Haley Austin, MFT

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Trained to value and recognize the entire “system” of a person’s life, including family, friends, and important influential relationships, Haley uses a systemic approach to couple, family, an individual therapy. This approach allows her to understand how a system impacts an individual client’s feelings, behaviors, and experiences. Haley works with the system to tackle problems that families and couples face. Haley cares deeply for her clients, and ensures each person is allowed the opportunity to explore their feelings in a non-judgmental environment to work through issues that have been bothersome.

Haley helps a range of clients facing life’s stressors and transitions, including: teenagers, adults, couples, parents, and families. Haley also has extensive experience working with survivors of domestic violence and intimate partner violence from the Merryman House in Paducah and the I-RAFT Clinic in Lexington. She is passionate about supporting, empowering, and providing a space for healing to women, men, and children who have witnessed or experienced such violence.

Haley earned her B.S. in Psychology from Murray State University in 2022. She received her M.S. in Family Sciences with an emphasis in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Kentucky in 2024. She currently practices as a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate. Haley incorporates a systemic approach to Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness based on client needs.

Outside of the therapy room, Haley loves spending time with her friends and family. As an avid animal lover, she enjoys cuddling with her black lab, Gizmo, and her two kitties, Rooster and Luna. She loves crafting and listening to music of all genres!