Psychoanalytic Therapists in Salt Lake City, UT

I am here to help you make peace with your pain and overall live a more grounded life. I work with individuals (adolescents to adults), couples and families. I can help you find new meaning after trauma and grief, manage depression and anxiety, as well as help you build healthy self-esteem. I specialize in teaching tools to help you better communicate and repair relationships, heal attachment wounds, gain skills to set healthy boundaries, time manage, build a secure attachment with your child, and adjust to life changes, including medical diagnosis, breakups/divorce, and career changes.

Experienced. Professional. Caring. Safe. Confidential. Licensed since 1995. Offices in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Evanston. With an open, empathic, non-judgmental style, I work with people from all walks of life who are looking for healing, change, and growth. I have provided such help to many people for years, often to those who thought there was no help, or for whom previous treatment did not quite get to the root of the problem. Whether seeking help with every day concerns, life transitions, personal development, family and relationship issues, or longstanding complicated problems, you are welcome in my office.

These are difficult times, and it may feel impossible to find a therapist to work with. I offer services via telehealth, and have experience providing treatment via this modality for quite some time (prior to the COVID-19 pandemic). In addition to offering therapy, I also offer clinical supervision to other mental health professionals struggling how to navigate telehealth and the new world we must all work in. Please feel free to contact me for therapy, clinical consultation, or supervision. I am always willing and glad to offer any help where possible. I also offer reduced fee for my services during this time, if necessary.

We all have an inherent need to make sense of our lives. Psychotherapy addresses this by becoming aware of our unconscious (hidden) patterns. Freud coined the term "repetition compulsion" by which we can unknowingly repeat self-destructive behaviors. We want change but cling to the familiar. Our early life experiences provide mental templates for how we do emotion and relate to others. This process is often experienced within the therapist/client relationship. Long-term psychotherapy is my preference as it provides the necessary time and safety for these dynamics to emerge.

My desire to be a fellow traveler on a client's therapeutic journey is seeded in my first-hand knowledge of the healing benefits of a trusting, counseling relationship. As participants in the human experience, we endeavor and triumph. We face traumas and adversity that shape our views, and negatively influence the present day and our hopes for the future. We have fears and anxiety, which halt our progress and stifle our joy and inner peace.

I offer a place of non-judgment and support where you can take a step back to examine yourself, learn about your strengths, and work towards making empowered decisions. My treatment approach emphasizes the potential each person has within themselves to find meaning in their experience, and validation in their resiliency. I utilize nine years of clinical experience, and in-depth knowledge about effective treatment strategies to help you find your personal wellness.

I am dedicated to helping individuals who struggle with addiction and co-occurring mental illness receive the help needed to recover and live happy, fulfilling lives. With over 60 years' combined experience working in the field of recovery, I and my Treatment Team offer exceptional care at an affordable price.

I utilize a client-centered approach in treating children (ages 2-12), adolescents, and adults who are dealing with an array of stressors, ranging from anxiety and depression to abuse and/or other traumas. One of my primary goals in working with my clients is to create a safe environment in which they can explore and gain lasting insight, awareness, and understanding into their unique-life challenges.

I see adolescents and adults for psychotherapy, consultation, and assessment. I also see younger patients for psychological testing and assessment. My therapeutic work is guided by the idea that psychological distress is often related to habitual ways of perceiving and interacting with the world--ways that have protected and helped in the past, but now get in the way of living a more satisfying, enjoyable, and meaningful life. I am practical but also value thoroughness and depth. Whether it is something quite specific or a vague feeling that something is wrong, I would love to be in your corner.

Feeling stuck! Free yourself starting with a phone call. No matter who you are and whatever the problem, I have trust in the process of change and believe that all people deserve to be treated holistically with safety, confidentiality and no judgement. From my experience, I have seen the therapeutic process lead so many to a better and happier way of living.

I work with adults who are struggling with trauma or feeling stuck in life, have anxiety, depression, shame, relationship problems, and many other issues. I take a modern therapeutic approach based in neuroscience and want to help people looking for alternatives to old, outdated, traditional talk therapy in order to create long-lasting changes. My passion is helping others through their unique journey of healing and believe my role is to help others unlock their own abilities and instincts to heal themselves.

Seeking therapeutic services can be an intimidating process. I make the experience as comfortable as possible by providing a safe and secure place for you to work through situations that may be troubling you. My style is best described as forthright, grounded, empathetic and open. My specialty areas include relationships, parenting skills, child/adolescent issues including trauma. I can help you work through your anxiety, depression, or any adjustments which may be impacting your day to day life. My goal is to help you gain the tools needed to make long lasting adjustments by improving coping skills and understanding underlying issues which impact your life.

Life is a journey and along the way there are often circumstances that create great pain and trauma that often redirect us down the wrong path.If we try to ignore the pain it only gets worse & the cycle of dysfunction begins! I have learned that we all need help navigating though life's trials, and yet it takes a lot of inner strength to even ask! As a therapist my goal is to allow you to reach your greatest potential during this journey and gain the right tools to navigate through anything that comes in your path!

As your therapist, my goal is to create a safe environment for you to be and explore yourself.  Together we'll bring awareness to your thoughts, feelings, emotions, body sensations, values, desires, memories and more, to deeply understand what its like for you to be you. Increasing awareness opens the door for self-understanding, compassion, thoughtful decision-making, choice, change, and self-love. To support your journey, I use Transpersonal therapy, Gestalt therapy, Somatic-based trauma therapy, Process Work, CBT, dream work, inner child work, and shadow work. I specialize in LGBTQ+ affirming therapy and letter writing.

Depression triggered by feeling hopeless and helpless, High anxiety triggered by work stress and feeling overwhelmed with projects , Anger issues because people don’t understand you and you don’t understand people, Trauma because of your experience with abuse and neglect is currently affecting your life, Infidelity because you lack spontaneity and adventure in your relationship, Marital issues because your spouse is not actively listening or validating your feelings, Men issues because you feel nothing is going right in your life, and women issues because you put family/friends needs before your self-care

I’ve been a therapist since 2008, and in the mental health field over 25 years. I believe in a relational approach that considers the individual, their environment, life experiences, personality, needs and strengths.I've worked with clients struggling from damaged attachments, depression and suicidality, bi-polar disorder, anxiety, adjustment issues, and trauma. I’m passionate about helping people develop hopefulness and connection with themselves and their loved ones, healthy relationship and coping skills that are useful in their lives. I also believe attunement with clients is a foundational part of our work together.

Please check out my website for more info and videos I've created on the therapy process and therapeutic concepts: ashleymasontherapy.com Maybe you feel anxious, sad, or numb but don't know why or believe you don't really have a reason to feel those things. Maybe you push others away when you really want them to come closer. I'm passionate about building a relationship with you that helps increase insight into these internal conflicts, gaining a sense of peace and more ease in being yourself. I am committed to working as deeply as necessary with you to help you feel mastery in regulating your emotions.

Do you feel like you have been judged or shamed by a previous therapist? Did they seem to just watch the clock or not really listen? Did they talk more about themselves than you? Were you forced or threatened to make sudden change. Were you expected to go at their pace and not at your own? You may have previous treatment trauma (PTT). Don't let that happen to you if this is your first time in treatment or therapy and don't let that be the last time you try getting the help you need and deserve. Clif has a solution, program, or process you can treatment plan around for any situation, scenario, dilemma, or challenge you may be facing.

Therapy can support and help cultivate the rich well within especially during times of seeming drought. I provide a safe co-created space supporting one's personal journey of healing. My therapeutic style is warm and personal. Meeting each clients' unique needs by focusing on personal strengths, growth and positive change. I work with young adult women and men, adolescents and families.

I work with: 1) Individuals who have been unsuccessful in changing problem patterns and symptoms using other therapies, 2) Men who have been told they have "anger problems", who simply want to feel better, and become more emotionally fluent, 3) Individuals who are experiencing faith crises, or transitioning away from orthodoxy, 4) Individuals and couples who have sexual health concerns, 5) Couples who are confused about what they need and where to get it, 6) Couples who are stuck in ambivalence about whether to stay and work on their relationship, or separate, 7) Individuals who wish to explore their gender identities.