Alex Penrod

I’m Alex Penrod, MS, LPC, LCDC, founder of Neuro Nuance Therapy and EMDR, PLLC, an EMDR-primary psychotherapy practice based in Austin, Texas. I work with adults healing from PTSD, complex trauma, dissociation, attachment wounds, anxiety, depression, shame, and trauma-related relationship patterns. My approach is primarily EMDR therapy, supplemented by parts work, ego state therapy, stabilization skills, and trauma-informed psychotherapy so treatment can move at a pace that feels safe, structured, and clinically appropriate. I offer in-person therapy in Austin and online therapy across Texas for clients looking for focused trauma treatment rather than generic talk therapy.

I take a warm and supportive approach to therapy, and spend time building relational trust and safety in the beginning. My specialty is EMDR therapy with modifications applied as needed to better suit those with complex trauma and dissociative symptoms. I begin with helping you to assess and clarify your difficulties and goals, providing education on trauma and healing strategies, helping you gain a greater sense of regulation, safety and presence, and building up to processing trauma in tolerable doses that match your individual needs.

My initial goal is to provide a sense of safety and trust for you to explore and gain a clearer understanding of yourself, your challenges, resources, strengths, and goals. I match my education and suggestions for coping to your current difficulties and work to ensure you have at least one tangible strategy to employ. One session is not enough to heal from the impacts of trauma, but it is enough to begin feeling understood and to gain some optimism for healing. That's my hope for the first session.