Meet the Team – Therapists in South Austin, TX and New Braunfels, TX
At Compassion Counseling Group, our team of licensed therapists in South Austin, Texas is dedicated to helping you navigate life’s challenges with care, clarity, and compassion.
We work with individuals, couples, and teens across South Austin and the greater Austin area, offering support for anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Our therapists use evidence-based approaches like CBT, EMDR, and mindfulness to help you create meaningful, lasting change.
Whether you’re looking for in-person therapy in South Austin or virtual sessions across Texas, we’re here to help you find the right fit.
Find a Therapist in South Austin
Finding the right therapist is personal. Meet our South Austin counseling team and find someone whose experience, approach, and personality feel like a good fit.
Leslie Bley, LPC-S
Director
Anxiety • Relationships • Attachment • Self-Compassion
With over 20 years of experience, Leslie helps adults navigate anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and relationship challenges. Her attachment-based, relational approach helps clients better understand themselves, build self-compassion, and create more secure connections.
Janae McClure, LPC-Associate
Supervised by Leslie Bley, LPC-S
Childhood Trauma • PTSD • Religious Trauma • EMDR
Janae works with children and adults navigating childhood trauma, PTSD, and major life transitions. With a hopeful, collaborative approach, she helps clients develop new patterns of thinking and behavior while building greater safety and connection.
Lorri Angell, LPC-Associate, EMDR Trained, ADS
Supervised by Cristy Ragland, LPC-S, LMFT-S, RPT-S, EMDR certified
Boundaries • Divorce & Single Parenting • Nervous System Regulation • EMDR
Lorri works with adults navigating relational pain, major life changes, and emotional overwhelm. Her trauma-informed, attachment-based approach helps clients build self-compassion, understand their patterns, and move toward greater clarity. In-person, Walk & Talk, and virtual sessions.
Jennifer Foery, Graduate Student Intern
Supervised by Leslie Bley, LPC-S
Identity & Self-Worth • Emotional Overwhelm • Divorce & Single Parenting
Jen works with adults navigating change, emotional overwhelm, identity and self-worth concerns, and relationship transitions. Her warm, collaborative approach creates a supportive space for clients to better understand themselves and move forward with greater clarity and confidence. Faith-based counseling available upon request.
Laura Anzai, LPC
Teen Girls • Anxiety & Depression • Adoption & Attachment • Grief
Laura works with teen girls and adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, adoption and attachment concerns, and family and relationship challenges. Her warm, collaborative approach helps clients explore how their experiences, relationships, and family patterns shape their lives. Faith-based counseling available upon request.
Find a Therapist in New Braunfels
Finding the right therapist is personal. Meet our New Braunfels counseling team and find someone whose experience, approach, and personality feel like a good fit.
Teale Janysek, LPC, CTRS
Perinatal & Postpartum • Couples & Relationships • Neurodiverse-Informed Care
Teale works with teens, young adults, and adults navigating emotional stress, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Her collaborative, strengths-based approach incorporates self-compassion and family systems while tailoring therapy to each client’s individual needs.
Taber Roach, Graduate Student Intern
Supervised by Teale Janysek, LPC, CTRS
Anxiety • Identity & Self-Esteem • Relationships & Attachment
Taber works with adults navigating anxiety, stress, relationship concerns, identity exploration, and personal growth. Her holistic approach helps clients strengthen the connection between mind, body, and soul while building greater self-understanding and confidence.
Administrative Team
Katie Hall, Virtual Admin Assistant
As a Virtual Admin Assistant, Katie supports Compassion Counseling Group with billing, financial reports, event planning, email communication, organization, and the many small details that help keep things running smoothly. She loves helping make the behind-the-scenes pieces of a business feel a little more organized and manageable.
Katie earned her bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in Virginia in 2008 and has spent more than 15 years working in the nonprofit space. She has always had a heart for serving others and is honored to work alongside this team and support the mission of helping others on their journey toward better mental health.
Outside of work, Katie spends her time chasing after her enthusiastically affectionate and extroverted toddler and finding any excuse to make something crafty with her hands.
Have a question or inquiry for Katie? She’d be happy to connect at KatieHall.Support@gmail.com
Alyssa Haws, Marketing Assistant
Alyssa supports the Compassion Counseling Group team with marketing, communication, and outreach. She especially enjoys helping therapists find authentic ways to share who they are and the work they do without feeling like they have to “sell” themselves.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Health and has a background in behavioral support and higher education, including work as a behavior specialist, behavioral interventionist, and college academic advisor. In 2020, she became a certified life coach, which further developed her interest in helping others work through roadblocks and move toward meaningful goals.
Outside of work, Alyssa loves spending time with her family, being a mother and grandmother, weightlifting, and paddleboarding.
Have a marketing or outreach question? Email Alyssa at alyssahaws@gmail.com