“The Nora-Austin clinic is as inviting as the team serving the community,” franchise owner Stephanie Donovan said. “It is intentionally designed to make self care as important yet natural as health care from the moment you book an appointment. This helps ease walking in the front doors to your first session with a professional trained to orient you to your success.”
Nora Mental Health’s mission comes to life through a compassionate and flexible approach to therapy. The practice emphasizes accessibility, offering evening and weekend appointments, partnering with over 15 major insurance providers, and providing flexible payment options, including a cash-pay option for those without insurance. Every detail is designed to reduce barriers to care.
“We try to meet the needs of the clients and take into consideration that they go to work if they're adults or they go to school if they’re their kids. We operate with flexible hours,” clinical director Jennifer Deliganis said.
The team’s philosophy—“self care is health care”—guides their work. With a diverse group of clinicians, the clinic specializes in the following:
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Anger issues
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Grief and loss
- Struggles with the effects of trauma
- Mood and personality disorders
- Self-esteem
- Relationship challenges
The diversity of the team allows the practice to serve clients of all ages and backgrounds, meeting them where they are and helping them take meaningful steps forward.
“Our team is composed of professionals that specialize in working with multiple clients. We start with children ages 8 and go through adolescents and adults,” Deliganis said. “We have a great team that embraces our client-centered approach.”
A standout therapist is Bo Majors, who takes a multi-modality approach to care. His ability to provide bilingual therapy further enhances the clinic's accessibility, allowing Spanish-speaking clients to receive care in their preferred language.
His multidisciplinary background, which combines mental health expertise, professional coaching and business acumen, informs his holistic client approach. He addresses stress, burnout and professional development.
"I have learned throughout the years that many topics overlap,” Majors said. “For example, how can you address anxiety when a person in the C-Suite or a business leader does not have a time management system?”
Majors uses therapeutic modalities such as Acceptance Commitment Therapy to treat anxiety disorders, along with mindfulness, faith-based and exposure therapies. In work with individuals and couples experiencing major life changes, he focuses on communication, resilience and finding clarity.
"I have witnessed that when couples are willing to put in the effort, their relationships can be revitalized and strengthened,” he said.
The practice also emphasizes the power of neuroplasticity, which is the brain’s ability to change and adapt. Clients are encouraged to focus on what they can control in the present, letting go of the “what ifs” of the future and the regrets of the past. This focus on the present helps clients find clarity and balance, whether they’re working to overcome overwhelming emotions or challenging deeply ingrained negative self-talk.
“Being neuroplastic, we can rewire our brains, meaning we can learn new things and grow,” Deliganis said. “What we say to ourselves and to others is very powerful. I like to find out what clients say to themselves. Then I ask, ‘What would you like to believe?’ I help them work towards believing that.”
Nora Mental Health has successfully expanded its reach with the opening of a new location in the Arboretum area of Austin. Located at 9020 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Bldg. 2, Ste. 280, the Austin clinic officially opened its doors April 11. This expansion marks a significant step in the franchise owners’ vision to make their services more accessible within the Austin area, while maintaining their core commitment to offering a welcoming and empowering space for client healing and growth.
Nora Mental Health’s Arboretum location is now welcoming new patients. To request care, fill out their Therapy Request Form.
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