Can you imagine a life where you are at peace with your feelings, able to make good decisions, and in control of your behavior? What would it be like to no longer feel overwhelmed by stress or defeated by your emotions? When overwhelming emotions take hold, your work or relationships suffer and other areas of your life can deteriorate, keeping you from enjoying the life you know you could have. One of my goals as a therapist is to provide a meaningful connection and comfortable environment, whether you are considering making important changes or looking for support through difficult times.

Are you looking for a confidential and nonjudgemental place to talk? Are you feeling overwhelmed and needing to clarify goals and direction? Are you experiencing a significant life transition or loss? Are you feeling anxiety, depression, low self esteem, abusing substances or engaging in other disturbing behaviors? I can help if you are ready to engage in the counseling process. The potential benefits of this work can be a reduction in troubling physical symptoms, improved self awareness and resilience, emotional growth, improved interpersonal relationships, improved cognitive skills and reduction of self defeating behaviors.

My areas of focus include anxiety, past trauma, life transitions, and chronic pain. These issues can interfere with exciting times in your life, such as higher education, relationships, new employment or parenthood. You may find that these challenges have created hurdles in your life, keeping you from your goals. I will use an evidence based approach along with humor and creativity to help you meet your full potential.

Having difficulty coping with a stressful situation? Maybe you feel down or anxious. Or perhaps it feels like the same problems and relationship issues keep repeating. I provide results-oriented psychotherapy to help you feel better, while helping to resolve the root causes of your difficulties. My clients are interested in medium to longer-term psychotherapy and have often (though not necessarily) been in therapy before. My approach is kind, supportive, direct, and sometimes humorous.

Deep down you are truly a bright light, talented, gifted and loving. But that's not how you feel inside. You have doubts, judgements and just plain don't know where you fit in the world. And that stops you from living and loving in life. We know how you feel and if you are ready, at all, to start letting what stops you go, we are here to walk that road with you. Whether it's a relationship struggle, or battles with anxiety, loss, depression, life transition/direction, family issues, self-esteem....our brilliant Clinicians have 15-30 years of experience and a toolbox full of the best ways to break through it all!

I believe growth and healing happen when we reconnect with ourselves and the world. I offer strengths-based approaches that support individuals and couples in finding balance, authentic connection, and healing. I work with adults and older teens on a variety of topics, some including: healing after trauma; life transitions; sexuality and relationships; communication; self-confidence; stress; identity and meaning-making; and overcoming shame and building self-compassion. I recognize that every individual is unique and use a person-centered approach that prioritizes the areas where you would like to grow.

Life sometimes (or often!) presents us with challenges, obstacles and opportunities. These can lead to suffering, self-doubt, self-criticism, or feeling lost and unfulfilled. There are times when we identify something in our lives that we want to change (or come to accept) - yet we find ourselves stuck and unable to shift out of our patterns. I am here to help you get "un-stuck" and to create a more meaningful and serene life. Psychotherapy can catalyze a process of overcoming barriers that stand in your way through attunement, curiosity, and compassion.

Thank you for your interest in my private practice. Whether you are feeling stuck in a pattern or experiencing self-defeating behavior, my goal is to help you achieve your best self, and create the life you desire. I work with you to achieve your goals, providing a confidential and safe environment to help you create changes in as little time as possible. While I am fortunate to have advanced training and excellent education, I find that personal life experience and triumphs to be the most important aspect of my education, shaping me into a seasoned psychotherapist, ready to serve my clients.

I believe it is helpful to have a safe place where you feel heard and supported. My aim is to assist you in identifying your strengths to improve your relationship with yourself and others. I believe your needs are unique which is why I use an integrative approach when working with children, teens, and adults. I provide strength-based interventions to assist you in uncovering your own resilience to manage challenges as well as to grow and improve your overall quality of life.

I love playing a role in helping client’s navigate their life’s challenges. If you are in the midst of a challenge and feeling lost, the first thing I want you to know is that there is hope and new possibilities on the other side. And, trust me, during my 30 years of experience working through these challenges with adolescents, families, couples, individuals, I’ve witnessed this time and time again. The challenges any of us face are frequently tied to a series of events, particularly traumatic events, that can effect and overwhelm us at any age.

I offer therapy for people who are seeking growth or change but feel stuck about how to move forward. This may be wanting a deeper connection to yourself and others, difficulties with stress, mood, or emotions, trouble adjusting to a life transition/event, relationship challenges, or identity issues. I value building a trusting therapeutic relationship that inspires openness, curiosity, and vulnerability; a place where lasting change unfolds. I strive to provide an environment in which you can speak your truth and be heard with respect and acceptance. I welcome folks of all genders, sexual orientations, lifestyles, and relationship structures.

I have worked with many people throughout my career and found it amazing how we are all different and every single one of us have something amazing to offer, something not everyone has, something others need, let me help you find what is it that you do not see that makes you who you are. My focus is to bring compassion, kindness, empathy, genuine concern, experience, knowledge and commit to offer you genuine experience in achieving the next step in personal growth. I am here to listen, provide support, and guide you to a successful and peaceful feature.

Limited 1st visit pricing 3 sessions @ $260. Everyone experiences difficult times in their life, & we are here to guide you through those times. The goal is to help you uncover your true potential, increase positive thinking & behavior, and increase your energy. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges, and to bring Balance into your life. If you're looking for support & guidance through challenging situations or you're ready to move in a new direction in your life, WE look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.

We all deserve and want happiness and well being. New skills and ideas can be developed for connecting with others and managing emotions by working collaboratively with a skilled and effective therapist/coach-- leading to greater hope and action. We help individuals dealing with a range of difficulties and stressors including relationship or work related problems, loss, family of origin concerns, trauma, or medical illness break out of long standing ruts and frustrations. Come explore your next steps with an experienced and compassionate guide in a beautiful natural environment setting or online telehealth. Find us at MettaAZ.com.

Therapy is a collaborative process of discernment, self discovery, and change. Loss, transitions, family of origin issues, addictions, work and money worries can make life stressful and difficult to manage. During these times we feel stuck and alone. Change happens when someone is present with you in a supportive environment. My approach is psychodynamically based, incorporating neuropsychological, mindfulness, and body-based techniques. Together we will address your needs, celebrate your successes, and allow you to create the space to become the person you desire to be; the person you know you are in your heart.

I have always been fascinated by what it means to be human: the choices we make, the stories we live with, and the beliefs, values and morals we choose to live by. Evaluating or becoming reacquainted with these parts of our human experience are all reasons that we find ourselves in need of a listening ear. I believe that past trauma, depression, anxiety, relational difficulties, loss, chronic pain, and spiritual disconnection all conceal our innermost capabilities for living a healthy, happy, whole life. I've obtained the UofA Dr. Andrew Weil Integrative Health Certification and use tenets of holistic healing.

My aim is to provide a safe and non-judgemental space for you to heal. I offer a range of interventions that are designed to help you reconnect with your body's innate capacity for healing, such as mindfulness/meditation, yoga, EMDR and somatic therapies. I have over 200 hours of training in meditation and mindfulness practices and I offer these invaluable tools to my clients as a part of their holistic treatment plan.

Are you suffering from past trauma? Is your past traumatic experience or experiences intruding and effecting your "here and now?" Are you anxious, on "high alert" and avoiding? Are you having difficulty concentrating and putting yourself down? Do you feel stuck and alone? Looking for a counselor and thinking about participating in counseling can be scary and overwhelming, but the counseling experience can be rewarding and even life changing. I have significant experience supporting individuals in overcoming trauma, anxiety, life transitions, and grief and loss.

I primarily use a client centered approach with children, teens, young adults and their families. I enjoy using multiple strategies to best fit my clients and families needs. I am trained and skilled at working with a wide range of issues including challenging/unhealthy behavior, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, recovery from past abuse and trauma, and improving healthy communication and relationships. Additional training includes relaxation strategies and stress reduction. And I have experience working with sexuality, gender and other personal identity issues.