Trauma Focused Therapists in Payson, UT
Angela Marie Gehrke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Payson, UT 84651
Hello! I offer individual therapy, support groups, and workshops tailored to fostering healing and growth. As a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I bring a unique blend of faith-based principles and professional expertise to my counseling practice. With a foundation in attachment-based and trauma-focused therapy, my specialization lies in identifying and addressing barriers that hinder healthy relationships. Whether you've experienced hurt from a past or current relationship, I am here support your healing journey, and empower you to create the life and relationships you desire.
Hello! I offer individual therapy, support groups, and workshops tailored to fostering healing and growth. As a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I bring a unique blend of faith-based principles and professional expertise to my counseling practice. With a foundation in attachment-based and trauma-focused therapy, my specialization lies in identifying and addressing barriers that hinder healthy relationships. Whether you've experienced hurt from a past or current relationship, I am here support your healing journey, and empower you to create the life and relationships you desire.
I have received extensive post graduate training in EMDR with children, Parent/Child Interaction Therapy, and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
I graduated from Brigham Young University with a Masters of Education in School Psychology in 1994 and with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2003. As part of that training, I completed a doctoral level internship in clinical child psychology at Primary Children's Hospital. Since then, I have worked in a variety of settings, specializing in child psychology. The majority of my clinical experience has been in working with children who have been traumatized, but I feel comfortable treating the entire range of childhood psychiatric disorders. Overall, I have been working with emotionally/behaviorally challenged children for over 25 years.
I have received extensive post graduate training in EMDR with children, Parent/Child Interaction Therapy, and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
I graduated from Brigham Young University with a Masters of Education in School Psychology in 1994 and with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2003. As part of that training, I completed a doctoral level internship in clinical child psychology at Primary Children's Hospital. Since then, I have worked in a variety of settings, specializing in child psychology. The majority of my clinical experience has been in working with children who have been traumatized, but I feel comfortable treating the entire range of childhood psychiatric disorders. Overall, I have been working with emotionally/behaviorally challenged children for over 25 years.
Your child means the world to you. You’ve worked and invested so much throughout the years for their benefit and well being. Despite all the planning and parenting preparation you did, there are somethings that you weren’t prepared for: Constant arguments at home and meltdowns. Emails/calls from the school of your child struggling with focus and sitting still. A child that worries and is scared so much of the time. When your teenager says to their friends “I just want to die.” How to help your child through big life changes such as divorce, a move, or the death of a loved one. Or, if someone has purposely hurt him/her.
Your child means the world to you. You’ve worked and invested so much throughout the years for their benefit and well being. Despite all the planning and parenting preparation you did, there are somethings that you weren’t prepared for: Constant arguments at home and meltdowns. Emails/calls from the school of your child struggling with focus and sitting still. A child that worries and is scared so much of the time. When your teenager says to their friends “I just want to die.” How to help your child through big life changes such as divorce, a move, or the death of a loved one. Or, if someone has purposely hurt him/her.
We often don’t have the understanding why we feel so separate from ourselves, the struggle to understand what’s happening within & around us, feeling lost trying to navigate the complexity of life. We need a space to explore this. Golden Horse Counseling’s purpose is to create a space for healing, a place where we can learn to fully connect to ourselves. Our intent is never to fix our clients' problems but rather to provide a space where they can explore and create lasting change. We recognize the profound impact this healing process has, and create space for clients to rewrite their stories, gather the reins, & gallop forward.
We often don’t have the understanding why we feel so separate from ourselves, the struggle to understand what’s happening within & around us, feeling lost trying to navigate the complexity of life. We need a space to explore this. Golden Horse Counseling’s purpose is to create a space for healing, a place where we can learn to fully connect to ourselves. Our intent is never to fix our clients' problems but rather to provide a space where they can explore and create lasting change. We recognize the profound impact this healing process has, and create space for clients to rewrite their stories, gather the reins, & gallop forward.
I am committed to helping my clients increase self-awareness, strengthen relationships, reduce anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms, and live a more value-directed life. I want to help you feel emotionally lighter, happier, and more confident. I want to help you reach your goals and become your best self.
I am committed to helping my clients increase self-awareness, strengthen relationships, reduce anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms, and live a more value-directed life. I want to help you feel emotionally lighter, happier, and more confident. I want to help you reach your goals and become your best self.
At times in our lives we can be unexpectedly faced with difficult and challenging circumstances. Reaching out for help and support is a courageous first step. I am whole-heartedly committed to helping you address your needs and concerns in a compassionate, caring way. I have worked with a variety of clients from diverse backgrounds and draw from both my clinical and lived experiences in creating for clients a safe, accepting environment.
At times in our lives we can be unexpectedly faced with difficult and challenging circumstances. Reaching out for help and support is a courageous first step. I am whole-heartedly committed to helping you address your needs and concerns in a compassionate, caring way. I have worked with a variety of clients from diverse backgrounds and draw from both my clinical and lived experiences in creating for clients a safe, accepting environment.
Laurie M Elkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CFRC
Verified Verified
Payson, UT 84651 (Online Only)
When you look at yourself, other people, and the world around you, what lenses are you seeing through? If you are experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, attachment, grief and loss, relationship challenges, or something like these, it is likely you are experiencing your life through these lenses. I am here to walk alongside you, to help you find your way toward healing, and experiencing your life beyond those limitations.
When you look at yourself, other people, and the world around you, what lenses are you seeing through? If you are experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, attachment, grief and loss, relationship challenges, or something like these, it is likely you are experiencing your life through these lenses. I am here to walk alongside you, to help you find your way toward healing, and experiencing your life beyond those limitations.
Elizabeth is compassionately committed to working with clients suffering from a broad spectrum of differing types of mental health issues. She emphasizes improving client self-awareness and growing the capacity to enhance relationships with others. Elizabeth strives to cultivate a strong healthy working relationship with her clients employing mutual respect, authenticity, acceptance, and genuineness. She believes the the therapeutic process is relationships centered.
Elizabeth is compassionately committed to working with clients suffering from a broad spectrum of differing types of mental health issues. She emphasizes improving client self-awareness and growing the capacity to enhance relationships with others. Elizabeth strives to cultivate a strong healthy working relationship with her clients employing mutual respect, authenticity, acceptance, and genuineness. She believes the the therapeutic process is relationships centered.
You are of great worth. Each person is of great worth. When any of us lose the recognition of our worth, despair and hopelessness can take over. Anyone facing these, or like challenges, may benefit from professional help. If you or a loved one seek improvement, you have resources right here. If you will share your world and your journey, the sense of great worth can be restored and sustained. Options include traditional therapy as well as equine therapy.
You are of great worth. Each person is of great worth. When any of us lose the recognition of our worth, despair and hopelessness can take over. Anyone facing these, or like challenges, may benefit from professional help. If you or a loved one seek improvement, you have resources right here. If you will share your world and your journey, the sense of great worth can be restored and sustained. Options include traditional therapy as well as equine therapy.
Sunray Family Counseling, Payson & Cedar City
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Payson, UT 84651
Sunray Family Counseling has over 10 years of experience in creating a safe space where children, youth and adults can receive quality and specialized care. We offer individual, family and couples counseling. Our team of therapist come from various backgrounds but also share in offering experiential and modality-based care. Our center holds the belief that people have inherent worth and value. We strive to assist clients in finding and connecting with their authentic selves and to better their lives on many planes.
Sunray Family Counseling has over 10 years of experience in creating a safe space where children, youth and adults can receive quality and specialized care. We offer individual, family and couples counseling. Our team of therapist come from various backgrounds but also share in offering experiential and modality-based care. Our center holds the belief that people have inherent worth and value. We strive to assist clients in finding and connecting with their authentic selves and to better their lives on many planes.
I have been a therapist for approximately 17 years, mainly working in the juvenile justice system as well as a school setting. Most of my experience is with school aged children and adults, but I enjoy working with children and adults of all ages!
I have been a therapist for approximately 17 years, mainly working in the juvenile justice system as well as a school setting. Most of my experience is with school aged children and adults, but I enjoy working with children and adults of all ages!
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I am here to walk alongside you through your most distressing thoughts, feelings, and traumas. My goal is to create a compassionate and nonjudgmental atmosphere where you can feel safe to express your deeper concerns. I believe you are the expert of your own life and have the resources within yourself to reach your highest goals and potential. My role in therapy is to help you discover your innate strengths, wisdom, and capabilities as you navigate through life challenges.
I am here to walk alongside you through your most distressing thoughts, feelings, and traumas. My goal is to create a compassionate and nonjudgmental atmosphere where you can feel safe to express your deeper concerns. I believe you are the expert of your own life and have the resources within yourself to reach your highest goals and potential. My role in therapy is to help you discover your innate strengths, wisdom, and capabilities as you navigate through life challenges.
Candi Higley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Payson, UT 84651
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Hi there, my name is Candi. One of my favorite quotes about life is by James Baldwin, which says, “Not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” Life is too short to let trauma control us, to be anxious, depressed or angry all the time or to struggle alone in relationships. Therapy may not be the most comfortable experience, but it can be life changing. I want you to be able to find meaning and purpose and work through emotional pain so that your self-worth, relationships and other areas of life thrive.
Hi there, my name is Candi. One of my favorite quotes about life is by James Baldwin, which says, “Not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” Life is too short to let trauma control us, to be anxious, depressed or angry all the time or to struggle alone in relationships. Therapy may not be the most comfortable experience, but it can be life changing. I want you to be able to find meaning and purpose and work through emotional pain so that your self-worth, relationships and other areas of life thrive.
Josie Osborn
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LMHC, CMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Payson, UT 84651
My primary approach is seeing each client as a unique individual with intrinsic value, and with the capacity for self-healing. I am committed to helping clients feel safe, heard, seen, and valued. I also understand that seeking therapy is a difficult and sometimes scary decision, and I am eager to meet clients wherever they are in their healing process. I believe that every person is the expert in their own life and the role of therapy is to support and build on someone’s personal strengths while providing a safe place to dive deeper into self-understanding and ultimately achieve healing.
My primary approach is seeing each client as a unique individual with intrinsic value, and with the capacity for self-healing. I am committed to helping clients feel safe, heard, seen, and valued. I also understand that seeking therapy is a difficult and sometimes scary decision, and I am eager to meet clients wherever they are in their healing process. I believe that every person is the expert in their own life and the role of therapy is to support and build on someone’s personal strengths while providing a safe place to dive deeper into self-understanding and ultimately achieve healing.
I am committed to helping clients feel their best at any phase of life. My focus is on helping you feel like you’re in greatest alignment with your true self and can prioritize your values and goals. Starting therapy can be a big step, but I believe that therapy is for everyone & that finding the right therapist is crucial to the process. I hope to offer an empathetic nonjudgmental space where we can build a therapeutic relationship together and where you feel safe, heard, & valued.
I am committed to helping clients feel their best at any phase of life. My focus is on helping you feel like you’re in greatest alignment with your true self and can prioritize your values and goals. Starting therapy can be a big step, but I believe that therapy is for everyone & that finding the right therapist is crucial to the process. I hope to offer an empathetic nonjudgmental space where we can build a therapeutic relationship together and where you feel safe, heard, & valued.
I believe the therapeutic relationship to be extremely valuable in the client’s growth and strive to work in a collaborative way with clients. I draw from an attachment theory perspective, am trauma-informed and client-centered. My passion is helping my clients find their inner strength to get through their dark moments in life. I use an integrative therapeutic approach rooted in my client’s needs. I utilize a mix of evidence-based modalities such as CBT, EMDR, Mindfulness, IFS, and Somatic Experience.
I believe the therapeutic relationship to be extremely valuable in the client’s growth and strive to work in a collaborative way with clients. I draw from an attachment theory perspective, am trauma-informed and client-centered. My passion is helping my clients find their inner strength to get through their dark moments in life. I use an integrative therapeutic approach rooted in my client’s needs. I utilize a mix of evidence-based modalities such as CBT, EMDR, Mindfulness, IFS, and Somatic Experience.
I am not a fairy godmother that can bibbidi-bobbidi-boo your child into behaving perfectly, make your teen talk to you, or make your family understand and appreciate you. However, I can be an empathetic listener and support to help provide context and understanding for thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that may feel or seem hard to process. I provide tools, resources, and a therapeutic environment where change for the better is possible.
I am not a fairy godmother that can bibbidi-bobbidi-boo your child into behaving perfectly, make your teen talk to you, or make your family understand and appreciate you. However, I can be an empathetic listener and support to help provide context and understanding for thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that may feel or seem hard to process. I provide tools, resources, and a therapeutic environment where change for the better is possible.
Walking through the therapy door to spill your guts to a stranger can be terrifying! I've been there, so I use a humanistic and strengths-based approach as a therapist. I know that safety and connection are vital to healing and growing so I work at the pace my clients lead. I support you in connecting mind and body, living your authentic self, and creating meaningful connections with others. Whether you are dealing with difficult circumstances, emotions, dark thoughts or relationships, I know you are innately good and I try to see the whole you. Trauma-informed methods are key to restore you to optimal functioning.
Walking through the therapy door to spill your guts to a stranger can be terrifying! I've been there, so I use a humanistic and strengths-based approach as a therapist. I know that safety and connection are vital to healing and growing so I work at the pace my clients lead. I support you in connecting mind and body, living your authentic self, and creating meaningful connections with others. Whether you are dealing with difficult circumstances, emotions, dark thoughts or relationships, I know you are innately good and I try to see the whole you. Trauma-informed methods are key to restore you to optimal functioning.
I love being able to help clients with high levels of anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. I also have several years of experience working with adolescents with high functioning autism and some other developmental delays. If you want to overcome some of the areas in your life that you feel are holding back, then we will work together to find different approaches that can lead to better outcomes.
I love being able to help clients with high levels of anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. I also have several years of experience working with adolescents with high functioning autism and some other developmental delays. If you want to overcome some of the areas in your life that you feel are holding back, then we will work together to find different approaches that can lead to better outcomes.
Have you ever asked for help and been disappointed with the results? I won't stand for that. I am not interested in "doing" therapy, but rather, creating a transformative partnership with my patients that helps them to become something greater. What does that look like? Whatever a patient needs it to be. I am passionate about taking people who have capacity to be better and helping them to maximize it. If you aren't progressing, I will help you find someone who can help. I work with an amazing team, and we have a fit for you.
Have you ever asked for help and been disappointed with the results? I won't stand for that. I am not interested in "doing" therapy, but rather, creating a transformative partnership with my patients that helps them to become something greater. What does that look like? Whatever a patient needs it to be. I am passionate about taking people who have capacity to be better and helping them to maximize it. If you aren't progressing, I will help you find someone who can help. I work with an amazing team, and we have a fit for you.
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