Therapists in Payson, AZ
Victoria L. Woods, LCSW, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Payson, AZ 85541
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field. I am currently working with adults and teenagers individually, as couples, in families, and in groups. My emphasis is in treating the whole person and in developing a plan based on proven treatment strategies. I have training in numerous treatment modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, family systems therapy, behavioral therapy, gestalt, therapy, psycho-educational approaches, and group therapy. I have extensive experience in treating anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief & loss, relationship issues, and employment concerns.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field. I am currently working with adults and teenagers individually, as couples, in families, and in groups. My emphasis is in treating the whole person and in developing a plan based on proven treatment strategies. I have training in numerous treatment modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, family systems therapy, behavioral therapy, gestalt, therapy, psycho-educational approaches, and group therapy. I have extensive experience in treating anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief & loss, relationship issues, and employment concerns.
Dr. Christina Kelley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DSW, MBA, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Payson, AZ 85541 (Online Only)
Mental health has been impacted greatly since the beginning of the 2020 pandemic. Increased rates of substance abuse and mental instability require specialized support that varies per person - no one size fits all and there is never a quick mend. My practice meets you and your family where you're at, and creatively working together toward long-term solutions in achieving a healthy quality of life.
Mental health has been impacted greatly since the beginning of the 2020 pandemic. Increased rates of substance abuse and mental instability require specialized support that varies per person - no one size fits all and there is never a quick mend. My practice meets you and your family where you're at, and creatively working together toward long-term solutions in achieving a healthy quality of life.
Joanna Marie Doane Ottavio
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Payson, AZ 85541 (Online Only)
As many people have limited time to address their emotional well-being, my services are offered exclusively online. Due to a myriad of life circumstances, too many people also live with profound isolation. Do you find yourself thinking... “People don’t understand me,” “I don’t belong,” or “I’m not good enough.”? Do you feel closed off, excluded, or alone? Prior to seeking help many of my clients have ended up struggling at work, at home, in their relationships, or in all of the above. It is not uncommon for them to initially feel overwhelmed and uncertain about where to begin in order to address their difficulties.
As many people have limited time to address their emotional well-being, my services are offered exclusively online. Due to a myriad of life circumstances, too many people also live with profound isolation. Do you find yourself thinking... “People don’t understand me,” “I don’t belong,” or “I’m not good enough.”? Do you feel closed off, excluded, or alone? Prior to seeking help many of my clients have ended up struggling at work, at home, in their relationships, or in all of the above. It is not uncommon for them to initially feel overwhelmed and uncertain about where to begin in order to address their difficulties.
Jessica Roberts
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Payson, AZ 85541 (Online Only)
Swipe right on me! Just kidding, different app. But seriously, I would love to hear from you. I specialize in affirming your strengths while identifying your barriers to growth. It gives me joy to help you see the “true self” that may have been obscured by feelings of anxiety and depression. By remembering and connecting with who you are, you are able to enact a vision of who you want to become. My clients are able to feel more comfortable in their own skin and achieve their goals of greater balance and peace in their lives. I especially enjoy working with women to navigate relationship challenges with partners and families.
Swipe right on me! Just kidding, different app. But seriously, I would love to hear from you. I specialize in affirming your strengths while identifying your barriers to growth. It gives me joy to help you see the “true self” that may have been obscured by feelings of anxiety and depression. By remembering and connecting with who you are, you are able to enact a vision of who you want to become. My clients are able to feel more comfortable in their own skin and achieve their goals of greater balance and peace in their lives. I especially enjoy working with women to navigate relationship challenges with partners and families.
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Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life.
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life.
Online Therapists
Selethia Mitchell, DBH,LCSW is a Doctor of Behavioral Health and a licensed clinical social worker. She has been working in this area of study since 2001 and has experience along the entire lifespan. She started as a case manager in child and family services, in patient and out patient behavioral health, hospital and community health clinics as well as within correctional health arena, to name a few. Selethia is passionate about women's issues, diversity and inclusion as well as trauma. She has spent lots of time working in career development and assisting with transitional services.
Selethia Mitchell, DBH,LCSW is a Doctor of Behavioral Health and a licensed clinical social worker. She has been working in this area of study since 2001 and has experience along the entire lifespan. She started as a case manager in child and family services, in patient and out patient behavioral health, hospital and community health clinics as well as within correctional health arena, to name a few. Selethia is passionate about women's issues, diversity and inclusion as well as trauma. She has spent lots of time working in career development and assisting with transitional services.
I am passionate about working with teen girls and young women, especially those struggling with self-esteem, people-pleasing, and setting boundaries. I also love helping wives or mothers who are struggling with relationship difficulties, being overwhelmed, and women's issues! In addition, I can help with processing familial wounds and finding healing, as well as filling your toolbox with coping skills for managing your mood, anxieties, and duties in your life. I will go on a journey with you to explore yourself with self-compassion, and learn more about what you need and who you are! It would be an honor to know you.
I am passionate about working with teen girls and young women, especially those struggling with self-esteem, people-pleasing, and setting boundaries. I also love helping wives or mothers who are struggling with relationship difficulties, being overwhelmed, and women's issues! In addition, I can help with processing familial wounds and finding healing, as well as filling your toolbox with coping skills for managing your mood, anxieties, and duties in your life. I will go on a journey with you to explore yourself with self-compassion, and learn more about what you need and who you are! It would be an honor to know you.
I have therapeutic interests in the areas of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, Women's issues, parenting/family issues, child and adolescent development, and clinical interests in the areas of self-esteem/self-advocacy, anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum disorders and trauma.
Reaching out for help takes courage. It can be daunting to face the things that you’ve been avoiding. Through positive interventions and education, I want to help you learn to embrace yourself and engage in the world. I strongly believe in the power of hope and principles of recovery for the treatment of mental illness. My goal is to provide a safe space for you to feel seen and heard. Through traditional and non traditional interventions, I will come alongside you on your journey to wellness. I can teach you to find success, even in the presence of difficulty and hardship.
I have therapeutic interests in the areas of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, Women's issues, parenting/family issues, child and adolescent development, and clinical interests in the areas of self-esteem/self-advocacy, anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum disorders and trauma.
Reaching out for help takes courage. It can be daunting to face the things that you’ve been avoiding. Through positive interventions and education, I want to help you learn to embrace yourself and engage in the world. I strongly believe in the power of hope and principles of recovery for the treatment of mental illness. My goal is to provide a safe space for you to feel seen and heard. Through traditional and non traditional interventions, I will come alongside you on your journey to wellness. I can teach you to find success, even in the presence of difficulty and hardship.
From this perspective, I specialize in life transitions (including divorce and other losses), relationship and identity concerns, women's issues, as well as stress management with individual clients (no couples).
I believe that "mental wellness" is a holistic perspective that includes mind, body, and spirit, when a person can feel satisfaction and enjoy life regardless of their current situation. Through psychotherapy I support the process of exploration, growth, and change so that a person can use their strengths and resources to challenge life situations or challenges. I draw from multiple theoretical orientations and view therapy as a collaboration where the client is actively engaged in the process in healing and becoming whole. I believe that internal change engenders external change.
From this perspective, I specialize in life transitions (including divorce and other losses), relationship and identity concerns, women's issues, as well as stress management with individual clients (no couples).
I believe that "mental wellness" is a holistic perspective that includes mind, body, and spirit, when a person can feel satisfaction and enjoy life regardless of their current situation. Through psychotherapy I support the process of exploration, growth, and change so that a person can use their strengths and resources to challenge life situations or challenges. I draw from multiple theoretical orientations and view therapy as a collaboration where the client is actively engaged in the process in healing and becoming whole. I believe that internal change engenders external change.
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, life coaching, grief, men's/ women's issues, trauma, infertility.
To be able to talk to someone without judgment is an experience that can change your life. I work with clients in building a trusting relationship where you can feel comfortable talking about yourself authentically; to learn and know yourself in a new way. I have extensive experience in the field of psychotherapy; as a faculty member with Maricopa Community Colleges and counseling students, employees and faculty at Arizona State University. Additionally, I received a Doctorate in Behavioral Health in 2014 furthering my research in depression, grief, anxiety, and issues facing couples.
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, life coaching, grief, men's/ women's issues, trauma, infertility.
To be able to talk to someone without judgment is an experience that can change your life. I work with clients in building a trusting relationship where you can feel comfortable talking about yourself authentically; to learn and know yourself in a new way. I have extensive experience in the field of psychotherapy; as a faculty member with Maricopa Community Colleges and counseling students, employees and faculty at Arizona State University. Additionally, I received a Doctorate in Behavioral Health in 2014 furthering my research in depression, grief, anxiety, and issues facing couples.
Dr. Michele E. Ishikawa, Licensed Psychologist
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Waitlist for new clients
Dr. Ishikawa offers psychological evaluations and psychotherapy. She aims to provide compassion and humor as she challenges and supports her clients in a collaborative manner, and utilizes an integrative approach to psychotherapy. Her goal is to help each client find freedom from negative patterns, identify strengths, and reach their full potential. Dr. Ishikawa enjoys working with clients from a variety of cultural, ethnic/racial, gender/sexual identity, and religious/spiritual backgrounds, and assisting with issues such as anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships, life transitions, and women's issues.
Dr. Ishikawa offers psychological evaluations and psychotherapy. She aims to provide compassion and humor as she challenges and supports her clients in a collaborative manner, and utilizes an integrative approach to psychotherapy. Her goal is to help each client find freedom from negative patterns, identify strengths, and reach their full potential. Dr. Ishikawa enjoys working with clients from a variety of cultural, ethnic/racial, gender/sexual identity, and religious/spiritual backgrounds, and assisting with issues such as anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships, life transitions, and women's issues.
Whether you're facing ADHD, women's issues, relationship challenges, or stress and anxiety, I offer a supportive environment to explore, build resilience, and help you feel empowered.
I’m passionate about guiding individuals through identity exploration, particularly within the LGBTQIA+ community. I focus on empowering others by fostering self-compassion and addressing women's issues and ADHD. My goal is to support you in discovering your unique self, boosting your confidence, and navigating life’s challenges with understanding and care. If you’re ready to explore and grow, I’m here to help you on that journey.
Whether you're facing ADHD, women's issues, relationship challenges, or stress and anxiety, I offer a supportive environment to explore, build resilience, and help you feel empowered.
I’m passionate about guiding individuals through identity exploration, particularly within the LGBTQIA+ community. I focus on empowering others by fostering self-compassion and addressing women's issues and ADHD. My goal is to support you in discovering your unique self, boosting your confidence, and navigating life’s challenges with understanding and care. If you’re ready to explore and grow, I’m here to help you on that journey.
Jennifer Mellum
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC, MA
Verified Verified
Peoria, AZ 85383 (Online Only)
Now Accepting New Clients: With a heartfelt welcome, I am a mindfulness-based and holistic care clinician specializing in acute trauma, depression, anxiety, family issues and lineage trauma, women's issues and family patterning. We'll join together to develop self-care strategies, emotional coping skills, cultivate self-compassion, and address underlying issues, all while in a safe and supportive healing space where you can heal, grow, release what does not serve you and live a more fulfilling life!
Now Accepting New Clients: With a heartfelt welcome, I am a mindfulness-based and holistic care clinician specializing in acute trauma, depression, anxiety, family issues and lineage trauma, women's issues and family patterning. We'll join together to develop self-care strategies, emotional coping skills, cultivate self-compassion, and address underlying issues, all while in a safe and supportive healing space where you can heal, grow, release what does not serve you and live a more fulfilling life!
A recent focus has been work with women's issues and older adults.
I've worked in the behavioral health field for almost 40 years, often in leadership roles; my passion has always been providing quality clinical care to every client I encountered. Informed by an Ericksonian approach, I look at the whole person, zoom in on that glimmer of light, and together we find ways for you to open doors for a fuller, freer life. I am trained in the use of mindfulness, narrative therapy, family systems, and trauma resolution, among others.
A recent focus has been work with women's issues and older adults.
I've worked in the behavioral health field for almost 40 years, often in leadership roles; my passion has always been providing quality clinical care to every client I encountered. Informed by an Ericksonian approach, I look at the whole person, zoom in on that glimmer of light, and together we find ways for you to open doors for a fuller, freer life. I am trained in the use of mindfulness, narrative therapy, family systems, and trauma resolution, among others.
Element Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Phoenix, AZ 85013
We specialize in complex trauma, substance abuse and recovery, perinatal mental health and women's issues, LGBTQIA+, adolescents, veterans and first responders, neurodivergence, depression, anxiety, grief, and life changes.
Element Counseling was established by Stephanie Miller, LPC, CCTP, in 2023. Our therapists are highly trained and provide a variety of therapeutic approaches to meet your specific style and needs. At Element Counseling, we adopt a holistic approach to mental wellness, combining evidence-based practices with cultural influences to provide personalized and comprehensive treatment to our clients, enabling them to achieve sustainable positive change. We are honored to be considered to walk this path with you and be part of your healing journey one element at a time!
We specialize in complex trauma, substance abuse and recovery, perinatal mental health and women's issues, LGBTQIA+, adolescents, veterans and first responders, neurodivergence, depression, anxiety, grief, and life changes.
Element Counseling was established by Stephanie Miller, LPC, CCTP, in 2023. Our therapists are highly trained and provide a variety of therapeutic approaches to meet your specific style and needs. At Element Counseling, we adopt a holistic approach to mental wellness, combining evidence-based practices with cultural influences to provide personalized and comprehensive treatment to our clients, enabling them to achieve sustainable positive change. We are honored to be considered to walk this path with you and be part of your healing journey one element at a time!
I provide strength based counseling for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families dealing with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, women's issues, parenting challenges, stress management, medical health issues, life transitions, grief counseling, and relationship problems.
I provide strength based counseling for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families dealing with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, women's issues, parenting challenges, stress management, medical health issues, life transitions, grief counseling, and relationship problems.
My name is Tiffany and I have bee working with individuals for over 20 years in the field of Social Work. I have providing therapy for the majority of these years. I love being able to work with and support individuals with a verity of needs. I am trained in EMDR and find this to be a very helpful way to help people work through anxiety, trauma and getting more control over challenging thoughts and feelings. I also incorporate a strengths perspective. We have a lifetime of experiences that can help us work through todays challenges, sometimes we just needs need a little support around them.
My name is Tiffany and I have bee working with individuals for over 20 years in the field of Social Work. I have providing therapy for the majority of these years. I love being able to work with and support individuals with a verity of needs. I am trained in EMDR and find this to be a very helpful way to help people work through anxiety, trauma and getting more control over challenging thoughts and feelings. I also incorporate a strengths perspective. We have a lifetime of experiences that can help us work through todays challenges, sometimes we just needs need a little support around them.
Now accepting new clients and couples. Sometimes life can be overwhelming, overbearing, and downright difficult. You’re not alone in your struggle. It’s helpful to have a professional with you to figure it all out. Everyone's life has a purpose, meaning, and a capacity for joy. I strive to create a compassionate environment that inspires hope. Where people feel important, valued, understood, and welcomed. Then we can work together to challenge the thought patterns and emotional limitations we may put on ourselves.
Now accepting new clients and couples. Sometimes life can be overwhelming, overbearing, and downright difficult. You’re not alone in your struggle. It’s helpful to have a professional with you to figure it all out. Everyone's life has a purpose, meaning, and a capacity for joy. I strive to create a compassionate environment that inspires hope. Where people feel important, valued, understood, and welcomed. Then we can work together to challenge the thought patterns and emotional limitations we may put on ourselves.
Kathryn Weenig Cultivate Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Your story, values, and resilience guide our work together. My approach is compassionate and curious while helping you navigate your internal and external world with more clarity, support, and authenticity. My clinical areas of interest include, but are not limited to, recovery from relational trauma, substance misuse, and disordered eating.
Your story, values, and resilience guide our work together. My approach is compassionate and curious while helping you navigate your internal and external world with more clarity, support, and authenticity. My clinical areas of interest include, but are not limited to, recovery from relational trauma, substance misuse, and disordered eating.
Currently accepting new clients! I am a firm believer that everyone can benefit from a little bit of therapy. I have done a lot of work on myself and believe that we can always improve and engage in personal growth. I’m passionate about helping trauma survivors find a safe space to heal; and supporting them in creating a better life for themselves. I use a trauma-informed approach to explore past experiences, relationships, and attachment styles. I enjoy working with both individuals and couples to address past trauma, core wounds, and repair relationships.
Currently accepting new clients! I am a firm believer that everyone can benefit from a little bit of therapy. I have done a lot of work on myself and believe that we can always improve and engage in personal growth. I’m passionate about helping trauma survivors find a safe space to heal; and supporting them in creating a better life for themselves. I use a trauma-informed approach to explore past experiences, relationships, and attachment styles. I enjoy working with both individuals and couples to address past trauma, core wounds, and repair relationships.
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Women's Issues Therapists
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.