3505 Olsen Blvd, Suite 210 | Amarillo, TX
Mackenzie Hinders, LPC
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About Mackenzie Hinders, LPC
Originally from Kansas, Mackenzie found her home in Texas while pursuing her counseling studies at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. With a deep passion for connecting with people from all walks of life, she is dedicated to offering the transformative power of connection, compassion, acceptance, and understanding. Mackenzie places the utmost importance on her clients' unique needs and aspirations, supporting them on a path of healing toward the life they envision for themselves.
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With extensive experience in working with trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and sleep-related issues, Mackenzie brings both expertise and empathy to her practice. Before establishing her private practice, she spent nearly four years providing counseling to veterans at the Amarillo VA, which attuned her understanding to the unique needs of servicemembers, veterans, and military families.
The name Solara was inspired by the symbolism of healing light, as well as the inherent duality of darkness. Just as the sun rises and sets each day, so too do our experiences ebb and flow. The sun reminds us that it is okay to both experience and explore both the light and darkness that comes with life. In the midst of the night, we know the sun will rise again.
Areas of treatment (but not limited to):
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​Anger management
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Anxiety
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Adjustment difficulties (major life transitions and changes)
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Bipolar disorder
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Challenges unique to veterans
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Challenges unique to LGBTQ+
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Challenges related to disabilities
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Depression
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Emotional dysregulation
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General life challenges
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Grief and loss​​​​​​
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Identity challenges and self-acceptance
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Lack of motivation
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Lack of sense of purpose
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Low self-esteem
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Panic attacks
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Relationship issues
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Self-sabotaging behaviors
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Stress and burnout
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Trauma
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Unresolved experiences from the past
Evidence-Based Treatments
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Please note that your therapy does not have to be limited to the treatments below. Therapy can be flexible and tailored to your needs.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
If you struggle with depression and anxiety, ACT may be right for you. ACT will help you to enhance the skill of acceptance, manage the waves of emotions through mindfulness, and re-engage in what is most important to you. Through ACT, you can find more peace and clarity toward a purposeful life.
Internal Family Systems
Do you feel like you have opposing parts within yourself that hold you back from what you want? Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps you to bring total healing to parts of yourself that are holding you back or making life more difficult.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Are you being pulled down by the weight of trauma? The word "trauma" refers to life-altering experiences that significantly impacts a person's wellbeing-- This could be death of a loved one, a severe illness or accident, sexual trauma, being victim of physical violence, a natural disaster, and more. Cognitive processing therapy can help to reduce the impact trauma continues to have on your life so that you can move forward without being weighed down. This treatment is also highly effective for post-traumatic stress disorder.
CBT- Insomnia
Not getting quality sleep can have a significant negative effect on the things most important to you -- your health, emotional wellness, ability to perform, effective stress management, relationships, etc. Studies show that sleep deprivation alone can lead to depression and anxiety. CBT-insomnia is considered the gold-standard treatment for helping individuals to recover their sleep - no matter how severe their sleep issues are. This short-term treatment is highly effective and worthwhile if sleep is a recurring issue.