Schema Therapy in Tucson, AZ
For many of us, the journey has been difficult... Feeling trapped, hopeless, and as though you have tried everything, yet are powerless to change things. While everyone will feel this way during dark times, if this has become your day-to-day struggle, it may be time to seek support. I am here for you. I appreciate the courage it takes to reach out and try something different. Whether this is your first experience with counseling or you are interested in a different approach this time, a life filled with meaning, joy, and connection is possible and within your reach.
For many of us, the journey has been difficult... Feeling trapped, hopeless, and as though you have tried everything, yet are powerless to change things. While everyone will feel this way during dark times, if this has become your day-to-day struggle, it may be time to seek support. I am here for you. I appreciate the courage it takes to reach out and try something different. Whether this is your first experience with counseling or you are interested in a different approach this time, a life filled with meaning, joy, and connection is possible and within your reach.
Healing the soul wound. With over 40 years of experience, my approach is holistic to heal the Heart and Soul wound created from past experiences, to heal in the present and to live in balance in the future. I am Licensed Clinical Social Work, bilingual (Spanish/ English) therapist. It is my experience as a therapist working with diverse cultures, whether the Heart and Soul wound is created by family experiences, past trauma as a child or as an adult, clients can heal.
Healing the soul wound. With over 40 years of experience, my approach is holistic to heal the Heart and Soul wound created from past experiences, to heal in the present and to live in balance in the future. I am Licensed Clinical Social Work, bilingual (Spanish/ English) therapist. It is my experience as a therapist working with diverse cultures, whether the Heart and Soul wound is created by family experiences, past trauma as a child or as an adult, clients can heal.
Reaching out for compassionate support is a crucial step in healing. The challenges and distress you face may have caused changes in mental health in general, shifts in coping, changes to your relationships in life and/or sudden shifts in mood. Your liberation is central to our work together. Much of my work focuses on gender and sexuality, relationship challenges, chronic illnesses, and neurodivergences.
Reaching out for compassionate support is a crucial step in healing. The challenges and distress you face may have caused changes in mental health in general, shifts in coping, changes to your relationships in life and/or sudden shifts in mood. Your liberation is central to our work together. Much of my work focuses on gender and sexuality, relationship challenges, chronic illnesses, and neurodivergences.
Therapy is life changing and enriching as you raise your awareness and learn new ways to mange your internal world. I believe one of the most courageous things a person can do is begin to understand their own story and the challenges that have brought them to therapy for guidance and support. In my 16 years of professional experience I’ve found that my clients have and demonstrate- the capacity which all of us harbor that allows for healing, feeling better, cultivating fulfilling relationships and breaking through sometime excruciating and longstanding stuck points. Sometimes untangling a big knot just takes a fresh pair of eyes
Therapy is life changing and enriching as you raise your awareness and learn new ways to mange your internal world. I believe one of the most courageous things a person can do is begin to understand their own story and the challenges that have brought them to therapy for guidance and support. In my 16 years of professional experience I’ve found that my clients have and demonstrate- the capacity which all of us harbor that allows for healing, feeling better, cultivating fulfilling relationships and breaking through sometime excruciating and longstanding stuck points. Sometimes untangling a big knot just takes a fresh pair of eyes
I provide a safe environment in which an individual can devise new ways of thinking and behaving. I use a brief, solution focused approach to your specific needs and challenges. I guide you to use the insights gained in our sessions together in a positive and pragmatic manner. Through guided conversation and inquiry, I assist you in gaining insight and perspective necessary to live a life that reflects your values and priorities.
I provide a safe environment in which an individual can devise new ways of thinking and behaving. I use a brief, solution focused approach to your specific needs and challenges. I guide you to use the insights gained in our sessions together in a positive and pragmatic manner. Through guided conversation and inquiry, I assist you in gaining insight and perspective necessary to live a life that reflects your values and priorities.
Maximize your true potential.
I help you build the skills that move you beyond feeling stuck and support the healing of generational and intergenerational trauma. My trauma-informed and culturally grounded approach guides you in releasing legacy burdens and reconnecting with your inherent strength and dignity.
You deserve a life with joy, hope, and purpose. Healing is your birthright. The only thing you have to lose is that which no longer serves your well-being.
Maximize your true potential.
I help you build the skills that move you beyond feeling stuck and support the healing of generational and intergenerational trauma. My trauma-informed and culturally grounded approach guides you in releasing legacy burdens and reconnecting with your inherent strength and dignity.
You deserve a life with joy, hope, and purpose. Healing is your birthright. The only thing you have to lose is that which no longer serves your well-being.
Talking about problems can be difficult, not to mention taking action to solve them. The change process unfolds when you are listened to and understood. With warmth, humor, interest, and respect, I will help you focus on action steps as well as just talking as you make and maintain contact with your goals and also with your hopes and dreams. To do so I will also help you examine any life patterns, active in the present or originating from the past, that contribute to feeling stuck. Assisting you to bring mindfulness, commitment, and self-compassion into the change process will be my role.
Talking about problems can be difficult, not to mention taking action to solve them. The change process unfolds when you are listened to and understood. With warmth, humor, interest, and respect, I will help you focus on action steps as well as just talking as you make and maintain contact with your goals and also with your hopes and dreams. To do so I will also help you examine any life patterns, active in the present or originating from the past, that contribute to feeling stuck. Assisting you to bring mindfulness, commitment, and self-compassion into the change process will be my role.
I work with individuals, families, and/or systems who find themselves 'stuck'. I work from an inclusive and eclectic framework which allows me to work from the outside or join, as needed, to move past the 'stuck' points. I recently took steps towards physical gender affirming transition. Those who have known me these 13+ years in the field will find this a step in learning and growing with me; those who have heard my name as a recommendation will also find this a step in learning and growing. To learn is to grow; to grow is to be alive!
I work with individuals, families, and/or systems who find themselves 'stuck'. I work from an inclusive and eclectic framework which allows me to work from the outside or join, as needed, to move past the 'stuck' points. I recently took steps towards physical gender affirming transition. Those who have known me these 13+ years in the field will find this a step in learning and growing with me; those who have heard my name as a recommendation will also find this a step in learning and growing. To learn is to grow; to grow is to be alive!
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Healing begins when we turn toward our inner world with curiosity and compassion. My work as a Jungian psychotherapist centers on helping people reconnect with their wholeness, the parts of the self that have been forgotten, silenced, or hidden beneath the surface. In our sessions, I invite you to slow down and listen to what your symptoms, dreams, and emotional patterns might be trying to express.
Schedule a free consultation through the website link to the right...
Healing begins when we turn toward our inner world with curiosity and compassion. My work as a Jungian psychotherapist centers on helping people reconnect with their wholeness, the parts of the self that have been forgotten, silenced, or hidden beneath the surface. In our sessions, I invite you to slow down and listen to what your symptoms, dreams, and emotional patterns might be trying to express.
I support individuals and couples who are struggling with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, body image concerns, and other mood disorders to arrive at long-term, sustainable solutions. Years of experience and varied theoretical approaches address root-causes that drive your distress. In a safe, compassionate environment, you can explore your questions, concerns, fears, and goals. I devote attention, energy, expertise, humor and best recommendations to help you discover what you need to move forward. I work with English and Spanish speakers and all religions and backgrounds, including the LDS community.
I support individuals and couples who are struggling with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, body image concerns, and other mood disorders to arrive at long-term, sustainable solutions. Years of experience and varied theoretical approaches address root-causes that drive your distress. In a safe, compassionate environment, you can explore your questions, concerns, fears, and goals. I devote attention, energy, expertise, humor and best recommendations to help you discover what you need to move forward. I work with English and Spanish speakers and all religions and backgrounds, including the LDS community.
Looking for a change? I utilize evidence-based therapeutic approaches including EMDR, DBT, Somatic Therapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy to help clients gain insight, regulate emotions, and address deeper patterns related to anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, and relationship concerns. Our work together is collaborative, grounded, and focused on fostering self-awareness, resilience, and lasting change.
Looking for a change? I utilize evidence-based therapeutic approaches including EMDR, DBT, Somatic Therapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy to help clients gain insight, regulate emotions, and address deeper patterns related to anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, and relationship concerns. Our work together is collaborative, grounded, and focused on fostering self-awareness, resilience, and lasting change.
Among the greatest gifts you can give yourself are awareness and acceptance. One of the biggest responsibilities our mind has is to make predictions based on our understanding of the world around us. These predictions can often lead us to repeat the same mistakes, or fail to take hold of things we desperately want. Are you someone who feels the need to make a change, but feels lost or overwhelmed with how? Do you feel out of place in your family, or with your friends? Are you working too hard at school, in your relationship, at work or with your children and feel like you don't have much to show for your efforts?
Among the greatest gifts you can give yourself are awareness and acceptance. One of the biggest responsibilities our mind has is to make predictions based on our understanding of the world around us. These predictions can often lead us to repeat the same mistakes, or fail to take hold of things we desperately want. Are you someone who feels the need to make a change, but feels lost or overwhelmed with how? Do you feel out of place in your family, or with your friends? Are you working too hard at school, in your relationship, at work or with your children and feel like you don't have much to show for your efforts?
I am licensed in Arizona with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, anger management, & motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. We all get wounded as we do life. Whether our wounds are emotional, psychological, physical, or spiritual the good news is we can learn to heal. I would be honored to help you on your journey of healing. I have been helping others heal for over 20 years, by using evidence-based therapies such as CBT.ACT, DBT, and MI to teach others to learn the skills needed to increase a holistic quality of life.
I am licensed in Arizona with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, anger management, & motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. We all get wounded as we do life. Whether our wounds are emotional, psychological, physical, or spiritual the good news is we can learn to heal. I would be honored to help you on your journey of healing. I have been helping others heal for over 20 years, by using evidence-based therapies such as CBT.ACT, DBT, and MI to teach others to learn the skills needed to increase a holistic quality of life.
Dr. Johanna Ombrello
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DPC, LCSW-S, LISW
1 Endorsed
Tucson, AZ 85704
Waitlist for new clients
Healing is about reconnecting with the resilience and strength already within you. I help individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, relationship, phase of life and existential challenges find clarity and peace. My approach is collaborative, mindful, and direct, offering a space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Together, we’ll build self-awareness, uncover patterns, and create lasting change.
Healing is about reconnecting with the resilience and strength already within you. I help individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, relationship, phase of life and existential challenges find clarity and peace. My approach is collaborative, mindful, and direct, offering a space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Together, we’ll build self-awareness, uncover patterns, and create lasting change.
As a therapist, my mission is to provide a compassionate and non-judgmental relational context so that I can help my clients in the resolution of their profound sense of loneliness and feelings that "no one can understand their pain". Within the therapeutic relationship, I can help my clients in reviewing and correcting maladaptive strategies of self-protection, and in finding ways to feel safe in a world that feels unsafe. I believe therapy can help immensely in resolving emotional self-isolation, and in reconnecting with the resilience, potential, and motivation necessary to work at, and achieve personal aspirations.
As a therapist, my mission is to provide a compassionate and non-judgmental relational context so that I can help my clients in the resolution of their profound sense of loneliness and feelings that "no one can understand their pain". Within the therapeutic relationship, I can help my clients in reviewing and correcting maladaptive strategies of self-protection, and in finding ways to feel safe in a world that feels unsafe. I believe therapy can help immensely in resolving emotional self-isolation, and in reconnecting with the resilience, potential, and motivation necessary to work at, and achieve personal aspirations.
I provide treatment for a number of mental and behavioral health issues including: Anxiety, Depression, Grief/Loss, Life Changes, Stress & Coping, and Trauma. I see my role as one that identifies and fosters the methods of treatment that meet your unique requirements and help bring about lasting change. I utilize an integrative approach that pulls from my training in: humanistic & existential counseling, cognitive/behavioral interventions, somatic perspectives (yoga, meditation, martial arts), and affective neuroscience.
I provide treatment for a number of mental and behavioral health issues including: Anxiety, Depression, Grief/Loss, Life Changes, Stress & Coping, and Trauma. I see my role as one that identifies and fosters the methods of treatment that meet your unique requirements and help bring about lasting change. I utilize an integrative approach that pulls from my training in: humanistic & existential counseling, cognitive/behavioral interventions, somatic perspectives (yoga, meditation, martial arts), and affective neuroscience.
Together we will determine if Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy or Schema Therapy (or a mix of all!) is the best fit for you.
I'm Carolyn. I offer therapy how it is intended to be, face to face, human to human, in an office, for a full hour. While I do provide telemed therapy when requested, I mainly provide good ol' fashioned, in-person therapy. Come on in, sit down, get comfy, and let me hear it.
I've learned over the years that therapy is both a science and an art. Because of this, I embrace flexibility and humor in my sessions, while also bringing in evidence based modalities. My areas of focus include chronic pain, anxiety, past trauma, stress, and life transitions. I often see clients who are 65 and older.
Together we will determine if Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy or Schema Therapy (or a mix of all!) is the best fit for you.
I'm Carolyn. I offer therapy how it is intended to be, face to face, human to human, in an office, for a full hour. While I do provide telemed therapy when requested, I mainly provide good ol' fashioned, in-person therapy. Come on in, sit down, get comfy, and let me hear it.
I've learned over the years that therapy is both a science and an art. Because of this, I embrace flexibility and humor in my sessions, while also bringing in evidence based modalities. My areas of focus include chronic pain, anxiety, past trauma, stress, and life transitions. I often see clients who are 65 and older.
Lakeisha Johnson Ganster
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, C- DBT, MA
1 Endorsed
Tucson, AZ 85718
If you find yourself becoming disconnected in relationships, fighting to maintain boundaries or struggling with a trauma point, please know that you don’t have to suffer alone. Recovery is within your reach, especially when you have a team that works for and with you. I have been fortunate to work in various positions within the community behavioral health field that has offered me the opportunity to work with individuals from a variety of backgrounds. My goal is to create a safe space to process trauma, rebuild relationships and present the best version of you while overcoming life’s hurdles.
If you find yourself becoming disconnected in relationships, fighting to maintain boundaries or struggling with a trauma point, please know that you don’t have to suffer alone. Recovery is within your reach, especially when you have a team that works for and with you. I have been fortunate to work in various positions within the community behavioral health field that has offered me the opportunity to work with individuals from a variety of backgrounds. My goal is to create a safe space to process trauma, rebuild relationships and present the best version of you while overcoming life’s hurdles.
If you are looking at this website you, or someone you love, is hurting and you're not sure what to do about it. Asking a stranger for help is a difficult move to make and I acknowledge the courage that has gotten you this far. I honor that you are doing the very best you can with the knowledge and resources that you currently have available and I can help you build on your own strengths to do even better. A joyful and rewarding life is your birthright and I'd like to help you reclaim that gift.
If you are looking at this website you, or someone you love, is hurting and you're not sure what to do about it. Asking a stranger for help is a difficult move to make and I acknowledge the courage that has gotten you this far. I honor that you are doing the very best you can with the knowledge and resources that you currently have available and I can help you build on your own strengths to do even better. A joyful and rewarding life is your birthright and I'd like to help you reclaim that gift.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and founder of Kaleidoscope Counseling and Therapy Services, PLLC, with over 18 years of experience in community mental health in Southern Arizona. I provide individual, couples, and family therapy grounded in Client-Centered, Strengths-Based, and Trauma-Informed Care.
You are the expert of your own life. My role is to walk alongside you—helping you recognize your strengths, deepen insight, and develop practical tools that support meaningful, lasting change. Therapy is a collaborative process where your goals and voice guide our work together.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and founder of Kaleidoscope Counseling and Therapy Services, PLLC, with over 18 years of experience in community mental health in Southern Arizona. I provide individual, couples, and family therapy grounded in Client-Centered, Strengths-Based, and Trauma-Informed Care.
You are the expert of your own life. My role is to walk alongside you—helping you recognize your strengths, deepen insight, and develop practical tools that support meaningful, lasting change. Therapy is a collaborative process where your goals and voice guide our work together.
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How does schema therapy work?
Schema therapy is based on the idea that maladaptive thought patterns formed in childhood—that other people can never be relied on, for example—can interfere with healthy functioning in adulthood. Accordingly, schema therapy works by directly targeting such unhealthy schemas, identifying their consequences, and replacing them with more adaptive ways of thinking. To this end, schema therapists aim to “reparent” the client by offering what they didn’t get in childhood—validation, for instance, or compassion—to reorient their worldview.
Is schema therapy evidence-based?
Schema therapy is still considered relatively new, and research on its efficacy is still in progress. However, some studies have concluded that it can be effective at treating certain mental health conditions, most notably personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder. Evidence for its efficacy in treating conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD is promising but less conclusive, and experts warn that much of the existing research is of low quality.
Is schema therapy a type of CBT?
Schema therapy is based on many principles of CBT, most notably the process of recognizing and challenging maladaptive thought patterns. But because schema therapy also draws from other approaches,including psychoanalysis and Gestalt therapy, it is not considered a form of CBT. It also typically delves deeper into the client’s childhood than does CBT.
How does schema therapy work?
Schema therapy does not call for a set number of sessions and is instead open-ended, with the treatment timeline depending on the client’s primary concern(s), progress, and preferences. Treatment that lasts between six months and two years is common, though many clients will start to see progress much earlier than that.