Top Therapists in Alaska
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Thomas Lytle
LPC-S, MAC, NCC, NCACII • Licensed Professional Counselor–Supervisor
Thomas Lytle is a Licensed Professional Counselor–Supervisor specializing in substance use disorders, trauma, and co-occurring mental health challenges. He uses evidence-based approaches to support resilience and recovery and has served the Alaska community since 2001.
Kenneth Brewington
LPC, MAC • Licensed Professional Counselor
Kenneth Brewington is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Master Addictions Counselor providing individual and group therapy to address self-defeating thoughts, self-doubt, and low self-worth. He uses practical tools and an optional faith-based perspective to help individuals and couples pursue healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Lisa Mrzena
APRN • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Lisa Mrzena is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) providing medication management and therapy in private practice. She treats trauma, addiction, and a broad range of mental health concerns, drawing on experience in hospitals, community clinics, and rural settings.
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.
David Barringer
LMFT • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
David Barringer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals, couples, and families ages five and up. He specializes in anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma responses, grief, and substance‑use recovery using systemic, evidence‑based approaches including CBT, EFT, the Gottman Method, and Relational Life Therapy.
Dara Harrel
LPC-S • Licensed Professional Counselor (Supervisor)
Dara Harrel is an LPC-S who provides couples counseling and individual therapy, using Gottman Method, IFS, Brainspotting, CBT, and DBT to help clients strengthen relationships, navigate life transitions, and improve communication.
Brittney Punt
LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Brittney Punt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides inpatient and outpatient therapy for children, teens, and adults, with a focus on treating trauma using Lifespan Integration, EMDR, and Brainspotting.
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.
Rachad Rayess
MD, ABPN • Psychiatrist
Rachad Rayess, MD, is a psychiatrist double board-certified in adult and child/adolescent psychiatry. He completed residency and fellowship training at Harvard Medical School–affiliated programs.
Sayaka Maas
MS, LPC, CMAC • Licensed Professional Counselor
Sayaka Maas is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Master Addiction Counselor who supports adults with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, dissociation, mood and eating disorders, substance use, grief, chronic pain, and major life transitions. She integrates EMDR, Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, and parts work to tailor individualized care.
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).
Chris Hoffman
Coach
Chris Hoffman supports men in early recovery from addiction, anxiety, and depression through one-on-one coaching and group facilitation. His practical, heart-centered approach uses Voice of the Heart and emotional integration tools to help men reconnect with themselves and restore relationships and purpose.
Alyson Herman
MS, LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor
Alyson Herman is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 13 years of experience providing individual therapy for adults. She uses an eclectic, evidence-based approach (Brainspotting, IFS, DBT, CBT, EFT, MI) to address PTSD, mood and substance use disorders, relationship and spiritual concerns, and general life stressors.
Jennifer Dotur
MS • Pre-licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Jennifer Dotur, MS is a pre-licensed clinical mental health counselor who works with teens, adults, couples, and neurodivergent individuals, specializing in anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, PTSD, and relationship challenges. She integrates evidence-based approaches like EMDR, IFS, CBT, ACT, somatic, and experiential therapies, and offers Christian counseling when aligned with client values.
Margret Doemland
MSW, LICSW • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Margret Doemland is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who treats adolescents and adults for depression, anxiety, mood and personality disorders, and acute suicidality. She works in community and outpatient settings using CBT, DBT, psychodynamic approaches, and a trauma-informed lens.
Maureen Young
LCSW, MSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Maureen R Young is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides outpatient individual, family, and group therapy to adolescents, families, and adults, specializing in complex, high-acuity needs such as trauma, mood disorders, self-harm, substance use, and gender dysphoria. She has extensive experience in crisis management, interdisciplinary collaboration, and long-term adolescent residential treatment.
Josie Heyano
LMSW, MSW • Licensed Master Social Worker
Josie Heyano is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) providing clinical mental health services, systems navigation, and advocacy for youth experiencing homelessness, exploitation, and human trafficking in Alaska. Her humanistic, person-centered practice integrates culture, ceremony, community, and Somatic Experiencing training to support clients' healing.
Autumn Cagle
LPC, NCC, EMDR • Licensed Professional Counselor
Autumn Cagle is a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides trauma-informed therapy to adolescents, adults, and couples. She specializes in EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and somatic approaches for trauma, addiction, mood concerns, anxiety, and relational challenges.
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.
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.
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