Deena Gayle Hitzke
Counselor, MAHR, MAPC, EdD, LPC (she, her)
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $85
- Couple Sessions $125
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa, Wire
Insurance
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Arizona / 22978 Deena Gayle Hitzke
- In Practice for 29 Years
- Membership with American Psychological Association 22197067 / 2010
- Membership with International Center for Life Story Innovations and Practice 2018
- Attended Concordia and Ottawa Universities, MA-HR; MA- Counseling, EdD, Mgt. , Graduated 2006
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief
Expertise
- Addiction
- Ageism
- Alcohol Use
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Emotional Disturbance
- End of Life Issues
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Certified Life Cycle Celebrancy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Existential
- Interpersonal
- Narrative
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Strength-Based
- Transformative Reminiscence and Life Review
Groups
Self-Realization/Psychospiritual Development
Based upon Transpersonal Psychology, Self-Realization Therapy involves meditation, journaling, life story work, the use of self-help workbooks, and psychoeducation, in addition to group cognitive processing therapy techniques, to form a circle of trust within which patients learn to gain self-control, insight, self-esteem, and self-confidence. The method also includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, educating patients about the connections between our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, how to test the accuracy of their perceptions, and how to use self-talk and mind-body work to alleviate distress.
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Group Meets
Location
Deena Hitzke Counseling, PLLC
1145 North Craycroft Road, Suite 101
Craycroft And Speedway
Tucson, AZ 85712
Process Group
6-week process group for those seeking to address a single issue and engage in experiential and reflective group work, exchanging strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and grief.
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Deena Hitzke Counseling
1145 North Craycroft Road
Tucson, AZ 85712
Complex Grief Therapy
A structured 16-week program that involves educating patients about complicated grief and how it's treated, exploring their grief reactions, complicated grief symptoms, and patterns of adjustment or maladjustment. The process encourages patients to hold imagined conversations with those lost, and to tell and retell the circumstances of the death, while learning to tell the story with less and less distress- a process called systematic desensitization. CGT has been proven effective for enhancing the ability to cope and process thoughts and emotions, focus on self-positive vs. self-negative reminiscence, and reduce feelings of blame and guilt.
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Types of Therapy
Age
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Group Meets
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Deena Hitzke Counseling
1145 North Craycroft, Suite 101
Speedway And Craycroft
Tucson, AZ 85712
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