About Austin Mindfulness Center
Therapy with roots in Austin—and room for real life.
Since 2011, Austin Mindfulness Center has brought mindfulness, clinical expertise, and genuine human connection together—helping adults, couples, teens, and children find steadier ways forward.
Our Story
Built in Austin. Growing with the people we serve.
We opened our Northwest Hills office in 2011 with a simple belief: therapy should feel personal, practical, and grounded in real life. As Austin grew, so did the ways people needed care.
In 2023, we opened our Sunset Valley office. Today, our team of 30 therapists serves clients across two Austin locations and online throughout Texas.
We remain locally owned and operated. Decisions are made here, relationships are built here, and the care we provide is shaped by the community we call home.
- 2011
Northwest Hills
AMC opens its first Austin office, creating a home for mindfulness-based therapy and education.
- 2023
Sunset Valley
A second location makes it easier for more people across Austin to find care closer to home.
- Today
Austin and across Texas
Thirty therapists, two Austin offices, and telehealth throughout Texas—still grounded in thoughtful, personal care.
How We Work
What guides our work
Different people need different things from therapy. These principles keep our work grounded while leaving room for each client, therapist, and relationship to be genuinely individual.
Mindfulness without performance
You do not have to clear your mind, stay positive, or arrive already calm. We help you notice what is happening with more steadiness and less judgment.
Evidence-based, deeply human care
Good therapy brings research and relationship together. Our clinicians use proven approaches without losing sight of the person in the room.
The right therapist fit matters
Experience and training matter. So do trust, identity, communication style, and whether you feel understood. We help you find the person who fits.
Practical skills for real life
Insight is valuable. Change also needs something you can carry into a difficult conversation, a restless night, a school morning, or an ordinary Tuesday.
Mindfulness at AMC
Mindfulness, without the performance
Mindfulness at AMC does not mean forcing yourself to meditate, stay positive, or feel calm. It means learning to notice what is happening with more steadiness and less judgment—so you have more room to choose what happens next.
Some therapists bring mindfulness directly into sessions. Others pair it with approaches such as EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, ACT, couples work, play therapy, or neurofeedback. It is a foundation, not a script.
Our Team
A team with range—and a shared center
Our therapists bring different identities, specialties, lived experiences, and clinical approaches. What they share is a commitment to thoughtful care, real human connection, and helping clients build lives that feel more workable and more their own.
Local Leadership
Operations and Support
AMC is locally owned and operated. The clinical, operational, and day-to-day decisions are made by people who know the practice, the team, and the community it serves.
Kristin Vaughn
Executive DirectorKristin guides AMC’s overall direction, bringing its clinical mission, people, and long-term vision together in service of thoughtful, sustainable care.
Viviana Robayo
Operations ManagerViviana has helped guide AMC’s day-to-day operations for six years, supporting the systems and people that keep care accessible, responsive, and human.
Marla Sanderson
Clinical DirectorMarla guides AMC’s clinical work, supporting therapists and helping ensure that care remains ethical, skillful, collaborative, and deeply human.
Lance Vaughn
Systems and SecurityLance builds and protects the systems behind AMC’s work, helping the practice stay secure, connected, and easier for clients and clinicians to navigate.
How to Find Us
Two Austin offices. Therapy across Texas.
Northwest Hills
Our original Austin location, serving clients since 2011.
Sunset Valley
Our South Austin location, opened in 2023.
Telehealth
Online therapy for clients anywhere in Texas.