Dr. Amanda Malixi, EdD, LPC-S

Dr. Amanda R. Malixi is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and Doctor of Educational Leadership specializing in integrative therapeutic care, performance psychology, and clinical supervision.

She is the founder of Gravitas Excelsa Center, a private practice in Houston, Texas serving high performers, athletes, and emerging adults through an integrated model that addresses the mind, body, and spirit as one cohesive whole. Her clinical framework — the Resilient Minds Model — draws from cognitive-behavioral therapy, nervous system regulation, gut-brain health science, and faith-informed formation.

She offers individual therapy, performance consulting, clinical supervision, and institutional partnerships.

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Dr. Amanda R. Malixi, LPC-S, EdD Founder, Gravitas Excelsa Center — Houston, TX

Ages served: 13–35 (adolescents, athletes, young adults)

Specialties: Anxiety (all forms — performance, generalized, social, panic), depression, trauma-informed care, crisis management and intervention, burnout and high-functioning exhaustion, nervous system dysregulation, identity and transition (college, career, athletics), faith-integrated care, functional nutrition and gut-brain health

Approach: The Resilient Minds Model — an integrative, root-cause framework combining CBT, nervous system regulation, gut-brain health science, trauma-informed care, and faith-informed formation. Treats mind, body, and spirit as one system, not separate problems — and looks for what's underneath a symptom rather than just managing it. Collaborates with outside physicians, coaches, schools, and providers as part of a client's full care team.

Services: Individual therapy · Performance consulting · Professional consultation · Clinical supervision · Institutional and school partnerships

Session style: Honest, unhurried, and built around the whole person — not just the presenting symptom.

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