Spirituality Therapists in Chandler, AZ

I’ve been a counselor and a coach for over a dozen years now and I have learned that to be our best, to truly make positive changes in our lives we need to address the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. Our goal is the full integration of the emotional child, the intellectual adult, the physical body, and the spirit guide (soul). I believe that everyone is capable of, is in fact entitled to, a life of happiness, love, peace, and fulfillment. I utilize an integrative approach that includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), empathetic listening, mindfulness, and spirituality.

Be Well now accepting new clients, weekend & evenings available. Be Well specializes in trauma and PTSD. We are EMDR trained. We are trained in DBT and Mindfulness based therapies. We've treated various circumstances including life transitions, trauma/PTSD, depression, grief & loss, multicultural concerns, spirituality and existential concerns, & personality disorders. We have experience with issues related to donor-assisted reproduction/donor conception and donor families. We provide a safe and supportive environment, collaborating with you to reach customized goals to help you reclaim your personal power to be well and live well.

My hope is to be part of a movement to help normalize mental health as a regular part of self-care. My mission as a counselor is to help my clients address the root of the problem as well as gain tools to manage daily challenges. I love the famous saying “An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure.” I believe this fits in with my passion of helping my clients not only heal from current issues, but also providing them the skills to manage life in the future.

I use an integrated approach that allows for a spontaneous and creative interaction and exploration of your concerns and difficulties during our work together. My approach is grounded in fundamental therapeutic modalities that include Jungian psychology, existential analysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, logotherapy, family systems, and depth psychology. Our sessions may include reviewing dreams, tapping into creative aspects that have been dormant, discerning a path for navigating the practical issues in life, reconnecting to spirituality, and learning new skills and insights for managing interpersonal relationships.

(Immediate Availability) Feeling stuck? Need help with relationships? Longing for a sense of clarity, freedom, and meaning? It is an honor for me to come alongside you to help you live a more centered life that improves your mood, relationships, and career. By assessing what brought you in to therapy, implementing a plan of action, and sending you back into the world, you will be ready to live a more full life.

Do you feel stuck or are you struggling to feel settled in different aspects of your life? Maybe there are feelings you can’t seem to move past or unprocessed trauma, memories, or experiences getting in your way? Do you feel disconnected from your body, yourself, or those around you? I’m passionate about working with adults struggling after traumatic or damaging religious, educational, and/or cultural messaging and experiences and I can help!

Are you in a toxic relationship? Do you often feel confused, depleted, desperate to find solutions to make things better and get back to the good that existed in the beginning - but nothing you do seems to make a difference? Are your partner's words and actions often misaligned? Is infidelity present or suspected? If so, you may be in a relationship with a narcissist. The sooner you can identify this and get educated on what this entails, the sooner you can regain your strength and sanity. Enduring Narcissistic Abuse can lead to the debilitating and little known condition called Narcissistic Victim Syndrome (NVS).

I believe there is hope for anyone who is seeking help both individually and relationally. Sometimes our emotions interfere with us living our best life. It is often necessary to regulate our emotions so that we speak clearly and directly. As a level 3 trained Gottman Couples therapist I believe it is possible to constructively manage conflict so that it will bring greater understanding.

My passion is to provide a safe environment for my clients to find true courage and healing through storytelling. Storytelling in the counseling office helps clients engage with difficult questions, heal from the wounds identified in the answers, and formulate a plan to move forward in their journey. My goal is to help others learn to tell their stories wholeheartedly and to come alongside them as they discover where they have come from and courageously forge new paths. At times those paths include exploring how faith impacts our journey. I would be honored to join you where ever you are.

Have you been struggling in your marriage? Do you find yourself feeling anxious about things? Are you having difficulty coping with your day-to-day life? If you’ve answered yes to any of the above questions, then you’re in the right place! Here at Tackle Health, our mission is to help you find peace and clarity so you don't have to tackle your mental health alone. We have therapist and life coaches ready to support you in this very important time in your life.

Do you feel stuck or lost much of the time, but also have an innate ability to recognize that you want and deserve more out of life, out of your relationships, perhaps more out of yourself? Do you want to participate in a deep dive of possible unconscious material that may be holding you back? Being able to open up about these vulnerabilities is challenging and involves deep exploration into the psyche. My intention is to create a safe, accepting container so you are able to explore all parts of yourself, welcome them and integrate them into your life.

In today’s hard driving culture, many people are working hard and enjoying prosperity. While this is good, a wide body of research shows a high number of Americans report feeling very lonely and isolated. What are we missing? Connection. We humans are wired for close and intimate connection. When we don’t have it in our most significant relationships, especially in marriage, it is hard to find joy in anything else. What gets in the way of achieving this connection? Negative cycles and unprocessed trauma. Negative cycles take over our important relationships and unprocessed trauma can make close connection feel threatening.

You cannot recover from anxiety by just remaining calm, or depression by just being positive. Recovery from the battles of life takes time, patience, and releasing old habits. Whether you’re facing mental illness, parenting, relationships, or life transitions; change must occur in order for peace to resurface. It's okay to feel unstable, it's ok for things to not be ok, and it's okay to ask for help.

“I should have quit this a long time ago.” You think back all those years ago when you thought you’d kick the habit soon. You never imagined you’d still be so absorbed in sex and hiding it from everyone, all these years later. It’s a terrible thing, to be two people: the healthy one that everyone knows and the addicted one you hide inside. The line gets blurry, and you dread the day that all this stuff breaks out and hurts the ones you love. Or maybe that’s already happening? You’re determined to not accept that it’s out of control, but in this moment you are facing the reality of needing help.

I am a owner and founder of Stories Counseling, PLLC and an approved Clinical Supervisor. As a therapist and former pastor, my personal motto is that EVERY.STORY.MATTERS. I truly believe that we are not defined by our wounds and that there is true healing through refinement, redemption, and reconciliation to the self. No matter where you are in this life journey, it is the hope that you can see that the story isn't over yet and you can write the future chapters that you need your life story to be. I enjoy working with individuals, couples and families and hope that I can be a safe place for you.

Even though our culture has developed the attitude that "happiness" should be our default state, life is often hard. We all face difficult transitions, experience scary situations, and often feel at the mercy of forces beyond our control. We easily can have trouble dealing with change as well as emotions like shame, guilt, anxiety, fear, anger, and grief. Faith crises and transitions are especially difficult because religion give us our identity and sense of what it means to be human, our community, our relationship to power and authority, how we can and cannot use our bodies—the very nature of reality.

I have been working in the Behavioral Health field for Twenty years with experience in Community Based Services, Crisis Intervention, and in Private Practice Seventeen. During these years I have worked with a variety of Clients ranging from Eating Disorders at Banner Behavioral Hospital, Scottsdale Arizona, Serious Mental Illness in Community Services and Private Practice, but specialize in Trauma. I enjoy working with a wide range of issues and partnering with my clients in recovery, healing and growth.

Deeply rooted in connection, I prioritize a warm, empathetic, and genuine therapeutic relationship. Together, we can explore the areas where you feel stuck, isolated, or hopeless. I believe you have inherent worth and value, no matter what struggles you are facing. You have the power and ability to overcome personal and relational challenges. Sometimes we all need a little guidance to get there. For additional help and support, check out my YouTube Channel where I offer content for children and adults to improve relationships and learn coping skills: Elevate With Emily.

Currently accepting new clients! My desire is to create a safe space where you are able to fully express and experience your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors without judgment. I hope that through this journey you become more aligned with your authentic self and experience the freedom to be fully seen. As a collaborative therapist, I will work with you to create a treatment plan that aligns with your unique goals. I work with adults experiencing a variety of issues including neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, and life transitions.