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.

Krista Pemberton

LCSW, MSW • Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Krista Ann Pemberton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides individual, family, and group therapy in medical and private-practice settings. She treats grief, depression, anxiety, PTSD, autism spectrum disorder, family violence, infertility, and chronic illness using evidence-based methods such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and psychodynamic therapy.

Amanda Sousa

LICSW, MSW • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Amanda Sousa is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who provides trauma-informed therapy to adolescents and adults. She is trained in Internal Family Systems and draws on DBT, CBT, psychodynamic, and solution-focused approaches to address depression, anxiety, suicidality, personality disorders, and trauma.

Susie Edwards

LPC, MA, EFT-C • Licensed Professional Counselor

Susie Edwards is a Licensed Professional Counselor who supports adults, couples, and adolescents with anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and relationship challenges. Her collaborative, wellness-focused approach draws on Internal Family Systems training and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

David Mack

ABPN • Psychiatrist

Dr. David Mack is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in inpatient and outpatient care, including dual diagnosis, consult-liaison, and emergency psychiatry. He integrates psychotherapy and medication management to help individuals navigate crises and life stressors, emphasizing community and relationships.

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.

Mary Kuepper

LPC, LPC-S • Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor

Mary Kuepper is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor in Alaska who provides community-based mental health care for children, teens, families, and maternal mental health. She uses attachment‑based, brain‑informed, and trauma‑informed approaches, with training in EMDR and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, to support emotional regulation and healthy connection.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.