Life transitions therapists

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC

Lisa LeMaster is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Metairie, Louisiana, with four years in practice. She focuses on resolving trauma itself rather than only managing its effects. Her clients include adult survivors of childhood abuse who want to parent differently, queer families facing identity and isolation challenges, and people recovering from high-control religious settings. She also helps with anxiety, depression, grief, dissociation and adoption-related concerns. LeMaster combines Brainspotting with talk therapy, exploring present life and past patterns, and also uses Internal Family Systems, attachment-based and compassion-focused work. Beyond individual sessions she leads group intensives, and she sees clients in person in Metairie and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Alex Feinberg is a licensed clinical social worker in Portland, Maine, with 15 years in practice across inpatient and outpatient settings. He works with teens, adults and families on anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, OCD, family conflict and life transitions, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. He has a particular interest in medical and healthcare workers dealing with burnout, fatigue and career pressure. Family therapy is a favorite part of his work, with a focus on helping members talk and understand one another. He has completed IFS Level 1 training, is a certified psychedelic-assisted therapist offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to suitable clients, and also uses CBT, ACT and solution-focused methods. He sees clients in person and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Taylor Roe is a licensed clinical social worker in Jackson, Mississippi, who completed specialized training at the Menninger Clinic. He works with teens and adults on depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, self-worth and major life transitions, and also sees couples and families. Young adults dealing with failure to launch, men's issues, parenting and family conflict are among his areas of focus. His depth-oriented approach explores how past experiences shape current struggles while building practical strategies, drawing on psychodynamic, attachment-based, relational, family systems and mindfulness-based methods. He sees clients in person in Jackson and offers virtual sessions across Mississippi.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Madison Powers is a licensed clinical social worker in Missoula, Montana, with five years in practice. She works with older teens and adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem, life transitions and stress, as well as substance use, co-occurring conditions, bipolar disorder and suicidal thoughts. Powers describes her style as warm and genuine, willing to challenge clients when it supports growth, and she believes decisions in therapy belong to the client. Her approach blends compassion with solution-oriented, person-centered work, using CBT, cognitive processing therapy, ACT and compassion-focused and mindfulness-based methods. She sees clients in person in Missoula and online.

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Dawn Marie Birk is a licensed psychologist in Billings, Montana, with 37 years in practice. She works with adults and older adults on stress and burnout, trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief and life transitions, and also supports perinatal and postpartum concerns, bipolar disorder, autism, dementia, chronic pain and caregiver burnout. Birk looks for each person's strengths and helps clients cope with both long-standing conditions and more sudden difficulties, in short- or long-term therapy. She draws on CBT, DBT, ACT, interpersonal and mindfulness-based approaches, motivational interviewing and positive psychology, and provides psychological testing. She sees clients in person in Billings and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPCC-S, CSTIP, CCMHC

Dr. John Perez is a licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor in Fargo, North Dakota, with 21 years in practice. He works with teens, adults, older adults and couples on trauma, relationship and marriage concerns, anxiety, depression and ADHD, as well as OCD, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, substance and alcohol use, and anger. Perez describes himself as down to earth and relatable, and he puts building a trusting, collaborative relationship first before working to ease symptoms. He is trained in ACT, CBT, DBT, EMDR, cognitive processing therapy, motivational interviewing and relational-cultural theory, and offers Christian counseling for those who want it. He sees clients in person in Fargo and online.

Psychologist, PhD, LP, HSPP

Dr. Sarah Rose Edwards is a licensed psychologist in Fargo, North Dakota, with 21 years in practice. She specializes in complex trauma, especially long-term or early abuse within close relationships, and in the depression, anxiety, self-harm, poor self-esteem, substance use and anger that can follow. She also works with dissociation, eating disorders, postpartum and perinatal concerns, bipolar disorder, couples and families, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Edwards views symptoms as ways people learned to survive and tailors therapy closely to each person. Her methods include Internal Family Systems, emotionally focused therapy, CBT, feminist, mindfulness-based and person-centered approaches. She works with teens through older adults online.

Counselor, MA, LIMHP

Sarah Thompson is a licensed independent mental health practitioner in Lincoln, Nebraska. She works with preteens, teens, adults and families on anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, self-esteem and life transitions, and also with OCD, parenting stress, school issues, defiance, self-harm and family conflict. Thompson practices at a group practice that emphasizes personalized, client-centered care and strong therapeutic relationships, with a focus on practical tools for lasting emotional resilience. Methods used include CBT, trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, attachment-based, narrative and solution-focused approaches, and motivational interviewing. She sees clients in person in Lincoln and online.

Counselor, MA, LCMHC

Erica Andrews is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in Manchester, New Hampshire, with 10 years in practice. She works with adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, self-worth and relationship patterns, and also supports clients with bipolar disorder and borderline personality. She has a particular interest in neurodivergent adults, including those who learned as adults that they have ADHD or autism, and identifies as AuDHD herself. She is LGBTQ+ affirming and committed to multicultural learning. Her methods include DBT, CBT, solution-focused therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with expressive and spiritual techniques for self-reflection for clients who want them. She sees clients online.