Top Therapists in Alaska

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.

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.

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.

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.

Damon Pemberton

LCSW, MSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Damon Pemberton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides therapy for adolescents and adults, specializing in anxiety, stress, depression, OCD, trauma, family discord, and relationship difficulties. He uses evidence-based, client-centered approaches to tailor care and equip clients with practical tools and education.

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.

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.

Brittney Punt

LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Brittney Punt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides inpatient and outpatient therapy for children, teens, and adults, with a focus on treating trauma using Lifespan Integration, EMDR, and Brainspotting.

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.

Maureen Young

LCSW, MSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Maureen R Young is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides outpatient individual, family, and group therapy to adolescents, families, and adults, specializing in complex, high-acuity needs such as trauma, mood disorders, self-harm, substance use, and gender dysphoria. She has extensive experience in crisis management, interdisciplinary collaboration, and long-term adolescent residential treatment.

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.

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.

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.

Claire Swanson

MS

Claire Swanson holds a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and uses a humanistic, psychodynamic approach to help clients increase self-awareness and understand internal patterns. She specializes in supporting individuals with eating disorders, emphasizing self-compassion and attention to the body, mind, and spirit.

Deanna Casiano

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Deanna Casiano is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who provides comprehensive, compassionate care for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, situational stressors, and chronic mental illness. She integrates evidence-based practice with complementary approaches and tailors treatment to patient needs and preferences.

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.

Duncan Brooks

MS, LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Duncan Brooks, MS, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps couples and families strengthen connections, resolve conflict, and build deeper emotional bonds. He specializes in Emotion-Focused Therapy, attachment-based approaches, and systems theory.

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.

Sayaka Maas

MS, LPC, CMAC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Sayaka Maas is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Master Addiction Counselor who supports adults with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, dissociation, mood and eating disorders, substance use, grief, chronic pain, and major life transitions. She integrates EMDR, Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, and parts work to tailor individualized care.

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.