Angela Gouger graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with her Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health. She was able to obtain a multitude of experiences through her work with various organizations such as: the Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas - where she obtained skills with individual clients, as well as being the group facilitator of the "Little Hearts" group (3-5 year olds); the University of Incarnate Word - where she focused on EMDR and trauma based counseling; Catholic Charities - trauma and faith based counseling; and the UTSA Sarabia Center - where she counseled clients as well as provided Neurofeedback therapy.

 

The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of only three credentialed programs in the nation for Neurofeedback. During her time in the program Angela became instrumental in facilitating training to all of the new introductory students. Through research conducted at UTSA, her research group received awards for their pilot study: "Using Neurofeedback to Lower Anxiety Using Individualized qEEG Protocols: A Pilot Study"; which was also published in the journal Neuroregulation. She is board certified in Neurofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance.

 

Angela obtained Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) training through Rick Levinson, LCSW and Somatic Experiencing (SE) training from Dave Berger, Advanced faculty of the Trauma Institute, Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP) training with Raja Selvam, as well as other advanced level somatic and transpersonal based modalities.  She is deeply passionate about the utilization and benefits of these specialties with a variety of clients, especially those who have survived a traumatic incident. By integrating the various modalities in which she has specialized in, Angela is able to bring an integrative holistic client-centered approach, which is individually catered to each client's unique needs. She has served on the board of the Biofeedback Society of Texas as Past President, was a previous board member of the Alamo Chapter of the Play Therapy Association, and currently is an assistant for the new clinicians being trained in Somatic Experiencing.