Emotionally Focused Therapists in Highland, UT

Depression/anxiety, children/family work, trauma, and couples counseling are my areas of focus. Clients often find my comfortable and warm nature to be helpful on their healing journey. You can get to know me and my counseling style by visiting my popular Instagram account at www.instagram.com/parenting.resilience. I bring a wealth of experience to the table, having worked as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Play Therapist for about 14 years. I have practiced in several cities across the U.S., such as San Francisco, Boston, and now Highland, I am well-equipped to provide effective and compassionate therapy to those in need.

What if the pain and fear you’re feeling right now could transform into resilience and empowerment? How would your life look if you had the support and tools to navigate through this trauma and emerge stronger on the other side? My passion is to bring hope and healing to each client through a non-judgmental, empathic approach with sensitivity and care. I strive to create a safe and non-judgmental space where you can explore thoughts, feelings, and experiences openly and honestly. My goal is to make you feel heard and validated, allowing you to share even your most vulnerable moments without fear of judgment.

It takes courage to start this process, looking for a therapist. You likely have some hope things can change. Your marriage is very important, and if it isn't going well, your whole world can feel like it's crumbling. If you and your partner are stuck in the same painful go-arounds. Even if you’ve lost sight of each other and feel numb. I can help. I am an EFT trained therapist with over 25 years of experience working with couples. Doing marriage counseling is choosing to invest in you and your loved ones.

Relationships are the purpose and joy of life. I am passionate and dedicated to helping my clients create healthy relationships with themselves and others. I provide individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents and adults, as well as couples' therapy and family therapy. I help my clients discover destructive thoughts, behaviors, and patterns, and implement effective tools that will catalyze healing and empowerment. These strategies enable confident navigation of complicated and dynamic relationships, which leads to a more joyful and fulfilling life.

We offer individual, marriage, and family therapy for teens and adults. We offer treatment for anxiety, depression, family conflict, marital issues, blending families and post-divorce therapy among others. Utilizing the latest research we treat clients using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Solution Focused, EMDR, play therapy, Trauma Focused-CBT, and Narrative therapy. We believe most responses are adaptive rather than dysfunctional, and that there is strength within every person. Let us help you find it.

Life presents challenges that can feel overwhelming and painful. You may need help moving through anxiety, depression, relational struggles, or loss. My approach is compassionate, authentic, and non-judgmental. I will join you to explore, recognize, and magnify your strengths to create positive and lasting change. I believe in the value of healthy, supportive relationships for ideal individual, couple and family functioning.

Life's journey presents unique challenges that require careful navigation through diverse experiences. With over 20 years of professional experience, I have had the privilege of working with a wide array of individuals across various settings, each facing their own distinct challenges. These experiences led me to earn my Master of Social Work (MSW) and become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). For the past four years, I have specialized in individual therapy, leveraging my skills to make a meaningful impact. As an LCSW, it has taught me the importance of focusing on individuals as a whole connecting mind, body, and spirit.

I love working with individuals, couples and families as they experience the wide array of challenges and changes in life. I have experience working with trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, addiction, and have been a certified instruction of Couple Communication Programs since 2012 when I first began working with individuals, couples and families experiencing challenges and changes. I enjoy bringing hopefulness and energy and clarity and compassion to this work and helping you grow and heal!

EMDR & TELEHEALTH! Trauma healing, holistic wellness, self-empowerment, stress management, balance, spirituality, and living authentically are at the core of my practice. My wellness awakening is about your ability to transform, grow, change, connect, and create a new pattern of thinking that aligns with your personal life vision. It is my hope that our meeting would be an opportunity for you to discover what it is you want in life and how to create the shifts within yourself to get to where you want to be. I look forward to experiencing life from your perspective and hope to help illuminate within you whatever you are seeking.

Feeling stuck and unhappy but unsure about how to move forward? That is exactly what therapy is for, and I'm excited to help you explore what will bring you healing, meaning, and fulfillment! I always aim to meet my clients where they are, identifying and following their driving values to create both every-day and deeper change. My approach is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) theories. My therapeutic style is flexible, open-minded, and well-rounded, acknowledging the person as a whole rather than as a diagnosis or a problem to be solved.

I specialize in helping families, couples and individuals. I am also trained in helping single adults, adolescents, children and those in emotionally abusive situations. I am trained in many therapy techniques including EMDR, DBT, CBT, DNMS, and attachment based therapy among others. I am IFS informed. I use a variety of tools and techniques to ensure each client has a personally tailored experience. Therapy doesn't have to take years - you can be on your way to a healthier happier way of relating to people and the world around you sooner than you may think.

We are professionals but we also "wear so many other hat" in our lives. We understand different dynamics in life, and of how challenging they can be. We also understand the joys life brings as well. We want to help you to find your best self, so you can create the life you desire. We strive to create an environment that is supportive of your journey, and a space where you don't feel judged and can work through some of your painful experiences.

At Mountain View Family Counseling we believe that to overcome life's challenges people can greatly benefit from the help of caring, trustworthy people who can offer their wisdom, experience and expertise to our specific challenges. We specialize in evidence-based treatment for marriage counseling, adolescent challenges, parent-child relationships, parenting, young adult issues, depression, anxiety, and pornography/sexual compulsion struggles. Our goal is to offer you expert guidance, direction, and support in your search for increased happiness and success in your relationships and in your life.

As an experienced therapist, I understand how difficult it can be to find resources to help those who are suffering from issues such as anxiety, depression, past trauma, abuse, forming and maintaining healthy relationships, etc. These issues can be difficult and I work on creating a collaborative relationship with my clients to help them have the tools they need to overcome some of these different roadblocks that are experienced in life.

I help burned-out professionals and caregivers, anxious people with or without trauma, and people struggling with difficult relationships create purpose and meaning in their everyday lives. I know that mental and emotional challenges, while not always visible to an outside observer, can be incapacitating and that they often have a profound effect on a person’s ability to experience a fulfilling life. Therapy is about healing from painful past experiences, discovering strengths, challenging thinking, improving relationships, and ultimately creating new and rewarding ways of living.

I help teens and adults find confidence, connection, and self-compassion. Connectedness is a key element in my approach as a therapist, helping people better connect with themselves, others, and the world around them. Working from a person-centered approach, I hope to instill confidence, promote a renewed sense of self, and foster belonging.

Many individuals first come to my office feeling “stuck in the muck”, overwhelmed, burdened, hurt or alone, while others are seeking a witness to their pain and suffering, are in a state of immense life changes, or are experiencing challenges after surviving a traumatic event or a lifetime of traumatic exposure. No problem you are currently experiencing is too big. What is therapy like with me? I meet each individual, couple, or system where they are at, and do so with unconditional positive regard. You are the expert of you; as the therapist, I am here to learn and create a safe space for you to meet your unique therapy goals.

I love helping people, analogies, and hiking up mountains. Life sometimes gives us metaphorical mountains we wouldn’t choose. If you are facing such a mountain, the brave next step is finding someone to help navigate the hard parts, and help you find your strength. I know you can do it and I know there is beauty and growth in the journey. I’m honored to “hike” with you in a safe, accepting, collaborative partnership. You have it in you to overcome hardships and accomplish what you most want. I use a person-centered, trauma- and developmentally-informed approach.

You don't have to be crippled by anxiety, anger, fear, shame, and intrusive negative thoughts. These symptoms can destroy relationships and isolate you, limiting your ability to feel safe and calm. There is hope that you can move past these events, reconnect with loved ones, and feel happy again. Throughout my career, I have seen amazing transformation in people. It is absolutely inspiring to see clients improve their life and relationships, once they understand how thoughts and patterns of behavior effect their wellbeing.