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Best Therapists in Arizona

2025 Best Therapist Awards for Arizona
We believe great therapy changes lives. That's why we spotlight Arizona's top therapists—those recommended by clients, respected by peers, and committed to ethical, client-centered practices.

Best Therapists in Arizona is the state's leading recognition program honoring the most trusted, compassionate, and skilled mental health professionals. These outstanding therapists go above and beyond to support individuals and families through life's most difficult transitions, including divorce. Honorees are chosen for their top credentials, extensive experience, consistent positive feedback, and the genuine heart, integrity, and care they bring to every therapy session.

Everett Bailey, Best Arizona Therapists
Arizona Center for Marriage and Family Therapy

Everett Bailey, PhD, LMFT

📍 Mesa
Specialties: Individuals Family Therapy
Biography:

Dr. Everett Bailey is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Mesa, Arizona and has almost 30 years of experience in doing therapy with couples and individuals. He has a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy. He has also been trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) and in Gottman Couples Therapy.

Melanie S. Rich PhD, LLC

Melanie Rich, PhD, CP

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Individuals Parenting
Biography:

Dr. Rich is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been in practice for more than forty years. She obtained her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in Berkeley, California and is a long-time member in good standing of the prestigious National Register of Health Service Psychologists.

Therapy with Heart

Michelle Hildt, LMFT

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Trauma Discernment Counseling
Biography:

I am an attachment-based, trauma-informed therapist trained in both EFT and EMDR. My goal is to provide a safe space for learning, growth and healing. I know the courage it takes to walk into my therapist office and explore your greatest hurts and nurture your strengths.

Minon Maier, Best Arizona Therapists
Maier and Associates: Counseling and Wellness

Minon Maier, LMFT

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Teens Trauma
Biography:

She provide sa safe, non-judgmental, and healing space for you to become the best version of you. Trauma Healing, Relationship Counseling (Dating, LGBTQ, Pre-marital, and Marriage), Low Self-Esteem, Feeling Stuck, Anxiety, Teens and Children, Phase of Life transitions, Family Conflict and First Responder/Veterans.

Reetu DeLeon, Best Arizona Therapists
Arora Wellness Center, LLC

Reetu DeLeon, LCSW

Specialties: Couples Family Therapy
Biography:

Reetu DeLeon, a clinical social worker since 2004, graduated from NYU, where she trained with some of the top clinicians in the field. With extensive experience in NYC, she specialized in couples and family therapy.

Tara S Verhagen, Best Arizona Therapists
Therapy with Heart

Tara S Verhagen, LMFT

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Family Therapy Parenting
Biography:

Tara Verhagen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT-15474 ). She provides a safe, non-judgmental space for individuals, families, and couples to strengthen their relationships with others and themselves. Tara guides her clients toward personal growth, emotional awareness, and healthy relationships.

Isa Jones, Best Arizona Therapists
Scottsdale Center for Sex and Relationship Therapy

Isa Jones, LMFT, CST

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Trauma
Biography:

Isa is an AASECT certified Sex Therapists specializing in infidelity recovery, erotic conflicts, desire discrepancies, non-conventual relationship styles,sexual trauma, compulsive sexuality, sexual anxiety, sexual functioning challenges, LGBTQIA+, aging, chronic illness, cancer, etc. impacting sexuality.

Jamie Pattee, Best Arizona Therapists
Authentic Connections Therapy Center

Jamie Pattee, LMFT

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Teens Trauma
Biography:

It is an honor to provide a safe, nonjudgmental space for individuals, couples, and families to build strong and healthy relationships. I believe in guiding individuals through life’s obstacles with healthy connections, relationships, communication, empathy, and openness, all to ensure change and personal growth with every client.

Mona Shane, Best Arizona Therapists
Transformational Life Counseling

Mona Shane, LPC

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Family Therapy Discernment Counseling
Biography:

I have been practicing as an individual, couples and family therapist for 38 years. I also specialize in divorce recovery, life transitions counseling as well as grief and loss therapy. I am empathetic and compassionate as well as solution focused. I also specialize in addiction recovery and trauma therapy.

Rae Freidmus, Best Arizona Therapists
Connected-Self Therapy

Rae Freidmus, LMFT

Specialties: Couples Individuals Divorce
Biography:

I’m Rachel, the founder and owner of Connected-Self Therapy, PLLC. I care deeply about helping people heal, become their best selves, and improve their relationships. As your therapist, I will collaborate with you in the work that we do together.

Deanna Moor, Best Arizona Therapists
Radiant Life Counseling

Deanna Moor, LMFT

📍 Phoenix
Specialties: Child Therapy Teens Trauma
Biography:

I work with children experiencing anxiety or difficulty managing big feelings, teens struggling with understanding themselves and getting ready for adulthood, and adults that feel caught in repetitive life or relational patterns, those facing major life changes like divorce or loss, or those who may wish to heal from troubling past.

Aleesha Gosal, Best Arizona Therapists
Integrated Mental Health Associates

Aleesha Gosal, LMSW

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Child Therapy
Biography:

Aleesha brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her practice. Aleesha serves those working through trauma, PTSD, emotional dysregulation, ADHD, social/emotional struggles, life transitions, co-dependency, and or parenting/family relationship disruptions with children between 4-13 years of age.

Alex Levitan, Best Arizona Therapists
Levitan

Alex Levitan, PhD

📍 Phoenix
Specialties: Couples Child Therapy Trauma
Biography:

Levitan & Associates Psychological Services is a multidisciplinary outpatient mental health counseling and evaluation practice with licensed counselors, nurse practitioners, and other mental health providers on staff. In addition, we also offer a safe space for individuals working through a divorce or are in need of mediation.

Ashlea Taylor, Best Arizona Therapists
Favor & Grace Under Fire

Ashlea Taylor, MAS-LMFT

📍 Phoenix
Specialties: Individuals Trauma Anxiety
Biography:

I am the Black Therapeutic Mary Poppins! I am “here when you need me and gone when you do not.” I am a systemic trauma-trained therapist who finds the root of your issues, eradicates the emotional stress, process through the problem, teaches you how to live in a functional, emotionally productive and healthy way.

Ashley Snider, LMFT, Best Arizona Therapists
Arizona Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic

Ashley Snider, LMFT

📍 Chandler
Specialties: Couples Family Therapy Discernment Counseling
Biography:

The Arizona Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic provides individual, family, and couple therapy services. As leaders and trainers in the therapy field who have specialized training in working with relationships, our clinical team utilizes the most effective and up-to-date approaches in addressing a variety of concerns.

Audrey B Jung, LPC, Best Arizona Therapists
Jung Psych Services, LLC

Audrey B Jung, LPC

📍 Chandler
Specialties: Individuals Trauma Anxiety
Biography:

I have nearly three decades of counseling experience in the state of Arizona, with primary focus on relationships, problems with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, stress reduction, tobacco cessation, new parent and pregnancy/post partum support.

Autumn Hallberg, LAC, Best Arizona Therapists
Arizona Connections Play Therapy

Autumn Hallberg, LAC

📍 Mesa
Specialties: Child Therapy Teens Trauma
Biography:

I love working with children and teens ages 5-18 who experience anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. No matter what you or your child are going through, when you step into my office you will be enveloped into a space of warm, caring, nonjudgmental validation.

Carol O’Saben, PhD, PLLC

Carol O’Saben, PhD

Specialties: Trauma LGBTQ+
Biography:

As a clinical psychologist, I work individually with adults to help them identify the problematic patterns in their lives that keep them from finding the happiness they deserve. I help people understand the core beliefs that keep them stuck in patterns that no longer serve them so they can move forward.

Colleen Steppa, Best Arizona Therapists
Amity Counseling & Consultation

Colleen Steppa, LCSW

📍 Phoenix
Specialties: Trauma
Biography:

Hello! My background is in social work and I have experience working with various types of trauma including intimate partner violence, religious trauma, and childhood abuse. I’m happy to work with clients of any race, ethnicity, religion, and members of the LGBTQIA spectrum.

Cristina Yturralde, LPC, Best Arizona Therapists
Through it All Counseling

Cristina Yturralde, LPC

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Child Therapy Teens Trauma
Biography:

Hello, I am a StoryPlay practitioner and use play therapy for children. I also use expressive arts for children and teens. I work with all aspects of childhood. I have a specialty of working with medical illness such as cancer and autoimmune illnesses. I

Crossroads Counseling

Travis Frye, LPC

📍 Phoenix, Scottsdale
Specialties: Child Therapy Teens Trauma
Biography:

The counselors at our Phoenix and Scottsdale Relationship Centers can help you with marriage or relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, grief & loss, trauma, and challenges within your family or with your child/teen.

D.J. Diebold, Best Arizona Therapists
Diebold Behavioral Counseling

D.J. Diebold, CAC, LISAC

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Family Therapy Trauma Addiction
Biography:

Addiction, substance use, PTSD, codependency, relationship counseling, communication and assertiveness, and other behavioral dynamics as described on my website.

Dianne Gottlieb, LMFT, Best Arizona Therapists
Scottsdale Therapy, PLLC

Dianne Gottlieb, LMFT

Specialties: Couples Trauma LGBTQ+
Biography:

Individual and Couple Telehealth Therapy for love relationships: dating and premarital counseling, marriage and co-habitation counseling, infidelity, separation, divorce, and open relationships

Dustin Wallace, Best Arizona Therapists
Pathways to Connection

Dustin Wallace, LCSW

Specialties: Couples Trauma Discernment Counseling
Biography:

I care deeply about providing psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for people experiencing low self-esteem, anxiety, stress, depression, dependency, and conflict. The evidence-based treatments I use focus carefully on one’s mental health. Subsequently, mood and body are inspired.

Ellis Griffin, LAMFT, Best Arizona Therapists
Thrive Counseling

Ellis Griffin, LAMFT

📍 Gilbert
Specialties: Family Therapy Child Therapy Teens
Biography:

In today’s evolving world, anxiety and uncertainty affect children, teens, and families. Hi, I’m Ellis, a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT) specializing in supporting children, teens, and families through life’s challenges, particularly family conflicts.

Erica Cover, MA, LMFT, Best Arizona Therapists
Center for Couples Therapy

Erica Cover, MA, LMFT

Specialties: Couples
Biography:

My area of focus is couples therapy. Study and practice of couples have been my passion since 1999 when I sat across from my first couple. I have been very fortunate to work with amazing couples and they have been the best teachers in my development as a therapis

Gabrielle Marie Loomis-Annett, Best Arizona Therapists
Gabrielle Loomis-Annett

Gabrielle Marie Loomis-Annett, LIAC, LPCC

Specialties: Trauma Addiction
Biography:

The Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale indicates that divorce is the second highest stressor for humans, second only to the death of a spouse. Many people do not have the existing coping mechanisms and support system to navigate separation and divorce in a healthy way.

Gloria Gilbert, PhD, Best Arizona Therapists
Radiance Psychological Services

Gloria Gilbert, PhD

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Child Therapy Trauma
Biography:

Dr. Gilbert integrates several healing therapies that go “deeper” than traditional talk therapy, including EMDR, IFS, & somatic therapy. She treats trauma, including the stress, anxiety, grief, powerlessness, hopelessness, resentment, emptiness, shame, &/or sense of “not good enough” that we all may experience at various times.

Hanna Rose, LPC, Best Arizona Therapists
Rose Hanna Counseling Services

Hanna Rose, LPC

📍 Carefree, North Phoenix
Specialties: Couples Trauma Discernment Counseling
Biography:

I work primarily with couples using the Gottman Method Couples Therapy. I am also a Certified Discernment Counselor and can walk with couples through their decision to stay together or separate.

Istvan Dioszegi, LAC, Best Arizona Therapists
New Springs

Istvan Dioszegi, LAC

📍 Phoenix
Specialties: Couples Family Therapy Trauma
Biography:

I was born and raised a Hungarian in Romania and moved to Arizona in 2012, giving me the opportunity to live in multiple worlds with varying perspectives. As an Olympic Team Member and professional athlete I was trained in sports psychology which I later applied as I served in the Romanian Intelligence Service.

Jacqueline Lauko, LPC, Best Arizona Therapists
Skye Therapy Solutions

Jacqueline Lauko, LPC

📍 Gilbert
Specialties: Child Therapy Teens Anxiety
Biography:

Unique animal-assisted psychotherapy ($135-245). Specializing in anxiety, ADHD & Autism through fun therapies. I focus on holistic healing to promote a faster process. I have been working with children & young adults with behavioral health needs since 2010.

Jenifer Riggins, LCSW, MPA, Best Arizona Therapists
Thrive Counseling

Jenifer Riggins, LCSW, MPA

📍 Gilbert
Specialties: Trauma Discernment Counseling LGBTQ+
Biography:

Together we explore challenges involving interpersonal relationships, perinatal mental health, chronic illness, depression and anxiety, so we can increase opportunities to live our most authentic lives and create a feeling on mental health and wellness.

Jennifer Cecil, LPC, MEd, Best Arizona Therapists
Christian Counseling Services

Jennifer Cecil, LPC, MEd

📍 Phoenix, Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Trauma Addiction
Biography:

I am owner/operator of a Christian counseling agency with 37 therapists working out of 27 officers in Arizona. We are all trauma informed and EMDR trained. We work with children, teens, adults, families, and couples.

Joan Matlock, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, Best Arizona Therapists
Joan Matlock, LMFT

Joan Matlock, LMFT

Specialties: Couples Trauma
Biography:

If you’re a woman moving through a life transitions, I am here to listen, support and guide you to discover your unique strengths and potential. Life is a constant string of changes, some joyful, some sorrowful. Learning to navigate these changes authentically from a place of compassion and acceptance will help you thrive.

Joshua Alston, LMFT, Best Arizona Therapists
Alston Marriage & Family Therapy

Joshua Alston, LMFT

📍 Mesa
Specialties: Couples Family Therapy Addiction
Biography:

Joshua has a passion for helping others discover the best inside of themselves and their relationships. He offers a safe environment, free of judgment, where individuals, couples, and families can come and strengthen their relationships.

Julie Caldwell, Best Arizona Therapists
Julie Caldwell Counseling

Julie Caldwell, LMFT

📍 Anthem
Specialties: Couples Family Therapy Trauma
Biography:

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I see couples, families and individuals in my practice. In addition to assisting clients through major life transitions, I can help provide guidance through healing from trauma, relational injury, grief and associated symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Kaitlyn Masai, Best Arizona Therapists
The Insomnia and Sleep Institute of Arizona

Kaitlyn Masai, PhD

Specialties: Individuals
Biography:

You have terrible sleep and feel exhausted all the time. It’s time for a change. You are ready to get control of your life and be the person you used to be. You know you need to get a handle on your sleep to make all this happen. I can help get you there.

Karey Larsen, LAC, Best Arizona Therapists
Healing Horizons Wellness

Karey Larsen, LAC

📍 Gilbert, Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Teens Trauma
Biography:

My healing journey helped me understand what life can look like when you overcome past problems and grow in ways that have a healthy impact on your relationships. My aim is to help you resolve difficulties from your past and make concrete behavioral changes that will bring about positive change in your life.

Benavieri Counseling

Laura Wood, LPC

📍 Chandler
Specialties: Child Therapy Teens Trauma
Biography:

We’re a team of caring professionals dedicated to helping you overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of becoming the best version of yourself. We’d love to walk alongside you on your journey toward self-discovery. At Benavieri Counseling, we believe in delivering exceptional care that transforms lives.

Laurie Arnold, LMFT, Best Arizona Therapists
Laurie Arnold, LMFT

Laurie Arnold, LMFT

📍 Mesa
Specialties: Couples Discernment Counseling
Biography:

I am Laurie, a licensed marriage and family therapist. I specialize in helping couples navigate difficult issues. I offer Discernment Counseling, for couples where one person is considering divorce, to help each individual gain clarity and understanding about the right direction to take the relationship. I am here to support you.

Empowering Connections Agency

Libby Diamond, LMFT

📍 Mesa
Specialties: Couples Discernment Counseling LGBTQ+
Biography:

I see individuals ages 14 and up, couples, and family therapy dealing with life transitions, anxiety, bipolar, grief, trauma, and all sexuality related issues. My approach is collaborative and goal oriented.

Lisa Katona, Best Arizona Therapists
Psychotherapist and Certified Sex Therapist

Lisa Katona, LCSW, CST

📍 Phoenix
Specialties: Couples LGBTQ+
Biography:

It takes courage to examine our challenges and learn from them. I want to offer you a space to enhance your emotional and psychological well-being. I am an engaged and empathic therapist who works to ensure that your experience is one free from judgment or criticism.

Marsha Ferrick, Best Arizona Therapists
Marsha Ferrick, PhD, BCC

Marsha Ferrick, PhD

Specialties: Couples Trauma LGBTQ+
Biography:

Dr. Ferrick is a Board Certified Coach, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and author of more than eight books. She passionately assists individuals in creating the life they want through transforming their challenges into the opportunities they desire.

Michelle Fowler, LPC, Best Arizona Therapists
Arizona Family Therapy Group

Michelle Fowler, LPC

📍 Mesa
Specialties: Couples Trauma
Biography:

In counseling we work together to help you make sense of what strategies your body is using that are getting in the way, develop skills where needed, and work to move you into a healthier place. . Please reach out for a brief conversation to see if I am a good fit.

Monique Martinez-Quiros, DBH, LCPC, Best Arizona Therapists
Key Rose, LLC

Monique Martinez-Quiros, DBH, LCPC

📍 Las Vegas, NV but licensed in both Arizona and Nevada
Specialties: Couples Child Therapy Trauma
Biography:

Dr. Monique is a skilled mental health professional passionate about meeting individuals where they are and empowering them to embrace their authentic selves.

Nancy Hagopian, LMFT, Best Arizona Therapists
Nancy Sondon, Marriage & Family Therapist PC

Nancy Hagopian, LMFT

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Trauma Discernment Counseling Anxiety
Biography:

I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in AZ and CA with more than 25 years of experience. I work with individuals, couples and families, helping them to get unstuck from unhealthy ways of thinking. I am bilingual, English and Spanish.

Nicole Early-Maxson, LCSW, Best Arizona Therapists
Nicole Early-Maxson, LCSW

Nicole Early-Maxson, LCSW

📍 Glendale
Specialties: Trauma LGBTQ+
Biography:

I have worked in the mental health field for over 20 years in the Phoenix and Tucson areas. I grew up in Colorado, Wyoming, and in the Caribbean which fed my thirst for learning about different cultures and traditions.

Nicole Lazorwitz, PsyD, Best Arizona Therapists
Nicole Lazorwitz PsyD PLLC

Nicole Lazorwitz, PsyD

📍 Phoenix
Specialties: Couples Teens Addiction
Biography:

I would be honored to help you and walk with you down your path of self-improvement. If you’re looking for quality Couples or Marriage Therapy sessions I guide my client on every step of the process.

Renee Ellen Siegel, Best Arizona Therapists
U R Pure Potential, LLC

Renee Ellen Siegel, LISAC

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Family Therapy Trauma Addiction
Biography:

Licensed Addiction Counselor and Internationally Certified Coach in practice for over 40 years with a background in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Rudy Oldeschulte, MA, JD, Best Arizona Therapists
Hampstead Center for Psychoanalytic Consultation and Education

Rudy Oldeschulte, MA, JD

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Child Therapy Teens Trauma
Biography:

My view of the psychoanalytic process encompasses the developmental nature of our life – of our present and past experiences. Through our communication, we work toward the discovery of one’s independence, creativity, and individuality – that is, becoming a person.

Sarah Baum, LMFT, Best Arizona Therapists
Sarah Baum Therapy

Sarah Baum, LMFT

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Trauma
Biography:

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and I believe that a holistic and mindful approach to therapy can help relieve the stress of the issues that bring you to therapy.

Selena Soni, LCSW, Best Arizona Therapists
MUV Counseling

Selena Soni, LCSW

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Individuals Anxiety
Biography:

Selena Soni, LCSW with MUV Counseling takes a whole-person approach, working to break down the mental roadblocks that stand in the way of you feeling your best.

Shanna Sadeh, PhD, Best Arizona Therapists
Inside Out Psychology and Advocacy

Shanna Sadeh, PhD

📍 Scottsdale
Specialties: Couples Trauma
Biography:

Dr. Sadeh is a licensed psychologist and provides individual psychotherapy to adults. She specializes in repairing past and current relationship wounds that cause people to act irrationally and have explosive outbursts. She utilizes the positive psychology of Internal Family Systems and EMDR.

A Fit Life Center

Sharon Coleman, LCSW

Specialties: Couples Trauma
Biography:

I have been a therapist for over 15 years and specialize in combining evidenced based treatment and holistic practices. I help clients recover from trauma and reduce anxiety and improve overall mood.

Stephanie McInelly, LMFT, Best Arizona Therapists
Mindful Messages Therapy, PLLC

Stephanie McInelly, LMFT

📍 Sierra Vista
Specialties: Couples Family Therapy Trauma
Biography:

Navigating life’s challenges alone can be daunting, but finding the right therapist shouldn’t add to the struggle. I prioritize genuine connections, embracing imperfections, and creating a space where you feel truly seen and heard.

Suzanne Walker, MSW, LCSW, Best Arizona Therapists
Warm Milk and Honey Healing Psychotherapy Services

Suzanne Walker, MSW, LCSW

📍 Gilbert
Specialties: Individuals Trauma
Biography:

I am a supervisory clinician in the State of Arizona and am able to provide supervision for associate-level clinicians. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) and am EMDRIA-certified in (EMDR), having facilitated over 4500 EMDR sessions.

Tammy C. Martin, LCSW, Best Arizona Therapists
Hillsong View Counseling

Tammy C. Martin, LCSW

Specialties: Couples Discernment Counseling
Biography:

Tammy Martin is a licensed clinical social worker who works with adults, and couples. She helps her clients overcome feelings of depression and anxiety and adjust to challenging life transitions and self-esteem issues. She also works to improve interpersonal relationships and heal from attachment trauma.

Tiffany Moser, LMFT, Best Arizona Therapists
Insight Relationship Institute

Tiffany Moser, LMFT

📍 Gilbert
Specialties: Couples Family Therapy Trauma
Biography:

Tiffany is a licensed clinician and owner of Insight Relationship Institute. Tiffany has focused training in couples’ counseling, blended family dynamics, positive parenting strategies, complex trauma, betrayal trauma, infidelity, family relationships, and various women’s issues.

Valerie Ogborn, PhD, Best Arizona Therapists
Valerie Ogborn, PhD, PLLC

Valerie Ogborn, PhD

📍 Tucson
Specialties: Individuals Anxiety
Biography:

I work with individuals who struggle with stress, life transitions, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and insomnia as well as with women who are experiencing perinatal or postpartum mood and/or anxiety disorders.

Visions For Life, LLC

Vesna Matic, LMLP

📍 Phoenix
Specialties: Individuals Trauma Addiction
Biography:

I have developed several pathways for personal therapy that integrate the science of mental health and the dimension of the human spirit to address the full spectrum of the human experience. In an adventurous exploration of multi-level healing, I have taken my diverse spiritual experiences to offer clients deep emotional healing.