Women's Issues Therapists in Paradise Valley, AZ
Dr. Gartler's goal as a psychologist is to create a warm and validating environment to help clients feel comfortable with the transition into therapy. She has specialized training in evidence-based treatments for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). She received her provider status in CPT, an evidence-based treatment for trauma-related disorders, from the Phoenix VA in 2016 and has worked extensively with survivors of trauma individually and in groups.
Dr. Gartler's goal as a psychologist is to create a warm and validating environment to help clients feel comfortable with the transition into therapy. She has specialized training in evidence-based treatments for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). She received her provider status in CPT, an evidence-based treatment for trauma-related disorders, from the Phoenix VA in 2016 and has worked extensively with survivors of trauma individually and in groups.
Cycles of Life Counseling has added teletherapy services. Protect and care for your mental health and well-being while you protect and care for your physical health. My treatment philosophy is that people want to feel good and live with purpose. Sometimes though, life can feel too big to manage. Sometimes we feel stuck or unable to adjust when "life happens", We may have not learned a better way to cope or live well with or through challenges. Add to that, frustration and disappointment over feeling this way and we feel even worse. Let's consider another way for you ‘to be’ in the world, to live more fully, with emotional freedom.
Cycles of Life Counseling has added teletherapy services. Protect and care for your mental health and well-being while you protect and care for your physical health. My treatment philosophy is that people want to feel good and live with purpose. Sometimes though, life can feel too big to manage. Sometimes we feel stuck or unable to adjust when "life happens", We may have not learned a better way to cope or live well with or through challenges. Add to that, frustration and disappointment over feeling this way and we feel even worse. Let's consider another way for you ‘to be’ in the world, to live more fully, with emotional freedom.
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.
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.
Danielle LaPorte asked the question best, “Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?” Can you remember when you loved and accepted yourself unapologetically, and embraced all the things about you that make you unique? As we age, we gain knowledge from life experiences and through those experiences we can soar to greatness or we can break and lose sight of who we really are, and become someone we were never meant to be. When we become someone less than who we were meant to be we can begin to experience anxiety, depression, substance abuse, loss of relationships and functional distress.
Danielle LaPorte asked the question best, “Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?” Can you remember when you loved and accepted yourself unapologetically, and embraced all the things about you that make you unique? As we age, we gain knowledge from life experiences and through those experiences we can soar to greatness or we can break and lose sight of who we really are, and become someone we were never meant to be. When we become someone less than who we were meant to be we can begin to experience anxiety, depression, substance abuse, loss of relationships and functional distress.
I’m so glad you’re here! If you’ve ever connected so deeply with a negative belief, as if it's always been there, and you feel like your nervous system is always in fight or flight, we may be a good fit for therapyYou don't have to continue living your life in survival mode. I know that this work is vulnerable, because I’ve been there too. I enjoy doing deep work with my clients to get to the root of what feels stuck. My goal is to collaborate with you to clear traumatic events and explore patterns, so the same stuff doesn't continue to show up for you. I hope you will connect with me to take this first step in your healing journey!
I’m so glad you’re here! If you’ve ever connected so deeply with a negative belief, as if it's always been there, and you feel like your nervous system is always in fight or flight, we may be a good fit for therapyYou don't have to continue living your life in survival mode. I know that this work is vulnerable, because I’ve been there too. I enjoy doing deep work with my clients to get to the root of what feels stuck. My goal is to collaborate with you to clear traumatic events and explore patterns, so the same stuff doesn't continue to show up for you. I hope you will connect with me to take this first step in your healing journey!
Have you tried to stop the worry thoughts, but they just multiply? Do you have anxiety that comes out of the blue to swamp you? Have you lost interest in the things you used to enjoy? Maybe you’ve tried so many things that the shame of nothing working weighs you down. These attacks feel like they will never end and you wish you could escape into sleep forever. Let me help you stop suffering and start living again. You can start creating that life you have been dreaming about!
Have you tried to stop the worry thoughts, but they just multiply? Do you have anxiety that comes out of the blue to swamp you? Have you lost interest in the things you used to enjoy? Maybe you’ve tried so many things that the shame of nothing working weighs you down. These attacks feel like they will never end and you wish you could escape into sleep forever. Let me help you stop suffering and start living again. You can start creating that life you have been dreaming about!
From an outside perspective, you’ve got it together. But inside, do you feel like a bumbling cartoon character trying to keep your 27 hats balanced on your head while juggling 14 balls… ? Are you going through a life transition and feeling bombarded with stress, anxiety, depression, maybe some imposter syndrome? Does your inner bully like to smack you sometimes, or your past self sabotaging behaviors run across the stage….again? Life transitions can be overwhelming and daunting - especially if you keep telling yourself you "SHOULD" be fine!
From an outside perspective, you’ve got it together. But inside, do you feel like a bumbling cartoon character trying to keep your 27 hats balanced on your head while juggling 14 balls… ? Are you going through a life transition and feeling bombarded with stress, anxiety, depression, maybe some imposter syndrome? Does your inner bully like to smack you sometimes, or your past self sabotaging behaviors run across the stage….again? Life transitions can be overwhelming and daunting - especially if you keep telling yourself you "SHOULD" be fine!
I completed my undergraduate studies at Eastern New Mexico University with a Bachelors of Fine Art with a specialty in Psychology and Art Therapy. I received my Masters of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Argosy University and studied at Arizona State University in the DBH program, Doctorate of Behavioral Health / integrative care. I have been a life coach at McGinnis Theory & Practice, LLC since 2017. Together we will work on goals & actionable plans to increase self-awareness, overcome obstacles, develop new skills, recognize patterns, and apply strategies to help you create your best self!
I completed my undergraduate studies at Eastern New Mexico University with a Bachelors of Fine Art with a specialty in Psychology and Art Therapy. I received my Masters of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Argosy University and studied at Arizona State University in the DBH program, Doctorate of Behavioral Health / integrative care. I have been a life coach at McGinnis Theory & Practice, LLC since 2017. Together we will work on goals & actionable plans to increase self-awareness, overcome obstacles, develop new skills, recognize patterns, and apply strategies to help you create your best self!
You've been holding it together for a long time. Maybe things look fine from the outside, but underneath something doesn't feel right - old patterns keep showing up, relationships feel harder than they should, or you just know there's something you've never fully dealt with.
I work with women who are ready to stop surviving and start actually living. My clients are self-aware enough to know something needs to change - they just haven't had the right support yet. If you're ready to stop settling for less than you deserve, you're in the right place.
You've been holding it together for a long time. Maybe things look fine from the outside, but underneath something doesn't feel right - old patterns keep showing up, relationships feel harder than they should, or you just know there's something you've never fully dealt with.
I work with women who are ready to stop surviving and start actually living. My clients are self-aware enough to know something needs to change - they just haven't had the right support yet. If you're ready to stop settling for less than you deserve, you're in the right place.
Life can be hard and that is part of the reality that comes with being human. But sometimes even our best effort to move past difficulty falls short. And when our stories do not get listened to or honored, it can create a deep sense of aloneness. Therapy is a relationship where we collaborate to listen to you, the client, in order to find solutions within the particularity of your own story. Whether you are dealing with the difficulties of family or other relationships, the demands of work and school, or struggling with personal or faith issues, counseling can be a powerful way to get back on your feet.
Life can be hard and that is part of the reality that comes with being human. But sometimes even our best effort to move past difficulty falls short. And when our stories do not get listened to or honored, it can create a deep sense of aloneness. Therapy is a relationship where we collaborate to listen to you, the client, in order to find solutions within the particularity of your own story. Whether you are dealing with the difficulties of family or other relationships, the demands of work and school, or struggling with personal or faith issues, counseling can be a powerful way to get back on your feet.
Maybe you feel stuck, even though you understand where your patterns come from. You can name the important experiences from your childhood, explain how they shaped you, and recognize the patterns that keep showing up. You have read the books, listened to the podcasts, and perhaps even tried therapy before. You understand your story, but you still do not feel different.
Maybe you feel stuck, even though you understand where your patterns come from. You can name the important experiences from your childhood, explain how they shaped you, and recognize the patterns that keep showing up. You have read the books, listened to the podcasts, and perhaps even tried therapy before. You understand your story, but you still do not feel different.
Have you reached a point in life where it seems that something needs to change in order for you to be truly happy? Maybe you can't quite put your finger on it, or perhaps you thought you left it behind years ago. If you are living with depression, anxiety, unsatisfying relationships, addiction, or unresolved grief or trauma - there is hope and there is help. I strive to provide an honest, warm and collaborative environment so that you can feel safe embarking on your journey of self-exploration, healing and growth. This isn't easy work, but I truly believe that it is the most important work we can do for ourselves.
Have you reached a point in life where it seems that something needs to change in order for you to be truly happy? Maybe you can't quite put your finger on it, or perhaps you thought you left it behind years ago. If you are living with depression, anxiety, unsatisfying relationships, addiction, or unresolved grief or trauma - there is hope and there is help. I strive to provide an honest, warm and collaborative environment so that you can feel safe embarking on your journey of self-exploration, healing and growth. This isn't easy work, but I truly believe that it is the most important work we can do for ourselves.
You cannot recover from anxiety by just remaining calm, or depression by just being positive. Recovery from the battles of life takes time, patience, and releasing old habits. Whether you’re facing mental illness, parenting, relationships, or life transitions; change must occur in order for peace to resurface. It's okay to feel unstable, it's ok for things to not be ok, and it's okay to ask for help.
You cannot recover from anxiety by just remaining calm, or depression by just being positive. Recovery from the battles of life takes time, patience, and releasing old habits. Whether you’re facing mental illness, parenting, relationships, or life transitions; change must occur in order for peace to resurface. It's okay to feel unstable, it's ok for things to not be ok, and it's okay to ask for help.
What does thriving mean to you? Each of us are on a journey toward thriving. Sometimes we get interrupted along the way by anxiety, fear, rejection, anger, sadness, and resentment. When we feel uncertain or stuck we might experience disconnection, lack of purpose, and loss of meaning. In such times, therapy offers a safe place to be heard, a trusted person to unpack our stories with, and a method for traveling through the layers of life’s ups and downs. I believe strongly that this present moment is an avenue for creating growth and change, that’s why I deeply value the transformative potential of therapy.
What does thriving mean to you? Each of us are on a journey toward thriving. Sometimes we get interrupted along the way by anxiety, fear, rejection, anger, sadness, and resentment. When we feel uncertain or stuck we might experience disconnection, lack of purpose, and loss of meaning. In such times, therapy offers a safe place to be heard, a trusted person to unpack our stories with, and a method for traveling through the layers of life’s ups and downs. I believe strongly that this present moment is an avenue for creating growth and change, that’s why I deeply value the transformative potential of therapy.
I have a passion for helping people through their struggles. As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Jungian psychoanalyst, I have the honor of working with a diverse population, individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and their families for 35 years now. In helping people resolve their conflicts, I utilize depth psychology and CBT methods in helping my patients feel better. Psychotherapy is a wise and fruitful investment.
I have a passion for helping people through their struggles. As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Jungian psychoanalyst, I have the honor of working with a diverse population, individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and their families for 35 years now. In helping people resolve their conflicts, I utilize depth psychology and CBT methods in helping my patients feel better. Psychotherapy is a wise and fruitful investment.
Melinda
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, ATR-BC
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Are you feeling exhausted from trying to keep everything together—managing responsibilities, emotions, and relationships that feel harder than they “should?”
I specialize in working with high functioning individuals navigating relationship stress, communication breakdowns, and the unique challenges that often come with anxiety and /or ADHD. This can include emotional reactivity, overwhelm, and feeling misunderstood. Many of my clients are newly diagnosed later in life or are in relationships where ADHD has quietly shaped patterns around responsibility, follow-through, and connection.
Are you feeling exhausted from trying to keep everything together—managing responsibilities, emotions, and relationships that feel harder than they “should?”
I specialize in working with high functioning individuals navigating relationship stress, communication breakdowns, and the unique challenges that often come with anxiety and /or ADHD. This can include emotional reactivity, overwhelm, and feeling misunderstood. Many of my clients are newly diagnosed later in life or are in relationships where ADHD has quietly shaped patterns around responsibility, follow-through, and connection.
WHY Does this keep happening in my relationships? If you’ve asked yourself that—whether you’re dating, successful on paper but unfulfilled in love, or in a relationship that no longer feels close—you’re not alone.
As a psychologist with 20 years of experience specializing in dating, relationships, attachment, and couples, I work with high-achieving men and women who are accomplished in many areas of life yet find themselves repeating painful relational patterns—emotionally unavailable partners, over-functioning in relationships, communication breakdowns, loss of intimacy, or feeling disconnected from someone they deeply love.
WHY Does this keep happening in my relationships? If you’ve asked yourself that—whether you’re dating, successful on paper but unfulfilled in love, or in a relationship that no longer feels close—you’re not alone.
As a psychologist with 20 years of experience specializing in dating, relationships, attachment, and couples, I work with high-achieving men and women who are accomplished in many areas of life yet find themselves repeating painful relational patterns—emotionally unavailable partners, over-functioning in relationships, communication breakdowns, loss of intimacy, or feeling disconnected from someone they deeply love.
Many of the clients I work with tell me that life looks good on paper, but it doesn’t feel that way on the inside. They’re successful and hardworking, but often feel worn out or disconnected—especially in their relationships. They’re tired of trying so hard to feel happy. Often, they wonder if their past is still shaping how they feel today—and sometimes, they start to lose hope that things can really change. But deep down, they know they’re ready for relief, to feel more confident in themselves, and to connect more meaningfully with the people in their lives. If this resonates, I'm glad you found me!
Many of the clients I work with tell me that life looks good on paper, but it doesn’t feel that way on the inside. They’re successful and hardworking, but often feel worn out or disconnected—especially in their relationships. They’re tired of trying so hard to feel happy. Often, they wonder if their past is still shaping how they feel today—and sometimes, they start to lose hope that things can really change. But deep down, they know they’re ready for relief, to feel more confident in themselves, and to connect more meaningfully with the people in their lives. If this resonates, I'm glad you found me!
As a Integrative psychotherapist, over the last 34 years in practice, I have developed a fusion of state of the art treatment modalities that allow me to look at your current difficulties from a big picture vantage point. By considering affective, cognitive, behavioral, physiological and environmental factors that maybe contributing to your difficulties I am able to tailor make your individual treatment, utilizing the best of different psychotherapeutic techniques to fit your unique needs,circumstances and personality. My job is to help you tap into your natural healing mechanism, and assist you to explore, repair and transform into the Optimal You.
As a Integrative psychotherapist, over the last 34 years in practice, I have developed a fusion of state of the art treatment modalities that allow me to look at your current difficulties from a big picture vantage point. By considering affective, cognitive, behavioral, physiological and environmental factors that maybe contributing to your difficulties I am able to tailor make your individual treatment, utilizing the best of different psychotherapeutic techniques to fit your unique needs,circumstances and personality. My job is to help you tap into your natural healing mechanism, and assist you to explore, repair and transform into the Optimal You.
