Top Therapists in Alaska

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.

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.

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.

Olya Clem

LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Olya Clem is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Alaska with 17 years of mental health experience, specializing in trauma recovery, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm. She integrates Walk and Talk Therapy, Brainspotting, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, CBT, and motivational interviewing, providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed care for Alaska Native and American Indian communities.

Daniel Davis

LP • Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Daniel Davis is a licensed psychologist who provides psychological and neuropsychological assessment and treatment for adults. He has experience in forensic and correctional settings and treats addiction, severe mental illness, trauma, and early psychosis using recovery‑oriented, evidence‑based approaches.

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.

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.

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.

Krista Hobson

MSN, RN, FNP, PMHNP, ANCC • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Krista Hobson is a dual-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who provides mental health care for children, adolescents, and adults. She practices at Psychology Services of Alaska in Anchorage, AK.

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.

Jeff Cowell

LPC, NCC, CCTP • Licensed Professional Counselor

Jeff Cowell is a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides individual, couples, and family therapy. He specializes in marriage and relationship issues, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, bereavement, parenting, and conflict resolution, using an integrative, client-centered approach with EMDR basic training.

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.

Bailey Reichard

LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Bailey Reichard is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 30 years of experience providing individual therapy for anxiety, depression, substance use, and bipolar disorder. He uses Cognitive Behavioral and Interpersonal approaches in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Haidyn Simmons

MA • Professional Counselor

Haiden (Haidyn) Simmons, MA is a professional counselor who works with teenagers, young adults, and families to address identity, anxiety, life transitions, and trauma. She uses an integrative, trauma-informed approach drawing on CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and psychoeducation to help clients build resilience.

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.

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.