Support and Guidance for
Emotional Healing and Spiritual Growth
Welcome to See The Mind!
My name is David Burks. I’m a licensed therapist (LCSW) and I can offer guidance and support on your journey of healing, growth, and self-discovery. I am dedicated to working with individuals experiencing trauma, depression, anxiety, addiction, and spiritual crises.
My practice combines the insights of Western science with the wisdom of spiritual traditions to create a holistic approach to mental health and wellness. I have had a committed meditation practice for nearly two decades and this grounding deeply informs my therapeutic approach. My approach is eclectic and tailored to the individual but is both experiential and somatic, and draws on a number of modalities, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Hakomi, and Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). I also work with clients who are wanting to prepare for and integrate psychedelic journey-work for healing, spiritual awakening, and overall well-being. All of this work is done inside of an intentional context of compassion and safety, with the aim of bringing about meaningful and lasting change in your life.
Tell us what’s on your mind
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Individual therapy sessions provide a private, safe, and supportive setting where we work together on your healing and growth.
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In spiritual direction sessions, we explore the idea of waking up spiritually and recognizing ourselves as integral parts of a larger pattern of love and creativity. This recognition is not just an intellectual understanding but an embodied experience—and the birthright of every person. This work is for anyone seeking to awaken to their true spiritual nature.
See more about my spiritual work and Relational Awakening here.
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Psychedelic preparation and integration involves individual sessions with me before and after a therapeutic psychedelic journey. In preparation sessions, I offer guidance for setting intentions and navigating the journey. In integration sessions, I offer support for realizing and integrating the insights and shifts from your journey into your life. Psychedelic preparation and integration is available to clients within and outside of Texas, under applicable legal frameworks.
I specialize in working with clients who are wanting to connect more deeply to their innate spirituality, struggling with self-worth, anxiety and depression, grief and loss, and PTSD and trauma. I also offer spiritual direction and psychedelic preparation and integration.
Stress Management
Anxiety & Panic
Depression
Trauma & PTSD
Grief & Loss
Self-Esteem
Coaching
Purpose & meaning
Ketamine-assisted therapy
Spirituality
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
“Sentience was never our private possession. We live immersed in intelligence, enveloped and informed by a creativity we cannot fathom”
— David Abram
Get in touch
LOCATION
2235 E. 6th Street #106, Austin, Texas 78702
HOURS
Monday – Friday | 9am – 5pm
Saturday – Sunday | Closed