Featured therapist: Marsha Lowes, LPC

Verified practice facts

Clinician

Marsha Rae Lowes

Texas license

Licensed Professional Counselor, license 83505

Public status

Active when checked July 19, 2026; no public disciplinary flag in the Board’s current professional-counselor roster

Formats

In-person psychotherapy in Austin and telehealth for clients physically located in Texas, subject to fit and availability

Office

4022 Menchaca Road, Austin, Texas 78704

Practice

Marsha Lowes Psychotherapy, a trade name of Austin Wellness Center LLC

Areas described by the practice

Marsha’s practice materials state that she works with adults and couples. The areas described include:

• relationship strain, conflict and repair;
• attachment and family-of-origin patterns;
• postpartum and perinatal transitions;
• trauma and emotional-abuse recovery;
• grief and major life changes;
• anxiety, burnout and boundaries;
• religious trauma and faith change; and
• IFS-informed work and questions of identity.

These descriptions are not Board specialty designations and should not be read as a promise that the practice will be appropriate for every person presenting with one of these concerns. A consultation is used to discuss scope, availability and fit.

Who should put the practice on a shortlist

Based on its published scope, the practice is a plausible candidate for an adult or couple seeking work on relationships, attachment, perinatal change, grief, anxiety, trauma, burnout, religious trauma or related identity concerns. It is also geographically practical for someone who wants an office near South Austin, or a Texas resident who prefers telehealth and has adequate privacy.

That is a shortlist decision, not a treatment recommendation. The consultation still has to establish competence for the specific concern, a workable fee and schedule, and a credible account of how the therapy would proceed.

Who should start elsewhere

A different first call is warranted when the immediate need is crisis response, hospital-level care, medication management, an in-network provider, treatment for a child, or a specialized service the practice has not confirmed. The same is true when private-pay fees are not sustainable without uncertain insurance reimbursement.

The payment model is private pay

The practice states that it is not in network with insurance and that clients pay the practice directly. It may provide a superbill for a client who wishes to seek out-of-network reimbursement. Coverage and payment depend on the client’s plan. Prospective clients should request the current fee and cancellation terms from the practice and check out-of-network benefits independently.

What remains unproven until the consultation

1. Does the practice currently have space for individual or couples work?
2. Does Marsha’s experience fit the concern and the required level of care?
3. Would sessions occur in the Austin office or online?
4. What are the current fee, session length and cancellation terms?
5. What records are available for an out-of-network claim?
6. How are goals, progress and referrals discussed?