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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.

Psychologist, PsyD, LMFT, LAADC, DBTC

Dr. Matthew VanDusen is a licensed psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist in La Jolla, California, with 17 years in practice, and he is also a licensed advanced alcohol and drug counselor. He works with teens, adults, older adults, families and groups facing anxiety, depression, addiction, OCD, grief, relationship strain and the effects of a hard past. He is drawn to people who want to change but are unsure how to break unhelpful or harmful patterns, and he aims for progress that lasts outside of sessions. Early work centers on trust and on learning what matters to each client. He uses CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, family systems and Christian counseling. He sees clients in La Jolla and online.

Counselor, MA, PhD, LPCC

Dr. Kristen Hornung is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Encinitas, California, with 15 years in practice. Dr. Hornung works with sensitive, thoughtful teens and adults, including older adults, who seem composed and capable to others yet feel stuck, overwhelmed or cut off from themselves. Common focuses are healing from trauma, easing anxiety and depression, exploring questions of identity and working through relationship and attachment patterns. Highly sensitive people, LGBTQ+ clients and those with dissociation are welcome. The work is collaborative and depth-oriented, combining EMDR with ego state, Jungian, psychodynamic and relational approaches. Sessions are held 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.

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.

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.

Psychologist, PhD, MS

Dr. Mike Hart is a licensed psychologist in Denver with five years in practice. He works with adults who feel stuck because of anxiety, panic, depression, grief, trauma, OCD or a major life change, and who want relief from symptoms along with a clearer sense of direction and meaning. Clients often come to him caught in self-doubt or avoidance. He also treats substance use and dual diagnosis, bipolar disorder and men's concerns, works with veterans and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. His toolkit includes ACT, CBT, cognitive processing therapy, exposure and response prevention, internal family systems and interpersonal and social rhythm therapy. He sees clients in person in Denver and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Nicole Hornstra is a licensed clinical social worker in Littleton, Colorado, with five years in practice. She works online with teens and adults whose minds rarely slow down, whether the worry is about daily demands, relationships, a life transition, or body image and food. She has a particular focus on pregnancy and the first year after birth, when many parents feel overwhelmed. She also helps with depression, grief, eating disorders, family conflict, self-esteem and career stress. Her approach draws on CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing and strength-based work, with Christian counseling available. Sessions are held online.