Top Therapists in Alaska

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.

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.

Paris Taylor

LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Paris Taylor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers warm, empathetic therapy for adults (18+) and couples, specializing in anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and identity work. She emphasizes nature-based healing, serves BIPOC communities, and brings lived understanding of military family life.

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.

Lauren Anderson

MSW, LCSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Lauren Anderson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Alaska with 17 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She focuses on anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, family dynamics, parenting and maternal mental health using CBT, DBT, mindfulness, strengths-based, crisis counseling, and brief solution-focused therapy.

Misti Musgrave

LCSW, EMDR-C • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Misti Musgrave is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and EMDR-certified therapist who specializes in grief and loss, PTSD, trauma, and depression. She helps clients identify root causes of distress and supports them toward healing and wholeness.

Melissa Wentzel

MEd, LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Melissa Wentzel is a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides counseling for individuals across the lifespan, as well as couples and families. She specializes in trauma, eating disorder care, women’s healthcare, LGBTQ2+ support, and working with neurodiverse children and adolescents, emphasizing self-acceptance and empowerment.

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.

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.

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.

Kim Panko

MA, LPC, RYT-500 • Licensed Professional Counselor

Kim Panko, MA, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides televideo therapy for adults and couples. She blends Mindfulness CBT with somatic practices (breathwork, gentle movement) to support clients dealing with trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, and substance use.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.