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You don't have to
justify who you are.
Healing from trauma, loss, or a relationship that has frayed at the edges takes steadiness, not performance. Hannah offers a room where you can tell the truth about what happened without having to explain or defend yourself first.
Brain & Heart Healing, PLLC · Abilene, TX
I walk with people through
what they survived.
Hannah is a fully licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whose work centers on trauma, complex histories, and the relationship patterns that grow out of both. Since 2023 she has worked specifically with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and that experience shaped her understanding of how long it actually takes to rebuild safety, trust, and a sense of self after violence.
She is LGBTQ+ affirming. People of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and relationship structures are welcome here with warmth and without having to translate or defend themselves. Hannah holds a Master of Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian University and completed EMDR training in 2024.
Her goal is straightforward: that you leave sessions reminded of your strengths, not only your struggles. She brings steadiness to the room so you don't have to perform readiness to be there.
"You don't have to justify what you've been through to deserve care here."
Hannah Schoonmaker, LMFT
Texas License #204832 · Fully licensed
Brain & Heart Healing, PLLC · Abilene, TX
Steady. Respectful. At your pace.
Safety first, always
Healing starts when you feel safe enough to tell the truth. Sessions are paced at a speed your nervous system can actually hold. No performance. No proving you're ready enough before you can begin.
What fits you, not a formula
Solution-focused brief therapy, CBT, and mindfulness, shaped around authenticity, empathy, and gentleness. EMDR when it's clinically appropriate and you want to explore it.
When trauma needs more than talk
EMDR-trained (2024). When traumatic memories keep looping and talk alone isn't moving them, EMDR can help process them differently. When EMDR isn't the right fit, there are other paths that still move you forward.
The same steadiness, applied to two people.
Hannah also works with couples on communication, trust and repair after betrayal, conflict cycles, intimacy and connection, and life transitions that strain the relationship. Couples therapy with Hannah is not about assigning fault. It is about finding a way back to each other, or forward, together.
Please note: conjoint couples therapy is not clinically appropriate when there is a history of active domestic violence. If this applies to your situation, Hannah is glad to discuss individual therapy options or provide a referral to a more appropriate level of care.
What Hannah specializes in
Adults and older adults. In-person in Abilene and telehealth. Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Academic background
What to know before you book
Ages Served
Adults and older adults
Fees
Initial assessment $130 · Sessions $120
Availability
Tuesday & Thursday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Format
In-person in Abilene · Telehealth available
Insurance
Many plans accepted via Headway · Superbills available
Phone
You already survived.
Now you get to heal.
You don't need the right words. You just have to show up. Hannah will meet you there.
Book a Session with HannahRegulated 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