Therapists in Box Elder County, UT

Embarking on life's journey brings about moments of joy, challenges, and opportunities for personal growth but sometimes, the weight of these experiences can leave you feeling lost, anxious, and disconnected. I am committed to helping you navigate through the complexities of your emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Together, we will explore the roots of your challenges, allowing you to gain insight into your journey and embrace the strength that lies within you.

Reality is, feelings of anxiety, pain, sadness, and uncertainty surface for many individuals. Trauma, loss, transitions, relationships, and much more could be bringing these to the surface. Reaching out for help is your first step, and one that I admire greatly. Working along side animals in my office, you will find compassion, love, and understanding. My goal is to help you build skills that allow you to relate more authentically to the world around you. We will spend time reflecting and opening understanding around how you are in relationship to the world, other, and your self. I want to help you feel better, that starts with you.

As your therapist, I will work from a humanistic approach, which means you are the expert on your own life. My role is to help you move through trauma and ineffective behaviors to more fully understand and respect yourself. This means that I trust your instincts and your body. All of the work we do will be done through a trauma-based lens to encourage self-compassion and challenge shame. Your life going forward doesn't have to be a repeat of your past. We can shift these patterns through becoming fully present in your body and with your emotions. I strongly encourage people to use their intuition to help guide their healing.

If you have found this page, you might be struggling with problems or emotions that are too big or complex for you to take on alone. You might feel lonely, overwhelmed, afraid. It may seem like, as hard as you try, relationships just don't work out in the ways you hoped and you find yourself wondering, "What am I doing wrong?". Maybe you don’t feel good enough, have feelings of hopelessness or anxiety. Perhaps you're ready to tackle those skeletons in your closet. Reaching out for help is an act of courage. My commitment to you is to reach back and meet you with genuine interest, compassion, hope and skill.

My therapeutic approach is to help you start where you’re at and help you develop the skill sets you desire to create a meaningful life. I work with children, teens and adults. Working together in a safe environment, free of judgment or bias creates an opportunity for openness and the ability to create the clients desired change.

Life can be crazy great, yet crazy HARD! Sometimes, despite your best efforts, things don't go as planned. In fact, sometimes life gets completely out of control. Like now. Right? Otherwise you wouldn't be taking this difficult step of seeking help. You aren't sure what happened or what went wrong, but you are sure that this isn't what you thought this season of your life would look like. Our 1st session of therapy won't fix the problems or make them go away...in fact, our 4th session likely won't make the problem go away either, but it will help you find the answers, courage and strength within yourself to keep going and heal.

Joanna’s approach to therapy is one of compassion, understanding and meeting the client where they are. She works with families, couples and individuals of all ages. As an MFT her unique feature as a therapist is focusing on understanding symptoms within the context of the family system. She uses a blend of CBT, EFT, SFT and ACT. Joanna believes that the power to change lies within us all and we are not defined by our weaknesses. With the tools to shift negative patterns in our lives, change can happen. She has experience working with those suffering from anxiety, depression, trauma, ODD, ADHD, ASD, OCD and relational distress.

Hurt is a part of healing. Much like physical wounds, mental and emotional wounds also require attention and proper care in order to heal. However your wounds were acquired (relationships, addiction, trauma, loss, depression, anxiety, etc.) I am here to help you heal. I provide a safe, comfortable and wholly accepting space to help you heal whatever past or present wound that may be hurting you. Healing is possible and you deserve to live life without the pain of unkempt wounds and embrace all that you've overcome.

You are so much stronger than you realize. But when life throws you for a loop, it can be difficult to see it. Therapy is a place you can come work through life's difficulties, gain new perspectives, and relearn how to see the inherent good in yourself. I enjoy working with women who are navigating eating disorders, body dysmorphia, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, self-doubt, and other life challenges. I also enjoy working with children as they navigate life. Acknowledging you need therapy is a brave step. I deeply admire you for taking it. Everybody has a superpower, you just may not realize it. Let me help you find yours.

In our daily lives, we face numerous challenges, turmoil, and trouble. We may feel triggered, alone, anxious, frustrated, depressed, irritated, stressed, overwhelmed, and conflicted. We may believe we cannot get out of our dark, deep hole. GOOD NEWS: YOU ARE NOT ALONE! At Bright Hope Christian Counseling Center (BHCCC), we believe that God is our ultimate healer and restorer of broken hearts and lives. Together with God, we can find the freedom to help us restart our life and relationships that have brought us down and devastated us for generations.

Life comes with all kinds of different challenges and you do not need to navigate them alone. I offer a safe space for clients to be heard, validated, and understood with the challenges and circumstances they are facing. I specialize in working with teens and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders, and disordered eating. I use an integrative approach through evidenced based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) tailored to each client to help them reach their desired outcomes and goals.

My experience includes providing counseling and community outreach to a diverse population of various socioeconomic backgrounds, addressing psychological, social, academic, and professional issues that may impact their daily ability to function and/or maintaining self-sustainability. I work well with addressing issues such as faith deconstruction, gender identity, eating disorders, military lifestyle, couples and family dynamics. I am adept at utilizing evidence-based therapeutic approaches to facilitate personal growth and heal