Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in Salem, UT
My therapy practice is motivated by a passion for helping others find hope and healing. Through your journey of healing, I will meet you where you are and help you take steps to reach your goals. In over 13 years of practice, I have assisted people from diverse backgrounds learn skills to assist with depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, grief & loss, marriage, divorce and other difficult circumstances. I speak Spanish and have been blessed to speak with people in their native language. I am currently seeing people in person and online.
My therapy practice is motivated by a passion for helping others find hope and healing. Through your journey of healing, I will meet you where you are and help you take steps to reach your goals. In over 13 years of practice, I have assisted people from diverse backgrounds learn skills to assist with depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, grief & loss, marriage, divorce and other difficult circumstances. I speak Spanish and have been blessed to speak with people in their native language. I am currently seeing people in person and online.
Life is full of seasons - and some of the hardest come in the middle of our story. Whether you're navigating changing roles in your marriage, parenting adult or teen children, facing unexpected transitions, or carrying the weight of anxiety, depression, or trauma, it can feel overwhelming and isolating. You may be doing your best, yet still feel stuck, exhausted, or unsure of who you are becoming.
Life is full of seasons - and some of the hardest come in the middle of our story. Whether you're navigating changing roles in your marriage, parenting adult or teen children, facing unexpected transitions, or carrying the weight of anxiety, depression, or trauma, it can feel overwhelming and isolating. You may be doing your best, yet still feel stuck, exhausted, or unsure of who you are becoming.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward, you're not alone. I work with teenagers and adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, school or work stress, identity questions, and major life changes. With my background in crisis work and the emergency room, I understand how heavy things can feel - and how important it is to have someone steady, calm, and supportive by your side.
I especially enjoy working with teens and young adults, helping them build confidence, coping skills, and a stronger sense of self. I offer evening appointments making it easier for busy students and working adults to get help.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward, you're not alone. I work with teenagers and adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, school or work stress, identity questions, and major life changes. With my background in crisis work and the emergency room, I understand how heavy things can feel - and how important it is to have someone steady, calm, and supportive by your side.
I especially enjoy working with teens and young adults, helping them build confidence, coping skills, and a stronger sense of self. I offer evening appointments making it easier for busy students and working adults to get help.
My favorite evidence-based approaches to use are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and EMDR.
I am committed to helping my clients increase self-awareness, strengthen relationships, reduce anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms, and live a more value-directed life. I want to help you feel emotionally lighter, happier, and more confident. I want to help you reach your goals and become your best self.
My favorite evidence-based approaches to use are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and EMDR.
I am committed to helping my clients increase self-awareness, strengthen relationships, reduce anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms, and live a more value-directed life. I want to help you feel emotionally lighter, happier, and more confident. I want to help you reach your goals and become your best self.
Are you someone who is experiencing OCD, anxiety, depression, or trauma and ready to explore meaningful change? You may feel stuck in distressing thoughts or behaviors and looking for tools to better manage emotions and regain a sense of control. I strive to provide a warm, collaborative space where you can learn, express, and grow at your own pace while working toward healing and resilience.
Are you someone who is experiencing OCD, anxiety, depression, or trauma and ready to explore meaningful change? You may feel stuck in distressing thoughts or behaviors and looking for tools to better manage emotions and regain a sense of control. I strive to provide a warm, collaborative space where you can learn, express, and grow at your own pace while working toward healing and resilience.
I use a variety of therapies including EMDR, CBT, ACT, IFS and Motivational Interviewing.
I specialize in supporting individuals with trauma, bereavement, relationship struggles, perinatal issues and postpartum depression. Using EMDR, IFS and Brain Spotting, I find great value in working with those who have had trauma in their lives and have a desire to heal. I believe that all of us have a deep well of wisdom and strength within us. My role is to be a guide to help you tap into yours as we work through the journey of healing together, using a collaborative approach. I have experience in supporting families and helping them navigate the time period around pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond.
I use a variety of therapies including EMDR, CBT, ACT, IFS and Motivational Interviewing.
I specialize in supporting individuals with trauma, bereavement, relationship struggles, perinatal issues and postpartum depression. Using EMDR, IFS and Brain Spotting, I find great value in working with those who have had trauma in their lives and have a desire to heal. I believe that all of us have a deep well of wisdom and strength within us. My role is to be a guide to help you tap into yours as we work through the journey of healing together, using a collaborative approach. I have experience in supporting families and helping them navigate the time period around pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond.
My overarching approach is based in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on increasing psychological flexibility through willingness to experience life as it is, self-compassion, and a commitment to personal values.
I have experience working with a wide range of issues, needs, and goals ranging from every-day life stressors to serious mental illness and posttraumatic stress. I specialize in treating co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and the emotional, spiritual, social, and/or attachment wounds that often drive them. I accomplish this by empowering and enabling people to free themselves from their past wounds and find hope and joy in their current life, whatever their circumstances may be.
My overarching approach is based in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on increasing psychological flexibility through willingness to experience life as it is, self-compassion, and a commitment to personal values.
I have experience working with a wide range of issues, needs, and goals ranging from every-day life stressors to serious mental illness and posttraumatic stress. I specialize in treating co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and the emotional, spiritual, social, and/or attachment wounds that often drive them. I accomplish this by empowering and enabling people to free themselves from their past wounds and find hope and joy in their current life, whatever their circumstances may be.
Religious trauma. Spiritual abuse. Recovery from purity culture. For the past ten years, I’ve specialized in supporting women with complex trauma. In recent years, I’ve added a specialization in religious trauma. Like other forms of trauma, religious trauma often shows up as anxiety, depression, and relational struggles. I primarily work with women, but I’m also an affirming ally of the LGBTQ community. My goal is to help clients untangle the web of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that keep them feeling stuck—and support them in reclaiming a sense of safety and self. Let's go deeper than symptom relief into real emotional healing.
Religious trauma. Spiritual abuse. Recovery from purity culture. For the past ten years, I’ve specialized in supporting women with complex trauma. In recent years, I’ve added a specialization in religious trauma. Like other forms of trauma, religious trauma often shows up as anxiety, depression, and relational struggles. I primarily work with women, but I’m also an affirming ally of the LGBTQ community. My goal is to help clients untangle the web of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that keep them feeling stuck—and support them in reclaiming a sense of safety and self. Let's go deeper than symptom relief into real emotional healing.
My approach is influenced by IFS, ACT, and EMDR.
You've been pushing along for so long, just trying to get by. Struggling with managing your emotions, you find yourself withdrawing, having less patience for those you are closest to. Perhaps being intimate and close with your partner feels impossible, or is painful and unfulfilling. You've noticed yourself questioning if those difficult experiences you thought you had dealt with are actually impacting you. What you are feeling is valid and deserves a space to be heard and healed. Each person's path to wholeness is unique. Let's help you heal, feel more connected, and find the peace you deserve.
My approach is influenced by IFS, ACT, and EMDR.
You've been pushing along for so long, just trying to get by. Struggling with managing your emotions, you find yourself withdrawing, having less patience for those you are closest to. Perhaps being intimate and close with your partner feels impossible, or is painful and unfulfilling. You've noticed yourself questioning if those difficult experiences you thought you had dealt with are actually impacting you. What you are feeling is valid and deserves a space to be heard and healed. Each person's path to wholeness is unique. Let's help you heal, feel more connected, and find the peace you deserve.
I draw from evidence-based approaches, including ERP, ACT, EMDR, and Prolonged Exposure—each carefully chosen to support lasting, meaningful change.
The fact that you’re here, reading this, tells me you’re already beginning the brave work of coming back to yourself. That’s something to be proud of—truly, congratulations on taking this first step. I specialize in supporting women and non-binary individuals navigating anxiety, depression, OCD, and the many life transitions that come with these experiences. I also have a deep appreciation for the unique challenges and strengths that come with co-occurring traits of Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD.
I draw from evidence-based approaches, including ERP, ACT, EMDR, and Prolonged Exposure—each carefully chosen to support lasting, meaningful change.
The fact that you’re here, reading this, tells me you’re already beginning the brave work of coming back to yourself. That’s something to be proud of—truly, congratulations on taking this first step. I specialize in supporting women and non-binary individuals navigating anxiety, depression, OCD, and the many life transitions that come with these experiences. I also have a deep appreciation for the unique challenges and strengths that come with co-occurring traits of Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD.
Healing begins when you feel safe to show up fully as yourself—questions, emotions, contradictions and all. My work is centered around helping women, young adults, and faith-transitioning individuals make peace with their past, reconnect with their bodies, and move forward with greater clarity and self-trust.
I specialize in working with trauma, body image, perfectionism, anxiety, and religious deconstruction. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling stuck between who they were told to be and who they’re becoming. My role is to walk alongside you as you untangle those old stories and build something more true and whole.
Healing begins when you feel safe to show up fully as yourself—questions, emotions, contradictions and all. My work is centered around helping women, young adults, and faith-transitioning individuals make peace with their past, reconnect with their bodies, and move forward with greater clarity and self-trust.
I specialize in working with trauma, body image, perfectionism, anxiety, and religious deconstruction. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling stuck between who they were told to be and who they’re becoming. My role is to walk alongside you as you untangle those old stories and build something more true and whole.
Karolee Koller
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
One of my deepest held beliefs is that, in general, everyone is doing the best they can in life with what they currently believe to be true. Rather than feeling judged or ashamed of one's personal life struggles, people need to feel supported through being offered new ideas and by being reminded of their own inborn, unwavering worth. In my therapy practice, I strive to help others reconnect with that worth and with their own personal value system that their hearts know to be true. We are all students of life and we are all still learning.
One of my deepest held beliefs is that, in general, everyone is doing the best they can in life with what they currently believe to be true. Rather than feeling judged or ashamed of one's personal life struggles, people need to feel supported through being offered new ideas and by being reminded of their own inborn, unwavering worth. In my therapy practice, I strive to help others reconnect with that worth and with their own personal value system that their hearts know to be true. We are all students of life and we are all still learning.
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Do you struggle with feeling disconnected
from yourself and others? Do you
wonder if life should feel somehow better?
Happier?
Therapy is a space to unpack that pain and rediscover who you are. My own journey began as a child refugee, learning resilience in the face of uncertainty. These experiences shaped my understanding of trauma, resilience, and the deep need to feel seen and heard. Choosing the right therapist is a significant step in your healing process. Together, we’ll clarify your goals, explore what holds you back, and create a path toward the balanced and fulfilling life. Immediate openings available!
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected
from yourself and others? Do you
wonder if life should feel somehow better?
Happier?
Therapy is a space to unpack that pain and rediscover who you are. My own journey began as a child refugee, learning resilience in the face of uncertainty. These experiences shaped my understanding of trauma, resilience, and the deep need to feel seen and heard. Choosing the right therapist is a significant step in your healing process. Together, we’ll clarify your goals, explore what holds you back, and create a path toward the balanced and fulfilling life. Immediate openings available!
It is hard when life is not going how you had hoped or imagined. Maybe there have been past negative experiences that are still impacting your mood or relationships—leaving you feeling on edge, worried, or overwhelmed. Perhaps you’ve felt stuck in old patterns, feeling isolated and unsure how to start or continue on your healing journey. All of this can feel even heavier when loneliness or isolation is piled on top. I’m glad you’re here, and I’m proud of you for taking this step.
It is hard when life is not going how you had hoped or imagined. Maybe there have been past negative experiences that are still impacting your mood or relationships—leaving you feeling on edge, worried, or overwhelmed. Perhaps you’ve felt stuck in old patterns, feeling isolated and unsure how to start or continue on your healing journey. All of this can feel even heavier when loneliness or isolation is piled on top. I’m glad you’re here, and I’m proud of you for taking this step.
Do you feel like your emotions are taking over your life and making it difficult to function? Do you feel a lack of purpose or that life is passing you by? We all encounter pain, hardships, and unmet expectations, but that doesn't mean we have to suffer because of them; there is hope and healing along the way! I believe in a compassionate, collaborative approach to therapy. I believe in you and your ability to make life meaningful. I am here to help provide skills and tools, and to grow your confidence in yourself. We've got this!
Do you feel like your emotions are taking over your life and making it difficult to function? Do you feel a lack of purpose or that life is passing you by? We all encounter pain, hardships, and unmet expectations, but that doesn't mean we have to suffer because of them; there is hope and healing along the way! I believe in a compassionate, collaborative approach to therapy. I believe in you and your ability to make life meaningful. I am here to help provide skills and tools, and to grow your confidence in yourself. We've got this!
The types of therapy I use most often are Person-Centered, EMDR, IFS, Experiential, and mindfulness based therapies like DBT/ ACT.
Maybe you don’t need to be fixed. Maybe you just need to be understood. I work with teens and adults who feel overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, or stuck, especially the ones who look like they’re handling everything just "fine". My clients are often high-achievers, helpers, deep thinkers, and neurodivergent individuals who are exhausted from holding it all together. If you struggle with shame, ADHD, high masking autism, complex trauma, anxiety, OCD, perfectionism, or chronic stress, you are not alone, and you are not broken.
The types of therapy I use most often are Person-Centered, EMDR, IFS, Experiential, and mindfulness based therapies like DBT/ ACT.
Maybe you don’t need to be fixed. Maybe you just need to be understood. I work with teens and adults who feel overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, or stuck, especially the ones who look like they’re handling everything just "fine". My clients are often high-achievers, helpers, deep thinkers, and neurodivergent individuals who are exhausted from holding it all together. If you struggle with shame, ADHD, high masking autism, complex trauma, anxiety, OCD, perfectionism, or chronic stress, you are not alone, and you are not broken.
Now accepting clients. Are you feeling stuck or disconnected in your relationships and ready for support to enhance communication and strengthen connections? Life’s most difficult challenges and greatest joys often arise within our relationships. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I’m dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the intricacies of communication, understanding, and connection.
Now accepting clients. Are you feeling stuck or disconnected in your relationships and ready for support to enhance communication and strengthen connections? Life’s most difficult challenges and greatest joys often arise within our relationships. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I’m dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the intricacies of communication, understanding, and connection.
Utah Behavioral Health Solutions LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, BCC, BCPC
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
My name is Eric McCarty. I understand how anxiety provoking meeting a new therapist can be and I do my utmost to provide treatment that is positive, compassionate, and respectful. I love working with people and helping them heal, learn, and grow. My experience is diverse and I have helped people struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, addiction, grief, loss, past abuse, relationship struggle and much more. At times, life can simply be too stressful. We may face challenges which we never imagined and need help learning new ways to handle these challenges and stress. I am honored to be here to help.
My name is Eric McCarty. I understand how anxiety provoking meeting a new therapist can be and I do my utmost to provide treatment that is positive, compassionate, and respectful. I love working with people and helping them heal, learn, and grow. My experience is diverse and I have helped people struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, addiction, grief, loss, past abuse, relationship struggle and much more. At times, life can simply be too stressful. We may face challenges which we never imagined and need help learning new ways to handle these challenges and stress. I am honored to be here to help.
You can be successful, responsible, and high-achieving — and still feel emotionally overwhelmed, reactive in relationships, or quietly exhausted.
If you’ve “done therapy before” but still feel stuck, you may need modified coping skills or more informed, deep and hand picked treatment.
I provide telehealth therapy in Utah for adults struggling with Complex PTSD, Anxiety, mood challenges, emotional dysregulation, relationship and attachment wounds, high-functioning depression, perfectionism / self-criticism and chronic stress or burnout.
Sometimes we look “fine” on the outside but need support with healing our internal world.
You can be successful, responsible, and high-achieving — and still feel emotionally overwhelmed, reactive in relationships, or quietly exhausted.
If you’ve “done therapy before” but still feel stuck, you may need modified coping skills or more informed, deep and hand picked treatment.
I provide telehealth therapy in Utah for adults struggling with Complex PTSD, Anxiety, mood challenges, emotional dysregulation, relationship and attachment wounds, high-functioning depression, perfectionism / self-criticism and chronic stress or burnout.
Sometimes we look “fine” on the outside but need support with healing our internal world.
Beginning the process of therapy can be daunting and messy. You may be feeling alone while struggling with anxiety, depression, and possibly some negative self talk such as I’m not good enough, I’m a failure, a burden, etc. If that’s the case, I am here to tell you that you are not alone. Many individuals struggle with these things and having someone to talk to about it can really help! My therapeutic style very much so represents my roots. I have the casual CA laid back personality mixed with some keeping it real east coast energy. I show up as my full self and am not your typical tell me how that makes you feel kind of therapist.
Beginning the process of therapy can be daunting and messy. You may be feeling alone while struggling with anxiety, depression, and possibly some negative self talk such as I’m not good enough, I’m a failure, a burden, etc. If that’s the case, I am here to tell you that you are not alone. Many individuals struggle with these things and having someone to talk to about it can really help! My therapeutic style very much so represents my roots. I have the casual CA laid back personality mixed with some keeping it real east coast energy. I show up as my full self and am not your typical tell me how that makes you feel kind of therapist.
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Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists
How does acceptance and commitment therapy work?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages a person to listen to their self-talk. A person’s inner dialog can be indicative of how they treat themselves. ACT also encourages self-compassion; this can lead to a better understanding of negative thought patterns and emotional states. This understanding can then lead the individual to needed behavior change.
What are the goals of acceptance and commitment therapy?
The goal of acceptance and commitment is to expand a person’s psychological flexibility, a trait that encourages an individual to live in the present moment and to accept all their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, even ones that are difficult such as sadness and anxiety. In ACT, this acceptance is congruent with the individual’s values and beliefs.
Does acceptance and commitment therapy work for depression?
Acceptance and commitment therapy is effective for depression because it allows the individual to view their discomfort and suffering differently. Depressive feelings about relationship heartaches, for example, are a part of life. A despondent person learns to let go of their struggles and instead view their painful thoughts and feelings with compassion. This will lead the individual toward positive change.
How long are people typically in acceptance and commitment therapy?
A typical acceptance and commitment therapy session is 50 minutes long with one session per week. Treatment for common problems such as anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties can last between eight weeks to four months. However, more severe cases may require more than one session a week and/or a longer time frame for treatment.