Susanne Slay-Westbrook, Licensed Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist, author and founder of A World of Respect, has been helping couples, families, children and individuals of all ages overcome relational, behavioral and emotional conflicts since 1984. By applying her respect-based therapy and teaching active listening skills, she helps clients identify and overcome hurtful patterns of behavior and thought in the following areas:

• Marital and premarital counseling
• Family and relationship conflicts
• Child and adolescent behavior (play therapy is available for children as young as four)
• Depression
• Bipolar disorder
• ADD and ADHD
• Sexual abuse
• Grief and trauma therapy
• Transitional life issues
• GLB issues

For inquiries about individual, couple and family counseling:
I usually recommend a minimum of four to six sessions, one hour per week to really accomplish any change, but everyone's needs are different, some needing more, some less. The goals and focus are yours to set; I simply facilitate the progress.

Fee and Insurance:

My full fee is $100/hr.
I do accept some insurances including BCBS, UBH, PHPS, Great West, and Interface EAP.

Please call Kathy Jackson at CENTEX MEDICAL CLAIMS, 512.267.2614 for further verification and authorization of benefits.

Lower fees can sometimes be arranged for those without insurance and unable to pay the full fee.

Please call me at 512.374.1030 to set an appointment. My hours are fairly flexible, with some evenings and Saturdays available.

I am located next to the Shell station on the southeast corner of Anderson and Burnet.

2301 West Anderson Lane, Ste. 103
Austin, Texas 78757
(512) 374-1030

Groups being formed:

• Chronic pain support
• Adolescent girls self image support
• Women in transition
• Parenting with respect
• Couples with respect
• Divorce recovery

These groups will begin as the minimum of five individuals/couples register. To register, please email me with your name, phone number and which group you are interested in, and I will notify you when that group begins.

Each group will be six sessions,
$35/session or $200 total.

For couples it will be $60/session or $340 total.

Commitment to the full six weeks is required with an initial commitment fee of $100/individual, $200/couple.


In addition to counseling, Susanne expands her practice through cross-referral alliances with professionals such as doctors, teachers, ministers, life coaches and lawyers. She is also a public speaker and conducts seminars on identifying and overcoming relational, behavioral, emotional conflict and respect-based therapy.