Therapists in Scottsdale, AZ

As a Therapist in long term recovery from both substance and process addictions, I've received support from some very special humans who've lit the way for me to peer into the areas of my path that were either blind spots or I just couldn't see from an objective perspective (yet). After a career in corporate development, I'm grateful to have transitioned to providing the work that's helped me come to terms with life and my place in it; work that feeds my soul and shines the light on those dark places so many of us are challenged to venture into alone. Together, we can explore and make meaning of what's happened to you.

Are you going through a major life transition, dealing with heartbreak, or struggling with relationship issues? Do you find yourself battling self-doubt, perfectionism, or low self-esteem? I’m here to support you in navigating these challenges and help you rediscover your authentic self. I specialize in working with teenage girls and women who are facing significant life changes or emotional hardships. I also specialize in working with teens and adults who struggle with relationship difficulties such as codependency, fear of abandonment, and relationship anxiety.

If you find yourself frequently feeling overwhelmed, struggling in your relationships or using alcohol, drugs, sex, food, exercise, pornography, or other types of behaviors to help deal with the highs or lows. If you look outside of yourself for validation or a sense of self, or the ways that you've learned how to deal with life are no longer working. It is possible to connect with yourself, experience your emotions in a healthy way, and feel intimate or balanced. Feeling more secure in yourself and the events of the past is achievable.

Do you struggle to communicate effectively or resolve conflict? Want to rekindle or deepen intimacy? Have a sexual problem to solve? Strong, fulfilling relationships are the cornerstone of a happy, balanced life and healthy sexuality is integral to your well-being. Regardless of your past, the relationship you’re currently in or would like to be in, I can help you get there. I'll give you the tools, practices, and mindset to get you where you want to be. Find connection and peace with yourself and others!

Whether your goal is symptom relief, healing from trauma, performing well at your optimal career, finding the love you want, or igniting your Spirituality and potential for joy beyond daily routines, your current longing is most likely due to something unresolved from the past. Old wounds, left buried and unattended to, underlie symptoms limiting your current life. The longer we wait to face and heal wounds of the past, the longer we live less than who we really are, less than our optimal selves. Healing, vitality and living your full potential come from adaptively processing, understanding, and integrating those past experiences.

I am an EMDRIA approved Consultant/Certified Therapist and Certified Brainspotting therapist in private practice. I specialize in subcortical trauma-informed treatment by integrating EMDR with Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I have a post-trauma-growth focus that inspires a commitment to helping clients build resilience for a bright future out of their current challenges. I am licensed in Arizona, Iowa, and Nebraska. I enjoy offering in-person, virtual, and intensives to clients to meet their unique therapy needs.

I specialize in 3 areas: relationships, addiction recovery & wellness. Using a holistic approach, I work with clients to identify underlying issues and concerns that keep clients from making sustainable change, while creating an environment where clients feel valued and safe. I use the Enneagram of personality typology with clients so they can identify their mental, emotional, and behavioral patterns and raise self-awareness. Clients are introduced to Enneagram type based practices they can use on their own to sustain desired change.

For 22 years I have been helping people solve challenges in life and to find the power and abilities that have been inside them all along. I work with people who face challenges in life as well as those who simply seek ongoing growth and joy in their lives. Let's collaborate to find solutions and to help you develop the skills to improve your quality of life and create lasting change in your relationships with yourself and others. My goal is to create a collaborative relationship with you to help you uncover your authentic self. My style is caring, direct, and often humorous.

Welcome to holistic therapy, provided by a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and healing specialists. We specialize in healing trauma and emotional/behavior disturbance with safe and unique programs designed to create a healthier internal environment within your physical, mental and emotional self. A traumatic event involves a single or repeated experience. It is not the event that determines whether something is traumatic to someone, but the individual’s experience of the event and the meaning they make of it. We support you in healing your trauma by providing safe therapies, greater self awareness, connections, insights, and purpose.

Do you feel like you’re on high alert all of the time—constantly walking on eggshells, worrying about what could happen and on the lookout for danger? Are you consumed with incessant, looping thoughts that make it difficult to focus on tasks at hand and be present with the people around you? Perhaps you engage in perfectionistic thinking and are overly hard on yourself, always second guessing your decisions, stressing about making a mistake and thinking you could have done something better. Welcome to my profile, and approach: with Mindfulness informed choices, we can transform our lives into ones of meaning, reducing our suffering.

Do you feel overwhelmed, stressed or anxious? Are you grieving a loss or struggling with infertility or CNBC? Maybe you are struggling with food, disordered eating or a negative body image. Are you looking to improve your relationships so you feel more connected and at peace? Perhaps you are experiencing health issues that are impacting how you feel about yourself. Life can be difficult and sometimes we need someone outside our circle to listen, understand and support us through these challenges. If you are looking to make a change, I would be honored to assist you along your journey.

Throughout our life’s journey, we may encounter various stresses that challenge us—experiences of grief, depression, and anxiety may frequent as we navigate this terrain on our path to mental health and well-being. Engaging in the process of counseling can be intimidating as you move through feelings of sadness, despair, loneliness, and periods of expansion and contraction. As an Existential- Integrative Therapist, it would be my honor to walk with you as you transcend these challenges and reclaim your autonomy, experiencing wholeness, enhanced connectedness to self and others, and rediscover meaning and purpose in life.

Do you struggle in relationships? Do you constantly feel on edge, exhausted, burnt out, or unsafe? If you have any history of trauma, addiction, or another difficulty with functioning, we can help. Megan MacKay is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCPC) in Montana, a Licensed Practicing Counselor (LPC) in Arizona, and National Board Certified Counselor (NCC). Certified Sexual Addiction (CSAT) and intimacy disorders, Meadows model Post Induction Therapy (PIT), and Safe and Sound Protocol based on Polyvagal Theory (SSP). In partnership with New Beginning Ranch and individual appointments.

I work with individual adults (18+) managing a variety of issues, including trauma and PTSD, spiritual/existential issues and concerns, creative blocks, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, and career/life path development.

Pornography addiction can significantly impact your life and relationships but there is hope for recovery. I’m not just a mental health professional, I’ve been “you” for many years. I understand firsthand the personal struggles in your life and committed relationships that come with uncontrollable pornography use. The endless stream of attractive women a few clicks away on Pornhub, Onlyfan or Social Media is hard to quit even with all your willpower and promise to quit for the sake of your relationship

***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*** Would you like to talk about gender with a caring professional in a confidential space? We are a therapy practice devoted to supporting teens, adults, and families who are transgender, non-binary, gender fluid, gender queer, or just wanting to explore gender identity. We can connect you to needed resources, write referral letters, and network you in to our LGBTQ supportive community. Most importantly we value creating safe and trusting therapeutic relationships so that we can be in the journey of gender identity with you and you do not have to go it alone.

The therapeutic relationship plays an important role in the healing process. I emphasize one's emotional life and history in order to work through uncomfortable experiences and explore what lies underneath the symptoms. My approach is nondirective, curious, and supportive while providing compassion, understanding, and empathy in a non-judgmental and relaxed therapeutic setting online. If you're a student, professional or person with a disability, I would like to provide you with support in managing stress, improving relationships, self-advocacy, exploring career goals and/or gaining a better understanding of yourself.

The decision to begin therapy is a powerful moment. It is a mobilizing action towards living a fuller, more wholesome existence. My approach honors your inner wisdom that may be blocked by current behavior patterns, past events, or fear of the future. I use a sensorimotor psychotherapy approach to create awareness on many levels; cognitive, emotional, and physical. I will guide you in learning the tools to self regulate, feel your strength, and carry out your unique destiny.

If you are a woman moving through one of life's many transitions, I am here to listen, support, and guide you as you discover your unique strengths and potential. Life is a constant string of changes, some joyful, some sorrowful. Incomplete or old stories and wounds often manifest as confusion, anxiety, and depression.