Top Therapists in Alaska

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.

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.

Micah Hoffman

EdS, MEd, MS • School Psychologist

Micah Hoffman, EdS, MEd, MS is a pre-licensed counselor and certified school psychologist who provides individual therapy for adolescents and adults. Micah specializes in anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum and sensory differences, and the emotional impact of chronic health conditions using CBT, IFS, DBT, and somatic approaches.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Bonni Wulvik

LPC-S • Licensed Professional Counselor

Bonni Wulvik is a Licensed Professional Counselor and board‑approved supervisor with over 25 years' experience working with couples, children, adolescents, and adults. She specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, grief, medical-related mental health issues, and blended or military family challenges, using CBT, mindfulness-based CBT, and EMDR tailored to each client.

Erin Mingrone

PMHNP, MSN • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Erin Mingrone, PMHNP, MSN, is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who provides integrated psychiatric care for pediatric and adult patients, drawing on a decade of pediatric cardiology and oncology experience. She practices at Alaska Serenity Clinic in Anchorage, Alaska.

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.

Kenneth Brewington

LPC, MAC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Kenneth Brewington is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Master Addictions Counselor providing individual and group therapy to address self-defeating thoughts, self-doubt, and low self-worth. He uses practical tools and an optional faith-based perspective to help individuals and couples pursue healthier, more fulfilling lives.

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.

Maria Belozertseva

LPC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Maria Belozertseva is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Alaska who provides individual therapy to adults and teens 16+, specializing in trauma, grief and loss, perinatal mental health, disordered eating, and major life transitions. She uses a body-centered, integrative approach drawing from somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, yoga, CBT, DBT, and solution-focused methods to support emotional regulation and resilience.

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.

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.

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.

Sonya Smith

LPC, CCDC • Licensed Professional Counselor

Sonya Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor who supports individuals with severe mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, PTSD, and substance use. She uses evidence-based approaches (CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, CPT) and a strength-based, individualized style.

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.

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.