Top Therapists in Alaska

Dean Robinson

FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC • Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Dean Robinson is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) who provides collaborative, integrative psychiatric care for patients aged 13 and older, focusing on anxiety, ADHD, depression, PTSD, sleep difficulties, and mood disorders.

Sonya Smith

LPC, CCDC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Sonya Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor who supports individuals with severe mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, PTSD, and substance use. She uses evidence-based approaches (CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, CPT) and a strength-based, individualized style.

Krista Pemberton

LCSW, MSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Krista Ann Pemberton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides individual, family, and group therapy in medical and private-practice settings. She treats grief, depression, anxiety, PTSD, autism spectrum disorder, family violence, infertility, and chronic illness using evidence-based methods such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and psychodynamic therapy.

Uliana Fleener

LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Uliana Fleener is a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides trauma-informed, humanistic therapy for adults coping with anxiety, depression, trauma, codependency, attachment issues, life transitions, and relationship challenges. She specializes in supporting survivors of narcissistic abuse and integrates Brainspotting, IFS, CBT, DBT, solution-focused techniques, and mindfulness-based practices.

Melissa O'Neil

LPC, CEDS-A, PhD • Licensed Professional Counselor

Melissa O'Neil is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Eating Disorders Specialist–Approved Supervisor who provides remote counseling to Alaskans. She specializes in supporting individuals and families experiencing eating disorders and serves as Clinical Faculty and a supervisor for clinicians pursuing CEDS credentials.

Keri Chandler

LPC, NCC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Keri Chandler is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor who treats PTSD-related disorders, depression, anxiety, and adverse childhood experiences. She works with children, adolescents, adults, and couples using an eclectic, client-centered approach focused on trauma recovery, relationships, and parenting support.

Muranda Griggs

LPC, MAC, MS • Licensed Professional Counselor

Muranda Griggs is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Master Addictions Counselor who specializes in trauma-informed work with children and adolescents. She helps clients with anxiety, depression, adjustment and school-related challenges, supports parents, and uses client-centered, evidence-based approaches including CBT, EMDR, TI-EAT, and family and narrative therapies.

Ramzi Nassar

MD • Psychiatrist

Ramzi Nassar, MD, is a board-certified general adult psychiatrist who provides psychiatric care for adults. He founded a private practice in 2009 and is a founding member of Alliance Behavioral Medicine in Anchorage.

Mariya McKinley

MA • Master's-level clinician

Mariya McKinley, MA is a master's-level clinician who works with teens, adults, and couples addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral issues, and relationship challenges. She uses CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Focused Care, IFS, and the Gottman Method in a collaborative, client-centered approach.

Betsy Atkins

LCSW, CFT-I, RPT-S • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Betsy Atkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in play-based therapies for children and families, including Filial Play Therapy, sand tray, and CBT-informed play. She provides individual and group therapy and trains and supervises future play therapists.

Kathleen Lochmann

MA • Professional Counselor

Kathleen Lochmann is a professional counselor (MA) who provides holistic therapy to adolescents, adults, and couples, addressing depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, and life transitions. She integrates modalities such as Existential Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, DBT, Emotion-Focused and Narrative therapies, and offers faith-based interventions when desired.

Stephanie Warnock

MSW, LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Stephanie Warnock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over three decades of experience in Alaska. She provides individual and group therapy for adults, focusing on chronic pain and illness, cognitive therapy, and shame resilience groups.

Lauren Anderson

MSW, LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Lauren Anderson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Alaska with 17 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She focuses on anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, family dynamics, parenting and maternal mental health using CBT, DBT, mindfulness, strengths-based, crisis counseling, and brief solution-focused therapy.

Paris Taylor

LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Paris Taylor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers warm, empathetic therapy for adults (18+) and couples, specializing in anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and identity work. She emphasizes nature-based healing, serves BIPOC communities, and brings lived understanding of military family life.

A'lise Bruns

LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

A’Lise Bruns is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides individual therapy for adults, specializing in maternal mental health. She supports women through preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum stages, combining clinical expertise with lived experience as a mother of five.

Neve Michael

Neurofeedback Technician

Neve Michael is a Neurofeedback Technician specializing in the Othmer Method, Infralow Frequency, Synchrony, and Alpha/Theta training. She has over a decade of experience treating trauma-based disorders in children and adults and is committed to improving access to care in Alaskan communities.

Rachael Knarr

Provider

Rachael Knarr is a healthcare provider with over 20 years of nursing experience who works with clients ages 16 and up. She specializes in mood disorders and provides integrated medication management and psychotherapy with a compassionate, collaborative approach.

Amber Warden

Amber Warden earned master's training in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a master's in yoga therapy, integrating mind–body practices to help clients build healthier relationships with food, body acceptance, and supportive therapeutic connections.

Reeve Bowling

MA • Art Therapist

Reeve Bowling, MA is a pre-licensed art therapist and psychotherapist who supports children and teens with neurodevelopmental disorders and adults, including veterans, with substance use challenges. She offers individual, couples, and family sessions that blend talk therapy with expressive approaches (art therapy, CBT, DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, and play therapy).

Ashley Barrera

LMFT-S • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Ashley M. Barrera is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT-S) and clinical supervisor who founded Coastal Wellness and Counseling. She provides therapy for individuals, couples, and families, specializing in couples and family therapy using Relational Life Therapy, the Gottman Method, and Internal Family Systems.