About Me
Ivana Bestic-Moore
M.A., LPC
I am Ivana Bestic Moore, a Licensed Professional Counselor serving teens and adults across Texas.
My clinical focus is supporting people through anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and questions of identity, meaning, and self-understanding.
I am an integrative therapist whose work is grounded in relational and psychodynamic therapy. My approach is also informed by attachment theory, trauma literature, emotion regulation, and additional clinical training when helpful.
I earned my Master of Arts in Christian Counseling from Houston Graduate School of Theology and have clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, private practice, and nonprofit settings. My work has included individual therapy with teens and adults, couples therapy, and group therapy across a wide range of needs and settings.
I completed internship training at The Menninger Clinic in the chaplaincy department, where I supported clients with questions related to grief, spirituality, values, and meaning. I continue to pursue advanced professional development, with a particular interest in adult psychodynamic psychotherapy, while also learning from life and from the clients I have served.
Before becoming a therapist, I worked in education and chemical engineering. These experiences inform my understanding of school and professional pressures, career transitions, identity, and the demands of work life. Living between cultures continues to shape my sensitivity to identity, belonging, and the value of learning from more than one world.
Outside of therapy, I enjoy art, photography, dancing, swimming, time in nature, silence, and meaningful time with others.
Sessions are available in English and Serbian/Bosnian/Croatian.
Training & Credentials
- Licensed Professional Counselor, Texas — License #87652
- Master of Arts in Christian Counseling, Houston Graduate School of Theology
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
- Clinical training at Menninger Clinic, with experience across others inpatient and outpatient settings
- EMDR training
- Somatic psychotherapy training
- Crucible Approach Therapy training
- Natural Processing, NP1
- Pursuing additional professional development in adult psychodynamic psychotherapy
Professional Affiliations
- American Counseling Association
- Houston Licensed Professional Counselors Association
- Houston Psychoanalytic Society
Code of Ethics
Begin with a Conversation
Please schedule a 15-minute consultation or send me a message if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing from you.
