Marriage Counseling Therapists in Arizona
Judith McHale
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Phoenix, AZ 85018
My areas of expertise include marriage, couples, relationship issues, grief, divorce/separation, family of origin dysfunction, incest, women's support issues.
The relationship between therapist and client is unique. Time spent together is purposefully structured to support that uniqueness and establish a framework and rhythm for working. Our work together will be centered in a spirit of safety, dignity, and respect at all times for your goals and needs.
My areas of expertise include marriage, couples, relationship issues, grief, divorce/separation, family of origin dysfunction, incest, women's support issues.
The relationship between therapist and client is unique. Time spent together is purposefully structured to support that uniqueness and establish a framework and rhythm for working. Our work together will be centered in a spirit of safety, dignity, and respect at all times for your goals and needs.
Diana Sussman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Feeling depressed or anxious? Having difficulties in your marriage/relationships?
I am committed to helping you to make positive changes to cope with your problems as quickly and effectively as possible, with all the tools at my disposal.
Feeling depressed or anxious? Having difficulties in your marriage/relationships?
I am committed to helping you to make positive changes to cope with your problems as quickly and effectively as possible, with all the tools at my disposal.
Hannah Ray
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSAT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mesa, AZ 85201
Marriage Counseling: Are you currently experiencing marital disputes? Has your marriage recently been tainted by infidelity? I am here to help you achieve your wanted outcome for your marriage.
I am passionate about helping to illuminate each person’s unique path to happiness and fulfillment. I have experience treating various types of trauma, addiction, codependency, narcissistic abuse, and issues related to infidelity in relationships. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT). I specialize in treating various types of sexual addiction, betrayal trauma and narcissistic abuse. I love to incorporate different therapeutic modalities, including EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy, CBT, DBT, IFS, and SFBT.
Marriage Counseling: Are you currently experiencing marital disputes? Has your marriage recently been tainted by infidelity? I am here to help you achieve your wanted outcome for your marriage.
I am passionate about helping to illuminate each person’s unique path to happiness and fulfillment. I have experience treating various types of trauma, addiction, codependency, narcissistic abuse, and issues related to infidelity in relationships. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT). I specialize in treating various types of sexual addiction, betrayal trauma and narcissistic abuse. I love to incorporate different therapeutic modalities, including EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy, CBT, DBT, IFS, and SFBT.
Emory H Davis Jr
MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Phoenix, AZ 85012
You've chosen the right time to take this meaningful step to here for the good of your relationship ... and for yourself. Keep stepping forward. Whether for a start-up, a tune-up or a clean up ... call me. At the core of a healthy marriage is a healthy couple. A healthy couple is the natural outgrowth of two healthy individuals, with a story to be embraced. I assist a diversity of couples in their intentional pursuit of a meaningful and sustainable lifetime relationship. Make the call.
You've chosen the right time to take this meaningful step to here for the good of your relationship ... and for yourself. Keep stepping forward. Whether for a start-up, a tune-up or a clean up ... call me. At the core of a healthy marriage is a healthy couple. A healthy couple is the natural outgrowth of two healthy individuals, with a story to be embraced. I assist a diversity of couples in their intentional pursuit of a meaningful and sustainable lifetime relationship. Make the call.
Kristin Jimenez
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Tempe, AZ 85282
Working towards the future is an important and often difficult task when dealing with worries of the present and past. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who can help you take steps forward into the future you want. Working together through the counseling process you can learn to find what your happiness looks like and the best steps to get there. Whether you are a couple working through a rough patch, a family going through a transition, or an individual working through anxiety or depression I have the expertise to utilize various clinical techniques to help bring about the desired outcomes for each individual.
Working towards the future is an important and often difficult task when dealing with worries of the present and past. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who can help you take steps forward into the future you want. Working together through the counseling process you can learn to find what your happiness looks like and the best steps to get there. Whether you are a couple working through a rough patch, a family going through a transition, or an individual working through anxiety or depression I have the expertise to utilize various clinical techniques to help bring about the desired outcomes for each individual.
Dwayne Kruse
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy and Master Certified Life Coaching available for Individual, Couple, Child, and Family Counseling. I offer real solutions for Communication, Anger, Depression, ADHD, Anxiety, PTSD. When we stress our reactivity leads to regressive and unhealthy coping behaviors. Unfortunately, the mental health field often uses diagnoses to label behavior when really what is needed is counseling around attachment, communication and various coping skills. You are not your diagnosis, and our therapeutic process includes removing or reducing stress and establishing a healthy, constructive coping strategy.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy and Master Certified Life Coaching available for Individual, Couple, Child, and Family Counseling. I offer real solutions for Communication, Anger, Depression, ADHD, Anxiety, PTSD. When we stress our reactivity leads to regressive and unhealthy coping behaviors. Unfortunately, the mental health field often uses diagnoses to label behavior when really what is needed is counseling around attachment, communication and various coping skills. You are not your diagnosis, and our therapeutic process includes removing or reducing stress and establishing a healthy, constructive coping strategy.
Doreen Clark
Marriage & Family Therapist, LPC, LMFT
Verified Verified
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist I focus on working with adult individuals and couples who may be experiencing anxiety and depression, grief and loss, health/wellness issues, marital/relational/family challenges, occupational stress management, recovery support, and life coaching.
I believe in the possibility to grow and change our self-limiting beliefs and to let go of negative thought patterns. I believe we can challenge our anxiety and depression, and learn to act, not react, with courage. I believe we can change past unhealthy and toxic patterns in ourselves and relationships with others that foster understanding and positive communication. We can all begin to enjoy a new path to greater health, wellness and balance in our lives.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist I focus on working with adult individuals and couples who may be experiencing anxiety and depression, grief and loss, health/wellness issues, marital/relational/family challenges, occupational stress management, recovery support, and life coaching.
I believe in the possibility to grow and change our self-limiting beliefs and to let go of negative thought patterns. I believe we can challenge our anxiety and depression, and learn to act, not react, with courage. I believe we can change past unhealthy and toxic patterns in ourselves and relationships with others that foster understanding and positive communication. We can all begin to enjoy a new path to greater health, wellness and balance in our lives.
Rachael Plyler
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LAMFT
Verified Verified
Glendale, AZ 85308
As a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, I work with individuals (adolescents and adults), couples, and families.
It's a privilege to bear witness to the beauty and pain of someone’s story. I approach such a privilege with care and sensitivity for each individual, providing a supportive and non-judgmental environment that allows clients to talk about their issues in a safe space. I understand that each individual is part of a larger system involving family, community, culture, and more. Assisting clients in processing through the different parts of their life, I hope to help clients experience the change, growth, and freedom they desire.
As a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, I work with individuals (adolescents and adults), couples, and families.
It's a privilege to bear witness to the beauty and pain of someone’s story. I approach such a privilege with care and sensitivity for each individual, providing a supportive and non-judgmental environment that allows clients to talk about their issues in a safe space. I understand that each individual is part of a larger system involving family, community, culture, and more. Assisting clients in processing through the different parts of their life, I hope to help clients experience the change, growth, and freedom they desire.
Katherine Hawkins - Allen
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Phoenix, AZ 85028
Katherine (Kate) Hawkins-Allen was raised on a wheat farm in Washington state and joyfully raised a large family in Utah. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science / Psychology and a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She combines an Experiential/Solution Focused approach with other evidenced based modalities to customize therapy to client’s specific needs and circumstances. She is passionate about helping couples and families strengthen family relationships and heal personal and inter-generational wounds.
Katherine (Kate) Hawkins-Allen was raised on a wheat farm in Washington state and joyfully raised a large family in Utah. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science / Psychology and a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She combines an Experiential/Solution Focused approach with other evidenced based modalities to customize therapy to client’s specific needs and circumstances. She is passionate about helping couples and families strengthen family relationships and heal personal and inter-generational wounds.
Amanda Mathews
Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Mesa, AZ 85206
It has always been my passion to help those gain their full potential in life as I too have been through many challenges like my clients. I am dedicated to helping individuals overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, mood disorders, marriage challenges, stress-management, crisis management & so much more. I not only have personal experience with these but also have clinical experience as well. I help clients meet their goals by examining the connection between how they think, feel (emotionally & physically), behave, & interact in their various environments.
It has always been my passion to help those gain their full potential in life as I too have been through many challenges like my clients. I am dedicated to helping individuals overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, mood disorders, marriage challenges, stress-management, crisis management & so much more. I not only have personal experience with these but also have clinical experience as well. I help clients meet their goals by examining the connection between how they think, feel (emotionally & physically), behave, & interact in their various environments.
Suzanne Lovejoy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CEFT
Verified Verified
Tucson, AZ 85718 (Online Only)
Are you looking for more Resilience in your life & relationships? Would you like to learn how to improve your focus, attention & emotional presence with others? Hello, my name is Suzanne Lovejoy. I am a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I am also a certified Emotionally Focused Therapist. I offer an Integrative, Mindful Approach to Relational Resilience and Wellness.
Are you looking for more Resilience in your life & relationships? Would you like to learn how to improve your focus, attention & emotional presence with others? Hello, my name is Suzanne Lovejoy. I am a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I am also a certified Emotionally Focused Therapist. I offer an Integrative, Mindful Approach to Relational Resilience and Wellness.
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Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Arizona and earned a Masters of Advanced Studies in Marriage and Family Therapy from Arizona State University.
My goal in each client’s therapeutic experience is to provide a non-judgmental, safe, and collaborative environment where individuals can heal, learn new skills, and more effectively manage stress and the challenges of life. My therapy style is client-centered and accepting while also challenging you to encourage growth, increase accountability, and help you unveil your strength and innate abilities.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Arizona and earned a Masters of Advanced Studies in Marriage and Family Therapy from Arizona State University.
My goal in each client’s therapeutic experience is to provide a non-judgmental, safe, and collaborative environment where individuals can heal, learn new skills, and more effectively manage stress and the challenges of life. My therapy style is client-centered and accepting while also challenging you to encourage growth, increase accountability, and help you unveil your strength and innate abilities.
Courtney Brenner
Marriage & Family Therapist, MAS-MFT, LMFT
Verified Verified
Gilbert, AZ 85298
I, Courtney Brenner, am an Independently Licensed Clinician at the Arizona Marriage and Family Therapy clinic.
Do you feel stuck in the same patterns in your relationships or daily life? Have you just experienced a major life change and are unsure how to proceed moving forward? Do you experience feelings that seem out of your control or lead to other life challenges? I am here to guide you in navigating all of life’s difficulties. To best assist you, we will identify patterns and areas of growth to establish your goals for therapy. I take pride in getting to assist my clients in transforming their relationships with themselves and others by identifying unhelpful thought and behavioral patterns keeping you stuck.
I, Courtney Brenner, am an Independently Licensed Clinician at the Arizona Marriage and Family Therapy clinic.
Do you feel stuck in the same patterns in your relationships or daily life? Have you just experienced a major life change and are unsure how to proceed moving forward? Do you experience feelings that seem out of your control or lead to other life challenges? I am here to guide you in navigating all of life’s difficulties. To best assist you, we will identify patterns and areas of growth to establish your goals for therapy. I take pride in getting to assist my clients in transforming their relationships with themselves and others by identifying unhelpful thought and behavioral patterns keeping you stuck.
Warren R Littleford
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Chandler, AZ 85225
Waitlist for new clients
Dr. Littleford was raised in Minnesota and graduated from Bethel College in St. Paul in 1978. All of his graduate coursework was taken at Texas Tech University, and he earned a doctorate in counseling psychology in 1986. The dissertation was based upon research with widowed persons, and his graduate minor was marital and family therapy. His internship was at the Tucson Veterans Administration Medical Center. He is licensed to practice psychology in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The primary clinical orientation of Dr. Littleford is cognitive-behavioral therapy, with strong influences from Adlerian psychology.
Dr. Littleford was raised in Minnesota and graduated from Bethel College in St. Paul in 1978. All of his graduate coursework was taken at Texas Tech University, and he earned a doctorate in counseling psychology in 1986. The dissertation was based upon research with widowed persons, and his graduate minor was marital and family therapy. His internship was at the Tucson Veterans Administration Medical Center. He is licensed to practice psychology in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The primary clinical orientation of Dr. Littleford is cognitive-behavioral therapy, with strong influences from Adlerian psychology.
Shannon Worle
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LAMFT
Verified Verified
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
I am a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist at Therapy With Heart in Scottsdale, AZ. My goal is to provide a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for each and every couple, family, or individual I have the privilege of working with. Life can feel overwhelming at times, but I also know how much relief can come with having someone listen to you in a way that genuinely makes you feel heard. I believe that every person deserves to feel seen and understood, and when those needs are met, we can truly feel loved by others. Together, we can work to restore secure connection within your relationships and within yourself.
I am a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist at Therapy With Heart in Scottsdale, AZ. My goal is to provide a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for each and every couple, family, or individual I have the privilege of working with. Life can feel overwhelming at times, but I also know how much relief can come with having someone listen to you in a way that genuinely makes you feel heard. I believe that every person deserves to feel seen and understood, and when those needs are met, we can truly feel loved by others. Together, we can work to restore secure connection within your relationships and within yourself.
Family Strategies Counseling Center
Licensed Professional Counselor
Not Verified Not Verified
3 Endorsed
Mesa, AZ 85210
We provide a variety of specialties at our agency among our 24 therapists. Programming for pornography and sexual addiction (adults, couples and teens), betrayal trauma, marriage therapy, parenting, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, suicide prevention, trauma, self-harm and other mental health concerns. We treat children, youth and adults. Our counselors have specialized training and expertise in their specific areas of emphasis. We also work closely with HOPE foundation to help clients who need financial support for therapeutic services.
We provide a variety of specialties at our agency among our 24 therapists. Programming for pornography and sexual addiction (adults, couples and teens), betrayal trauma, marriage therapy, parenting, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, suicide prevention, trauma, self-harm and other mental health concerns. We treat children, youth and adults. Our counselors have specialized training and expertise in their specific areas of emphasis. We also work closely with HOPE foundation to help clients who need financial support for therapeutic services.
Emily Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Gilbert, AZ 85233
I provide a safe space for you to heal and find your purpose. Counseling is a place to be understood, a place to find healing in your view of yourself and others. It’s a place where you can find freedom from your past and focus on your future. Although I can’t promise to fix all of life’s difficulties, I can guarantee a safe space that helps you establish boundaries, find healing, discover freedom, set priorities, and make a plan. You can have a better marriage, relationships, and view of yourself and the world around you. You can find balance, joy, and purpose.
I provide a safe space for you to heal and find your purpose. Counseling is a place to be understood, a place to find healing in your view of yourself and others. It’s a place where you can find freedom from your past and focus on your future. Although I can’t promise to fix all of life’s difficulties, I can guarantee a safe space that helps you establish boundaries, find healing, discover freedom, set priorities, and make a plan. You can have a better marriage, relationships, and view of yourself and the world around you. You can find balance, joy, and purpose.
Keri Sipek
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LAMFT, PMH-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tempe, AZ 85284
With a degree in Marriage & Family Therapy, I approach cases from a systemic perspective because I believe we are all influenced by larger systems, such as our families, romantic partnerships, workplace, and community.
Now offering daytime & evening appointments. Reaching out for help can be difficult & takes courage. I’m here to offer a safe space & provide support while you explore your issues. From there, you can begin to heal & create positive change in your life & relationships. My experience includes working with couples, & individual adults who have struggled with infidelity, relationship strain, sexual issues, parenting, depression, anxiety, & more. In addition, I work with women & couples struggling with infertility, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, traumatic birth recovery, & adjustment to parenthood.
With a degree in Marriage & Family Therapy, I approach cases from a systemic perspective because I believe we are all influenced by larger systems, such as our families, romantic partnerships, workplace, and community.
Now offering daytime & evening appointments. Reaching out for help can be difficult & takes courage. I’m here to offer a safe space & provide support while you explore your issues. From there, you can begin to heal & create positive change in your life & relationships. My experience includes working with couples, & individual adults who have struggled with infidelity, relationship strain, sexual issues, parenting, depression, anxiety, & more. In addition, I work with women & couples struggling with infertility, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, traumatic birth recovery, & adjustment to parenthood.
Gabby Jimmerson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chandler, AZ 85286 (Online Only)
Does every conversation with your spouse turn into an argument? Are you at a loss of what to do next to "fix" the marriage? Do you feel like you used to be on the same page but now it feels like you're on separate planets? Maybe you can't quite put your finger on what the actual problem is, but you're feeling frustrated, angry, disconnected, and alone. Perhaps you're struggling to overcome that "thing" from your past that you've never really talked about...
Does every conversation with your spouse turn into an argument? Are you at a loss of what to do next to "fix" the marriage? Do you feel like you used to be on the same page but now it feels like you're on separate planets? Maybe you can't quite put your finger on what the actual problem is, but you're feeling frustrated, angry, disconnected, and alone. Perhaps you're struggling to overcome that "thing" from your past that you've never really talked about...
Brandy Dunaway
Counselor, LAC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Gilbert, AZ 85296
If you feel like you are in survivor's mode, overwhelmed, and lost but not wanting to give up on your marriage, I can help you.
It feels like we are roommates. We don't have a lot to say to one another but when we do, our conversations turn into arguments. I look across the room and I don't even recognize the spouse that used to make my heart skip a beat years ago. My desperate attempts for connection come out as either criticism or anger. But the more I do that, the more he/she withdraws from me. I feel helpless and alone but craving the love of my person. "How did we grow apart?" is a thought that often enters my mind. Many life stressors can pull partners away from each other such as time, kids, money, betrayal, and a difference in core life values.
If you feel like you are in survivor's mode, overwhelmed, and lost but not wanting to give up on your marriage, I can help you.
It feels like we are roommates. We don't have a lot to say to one another but when we do, our conversations turn into arguments. I look across the room and I don't even recognize the spouse that used to make my heart skip a beat years ago. My desperate attempts for connection come out as either criticism or anger. But the more I do that, the more he/she withdraws from me. I feel helpless and alone but craving the love of my person. "How did we grow apart?" is a thought that often enters my mind. Many life stressors can pull partners away from each other such as time, kids, money, betrayal, and a difference in core life values.
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Marriage Counseling Therapists
How does marriage counseling work?
Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.
How long does marriage counseling typically last?
Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.
Is marriage counseling effective?
Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.
Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?
Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.