Therapists in Alaska

I am dedicated to helping Alaskans find healing, live healthier and more fulfilling lives, and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. I would love to support you on your journey and help you work through whatever it is that brings you to counseling. Counseling can help you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and underlying issues, uncover strengths, and learn skills that will help you reach your goals.

After over 25 years working and living in rural and urban Alaska as a teacher, painter and counselor, I saw the need to offer counseling outside conventional settings. The Dome Arts house is a second home located in a quiet, historic neighborhood. It includes a playroom, working art studio, comfortable living room area, small kitchen and sunny, peaceful backyard with garden. I am dedicated to creating and maintaining an atmosphere which encourages reflection, healing and growth.

Hello. I have a strong pull towards attachment-based and strength-based approach to therapy. I build upon this foundation with Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting (BSP) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) as primary approaches, seeking to support insight and growth in clients who experience depression, dissociation, distress arising from trauma, attachment issues, and/or anxiety.

Roxie Powell is a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (MFT-A) who works within a humanistic-experiential perspective. Roxie enjoys working with a broad spectrum of clients including children ages 5+, adolescents, individual adults, couples, and families. Roxie is passionate about relational counseling and uses Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) as her primary approach to working with couples and families to transform their communication style. She utilizes an attachment-based lens and believes that healing relational trauma is essential for lasting connection. This is supported by research in the field of attachment science.

Is your child struggling at school, with friends, or at home? Do you feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, depression, or unfulfilling relationships? Are you looking for a place where you or your child can have someone you know will listen? Every stage of life comes with new challenges and sometimes you just someone to help sort through it all.

Are you and your partner stuck in a repeating conflict cycle? Are you struggling with intimacy? Would you like to feel more authentic or whole in connecting with your partner and others? I work with couples and individuals to create a warm and safe relationship where they can explore who they are, why they are, and what is in the way of their intimacy and thriving.

Are you feeling stressed or anxious? Are you experiencing a life transition and need support? Are difficulties impacting your work, relationships, or self-care? Do you want to make a change and are not sure where to begin? I can help. I have 18 years of experience providing therapy. I am passionate about helping people manage anxiety and stress, let go of what is not serving, heal from the past, and improve relationships. I will help you to practice new coping strategies, foster self-understanding, and move towards living a more balanced and fulfilled life. Let's talk about how we can work together to get you where you want to be.

With life comes challenges; beautiful and heavy or dark. Every person has a story and it is valuable! I believe that while trauma can have a powerful impact, we are incredibly resilient. Every human deserves to experience healing, to live life fully, and thrive. I am holistic and humanistic; mind, body, soul, spirit are connected. I believe in the power of curiosity, energy, grace, connection, and humor. Therapy offers new learning, self-discovery, skill-building, growth, and healing. With practice we learn to work through trauma to be fully present for all the moments in this life. Be curious. I look forward to connecting with you!

Coastal Wellness and Counseling, LLC offers a systemic approach to healing relationships. Whether you are interested in strengthening your couple/marital relationship, your connection with your children and family, your relationship with yourself, and/or are seeking therapy for your child or adolescent, our clinicians specialize in providing an authentic and focused approach to healing. Coastal Wellness and Counseling, LLC maintains a commitment to serving Alaskans with and without insurance by offering a sliding fee scale to those who qualify. All clinicians practice under the mentorship of Ashley M. Barrera, LMFT.

“Life is not about how many times you fall down. It’s about how many times you get back up.”- Jaime Escalante. Do you remember what it feels like to live your life to the fullest? Greet every day with a smile, knowing that you're going to be OK no matter what life throws at you? To feel content in your essence and in your body? I work with clients who feel like they have lost "pieces of themselves" along the way during difficult/traumatic childhood or life events, grief, break-ups/divorces/ abusive relationships, struggles with depression, anxiety, phobias, attachment traumas etc.

I am accepting new clients. I offer a free 30 minute consultation and currently offer telehealth and in person sessions. I am in network with TriCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Moda, and Aetna. Maybe you are feeling stressed, anxious, lonely, sad, you are struggling in your relationships with your partner or child(ren) or are confused about how you got to this place in your life. Your life isn’t going the way that you had hoped, and you just aren’t happy. You need some relief, someone to talk to, and some skills to help you feel better. Therapy is a great way to get relief. Today is the day to reach out.

“The past is just the past,” they say. You’ve tried to let it go, ignore it, bury it away, but it still seems to haunt you. Growing up you saw the fights, cleaned up the messes, felt the pain of hurtful words, and covered up so many cuts and bruises. You did what you had to do to survive and got out as fast as you could. You were determined that your life would be different. And for the most part it is. Unfortunately, the emotional remnants remain; anxiety, feeling like you’re “not enough,” the disconnect from others...You’re ready to finally shed these struggles, but you need some help getting from here to the life you want.

Life can get overwhelming and it's easy to feel lost, anxious, and/or depressed, bogged down with busy schedules, work issues, childhood trauma, chronic pain, relationship/intimacy conflicts, complicated parent and/or child relationships, questioning one's identity or coming into one's sexuality - and well, it can feel like too much! These compounding stressors impact our ability to connect with ourselves and with others, as well as our ability to lead satisfying and full lives. My hope is that together, you can (re)discover your path to a fulfilled and integrated life by embodying your emotional, spiritual, and creative self.

I serve Alaska and Montana clients virtually. People come to therapy seeking growth and healing. Many seek the benefits of more insight into themselves and their responses to their day to day lives. People seek relief from things like anxiety and depression, wanting to find another way to feel about themselves and their lives. I have a strong interest in working to support healing from trauma. For some trauma is the result of an isolated incident, for others trauma contributes to long-held patterns of thought and behavior that are no longer working well. I believe we are all able to grow, to experience relief, and to heal.

As a clinical therapist I am committed to treating the whole person; spirit, mind, and body. I am an EMDR provider and facilitate holistic treatment to adults, adolescents, and couples with a variety of needs.

HELLO! Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, "when did things get so tough?" I’m here to help. I have more than 15 years of experience working with kids, teens, adults, and families who are facing challenges to promote healing from past traumas, difficult relationships, and overwhelming feelings.

Feeling stuck? Paralyzed? Unsure what to do or where to go next? That everything is an effort? Thriving Within, LLC is available for counseling and mental health services. Thriving comes from an individualized approach centered on you and your strengths. Using a client centered, healing-centered-engagement process, we connect people to their internal and external resources. We have a variety of services to meet your needs.

If changing and finding balance and peace were easy, you would have already done it. I will walk with teens, adults, and couples through the intricate tapestry of their lives. I specialize in supporting individuals who have experienced trauma, are prenatal and postpartum, healthcare workers, people undergoing the transition into adulthood, a faith transition, or those looking for improvement in their relationships. Whether you are adjusting to a major change or have long-standing patterns or struggles you feel stuck in, I can support you in successfully stepping into the next part of your life.

From the outside looking in, you are tough, resilient and there is nothing you can't manage on your own. But inwardly, you feel consumed by anxiety, hindered from memories of the past on constant replay and intrusive thoughts about the future interrupting your concentration on other things. Your sleep is imbalanced and you feel little to no motivation to care for yourself in small basic ways each day. You feel overwhelmed by life's expectations and are starting to avoid the people, places and activities that used to make you smile! You want change, to feel happy with your choices, and to be fulfilled with yourself once more.