Sexual Abuse Therapists in Fountain Hills, AZ
Hi there, I'm Dr. Nikia! I’m a licensed professional counselor with a doctorate in clinical psychology, experienced across inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community settings. I support individuals who carry heavy emotional and professional loads. I specialize in anxiety, burnout, trauma, identity stress, and the pressure to always stay “on.” I use a collaborative, grounding approach, integrating CBT, mindfulness, narrative, and strengths-based work. Together, we explore patterns, build insight, and develop sustainable coping rooted in your lived experience.
Hi there, I'm Dr. Nikia! I’m a licensed professional counselor with a doctorate in clinical psychology, experienced across inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community settings. I support individuals who carry heavy emotional and professional loads. I specialize in anxiety, burnout, trauma, identity stress, and the pressure to always stay “on.” I use a collaborative, grounding approach, integrating CBT, mindfulness, narrative, and strengths-based work. Together, we explore patterns, build insight, and develop sustainable coping rooted in your lived experience.
There is no such thing as "normal." I embrace the uniqueness of each client. After assessing your individual needs I draw from an eclectic variety of therapeutic techniques, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) as well as Christian principles if the client chooses (all faiths and backgrounds are welcomed). Your time is precious and I treat it as such by asking the right questions providing straight forward feedback with genuine empathy. You have come to me for help and I am honored to be a part of your journey. Visit : Www.counselingwc.com
There is no such thing as "normal." I embrace the uniqueness of each client. After assessing your individual needs I draw from an eclectic variety of therapeutic techniques, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) as well as Christian principles if the client chooses (all faiths and backgrounds are welcomed). Your time is precious and I treat it as such by asking the right questions providing straight forward feedback with genuine empathy. You have come to me for help and I am honored to be a part of your journey. Visit : Www.counselingwc.com
I came to this work as a result of the adoption of my daughter through the foster care system in California. From the day I began work, I have devoted my work to the well-being of others. I specialize in: EMDR, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, trauma therapy, Gottman Method of couples therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, strengths-base therapies and more. I am committed to helping individuals, couples, and families through difficult times and assist people in finding their best selves. I truly have seen real growth and healing in people through positive guidance.
I came to this work as a result of the adoption of my daughter through the foster care system in California. From the day I began work, I have devoted my work to the well-being of others. I specialize in: EMDR, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, trauma therapy, Gottman Method of couples therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, strengths-base therapies and more. I am committed to helping individuals, couples, and families through difficult times and assist people in finding their best selves. I truly have seen real growth and healing in people through positive guidance.
As a counselor serving the community for 28 years, I enjoy working with clients who desire to work as a team. As a team, the counselor/client relationship is most important. It is a mutual respect and motivation to achieve the goals and objectives designed early on in treatment. As your counselor, I am committed to working to my best ability to provide a safe, supportive and encouraging environment and do all I can to help you to achieve your goals. As a client, you commit to your work and appointments.
As a counselor serving the community for 28 years, I enjoy working with clients who desire to work as a team. As a team, the counselor/client relationship is most important. It is a mutual respect and motivation to achieve the goals and objectives designed early on in treatment. As your counselor, I am committed to working to my best ability to provide a safe, supportive and encouraging environment and do all I can to help you to achieve your goals. As a client, you commit to your work and appointments.
Marc is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been practicing in Arizona since 2002. He works with individual adults, couples, families and adolescents (16 years and older he does his best work with) to improve their quality of life by strengthening/developing/utilizing problem solving skills, improving interpersonal relationships, managing/regulating emotions, increasing motivation for change, and overcoming past traumatic experiences so as to live more freely in the here and now.
Marc is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been practicing in Arizona since 2002. He works with individual adults, couples, families and adolescents (16 years and older he does his best work with) to improve their quality of life by strengthening/developing/utilizing problem solving skills, improving interpersonal relationships, managing/regulating emotions, increasing motivation for change, and overcoming past traumatic experiences so as to live more freely in the here and now.
Hello! I am Briana Stonelake and I am a Christian based counselor who specializes in helping create thriving relationships, heal anxiety, depression, and improve stress management. I am passionate about helping people find freedom from people pleasing, eliminate lies that keep them stuck and mindsets that hold them back from their greatest potential. I am trauma informed, provide EMDR therapy and have new client availability.
I would love to partner with you to decrease stress, improve relationships, and find your greater purpose in life. I am private pay only.
Hello! I am Briana Stonelake and I am a Christian based counselor who specializes in helping create thriving relationships, heal anxiety, depression, and improve stress management. I am passionate about helping people find freedom from people pleasing, eliminate lies that keep them stuck and mindsets that hold them back from their greatest potential. I am trauma informed, provide EMDR therapy and have new client availability.
I would love to partner with you to decrease stress, improve relationships, and find your greater purpose in life. I am private pay only.
Are you stuck in the same painful patterns—again?
Emotional eating.
Another relationship that left you feeling broken.
Promising yourself, “This time will be different,” but finding yourself back in the same place—disappointed, overwhelmed, and wondering why it keeps happening.
You’re not alone.
And there is a way through.
I’m here to help you break the cycle—for good.
Together, we’ll uncover the unconscious patterns that keep you stuck, heal the deeper emotional wounds, and reconnect you to your strength, clarity, and power. This is about more than coping—it’s about transformation.
Are you stuck in the same painful patterns—again?
Emotional eating.
Another relationship that left you feeling broken.
Promising yourself, “This time will be different,” but finding yourself back in the same place—disappointed, overwhelmed, and wondering why it keeps happening.
You’re not alone.
And there is a way through.
I’m here to help you break the cycle—for good.
Together, we’ll uncover the unconscious patterns that keep you stuck, heal the deeper emotional wounds, and reconnect you to your strength, clarity, and power. This is about more than coping—it’s about transformation.
I believe every person has talents and a unique purpose in life. Sometimes issues arise that cause distress and unhappiness. Do you awaken feeling ready to take on the day? Do you have a sense of drive, ambition, fulfillment and enjoyment in your life? If you have children, are they happy and reaching their potential? If not, then perhaps the support and guidance of counseling can help you and/or your children. If you are feeling stuck or challenged beyond your own resources, engaging in counseling can help you get back on the right track.
I believe every person has talents and a unique purpose in life. Sometimes issues arise that cause distress and unhappiness. Do you awaken feeling ready to take on the day? Do you have a sense of drive, ambition, fulfillment and enjoyment in your life? If you have children, are they happy and reaching their potential? If not, then perhaps the support and guidance of counseling can help you and/or your children. If you are feeling stuck or challenged beyond your own resources, engaging in counseling can help you get back on the right track.
Ready to sort through some challenges to live your best life? Have you been dealing with issues in the same way with the same outcome? Wondering how you choose a therapist to help with the process? Easy! Find someone you feel is approachable, with expertise in supporting your needs and meeting your goals. You may be a highly achieving individual who is in need of a confidential space to recharge for an hour a week to focus on you, struggling to find motivation to engage in life and are experiencing more extreme symptoms, or simply looking for a new “normal”. The right therapist can help.
Ready to sort through some challenges to live your best life? Have you been dealing with issues in the same way with the same outcome? Wondering how you choose a therapist to help with the process? Easy! Find someone you feel is approachable, with expertise in supporting your needs and meeting your goals. You may be a highly achieving individual who is in need of a confidential space to recharge for an hour a week to focus on you, struggling to find motivation to engage in life and are experiencing more extreme symptoms, or simply looking for a new “normal”. The right therapist can help.
Christian Counseling is my specialty. Hi, Im Allie. What do you need? Whether personal growth, relationships, grieving, healing of past abuse, spiritual abuse, trauma or codependency, leadership skills, or overcoming that dang shame judge in our heads, we need support. Trained in the biblical Townsend Model of Competency and Character growth, I incorporate Grace, Truth and Time to your bonding, boundaries, accepting reality and embracing your competency for good fruit to grow in your personal, professional and relational life.
Christian Counseling is my specialty. Hi, Im Allie. What do you need? Whether personal growth, relationships, grieving, healing of past abuse, spiritual abuse, trauma or codependency, leadership skills, or overcoming that dang shame judge in our heads, we need support. Trained in the biblical Townsend Model of Competency and Character growth, I incorporate Grace, Truth and Time to your bonding, boundaries, accepting reality and embracing your competency for good fruit to grow in your personal, professional and relational life.
Most of my clients are overwhelmed in all areas: mind (anxiety, depression); body (emotional eating, chronic illness); and soul (finding your passion).
In the first session, I help clients to prioritize their concerns. But once we begin therapy, clients are surprised that progress in one area often spurs on
progress in other areas. Perhaps the night-eating is related to your panic about an oncoming divorce that is related to your difficulty with finding a loved one who will cherish you, rather than chide you? Perhaps all of this angst—along with mood-enhancing foods (sugar, fat, white flour) set off an IBS flare?
Most of my clients are overwhelmed in all areas: mind (anxiety, depression); body (emotional eating, chronic illness); and soul (finding your passion).
In the first session, I help clients to prioritize their concerns. But once we begin therapy, clients are surprised that progress in one area often spurs on
progress in other areas. Perhaps the night-eating is related to your panic about an oncoming divorce that is related to your difficulty with finding a loved one who will cherish you, rather than chide you? Perhaps all of this angst—along with mood-enhancing foods (sugar, fat, white flour) set off an IBS flare?
Christy Martin
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
6 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome. I’m an associate counselor specializing in trauma recovery, offering virtual services that allow you to heal from the comfort of your own home. I’m deeply committed to helping individuals process and overcome the impact of past trauma, whether it’s from childhood experiences, PTSD, emotional or physical abuse, or complex trauma (C-PTSD). Telehealth therapy offers flexibility and accessibility, making it easier for you to access healing without leaving the comfort of your space. Whether you’re struggling with overwhelm, emotional numbness, or feeling stuck in the past, I'm here to support you and meet you where you are.
Welcome. I’m an associate counselor specializing in trauma recovery, offering virtual services that allow you to heal from the comfort of your own home. I’m deeply committed to helping individuals process and overcome the impact of past trauma, whether it’s from childhood experiences, PTSD, emotional or physical abuse, or complex trauma (C-PTSD). Telehealth therapy offers flexibility and accessibility, making it easier for you to access healing without leaving the comfort of your space. Whether you’re struggling with overwhelm, emotional numbness, or feeling stuck in the past, I'm here to support you and meet you where you are.
Live in your fullest potential! Discovery & Wellness Counseling specializes in assisting individuals to rebuild a connection with themselves. Stress injuries, trauma, codependency, compulsive tendencies, anxiety and depression create disconnection. Utilizing Trauma Informed Care, Discovery & Wellness helps unlock your potential and assists you in moving forward by addressing and healing the core issues that create the disconnection. Getting to the root of the matter facilitates quicker change, reconnection and the opportunity to move forward again.
Live in your fullest potential! Discovery & Wellness Counseling specializes in assisting individuals to rebuild a connection with themselves. Stress injuries, trauma, codependency, compulsive tendencies, anxiety and depression create disconnection. Utilizing Trauma Informed Care, Discovery & Wellness helps unlock your potential and assists you in moving forward by addressing and healing the core issues that create the disconnection. Getting to the root of the matter facilitates quicker change, reconnection and the opportunity to move forward again.
Anxiety, Depression, Emotional, Physical and Sexual abuse and PTSD
I customize therapy to address the specific problems a person wants help with. I’ve trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Behavior Modification, and Psychodynamic therapy. And I focus on helping a person raise their SELF - ESTEEM.
Clients from age 21 - 99.; any gender, gender identity or sexual orientation; any religion, spiritual beliefs or none.
Anxiety, Depression, Emotional, Physical and Sexual abuse and PTSD
I customize therapy to address the specific problems a person wants help with. I’ve trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Behavior Modification, and Psychodynamic therapy. And I focus on helping a person raise their SELF - ESTEEM.
Clients from age 21 - 99.; any gender, gender identity or sexual orientation; any religion, spiritual beliefs or none.
Hi, I’m Jessica, a Licensed Associate Counselor who works with adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and the pressure to “hold it all together” while quietly struggling underneath. I help my clients address feelings of self-doubt, relationship concerns, or a persistent feeling that they aren’t enough. My approach to therapy is holistic, collaborative, and grounded in warmth and authenticity. I help my clients identify what's beneath patterns that aren't working for them and develop insight, confidence, and healthier coping strategies for life's challenges.
Hi, I’m Jessica, a Licensed Associate Counselor who works with adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and the pressure to “hold it all together” while quietly struggling underneath. I help my clients address feelings of self-doubt, relationship concerns, or a persistent feeling that they aren’t enough. My approach to therapy is holistic, collaborative, and grounded in warmth and authenticity. I help my clients identify what's beneath patterns that aren't working for them and develop insight, confidence, and healthier coping strategies for life's challenges.
More Therapists Nearby
Trauma leaves us feeling constantly fearful or numb. The stress and tension in our bodies persist even when there is "nothing wrong." You may be exhausted from feeling this way but powerless to change because no one seems to understand, and nothing seems to work. Whether you have been to countless medical professionals, or this is your first-time considering therapy, you are ready for some relief. You are ready to let go of anxiety and depression dictating your choices, and wake up with a sense of hope rather than dread. You are ready to like the person you see in the mirror.
Trauma leaves us feeling constantly fearful or numb. The stress and tension in our bodies persist even when there is "nothing wrong." You may be exhausted from feeling this way but powerless to change because no one seems to understand, and nothing seems to work. Whether you have been to countless medical professionals, or this is your first-time considering therapy, you are ready for some relief. You are ready to let go of anxiety and depression dictating your choices, and wake up with a sense of hope rather than dread. You are ready to like the person you see in the mirror.
I am a counselor with over 20 years of experience. I work with adults and adolescents (ages 13+). My clients are generally struggling with difficult life experiences such as abuse and trauma and are seeking new ways to cope with the challenges of their past and present lives. Together, we work towards getting to the root of their problems that have resulted in trauma symptoms, grief, anxiety, depression, problems with relationships, and low self-esteem so they can begin to heal from their past. My clients play an active role in their own recovery, and their collaboration is vital to creating their plan to wellness.
I am a counselor with over 20 years of experience. I work with adults and adolescents (ages 13+). My clients are generally struggling with difficult life experiences such as abuse and trauma and are seeking new ways to cope with the challenges of their past and present lives. Together, we work towards getting to the root of their problems that have resulted in trauma symptoms, grief, anxiety, depression, problems with relationships, and low self-esteem so they can begin to heal from their past. My clients play an active role in their own recovery, and their collaboration is vital to creating their plan to wellness.
I believe that people have the innate power to positively change the course of their lives with a supportive environment. When you are in a challenging situation, you naturally feel ambivalence about change since it requires letting go of the familiar for something unknown. If you're looking for extra support and guidance to get through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you.
I believe that people have the innate power to positively change the course of their lives with a supportive environment. When you are in a challenging situation, you naturally feel ambivalence about change since it requires letting go of the familiar for something unknown. If you're looking for extra support and guidance to get through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you.
A therapist job is to deepen their client’s understanding of their dilemma or trauma, not to “fix” it for the client! The client must do their own work! Dealing with childhood traumas, mother wounds and overall the hardships of life.
I have a passion of working with Girls and women of all ages to support through life changes.
A therapist job is to deepen their client’s understanding of their dilemma or trauma, not to “fix” it for the client! The client must do their own work! Dealing with childhood traumas, mother wounds and overall the hardships of life.
I have a passion of working with Girls and women of all ages to support through life changes.
I believe to be a safe person to talk with in order to help guide one through daily life's struggles, past traumas, emotional struggles, etc by being authentic, caring, empathic and non-judgmental. I also pull from my own life's experiences which benefits my clients in a way of being able to meet them where they are emotionally.
I have had the opportunity to attend several trainings in a variety of therapeutic modalities. I feel very competent in working with CBT techniques, DBT techniques, Trauma therapy techniques, Grief therapy techniques and EMDR among others.
I work very hard to help clients achieve their therapeutic goals.
I believe to be a safe person to talk with in order to help guide one through daily life's struggles, past traumas, emotional struggles, etc by being authentic, caring, empathic and non-judgmental. I also pull from my own life's experiences which benefits my clients in a way of being able to meet them where they are emotionally.
I have had the opportunity to attend several trainings in a variety of therapeutic modalities. I feel very competent in working with CBT techniques, DBT techniques, Trauma therapy techniques, Grief therapy techniques and EMDR among others.
I work very hard to help clients achieve their therapeutic goals.
See more therapy options for Fountain Hills
Nearby Sexual Abuse Therapists Searches for Fountain Hills
- Apache Junction
- Avondale
- Carefree
- Cave Creek
- Chandler
- Gilbert
- Mesa
- Paradise Valley
- Phoenix
- Queen Creek
- Scottsdale
- Tempe
Sexual Abuse Therapists
How do therapists treat sexual abuse?
A good therapist will be nonjudgmental and possibly demonstrate active listening, repeating back what the client says to show that they have understood. These skills allow people to feel comfortable discussing their traumatic experiences openly. Some important treatment goals are to restore a sense of safety and to rebuild confidence. In addition to working one-on-one with the patient, a therapist might bring in supportive family members to assist the client.
Do you have to talk extensively about sexual abuse in therapy?
Survivors frequently find it difficult to describe what happened to them out loud. They can even still be in a state of denial if the sexual abuse occurred recently. It is important for survivors to acknowledge that what happened isn’t their fault and to challenge and reappraise any unhealthy feelings or thoughts as they arise. Art therapy and play therapy are useful non-verbal means of communication for some survivors.
How long does treatment for sexual abuse take?
Recovery from sexual abuse can be a long and difficult process. Some survivors are able to move on naturally on their own, given time, while others require the guidance of a trained therapist. Therapy needs vary and can range from a few sessions to months or even years. Healing from sexual abuse takes time, and everyone’s journey will look a little different.
Can trauma symptoms caused by sexual abuse come back after treatment?
As occurs in many cases of trauma, survivors of sexual abuse may experience PTSD-like symptoms long after the abuse has ceased or after an initial round of treatment has occurred. In such a case, there is evidence that prolonged exposure therapy is a useful treatment for survivors, and may be more efficacious than supportive counseling alone. While triggers may continue to cause distress, the idea is that, with time and repeated exposure, their power will fade, allowing survivors to move on with their lives.