Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists in Goodyear, AZ

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Phylicia Henderson
Counselor, MCMHC, LAC
Online Only
While utilizing various techniques like trauma-informed therapy, CBT, and DBT, my priority is to identify your needs and goals.
You are not alone! As a compassionate and dedicated Sexual Assault Services Counselor, I understand the profound impact of trauma and am committed to providing a safe and positive environment for your healing journey. My approach to therapy is grounded in principles of empowerment and encouragement. I believe in your inherent strength and resilience, and I strive to create a collaborative space where you feel truly seen, heard, and validated.
While utilizing various techniques like trauma-informed therapy, CBT, and DBT, my priority is to identify your needs and goals.
You are not alone! As a compassionate and dedicated Sexual Assault Services Counselor, I understand the profound impact of trauma and am committed to providing a safe and positive environment for your healing journey. My approach to therapy is grounded in principles of empowerment and encouragement. I believe in your inherent strength and resilience, and I strive to create a collaborative space where you feel truly seen, heard, and validated.
(623) 294-0644 x916 View (623) 294-0644 x916
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Julie Reeves
Counselor, MAS, LAC, NMT
1 Endorsed
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Julie Reeves is a trauma-informed mental health therapist and developmental brain-mapping specialist with over 12 years of experience supporting children, adults, and families impacted by trauma. Her work is grounded in the Neuro-Sequential Model of Therapeutics and emphasizes compassionate, brain-based care that fosters understanding, regulation, and healing. Julie’s work is grounded in the Neuro-Sequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), a brain-based approach that focuses on understanding how early experiences shape brain development and behavior. She is independently NMT Phase I Trained and Certified.
Julie Reeves is a trauma-informed mental health therapist and developmental brain-mapping specialist with over 12 years of experience supporting children, adults, and families impacted by trauma. Her work is grounded in the Neuro-Sequential Model of Therapeutics and emphasizes compassionate, brain-based care that fosters understanding, regulation, and healing. Julie’s work is grounded in the Neuro-Sequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), a brain-based approach that focuses on understanding how early experiences shape brain development and behavior. She is independently NMT Phase I Trained and Certified.
(623) 343-3179 View (623) 343-3179
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Healing & Empowering Life Coaching & Psychological
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, MS
Goodyear, AZ 85338
We offer support through CBT/ DBT, Narrative, Mindfulness, Somatics, and Internal Family Systems.
Our practice specializes in neurodivergence, as most of our providers openly identify with ASD and/or ADHD. In additional to working with neurodivergent teens and adults, many of our providers assist with challenges with sexuality, including LBGTQIA+, ENM, BDSM/Kink, and sexual disappointments. We also provide clearance letters for those seeing gender affirming surgeries. We assistance our clients process through sexual trauma, anxiety/depression, fear, shame, and religious/spiritual wounds. We teach communication skills and setting healthy boundaries.
We offer support through CBT/ DBT, Narrative, Mindfulness, Somatics, and Internal Family Systems.
Our practice specializes in neurodivergence, as most of our providers openly identify with ASD and/or ADHD. In additional to working with neurodivergent teens and adults, many of our providers assist with challenges with sexuality, including LBGTQIA+, ENM, BDSM/Kink, and sexual disappointments. We also provide clearance letters for those seeing gender affirming surgeries. We assistance our clients process through sexual trauma, anxiety/depression, fear, shame, and religious/spiritual wounds. We teach communication skills and setting healthy boundaries.
(623) 253-7676 View (623) 253-7676
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Terry Galler, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
5 Endorsed
Online Only
Life often wounds us in unexpected ways, causing us to lose trust in ourselves and our own innate knowing. I want to help people move through the pain of the past to find their authentic self. Every life is worth celebrating and I want to help you live your best life now.
Life often wounds us in unexpected ways, causing us to lose trust in ourselves and our own innate knowing. I want to help people move through the pain of the past to find their authentic self. Every life is worth celebrating and I want to help you live your best life now.
(602) 497-3529 View (602) 497-3529
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Julie Reese, DBH, LCSW, LICSW, PHP
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DBH, LCSW, LICSW, PHP
Online Only
Current availability! If you are struggling as an individual, couple or family, Dr. Reese can absolutely assist. Please reach out if you are struggling with emotional and mental fatigue, worries, frustrations, grief, loneliness, parenting, domestic violence, past childhood abuse and trauma, insomnia, nightmares/terrors, self-confidence, sexual assault, and feelings of hopelessness. If you have a child struggling with behaviors, divorce, emotional dysfunction, bullying, and making friends please call. We all have the capacity to overcome and be resilient and at times, need assistance to see the path ahead.
Current availability! If you are struggling as an individual, couple or family, Dr. Reese can absolutely assist. Please reach out if you are struggling with emotional and mental fatigue, worries, frustrations, grief, loneliness, parenting, domestic violence, past childhood abuse and trauma, insomnia, nightmares/terrors, self-confidence, sexual assault, and feelings of hopelessness. If you have a child struggling with behaviors, divorce, emotional dysfunction, bullying, and making friends please call. We all have the capacity to overcome and be resilient and at times, need assistance to see the path ahead.
(623) 254-7534 View (623) 254-7534
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Julianne Sample
Counselor, MA, LPC
4 Endorsed
Goodyear, AZ 85395
I enjoy working with individuals across the lifespan, and will integrate a faith-based approach with my clients who are seeking to integrate spirituality in their healing. I am passionate about counseling and have found the importance of the therapeutic relationship starts with building rapport with my clients and its ability that assists in the healing and hope for your future. My desire is to help you discover who you want to become regardless of your past.
I enjoy working with individuals across the lifespan, and will integrate a faith-based approach with my clients who are seeking to integrate spirituality in their healing. I am passionate about counseling and have found the importance of the therapeutic relationship starts with building rapport with my clients and its ability that assists in the healing and hope for your future. My desire is to help you discover who you want to become regardless of your past.
(623) 552-5670 View (623) 552-5670
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Jennifer Gurski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CAS
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and EMDR.
Welcome to Time For You Counseling where our mission is to help you find your inner drive and strength. "Gambatte" means "Do Your Best" and "Persevere." With 16 years of experience, I specialize in treating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, stress, depression, and psychosis. Mental health improvement can be challenging, but you don't have to navigate it alone, you can perservere. Now is the perfect moment to take the first step towards a better you. Together, we can discover your inner strength and resilience. Take a deep breath—let’s get started!
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and EMDR.
Welcome to Time For You Counseling where our mission is to help you find your inner drive and strength. "Gambatte" means "Do Your Best" and "Persevere." With 16 years of experience, I specialize in treating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, stress, depression, and psychosis. Mental health improvement can be challenging, but you don't have to navigate it alone, you can perservere. Now is the perfect moment to take the first step towards a better you. Together, we can discover your inner strength and resilience. Take a deep breath—let’s get started!
(520) 457-6903 View (520) 457-6903
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Desert Sage Health, PLLC
Psychologist
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Desert Sage Health is a locally owned small business established in February of 2018. We are dedicated to quality care and ensuring our clients have the best experience from our excellent providers, which include Psychologists, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social workers, and doctorate-level professionals. We take most private insurance and see people both in person or by telehealth. We provide Psychological Assessments, Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity (ADHD) Evaluations, Autism Evaluations, and Learning Disability Evaluations.
Desert Sage Health is a locally owned small business established in February of 2018. We are dedicated to quality care and ensuring our clients have the best experience from our excellent providers, which include Psychologists, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social workers, and doctorate-level professionals. We take most private insurance and see people both in person or by telehealth. We provide Psychological Assessments, Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity (ADHD) Evaluations, Autism Evaluations, and Learning Disability Evaluations.
(623) 281-1548 View (623) 281-1548
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Emily J Ward
Counselor, MS, LAC
Goodyear, AZ 85395
I employ a range of therapeutic approaches, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and EMDR.
With extensive experience in the outpatient mental health field, I have worked with diverse populations in individual, group, and educational settings. I have supported clients from various backgrounds and socioeconomic levels, including mandated populations, and victims of crime.
I employ a range of therapeutic approaches, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy ( DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and EMDR.
With extensive experience in the outpatient mental health field, I have worked with diverse populations in individual, group, and educational settings. I have supported clients from various backgrounds and socioeconomic levels, including mandated populations, and victims of crime.
(623) 278-2514 View (623) 278-2514
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Katherine Pentz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Online Only
Hello, Are you having old or new problems that your current coping skills are not addressing? Maybe some issues keep resurfacing and are not worked through? Maybe you are not feeling your best self and want to feel better about yourself? In my practice I really appreciate the process of being able to figure out underlying causes which repeat same patterns of behavior. When we are not feeling our best; support is helpful to explore where the thought/feeling is coming from then challenge these though
Hello, Are you having old or new problems that your current coping skills are not addressing? Maybe some issues keep resurfacing and are not worked through? Maybe you are not feeling your best self and want to feel better about yourself? In my practice I really appreciate the process of being able to figure out underlying causes which repeat same patterns of behavior. When we are not feeling our best; support is helpful to explore where the thought/feeling is coming from then challenge these though
(520) 641-8901 View (520) 641-8901
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Arantza Mata
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, APCC
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Whether you're dealing with trauma, relationship issues, anxiety, or just feeling stuck, therapy can be a powerful space to feel understood and supported. I offer a compassionate, nonjudgmental approach to help you explore what’s holding you back and build a life that feels more grounded, free, and fulfilling. My style is collaborative, culturally responsive, and honest. I integrate trauma-informed care with modalities like Brainspotting, talk therapy, and Gottman Method for couples. I work with adolescents, adults, and couples navigating major life transitions, self-worth struggles, or painful pasts.
Whether you're dealing with trauma, relationship issues, anxiety, or just feeling stuck, therapy can be a powerful space to feel understood and supported. I offer a compassionate, nonjudgmental approach to help you explore what’s holding you back and build a life that feels more grounded, free, and fulfilling. My style is collaborative, culturally responsive, and honest. I integrate trauma-informed care with modalities like Brainspotting, talk therapy, and Gottman Method for couples. I work with adolescents, adults, and couples navigating major life transitions, self-worth struggles, or painful pasts.
(602) 560-4474 View (602) 560-4474
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Stacy Morgan
Counselor, LPC
2 Endorsed
Goodyear, AZ 85338
These are the treatment types I use: CBT, DBT, and Trauma-Focused therapy.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience in working with a wide range of clientele and presenting concerns. I started my career working at a local non-profit agency with children ages 0-18 and their families, including biological, blended, foster, and adoptive. I have also worked in an inpatient hospital setting treating adolescents ages 11-17 in crisis and facing a variety of mental health-related challenges. In private practice, I work with children, teens, adults and couples to strengthen relationships and heal emotional wounds. I am also EMDR trained to help you process and heal trauma.
These are the treatment types I use: CBT, DBT, and Trauma-Focused therapy.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience in working with a wide range of clientele and presenting concerns. I started my career working at a local non-profit agency with children ages 0-18 and their families, including biological, blended, foster, and adoptive. I have also worked in an inpatient hospital setting treating adolescents ages 11-17 in crisis and facing a variety of mental health-related challenges. In private practice, I work with children, teens, adults and couples to strengthen relationships and heal emotional wounds. I am also EMDR trained to help you process and heal trauma.
(623) 288-5554 View (623) 288-5554
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Nayeli Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, PMH-C
3 Endorsed
Goodyear, AZ 85395
I also integrate EMDR, somatic work, IFS, and DBT.
Are you tired of holding it all together—managing family, relationships, anxiety, or past trauma—while quietly feeling disconnected or misunderstood? Maybe you and your partner keep having the same argument or struggle to bridge emotional or cultural distance. You want to feel more connected, more grounded, and more like yourself—but something keeps getting in the way. Whether you’re navigating emotional burnout, relationship stress, or unresolved trauma, you’re ready to break patterns and finally feel seen.
I also integrate EMDR, somatic work, IFS, and DBT.
Are you tired of holding it all together—managing family, relationships, anxiety, or past trauma—while quietly feeling disconnected or misunderstood? Maybe you and your partner keep having the same argument or struggle to bridge emotional or cultural distance. You want to feel more connected, more grounded, and more like yourself—but something keeps getting in the way. Whether you’re navigating emotional burnout, relationship stress, or unresolved trauma, you’re ready to break patterns and finally feel seen.
(623) 252-0763 View (623) 252-0763
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Jessica Anderson
Licensed Professional Counselor
Online Only
I am a certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist ( DBT).
Do you struggle in relationships, are you struggling with managing your feelings following the loss of a baby, or sometimes do you just question where do I fit in? I'm here to help. My passion and experience lies in working with individuals and couples struggling with relationship issues, helping parents process the loss of a pregnancy, and individuals questioning "who am I?" I offer therapy services specializing in pregnancy loss, couples counseling, and racial identity issues.
I am a certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist ( DBT).
Do you struggle in relationships, are you struggling with managing your feelings following the loss of a baby, or sometimes do you just question where do I fit in? I'm here to help. My passion and experience lies in working with individuals and couples struggling with relationship issues, helping parents process the loss of a pregnancy, and individuals questioning "who am I?" I offer therapy services specializing in pregnancy loss, couples counseling, and racial identity issues.
(520) 341-6457 View (520) 341-6457
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Dan Schwankl
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Are you feeling out of sorts? Have a lack of motivation? Having difficulty in expressing yourself? Finding a safe space is an important key to moving forward on our individual paths. My past experience and education have provided me with skills and abilities to provide such a space. I have spent the last 25+ years supporting individuals and families in various roles. My focus is on providing a holistic approach to supporting each individual on their wellness path in life.
Are you feeling out of sorts? Have a lack of motivation? Having difficulty in expressing yourself? Finding a safe space is an important key to moving forward on our individual paths. My past experience and education have provided me with skills and abilities to provide such a space. I have spent the last 25+ years supporting individuals and families in various roles. My focus is on providing a holistic approach to supporting each individual on their wellness path in life.
(623) 343-4823 View (623) 343-4823
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Heather Alexandra Derosia
Licensed Master Social Worker, MSSW, LMSW
1 Endorsed
Goodyear, AZ 85395
My ideal clients are individuals who are looking for support in navigating their mental health and how it affects their everyday lives. Whether they're new to therapy or returning, they come with a hope to feel more like themselves again—or to grow beyond where they've been by working through life’s challenges together.
My ideal clients are individuals who are looking for support in navigating their mental health and how it affects their everyday lives. Whether they're new to therapy or returning, they come with a hope to feel more like themselves again—or to grow beyond where they've been by working through life’s challenges together.
(623) 400-5284 View (623) 400-5284
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Gathered Connections Counseling PLLC.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Welcome to Gathered Connections Counseling, your partner in mental health and well-being. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, or challenges in relationships—be it parent-child dynamics, couples, or families—our experienced team is here to guide you. We provide a safe, compassionate environment where you can explore your emotions, heal from past experiences, and develop the tools needed to achieve a healthier, more balanced life. Our team consists of multiple providers, each with a vast knowledge base and diverse clinical experience.
Welcome to Gathered Connections Counseling, your partner in mental health and well-being. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, or challenges in relationships—be it parent-child dynamics, couples, or families—our experienced team is here to guide you. We provide a safe, compassionate environment where you can explore your emotions, heal from past experiences, and develop the tools needed to achieve a healthier, more balanced life. Our team consists of multiple providers, each with a vast knowledge base and diverse clinical experience.
(623) 201-0719 View (623) 201-0719
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Trauma Recovery Services of Arizona
Licensed Professional Counselor, MC, LPC, NCC, EMDR-C
7 Endorsed
Goodyear, AZ 85338
You might feel lost, weighed down by trauma, grief, or the struggles that come with navigating life’s challenges. Maybe you’ve faced loss, substance abuse, or felt the sting of disconnection. You may be seeking peace, healing, and a way to reconnect with your joy. Your journey matters, and your healing is possible. The caring staff at TRSAZ are here to walk alongside you as you rediscover your strength and reclaim your life. We have several providers that specialize in working with folks who suffer from anxiety, depression, stress, car accidents, sexual abuse and other traumas. You don't have to walk the journey alone.
You might feel lost, weighed down by trauma, grief, or the struggles that come with navigating life’s challenges. Maybe you’ve faced loss, substance abuse, or felt the sting of disconnection. You may be seeking peace, healing, and a way to reconnect with your joy. Your journey matters, and your healing is possible. The caring staff at TRSAZ are here to walk alongside you as you rediscover your strength and reclaim your life. We have several providers that specialize in working with folks who suffer from anxiety, depression, stress, car accidents, sexual abuse and other traumas. You don't have to walk the journey alone.
(480) 781-4513 View (480) 781-4513
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Rise Up Recover, LLC
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA, LIAC
1 Endorsed
Goodyear, AZ 85338
Have you experienced betrayal by a partner or found yourself acting out in addictive, risky behaviors and want help? Rise Up Recover, LLC provides online groups for recovery from trauma and addiction. Skilled therapists are here to help you walk toward the journey of recovery. We also offer in-person intensive workshops. Curt Cretal is trained in both substance abuse and mental health and independently licensed in Arizona as an addiction counselor (LIAC).
Have you experienced betrayal by a partner or found yourself acting out in addictive, risky behaviors and want help? Rise Up Recover, LLC provides online groups for recovery from trauma and addiction. Skilled therapists are here to help you walk toward the journey of recovery. We also offer in-person intensive workshops. Curt Cretal is trained in both substance abuse and mental health and independently licensed in Arizona as an addiction counselor (LIAC).
(623) 343-0576 View (623) 343-0576
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Brian Evans
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CHT
1 Endorsed
Online Only
You've been holding it together on the outside while something heavy sits beneath—unprocessed trauma, anxiety that lingers, a body that won't fully rest. Maybe you've tried therapy before and felt like you were only scratching the surface. You're ready for healing that reaches deeper—into your body, beliefs, and the stories that shaped you. You want to feel safe in your own skin, to trust yourself again, to stop waiting for the other shoe to drop. You're looking for someone who truly understands complex trauma and can help you reconnect with the peace and strength that's been there all along.
You've been holding it together on the outside while something heavy sits beneath—unprocessed trauma, anxiety that lingers, a body that won't fully rest. Maybe you've tried therapy before and felt like you were only scratching the surface. You're ready for healing that reaches deeper—into your body, beliefs, and the stories that shaped you. You want to feel safe in your own skin, to trust yourself again, to stop waiting for the other shoe to drop. You're looking for someone who truly understands complex trauma and can help you reconnect with the peace and strength that's been there all along.
(623) 439-8945 View (623) 439-8945

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Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists
Who is DBT for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is designed for people who experience extreme emotional suffering because they lack the skills of emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The basic affliction can underlie a wide range of conditions, from borderline and other personality disorders to PTSD and treatment-resistant anxiety and depression. The therapy is helpful to those whose emotional reactivity is so intense it is disruptive to everyday functioning and leads to frequent crises.

Why do people need DBT?
The ability to regulate emotions is a core psychological skill that enables people to function in life and pay attention to the world outside themselves; it is consistently associated with well-being. DBT is designed to help people learn how to manage and regulate their emotions. Originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder whose extreme emotional suffering led to self-harming behavior and suicide attempts, the therapy is now applied to other conditions involving emotion dysregulation, particularly when other treatments have failed.

What happens in DBT?
Individuals meet weekly with their therapist to discuss their experiences relating to moods, behavior, and skills. Using checklists they maintain, they review emotional experiences and positive practices they engage in. The diaries help individuals discern what led up to a specific problem encountered, this is followed by discussion of the consequences of their actions. In addition, individuals may meet in class-like small groups to learn skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

How long does DBT last?
Because it is intended to establish long-lasting behavioral change among those with persistent problems, DBT is designed to last six months to a year. DBT includes both weekly sessions of individual therapy and weekly skills-training sessions conducted in small groups. Studies of DBT have documented improvement within a year of treatment, particularly in controlling self-harmful behavior; nevertheless, individuals may require therapy for several years.