Therapists in Arizona

Hello! My name is Wendy Cova and I have over 20 years of experience helping people just like you. We all struggle from time to time with relationships, personal development, marriage, children. We struggle with our careers, making decisions, setting limits. I know how to help you work through depression, anxiety, and loss. I would love to meet you and discuss the challenges you are facing. I know how to help. Please visit my website at forgivenessforyourself.com and feel free to email me at info@forgivenessforyourself.com. You can also find me on Headway at: https://headway.co/providers/wendy-cova?utm_source=pem&utm_medium=d

Humans are by nature social animals and yet many of us have lost connection within ourselves and our community. I believe this is due, in part, to a frantic world that has led to relational trauma, a poor sense of self, health challenges, addiction, loss and isolation. Feeling relevant, finding meaning, having a mission, knowing joy and learning emotional regulation/tolerance/resiliency are ways in which we can heal ourselves and the world at large. I work with individuals (adults only) and couples.

Carol Whitescarver is a Clinical Social Worker, independently licensed in Massachusetts, Indiana, and Arizona. She has 24 years of social work and psychotherapy practice with individuals and groups. Carol graduated from Marymount College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Psychology, and from Fordham University with a Master’s in Social Work. She has worked in outpatient treatment programs in her community and with veterans and active-duty army members and their families, as well as in residential programs for TBI, substance abuse, and mental illness within the Veterans Health Administration.

Life, our past, conflict, and all of the demands we face day-to-day can leave us feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, depressed, angry, and sometimes hopeless. It does not have to be like that. Change is possible. Changing how you feel about yourself, your relationships, and your life is possible! When we feel our best - we show up as our best self in all areas of life. Please visit my website to learn more about me and how I can help you.

Welcome! If you are struggling with relationship stress, depression, anxiety, confusion or trauma counseling may be right for you at this time. Therapy can increase your options and help you move toward (or set) goals that reflect your needs and challenges. Most on this journey of healing need a combination of encouragement and hope balanced with accountability and collaborative direction.

As a Doctor of Clinical Psychology (PsyD), I've helped thousands of clients of every age, gender, race, religion, and sexual orientation recapture their lives from bipolar & mood disorders, TBI, anxiety and depression, struggles with domestic & sexual abuse, PTSD, fears, trauma, and coping with situations surrounding death & dying. Having the highest level of medical credential in Psychology and Psychotherapy, you can rely on getting a treatment regime customized for you, whether it's using psychoeducation, gestalt principles, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The force that is derailing your life can be tamed or banished altogether.

“In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.” - C. G. Jung. Whether you are experiencing loss, loneliness, confusion, addiction, depression, or anxiety, your experience has meaning. Together we can listen to what you need most, ground through the breath and the body, and alleviate trauma responses while discovering your authentic self.

I am guided by the ideal of creating a space where individuals can truly be themselves, embraced with honesty, empathy, and genuine appreciation. I look to help adolescents, adults, and couples lead lives rich with purpose and authenticity while navigating challenges such as life transitions, relationship complexities, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma.

Healing is messy, and it’s also beautiful! You may feel stuck in a cycle that’s painful and no longer serves you, or you have a desire to look further inward. No matter the reason that brought you, I am glad you are here. It is 100% okay to ask for help, no matter what people have told you. Challenges are inevitable in life and are often a cue to action. When challenges go unresolved or unaddressed, they may get in the way of how you feel about yourself. The good news is there are many things you can learn and unlearn about yourself and the world you live in. I will support you through that learning and healing process.

Throughout our life’s journey, we may encounter various stresses that challenge us—experiences of grief, depression, and anxiety may frequent as we navigate this terrain on our path to mental health and well-being. Engaging in the process of counseling can be intimidating as you move through feelings of sadness, despair, loneliness, and periods of expansion and contraction. As an Existential- Integrative Therapist, it would be my honor to walk with you as you transcend these challenges and reclaim your autonomy, experiencing wholeness, enhanced connectedness to self and others, and rediscover meaning and purpose in life.

My approach to counseling is holistic, humanistic and client-centered. I am trained in EMDR and trauma. I work with you and together we create an individualized approach to counseling that supports your goals. My professional background is in Trauma, PTSD, Grief, Loss, Early Parent loss. Anxiety, Depression. CBT, Family Systems Counseling, Narrative Therapy, Restorative Retelling, EFT, Matrix Reprinting, Multicultural Cultural Counseling, Feminist, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Since 2000, I have had the experience of living abroad as an elementary K-8 Certified teacher in Shanghai, China, Chiangmai, and Saudi Arabia.

During the course of our lives we experience many joys and hardships, and along with them the full range of human emotions. Each moment and feeling is an opportunity to better understand self, other, and the world. Your painful feelings may be signals that old wounds need to be acknowledged or that your truth is not being lived fully. If you are currently struggling to cope with life challenges, feeling unfulfilled or seeking personal growth, the therapeutic relationship can provide an open and nonjudgmental atmosphere to explore the body and mind in a safe, comfortable space.

Take the first step and reach out! Paradigm Shift Therapies Vision: To empower individuals through a life-altering therapeutic experience to enhance change and growth! Change starts from within...... If you are serious about making a change in your life, call. Be aware, life changing therapy is not easy, can be emotionally painful, but if you are willing to do the work, the payoff is indescribable. The hardest decision you have to make in this moment is....... are you ready to take the chance!

I guide individuals & couples to enter the belly of the whale & arise with deep awareness to recharge their wisdoms & heal relational wounds, move into health, & realize creativity. The work unearths bravely formed parts that protected you, as best you could, from early life upheaval, but now, like autoimmune over-charge, curb the might of your mind body soul. I am an integrative practitioner of health & learning, comprising philosophy, research, & psychic exploration. Licensed Psychotherapist; Transformative Coach... Relational/Health/Work/Sexuality/& Soul Assessment. Prof City Univ of New York; New York Uni.; Uni. of AZ. Author

My clients come to therapy motivated by the desire for change and because of one or more of the following issues: anger, anxiety, depression, family of origin issues, grief and loss, relationship issues and trauma. The therapeutic progress provides the opportunity to reflect on one's life, to understand one's feelings, thoughts, behaviors and motivations, to realize new perspectives and to be listened to with respect and attention. Psychotherapy allows for the healing of wounds, reclaiming of dreams and living a life that is more authentic and meaningful.

Hi! Each of us walks our own path. I primarily use IFS (Internal Family Systems) and can help you reconnect and build relationships with all parts of yourself. I can offer you a pathway to your inner world and journey alongside you as we rediscover what was lost, returning to parts stranded in dark corners of the past with tenderness and compassion. The majority of my experience includes working with childhood trauma, neglect, depression, anxiety, codependency and grief. As a first-generation Middle Eastern American, I wholeheartedly understand generational trauma, cultural burdens and identity conflicts that keep us feeling lost.

Finding yourself is a complex and ultimately rewarding journey affecting mind, body and soul. It requires listening to the sadness and confusion when life has become meaningless, depressing, anxiety ridden and overwhelming. Our potential lies in the unconscious with its knowledge. This can be revealed through the Jungian analytical approach aimed at the present distress as it opens to future development. There we discover unknown personality aspects, the limiting attitudes, complexes and patterns working no longer. Their transformation moves us into our more authentic self. From this comes joy, creativity and hope.

I understand that starting a new therapeutic relationship can be a vulnerable process. I take a welcoming, empathic, and nonjudgemental approach. Therapy is the opportunity to slow down, pay attention, and listen deeply to the heart, which can be incredibly healing.

Danielle LaPorte asked the question best, “Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?” Can you remember when you loved and accepted yourself unapologetically, and embraced all the things about you that make you unique? As we age, we gain knowledge from life experiences and through those experiences we can soar to greatness or we can break and lose sight of who we really are and become someone we were never meant to be. When we become someone less than who we were meant to be we can begin to experience anxiety, depression, substance abuse, loss of relationships and functional distress.