COMMUNITY ARTS

Adriana Padilla, MPS, LPC Associate, ATR-P (she/her)

Therapist | Art Explorer | Person Centered Healer

Supervised by Wanda Montemayor LPC-S ATCS ATR-BC RPT-S

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Adriana is a deeply wise and gentle soul whose calm presence brings softness and strength to the Community Arts team. A proud Latina and Texas native with roots in South Texas, she carries with her the rich cultural heritage that informs her warmth, creativity, and commitment to community. She ventured to New York to complete her Master of Professional Studies in Art Therapy and Creativity Development at Pratt Institute — one of the nation’s premier art therapy programs — and has since returned to serve the communities that shaped her.

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As a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate and provisionally licensed Art Therapist, Adriana is passionate about supporting children through their expressive journeys. She creates nurturing spaces where young clients — and individuals of all ages, races, genders, and identities — can safely explore their inner worlds and connect with the strengths they carry within.

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Her holistic, person-centered approach sees each person as a whole being — mind, body, heart, and soul — and honors their unique path toward healing. Adriana works through a gentle combination of talk therapy, art therapy, attunement, interactive feedback, and supportive reflection. She believes in meeting people exactly where they are and helping them feel empowered to be their most authentic selves.

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As a Latina therapist, Adriana is especially attuned to the importance of cultural identity, generational wisdom, and the healing power of representation. Her work reflects a deep understanding of how community, heritage, and personal narrative intertwine in the therapeutic process.

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Adriana’s specialty in art therapy offers a deeply supportive and intuitive tool, especially when words fall short or emotions feel overwhelming. She guides her clients through the unfolding creative process with mindfulness and compassion, allowing space for reflection, insight, and healing.

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With Adriana, therapy feels like a soft landing — a place where creativity becomes a language for healing and where vulnerability is met with warmth, cultural understanding, and care.

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Adriana is accepting new clients at our South Austin location

 

Consult: 15 minutes free

Individual: $120 / 50-minute session

Family therapy: $150 / 50-minute session

 

Adriana is not accepting insurance at this time.

Superbills can be provided to be filed independently.

Payment is accepted in the form of: Major credit cards or Health Savings Account cards.