Adults Therapists in Utah

I provide individual therapy for adults, adolescents, and children. I also provide couples therapy, family therapy, pre-marital therapy, and parental training. Depression, Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, pornography, addictions, behavioral issues, self confidence building, and relationship improvements are some of the issues that I treat in my practice.

First and foremost, I want to thank you for choosing to seek help and for entrusting me with your mental health. It takes a lot of courage to reach out, and I'm here to support you every step of the way. I am a general mental health practitioner with experience providing therapy to a wide variety of clients with a focus on adolescent, teen and young adults. I use a client centered and strength based approach to treating clients with dignity and unconditional positive regard. We work with most major insurance companies and provide services on a sliding scale when needed.

I believe counseling is an effort in teamwork. I strive to provide a safe environment where issues of concern can be processed and worked on. I love working with teens though adults and provide an eclectic approach to therapy. I am formerly LDS and am available to help with faith transitions.

Experienced with depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and grief. Ideal age range is 13-27. I meet the client where they are, use what they love to help them build skills to improve their life.

I specialize in helping adolescents and adults work through trauma and overcome anxiety and depression. I also enjoy helping families and couples navigate relationship challenges. My goal is to empower clients to build resilience, find joy, and improve relationships through personalized strategies and a nurturing approach.

During the course of practicing for over 20 years, I have worked with a diverse population of clients to include children, adults, adolescents, and families to address anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, substance abuse, and childhood disorders. I have found that clients need a safe space to express themselves, learn coping skills, and build confidence. Their goal is to feel understood, empowered, and capable of navigating life's challenges with resilience and positivity.

Doing self-work to better ourselves can be a challenging and taxing journey— yet it can be a beautiful journey full of discovery and growth. I am here to help you learn tools and strategies to help you create a better life for yourself. It is ultimately up to you, your determination and willingness to create that better life. I am here to guide you in discovering and becoming your best self as well as help you grow into your fullest potential.

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS, INTERNS/Counselors!! I appeal best with clients who have identified that some aspect of their life has stopped working for them, or never really worked at all. People who seek out a counselor to validate the fact that change is necessary, and desire professional help to collaborate in identifying their own natural strengths (or at least potential capabilities) towards overcoming difficulties just need a personal team player. These people are exciting to work with, from individuals to couples. My hope is that my warm and inviting office atmosphere and my own experience and skills can motivate mental healing .

I believe we can build strengths that can help us face the challenges of life. Addressing emotional turmoil and behavioral difficulties, learning skills, building connections and healing creates more meaningful and happier lives. I am particularly passionate about helping youth develop inner strength, a more positive sense of self and more meaningful and healthier relationships. I love working with youth, young adults and their families. I am honored to work with my clients and am awed by their courage and strength.

Now accepting new clients. I take a compassionate, supportive, non-judgmental approach to help clients let go of shame, find coping skills that work for them, improve communication, set boundaries, and discover thinking errors that contribute to keeping people stuck in maladaptive patterns. I have extensive experience working with anxiety, panic disorder, depression, trauma, PTSD, childhood abuse/neglect, rape/sexual assault (women and men), self-harm, and developing/strengthening healthy relationships. The approaches used are client centered and include a combination of narrative therapy, CBT, DBT, EMDR, REBT, ACT, among others.

Feeling anxious, grieving, alone, and caught up in a pattern of obsessing? Struggling with health issues and/or parenting concerns? If you are overwhelmed and contemplating therapy, we can work together to help you find relief. I wholeheartedly believe in the power of therapy and am skilled in providing personalized mental health care with compassion and heart. Ready to develop insight, self compassion, regulate your anxiety, learn how your brain works and build skills to move in your own valued directions? I welcome the opportunity to partner with you in therapy. Let me help you live your best life!

I am interested in helping my clients achieve their goals of better mental and emotional health. I enjoy the process of exploring barriers to change, teaching concepts and skills, and helping my clients move towards healing and growth. I am a graduate of Brigham Young University Master of Social Work program and am EMDR trained.

I believe that mental health is an integral part of our wellbeing and should be attended to like one's own physical health. You don’t have to do this work alone. Change is attainable and I'm here to support you. My goal is to provide a warm, safe space for you where we can identify goals and potential solutions to problems affecting your emotional wellbeing. I seek to support communication, coping skills, and improved self-esteem by providing tools that promote healing, behavior changes, and personal development. We will use your innate strengths throughout this process to optimize your mental health.

Text For Appts (801) 644-1646. From an early age I have enjoyed helping others. I would often get into trouble for giving away my clothes and toys to neighborhood children. I have a younger brother who was born with Spina Bifada and was paralyzed from the waist down. I learned from then on to fight for the “underdog” and be an advocate for those who may have not found their voice yet. Through the years, I continued to want to make a difference in people’s lives. I grew to have a passion for helping others work through difficult situations.

Individual therapy with children, adolescents, and adults. Couples therapy. Family therapy. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for depression. Neurofeedback. I also administer a wide variety of psychological evaluations.

My goal is to enable my clients to better navigate the world around them and live more authentic and fulfilling lives. My treatment approaches is based in research on what produces the best outcomes in therapy, and our job in your therapy sessions is to help tailor that approach to your specific needs. I believe that the connection and trust you feel with me in therapy is the strongest predictor of how much you will benefit from our meetings. I will walk your path alongside you and help you work toward greater self-awareness, self-acceptance, resilience, and personal growth.

At times in our lives we can be unexpectedly faced with difficult and challenging circumstances. Reaching out for help and support is a courageous first step. I am whole-heartedly committed to helping you address your needs and concerns in a compassionate, caring way. I have worked with a variety of clients from diverse backgrounds and draw from both my clinical and lived experiences in creating for clients a safe, accepting environment.

I believe your treatment needs to be as unique as you are! To guide our work, I use your intuitive sense about what you need from therapy, and an individualized combination of tools that work best for you. The main modalities I use are EMDR, IFS (Internal Family Systems, or 'Parts Work'), art therapy, mindfulness, and somatic tools. I also have additional training working with children, and generally use play therapy and sandtray therapy with them. My trained therapy dog Pippin (hypoallergenic) attends sessions as well! In my spare time you can find me mountain biking, snowboarding, doing yoga, or following creative pursuits.

Seeking help can be hard for anyone so I know this can be a vulnerable experience for you. I am here to help serve others and create an environment so you can become the best version of yourself. I want to be an aid in your journey and provide you with the tools necessary to grow. Through this process we will approach your struggles in life with compassion, openness, understanding, and vulnerability. By doing so you will be able to develop the tools to create positive change in your life, while also building resilience to handle any adversity that you may face.