Codependency Therapists in Paradise Valley, AZ
If your relationship feels stuck in the same argument on repeat—or you’re navigating betrayal, disconnection, or high conflict—you’re not alone. I work with couples in crisis who want real clarity, not surface-level fixes. Using a structured, practical approach, I help you understand the patterns driving your conflict and build communication that actually creates connection. I also work with individuals navigating relationship challenges. Faith-integrated support available. Free 15-minute consult offered to couples in all of AZ.
If your relationship feels stuck in the same argument on repeat—or you’re navigating betrayal, disconnection, or high conflict—you’re not alone. I work with couples in crisis who want real clarity, not surface-level fixes. Using a structured, practical approach, I help you understand the patterns driving your conflict and build communication that actually creates connection. I also work with individuals navigating relationship challenges. Faith-integrated support available. Free 15-minute consult offered to couples in all of AZ.
Life Works AZ, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAPC, LPC, CAGS
2 Endorsed
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
I work with CHILDREN,TEENS, FAMILIES, ADULTS to create change in these areas: depression, anxiety, unhealthy- behaviors, self-esteem, ,anger, motivation in school, and more. I am passionate about my work. I love working with: adults, adolescents, couples,and families .I am able to connect with tots to teens to adults. Kids quickly feel safe and comfortable and parents feel encouraged with great results. I work with ADULTS: to effectively alleviate depressive and anxious moods, and learn to cope with grief, loss, and difficult and painful life situations. I work teaching skills to manage stress, create health and happiness in your life.
I work with CHILDREN,TEENS, FAMILIES, ADULTS to create change in these areas: depression, anxiety, unhealthy- behaviors, self-esteem, ,anger, motivation in school, and more. I am passionate about my work. I love working with: adults, adolescents, couples,and families .I am able to connect with tots to teens to adults. Kids quickly feel safe and comfortable and parents feel encouraged with great results. I work with ADULTS: to effectively alleviate depressive and anxious moods, and learn to cope with grief, loss, and difficult and painful life situations. I work teaching skills to manage stress, create health and happiness in your life.
Is your life falling apart? Let me help you make it fall together. Available in Tennessee and Arizona, I help adults and couples struggling with sex addiction, pornography addiction, compulsive sexual behavior, and trauma. Many clients feel trapped in secrecy, shame, betrayal, or relationship crisis. You do not have to face it alone.
I provide direct, compassionate therapy focused on uncovering the roots of addictive patterns, healing trauma, rebuilding trust, and creating lasting change. I work with individuals and couples dealing with intimacy issues, betrayal wounds, childhood trauma, and emotional disconnection.
Is your life falling apart? Let me help you make it fall together. Available in Tennessee and Arizona, I help adults and couples struggling with sex addiction, pornography addiction, compulsive sexual behavior, and trauma. Many clients feel trapped in secrecy, shame, betrayal, or relationship crisis. You do not have to face it alone.
I provide direct, compassionate therapy focused on uncovering the roots of addictive patterns, healing trauma, rebuilding trust, and creating lasting change. I work with individuals and couples dealing with intimacy issues, betrayal wounds, childhood trauma, and emotional disconnection.
Marisa Vann
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, SEP, Coach
4 Endorsed
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
You’re thoughtful and self-aware. You may have done therapy and gained insight, yet something still feels out of reach. You might notice patterns of people-pleasing, anxiety in relationships, or difficulty staying connected to your needs. You’re not looking for quick fixes, you’re longing for depth.
I offer somatic psychotherapy for women who want to move beyond insight alone into embodied, lasting change. Our work honors your nervous system and unfolds at a pace that feels supportive rather than rushed. Together, we use gentle, body-based approaches to nurture safety, strengthen self-trust, and support more authentic connection.
You’re thoughtful and self-aware. You may have done therapy and gained insight, yet something still feels out of reach. You might notice patterns of people-pleasing, anxiety in relationships, or difficulty staying connected to your needs. You’re not looking for quick fixes, you’re longing for depth.
I offer somatic psychotherapy for women who want to move beyond insight alone into embodied, lasting change. Our work honors your nervous system and unfolds at a pace that feels supportive rather than rushed. Together, we use gentle, body-based approaches to nurture safety, strengthen self-trust, and support more authentic connection.
I bring compassion, humor, and evidence-based practices to every session, tailoring my approach to meet your unique needs. My specialties include trauma, substance use recovery, mood disorders, LGBTQ+ support, and gender-affirming care. My goal is to help you feel seen, heard, and supported as you work toward achieving your own goals. I use evidence-based modalities like ACT, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and a person-centered approach. I also offer EMDR therapy, equipping clients with diverse tools to navigate challenges, build resilience, and create lasting change.
I bring compassion, humor, and evidence-based practices to every session, tailoring my approach to meet your unique needs. My specialties include trauma, substance use recovery, mood disorders, LGBTQ+ support, and gender-affirming care. My goal is to help you feel seen, heard, and supported as you work toward achieving your own goals. I use evidence-based modalities like ACT, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and a person-centered approach. I also offer EMDR therapy, equipping clients with diverse tools to navigate challenges, build resilience, and create lasting change.
Everyone experiences difficulties at some point in their life. There are times when some help coping and overcoming these challenges is just what is needed. Whether it is difficult relationships, feeling depressed or anxious, a health issue, assistance with a specific mental health issue that is negatively affecting your life or just adjusting to the many challenges everyone faces, we are here to help. We utilize evidenced-based and best practices to get the most desirable results possible. We maintain the utmost privacy and confidentiality.
Everyone experiences difficulties at some point in their life. There are times when some help coping and overcoming these challenges is just what is needed. Whether it is difficult relationships, feeling depressed or anxious, a health issue, assistance with a specific mental health issue that is negatively affecting your life or just adjusting to the many challenges everyone faces, we are here to help. We utilize evidenced-based and best practices to get the most desirable results possible. We maintain the utmost privacy and confidentiality.
EMDR Intensives available- My approach and space is a judgement free zone to assist with your healing and feeling your best self. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a concentration of direct practice with children, youth and families. I also have obtained a Bachelors degree in Psychology .My therapeutic approach and training is in Eye Movement Desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), CBT, DBT, and Parent-Child Relationship Therapy. I am passionate about working with individuals who are struggling with trauma, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression & looking to strengthen interpersonal relationships.
EMDR Intensives available- My approach and space is a judgement free zone to assist with your healing and feeling your best self. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a concentration of direct practice with children, youth and families. I also have obtained a Bachelors degree in Psychology .My therapeutic approach and training is in Eye Movement Desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), CBT, DBT, and Parent-Child Relationship Therapy. I am passionate about working with individuals who are struggling with trauma, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression & looking to strengthen interpersonal relationships.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to start therapy.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns you don’t understand, or disconnected from yourself or your relationships, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to navigate it alone either. I work with adults 18+ and couples who want practical tools and a deeper sense of understanding and self-compassion. My approach is collaborative, nonjudgmental, and tailored to you. I use evidence-based therapies including DBT, CBT, ERP, and EMDR while always keeping the human experience at the center of our work. We’ll move at a pace that feels safe and supportive.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to start therapy.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns you don’t understand, or disconnected from yourself or your relationships, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to navigate it alone either. I work with adults 18+ and couples who want practical tools and a deeper sense of understanding and self-compassion. My approach is collaborative, nonjudgmental, and tailored to you. I use evidence-based therapies including DBT, CBT, ERP, and EMDR while always keeping the human experience at the center of our work. We’ll move at a pace that feels safe and supportive.
Melissa Thornburg
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CSAT
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Hi there. I'm grateful you found me. You may be hitting bottom with behaviors that no longer serve you relationally, financially or emotionally or have been deeply impacted by someone who is acting out compulsively. As a person in long term recovery for over two decades, I've received support from some very special Therapists and am grateful to support others in the way that's helped me make sense of and improve my life; work that feeds my soul and shines the light on those dark places so many of us are challenged to step into alone. Together, we can explore, process and create healthy meaning and change for you.
Hi there. I'm grateful you found me. You may be hitting bottom with behaviors that no longer serve you relationally, financially or emotionally or have been deeply impacted by someone who is acting out compulsively. As a person in long term recovery for over two decades, I've received support from some very special Therapists and am grateful to support others in the way that's helped me make sense of and improve my life; work that feeds my soul and shines the light on those dark places so many of us are challenged to step into alone. Together, we can explore, process and create healthy meaning and change for you.
Feeling stuck, anxious, or overwhelmed despite keeping it together on the outside? Work stress, burnout, relationship challenges, or past trauma can leave you drained, frustrated, or uncertain about how to move forward. You want clarity, confidence, and emotional balance, and you’re seeking practical, results-driven therapy that fits your busy life. My goal is to help you regain control, build resilience, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful, lasting change in both your personal and professional life, so you can move forward with greater ease, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose each day.
Feeling stuck, anxious, or overwhelmed despite keeping it together on the outside? Work stress, burnout, relationship challenges, or past trauma can leave you drained, frustrated, or uncertain about how to move forward. You want clarity, confidence, and emotional balance, and you’re seeking practical, results-driven therapy that fits your busy life. My goal is to help you regain control, build resilience, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful, lasting change in both your personal and professional life, so you can move forward with greater ease, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose each day.
Accepting New Clients Globally: Are you conflicted about a painful past, stressed about your future, or surprised by current dynamics triggering unsettling emotions? Equine Guidance is a one-of-a-kind horse-human experience that creates breakthroughs talk therapy cannot. You will redefine your self-trust, belonging, and sense of self in relationship. The power of a horse to inspire healing in humans is the truth I live every day. With two decades of experience pioneering the equine therapy field since 1998, my expertise is somatic trauma informed equine therapy, understanding that healing trauma happens in relationship.
Accepting New Clients Globally: Are you conflicted about a painful past, stressed about your future, or surprised by current dynamics triggering unsettling emotions? Equine Guidance is a one-of-a-kind horse-human experience that creates breakthroughs talk therapy cannot. You will redefine your self-trust, belonging, and sense of self in relationship. The power of a horse to inspire healing in humans is the truth I live every day. With two decades of experience pioneering the equine therapy field since 1998, my expertise is somatic trauma informed equine therapy, understanding that healing trauma happens in relationship.
I enjoy doing all types of therapy for all different issues to include depression, anxiety, addiction/substance use and abuse, health and wellness, grief, trauma, parental alienation, developmental challenges, autism spectrum disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, codependency, work stress and relationship conflict.
I look at therapy as a collaborative, professional relationship where I assist and guide a person toward a more fulfilling life. I select clinical strategies and techniques based on what will most effectively address the issues presented. I aim to provide a safe environment of no judgment.
I enjoy doing all types of therapy for all different issues to include depression, anxiety, addiction/substance use and abuse, health and wellness, grief, trauma, parental alienation, developmental challenges, autism spectrum disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, codependency, work stress and relationship conflict.
I look at therapy as a collaborative, professional relationship where I assist and guide a person toward a more fulfilling life. I select clinical strategies and techniques based on what will most effectively address the issues presented. I aim to provide a safe environment of no judgment.
Hello, I am an attachment-based, trauma-informed Therapist. I offer a warm, grounding space where you can slow down and make sense of the patterns that may be keeping you or your relationships feeling stuck. Therapy becomes a place to reconnect with yourself, strengthen your relationships, and move toward a life that feels aligned, authentic, and connected.
Hello, I am an attachment-based, trauma-informed Therapist. I offer a warm, grounding space where you can slow down and make sense of the patterns that may be keeping you or your relationships feeling stuck. Therapy becomes a place to reconnect with yourself, strengthen your relationships, and move toward a life that feels aligned, authentic, and connected.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, navigating a challenging life transition, or working through the effects of trauma? I specialize in helping adults address these challenges and build stronger, more fulfilling relationships. My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Together, we’ll identify what’s holding you back and develop practical strategies to help you move forward.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, navigating a challenging life transition, or working through the effects of trauma? I specialize in helping adults address these challenges and build stronger, more fulfilling relationships. My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Together, we’ll identify what’s holding you back and develop practical strategies to help you move forward.
Hi, I’m Cynthia. Welcome to Desert Somatics & Psychotherapy. In this practice, I endeavor to create a safe, healing space for people to work with the most vulnerable parts of themselves. When you are facing anxiety, depression, burnout, overwhelm, grief and loss, or the residual effects of traumatic situations or experiences, it can feel insurmountable. My passion is helping people to take the big, scary events, feelings, thoughts, and life experiences they are facing and to break them down into manageable pieces we can work through together. In so doing, we find that healing and repair are possible.
Hi, I’m Cynthia. Welcome to Desert Somatics & Psychotherapy. In this practice, I endeavor to create a safe, healing space for people to work with the most vulnerable parts of themselves. When you are facing anxiety, depression, burnout, overwhelm, grief and loss, or the residual effects of traumatic situations or experiences, it can feel insurmountable. My passion is helping people to take the big, scary events, feelings, thoughts, and life experiences they are facing and to break them down into manageable pieces we can work through together. In so doing, we find that healing and repair are possible.
Learn in a nurturing therapeutic environment, discover tools for self-development and gain pragmatic skills to enhance the fullness of your life. While the old age adage asks "glass half full or half empty?" my personal mantra is "why not change the size of the container so your glass is always full!" Perhaps you are experiencing a time when you are unable to move beyond your current level of awareness and/or seeing limited growth? It is with your full potential in mind that I choose to incorporate not only "talk therapy", but also integrative depth psychological practices such as dream work into the clinical setting.
Learn in a nurturing therapeutic environment, discover tools for self-development and gain pragmatic skills to enhance the fullness of your life. While the old age adage asks "glass half full or half empty?" my personal mantra is "why not change the size of the container so your glass is always full!" Perhaps you are experiencing a time when you are unable to move beyond your current level of awareness and/or seeing limited growth? It is with your full potential in mind that I choose to incorporate not only "talk therapy", but also integrative depth psychological practices such as dream work into the clinical setting.
Trauma tells the story of what happened to us, and the story of how we have survived. The lessons it imparts may have served us very well when we first learned them, but at some point, we realize that the story is holding us back from living in the here and now. As Bessel van der Kolk states so eloquently, “Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going inside ourselves. We begin to see the change we want to see when we go within with an attitude of curiosity rather than judgment."
Trauma tells the story of what happened to us, and the story of how we have survived. The lessons it imparts may have served us very well when we first learned them, but at some point, we realize that the story is holding us back from living in the here and now. As Bessel van der Kolk states so eloquently, “Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going inside ourselves. We begin to see the change we want to see when we go within with an attitude of curiosity rather than judgment."
I am currently only accepting clients for online therapy! You are the greatest project you will ever work on. Often times we make ourselves the last priority, but when you take the time to fill your own cup and heal from hurt and trauma, you free yourself up to experience peace. I am passionate about working with individuals & couples and creating a safe space for clients to be transparent and culture an environment for personal growth. I use an eclectic therapeutic approach to therapy including CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
I am currently only accepting clients for online therapy! You are the greatest project you will ever work on. Often times we make ourselves the last priority, but when you take the time to fill your own cup and heal from hurt and trauma, you free yourself up to experience peace. I am passionate about working with individuals & couples and creating a safe space for clients to be transparent and culture an environment for personal growth. I use an eclectic therapeutic approach to therapy including CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
Psychotherapy works best when it feels like a genuine, collaborative relationship—one that supports healing and helps you grow into the healthiest version of yourself. I see therapy as a relational, developmental process that reduces symptoms and strengthens resilience. My approach is contemporary psychodynamic therapy grounded in developmental psychology, neuroscience, and attachment research. I also train graduate students and supervise pre-licensed clinicians who see clients at reduced fees, and I am listed on the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners supervisor registry.
Psychotherapy works best when it feels like a genuine, collaborative relationship—one that supports healing and helps you grow into the healthiest version of yourself. I see therapy as a relational, developmental process that reduces symptoms and strengthens resilience. My approach is contemporary psychodynamic therapy grounded in developmental psychology, neuroscience, and attachment research. I also train graduate students and supervise pre-licensed clinicians who see clients at reduced fees, and I am listed on the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners supervisor registry.
You’ve gotten good at holding it together. From the outside things look fine, but underneath there’s a tiredness that rest doesn’t touch. Maybe it’s the same argument with your partner on a loop, people-pleasing you can’t put down, or grief you’ve never had room to face. You don’t need to know exactly what’s wrong before you reach out. That’s what this space is for. Together we’ll slow things down, make sense of what’s underneath, and help you build steadier days and clearer conversations.
You’ve gotten good at holding it together. From the outside things look fine, but underneath there’s a tiredness that rest doesn’t touch. Maybe it’s the same argument with your partner on a loop, people-pleasing you can’t put down, or grief you’ve never had room to face. You don’t need to know exactly what’s wrong before you reach out. That’s what this space is for. Together we’ll slow things down, make sense of what’s underneath, and help you build steadier days and clearer conversations.
