The Purpose of a Licensed Professional Counselor

Riverstone Counseling is a place where you can find renewal, restoration, and transformation. Because honestly, life can be hard. Sometimes we need help navigating the ebb and flow of life’s changes. We need an independent voice speaking truth into our lives. Our goal is for you to find help – not just theories and ideas that sound good – but honest help that has been proven trustworthy to withstand the rough waters of life. Regardless of your struggle - depression, anxiety, marriage issues, anger management, addiction - Riverstone Counseling will provide confidential, safe, affordable therapy to assist you in your healing process. Our desire is to guide you to discover the skills necessary to move back into the normal rhythm of life – whatever that may look like for you and/or your family. The counseling practice is conveniently located just west of Interstate 35 on Chisholm Trail in Round Rock, convenient to Pflugerville, Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, Hutto, and surrounding communities.

RENEWAL

 “an instance of resuming an activity or state after an interruption”

Getting started again can be tough. Interruptions happen in everyone’s life – it seems the river dries up at some point no matter what. We want Riverstone Counseling to provide you with a map – with directions – on how to resume life after an interruption. That might be a death of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, employment change, a new season of life – whatever has you feeling lost or emotionally dry, Riverstone Counseling can be a place of renewal. 

RESTORATION

“the action of returning something to a former place or condition”

As licensed therapists, we want to help you begin your journey towards healing and wellness. Regardless of the struggle, we all have things in our past – or present – that keep us from experiencing the abundance in life that God intended. If you or your family are looking to restore relationships to a place of health, Riverstone Counseling can partner with you on that journey. You may need couples counseling. It could be family brokenness due to addiction problems, communication issues, anger management concerns. It might be individual concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness. Regardless of the issue, Riverstone Counseling offers private counseling services to help you find restoration. 

TRANSFORMATION

“a thorough or dramatic change
in form or appearance”

There are times in our lives where the river takes a turn – where the flow of life makes an abrupt change. Sometimes we choose that detour, and other times it is thrust upon us. We want to come alongside as you navigate that change – as you and/or your family discover a new way to do life with joy, peace and satisfaction. Riverstone Counseling is a therapy center where you can find transformation. 

Michael Bonner, Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor

Owner, Therapist

Credentials

Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor within the State of Texas – License #68551
Certified Prepare/Enrich Marriage Enrichment Facilitator

Professional Affiliations

American Association of Christian Counselors

                        Christian Counselors of Texas

Van Putman, Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate

Therapist

Supervised by Michael Bonner, LPC-S

Counseling Services for Adolescents, Individual Adults, Married Couples, and Families

The Theory Behind the Process

Our private counseling style is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral theories, based upon Christian values and principles as ethically appropriate in the psychotherapy setting. The practice is spiritually-based and clinically sound. In other words, we are Christian counselors but you will feel at home in our sessions regardless of the role spirituality plays in your life. Additionally, effective clinical therapy happens when there is a healthy and trusting client/therapist relationship. Thus, a primary goal is to ensure our clients feel heard and understood. Regardless if we are working with a pre-marriage couple, married couple, adult individual, or adolescent we believe private therapy can be highly effective. 

If you have been to other therapists, you may discover that we are a bit bolder than some other professional counselors. Frankly, we believe you should leave a session and feel like you have gained something – like you’ve learned something about yourself, others, or the world around you. You won’t always feel better when you leave – but we want you to always feel as though you will be a better individual/couple/family because of every counseling session you spend with us. Remember the goal is to reach your destination, and that rarely happens in a single session (although it can…it just doesn’t happen often).  

Clients Served

Adolescents (13 years of age and older) | Adult individuals  |  Adult couples  |  Families  |  Work Groups (Organizational Consulting)

Services Offered

Marriage Counseling  |  Parenting  |  Family Distress  |  Depression  |  Anxiety  |  Stress-related Issues  |  Abuse
 Grief & Loss  |  Financial issues  |  Relational problems  |  Codependency issues  |  Shame
Premarital Counseling  |  Addiction Issues | Organizational structure, interaction, and flow

Online (Distance) Counseling

Online counseling - or distance counseling - is a valuable way to utilize technology in the professional counseling process.
Whether you are traveling for work, away at college, or your residence is too far from my office in Round Rock, Texas to come in person –
we can hold counseling sessions via a secure telehealth platform periodically or on an ongoing basis. Phone counseling sessions
are also available on an as-needed basis and can be effective as well. 

ADOLESCENT COUNSELING

Counseling with teenagers requires a different skill-set than counseling with adults. Teens have a unique perspective - and a very different set of needs - as they move from childhood through adolescence into their adults lives.

Current culture presents our teens with choices and challenges their parents never faced. Today’s adolescents are dealing with sexual identity concerns, relationship issues, pornography addiction, unhealthy sexual behavior, technology addiction, disintegrating family support, anger problems, and a myriad of other challenges with which therapy can help.

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING FOR ADULTS

If you are an adult looking for some clinically sound and confidential individual therapy, please come visit with us at Riverstone Counseling. There are times in life where we simply need a little assistance processing and moving past events in our lives in a healthy way. We utilize proven cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help our clients align their thoughts, feelings, and actions in order to move forward to a better, more rewarding place in their journey.

Maybe you struggle with depression or anxiety. Perhaps you have addiction issues such as pornography, alcohol, spending, or sex. You may be trying to process the loss of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, or some other form of grief. You might have anger management issues, commitment problems, or struggle with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Perhaps your issues involve mental health concerns such as bipolar, borderline, narcissism, or some other struggle. 

Give us a call at Riverstone Counseling, and let's begin the journey to a happier and healthier 'you' today. The waves may seem big now, but you'll be surprised how small they become once you get some solid private counseling. 

MARRIAGE COUNSELING

Marriage is challenging in the very best of circumstances. For many couples, they reach a season where they need assistance navigating the difficulties they face. The question is often asked, "Is marriage counseling effective?" It can be extremely helpful when an effective marriage counselor has the opportunity to assist a couple willing to put in the hard work and dedication to repair their relationship. 

At Riverstone Counseling, we look at marriage counseling as an opportunity to help two individuals become healthy in order to create one healthy couple. We believe marriage counseling often fails because couples (and at times, therapists) don't understand that each individual's personal issues have to be addressed - in addition to just the presenting concerns within the marriage relationship. Thus, marriage counseling sessions at Riverstone Counseling will often be a combination of individual and couples sessions as needed. 

Marriage counseling at Riverstone Counseling is based on Biblical principles, and thus would be considered Christian marriage counseling. However, regardless of the role spirituality plays in your personal life or marriage, we believe you will be comfortable here - and find the relationship counseling for which you have been searching. Working on a marriage is difficult - but the sooner you start the shorter the road to recovery. We believe you and your spouse can find your happily ever after!

FAMILY COUNSELING

Counseling for Families in the Greater Austin Area

Families come in a million shapes, sizes, and forms. So do the problems that families face. If your family is in Round Rock, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Cedar Park, Leander, or the surrounding areas and you are searching for a licensed professional counselor, please come see us at Riverstone Counseling. 

As private counselors, we provide therapy services for families in crisis, as well as those just needing a little boost to strengthen their family bond or solve a tough issue. When one member of a family is struggling, the ripple effect usually impacts the entire family. A professional counselor can objectively lead your family through difficult communication and interaction, meanwhile providing your entire family with the necessary tools to handle tough situations in the future. 

So, if your family could use some coaching, please give us a call at Riverstone Counseling. We believe you will find our counseling services to be effective, affordable, and quite possibly life-changing. Give us a call at (512)501-5449, or reach out via email at michael@riverstonecounselingtx.com. We look forward to working with your family!

Serving Round Rock, Pflugerville, Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, Hutto, North Austin and the Surrounding Areas

Located Near the Intersection of Interstate 35 and Sam Bass Road

Book an Appointment for Adolescent, Adult Individual, Marriage, or Family Therapy  

Contact us by phone at (512) 501-5449
or send us a message using the form below. 

Resources for Marriage Counseling, Parenting Issues, and Other Therapy Needs 

We will be adding individual, marriage, and family resources to this section periodically. Check back occasionally to see what's new!

Marriage

Books

The Mingling of Souls; Chandler

Love & Respect; Eggerichs

The Five Love Languages; Chapman

Boundaries in Marriage; Cloud & Townsend

Building Love Together in Blended Families, Chapman 

AFFAIR RECOVERY

Books

Surviving an Affair; Harley/Chalmers

PARENTING

Books

The Most Important Place on Earth; Wolgemuth

Boundaries with Kids; Cloud/Townsend

Toe to Toe with Your Teen; Myers

The Power of a Praying Parent; Omartian

Fearless Parenting; Barna/Myers