Autism Therapists in Arizona

At Thriving Minds Academy, I've made it my mission to create a nurturing environment for children with autism, paying keen attention to their unique social, sensory, and academic challenges. I hold the belief that every child deserves a tailored education and therapy experience that fosters growth, independence, and confidence. With specialized education and personalized ABA services, I empower your child to excel academically, develop vital social skills, and successfully navigate sensory sensitivities.

I find great joy in helping clients who vary in presentation from anxiety to suicidal ideation to trauma. I work with young adults and teens who may be experiencing difficulty with perfectionism, developing relationships, family dynamics, identity development and various other difficulties. Helping clients reveal and create an identity that feels authentic to them is especially important to me. I firmly believe that people know themselves best; they just need the right environment to encourage this. Connection and acceptance along with gentle challenging is key to my approach with clients.

Life can sometimes throw us unanticipated challenges that are difficult to handle. Deciding to seek help through counseling is a sign of strength and courage and can lead to the support and tools needed to work through difficult issues, make positive life changes, and move toward a brighter future. Attending therapy can be intimidating and stressful, especially when trying to figure out next steps. S.E.E.K. Arizona’s counseling services are here to support you on your journey to recovery and wellness, wherever you may be on that journey. The clinical team will work with you from day one, to build rapport and tailor an approach to help you become the best version of yourself. Their mission is to provide a comfortable and safe experience, working together with you and your strengths to provide treatment, support, and referrals. S.E.E.K. Arizona values communication and team involvement above all.

As a child psychologist and a parent (myself), I love working with families. I can appreciate the difficulties of parenting, but as I child psychologist I understand child-related difficulties as they apply to academics inside and out. I currently work part-time for a local school district so I am up-to-date with any school-related practices (e.g., distance learning, IEPs, 504s, etc.). I love being able to resolve child-related concerns via psychoeducational evaluations and providing parents with a "road map" so their child gets what they need to be most successful.

Marian C.Eberly LCSW,RN: Dually licensed, Providing a unique blend of compassionate, highly experienced, mental and behavioral health care with 30 years of inpt/outpt treatment center Leadership.Competencies include: treating children, adolescents, families, marriage, adults: integrating the psychological, medical & spiritual needs of a person; with the unique knowledge of understanding the pharmacology, nutrition and medical conditions co-occurring with mental disorders. Exper inDiagnosing mental disorders such as Autism L-1/ (Formerly known as Asbergers) Anxiety/Depressive Disorders & Marriage Counseling and Adolescent Therapy.

Dr. Carol McLean, Ph.D., has been in private practice since 2003. She specializes in development throughout the lifespan. Developmental & Educational Psychological Services provides high quality comprehensive assessments to identify numerous psychological and developmental conditions. Psychological assessment is a valuable tool for exploring issues to determine treatment and access intervention and support. Without accurate identification of a developmental or psychological condition it is difficult to effectively treat symptoms. Get a clear understanding of your child’s psychological or developmental issues.

What makes my practice unique is my personal and professional background in disabilities that goes back 52 years in Autism, Intellectual Disabilities, hearing and vision impairments and cerebral palsy. While I am 64, I have worked with families and children for the last ten years in the Southwest and Baltimore helping to meet their multitude of needs for intervention and education. In addition, I have 33 years of sobriety and am experienced working with people with substance abuse issues.

I am an independent board certified behavior analyst (BCBA) that specializes in using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to help children, teens, or adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developmental disabilities. I create person centered goals to help clients reach their developmental milestones. I also demonstrate how to improve communication, daily living (e.g. getting dressed), coping, safety (e.g. crossing the street), social, play, and reduce challenging behaviors (e.g. tantrums and aggression). I am currently accepting new clients who need intensive 1:1 ABA in-home and group home settings.

***I am mostly unable to accept new therapy clients. I am only accepting clients for psychological, psychoeducational, DDD, and gifted evaluations at this time. Wait time for a psychological eval is approximately 6 months. Wait time for a gifted eval is about 4 weeks*** My goal to assist children, teens, and young adults in reaching their full potential. I seek to provide services that better equip a child or adolescent to make positive choices, to overcome and move forward from significant loss and negative experiences, to feel good about him or herself, and to feel capable of achieving all that he or she desires.

We do NOT provide Counseling Services. Autism diagnosis required for insurance to cover ABA services. SSBS, LLC uses the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to promote learning in the natural environment and address behaviors that affect communication, functional living skills, and social interactions. Melissa became a BCBA in 2017, her desire to work with children with special needs led her to the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Melissa has over 10 years of experience working with children with special needs. She has experience with both in-home and clinical settings as a supervisor, and parent trainer.

Hello my name is Brooke! I primarily work with children, teens, and young adults, and support individuals navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism, and behavioral challenges, as well as those with learning and developmental differences, including gifted and twice exceptional individuals. I also specialize in rebuilding parent-child relationships, addressing attachment wounds, and enhancing communication among family members.

Through my 15 years of being a foster/adopt parent, I have experienced how trauma, attachment, anxiety, learning disorders, Autism, ADHD, and mood disorders, affect daily functioning and the ability to enjoy life. I have come to appreciate how important it is to feel a sense of safety and belonging. We are biologically wired to need connections/relationships for optimal growth and development. However, negative life experiences, the inability to self-regulate our emotions, and or other mental health concerns, can negatively affect the way we interact with others, causing difficulties in building those positive relationships we need.

Are you the parent who understands that your child needs more than a bandaid approach or a one-size-fits-all solution? Are outbursts, panic attacks, or shutting down preventing your child from truly thriving? Perhaps you are an adult struggling with social anxiety or depression that gets in the way of you living your best life. Tamara provides a customized therapeutic approach that will help with, not only overcoming the immediate challenges of today, but help to make changes that will lead to thriving for the future.

Shylo understands that seeking counseling services can be overwhelming and therefore prioritizes creating a calm, safe and healing environment where individuals can grow and gain insight. She uses empathetic listening skills, collaboration, and compassionate understanding to develop trust and a healthy therapeutic relationship. Shylo enjoys working with adults who experience OCD, autism, anxiety, depression, grief/loss, higher needs parenting and trauma. Shylo’s therapeutic approach is primarily person-centered, integrated with methodologies including ERP, ICBT, DBT, CBT, and polyvagal theory.

Currently accepting new clients! My desire is to create a safe space where you are able to fully express and experience your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors without judgment. I hope that through this journey you become more aligned with your authentic self and experience the freedom to be fully seen. As a collaborative therapist, I will work with you to create a treatment plan that aligns with your unique goals. I work with adults experiencing a variety of issues including neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, and life transitions.

I support children, adolescents, adults and families affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other social communication disorders. I conduct comprehensive evaluations of ASD, consult with families on home, school and community challenges, provide individual therapy and conduct 'Social Thinking' and social communication groups for children, adolescents and adults.

Meet Pam, a Certified Trauma Specialist who has been working with children since 1987. Pam's passion is to help families become more securely attached by working with children and adolescents who have trauma, attachment disorders, and autism. With Pam's expertise in trauma using Instinctual Trauma Response, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, and Autplay Therapy for autism, children and their families can experience the highest level of care and support.

For adults, I provide: comprehensive neurocognitive assessments, capacity evaluations (finances, medical decisions, consent to treatment, living independently), pre-surgery evaluations (neuromodulation, bariatric, amputation), Fitness for Duty evaluations, ADHD, Autism, and psychological evaluations. For children over 6, I provide ADHD, Autism, intellectual functioning, and psychological assessments. I also provide psychotherapy for adults and couples.

I welcome all those needing support to feel connected, empowered and confident to meet life's challenges. Shift from reactivity to response. I help individuals, regardless of their ability to name their pain, to focus on taking care of themselves to recover from relational distress, loss & burnout. In our time together, we will work on restoring the trust, confidence and sense of self often depleted as a result of relational trauma and life experiences. I specialize in treating complex and attachment related trauma, ADHD as well as autism, from a relational and developmentally based perspective using EMDR, IPSRT and EFT.