Top Therapists in Alaska

Ramzi Nassar

MD • Psychiatrist

Ramzi Nassar, MD, is a board-certified general adult psychiatrist who provides psychiatric care for adults. He founded a private practice in 2009 and is a founding member of Alliance Behavioral Medicine in Anchorage.

Megan Coniam

M.Ed. • Pre-licensed Clinician

Megan Coniam, M.Ed., is a pre-licensed clinician who provides trauma-informed counseling for clients of all ages, specializing in trauma, depression, and anxiety. With 12 years of teaching experience, she has a particular passion for supporting children and uses collaborative, goal-focused strategies tailored to each client's needs.

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.

Roxie Powell

LMFT, NCC • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Roxie Powell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who provides EFT-informed counseling to couples, families, and individuals ages 5 and up, with emphasis on military-related transitions and reintegration.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kathie Gillet

Dr. • Executive Director

Dr. Kathie Gillet is Executive Director at Wisdom Traditions, focusing on integrated care models, organizational development, and professional team training. She emphasizes culturally relevant, trauma-informed mental health, addiction recovery, and trauma healing for Alaska communities.

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.

Katie Bell

LPC, BAS, ATR • Licensed Professional Counselor

Katie Kajdan Bell is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist with more than 20 years of experience. She works with clients ages 12 through adulthood, specializing in anxiety disorders, ADHD, and eating disorders, and offers individual therapy, workshops, groups, and supervision.

Erika McGough

LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Erika McGough is a Licensed Professional Counselor serving Alaska and Colorado who specializes in maternal mental health, postpartum support, early parenting, anxiety, depression, and relational stressors. She also works with children and teens using a holistic, person-centered approach drawing on CBT, DBT, Brainspotting, motivational interviewing, and attachment-informed practices.

Kelly Jordan

MA • Pre-licensed Clinician

Kelly Jordan, MA is a pre-licensed clinician who works with women, teens, and adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, relational conflict, identity development, and life transitions. She has a special focus on survivors of complex trauma, including sex trafficking, and uses evidence-based approaches tailored to each client’s needs.

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.

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.

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.