Top Therapists in Alaska

Julie Tigner

Clinician

Julie Tigner is an LGBTQIA+‑affirming clinician who provides a safe, warm therapy space for children and teens. She specializes in Child‑Centered Play Therapy for ages 3–13 and uses an integrative, client‑centered and Jungian‑informed approach with teens, with additional training in EMDR, Brainspotting, and CPRT.

John Harpole

MA, LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

John Harpole is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Alaska and Missouri. He provides psychodynamic, CBT, narrative, and solution-focused therapies to individuals, couples, and families, with experience in multicultural issues, crisis response, and psychoeducational assessment.

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.

Desiree Niederer

LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Desiree Niederer is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of mental health experience, specializing in higher-risk teens and young adults. She focuses on trauma recovery, dual diagnosis and substance use, crisis intervention, and family/marital adjustments.

Lauren Berberich

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

Lauren Berberich is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor who specializes in EMDR Intensives for women, offering 1–5 day immersive therapy to address trauma and distressing life experiences. She has experience with adolescents, families, chronic mental illness, and substance use and now focuses exclusively on EMDR.

Sarah Leavitt

CEDS • Founder, Counseling Anchorage

Sarah Leavitt is the founder of Counseling Anchorage in Anchorage, providing collaborative care and specialized treatment for individuals with eating disorders. She trains and supervises the clinical team and offers individual therapy for eating disorders.

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.

Katie Ogin

Katie Ogin works with teenagers and young adults using a client-centered approach grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build resilience. She also supports those dealing with body image, eating concerns, and the effects of diet culture.

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.

Mary Cavalier

LPC, Dr. • Licensed Professional Counselor

Mary Cavalier is a Licensed Professional Counselor who applies a holistic health-psychology approach to help adults with grief, sexual concerns, LGBTQIA2S+ issues, caregiver stress, post-ICU syndrome, chronic illness (including cancer and Long Covid), and healthcare-provider trauma and burnout.

Stephanie Palmer

LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Stephanie Palmer is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Anchorage, Alaska, specializing in PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and family conflict. She works with individuals ages 12+, couples, and families using Brainspotting, DBT, CBT, IFS, Motivational Interviewing, and EFT.

Jenna Forsyth

PsyD • Licensed Psychologist

Jenna Forsyth, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist serving Alaskans since 1998, specializing in health psychology, emotional regulation, life transitions, and pediatric psychological assessment. She primarily provides telehealth services and uses EMDR, CBT, TF-CBT, humanistic, and eclectic approaches.

Mary Kuepper

LPC, LPC-S • Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor

Mary Kuepper is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor in Alaska who provides community-based mental health care for children, teens, families, and maternal mental health. She uses attachment‑based, brain‑informed, and trauma‑informed approaches, with training in EMDR and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, to support emotional regulation and healthy connection.

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.

Judith Lindenfelser

Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist

Judith Lindenfelser is a board-certified Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist who integrates talk therapy and medication management to address anxiety, mood, and cognitive concerns. She employs psychoanalytic, family systems, and cognitive behavioral approaches and has experience in inpatient, outpatient, private practice, and academic settings.

Tiara Davis

MSEd • Pre-licensed Mental Health Counselor

Tiara Davis is a pre-licensed mental health counselor who supports adolescents and adults through life transitions, anxiety, and stress. She uses a relational, holistic approach integrating CBT, somatic-based practices, and narrative techniques to build emotional regulation and resilience.

Jade Hartley

RDN • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Jade Hartley is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who uses an all-foods-fit approach and principles of intuitive eating to help clients heal their relationships with food and body. She creates an inclusive, collaborative space to uncover root issues and support sustainable behavior change.

Erica Coady

Ph.D., ABPP-CN • Clinical Neuropsychologist

Dr. Erica Coady is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist who provides comprehensive neuropsychological services to adults. She focuses on assessing neurological and psychological conditions and helping clients understand strengths, challenges, and strategies to support well-being.

Aleta Wilson

CCDC-S • Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor Supervisor

Aleta Wilson is an Anchorage-based Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor Supervisor with experience in substance use and mental health since 2007. She has extensive experience in counseling and program management across nonprofit and private agencies statewide.

Abegail Millard

PsyD • Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Abegail Millard, PsyD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist providing individual therapy for adults and adolescents. She specializes in trauma (including PTSD and military sexual trauma), complex grief, and life transitions, and works with Veterans, first responders, and Active Duty personnel using EMDR and evidence-based methods like CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.