Kotia Whitaker, M.S. LMFT
Kotia earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology with a minor in Psychology from University of Texas at San Antonio and a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Our Lady of the Lake University. Kotia grew up as a military dependent and as an Army Veteran had the privilege of serving combat tours in the Middle East.
As a systems therapist Kotia understands the significance of a healthy relationship. He strives to build a therapeutic relationship by creating a safe environment filled with compassion, respect and dignity so people can heal, be strengthened by adversity and live life to the fullest.
Kotia focuses on adults, families and couples coping with concerns including depression, anxiety, divorce, life transition issues, trauma, adjustment to other adverse life events and unhealthy boundaries. He incorporates an eclectic approach to therapy and draws from SFT, CBT, DBT, family systems, brief strategic and structural therapies.
He has worked in a variety of settings including a private practice under the supervision of a clinical psychologist, community counseling clinic serving diverse populations, Bible-based private practice, sexual assault and trauma treatment center and children-adolescent outpatient behavioral clinic.
Counseling Approach
Modalities practiced.
Counseling Services
- Individual Counseling
- Couples Counseling
- Family Counseling
- Online Therapy in Texas
Age Groups
- Children (Ages 4–12)
- Adolescents (Ages 13–17)
- Adults (Ages 18 and over)
- Elder Adults (Ages 65 and over)
Insurance & Payment
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Curative EAP
- Medicare
- Molina
- Most Major EAPs
- Scott & White Health Plan
- Tricare
- Triwest
- United/Optum
Areas of Focus
Specialty focus
- Addiction and Substance Abuse
- ADHD
- Anxiety (Veteran-specific)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Boundaries and Responsibilities
- Codependency
- Compulsive Sexual Behaviors
- Depression (Veteran-specific)
- Divorce and Relationship Recovery
- Faith-Based / Biblical Counseling
- Family Conflict
- LGBTQIA+
- Marital Enrichment
- Parenting Education and Development
- Perinatal Counseling
- Pre-Marital Counseling
- Pregnancy Loss
- PTSD (Veteran-specific)
- Relationship Issues
- Sex and Intimacy
- Trauma Recovery (Veteran-specific)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (Veteran-specific)
- Veterans Counseling
General areas of focus
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Concerns
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief and Loss Recovery
- Healthy Communication Skills
- Identity Development
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Self-Esteem
- Stress Management
- Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm
- Trauma Recovery
