Couples therapists

Psychologist, MA, PsyD, LP

Dr. Josh Meendering is a licensed psychologist in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, with 15 years in practice. He works with teens, adults, older adults and couples who feel stuck in certain thoughts and feelings or keep falling into behaviors that cause problems in their lives. His practice covers anxiety, depression, grief, stress and relationship concerns, along with substance use and dual diagnosis, eating disorders, adoption, family conflict and sports performance, and he welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. He offers a nonjudgmental setting and helps clients find more effective ways of reaching personal or relationship goals. His integrative approach draws on attachment-based, emotionally focused, existential, family systems, narrative and feminist therapy. He sees clients in person and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC

Audrey-Mischa Kirk is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Encinitas who also holds an LPCC license and has six years in practice. She works with adults, older adults and couples on anxiety, perfectionism, feeling overwhelmed, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, and as a mother she brings personal understanding to parents navigating change, including the perinatal season. Her work is somatic and trauma-informed, with EMDR at its center, and she also uses ACT, attachment-based therapy, IFS, CBT and mindfulness. She has a background supporting high-achieving clients such as athletes and business owners. She sees clients in person in Encinitas and online.

Family Therapist, LMFT, MA

Jenna Wheaton is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Carlsbad, California, with seven years in practice. She works with adults, older adults, couples and families on life transitions, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression and relationship strain, as well as substance use, eating disorders and body image, burnout and the stress of caregiving. Trained in both internal family systems and EMDR, she combines the two in trauma-informed work that attends to thoughts, emotions, beliefs, relationships and the body. Other influences include emotionally focused, somatic and existential therapy. She offers sessions in person in Carlsbad and online for California residents, with virtual sessions also open to clients in Connecticut, Utah, Virginia and Washington.

Psychologist, PsyD, MA

Dr. Michael Missory is a licensed psychologist with Gateway Psychological Services in St. Petersburg, Florida. He works with a wide age range, from toddlers and children to teens, adults and older adults, as well as couples and families. He helps with depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder, substance use, behavioral problems and family conflict. He sees emotional struggles as a normal part of being human rather than a sign that someone is broken, and he aims to offer a supportive space where clients feel heard. His methods include CBT, family systems, parent-child interaction therapy, play therapy, mindfulness and humanistic work. He sees clients in person and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Rosmer Mena is a licensed clinical social worker in Lutz, Florida, with 14 years in practice. Her work puts particular weight on women's wellness and couples therapy. She sees teens, adults, couples and groups for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, ADHD, grief and life transitions, and also helps with family conflict, eating disorders, postpartum and perinatal concerns and bipolar disorder, welcoming LGBTQ+ clients. Sessions begin by looking at what is behind a client's distress, centering their needs and building a plan toward their goals. Methods include ACT, CBT, cognitive processing therapy, DBT, attachment-based and compassion-focused work, and art and dance movement therapy. She offers sessions in person in Lutz and virtually, and Spanish speakers are welcome.

Counselor, LCMHC, LMHC, QS

Kristy Little is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Brandon, Florida, and a qualified supervisor. She is especially drawn to helping people with low self-esteem, sexual trauma, anxiety and postpartum depression, and to supporting women through changes such as divorce and early motherhood. She also works with grief, depression, substance use and sex therapy concerns, and enjoys couples work, including with nontraditional relationships. With couples she blends a trauma-focused lens with the Gottman Method. Her other tools include accelerated resolution therapy, CBT, DBT, gestalt and mindfulness-based therapy. She sees teens, adults and couples online.

Family Therapist, LMFT, LMHC, CRC, CEDS, QS (FL)

Serene Hasan is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist based in Lutz, near Tampa. She is also a certified eating disorder specialist and a certified rehabilitation counselor. She works with teens, adults, older adults, couples and families on eating disorders and body image, OCD, anxiety, depression and stress. She also helps with family conflict, communication problems, relationship strain and school concerns. Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused, using CBT, DBT, exposure and response prevention, family systems, motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to replace unhelpful patterns with healthier ones. She offers all sessions online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC

Luke Phillipi is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor in Aurora, Colorado, with 10 years in practice. He focuses on trauma and on couples work, helping clients address past hurts and the deep-rooted patterns that keep leading to frustration, and helping partners get more from their relationships and build a healthier home. He works with teens, adults, older adults and couples on grief, anxiety, depression, addiction, family conflict, parenting and men's issues, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. His methods include EMDR, Brainspotting, emotionally focused therapy, internal family systems, attachment-based and family systems work, and Christian counseling. He sees clients in person in Aurora and online.

Family Therapist, LMFT

Kelly Bassin is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Boulder, Colorado. She works with children, preteens, teens, adults, couples and families, often meeting people at a crossroads who want change but are unsure where to begin. Her practice covers relationships and couples, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief and life transitions, along with OCD, substance use, eating disorders, bipolar disorder and chronic pain or illness, and she welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. She offers a warm, steady setting and lets clients set the pace. Her methods include art and expressive arts therapy, emotionally focused, attachment-based, family systems, experiential and existential work. She sees clients in person in Boulder and online.