Top Therapists in Alaska

April Savage

LCSW, LCAS, MAC, MSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

April Savage is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Master Addiction Counselor who provides supportive, present-centered therapy for individuals navigating addiction, healing, and personal growth. She draws on experience in military and medical settings to help clients build resilience and clarity.

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.

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.

Amanda Sousa

LICSW, MSW • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Amanda Sousa is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who provides trauma-informed therapy to adolescents and adults. She is trained in Internal Family Systems and draws on DBT, CBT, psychodynamic, and solution-focused approaches to address depression, anxiety, suicidality, personality disorders, and trauma.

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.

Johnette Weinberger

MS, LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Johnette Weinberger is a Licensed Professional Counselor who supports children, adolescents, families, and adults, with experience in residential treatment and community mental health. She uses an integrative approach blending CBT, DBT, and interpersonal therapy to build healthier thoughts, behaviors, and relationships.

Brittany Oaks

LPC-S, PMHC, MS • Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor

Brittany Oaks is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor who specializes in crisis, trauma, and perinatal mental health. She uses IFS, CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing to provide compassionate, nonjudgmental support through conception, pregnancy, and postpartum.

Barb Kolb

MS, LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Barb Kolb is a Licensed Professional Counselor who supports children, adolescents, and adults coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, and life stressors. She specializes in play therapy for children and integrates CBT and a family systems perspective, using modalities like EMDR and IFS to tailor care to each client.

Micah Hoffman

EdS, MEd, MS • School Psychologist

Micah Hoffman, EdS, MEd, MS is a pre-licensed counselor and certified school psychologist who provides individual therapy for adolescents and adults. Micah specializes in anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum and sensory differences, and the emotional impact of chronic health conditions using CBT, IFS, DBT, and somatic approaches.

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.

Emily Bullard

LCSW, MSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Emily Bullard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over a decade of experience in mental health. She offers trauma-informed, evidence-based therapies including DBT, CBT, TF-CBT, IFS, somatic approaches, and solution-focused therapy, and now practices in Anchorage, Alaska.

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.

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.

Whitney Whitman

LPC, Professional Family Mediator • Licensed Professional Counselor

Whitney M. Whitman is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Professional Family Mediator who directs Court Involved Therapies at Coastal Wellness and Counseling. She provides counseling and mediation to adults, couples, and families, specializing in divorce, coparenting, parenting coordination, and major life transitions using a family systems approach.

Misti Musgrave

LCSW, EMDR-C • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Misti Musgrave is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and EMDR-certified therapist who specializes in grief and loss, PTSD, trauma, and depression. She helps clients identify root causes of distress and supports them toward healing and wholeness.

Esther Hopkin

LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Esther Hopkin, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides outpatient therapy to clients ages 12 and up, emphasizing strengths-based care and strong therapeutic relationships. She draws on training in CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Solution-Focused Therapy and has experience in crisis, residential adolescent, and emergency 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.

Lynsey Lord

MS • Therapist

Lynsey Lord, MS, provides individual therapy for adults and couples, specializing in supporting women to build self-worth and set healthy, empowering boundaries. She offers a compassionate, collaborative space to help clients navigate life’s challenges and foster lasting change.

Brittany Bertrand

LPC, CAGCS, CDC II • Licensed Professional Counselor

Brittany Bertrand, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Anchorage with over a decade of experience. She specializes in grief and loss, chemical dependency, life transitions, and supporting parents of children with special needs, using a humanistic, person-centered approach integrated with DBT and CBT.

Susie Edwards

LPC, MA, EFT-C • Licensed Professional Counselor

Susie Edwards is a Licensed Professional Counselor who supports adults, couples, and adolescents with anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and relationship challenges. Her collaborative, wellness-focused approach draws on Internal Family Systems training and Emotionally Focused Therapy.