UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH Therapists in Chandler, AZ

I am a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & trauma, and abuse. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona. I worked in the Non-Profit sector for several years and have been in private practice since 2012. I have extra education in Grief Counseling, Health and Lifestyle Coaching and Personal Training. I meet clients where they are and help them leverage the synergy between mind and body to access the strength and momentum needed to move through Life. My primary theoretical approaches are Person-Centered, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-focused Therapy.

I am licensed in Georgia and Arizona with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience of helping clients with stress and anxiety, depression, relationship/marital/Identity issues, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you.

Jessica Lascaris is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Arizona and a Licensed Clinical Marriage Family Therapist/ Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor in the State of Kansas. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies Human Services and a minor in Women’s Studies. She then continued her career and graduated with a Master of Science in Family Therapy and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Mind-Body Medicine.Jessica has worked in many clinical settings and with multiple age ranges. She has developed her therapy practice around person-centered care and trauma-informed practice.

Hi! My name is Dr. Stacie Brown. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with specializations in Trauma Informed Care, ADHD, marriage counseling, substance abuse and addiction, working with children, teenagers, adults and seniors. My Ph.D. is in Christian Counseling and I have a wide range of clinical interventions and helps through extensive training, exposure and experience. I am passionate about helping others find healing, help, and hope.

Hello! My name is Stephanie Nielsen and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 9 years of experience in the mental health and social work fields. I am a mental health clinician with a lot of different passions, and one thing that I am most passionate about is supporting other people. Mental health is fragile and requires an artistic balance of sorts to care for it.

Hi, my name is Gayle Dougherty and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor based out of Prescott, Arizona and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adult individuals and specialize in trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and post partum depression using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Somatic Therapy and Attachment Therapy to help clients understand and process past and current trauma and issues to work towards healing and gain a better sense of self.

COUPLES SURVIVAL PROGRAM! Marriage & Relationship counseling and coaching. Chandler and SE Valley and Glendale/ NW Valley. My certifications include the Gottman Method for Couples, the Century Program for Anger Management, and the Abuse No More program for Domestic Violence. The Gottman Method focuses on emotion, skill building for managing conflict, developing new skills for enhancing friendship, and helping couples create a system of shared meaning together. This method is tailored to the couple and the strengths and challenges facing each couple. I welcome the opportunity to help you make your relationship a master relationship rather than a disaster relationship.

Hello, my name is Nicole Spahl. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) providing relationship-based, trauma-informed psychotherapy for people who have experienced trauma, anxiety, and depression symptoms related to childhood or adult relationships, as well as prenatal, postpartum, and parenting support for caregivers. The individuals I work with experience anxiety, depression, and trauma-related symptoms, as well as relationship-based issues including prenatal, postpartum, and parenting concerns. I have a relationship-based, trauma-informed framework using CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and psychodynamic approaches to therapy.

Hello, my name is Tiffany Martinez, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Arizona. My approach to therapy is relaxed with a person-centered approach. I work mainly with children, ages 3-18 but also have truly enjoyed supporting young adults and parents of any age through life transitions. My approach truly aims to meet you where you are. I am typically utilizing narrative, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy with clients. If someone has parenting difficulties, we will engage in reflective parenting strategies as well as others.

In our work together, we will identify and build upon your strengths to create healthy ways of managing anxiety, depression, trauma, self expression, and life coaching, etc. I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families, as well as, couples, communities of color and the LBGTQ+ community. Making change I believe requires many things one of which is a safe space to be vulnerable, be challenged, and to claim your best self.

Life is challenging enough by itself. When you're struggling with other things it makes it harder to get through. Sometimes there are so many challenges to keep us from reaching our goals... things from the past... things that are going on now, making it hard to stay above the surface. In the past I have helped others in their struggles in life, no matter how big they were. As a therapist of almost 20 years I have helped people in numerous ways identify and resolve what has blocked them from reaching new levels of personal freedom. Let me walk with you on this journey to wholeness.

I am Abby Atkins and am a licensed clinical psychologist who is licensed in Arizona. I have been working in the counseling field since 1987. My approach is to listen to the client's current concern and work on that issue from a variety of approaches. I am also a Board-Certified Chaplain who works with grief and adjustment to new diagnoses. I use an eclectic approach that tries to integrate the whole person (mind, body and spirit). I am very person centered and functional.

My name is Mary Pals, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I enjoy working with clients who are struggling with the day-to-day stressors of life, by teaching them healthier ways of living life by creating a strong balance between their mental and physical health. My approach to therapy is one of being part of a client's support team after building good rapport. Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy mixed with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as it relates to their life is my main approach and focus for working with clients.

The focus of my work is to help people live life based on their values. I use a gentle, honest approach to help my clients to identify their struggles and take steps to move toward the life they want. I help my clients to improve their emotion regulation and communication skills, while empowering them to move in a valued direction. It is my philosophy that although we my not have caused our struggles we are responsible to learn and grow from them. I specialize in mindfulness based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).

I believe everyone has the ability and desire to have an extraordinary life. I see therapy as a healing conversation that provides clients with a safe, non-judgmental place to express their challenges, and helps them to rediscover their strengths, talents and resources. My intention is to create a collaborative partnership to support my clients in finding solutions that are consistent with their values and beliefs. Whatever it is that brings you to counseling, together we can overcome self-doubt and obstacles to create the healthiest version of yourself. I hope to have the opportunity to work with you.

I am Dr. Neal McMann, and I am a licensed professional counselor in Arizona. I am a solution-focused strategic therapist who enjoys working with clients struggling with life-transitions, in all areas of their lives. I am successful with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, and phase-of-life difficulties. I prefer working with clients who need life-changing strategies to navigate through challenging transitions. I utilize experiential, strategic therapy principles in my therapeutic work with clients. I present a calm presence with clients while engaging them in therapeutic tasks involving change.

Now accepting NEW clients! I have availability this week! I see children, adolescents, adults, and seniors for individual, couples, and family counseling. So many times our struggles affect more than one area of our life. I'm grateful to have years of experience working with individuals of all ages and backgrounds and I use this knowledge to help my clients find the balance, calmness, control, or peace they are looking for. I use your strengths in conjunction with evidence-based therapeutic approaches to move beyond the negative impact of life challenges toward becoming your best self.

I am a Christian Counselor and my work has been focused on trauma, anxiety, low self esteem, depression, grief, relationships and life transitions. Life can bring stressors, changes and challenges that affect all aspects of our health. I desire to build a trusting rapport with my clients and empower them to develop new skills to manage anything that life presents. I believe therapy is about healing, change and having a safe place to grow.