Trauma Focused Therapists in Mesa, AZ

Gwen L. Hodrick, MA, LPC is a therapist, an influential motivational speaker, a life coach, and a best-selling author.​My career background includes being a Licensed Professional Counselor (TX and AZ), with a virtual private practice in which my roles incorporate being a Clinical Consultant, Primary Therapist, Speaker, and Career Coach at Ask Coach Gwen. In education, I have achieved a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a Minor in Family Studies, a master’s degree in Professional Counseling, and am currently a Doctoral Student in General Psychology.

Available Services: Professional Counseling, Therapeutic Massage, and Holistic Nutrition! Our mission is to come alongside individuals and families to help them thrive in the face of life challenges, helping them to adapt healthy coping strategies and life skills beneficial to their overall well-being. At Refined Mental Health and Wellness, we provide a safe environment that is conducive to personal and spiritual growth. Our programs address the whole person: mind, body, and spirit, through counseling, therapeutic massage, and holistic nutrition services.

Agave Center for Behavioral Health is a community-based agency that strives to provide quality strengths-based behavioral health services to children, adults, and families. Adverse life experiences can have a significant impact on the overall health and wellness of the individual, family system, and the community. It is our belief that, similar to the helix found in agave plants, people have innate strength and resilience that are fundamental in overcoming these adversities. It is our goal to help those we serve discover their own unique internal resources to process and overcome the adversities of the past.

I am passionate about helping to illuminate each person’s unique path to happiness and fulfillment. I have experience treating various types of trauma, addiction, codependency, narcissistic abuse, and issues related to infidelity in relationships. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT). I specialize in treating various types of sexual addiction, betrayal trauma and narcissistic abuse. I love to incorporate different therapeutic modalities, including EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy, CBT, DBT, IFS, and SFBT.

Imagine feeling overwhelmed by the weight of past traumas, battling with the darkness of depression, or navigating the complex emotions of grief. If this resonates with you, know that you've found a safe space here with me. As your dedicated mental health counseling intern, I'm here to support you on your journey toward healing and growth.

Struggling with RSD? Anxiety? Overstimulation? Procrastination? Depression? Motivation? Hey, me too! Being an adult is tough and I still catch myself looking for the "adultiest" adult in the room, only to find it's me! Let's talk about it and figure out a plan together. Your therapist should respect your autonomy, ask questions instead of making assumptions, and challenge you to look deeper and make connections. Let's build up your self-esteem, help you feel better in social situations, minimize your anxiety, learn how to communicate and set boundaries, deal with past trauma, or just enjoy life!

Have you ever found yourself in need of someone to talk to, only to feel like there's no one you can turn to? Perhaps you've experienced the frustration of opening up and being vulnerable, only to receive a blank stare or have the conversation unintentionally redirected to the other person's experiences. At Inner Balance, YOU are our primary and central focus. I value the courage it takes to be vulnerable and provide a secure space for you to explore your past, present, and future. I'm here to offer the support and validation you need to evolve into the person you aspire to be.

Welcome to my profile! I'm glad you found me. I offer unique services for adults, couples, and kids who feel stuck, hopeless, or overwhelmed. My office is a safe, judgment-free, and welcoming place for diverse clients, couples, and families. Therapy with me includes fun, creative, informative, bonding, and restorative moments; where everyone can feel seen, understood, and accepted. My goal is to help clients see the best in themselves and their children, create deeply connected and authentic experiences, grow and heal, and create the life and the relationships that they've always wanted.

Jannalee Evans is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in professional counseling. She has additional training in EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Relational Life Therapy (RLT), Sand Tray, Structural Dissociation, Psychodrama and the Soul Reading Method. Jannalee’s focus is compassion and insight, helping clients become more self-aware and self loving. She provides a safe environment in which to explore emotions, beliefs, experiences, and relationships. Jannalee honors the internal wisdom within each of us and helps clients connect to their own intuition.

Jenae has 16 years of experience in social work and specializes in treatment focused on mind-body connection, how relationship and attachments effect personal well-being, and how trauma can create unforeseen blocks to progress. Her goal as a therapist is to help strengthen teens, adults, and families by assisting them in changing patterns that are unhealthy and not effective. She is client centered and starts work from where you want to focus. It is her goal to guide you through healing on the deepest level or to aid through creating short term goals to work through temporary stressful life events.

Here at AARC, we are dedicated to providing quality treatment that gets results. We provide individuals with the tools needed to be strong and confident about their ability to take control over their lives, and take back the power over their debilitating or undesirable moods, thoughts, and actions. One of the many rewards to providing counseling is getting to see the hope return, helping individuals recognize that they are not alone or "abnormal," and guiding people on their journey to a better life. Learn more about us by visiting www.aarctherapy.org

Connection is the most basic human need. Our survival is dependent on whether or not we have someone we can turn to when we are most vulnerable. We experience disconnection as: death, divorce, conflict, betrayal, loneliness. I can guide you on your journey of securing satisfying and nurturing relationships or strengthening and rebuilding existing relationships . I have experience working with sexual & intimacy issues, sex addiction, pornography and affair recovery. I can help you repair and reconnect with whomever matters the most in your life or find and create new lasting, healthy relationships. I help individuals and couples find greater happiness improve their lives.

I am an English speaking Licensed Professional Counselor, Life Coach, (Board Certified Drugless practitioner) Holistic Nutritionist and Hypnotherapist. I received my Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling at Grand Canyon University. I received schooling for Life Coaching, Holistic Nutrition and Hypnotherapy at South West Integrative Healing Arts (SWIHA). I am certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming).I have been helping clients with Childhood Trauma; nutrition; addictions (food, drugs, alcohol, etc.) and other behavioral challenges such as anger, depression, anxiety, and fear.

Are you holding pain, grief, rejection, shame and heartbreak? Do your emotions feel intolerable, endless and unmanageable? Is it hard to be in connection with yourself and others? Do you put pressure on yourself to change, only to feel more stuck and defeated? Do you care for everyone else before yourself, only to feel resentful and burnt out? If this sounds like your experience, please know that you are not alone in this. As your therapist, I will be with you in this dark season. Together we will walk toward brighter days. At Here With You Therapy, we offer relational therapy that gently guides you back home to yourself.

As a therapist, I work to create an environment where my clients feel heard, accepted, and understood. I have a friendly demeanor and have always enjoyed helping people. I believe that building a strong therapeutic relationship, through empathy, compassion, and mutual trust is key to helping individuals feel safe in order to work through sensitive issues. My aim is to work together with my clients to explore areas they want to address and then together develop a plan to improve their lives.

As an experienced licensed social worker, I am committed to helping you feel better and support you on a path to self-care and healing. With over 17 years of social work experience, I have specialization in trauma as a Certified Trauma Professional (CTP), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focused, and training in trauma-based Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and brainspotting techniques. I recognize that each individual has their own set of needs, and I will partner with you on your own journey to mental health and wellness. I will guide you to work through past traumas with compassion.

Our bodies and brains are incredibly designed to heal, grow, and change, allowing us to live our stories with intention, resilience, and healthy relationships. My goal is to walk alongside you, helping you rediscover the tools and strengths you were created with, so you can experience meaningful growth and transformation in your life. I began my counseling journey with a Master of Arts in Counseling from Phoenix Seminary. From there, I gained valuable experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds at a domestic violence shelter for over four years.

The relationship between counselor and client is the backbone of therapy. A client needs a person they can open up to and trust. A counselor needs a client who will be open and honest. I work hard to make every client know that they are the focus of each and every session. By whatever path a client arrives in my office, I seek to know and understand that journey. My approach to therapy comes from both my life experiences as well as my educational journey. These experiences allow me to create a non-judgmental space where I can meet each client where they currently are.

I am passionate about working with individuals and families in the LGBTQ community. Additionally, I have 5 years of experience working with children and teens. I enjoy working with people who desire to make changes and grow in new ways.