Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Mill Creek, UT
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Jessica Little
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Mill Creek, UT 84106
I believe that each person has the innate ability to overcome life's challenging obstacles. I'm committed to supporting each client and often times their family members through their journey. I have extensive experience working with complex/developmental trauma, PTSD/TBI, attachment disorders, dissociative identity disorders, personality disorders, suicide ideation/intervention/attempt, LGBTQ issues, Veteran specific services and place an emphasis on using the most advanced evidenced based modalities in my practice with clients.
I believe that each person has the innate ability to overcome life's challenging obstacles. I'm committed to supporting each client and often times their family members through their journey. I have extensive experience working with complex/developmental trauma, PTSD/TBI, attachment disorders, dissociative identity disorders, personality disorders, suicide ideation/intervention/attempt, LGBTQ issues, Veteran specific services and place an emphasis on using the most advanced evidenced based modalities in my practice with clients.
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Our clinicians use several trauma-informed approaches in therapy, such as CBT, ACT, existential, IFS, and MBCT.
The Family Counseling Center offers relief and support to people struggling with mental health, substance use, or behavioral concerns. Individuals, couples, and families are welcome. We will affirm you in all of your identities and will see you as more than your diagnoses. We work with a wide range of people and seek to match you with clinicians based on the nature of the concern and your lived experience. Our team is here to listen and to help you find your own best way forward.
Our clinicians use several trauma-informed approaches in therapy, such as CBT, ACT, existential, IFS, and MBCT.
The Family Counseling Center offers relief and support to people struggling with mental health, substance use, or behavioral concerns. Individuals, couples, and families are welcome. We will affirm you in all of your identities and will see you as more than your diagnoses. We work with a wide range of people and seek to match you with clinicians based on the nature of the concern and your lived experience. Our team is here to listen and to help you find your own best way forward.
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I work with clients who are ready to actively address the pain and struggle that comes with difficult life transitions. Whether navigating recovery from religious or spiritual abuse/crises, working through difficult or non-traditional relationship dynamics or healing from trauma, depression or anxiety, my clients will learn the peace that comes with embracing all of it. I help clients create deep internal shifts and trust in their truest selves. They develop insight, radical acceptance, gratitude, and accountability, learning to use life’s difficulties as catalysts towards spiritual growth and psychological maturity.
I work with clients who are ready to actively address the pain and struggle that comes with difficult life transitions. Whether navigating recovery from religious or spiritual abuse/crises, working through difficult or non-traditional relationship dynamics or healing from trauma, depression or anxiety, my clients will learn the peace that comes with embracing all of it. I help clients create deep internal shifts and trust in their truest selves. They develop insight, radical acceptance, gratitude, and accountability, learning to use life’s difficulties as catalysts towards spiritual growth and psychological maturity.
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Life is both endlessly beautiful and complex. I approach each client relationship with the goal that through individual sessions I can help clients tap more deeply into their own beauty while better understanding their own complexity. I work to give you concrete tools that you can use in everyday life to more adeptly navigate change, relationship difficulties, trauma, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. My approach is collaborative. Together we will use multiple therapeutic tools to dig deeper into patterns of thought and behavior, including DBT, CBT, and Mindfulness techniques.
Life is both endlessly beautiful and complex. I approach each client relationship with the goal that through individual sessions I can help clients tap more deeply into their own beauty while better understanding their own complexity. I work to give you concrete tools that you can use in everyday life to more adeptly navigate change, relationship difficulties, trauma, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. My approach is collaborative. Together we will use multiple therapeutic tools to dig deeper into patterns of thought and behavior, including DBT, CBT, and Mindfulness techniques.
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Healing from Abuse and Trauma.
We've hired 3 new therapists recently, and we have multiple immediate openings in SLC and Orem. We are a group of therapists with many backgrounds and specialties. No matter what your struggles, it is important to know you are not alone in this journey and we want to help. Your therapist will collaborate with you to understand the challenges and struggles you are facing and compassionately work with you toward long-lasting insight, strategies, change, liberation, and real progress toward an authentic and meaningful life and warm trusting relationships. If you're ready to work toward the life you've always wanted contact us today!
Healing from Abuse and Trauma.
We've hired 3 new therapists recently, and we have multiple immediate openings in SLC and Orem. We are a group of therapists with many backgrounds and specialties. No matter what your struggles, it is important to know you are not alone in this journey and we want to help. Your therapist will collaborate with you to understand the challenges and struggles you are facing and compassionately work with you toward long-lasting insight, strategies, change, liberation, and real progress toward an authentic and meaningful life and warm trusting relationships. If you're ready to work toward the life you've always wanted contact us today!
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Hannah Peavler
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Mill Creek, UT 84106
I work with adults and adolescents and specialize in depression, grief work, anxiety, trauma, and perinatal mental health.
My therapeutic style is one of warmth and attunement. I provide a safe space for people to explore their inner world, heal past wounds, and discover ways to live with self-compassion and authenticity. I specialize in Somatic Psychotherapy and utilize an eclectic, person-centered approach because I believe effective therapy needs to be both individualized and collaborative. Through mindful inquiry we explore the limiting beliefs that interfere with feeling whole and uncover ways to achieve more fulfillment, meaning, and joy in one’s life.
I work with adults and adolescents and specialize in depression, grief work, anxiety, trauma, and perinatal mental health.
My therapeutic style is one of warmth and attunement. I provide a safe space for people to explore their inner world, heal past wounds, and discover ways to live with self-compassion and authenticity. I specialize in Somatic Psychotherapy and utilize an eclectic, person-centered approach because I believe effective therapy needs to be both individualized and collaborative. Through mindful inquiry we explore the limiting beliefs that interfere with feeling whole and uncover ways to achieve more fulfillment, meaning, and joy in one’s life.
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Rachel Bell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, LCSW
Verified Verified
Mill Creek, UT 84106
Waitlist for new clients
I have training and competency related to trauma, depression, and anxiety.
Are you a man that has been trying to change but you find yourself falling into the same patterns? I specialize in working with men who feel the need to change but haven’t found success yet. My scope includes: communication concerns, emotional expression, relationship and sexual issues, and addiction.
I have training and competency related to trauma, depression, and anxiety.
Are you a man that has been trying to change but you find yourself falling into the same patterns? I specialize in working with men who feel the need to change but haven’t found success yet. My scope includes: communication concerns, emotional expression, relationship and sexual issues, and addiction.
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Jan Cendese
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMT, APP, CCP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mill Creek, UT 84106
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 37 years’ experience. I am highly skilled in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, EMDR, Transpersonal Therapy, Guided Imagery, Gestalt Therapy and Existential Psychotherapy. My unique ability to bridge the traditional scientific healing model with alternative methods allows me to synthesize multiple methodologies in my approach for each client. I provide them with portable tools and methods to support their goals.
The choice of a therapist to partner with you on your healing journey is a very personal decision. Strict confidentiality is assured.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 37 years’ experience. I am highly skilled in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, EMDR, Transpersonal Therapy, Guided Imagery, Gestalt Therapy and Existential Psychotherapy. My unique ability to bridge the traditional scientific healing model with alternative methods allows me to synthesize multiple methodologies in my approach for each client. I provide them with portable tools and methods to support their goals.
The choice of a therapist to partner with you on your healing journey is a very personal decision. Strict confidentiality is assured.
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We are becoming more aware how psychological pain increases when we haven't developed a strong sense of self. Such distress, presenting in forms such as depression and anxiety, can keep us from profound and beautiful connection. Healthy relationships we have with ourselves and others are essential for our emotional well-being. First, live a life that reflects who you are, even if others don't quite understand. Trying to conform to what others want has never been possible. In the Power of Awareness, Neville wrote, "The awareness of 'being' remains regardless of the degree of forgetfulness of who, where and what I am."
We are becoming more aware how psychological pain increases when we haven't developed a strong sense of self. Such distress, presenting in forms such as depression and anxiety, can keep us from profound and beautiful connection. Healthy relationships we have with ourselves and others are essential for our emotional well-being. First, live a life that reflects who you are, even if others don't quite understand. Trying to conform to what others want has never been possible. In the Power of Awareness, Neville wrote, "The awareness of 'being' remains regardless of the degree of forgetfulness of who, where and what I am."
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We are an outpatient mental health clinic offering individual counseling for children, teens and adults. We believe in the inner strength of the human spirit. We believe each person has the ability to live a fulfilling life. We offer a safe place to be seen and heard through talk therapy using various clinically proven modalities including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), DBT, REBT, ACT, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR and more.
We are an outpatient mental health clinic offering individual counseling for children, teens and adults. We believe in the inner strength of the human spirit. We believe each person has the ability to live a fulfilling life. We offer a safe place to be seen and heard through talk therapy using various clinically proven modalities including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), DBT, REBT, ACT, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR and more.
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Anxiety, depression, or even intense stress can often get in the way of living the life we are meant to live. I begin by assisting you in gaining a sense of empowerment and clear plan to move toward or return to your true self. I provide space for you to break down self-destructive thought and behavioral patterns often caused by a history of trauma, abuse, or loss. You soon begin living your potential with improved body, mind, and soul connection. In couples therapy, I assist in healing the partnership by regaining connection and establishing shared meaning for more consistent positive interactions and fulfilling relationship.
Anxiety, depression, or even intense stress can often get in the way of living the life we are meant to live. I begin by assisting you in gaining a sense of empowerment and clear plan to move toward or return to your true self. I provide space for you to break down self-destructive thought and behavioral patterns often caused by a history of trauma, abuse, or loss. You soon begin living your potential with improved body, mind, and soul connection. In couples therapy, I assist in healing the partnership by regaining connection and establishing shared meaning for more consistent positive interactions and fulfilling relationship.
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Rocky Mountain Counseling and Wellness Center
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CMHC
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Our specialties include trauma work, navigating depression and anxiety, substance abuse treatment, autism, suicidal ideation, and identity challenges.
We typically work with clients facing a variety of challenges, including anxiety disorders such as OCD, social anxiety, general anxiety, and panic disorder. We have extensive experience treating addiction, helping individuals improve performance, and supporting them through life transitions.
Our specialties include trauma work, navigating depression and anxiety, substance abuse treatment, autism, suicidal ideation, and identity challenges.
We typically work with clients facing a variety of challenges, including anxiety disorders such as OCD, social anxiety, general anxiety, and panic disorder. We have extensive experience treating addiction, helping individuals improve performance, and supporting them through life transitions.
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I understand the courage it takes to seek support and I’m proud of you for taking this step, you deserve it! My goal is to provide a safe and accepting space for healing and growth to occur. I aim to support you as you navigate life’s challenges and to help you cultivate a rich and empowered life. I work with teens and adults who are struggling with trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, social anxiety, and depression. I understand that each individual has a unique set of experiences and needs.
I understand the courage it takes to seek support and I’m proud of you for taking this step, you deserve it! My goal is to provide a safe and accepting space for healing and growth to occur. I aim to support you as you navigate life’s challenges and to help you cultivate a rich and empowered life. I work with teens and adults who are struggling with trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, social anxiety, and depression. I understand that each individual has a unique set of experiences and needs.
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Stephanie Chamberlain
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Are you overwhelmed by all the responsibilities you have on your plate, do you feel scattered, or do you always feel three steps behind? Do you find yourself worrying excessively and struggle to rein it in? Maybe you are a parent and struggling to balance caring for your children, working, and caring for yourself? Whether you are struggling with challenges around anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, ADHD, relationship issues, or trauma I can help you. I would work with you to identify the root causes of your struggles and give you the tools necessary to grow beyond these challenges.
Are you overwhelmed by all the responsibilities you have on your plate, do you feel scattered, or do you always feel three steps behind? Do you find yourself worrying excessively and struggle to rein it in? Maybe you are a parent and struggling to balance caring for your children, working, and caring for yourself? Whether you are struggling with challenges around anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, ADHD, relationship issues, or trauma I can help you. I would work with you to identify the root causes of your struggles and give you the tools necessary to grow beyond these challenges.
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Green Willow Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMFT, CSW, MSW, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Holladay, UT 84117
At Green Willow we specialize in working with teens and adults who are struggling with childhood trauma and abuse, PTSD, relationships, women's specific concerns, depression, anxiety, stress, LGBTQ, and life adjustment concerns. We work with adolescents and adults who are struggling with mood disorders, family dynamics, coping skills, and emotional dysregulation. We provide a peaceful and supportive environment to explore past traumas, discuss current concerns, and plan for a more fulfilling future. We believe that each of us has the capacity for healing and growth, and that within us we contain the answers for a more joyful life.
At Green Willow we specialize in working with teens and adults who are struggling with childhood trauma and abuse, PTSD, relationships, women's specific concerns, depression, anxiety, stress, LGBTQ, and life adjustment concerns. We work with adolescents and adults who are struggling with mood disorders, family dynamics, coping skills, and emotional dysregulation. We provide a peaceful and supportive environment to explore past traumas, discuss current concerns, and plan for a more fulfilling future. We believe that each of us has the capacity for healing and growth, and that within us we contain the answers for a more joyful life.
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Samuel Zizumbo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
At Conquer the Enemy Counseling, we provide compassionate and effective mental health care with a focus on trauma-informed therapy. Our safe and supportive environment helps individuals heal from trauma, manage anxiety and depression, and build resilience. My background as a former police officer and my work with justice-involved youth as a counselor and clinical therapist provide me with a unique perspective on trauma and life. This diverse experience enriches our understanding and enhances our therapeutic approach.
At Conquer the Enemy Counseling, we provide compassionate and effective mental health care with a focus on trauma-informed therapy. Our safe and supportive environment helps individuals heal from trauma, manage anxiety and depression, and build resilience. My background as a former police officer and my work with justice-involved youth as a counselor and clinical therapist provide me with a unique perspective on trauma and life. This diverse experience enriches our understanding and enhances our therapeutic approach.
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Michelle Call, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
I specialize in working with clients healing from trauma, PTSD, abuse/neglect, relationship issues, body politics/image, religious/faith conflicts, depression, anxiety, sexual/gender/LGBT identity, grief/loss, and life transitions.
I am a relationship-based psychotherapist who approaches therapy from a place of collaboration and a belief that we are each the experts on ourselves. I am especially interested in issues of diversity and inclusion, and exploring the impacts of oppression and discrimination on those who feel marginalized. I use a feminist - multicultural lens to create a safe place for exploration, to increase empowerment, and to live a more authentic and satisfying life.
I specialize in working with clients healing from trauma, PTSD, abuse/neglect, relationship issues, body politics/image, religious/faith conflicts, depression, anxiety, sexual/gender/LGBT identity, grief/loss, and life transitions.
I am a relationship-based psychotherapist who approaches therapy from a place of collaboration and a belief that we are each the experts on ourselves. I am especially interested in issues of diversity and inclusion, and exploring the impacts of oppression and discrimination on those who feel marginalized. I use a feminist - multicultural lens to create a safe place for exploration, to increase empowerment, and to live a more authentic and satisfying life.
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Jill B Jones
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84115 (Online Only)
I work with adults and late teens, clients suffering from depression and anxiety, those who have experienced sexual and psychological trauma, clients who are struggling with grief, and those with eating disorders.
I work from a strengths-based, client-centered perspective. I believe that people have a healthy drive toward wellness, but the trials of life often lead them down paths that are counterproductive and even self defeating. A good therapist can help people rediscover joy in their lives and their relationships, as well as re-establish a healthy and strong sense of self. It is gratifying to see people rediscover their unique strengths and uncover new-found capacities to survive and thrive in the face of life's many challenges. With a therapist's caring support, new possibilities become a reality.
I work with adults and late teens, clients suffering from depression and anxiety, those who have experienced sexual and psychological trauma, clients who are struggling with grief, and those with eating disorders.
I work from a strengths-based, client-centered perspective. I believe that people have a healthy drive toward wellness, but the trials of life often lead them down paths that are counterproductive and even self defeating. A good therapist can help people rediscover joy in their lives and their relationships, as well as re-establish a healthy and strong sense of self. It is gratifying to see people rediscover their unique strengths and uncover new-found capacities to survive and thrive in the face of life's many challenges. With a therapist's caring support, new possibilities become a reality.
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I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and have experience treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
I believe in creating a strong therapeutic relationship and shared goals with my clients. I focuses on creating an environment in which a person can empower themselves through sharing their lived experience and inner wisdom. I believe it is part of my role to help you find a personal healing path, guide when needed, and to help make powerful changes to coping mechanisms that you wish to shift.
I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and have experience treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
I believe in creating a strong therapeutic relationship and shared goals with my clients. I focuses on creating an environment in which a person can empower themselves through sharing their lived experience and inner wisdom. I believe it is part of my role to help you find a personal healing path, guide when needed, and to help make powerful changes to coping mechanisms that you wish to shift.
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As a trauma-informed child therapist specializing in anxiety, I understand the unique difficulties you and your child are facing.
Parenting a child who struggles with anxiety and mental health issues can be an incredibly challenging and heart-wrenching experience. You might feel helpless as you watch your child battle fears and worries that seem too big to manage, or struggle with physical symptoms like stomachaches and headaches caused by anxiety. Perhaps you've noticed your child avoiding certain situations or activities, having trouble sleeping, or finding it difficult to focus in school.
As a trauma-informed child therapist specializing in anxiety, I understand the unique difficulties you and your child are facing.
Parenting a child who struggles with anxiety and mental health issues can be an incredibly challenging and heart-wrenching experience. You might feel helpless as you watch your child battle fears and worries that seem too big to manage, or struggle with physical symptoms like stomachaches and headaches caused by anxiety. Perhaps you've noticed your child avoiding certain situations or activities, having trouble sleeping, or finding it difficult to focus in school.
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Trauma and PTSD Therapists
When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.