Therapists in Maricopa County, AZ
School-Based Therapist servicing students: I have a passion for building up and strengthening families. I believe in the power of counseling to help heal things that feel bent or broken. I believe in the human spirit, and its ability to heal and strengthen through adversity. I believe that showing love, kindness, and acceptance are key elements to facilitating change – and it all starts in the home! I take a Positive Psychology approach by teaching concepts of happiness, quality of life, and contentment. I encourage my clients to make themselves, their homes, and their communities a more meaningful place.
School-Based Therapist servicing students: I have a passion for building up and strengthening families. I believe in the power of counseling to help heal things that feel bent or broken. I believe in the human spirit, and its ability to heal and strengthen through adversity. I believe that showing love, kindness, and acceptance are key elements to facilitating change – and it all starts in the home! I take a Positive Psychology approach by teaching concepts of happiness, quality of life, and contentment. I encourage my clients to make themselves, their homes, and their communities a more meaningful place.
Courtney Denevi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, BCBA, LBA, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Empowering your mental health journey with an evidenced based approach. Are you seeking services for yourself, child, your relationship, or maybe a family member? Want to focus on increasing motivation, creativity, self esteem, confidence, or organizational skills? Then I’m your gal. With a diverse range of expertise, I specialize in Play therapy, behavioral therapy, art expression, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution focused therapy, Positive Psychology, and mindfulness techniques.
Empowering your mental health journey with an evidenced based approach. Are you seeking services for yourself, child, your relationship, or maybe a family member? Want to focus on increasing motivation, creativity, self esteem, confidence, or organizational skills? Then I’m your gal. With a diverse range of expertise, I specialize in Play therapy, behavioral therapy, art expression, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution focused therapy, Positive Psychology, and mindfulness techniques.
Tara Nicole Kiener
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LBA
Verified Verified
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
We are all in this together and I would love to offer support and hope on your journey! I have a desire to help fellow neurodivergent people to feel heard, understood, and accepted. I will listen to, acknowledge, and strive to understand your fears, your inner struggles, and the dilemmas you are faced with. I will be there to help you determine what is preventing you from living your best life. Your story matters.
We are all in this together and I would love to offer support and hope on your journey! I have a desire to help fellow neurodivergent people to feel heard, understood, and accepted. I will listen to, acknowledge, and strive to understand your fears, your inner struggles, and the dilemmas you are faced with. I will be there to help you determine what is preventing you from living your best life. Your story matters.
McGady & Associates Psychological Services, PLC
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Glendale, AZ 85302
McGady and Associates Psychological Services (MAAPS) provides a variety of clinical, forensic, consultation, supervision, and training services to the greater phoenix area. Clinical services include individual, couples', and family psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults to address a wide array of issues including depression, anxiety, parenting issues, anger issues, trauma and more. Psychological evaluations are another service provided by MAAPS to assist with diagnostic clarification and treatment planning. The types of evaluations offered include comprehensive, autism diagnostic and psychosexual evaluations.
McGady and Associates Psychological Services (MAAPS) provides a variety of clinical, forensic, consultation, supervision, and training services to the greater phoenix area. Clinical services include individual, couples', and family psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults to address a wide array of issues including depression, anxiety, parenting issues, anger issues, trauma and more. Psychological evaluations are another service provided by MAAPS to assist with diagnostic clarification and treatment planning. The types of evaluations offered include comprehensive, autism diagnostic and psychosexual evaluations.
My ideal client is someone who is looking for a counselor to provide a safe and judgement free environment, to be able to tell their story in their own words and at their own pace. A goal for my ideal client would be for them to leave my office feeling as though they have a better grasp on their mental health, and that mental healing is possible.
My ideal client is someone who is looking for a counselor to provide a safe and judgement free environment, to be able to tell their story in their own words and at their own pace. A goal for my ideal client would be for them to leave my office feeling as though they have a better grasp on their mental health, and that mental healing is possible.
Raise Behavioral Health LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, BHP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Tempe, AZ 85282
I am the best fit for a family who has children between the ages from birth to 24 years old. I offer support to families who are struggling with challenging behaviors from their children and adolescents in home or at school. I offer a unique systemic approach that includes parents in the treatment process that is not found in many other practices. This systemic approach is extremely affective and helps keep parents in the loop and helps families complete the treatment goal faster than other approaches. As I believe therapy for children should be brief and solution focused so they can get back to being a kid.
I am the best fit for a family who has children between the ages from birth to 24 years old. I offer support to families who are struggling with challenging behaviors from their children and adolescents in home or at school. I offer a unique systemic approach that includes parents in the treatment process that is not found in many other practices. This systemic approach is extremely affective and helps keep parents in the loop and helps families complete the treatment goal faster than other approaches. As I believe therapy for children should be brief and solution focused so they can get back to being a kid.
Zebunnessa “Zebby” M Ahmed
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Not Verified Not Verified
1 Endorsed
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Waitlist for new clients
The greatest power we have is our ability to choose one thought over another. It’s not the situation that affects us, it’s our interpretation. Sometimes it’s hard to take control and begin the process of change, but together we can work to bring mental clarity and mindfulness to begin experiencing life in a whole new light. There is resilience in us all and in our darkest moments we lose sight of our capabilities. No matter where you are in your journey, know there is always another way.
The greatest power we have is our ability to choose one thought over another. It’s not the situation that affects us, it’s our interpretation. Sometimes it’s hard to take control and begin the process of change, but together we can work to bring mental clarity and mindfulness to begin experiencing life in a whole new light. There is resilience in us all and in our darkest moments we lose sight of our capabilities. No matter where you are in your journey, know there is always another way.
I am EMDR trained. I work with clients who have experienced trauma. I give many resources that help to deal with traumatic memories that may come up in between sessions. Not only do I work with EMDR but I do also use Mindfulness, CBT and DBT. I can help you with self-esteem issues, blocking beliefs and feeder memories so that you can live the life with reduced stress and so that you can live a life that you are meant to live.
I am EMDR trained. I work with clients who have experienced trauma. I give many resources that help to deal with traumatic memories that may come up in between sessions. Not only do I work with EMDR but I do also use Mindfulness, CBT and DBT. I can help you with self-esteem issues, blocking beliefs and feeder memories so that you can live the life with reduced stress and so that you can live a life that you are meant to live.
Nina Fox (Bridging Vitality)
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CCTP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Phoenix, AZ 85024 (Online Only)
You can’t go wrong when you are doing what is right, for yourself! Life happens to everyone, and our past shapes us. Investing in and learning oneself, can help identify and uncover unhealthy patterns that have been preventing you from feeling confident and in control. I can help you overcome barriers, end generational trauma, stop unhealthy patterns, and help you regain your confidence, and find balance in your life. Judgment is not welcome here, I provide a safe and honest space to help you heal and grow.
You can’t go wrong when you are doing what is right, for yourself! Life happens to everyone, and our past shapes us. Investing in and learning oneself, can help identify and uncover unhealthy patterns that have been preventing you from feeling confident and in control. I can help you overcome barriers, end generational trauma, stop unhealthy patterns, and help you regain your confidence, and find balance in your life. Judgment is not welcome here, I provide a safe and honest space to help you heal and grow.
Integrative Psychotherapy and Assessment Services
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PsyD
Verified Verified
Phoenix, AZ 85015
You are strong, you are resilient, and it is okay to need help! Life can often become extremely difficult. We are here to help. We will come alongside you in your journey as a trusted partner, teammate, and therapeutic provider. Someone to always be in your corner. We will help you be accountable for your life and we will be privileged to assist you in your time of need for your mental health related needs including substance abuse.
You are strong, you are resilient, and it is okay to need help! Life can often become extremely difficult. We are here to help. We will come alongside you in your journey as a trusted partner, teammate, and therapeutic provider. Someone to always be in your corner. We will help you be accountable for your life and we will be privileged to assist you in your time of need for your mental health related needs including substance abuse.
James Heiskell
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Phoenix, AZ 85012
My clients gain long lasting benefits from solution focus, DBT, and actualization principles, purposed to renew perspective, manage, behavior, and heighten cognition. We have 2,000 thoughts per day, and each one is capable of changing our circumstances for the better. Why wait? Individuals "want to feel better now, not some time in the distant future." Tap into your natural resources for dynamic change. Use this opportunity to forge a new path, establish a new partnership, and change the environment to meet your needs.
My clients gain long lasting benefits from solution focus, DBT, and actualization principles, purposed to renew perspective, manage, behavior, and heighten cognition. We have 2,000 thoughts per day, and each one is capable of changing our circumstances for the better. Why wait? Individuals "want to feel better now, not some time in the distant future." Tap into your natural resources for dynamic change. Use this opportunity to forge a new path, establish a new partnership, and change the environment to meet your needs.
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My name is Suzi Wall and I am a Licensed Clinical Therapist and Social Worker practicing in Arizona since 1985. I trained and work with outstanding practitioners in the areas of Behavioral, Medical, Mental Health, Chronic Illness, Developmental Disabilities, Education, and Geriatric Care. Working with clients from early childhood to end of life. Working in hospitals, school systems, mental-behavioral health agencies, assisted living, and nursing homes. Working as a team with my clients has been a gift as together we identify their concerns, develop treatment plans, and help them move forward with a brighter future.
My name is Suzi Wall and I am a Licensed Clinical Therapist and Social Worker practicing in Arizona since 1985. I trained and work with outstanding practitioners in the areas of Behavioral, Medical, Mental Health, Chronic Illness, Developmental Disabilities, Education, and Geriatric Care. Working with clients from early childhood to end of life. Working in hospitals, school systems, mental-behavioral health agencies, assisted living, and nursing homes. Working as a team with my clients has been a gift as together we identify their concerns, develop treatment plans, and help them move forward with a brighter future.
You have an idea of what you want and a vision of who you want to be. I can help you arrive to your goal quickly so you can start feeling better about your life and your abilities within it! I am trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBST) and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). I also run small groups for young adults to teach stress/coping skills, mindfulness, emotional regulation and social skills. I also have 20 years of experience in comprehensive processing assessment and education counseling.
You have an idea of what you want and a vision of who you want to be. I can help you arrive to your goal quickly so you can start feeling better about your life and your abilities within it! I am trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBST) and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). I also run small groups for young adults to teach stress/coping skills, mindfulness, emotional regulation and social skills. I also have 20 years of experience in comprehensive processing assessment and education counseling.
Marylynn Ellsworth
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSPC, LPC, CTSS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Phoenix, AZ 85028
I have been working with clients who have had trauma throughout their life. Their symptoms are anxiety, depression, panic attacks, negative self-talk, rumination, and unhealthy relations. We work on establishing where these thoughts, ideas, and behaviors stem from and how to make healthy changes in every area of their lives. I focus on their chosen words and the negative self-talk perpetuating these symptoms.
I have been working with clients who have had trauma throughout their life. Their symptoms are anxiety, depression, panic attacks, negative self-talk, rumination, and unhealthy relations. We work on establishing where these thoughts, ideas, and behaviors stem from and how to make healthy changes in every area of their lives. I focus on their chosen words and the negative self-talk perpetuating these symptoms.
ACCepting New Clients! Are you struggling with relationships, self love, anxiety, loss of a loved one, depression, suicidal thoughts, or family issues? I have worked with All AGES and their families who have experienced a range of COMPLEX traumas, grief and loss, and coped with developmental disabilities. I have an Attachment and Emotion Focused Approach along with other skills such as Cognitive Behavior Therapist and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. I have also helped families and caretakers navigate the emotional complexities of foster care and adoption. Knowledgeable on resources and helping families decide approaches.
ACCepting New Clients! Are you struggling with relationships, self love, anxiety, loss of a loved one, depression, suicidal thoughts, or family issues? I have worked with All AGES and their families who have experienced a range of COMPLEX traumas, grief and loss, and coped with developmental disabilities. I have an Attachment and Emotion Focused Approach along with other skills such as Cognitive Behavior Therapist and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. I have also helped families and caretakers navigate the emotional complexities of foster care and adoption. Knowledgeable on resources and helping families decide approaches.
Julie Reese, DBH, LCSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DBH, LCSW, LICSW, PHP
Verified Verified
Goodyear, AZ 85395 (Online Only)
If you are struggling as an individual, couple or family, Dr. Reese can absolutely assist. Please reach out if you are struggling with emotional and mental fatigue, worries, frustrations, grief, loneliness, parenting, domestic violence, past childhood abuse and trauma, insomnia, nightmares/terrors, self-confidence, sexual assault, and feelings of hopelessness. If you have a child struggling with behaviors, divorce, emotional dysfunction, bullying, and making friends please call. We all have the capacity to overcome and be resilient and at times, need assistance to see the path ahead. You are a survivor!
If you are struggling as an individual, couple or family, Dr. Reese can absolutely assist. Please reach out if you are struggling with emotional and mental fatigue, worries, frustrations, grief, loneliness, parenting, domestic violence, past childhood abuse and trauma, insomnia, nightmares/terrors, self-confidence, sexual assault, and feelings of hopelessness. If you have a child struggling with behaviors, divorce, emotional dysfunction, bullying, and making friends please call. We all have the capacity to overcome and be resilient and at times, need assistance to see the path ahead. You are a survivor!
Immediate openings available! I work with a diverse client base, providing therapy both in-person and via Telehealth under the supervision of licensed professionals. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and incorporate a mindfulness-based approach. I am most passionate about working with victims of narcissistic abuse, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and teens experiencing family/peer conflict. I also enjoy helping those who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, and body image/self-esteem issues. Above all else, I prioritize maintaining a safe space for anyone seeking therapy.
Immediate openings available! I work with a diverse client base, providing therapy both in-person and via Telehealth under the supervision of licensed professionals. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and incorporate a mindfulness-based approach. I am most passionate about working with victims of narcissistic abuse, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and teens experiencing family/peer conflict. I also enjoy helping those who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, and body image/self-esteem issues. Above all else, I prioritize maintaining a safe space for anyone seeking therapy.
Painted Rocks Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CCTP, TripleP
Verified Verified
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Accepting New Clients. Now offering Supervision to AMFT's. I believe the relationship between therapist and client is essential to the overall success of therapy. By creating a safe and collaborative environment, we can navigate and explore some of the obstacles that are getting in the way of reaching your goals. I believe in fostering a supportive environment in which you will feel empowered to achieve personal growth and satisfying relationships with others.
Accepting New Clients. Now offering Supervision to AMFT's. I believe the relationship between therapist and client is essential to the overall success of therapy. By creating a safe and collaborative environment, we can navigate and explore some of the obstacles that are getting in the way of reaching your goals. I believe in fostering a supportive environment in which you will feel empowered to achieve personal growth and satisfying relationships with others.
Kent Baumhover
Counselor, MS, LAC, CCTS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Phoenix, AZ 85028 (Online Only)
My approach to therapy is to present information in a powerful, meaningful, personalized way to elicit engagement and personal investment in how base neurological and biological influences affect thoughts that convey to behavioral changes. When Clients become uniquely invested in this process, it gains value, informing daily life improvement that restructure faulty narratives, alters paradigms, and provides the framework where future stimulus or environmental information will be applied.
My approach to therapy is to present information in a powerful, meaningful, personalized way to elicit engagement and personal investment in how base neurological and biological influences affect thoughts that convey to behavioral changes. When Clients become uniquely invested in this process, it gains value, informing daily life improvement that restructure faulty narratives, alters paradigms, and provides the framework where future stimulus or environmental information will be applied.
Our ideal client could be in need of any one of a broad array of professional services encompassing areas of therapy and testing. Clients range from individuals to entire families. We serve a diverse clientele ranging from emotional or behavioral distress, adjustment or trauma distress to identity issues. Whether it is treatment of behavioral/emotional or developmental disabilities, trauma therapy, treatment of mental disorders or psycho-educational assessments, our team of providers have programs and techniques such as EMDR or Brainspotting that can help you and your loved ones!
Our ideal client could be in need of any one of a broad array of professional services encompassing areas of therapy and testing. Clients range from individuals to entire families. We serve a diverse clientele ranging from emotional or behavioral distress, adjustment or trauma distress to identity issues. Whether it is treatment of behavioral/emotional or developmental disabilities, trauma therapy, treatment of mental disorders or psycho-educational assessments, our team of providers have programs and techniques such as EMDR or Brainspotting that can help you and your loved ones!
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Positive Psychology Therapists
How does positive psychology therapy work?
Positive psychology therapy derives from the work of Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania. He and others developed the field of positive psychology building on humanistic theory. Positive psychology therapy is similar to acceptance and commitment therapy, and it essentially quiets emotional distress through positivity, contentment, and well-being. This therapy does not reduce the individual to symptoms and conditions.
When do I know if I need treatment using positive psychology?
If an individual is overwhelmed by emotional distress and general negativity, they may feel trapped. A positive psychology therapist can help them view their emotions and behaviors differently, and approach life with a better understanding of their positive strengths. This therapy can provide an individual with the coping skills needed for a healthier and more constructive life.
What should I expect from positive psychology therapy?
The patient may be asked to explore their signature strengths. The therapist will also ask the individual to talk about their goals, which should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. Discussing negative experiences and symptoms is important, but so is the exploration of positive experiences. The objective is to identify and lessen negative thoughts and behaviors and move toward optimal health and productivity. The individual will see life in a more positive and fulfilling way. This therapy is proactive and may use forgiveness, gratitude, hope, and compassion to help reframe negativity.
Is positive psychology effective in therapy?
Positive psychology therapy is evidence-based and effective. One study found that people with eating disorders benefit from this type of intervention. This therapy encourages the person to reframe their distressed thoughts and move into healthier patterns of functioning. This therapy also aims to move an individual toward what works well in their life. Positive psychology therapy can elicit lifelong change, with higher levels of satisfaction, less stress, as well as positive emotional and behavioral habits.