Therapists in Scottsdale, AZ

Dr. Francis is the founder and owner of Scottsdale Premier Counseling and is an expert in the treatment of Body Image. Dr. Francis provides a caring and safe environment for clients who are experiencing difficulty in their relationship with food, sexual health, romantic relationships, and life transitions. Dr. Francis provides exceptional therapeutic services along with privacy.

Reaching out to a therapist can feeling overwhelming. I'm glad you did! I'm here to hold space for you, to help you grow and expand with caring support, and to gently challenge you. Whether you're looking to heal from trauma, reduce anxiety, navigate a life transition, get unstuck from an unhelpful thinking pattern, or you want a nonjudgemental space, I am here for you. I will show up for you non-judgmentally and empathetically.

Counseling seems like a strange thing. You are supposed to tell a stranger all the intimate details about yourself and focus on the worst parts of your life - and pay for it! It sounds horrible, but counseling can be a wonderful and transformational experience in someone's life. Having healthy conversation with someone who is nonjudgmental, empathetic, and trained to help can really help you take the steps you have always wanted. I would love to see if this strange thing can transform your life.

Does life currently feel like you are just existing, surviving, reacting, or coping? Are you lacking real connection to yourself or others? Do you strive to feel more balanced and engage in behaviors that align with your values and goals? Excessive worry, lack of motivation, social isolation, and loss of self-worth are just a few of the symptoms that can be experienced from suffering trauma, grief, anxiety, or depression. Whether you are looking for a therapist for the first time or need to start back up, you have come to the right place.

My approach to therapy is based on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). A core idea in ACT is that trying too hard to get rid of or control our emotions tends to backfire. Instead of trying to get rid of unwanted thoughts and feelings (e.g., anxiety & depression), I will help you learn to react differently to them so that you can keep your focus on living a meaningful and fulfilling life based on what’s important to you. We will work together to set meaningful goals to address your concerns–whether they relate to life transitions, depression, anxiety, body image, grief/loss, job or academic stress, or gender & sexuality.

I earned my master’s in Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Sport & Performance Psychology from Boston University. I've been fortunate to serve as a mental performance consultant for youth, a variety of collegiate teams ranging from Division III all the way to the Division I level, and professional and retired athletes. I additionally worked closely with athletes struggling with eating disorders at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Ma. I am incredibly passionate about bridging the gap between sport & performance and mental health because at the end of the day we are all humans who are a work in progress.

Dr. Beljan's professional focus is on Attention and Executive Functioning, Gifted Intelligence, Learning Disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Alcohol/Drug Related Neurodevelopmental Deficit (A/DRND). Beljan Psychological Services (BPS) administers pediatric and adult neuropsychological evaluations to accurately determine diagnoses and direct interventions. Dr. Beljan co-wrote Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults. Dr. Beljan also co-wrote Large Scale Brain Systems and Neuropsychological Tests: An Effort to Move Forward, which will be published in October 2015. Dr. Beljan is available for lectures on various pediatric neuropsychology topics. For a list of lecture topics, view: www.beljanpsych.com.

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson. Using a holistic approach in therapy we will explore the mind, body and spirit connection. We will learn balance and build resilience through the power of self-discovery, thus improving your quality of life. Negative thought patterns and beliefs will be identified and challenged through DBT, mindfulness, and EMDR. When needed we may create healthy eating habits and a healthy relationship with exercise. Cultivating your spirituality to relieve fear and nurture an attitude of gratitude and abundance is encouraged.

With each interaction I find that striking a balance between a safe therapeutic space and appropriate challenges leads to the most holistic healing and deeper insights. I believe in a top-down and bottom-up approach when it comes to therapy. I hope to encourage a client to take responsibility over their own life while recognizing and validating the larger systems and realities that impact them. The ultimate goal is to translate growth within the therapy room to a client’s actual day-to-day life. Overall, I hope to empower clients to uncover new healthier ways of being for themselves.

Heather L Jelonek holds a Doctorate Degree in Behavioral Health (DBH) offering life coaching services in Tempe. She works with teens, young adults and adults. Many of Heather’s clients come in when they are struggling to adjust to life stressors or with anxiety or social challenges.

I work with clients to: Reduce Self Defeating Behaviors - Reduce Depression and Anxiety -Increase Interpersonal Effectiveness- Increase Ability to Manage Intense Emotions - Explore Values and Work through Relationship Struggles. I use a variety of therapeutic strategies such as Mindfulness-based Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Dialectical Behavior Therapy. I have extensive training working with Borderline Personality Disorder, (including individuals who may self-harm).

I provide strength based counseling for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families dealing with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, women's issues, parenting challenges, stress management, medical health issues, life transitions, grief counseling, and relationship problems.

All you need is more hours in the day and you'd be good, right? Feeling like you have a never ending to-do list, you get a lot done and nothing done at the same time, feeling unappreciated, exhausted, organized but scattered, and no one sees how hard you're really working. I see you. My clients are looking for clarity, solutions, and more time. By the time my clients find me they've likely already tried some things, read some books, and made some changes but nothing seems to work long term. Nothing seems to really stick. I get it. I've been there.

My focus is to help children, youth, adults, and families with ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Anger, Family issues, Bereavement/Grief, Marriage and Family, Parenting, Occupational, Stress Management, or Life Management issues to meet their goals. At Omnipotent Health Services we believe that with consistent love and respect we can help at risk youth, adults, and families can rise above any past traumas.

***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*** Would you like to talk about gender with a caring professional in a confidential space? We are a therapy practice devoted to supporting teens, adults, and families who are transgender, non-binary, gender fluid, gender queer, or just wanting to explore gender identity. We can connect you to needed resources, write referral letters, and network you in to our LGBTQ supportive community. Most importantly we value creating safe and trusting therapeutic relationships so that we can be in the journey of gender identity with you and you do not have to go it alone.

I enjoy working with people from various religious, cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. Most of my work has been centered around people managing concurrent mental health diagnoses, life transitions, chronic illnesses, people experiencing a crisis, and people who self-identify as disabled. It is also important for me to work with clients who are new to therapy or hesitant about starting.

The ideal therapy client is the individual who needs help and approaches psychotherapy as highly motivated and committed to make change. Individuals who seek therapy have been in emotional pain for a long period of time. Many struggle and feel stuck in the present with issues they haven't effectively dealt with from their past. In this way, present problems become a trigger for an unresolved past trauma. The client who is seeking alleviation from emotional pain, chronic anxiety, and depression, especially from past trauma and abuse is the client who will benefit from my expertise.

What does thriving mean to you? Each of us are on a journey toward thriving. Sometimes we get interrupted along the way by anxiety, fear, rejection, anger, sadness, and resentment. When we feel uncertain or stuck we might experience disconnection, lack of purpose, and loss of meaning. In such times, therapy offers a safe place to be heard, a trusted person to unpack our stories with, and a method for traveling through the layers of life’s ups and downs. I believe strongly that this present moment is an avenue for creating growth and change, that’s why I deeply value the transformative potential of therapy.

NEW Clients NOW Accepted! Run Your Life Counseling has OPEN availability! Sliding scale options available! Telehealth and in person availability- Immediate Openings! Teens/Adults/Couples/Evenings Life is a journey which can be wonderful at times, but it can also be a difficult process and adjustment. If you are struggling with feeling sad or overwhelmed, you are not alone, and I am here to help! I offer emotional and therapeutic support to those experiencing anxiety and depressive symptoms due to life transitions. My passion is helping individuals navigate their journey to and through life goals.