You don't have to justify who you are.
Working through traumatic experiences can be one of the hardest, and most freeing, things you do for yourself. Hannah offers a room where you feel seen and respected, without explaining or defending your story to earn care.
Hannah Schoonmaker, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist · Brain & Heart Healing
Texas LMFT License #204832 · Fully licensed
Hi, I'm Hannah. I walk with people through what they survived.
I am a fully licensed marriage and family therapist. Adults and couples come to me with trauma, complex histories, identity questions, and the relationship patterns that grow out of all of that.
I am LGBTQ+ affirming. I welcome people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and relationship structures, with warmth and without judgment. You do not have to translate yourself here.
My hope is simple and serious: that you leave sessions reminded of your strengths, not only your struggles.
"You do not have to justify who you are or what you have been through."
Steady. Respectful. At your pace.
Safety first, always
Healing starts when you feel safe enough to tell the truth. We go at a pace your nervous system can hold. No performance. No proving you are "ready enough."
What fits you, not a formula
Solution-focused brief therapy. CBT. Mindfulness. EMDR when it is a good fit. An eclectic approach shaped around authenticity, empathy, and gentleness.
When trauma needs more than talk
EMDR-trained (2024). When it is clinically appropriate, EMDR can help process traumatic memories that keep looping. When it is not the right tool, we use other paths that still move you forward.
For couples
I also work with couples on communication, trust and repair after betrayal, conflict patterns, intimacy and connection, and life transitions that strain the relationship. Same steadiness. Same respect for complexity.
What Hannah specializes in
Adults and older adults. Individual and couples therapy. In-person in Abilene and telehealth.
"I hope you leave remembering your strengths."
Since 2023 I have walked with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. That work deepened my respect for how hard it is to rebuild safety, trust, and a sense of self after violence.
I feel especially at home with complex trauma. I bring the same steadiness to couples who are tired of repeating the same fight. You do not have to perform wellness here. You get to be a whole person.
Academic background
Master of Marriage and Family Therapy (M.MFT)
Abilene Christian University, 2022
Graduate training in marriage and family therapy, trauma-informed care, and clinical practice.
Bachelor of Science
Abilene Christian University, 2018
Advanced training
EMDR Trained (2024) · CBT · Solution-Focused Brief Therapy · Mindfulness
Texas LMFT License #204832
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC)
Fully licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Texas. License expires 06/30/2028.
What to know before you book
Private-pay rates are listed above. Hannah also works with many insurance plans through Headway (paneling in progress may include BCBS, Aetna, United, Medicare/Medicaid, and others). Your out-of-pocket cost with insurance depends on your plan. Superbills and sliding scale may be available. Financial Assistance Screening
All appointments are requested through our practice calendar: Book a Session. Insurance details are handled after you request a time. There is no separate public Headway booking link.
Brain & Heart Healing, PLLC · 500 Chestnut Street, Suite 203, Abilene, Texas 79602. Enter through the South 6th Street doors. Elevator to the 2nd floor. Turn left. Suite 203 is on your left.
Direct: (325) 378-0846 · Fax: (325) 308-0796
You already survived. Now you get to heal.
You do not need the right words. You just have to show up. Hannah will meet you there.
Book a Session with Hannah
Hannah Schoonmaker, LMFT · TX License #204832
Regulated by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC).
Brain & Heart Healing, PLLC · 500 Chestnut St., Suite 203, Abilene, TX 79602
Direct: (325) 378-0846 · Fax: (325) 308-0796 · Main: (325) 261-3663