!

https://openheartwebinars.podia.com/from-medicine-to-meaning-using-sandtray-to-unlock-insight-in-ketamine-assisted-psychotherapy

July 16th: Reproductive Mental Health Learning Collaborative

🌿 Calling all reproductive & perinatal mental health pros! 🌿

Want to feel more confident in your work with PMADs, birth trauma, grief, infertility, and family systems? Join me for a 6-month learning + consult group starting July 16 — 2x a month on Wednesdays at 10a CST.

We’ll dive deep, learn from each other, and grow together. CEUs (including multicultural & ethics), payment plans, and recordings if you miss a session.

💸 $85/session or $850 total

📍 Starts July 16 | Online | Limited spots

Visit the link below to register!

https://openheartwebinars.podia.com/reproductive-mental-health-learning-collaborative

19/06/2025

Happy Juneteenth to all from Open Heart Counseling of Austin! 💕

✊🏾 ✊🏿❤️🖤💚 ❤️🖤💚 ❤️🖤💚 ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

17/06/2025

I can’t wait to present this one!! Been planning it for years and now it’s finally happening!!

From Medicine to Meaning: Using Sandtray Therapy to Unlock Insight in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

👤 Presenter: Lacey Castilleja Fisher, LPC-S, RPT-S, PMH-C, RST-C/T

🗓 Date: Friday, July 11, 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
💻 Location: Live on Zoom

📚 About the Training:
This experiential training explores how sandtray therapy can enhance insight and integration in ketamine assisted psychotherapy. Participants will learn practical techniques for creating symbolic, sensory-rich spaces that help clients process, reflect, and reconnect before, during, and after psychedelic experiences. Ideal for therapists seeking expressive, trauma-informed tools to support client growth within psychedelic-assisted care.

🎓 CEs Available: 3 Texas CE

🔗 Register here:
http://www.openheartcounselingatx.com/store/p17/combining-sandtray-ketamine-training.html

15/06/2025

Today we celebrate those who embody the spirit of fatherhood💙
💙 Biological dads, stepdads, adoptive and foster fathers
💙 Grandfathers, uncles, big brothers, and chosen dads
💙 Single dads and co-parents
💙 Fathers who are no longer with us but live on in memory
💙 Those grieving a father or a child
💙 Those hoping to become fathers, and those on complex journeys to parenthood
💙 All who provide love, support, and guidance in a fatherly role

We see you. We celebrate you. We hold space for your joy, your love, and your grief.

However this day finds you, you are not alone. 💙