Top Therapists in Alaska

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.

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.

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.

Lauryn Pealatere

MS, LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Lauryn Pealatere, MS, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides therapy for children and teens ages 4–16. She specializes in play therapy and EMDR to help kids build resilience and strengthen family connections.

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.

Paul Gaines

LCSW, LPC-S, MEd, MSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Paul Gaines is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor who provides trauma-informed psychotherapy. He uses Gestalt and Rational Emotive Therapy alongside evidence-based approaches such as EMDR, TF-CBT, and DBT to support veterans, first responders, healthcare professionals, and active military.

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.

Carol Walker

MA • Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern

Carol Walker is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling intern who uses a person-centered approach to support individuals and couples. She emphasizes optimism, client strengths, and offers SYMBIS premarital facilitation.

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.

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.

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.

Tennille Limer

LMSW • Licensed Master Social Worker

Tennille Limer, LMSW, provides individual therapy to teens and adults, specializing in trauma recovery, grief, self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. She creates a compassionate, down-to-earth space and uses humor, sincerity, and practical guidance to support healing and personal growth.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Marlene Rodriguez

LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Marlene Rodriguez, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in trauma, PTSD, and family or interpersonal conflicts for clients aged 16 and older. A bilingual English–Spanish clinician and former military dependent, she brings lived experience to support service members and their families.

Tina Skoog

MS, LPC-S • Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor

Tina Skoog, MS, LPC-S provides therapy for children (3+), teens, adults, and families, specializing in relationships, trauma, and emotional healing. She uses a strengths-based, attachment-focused, trauma-informed approach to support resilience and stronger connections.

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.