Attachment-based Therapists in Tempe, AZ

Mary Oliver says, "Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting - over and over announcing your place in the family of things." I truly believe your life is inherently valuable and that your story has meaning. No matter where you're at, or what you've experienced, hope still beckons. Not with a guarantee of certainty, but with a promise of fullness, health, and belonging. I have a strong desire to help people face their biggest opportunities, challenges, and hurt in the pursuit of greater joy, peace, freedom, and ultimately, life.

I am a licensed therapist who provides a safe nurturing environment for children, adolescents, and adults focus on relationship, well-being, and mental health issues. I focus on topics such as life adjustment, depression, anxiety, relationship and family issues, life transitions, ADHD, autism spectrum and neurodivergent individuals, and attachment issues. I specializes in trauma and childhood attachment issues which tend to impede emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual growth. I also have an extensive background in assisting individuals with co-dependency.

Do you find yourself longing for something more in life? Are you feeling disconnected or unfulfilled in your relationships? Do you find difficult emotions getting the better of you? I am here to support you!

I thrive working with clients learning to understand and heal from addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety, church hurt, individuals questioning sexuality, persons working through career transitions, and couples navigating how to communicate and deepen emotional and physical intimacy. My aim is to provide a space where you can connect with yourself, feel accepted, whole, and human, and a place where you can learn to thrive again.

As a therapist I try to cultivate a space of safety and non-judgment that allows individuals to experience and express the most vulnerable parts of themselves! I am a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in couples, family, adults, and adolescent services with experience working with and treating the full spectrum of the life span. I am an Experiential Somatic Therapist. I also utilize expressive art modalities and other creative interventions. Other therapies and modalities I utilize in my practice are CBT, DBT, Family Systems Therapy, Play Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness, and Attachment Theory.

Have you ever experienced disappointments that seem overwhelming? Has depression or anxiety taken the joy from your life? Are your relationships also affecting the way you feel? Working in Human Resources for many years has given me a glimpse into how people perceive and react to their work and personal environments. Self-esteem and interpersonal relationships often influence attitude, motivation, and experiences. My goal is to guide you to understand the meaning behind your feelings and relationships, so you can find your potential and become your best self.

I’m deeply honored to work as a licensed professional counselor with individuals who desire to heal their wounds and reclaim their victory stories. With many years of experience as a child and family therapist, my central goal has been to create spaces of safety for youth and their caregivers to speak their truths and find their inner strengths. My therapeutic style allows for a delicate balance between structured and structured treatment, inviting the client to take the lead in directing the process while also guiding their steps along the path.

Positive Wellness specializes in treating adult women who suffer from PTSD, childhood abuse, postpartum depression, stress, and grief/loss. During the counseling process, clients will explore and reframe negative beliefs, build coping skills, reprocess trauma, develop mindfulness, learn to prioritize themselves, improve boundaries, boost confidence, and free themselves of constant fear of judgment from others and judgment from self.

Now Accepting New Clients. I work with adults in individual therapy or adults in couples therapy. Most people I work with experience anxiety, depression, are dealing with conflicts in their relationships, and are in the process of adjusting to life's changes and stressors. I welcome anyone who desires healing and change. This is a supervised private practice. It is owned and/or managed by a master’s level, non-independent licensee under Board-approved clinical supervision pursuant to A.A.C. R4-6-211. The Board-approved clinical supervisor of this practice is: Ashley Gunn, LPC-17929.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Supervisor in AZ, I have gained over 35 years of “intrinsic value” helping adults, couples, and groups, manage stress, trauma, grief, mood, thoughts, various addiction cycles, suicidality, self-harm, reentry, and life transitions.

Accepting New Clients -Telehealth & In-Person appts available. I am ready and willing to provide a safe space to help you and/or your loved one face and take on any life stressors. This can include anything contributing to anxiety, depression, relational problems, unhealthy coping skills, self-esteem issues and much more! Telehealth and/or in person are offered for individuals, couples, families, teens, young adults, and adults. I’d love to answer any questions/ concerns. Please reach out!

Accepting New Clients! Kevin has a passion for helping people find healing and a sense of meaning in their lives. He has helped people from many cultures and circumstances explore self-esteem and confidence – to align with the highest version of themselves that can be imagined. He offers a safe, non-judgmental, and warm space for his clients to explore vulnerability, and learn skills for living from day to day. Kevin guides people in learning: coping, life skills, communication, and boundary setting – He works with you – and reminds everyone he meets that each of us is THE expert in our own lives. There is HOPE.

“We never have to be stuck in the moment of our negative experiences. You never have to be a victim to external circumstances or internal emotions. We all possess the power to control our emotions and thoughts while shaping our destiny in the healthiest manner through action.” Are you stressed out and anxious? Does it feel no matter how hard you try, you can’t seem to be happy? Are you struggling with feeling sad all the time? Have you tried to solve the problems in your life on your own and realized you need help from someone else? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you have made the right choice by being here.

Welcome to Healing Hearts! I am a seasoned therapist certified in trauma treatment and have experience working with many different populations, backgrounds and treatment modalities. I provide a professional, confidential, caring and safe environment for patients who have a wide range of life challenges. I am licensed in Arizona and Virginia.

My passion includes helping with issues related to LGBTQ+, marital and premarital, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, abuse and depression in all age groups. I also work with those suffering from eating disorders, dissociative disorders, impulse control, and personality, and thinking disorders. I enjoy helping clients learn coping skills, how to deal with school or work stress, and improving peer and intimate relationships. So whether you need life coaching, self-esteem building, guidance through life transitions or just a friendly face on your side, I’d love to meet you and help with your next breakthrough!

My approach to therapy is collaborative and relational. I'm truly interested in you as a person. My work is based on the assumption that all people have strengths and inner resources that can be accessed by asking creative questions that generate new possibilities. This enhances life choices, and develops stories that allow for new ways of being in the world. I draw on cognitive behavior therapy, social construction, narrative therapy, systems therapy, and mindfulness in counseling to support clients in meeting their goals. Somatic experiencing is another specialty area for me, working with the nervous system for healing.