Therapists in Provo, UT

I am passionate about helping my clients find growth, health, strength, and happiness in relationships, and in life. I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families who are dealing with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, identity, perfectionism, relationship issues, addiction recovery, and LGBT issues. I was born and raised in Utah Valley and I earned my master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Loma Linda University in California.

With a lifelong passion for helping people who are struggling, I value strong, empathic listening skills and helping my clients look for effective solutions in their lives. I specialize in working with those suffering with anxiety, depression, postpartum depression and anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and addictions. I also work with women's issues such as self-esteem, shame, and body image.

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Let's be honest, life can be hard. It's even harder when you're facing it alone. I have experience helping clients through a wide range of issues including, anxiety, depression, suicidality/self-harm, ASD, PTSD, school stress, faith transitions, self-esteem, and more.

You are worth it. I can help you find healing, peace and happiness. I work with people struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, identity struggles, betrayal trauma, pornography addiction, marriage issues, spiritual identity, faith crisis, mixed faith marriages, and problematic patterns that prevent you from being happy. I work particularly well with teens and their parents–and have experience working in adolescent residential treatment. I also work well with issues relating to adoption and attachment.

I’ve helped many people in my career who have struggled with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and relationship difficulties because of trauma, abuse, loss, or other high-stress experiences from their past. It’s not just the events we’ve experienced, but rather the result of how those events continue to affect us. I help patients retain learning and wisdom from their past but lose the pain. Everyone who steps into my office will be valued, heard, and respected no matter how difficult the issues may be to talk about. I respect and treat each person as I would want my own family member treated.

My practice is focused primarily on working with young adults. I am particularly gratified by watching young women find their true identity and recognize their own capacity for love and strength. I have training and experience in treating trauma/PTSD, depression, self-harm, parent-child relationship issues, anxiety, perfectionism, substance abuse, sexual reactivity, life transitions, emotional abuse and low self-esteem.

Each person’s story has successes and struggles, and I believe every individual has what it takes to find healing and growth. As an Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed therapist, my efforts focus on accessing that healing and growth by exploring underlying beliefs, wounds, and fears that get in the way of you feeling connected with yourself and the important people in your life.

Life presents unexpected challenges, leaving us feeling diminished, stuck and in pain. I offer my witness and compassionate support to your story and struggles. We work together to empower a unique journey of change. Using complimentary approaches, I help clients to find healthy perceptions of themselves and strengthen their relationships so they can feel more whole. I appreciate opportunities to help clients combat anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, chronic grief and loss, relational conflict, eating disorders, low self-esteem, life transitions, addictions, parenting challenges, women's issues and caregiver support struggles.

I offer counseling to individuals and couples. The most important trait I believe a therapist can bring to a person who is suffering mentally, emotionally and or spiritually is unconditional positive regard. I welcome the opportunity to help you navigate the complexities of your mental health. Together we can determine a treatment plan that meets your specific needs. Nothing is more rewarding to me than helping clients overcome challenges and increase their joy, satisfaction and qualify of life.

Immediate Openings. It can be daunting and freeing to ask for help. Life can be hard and overwhelming at times, but there is hope in healing. As a therapist, here is my goal: create a safe, compassionate, and curious space where you can start the healing process. Together we will examine the patterns that have you seeking change, process how you and your environment interact, and explore those inner voices that can build you up and, at times, tear you down.

I am a strengths-based therapist by nature. I love to focus on what you already know and the skills you already have. I want to help you leverage what you’re already good at to overcome problems you didn’t even know you had the ability to confront.

You are unique. I am honored to sit with you, to understand your background, your story, your pain, and what drove you to make the decision to seek help. That understanding will help me tailor my approach to meet your specific and personal needs. I love being a therapist. I love helping. I have deep compassion for people who are in pain.

Life is hard–let’s talk about it! Relationships can be immensely rewarding and extremely difficult. I am passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families with a variety of challenges including anxiety, depression, communication, self-esteem, and trauma. I am trained in accelerated resolution therapy, a trauma informed model (similar to EMDR). I believe therapy is a collaborative process and I’m here to help you set goals and become the best version of yourself.

I offer counseling to individuals via Telehealth only. I want to be a part of your journey. You’re the expert in your own life but I’ve learned some good strategies and coping skills that I would love to share with you. I enjoy helping you identify systems that aren’t working for you and amend them so that you can live a life more congruent with your values and dreams. I hope to identify the barriers keeping you from being your authentic self and help you decide where you can make changes so you’re more fulfilled.

I commend you on taking this courageous step towards change. Life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured. I am a strength-based, client-centered therapist who looks forward to seeing what you bring to the table. I love to help clients rediscover their strengths and skills as they overcome their challenges in life. I strive to provide a comfortable, safe, and secure space where you can feel cared for and empowered while utilizing your existing skills, as well as learning new skills to help build your self-confidence and increase your emotional well-being.

Through personal and professional experience, I have developed a passion for the therapeutic process and the healing power that it holds. I believe that every individual's experience is unique to him/her. I offer clients a safe, non-judgmental environment, as a clinician who will listen and honor their experiences.

Distressing and traumatic experiences can leave us feeling confused, alone and emotionally disconnected. As a trauma informed therapist I assist individuals in confronting, making sense of and resolving past, traumatic experiences. I help my clients connect present day unhelpful behaviors, beliefs and attitudes to unresolved, lived experiences. I have 15 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents and adults. My areas of expertise include: trauma, anxiety and depressive disorders, maternal mental health (i.e. postpartum depression), grief and loss and issues of self-esteem.

I approach therapy primarily from a relational-cultural perspective, which acknowledges healthy relationships as key to emotional and psychological functioning. My clients often seek therapy for help with loneliness/emotional disconnection from others, relationship/dating anxiety, or relational distress because of personal identity changes. I strive to help my clients gain insight into the dynamics in their life that contribute to feelings of fear and sadness. I also help clients move away from avoidant ways of dealing with stress in their lives and toward strategies that increase self-esteem and provide their lives with meaning.

Do you reach for food when you are stressed, sad, angry or lonely? Have you tried to make changes only to find yourself in the same behaviors over and over again? Do you beat yourself up when you can't stick with the changes you want to make? If you answered yes, you are my ideal client. My specialty is Binge Eating Disorder and emotional eating along with the low self-esteem and body image concerns that typically come with them. My unique combination of therapeutic skills helps get to the root of your relationship with food quickly. This is not a diet or weight loss program. My focus is on creating permanent change in behavior.