Divorce Therapists in Scottsdale, AZ

Live in your fullest potential! Discovery & Wellness Counseling specializes in assisting individuals to rebuild a connection with themselves. Stress injuries, trauma, codependency, compulsive tendencies, anxiety and depression create disconnection. Utilizing Trauma Informed Care, Discovery & Wellness helps unlock your potential and assists you in moving forward by addressing and healing the core issues that create the disconnection. Getting to the root of the matter facilitates quicker change, reconnection and the opportunity to move forward again.

I provide treatment for those seeking to overcome personal barriers, trauma, and or stressors in their life. I work with clients who range from those needing guidance through a sudden life hardship to those wanting personal growth and development of insight into life-long patterns of behavior. Regardless of the motive for treatment, my goal is to assist you through the use of evidence-based practices that are tailor fitted to your needs. I am here to help you navigate through the stress and chaos life can throw your way.

THE CHOICE... One of my clients said that she wished that choosing a therapist was like finding a new puppy. You get a sense of the breeding, temperament and capability and then you know from a heartfelt connection that you have the right one. Here you must decide from an exhaustive list of similar sounding credentials. So what I want to offer is some background and then hopefully you can have the experience she wished for everyone.

Taking new clients - WeekEnds Available - Debbie is a faith-based, trauma-informed therapist. She is passionate about working with people, who are struggling with a variety of issues: trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, loss, life transitions, relationship issues, etc. If you want to find your pathway towards recovery, you will find Debbie to be a great confidante to lead you forward with kindness & compassion. Offering clients HOPE & HEALING throughout the therapy process is the overall goal for each session. "Working together, I want each client to heal from their past pain & leave feeling more empowered on their life journey."

Accepting new patients! Schedule directly online at www.balancedlifepsychology.com. I specialize in three main areas: 1. psychotherapy/counseling for adults (stress, anxiety, depression), 2. gender identity issues (self-discovery, transition journey, coming out, referral letters for hormones & surgeries) and 3. consultations (for individuals and other professionals). If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Medina through her website www.balancedlifepsychology.com or via email. Dr. Medina sees patients via Telehealth only. Dr. Medina is bilingual (English and Spanish) and offers services in both languages.

Your relationships are exhausting, work is utter drudgery, and your life feels like a series of haphazard demands. You’re sick of people-pleasing, but you can’t seem to stop. Invisibility used to be your superpower (secretly, you like that nobody notices your mistakes), but it feels like you have no purpose in your life anymore. You’ve stopped setting goals because let’s face it, you probably won’t meet them anyway. That inner critic is holding you hostage. You don’t even want to try. You’re tired of trying to make new friends and speak up for yourself. Feeling completely defeated, you’re on the verge of giving up altogether.

I am a Licensed Psychologist in private practice in Scottsdale, AZ. I specialize in adult psychotherapy and the treatment of trauma, eating disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, relationship and family-of-origin issues, abuse and related issues. I integrate a variety of treatment approaches with a primary focus on somatic work that helps you attune to your body, establish safety and bring yourself to a more grounded, safe, relaxed state. My goal is to help you feel empowered by discovering your true potential in the healing process. My style is direct, compassionate and sometimes humorous in a professional, relaxed atmosphere.

When you want fast changes, Dr. Mamiko Odegard is the go to person to dramatically step up the way you "show up." Having overcome her own layers of personal shame, she immediately guides you to have the best relationship with yourself, with others, and with a romantic partner. Whether you are dealing with personal challenges in your life or career such as experiencing stress, anxiety, anger, sadness, frustration, relationship difficulties, or want to elevate to world class performance and to access your best and happiest self, Dr. Mamiko can quickly take you to your goals through her proven methods and strategies for success.

Therapy has the ability to allow one to process, grow, and heal. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who is also Nationally and Board Certified. I have been in private practice for over 20 years where I focus on individual, child/teen, family, and couples counseling. An eclectic approach to therapy is utilized and geared towards self-improvement/personal growth through challenging and often tragic times. Therapeutic techniques and interventions are diverse in nature (CBT, DBT, EMDR, client centered, etc.) that specifically cater towards each individual, couple, or family.

Do you ever find yourself thinking… “Nobody understands me, heck I don’t understand me. It seems like my family and friends don’t hear me or, at the very least, even listen to me. I feel like I should do better, be better. I’m just not good enough. I don’t deserve good things to happen. I feel so alone in this. I feel so overwhelmed and stuck and anxious. I want to change, be happy, feel deserving, and have good relationships with my family and friends, but, how?”

My approach centers on honesty, rapport building, & tough love. My ultimate aim is to guide clients towards reaching their therapeutic goals, empowering them to no longer rely on my support. I genuinely care about each individual & invest my heart & soul in creating an unbiased, safe space for the crucial processes of reflection, healing, and personal growth. Through a commitment to transparency, fostering connections, & offering a balance of compassion & challenges, I strive to empower clients on their journey toward lasting positive change. In addition to ketamine therapy, I am open to taking clients for regular individual therapy

Michelle Cermak, our Licensed Professional Counselor, is passionate about helping you discover and understand the complex impact of trauma on one’s ability to self-regulate, as well as the associations between childhood adversity and health. . She provides a safe and supportive space to those that are struggling with mental health; battling emotional, behavioral and substance abuse barriers keeping them from leading a fulfilling life.

Kevin is committed to working with individuals, couples, teens, and pre-marital couples. He has very diverse life experiences from being a therapist, parent, spouse, business executive, women’s advocate, domestic violence counselor, and international businessman that he applies to work with clients from diverse backgrounds. He believes that therapy should provide a safe, understanding, trusting, and collaborative environment. You should feel supported and encouraged and never judged. We all have difficult life experiences at times and need an understanding partner to help us process and address those experiences.

I understand that it is difficult asking for help, especially from a stranger. I believe that a warm and supportive environment is essential in the therapeutic process. My goal is to empower each client and to help them realize their potential.

My expertise is providing counseling services to children, adolescents, adults and families who are seeking trauma healing and resolution, desire to exploring more vulnerability, improving boundaries, developing a more secure identity and sense of self, shame resiliency, and learning to relate in a more compassionate way. With each client and/or family, I hope to provide a collaborative, peaceful, and confidential environment so healing can begin and ease can become a way of life.

WARMTH & SPACE. I welcome those who are feeling purposeless, those who may feel they are going through the motions and/or feeling emotionally flooded or numbed out. For those who've been strong, you've been strong far too long. Now is your time to be heard, listened to and experience hope again. I am EMDR trained and specialize in trauma, abuse, neglect, grief/loss, abandonment, and issues self-medicating. I have over 19 years clinical experience working with kids, teens, adults and families in the recovery and healing process. My style is to address issues with clarity and compassion.

Are you feeling stuck in some aspect of your life, and can't figure out how to change things for the better? My professionaI guidance may help you find the answers needed to attain the life you want. Are you are struggling with issues such as Anxiety, Grief/Loss, or you are feeling stressed from work and everyday life?.. Or, perhaps you are struggling with your health, can’t motivate yourself to get healthy, lose weight, set goals and achieve them.? Or are you struggling with your current relationship(s)?Then LET'S TALK. I have 28+ years of experience and I am passionate about helping people find healing and happiness . .

Welcome to Scottsdale Women's Psychology, a boutique psychology practice specializing in women's empowerment through the delivery of gender-sensitive, research-supported psychotherapy for women. SWP clients receive the highest standard of care and comfort while engaging in the work of therapy. Privacy is of the utmost importance. Services are offered in a discreet and serene residential-style setting with a private exit. Clients enjoy individualized attention and flexible appointment times. SWP offers one, two, and three-hour appointments. Remote services are readily available to accommodate busy work or travel schedules.

If you self-identify as a perfectionist, high-achiever, people-pleaser or a gifted, HSP or other neurodivergent individual, then you have found the right place! I help unique individuals increase their self-esteem and confidence in their self-worth while also teaching boundary-setting techniques and getting to the root of why accepting yourself is so hard. My specialties are relationship trauma, religious trauma, attachment pattern and self-awareness skill-building, couples work, and specific techniques for navigating life as an HSP or gifted individual. I provide a wide variety of evidence-based approaches to our work together.