Life transitions therapists

Counselor, MA, LMHC

Carlie Silva is a licensed mental health counselor based in Providence, Rhode Island, also licensed in Massachusetts, with six years in practice. She works with teens, adults and families on anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, ADHD, grief and self-esteem, as well as eating disorders, body image, bipolar disorder and self-harm, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Silva takes an empathetic, creative and personalized approach, working with clients to find the mix of methods that fits them. She uses CBT, Internal Family Systems, ACT and DBT, often enriched with expressive arts, dance movement and somatic work. She sees clients online.

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Cody McGinnis is a licensed psychologist in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Dr. McGinnis works with adults, older adults, couples and groups on depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship and communication difficulties, grief, work stress and life transitions, along with substance use, chronic pain, insomnia and personality concerns. Veterans and first responders coping with trauma are a particular focus. The approach is integrative and collaborative, adjusting as needs change: attending to present struggles, exploring the past and unconscious motivations, and working toward meaning and fulfillment. Methods include CBT, cognitive processing therapy, DBT and psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy. Sessions are offered in person in Mount Pleasant and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-MH, QMHP, RPT

Vanessa Hoogendoorn is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a Registered Play Therapist and an EMDR clinician. She works with young children through young adults, with specialties in adoption and foster care, medical and preverbal trauma, anxiety, ADHD and life transitions. Trained in adoption-competent care, she also partners with parents on strategies suited to their child's needs. Because play is how children communicate most naturally, she combines play therapy and sandplay with EMDR, along with attachment-based, art therapy, Internal Family Systems and family systems approaches. She sees clients in person in Sioux Falls and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Jessica Van Berkum is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, also licensed in Minnesota, with 13 years in practice and board approval as a supervisor in both states. She works with adults, couples and families on anxiety, depression, life transitions, chronic illness, family dynamics and women's issues. Her relational work covers couples, co-parenting, family of origin and ethically non-monogamous relationships, and she is LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-affirming. With a background in the restaurant business, she understands that industry's stresses. She uses person-centered, systemic, CBT, feminist and mindfulness-based approaches. She sees clients in person in Sioux Falls and by telehealth in Minnesota and South Dakota.

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Joe Rustum is a licensed psychologist in Nashville, Tennessee. He works with adults, many of them high-achieving professionals and business owners who function well outwardly but feel anxious, worn down, disconnected or unable to switch off. He helps with overthinking, boundaries, burnout, career questions, relationships and depression, and also with OCD, addiction, eating disorders, insomnia and couples and family concerns. His therapy is active, direct and practical, aimed at spotting the patterns that keep problems going and making real-life changes. He draws on ACT, CBT, exposure and response prevention, the Gottman Method, emotionally focused therapy and IFS. He sees clients in person in Nashville and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DSW

Mary Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with a doctorate in social work, based in Franklin, Tennessee, with 11 years in practice. She works with children, teens, adults, couples and families on ADHD, anxiety, trauma, relationships, life transitions and self-esteem, as well as OCD, substance use, neurodivergence, PMDD and emotional regulation. She spent nearly a decade working with veterans. Smith offers a shame-free space where clients decide what they want to change; she asks questions, offers fresh perspectives and sometimes challenges thinking, with humor and practical skills. Her methods include ACT, CBT, DBT, cognitive processing therapy and the Gottman Method. She sees clients online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW

Mariah Rouse Mahoney is a licensed clinical social worker in Salt Lake City, Utah, with five years in practice. She works with teens, adults, older adults and couples on trauma, attachment wounds, anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, ADHD and life transitions, as well as eating disorders, body image, people-pleasing and substance use, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Mahoney describes a supportive but honest style, offering encouragement alongside gentle challenge. She helps clients explore patterns that once protected them but now hold them back, using EMDR, Internal Family Systems, somatic work, emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method, DBT and neurofeedback. She sees clients in person in Salt Lake City and online.

Family Therapist, LMFT

Sharon Walls is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Salt Lake City, Utah, also licensed in Wyoming and registered for telehealth in Florida, with 24 years in practice. She works with preteens, teens, adults, couples and families who feel stuck in relationship, work or family patterns or are facing hard life transitions. Her areas include anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction and substance use, eating disorders and codependency, and she welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Walls focuses on deep emotional connection and believes clients hold their own answers. Her methods include emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method, Imago, IFS, ACT and family systems work. She sees clients online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CSAC

John Stacy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified substance abuse counselor in Norfolk, Virginia, with 14 years in practice, and he owns a group practice. He works with adults on trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, ADHD and self-esteem, as well as addiction and alcohol use, dual diagnosis, bipolar disorder, perinatal and postpartum concerns and men's issues, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Stacy takes a holistic view of mental, emotional and physical health and treats clients as the experts on their own lives. His methods include CBT, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, motivational interviewing, solution-focused and somatic approaches. He also provides clinical supervision and sees clients in person in Norfolk.