Therapists in Provo, UT
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One By One Behavioral Health
Counselor, CMHC
Verified Verified
Provo, UT 84601
Waitlist for new clients
Hello, my name is Jen in Makin and I am a Clinical Mental Health Counselor specializing in girls and women’s mental health services. I have extensive training in managing high risk situations and crisis. I have 15 years of experience working within the field of mental health, including working in acute inpatient settings and outpatient. I am DBT skill focused therapist and believe in teaching emotional self reliance through boundaries. I am trained in Crisis Management, addiction recovery, DBT interventions and family systems. I work hard to ensure my clients feel heard and leave much better than I found them.
Hello, my name is Jen in Makin and I am a Clinical Mental Health Counselor specializing in girls and women’s mental health services. I have extensive training in managing high risk situations and crisis. I have 15 years of experience working within the field of mental health, including working in acute inpatient settings and outpatient. I am DBT skill focused therapist and believe in teaching emotional self reliance through boundaries. I am trained in Crisis Management, addiction recovery, DBT interventions and family systems. I work hard to ensure my clients feel heard and leave much better than I found them.
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Hello, my name is Jeremy, and I work for Utah Lakes Neuroscience Mental Health Center, where we take an integrative approach to Mental Health and Trauma Therapy. I believe the key to healing is finding wholeness and balance in all areas of your life. I focus on the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model and use my underlying lens of psychodynamic therapy to inform other more cognitive and behavioral models of therapy. I work with a wide-ranging population of people, and focus on trauma, depression, anxiety, addiction, stage of life concerns, grief, and finding meaning and purpose in life.
Hello, my name is Jeremy, and I work for Utah Lakes Neuroscience Mental Health Center, where we take an integrative approach to Mental Health and Trauma Therapy. I believe the key to healing is finding wholeness and balance in all areas of your life. I focus on the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model and use my underlying lens of psychodynamic therapy to inform other more cognitive and behavioral models of therapy. I work with a wide-ranging population of people, and focus on trauma, depression, anxiety, addiction, stage of life concerns, grief, and finding meaning and purpose in life.
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Suzette Fritinger, LCSW at Aspen Cove Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Provo, UT 84604
I also help with couples wanting to overcome the trauma of pornography addiction, working with individuals and couples to overcome sexual discord and increase communication in intimacy.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life! Start the journey to more peace and happiness in relationships with others and within yourself. Have you wanted to go to a therapist but felt apprehensive? I have seen and heard everything over the 20+ years in practice so nothing will shock me. addictions, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, communication and conflict resolution, as well as intimacy and sexual issues in couples therapy. also eating disorders and body image issues, grief and loss are just a few of the areas I specialize in. If your not sure where to start, I can help. I offer Saturday, daytime and evening times.
I also help with couples wanting to overcome the trauma of pornography addiction, working with individuals and couples to overcome sexual discord and increase communication in intimacy.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life! Start the journey to more peace and happiness in relationships with others and within yourself. Have you wanted to go to a therapist but felt apprehensive? I have seen and heard everything over the 20+ years in practice so nothing will shock me. addictions, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, communication and conflict resolution, as well as intimacy and sexual issues in couples therapy. also eating disorders and body image issues, grief and loss are just a few of the areas I specialize in. If your not sure where to start, I can help. I offer Saturday, daytime and evening times.
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The Center for Couples and Families
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
11 Endorsed
Provo, UT 84604
Whether it is anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual issues, chronic illness, pornography addiction and more, we have helped many people become successful and get themselves unstuck! We can help you find hope!.
Relationships are one of the most important things in life. Whether that be with a partner, spouse, parent, child or other family member. We understand that strengthening and maintaining those relationships is at the top or your list. It’s at the top of our list too! Change is possible if you have a desire to learn and apply the skills and knowledge you will acquire through participating in therapy.
Whether it is anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual issues, chronic illness, pornography addiction and more, we have helped many people become successful and get themselves unstuck! We can help you find hope!.
Relationships are one of the most important things in life. Whether that be with a partner, spouse, parent, child or other family member. We understand that strengthening and maintaining those relationships is at the top or your list. It’s at the top of our list too! Change is possible if you have a desire to learn and apply the skills and knowledge you will acquire through participating in therapy.
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I have experience working with young adults and adults who have experienced relationship issues, dysfunctional family dynamics, trauma, addiction, personality disorders, depression and anxiety.
Although I believe that the goals of therapy are always first and foremost determined by my clients, I generally hold the hope for each of them that they will find more joy in life. To that end, I believe in an eclectic theoretical approach, one that draws on a wide range of perspectives including humanist/existential philosophy, Jungian psychodynamics, trauma-informed and client-centered practice, because I believe people are eclectic. Because I have both personal and professional experience with this work, I view the relationship between client and therapist as central and fundamental to the therapeutic process being effective.
I have experience working with young adults and adults who have experienced relationship issues, dysfunctional family dynamics, trauma, addiction, personality disorders, depression and anxiety.
Although I believe that the goals of therapy are always first and foremost determined by my clients, I generally hold the hope for each of them that they will find more joy in life. To that end, I believe in an eclectic theoretical approach, one that draws on a wide range of perspectives including humanist/existential philosophy, Jungian psychodynamics, trauma-informed and client-centered practice, because I believe people are eclectic. Because I have both personal and professional experience with this work, I view the relationship between client and therapist as central and fundamental to the therapeutic process being effective.
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Welcome to Summit View Counseling! We have several great professionals on our team to support and assist you. I have personally worked in the mental health field in various capacities for 17 years. I have come to understand the needs of individuals, couples, and families as they face challenges which can seem overwhelming. I appreciate the impact of evidenced based psychotherapies in helping the clients I work with achieve the results they are seeking. I also recognize the power of being present and flexible as needs in treatment evolve.
Welcome to Summit View Counseling! We have several great professionals on our team to support and assist you. I have personally worked in the mental health field in various capacities for 17 years. I have come to understand the needs of individuals, couples, and families as they face challenges which can seem overwhelming. I appreciate the impact of evidenced based psychotherapies in helping the clients I work with achieve the results they are seeking. I also recognize the power of being present and flexible as needs in treatment evolve.
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My primary goal is to help restore the power of the individual, to the individual. It is difficult to create ourselves to our true self until we uncreate the thinking and believing that is causing our distress because "whatever we resist, persists." To empower those I work with to see acceptance as a possible way out of their distress by realizing their true control in any given situation. This begins to uncreate the old thinking and responses that lead to further distress. To help those heal to freedom by removing danger, not increasing it, by providing effective tools of creation through improved thought, word and action.
My primary goal is to help restore the power of the individual, to the individual. It is difficult to create ourselves to our true self until we uncreate the thinking and believing that is causing our distress because "whatever we resist, persists." To empower those I work with to see acceptance as a possible way out of their distress by realizing their true control in any given situation. This begins to uncreate the old thinking and responses that lead to further distress. To help those heal to freedom by removing danger, not increasing it, by providing effective tools of creation through improved thought, word and action.
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Text 801.477.4159 for appointments (calling is fine too). I offer a free 20-50min of online non-therapy as a get to know you for those of you who may be tired of reading profiles or feel it may be as ineffective as social media at showcasing people. My ideal clients are people who have some desire to be in therapy. I can work well with any amount of desire to change, learn, or heal. I'm skilled at helping grow the parts in us that want expression. If you want to change, learn, or heal lets get to know each other! I am more specialized in anxiety, depression, trauma and some personality disorders but work well with many others.
Text 801.477.4159 for appointments (calling is fine too). I offer a free 20-50min of online non-therapy as a get to know you for those of you who may be tired of reading profiles or feel it may be as ineffective as social media at showcasing people. My ideal clients are people who have some desire to be in therapy. I can work well with any amount of desire to change, learn, or heal. I'm skilled at helping grow the parts in us that want expression. If you want to change, learn, or heal lets get to know each other! I am more specialized in anxiety, depression, trauma and some personality disorders but work well with many others.
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Daniel Allen Burgess
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Provo, UT 84604
Desiring for deeper, more fulfilling relationships but feeling hindered by obstacles like anxiety and fear are my ideal clients. They seek to form healthy, loving bonds with themselves, others, and their faith. Their goals are to understand their reactions, communicate openly, and embrace their purpose confidently. They desire transformative experiences to overcome challenges and distractions, fostering genuine connections and enriched lives.
Desiring for deeper, more fulfilling relationships but feeling hindered by obstacles like anxiety and fear are my ideal clients. They seek to form healthy, loving bonds with themselves, others, and their faith. Their goals are to understand their reactions, communicate openly, and embrace their purpose confidently. They desire transformative experiences to overcome challenges and distractions, fostering genuine connections and enriched lives.
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Everyone experiences life’s challenges in a unique way, and sometimes those experiences seem daunting. Nobody should ever feel like having to endure life’s challenges alone. Effective evidence-based techniques exist to help everyone address the myriad obstacles that might hold people back. I have substantial experience working with individuals and groups in educational settings. I thrive in environments of learning and growth. Whatever difficulties arise in life, I stand with you on your journey of discovery, learning, and progress.
Everyone experiences life’s challenges in a unique way, and sometimes those experiences seem daunting. Nobody should ever feel like having to endure life’s challenges alone. Effective evidence-based techniques exist to help everyone address the myriad obstacles that might hold people back. I have substantial experience working with individuals and groups in educational settings. I thrive in environments of learning and growth. Whatever difficulties arise in life, I stand with you on your journey of discovery, learning, and progress.
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One of my goals with therapy is to help others find meaning in their lives. It can be difficult when one feels as if they are not healthy emotionally or mentally. I work to have a good natured approach and strong connection that can help me assist clients in finding positive aspects in themselves and in building resiliency and strength. I have worked with a wide-ranging populace of clients and have expertise in working with trauma. I believe that the key to good therapy is the relationship, and I am a person-centered therapist, yet I work with any different modalities, depending on each individuals needs.
One of my goals with therapy is to help others find meaning in their lives. It can be difficult when one feels as if they are not healthy emotionally or mentally. I work to have a good natured approach and strong connection that can help me assist clients in finding positive aspects in themselves and in building resiliency and strength. I have worked with a wide-ranging populace of clients and have expertise in working with trauma. I believe that the key to good therapy is the relationship, and I am a person-centered therapist, yet I work with any different modalities, depending on each individuals needs.
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Whether it be mental health issues, trauma, addiction or anything else that causes us to feel lack of control in our lives, it is incredibly isolating. Unfortunately, isolation causes all of those issues to just get worse and worse; and we seem to lose ourselves along the way. It is demoralizing to look at our lives and feel like our true selves are just out of reach. When this occurs, we can’t help but look in the mirror and just feel broken or, at the very least, desperate for change. While working with me you will experience the healing power of connection, and an opportunity to fully examine yourself without judgment.
Whether it be mental health issues, trauma, addiction or anything else that causes us to feel lack of control in our lives, it is incredibly isolating. Unfortunately, isolation causes all of those issues to just get worse and worse; and we seem to lose ourselves along the way. It is demoralizing to look at our lives and feel like our true selves are just out of reach. When this occurs, we can’t help but look in the mirror and just feel broken or, at the very least, desperate for change. While working with me you will experience the healing power of connection, and an opportunity to fully examine yourself without judgment.
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Spencer Evans
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CTTP-1
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Orem, UT 84097
Hi, my name is Spencer, thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my profile. Finding the right therapist can be tricky at times. Here's a bit about myself to help you see if we'd be a good fit. My main goal as a therapist is to help others live in congruence with themselves. I believe peace comes and shame is reduced when one is aligned with their personal values. A lot of different events can push us out of alignment, and therapy is great at getting us back on track. Areas I spend a lot of time in are: self esteem, substance abuse, relationships, men's/women's issues, life transitions, anxiety/depression.
Hi, my name is Spencer, thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my profile. Finding the right therapist can be tricky at times. Here's a bit about myself to help you see if we'd be a good fit. My main goal as a therapist is to help others live in congruence with themselves. I believe peace comes and shame is reduced when one is aligned with their personal values. A lot of different events can push us out of alignment, and therapy is great at getting us back on track. Areas I spend a lot of time in are: self esteem, substance abuse, relationships, men's/women's issues, life transitions, anxiety/depression.
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Chris Allen
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CSAT, CPTT
Verified Verified
Orem, UT 84097 (Online Only)
The struggle is real!! Don't let the shame of addiction or other mental health struggles prevent you from getting the support you need to overcome and heal your life.
New in recovery? just need a tuneup, or are looking for long-term recovery support? I can help you with the support you need. Trauma, PTSD, and betrayal trauma are huge contributors to addiction, depression, anxiety, and other mental health struggles. With training in EMDR, TFCBT, and as a CSAT and CPTT I'm here to help you navigate, heal, and recover from your past hurts and current triggers. Having a therapist who understands the pain and complexity of betrayal trauma can validate your struggle and help you to heal. I see a variety of clients of all ages with various needs. Let's do a free consultation to see if we are a good fit.
The struggle is real!! Don't let the shame of addiction or other mental health struggles prevent you from getting the support you need to overcome and heal your life.
New in recovery? just need a tuneup, or are looking for long-term recovery support? I can help you with the support you need. Trauma, PTSD, and betrayal trauma are huge contributors to addiction, depression, anxiety, and other mental health struggles. With training in EMDR, TFCBT, and as a CSAT and CPTT I'm here to help you navigate, heal, and recover from your past hurts and current triggers. Having a therapist who understands the pain and complexity of betrayal trauma can validate your struggle and help you to heal. I see a variety of clients of all ages with various needs. Let's do a free consultation to see if we are a good fit.
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Jenn Mann
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, EMDR, CSAT-C, EFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lindon, UT 84042
Hi I'm Jenn. I specialize in treating eating disorders, trauma/ PTSD, shame, betrayal trauma, difficulties in relationships, grief/loss, and pornography/other sexual addiction. I also have years of experience working with clients with depression and anxiety, self harm, suicidality, and substance abuse. For 18+ years I've been privileged to work with adolescents, adults, couples and families to help them find healing and hope while I've worked in inpatient, residential treatment, intensive day programs, and outpatient therapy. I love being able to be a part of a persons journey of recovery and healing, and the process of change.
Hi I'm Jenn. I specialize in treating eating disorders, trauma/ PTSD, shame, betrayal trauma, difficulties in relationships, grief/loss, and pornography/other sexual addiction. I also have years of experience working with clients with depression and anxiety, self harm, suicidality, and substance abuse. For 18+ years I've been privileged to work with adolescents, adults, couples and families to help them find healing and hope while I've worked in inpatient, residential treatment, intensive day programs, and outpatient therapy. I love being able to be a part of a persons journey of recovery and healing, and the process of change.
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Welcome to therapy that is radically different than what you've heard about or experienced before. Together, we can identify and remove barriers to discover the answers and wisdom that already exist within you. I want you to feel safe and comfortable enough to dig into the root cause of your current challenges and experience meaningful and lasting change. I honor your willingness to show up for yourself. I truly believe that with consistency and support you will steadily move towards living a life of freedom and creative expression that is aligned with your values and sense of purpose. You don't have to do it alone.
Welcome to therapy that is radically different than what you've heard about or experienced before. Together, we can identify and remove barriers to discover the answers and wisdom that already exist within you. I want you to feel safe and comfortable enough to dig into the root cause of your current challenges and experience meaningful and lasting change. I honor your willingness to show up for yourself. I truly believe that with consistency and support you will steadily move towards living a life of freedom and creative expression that is aligned with your values and sense of purpose. You don't have to do it alone.
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My style is deeply conversational. When I meet with people, I tend to help them develop and elaborate upon the stories of their joy and suffering, laughter and sorrow. I carefully help them make connections that they have not thought about before. In doing so, new possibilities for understanding and coping unfold. Often I use metaphor and narrative examples to help develop new experiences or teach new ideas. My clients describe their experiences of our sessions as thought-provoking, warm, and caring, with "a-ha" moments along the way.
My style is deeply conversational. When I meet with people, I tend to help them develop and elaborate upon the stories of their joy and suffering, laughter and sorrow. I carefully help them make connections that they have not thought about before. In doing so, new possibilities for understanding and coping unfold. Often I use metaphor and narrative examples to help develop new experiences or teach new ideas. My clients describe their experiences of our sessions as thought-provoking, warm, and caring, with "a-ha" moments along the way.
Online Therapists
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Feeling stuck in life? Struggling with compulsive behavior? Battling sexual addiction and the shame that accompanies it? Suffering from traumatic betrayal in your relationship? These are heavy issues for most therapists to treat, much less trying to navigate them on your own. You deserve support and guidance from a therapist who is not only familiar with these issues, but also has over 15 years of counseling experience working with teens, adults, couples and partners.
Feeling stuck in life? Struggling with compulsive behavior? Battling sexual addiction and the shame that accompanies it? Suffering from traumatic betrayal in your relationship? These are heavy issues for most therapists to treat, much less trying to navigate them on your own. You deserve support and guidance from a therapist who is not only familiar with these issues, but also has over 15 years of counseling experience working with teens, adults, couples and partners.
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Natalie Cox Herndon Phd
Psychologist, PhD, CMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
West Jordan, UT 84088 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
The relationship between a therapist and client is one of the most important parts of the therapeutic process. I try to create an environment of safety and trust through a caring and supportive therapeutic relationship, giving empathetic feedback and an outside perspective. I work with people with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, PTSD, substance abuse, dysfunctional family relationships, boundary setting problems, spiritual transition, LGBTQ + or cultural trauma, career transition (and many others). Please call or email me today and we can begin the work of healing by processing through thoughts, behaviors, and feelings.
The relationship between a therapist and client is one of the most important parts of the therapeutic process. I try to create an environment of safety and trust through a caring and supportive therapeutic relationship, giving empathetic feedback and an outside perspective. I work with people with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, PTSD, substance abuse, dysfunctional family relationships, boundary setting problems, spiritual transition, LGBTQ + or cultural trauma, career transition (and many others). Please call or email me today and we can begin the work of healing by processing through thoughts, behaviors, and feelings.
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I offer individual, couples, and family therapy for a variety of issues, including substance abuse, marriage and family therapy, depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, personality and behavior disorders, grief, and more.
When things change inside you, things change around you.
I offer individual, couples, and family therapy for a variety of issues, including substance abuse, marriage and family therapy, depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, personality and behavior disorders, grief, and more.
When things change inside you, things change around you.
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Addiction Therapists
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.
How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.
How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.