Maj Henriksson, LCSW

Maj Henriksson, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who provides assessment and brief psychotherapy services to adult patients that are experiencing difficulty managing and coping with everyday stress, life transitions, anxiety, depression and other behavioral health challenges.

Additionally, Henriksson is as an assistant professor of practice in The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Henriksson earned her bachelor’s degree in social work with a minor in Spanish from Texas State University, where she completed a study abroad program at Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Chile. She earned her master’s degree in social work from The University of Texas at Austin. She completed an internship in social work at AIDS Services of Austin and a second internship in social work at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center.

She has basic training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy and earned an International Critical Incident Stress Foundation certification for specialized training in individual crisis intervention and peer support group crisis intervention. Henriksson’s clinical interests include using a variety of different therapeutic methods, including crisis intervention theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing and cognitive processing therapy.