Therapists in Salt Lake City, UT
Wendy Hoyt
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84106 (Online Only)
After living and working in UT for 17 years, I have relocated to CA and am providing telehealth, with in person visits every 6 weeks. I have 20 years experience treating eating disorders and work within multidisciplinary teams to provide a high level of care, outpatient. My practice has consistently been 95+% eating disorder clients, who also present with anxiety, depression, self-harm and related behaviors, PTSD and/or relational trauma. I approach eating disorder treatment with a strong focus on both physiological and emotional recovery, and am able to treat those with mild to severe eating disorders within the outpatient setting.
After living and working in UT for 17 years, I have relocated to CA and am providing telehealth, with in person visits every 6 weeks. I have 20 years experience treating eating disorders and work within multidisciplinary teams to provide a high level of care, outpatient. My practice has consistently been 95+% eating disorder clients, who also present with anxiety, depression, self-harm and related behaviors, PTSD and/or relational trauma. I approach eating disorder treatment with a strong focus on both physiological and emotional recovery, and am able to treat those with mild to severe eating disorders within the outpatient setting.
Rachel Bell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, CSW
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Waitlist for new clients
I also have training and competency related to anxiety and eating disorders.
Are you stuck feeling like you want to change but can't? If you're struggling with patterns related to anxiety, disordered eating, or relational concerns my approach is to help you address them in the way that fits your life. If your goals include: changing behaviors that are hurting your functioning, navigating important life changes, or increasing well-being in relationships (with yourself or others), you are my ideal client.
I also have training and competency related to anxiety and eating disorders.
Are you stuck feeling like you want to change but can't? If you're struggling with patterns related to anxiety, disordered eating, or relational concerns my approach is to help you address them in the way that fits your life. If your goals include: changing behaviors that are hurting your functioning, navigating important life changes, or increasing well-being in relationships (with yourself or others), you are my ideal client.
Jeff Kocherhans
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
I am also dedicated to helping individuals with eating disorders, dissociative disorders, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, and problems having to do with negative emotions, such as anxiety and depression.
It takes courage to seek the help of a therapist. My primary concern when I first meet a client is to respond with empathy and sensitivity to the distress which brings you to my office. In an atmosphere of genuine safety and acceptance we can begin the process of collaborating to understand and resolve your concerns. I draw on a number of theoretical perspectives and more than 20 years of clinical experience to provide therapy that is as effective as possible, in a compassionate, confidential and comfortable setting.
I am also dedicated to helping individuals with eating disorders, dissociative disorders, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, and problems having to do with negative emotions, such as anxiety and depression.
It takes courage to seek the help of a therapist. My primary concern when I first meet a client is to respond with empathy and sensitivity to the distress which brings you to my office. In an atmosphere of genuine safety and acceptance we can begin the process of collaborating to understand and resolve your concerns. I draw on a number of theoretical perspectives and more than 20 years of clinical experience to provide therapy that is as effective as possible, in a compassionate, confidential and comfortable setting.
Erin Monson
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, MFT, Intern
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84124 (Online Only)
I help individuals with eating disorders and body image issues heal their relationship with themselves, build confidence, self trust, and start feeling safe and sexy in their skin.
You might be convinced there is something is wrong with you. Your relationship is struggling once again. You keep finding yourself in these patterns with partners, families, and friendships and you think to yourself, “is this how it’s really supposed to be”? I can assure you - we can heal these patterns that are keeping you stuck.
I help individuals with eating disorders and body image issues heal their relationship with themselves, build confidence, self trust, and start feeling safe and sexy in their skin.
You might be convinced there is something is wrong with you. Your relationship is struggling once again. You keep finding yourself in these patterns with partners, families, and friendships and you think to yourself, “is this how it’s really supposed to be”? I can assure you - we can heal these patterns that are keeping you stuck.
Kaelan Allan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84124 (Online Only)
I have had experience working with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, eating disorders, trauma, gender identity, life transitions, mood disorders, suicidality, and attachment disorders.
I believe that each client is an expert in their own life thus therapeutic work should be collaborative. I take a motivational, strengths-based approach with the belief that eventually the pain will subside and we get to decide what will take its place. Therapy can be uncomfortable but it should be embraced as we make changes for growth, find value through the difficult experiences, and peace in collaboration. I understand therapy can be difficult to step into my goal is to just help you feel it was worth it!
I have had experience working with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, eating disorders, trauma, gender identity, life transitions, mood disorders, suicidality, and attachment disorders.
I believe that each client is an expert in their own life thus therapeutic work should be collaborative. I take a motivational, strengths-based approach with the belief that eventually the pain will subside and we get to decide what will take its place. Therapy can be uncomfortable but it should be embraced as we make changes for growth, find value through the difficult experiences, and peace in collaboration. I understand therapy can be difficult to step into my goal is to just help you feel it was worth it!
Tawna Waters
Counselor, CMHC, R-DMT
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
I have additional, specialized training working with eating disorders and advocate Health at Every Size.
I’m here to advocate for your growth and to bring compassion and understanding to the stuck places. You’ll be asked to be both accountable and vulnerable. Rather than steering straight to the heart of the struggle, I’ll offer tools and accompany you. I believe the most powerful truths—the ones people take the most seriously—are those they come to, little by little, on their own. When you realize that you can (and must) construct your own life, you’re free to generate change.
I have additional, specialized training working with eating disorders and advocate Health at Every Size.
I’m here to advocate for your growth and to bring compassion and understanding to the stuck places. You’ll be asked to be both accountable and vulnerable. Rather than steering straight to the heart of the struggle, I’ll offer tools and accompany you. I believe the most powerful truths—the ones people take the most seriously—are those they come to, little by little, on their own. When you realize that you can (and must) construct your own life, you’re free to generate change.
McKayla Meza
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, CSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84150 (Online Only)
I passionately support women who struggle with anxiety, eating disorders, and birth trauma.
As someone who has looked for a therapist a few times, I understand how challenging and intimidating that search can feel. So, thank you for being here, and for having the strength and self-compassion to do the hardest part of therapy, and reach out for help. Whether you struggle with feelings of inadequacy, anxiety, or hopelessness, therapy can help you extend grace to yourself and recognize your intrinsic worth. You deserve a safe space to vent your frustrations, explore your authentic self, silence the painful, isolating voices of trauma, and learn new ways to cope with the mental and emotional burdens you are facing.
I passionately support women who struggle with anxiety, eating disorders, and birth trauma.
As someone who has looked for a therapist a few times, I understand how challenging and intimidating that search can feel. So, thank you for being here, and for having the strength and self-compassion to do the hardest part of therapy, and reach out for help. Whether you struggle with feelings of inadequacy, anxiety, or hopelessness, therapy can help you extend grace to yourself and recognize your intrinsic worth. You deserve a safe space to vent your frustrations, explore your authentic self, silence the painful, isolating voices of trauma, and learn new ways to cope with the mental and emotional burdens you are facing.
Jill B Jones
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84115 (Online Only)
I work with adults and late teens, clients suffering from depression and anxiety, those who have experienced sexual and psychological trauma, clients who are struggling with grief, and those with eating disorders.
I work from a strengths-based, client-centered perspective. I believe that people have a healthy drive toward wellness, but the trials of life often lead them down paths that are counterproductive and even self defeating. A good therapist can help people rediscover joy in their lives and their relationships, as well as re-establish a healthy and strong sense of self. It is gratifying to see people rediscover their unique strengths and uncover new-found capacities to survive and thrive in the face of life's many challenges. With a therapist's caring support, new possibilities become a reality.
I work with adults and late teens, clients suffering from depression and anxiety, those who have experienced sexual and psychological trauma, clients who are struggling with grief, and those with eating disorders.
I work from a strengths-based, client-centered perspective. I believe that people have a healthy drive toward wellness, but the trials of life often lead them down paths that are counterproductive and even self defeating. A good therapist can help people rediscover joy in their lives and their relationships, as well as re-establish a healthy and strong sense of self. It is gratifying to see people rediscover their unique strengths and uncover new-found capacities to survive and thrive in the face of life's many challenges. With a therapist's caring support, new possibilities become a reality.
C. Brendan Hallett
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
I also provide counseling, focusing on helping adults who have depression, anxiety, relationship problems, eating disorders, addiction, and other struggles.
I am the clinical director for Center For Human Potential, located in downtown Salt Lake City. We focus on helping people achieve balance and fulfillment. We have many talented psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists able to help children, adolescents, adults, and seniors with a variety of difficulties. We provide counseling to individuals, couples, and families. We also prescribe psychiatric medication and offer psychological testing to screen for ADHD and learning disabilities. We accept most health insurance plans and offer a sliding fee scale, based on income level, for those without insurance.
I also provide counseling, focusing on helping adults who have depression, anxiety, relationship problems, eating disorders, addiction, and other struggles.
I am the clinical director for Center For Human Potential, located in downtown Salt Lake City. We focus on helping people achieve balance and fulfillment. We have many talented psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists able to help children, adolescents, adults, and seniors with a variety of difficulties. We provide counseling to individuals, couples, and families. We also prescribe psychiatric medication and offer psychological testing to screen for ADHD and learning disabilities. We accept most health insurance plans and offer a sliding fee scale, based on income level, for those without insurance.
Dawn K Dickinson
Counselor, LCMHCA
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
Dawn K. Dickinson is an Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Utah who has been practicing since 2017. She holds a Bachelor's degree, two Master's degrees, and post-grad certificates. Dawn practices therapy through the lens of the whole person"”addressing various abilities and disabilities, be they physical, mental, developmental, or cognitive. She and the client dive into mental health challenges alongside other concerns such as relationships, substance use, medical disabilities, eating disorders, stress in the workplace, family systems, religious trauma, grief, and life transitions.
Dawn K. Dickinson is an Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Utah who has been practicing since 2017. She holds a Bachelor's degree, two Master's degrees, and post-grad certificates. Dawn practices therapy through the lens of the whole person"”addressing various abilities and disabilities, be they physical, mental, developmental, or cognitive. She and the client dive into mental health challenges alongside other concerns such as relationships, substance use, medical disabilities, eating disorders, stress in the workplace, family systems, religious trauma, grief, and life transitions.
Gail Hilton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
Graduated 1978 from the U of U. Have many years of experience with all types of mental illness and substance abuse. I see patients from age 16 to older adult. I am an eclectic type of therapist that tailors the treatment modality to the patient and their history and current level of functioning. I use breathing, meditation and relaxation modalities. I I like to do couples counseling and family counseling.. I have worked a lot with depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and general maladaptive behaviors including perpetrators of sexual abuse. I am in the process of honing my skills with gender identity disorders.
Graduated 1978 from the U of U. Have many years of experience with all types of mental illness and substance abuse. I see patients from age 16 to older adult. I am an eclectic type of therapist that tailors the treatment modality to the patient and their history and current level of functioning. I use breathing, meditation and relaxation modalities. I I like to do couples counseling and family counseling.. I have worked a lot with depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and general maladaptive behaviors including perpetrators of sexual abuse. I am in the process of honing my skills with gender identity disorders.
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Alan Jacob
Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (Online Only)
My experience spans many years working with anxiety, depression, OCD, addictions, personality disorders, eating disorders, profound grief/loss, single episode and complex PTSD.
My primary goal is to help restore the power of the individual, to the individual. It is difficult to create ourselves to our true self until we uncreate the thinking and believing that is causing our distress because "whatever we resist, persists." To empower those I work with to see acceptance as a possible way out of their distress by realizing their true control in any given situation. This begins to uncreate the old thinking and responses that lead to further distress. To help those heal to freedom by removing danger, not increasing it, by providing effective tools of creation through improved thought, word and action.
My experience spans many years working with anxiety, depression, OCD, addictions, personality disorders, eating disorders, profound grief/loss, single episode and complex PTSD.
My primary goal is to help restore the power of the individual, to the individual. It is difficult to create ourselves to our true self until we uncreate the thinking and believing that is causing our distress because "whatever we resist, persists." To empower those I work with to see acceptance as a possible way out of their distress by realizing their true control in any given situation. This begins to uncreate the old thinking and responses that lead to further distress. To help those heal to freedom by removing danger, not increasing it, by providing effective tools of creation through improved thought, word and action.
Leanna Jones
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (Online Only)
My clinical interests include working with teens and young adults, mood disorders, eating disorders, LGBTQ+ topics, and difficulty adjusting to life’s challenges. Additionally, I am very passionate about issues that affect women such as infertility. The most effective therapy is holistic and is a customized therapeutic experience that celebrates each client’s unique perspective and story. I work with clients to support them in reclaiming their life in a way that allows them to honor who they once were and make space for who they want to become.
My clinical interests include working with teens and young adults, mood disorders, eating disorders, LGBTQ+ topics, and difficulty adjusting to life’s challenges. Additionally, I am very passionate about issues that affect women such as infertility. The most effective therapy is holistic and is a customized therapeutic experience that celebrates each client’s unique perspective and story. I work with clients to support them in reclaiming their life in a way that allows them to honor who they once were and make space for who they want to become.
Meadowbrook Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Therapists use EMDR therapy to address a wide range of challenges: anxiety, panic attacks, chronic Illness, bipolar disorders, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, grief and loss, pain, personality disorders, PTSD and other trauma, sexual assault, sleep disturbance, and substance abuse.
Meadowbrook Counseling welcomes families of all abilities, ages, gender identity, immigration status, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We strive to help you improve mental health and strengthen family relationships by providing competent and compassionate counseling services to individuals, couples and families. Everyone has a unique history and set of problems. We will help you navigate the challenges you face and heal your trauma.
Therapists use EMDR therapy to address a wide range of challenges: anxiety, panic attacks, chronic Illness, bipolar disorders, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, grief and loss, pain, personality disorders, PTSD and other trauma, sexual assault, sleep disturbance, and substance abuse.
Meadowbrook Counseling welcomes families of all abilities, ages, gender identity, immigration status, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We strive to help you improve mental health and strengthen family relationships by providing competent and compassionate counseling services to individuals, couples and families. Everyone has a unique history and set of problems. We will help you navigate the challenges you face and heal your trauma.
Athena Metos
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Waitlist for new clients
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!
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!
Trevor Hardcastle
Marriage & Family Therapist, EMDR, Cert, DBT, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
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If interested in starting therapy please go to "Start Therapy Here!" at www.trevortherapy.com.
Shannon Ricks
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Full disclosure: This ain't your mamas counseling. Chances are that you are so over the yo yo diets not working and time after time you blaming yourself when they don't. K well I got news for you - nothing is wrong with you! It's diet culture that is broken. You restrict and watch what you eat all day and then at night just say fúck it and eat all the food you were telling yourself was "bad". Ready to mend your relationship with food and your body? You have come to the right place.
Full disclosure: This ain't your mamas counseling. Chances are that you are so over the yo yo diets not working and time after time you blaming yourself when they don't. K well I got news for you - nothing is wrong with you! It's diet culture that is broken. You restrict and watch what you eat all day and then at night just say fúck it and eat all the food you were telling yourself was "bad". Ready to mend your relationship with food and your body? You have come to the right place.
Ezra Segura
Pre-Licensed Professional, CSWI
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Have you ever thought to yourself: “I know this isn’t my fault & that what I’m thinking isn’t true…so why does it still FEEL like it is?” If you have, I want you to know - that can change and life doesn’t have to always feel this heavy. I want to help you work through the burdensome trauma that others may have put on you so you can start enjoying life again instead of just surviving it.
Have you ever thought to yourself: “I know this isn’t my fault & that what I’m thinking isn’t true…so why does it still FEEL like it is?” If you have, I want you to know - that can change and life doesn’t have to always feel this heavy. I want to help you work through the burdensome trauma that others may have put on you so you can start enjoying life again instead of just surviving it.
Alex Bruey
Pre-Licensed Professional, CMHC
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
I enjoy working with adults and couples who may be grappling with depression, anxiety, burnout, and feelings of hopelessness, among other things. I identify as a gay man and take an affirming stance towards people living with health conditions or impairments, the LGBTQ+, and BIPOC communities. I offer a welcoming space for everyone and consider social justice issues integral to my counseling work. Please reach out with any questions about myself or my practice. I look forward to meeting you!
I enjoy working with adults and couples who may be grappling with depression, anxiety, burnout, and feelings of hopelessness, among other things. I identify as a gay man and take an affirming stance towards people living with health conditions or impairments, the LGBTQ+, and BIPOC communities. I offer a welcoming space for everyone and consider social justice issues integral to my counseling work. Please reach out with any questions about myself or my practice. I look forward to meeting you!
Therapy Collective
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Therapy Collective is a group of excellent trauma-informed therapists who are well-trained and have years of experience. We often have openings for new clients within a week, or a short waitlist. We have availability for in-person sessions in Salt Lake City and Taylorsville, UT and can provide telehealth therapy for anyone who lives in the state of Utah.
Therapy Collective is a group of excellent trauma-informed therapists who are well-trained and have years of experience. We often have openings for new clients within a week, or a short waitlist. We have availability for in-person sessions in Salt Lake City and Taylorsville, UT and can provide telehealth therapy for anyone who lives in the state of Utah.
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Eating Disorders Therapists
What happens in therapy for eating disorders?
In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviors, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behavior affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.
What therapy types help with eating disorders?
Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counseling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioral disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.
What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?
The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behavior, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.
What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?
Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognize they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.
How long does therapy last for eating disorders?
Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behavior has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.