Rhea completed his Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling
from Texas State University.   

Rhea specializes in
Leighton & Associates also offers reduced-fee, affordable
counseling services provided by
staff therapists.
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Anxiety
Depression
Sexuality and Gender concerns
Trauma-related struggles
Helping guide GLBT clients to lead happier and healthier
lives
Exploring the roots of sexual compulsion and helping
clients change behavior
Rhea Pledger, M.A.
LPC Intern
Leighton & Associates

Looking for lower cost counseling?
Rhea’s training consisted of working as an individual and couple’s
therapist at Waterloo Counseling Center, serving the GLBT
population.
 Rhea is also trained in EMDR.  To learn more about
EMDR, please visit the
EMDR International Association.

In addition, Rhea provided short term counseling to women and
couples at the YWCA.  Rhea also brings with him experience in
groups.  At Waterloo, Rhea co-led a gay men’s processing group,
and he co-led a group focusing on healing women’s past trauma at
Austin Recovery Center.
Rhea is currently forming a group at
Waterloo on sexual health for people in recovery from drugs and
alcohol.
Rhea also works with clients experiencing
Rhea believes that the goal of therapy is awareness through
insight, and he utilizes role-plays and dramas, meditation, and
mindfulness, while tapping into the here and now in the therapy
room.

For more information and to schedule a complimentary initial
telephone consultation, contact Rhea at   
512.569.0506