Finding a therapist is a lot like shopping for a new vehicle.

You’ve decid­ed that you need help find­ing a ther­a­pist. There are so many options! Do you pre­fer online ther­a­py or in-per­son ther­a­py? A male clin­i­cian or a female one? Or does it mat­ter? It can feel so over­whelm­ing. You just need some­one to help you find relief with your sit­u­a­tion. How do you choose?

Licensed marriage and family therapist with a doctorate

As a licensed mar­riage and fam­i­ly ther­a­pist (LMFT) and a PhD-lev­el clin­i­cian, I’ve pur­sued advanced train­ing to work with both adults and cou­ples. Don’t let the name fool you you into think­ing I only work with cou­ples or fam­i­lies! I have spe­cial­ized train­ing to work with peo­ple who have expe­ri­enced trau­ma, or have PTSD, or intru­sive thoughts, or are expe­ri­enc­ing life tran­si­tions. I also work with peo­ple who have rela­tion­ship issues, whether it be with oth­er peo­ple, or with them­selves. Last, I work with ther­a­pists and oth­er pro­fes­sion­als who are also expe­ri­enc­ing dif­fi­cul­ties in their work (i.e., imposter syn­drome), home (i.e., rela­tion­ship issues), or per­son­al lives (i.e., stress man­age­ment).

What to Look for When Finding a Therapist

Find­ing a ther­a­pist in Utah or a online ther­a­pist in Vir­ginia, or even an online ther­a­pist in Texas, is like find­ing a new vehi­cle. There’s research involved on what fea­tures or spe­cial­ties you want the vehi­cle (ther­a­pist) to have, the pur­pose of the vehi­cle, where the vehi­cle is locat­ed, the price of the ser­vice, time weigh­ing deci­sions and options, going on a test run, or two, or three, as well as reflect­ing on your expe­ri­ence with the vehi­cle. Is this vehi­cle a good fit?

How­ev­er, unlike car shop­ping, ther­a­py with me can change your life.

Why?

The rig­or­ous edu­ca­tion that I have pur­sued has pro­vid­ed me with skills to look at the whole pic­ture of what is occur­ring in your life as well as what con­tex­tu­al fac­tors and stres­sors may be affect­ing you.

The expe­ri­ence, clin­i­cal super­vi­sion, and con­sul­ta­tions I have gained and par­tic­i­pat­ed in over the last 8 years of pro­vid­ing ther­a­py to peo­ple like you has giv­en me insights into symp­toms and what is like­ly to be effec­tive.

The work­shops and train­ing I have pur­sued enable me to pro­vide evi­dence-based treat­ment for what you are deal­ing with.

It takes courage to reach out; Let’s get you to feel­ing bet­ter.

Reach out to me today and we can set up a free 15-minute con­sul­ta­tion at 801–477-6823!

Let’s talk about your hopes for the future