Sandplay Therapists in Surprise, AZ
Nurturing Wonder: Empowering families to Live, Rise, & Thrive Together. I serve children (birth to 12) and their families. A Million Little Wonders LLC was founded on the belief that profound change is created from the accumulation of “a million little wonders,” small but significant moments of connection, progress, & healing. If your child is struggling to regulate their emotions, or if your family is going through a challenging period of change, upheaval, or loss, & you're feeling overwhelmed, defeated, or uncertain about how it's affecting your relationship with your child & their future, I'm here to offer support & guidance.
Nurturing Wonder: Empowering families to Live, Rise, & Thrive Together. I serve children (birth to 12) and their families. A Million Little Wonders LLC was founded on the belief that profound change is created from the accumulation of “a million little wonders,” small but significant moments of connection, progress, & healing. If your child is struggling to regulate their emotions, or if your family is going through a challenging period of change, upheaval, or loss, & you're feeling overwhelmed, defeated, or uncertain about how it's affecting your relationship with your child & their future, I'm here to offer support & guidance.
Priscila Matei
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CRC, CCTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Surprise, AZ 85379 (Online Only)
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 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.
It has been a privilege to work with a wide range of individuals, couples, families, and groups, including children, teens, and adults. When conceptualizing collaboratively with a client, I want to work towards identifying the core, underlying issue. Symptom management is important, but in conjunction with this, we will strive to find the roots of the presenting problem. In this way, we can empower you to be autonomous, empowered, and emboldened.
It has been a privilege to work with a wide range of individuals, couples, families, and groups, including children, teens, and adults. When conceptualizing collaboratively with a client, I want to work towards identifying the core, underlying issue. Symptom management is important, but in conjunction with this, we will strive to find the roots of the presenting problem. In this way, we can empower you to be autonomous, empowered, and emboldened.
My practice is rooted in compassion, kindness, growth, creativity. I will present you with a customized plan based on my years of training and experience that will meet you where you are at and push you into the future. I am open to working will all ages and stages and have experience from birth to 75! I look at each person as an individual and enjoy supporting and being of service to anyone that is looking to be the best version of themselves! I specialize in healing the brain and body of trauma and taking control back from fear!
My practice is rooted in compassion, kindness, growth, creativity. I will present you with a customized plan based on my years of training and experience that will meet you where you are at and push you into the future. I am open to working will all ages and stages and have experience from birth to 75! I look at each person as an individual and enjoy supporting and being of service to anyone that is looking to be the best version of themselves! I specialize in healing the brain and body of trauma and taking control back from fear!
I listen, act, and transform. Many of us are faced with some very big challenges in today's society, increasing stress, depression and anxiety as we struggle to make sense of what is going on in the world. The realization that there is little we can do to change or control the situation makes things all the more difficult. I help you to see that there is hope and optimism for a brighter future if we take the time to focus on the things that we can change and control in our lives. Results have been amazing for the majority of those I work with, and I would welcome the opportunity to work with you.
I listen, act, and transform. Many of us are faced with some very big challenges in today's society, increasing stress, depression and anxiety as we struggle to make sense of what is going on in the world. The realization that there is little we can do to change or control the situation makes things all the more difficult. I help you to see that there is hope and optimism for a brighter future if we take the time to focus on the things that we can change and control in our lives. Results have been amazing for the majority of those I work with, and I would welcome the opportunity to work with you.
Being vulnerable, sharing trauma, facing fears, and experiencing change can feel overwhelming and isolating. However, I believe that with the right person by your side, growth and change are possible for everyone. Making it important to meet each individual where they are and build a strong foundation from there. Requiring sessions tailored to individual needs through collaborative efforts. And providing you with coping skills to manage your daily stressors. With varied experiences, I have a personal familiarity with (but not limited to) foster care and adoption, first responders (police, fire, EMS), and the field of education.
Being vulnerable, sharing trauma, facing fears, and experiencing change can feel overwhelming and isolating. However, I believe that with the right person by your side, growth and change are possible for everyone. Making it important to meet each individual where they are and build a strong foundation from there. Requiring sessions tailored to individual needs through collaborative efforts. And providing you with coping skills to manage your daily stressors. With varied experiences, I have a personal familiarity with (but not limited to) foster care and adoption, first responders (police, fire, EMS), and the field of education.
As a counselor at Lifeline Professional Counseling, my goal is to equip you to reach yours. I provide a variety of services for all ages, and I enjoy working with individuals and families. I specialize in relationship issues and emotional disturbance. I am trained in various techniques that help with the resolution of family conflicts, couples concerns, relationship issues and personality corrections. I help clients through issues of domestic violence, anger management, anxiety, depression and trauma.
As a counselor at Lifeline Professional Counseling, my goal is to equip you to reach yours. I provide a variety of services for all ages, and I enjoy working with individuals and families. I specialize in relationship issues and emotional disturbance. I am trained in various techniques that help with the resolution of family conflicts, couples concerns, relationship issues and personality corrections. I help clients through issues of domestic violence, anger management, anxiety, depression and trauma.
Rachel Minton
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, SEP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Surprise, AZ 85379
People come into counseling for many reasons. You may be overcome with insecurity, paralyzed with anxiety, or chronically depressed. Perhaps your relationships are a mess, your life feels out of control. You cut yourself to feel something other than emptiness, you drink to numb your pain. Life doesn't have to be this hard. There is hope and you can heal. You already have everything inside of you that you need in order to heal but somehow you have lost track of this truth. Life has led you away from your innate ability to heal. Counseling can help you reconnect with this ability and restore balance and peace to your life.
People come into counseling for many reasons. You may be overcome with insecurity, paralyzed with anxiety, or chronically depressed. Perhaps your relationships are a mess, your life feels out of control. You cut yourself to feel something other than emptiness, you drink to numb your pain. Life doesn't have to be this hard. There is hope and you can heal. You already have everything inside of you that you need in order to heal but somehow you have lost track of this truth. Life has led you away from your innate ability to heal. Counseling can help you reconnect with this ability and restore balance and peace to your life.
Heidi Kaminski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SEP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Surprise, AZ 85374
I am passionate about helping people find their inner warrior! I am here to help you, or your child move through normal developmental difficulties or manage more traumatic life circumstances. If you are stressed out I can help! I offer a safe, predictable, empathetic environment to grow and heal from the inside out. I am dedicated to helping you feel more at peace within yourself. I am a trauma expert in treating sexual, physical and emotional abuse. I treat relational and developmental trauma. I also specialize in treatment of anxiety, depression, phobias, and any stress related issues. Let me hold space for you to be heard.
I am passionate about helping people find their inner warrior! I am here to help you, or your child move through normal developmental difficulties or manage more traumatic life circumstances. If you are stressed out I can help! I offer a safe, predictable, empathetic environment to grow and heal from the inside out. I am dedicated to helping you feel more at peace within yourself. I am a trauma expert in treating sexual, physical and emotional abuse. I treat relational and developmental trauma. I also specialize in treatment of anxiety, depression, phobias, and any stress related issues. Let me hold space for you to be heard.
At Dawn Childhood Foundation, it is our mission to support the prevention and healing of trauma through innovative mental health services that treat the whole person, equip parents, and nurture resilient families. We strive to be Arizona’s leader in treating children and families who have experienced trauma and adversity - through innovative care, and a collaborative approach with a multi-specialty team.
At Dawn Childhood Foundation, it is our mission to support the prevention and healing of trauma through innovative mental health services that treat the whole person, equip parents, and nurture resilient families. We strive to be Arizona’s leader in treating children and families who have experienced trauma and adversity - through innovative care, and a collaborative approach with a multi-specialty team.
If life has gotten in the way of you feeling grounded and living within your values, it’s my role as a guide to help you recognize and work through the obstacles that are separating you from the life you want to live. I’ve helped people struggling with substance abuse, anxiety, depression, trauma, communication or relationship issues, and other life stressors.
If life has gotten in the way of you feeling grounded and living within your values, it’s my role as a guide to help you recognize and work through the obstacles that are separating you from the life you want to live. I’ve helped people struggling with substance abuse, anxiety, depression, trauma, communication or relationship issues, and other life stressors.
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I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who is passionate about helping people understand and transcend beyond the effects of trauma. I specialize in helping clients make connections between the problems they are struggling with now and their earlier life experiences to process through and minimize their trauma responses. I work with individuals, couples, and families to process traumatic experiences and understand the impact trauma has on all areas of life, such as relationships, parenting, family dynamics, self-worth, emotion regulation, trust, mental health, physical health, body responses, growth, coping, and social skills.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who is passionate about helping people understand and transcend beyond the effects of trauma. I specialize in helping clients make connections between the problems they are struggling with now and their earlier life experiences to process through and minimize their trauma responses. I work with individuals, couples, and families to process traumatic experiences and understand the impact trauma has on all areas of life, such as relationships, parenting, family dynamics, self-worth, emotion regulation, trust, mental health, physical health, body responses, growth, coping, and social skills.
Brianne believes that each of her clients are an expert and the ultimate healer of what troubles them. Often the inability to identify or communicate their troubles is the real issues that prevents them from feeling better. That is where her specialties can bridge the gap.
Brianne believes that each of her clients are an expert and the ultimate healer of what troubles them. Often the inability to identify or communicate their troubles is the real issues that prevents them from feeling better. That is where her specialties can bridge the gap.
Jennifer Jones
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSPC, LPC, LISAC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Surprise, AZ 85374
Holding it all together is something you used to do... but you feel you have lost the ability to manage your life since the pandemic .... You feel depressed, on edge, overly sensitive...not to mention the 3 AM crazies. The highs and lows seem so extreme! You realize you are more agitated and cannot feel "present." You may be looking for relief more often by numbing out with the latest binge-- alcohol or Netflix...does it even matter anymore? "Is this all there is? Where did I go? How did I get here?" If any of this sounds familiar, there is hope and I can help!
Holding it all together is something you used to do... but you feel you have lost the ability to manage your life since the pandemic .... You feel depressed, on edge, overly sensitive...not to mention the 3 AM crazies. The highs and lows seem so extreme! You realize you are more agitated and cannot feel "present." You may be looking for relief more often by numbing out with the latest binge-- alcohol or Netflix...does it even matter anymore? "Is this all there is? Where did I go? How did I get here?" If any of this sounds familiar, there is hope and I can help!
Our collective world & many folks’ lives have been increasingly full of change. Transition & change can create struggles as well as opportunities; we can navigate those together. I work with adults, and adolescents facing issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, identity exploration, life transitions, existential exploration & more while maintaining a strengths-based, neurodiverse-affirming & gender-affirming lens. Some clients enjoy using art; others seek more traditional therapeutic approaches. Regardless of technique, building a compassionate relationship that supports growth is illuminating.
Our collective world & many folks’ lives have been increasingly full of change. Transition & change can create struggles as well as opportunities; we can navigate those together. I work with adults, and adolescents facing issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, identity exploration, life transitions, existential exploration & more while maintaining a strengths-based, neurodiverse-affirming & gender-affirming lens. Some clients enjoy using art; others seek more traditional therapeutic approaches. Regardless of technique, building a compassionate relationship that supports growth is illuminating.
Katelyn Wierenga
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Surprise, AZ 85378
Are you a survivor of sexual abuse or domestic violence who is looking for a therapist, but haven't found the right fit or don't fully believe that therapy will even work for you? Experiencing things like, flashbacks, difficulty sleeping, avoiding specific scenarios, feeling on edge, being quick to anger or feeling disconnect and believe this is just part of life. Let me be the first to tell you that it isn't. As an EMDR therapist, I love to be a part of my the moment when my client finally experiences the relief they have been waiting on for far too long. Reach out today and let's talk about how I can help you become you again!
Are you a survivor of sexual abuse or domestic violence who is looking for a therapist, but haven't found the right fit or don't fully believe that therapy will even work for you? Experiencing things like, flashbacks, difficulty sleeping, avoiding specific scenarios, feeling on edge, being quick to anger or feeling disconnect and believe this is just part of life. Let me be the first to tell you that it isn't. As an EMDR therapist, I love to be a part of my the moment when my client finally experiences the relief they have been waiting on for far too long. Reach out today and let's talk about how I can help you become you again!
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The Psychology Lab
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, MBA
Verified Verified
Sun City, AZ 85351
Here at The Psychology Lab we have a team of amazing therapists to help your needs. We provide individual, couples, family, children, or group sessions. In these sessions we can work on a variety of topics such as infidelity, communication issues, trauma, post traumatic distress, depression, anxiety, childhood issues, addiction issues, chronic pain, couple’s work, and even feelings of disconnectedness. Sometimes you may not even have words yet on what you feel like you need, that’s okay! We have a variety of ways to help promote a space for healing and connection.
Here at The Psychology Lab we have a team of amazing therapists to help your needs. We provide individual, couples, family, children, or group sessions. In these sessions we can work on a variety of topics such as infidelity, communication issues, trauma, post traumatic distress, depression, anxiety, childhood issues, addiction issues, chronic pain, couple’s work, and even feelings of disconnectedness. Sometimes you may not even have words yet on what you feel like you need, that’s okay! We have a variety of ways to help promote a space for healing and connection.
Education/Professional Training: Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Masters in Clinical Counseling, Argosy University, Phoenix, EMDR Trauma Recovery Therapy Dissociative Personality (DID) Healing the Heart Through Ego Strength/ Therapy Counseling Experience: 2 years clinical work in Utah. 4 years clinical work in Arizona. 4 years Private Practice in trauma therapy with youth, adults, couples, groups, spectrum, adhd, DID.
Education/Professional Training: Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Masters in Clinical Counseling, Argosy University, Phoenix, EMDR Trauma Recovery Therapy Dissociative Personality (DID) Healing the Heart Through Ego Strength/ Therapy Counseling Experience: 2 years clinical work in Utah. 4 years clinical work in Arizona. 4 years Private Practice in trauma therapy with youth, adults, couples, groups, spectrum, adhd, DID.
Inside Out Therapy + Consulting
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Peoria, AZ 85381
Throughout the years, life events, both big and small, are inevitable. These events challenge and shape who we are and how we respond to others and situations. Occasionally, we begin to have large or abnormal responses to people or situations others would most likely not have. These responses can affect a multitude of areas in our lives. This can cause higher levels of depression, anxiety, OCD, dissociation, negative self-esteem, weight gain/loss, and even suicidal thoughts. Here at Inside Out, you will find highly skilled therapists who only strive for excellence in their therapeutic practice and will walk with you on your journey.
Throughout the years, life events, both big and small, are inevitable. These events challenge and shape who we are and how we respond to others and situations. Occasionally, we begin to have large or abnormal responses to people or situations others would most likely not have. These responses can affect a multitude of areas in our lives. This can cause higher levels of depression, anxiety, OCD, dissociation, negative self-esteem, weight gain/loss, and even suicidal thoughts. Here at Inside Out, you will find highly skilled therapists who only strive for excellence in their therapeutic practice and will walk with you on your journey.
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!
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Sandplay Therapists
What problems are best treated with sandplay therapy?
Research has examined this therapy’s utility in young people and found positive results. It has been shown to be useful for those who suffer from autism, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, and or aggressive behavior. Children who have suffered abuse, neglect, or trauma have also seen improvement through this therapy. Abused children are often fearful and anxious about their safety, making verbal communication more difficult.
Is sandplay therapy suitable for children and teenagers?
Children and adolescents are good candidates for sandplay therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts, let alone the emotions they are experiencing. Through this play therapy, they will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Is sandplay suitable for adults?
This type of therapy can be useful for adults who have difficulties expressing themselves. People who have suffered neurological changes after a brain injury or because of a traumatic event might be good candidates for this therapy. In fact, anything that has had an effect on the brain, such as substance abuse, can make non-verbal sandplay a valuable option.
Does sandplay therapy work?
There have been studies on the effectiveness of sandplay therapy, and it appears to improve difficult behaviors in children. It may also enhance self-esteem and lessen feelings of physical anxiety as well as hypersensitivity. This type of therapy is based on non-verbal communication and may feel less threatening to the individual.