Therapists Beginning With P in Utah

Few of us get through this life without experiencing some trauma. Yet we all have the capacity to experience post-traumatic growth with the help of therapist whose role is to remove barriers that prevent us from moving past our past. When clients leave my office they have improved capacity for facing life head-on. Finding the right therapist is about “fit,” which is about feeling affirmed and validated for who you are.

Ashla believes that everyone is the master of their own lives and deserves to create a life worth living for. She strongly values the relationship with her clients and is passionate about empowering individuals to reach their full potential. Ashla strives to create emotional safety and to cultivate meaningful connections. She creates a safe space for clients to feel understood to feel empowered to guide their own healing/growing journey.

All humans need connection, love, support, and a safe place to be their authentic self. My value and understanding of this need is how I approach every day of my life; along with my approach with all clients. I believe in meeting people where they are in their journey and allow each person to be their genuine authentic self while healing. I value the nature of inner wounds and create a mutual plan for healing tailored to each client. I lovingly want each person to heal, grow, and live a happier/healthier life.

Finding balance while juggling life's responsibilities can be overwhelming. We all need help sorting through our feelings. I have genuine empathy for people and the human experience. This quality underlines my passion to guide my clients to a purpose filled life. Whether you're faced with a temporary crisis or you're looking to learn skills necessary to have a balanced life - I offer a safe space, full of support with the goal to promote understanding and self-awareness. I understand that with work, finances, family conflict, relationship discord, parenting difficulties that life feels daunting.

Have you just uncovered an affair, or been discovered yourself? What seemed to be manageable isn't and you're overwhelmed. Uncertain what to do next? Maybe you've been working on sex addiction recovery, but don't seem to be getting much traction. Perhaps you've been able to get sober and things still don't seem to be better. Maybe as a partner, you've been told to work on boundaries and don't know how to even begin; you are wanting more in your relationships and don't know how to get there. Your strength lies in your ability to face the untold story within you; releasing the pain and pursuing potential.

Are you a teenager, young adult or adult struggling with your relationships or connecting with others? Is your anxiety so crippling it interferes with the quality of your life? Do you find that you lack social skills development and would like the chance to learn new skills and have support? You are not alone! Through individual and group therapy I can help you understand these struggles, learn new skills, and practice connecting with others within the safety of therapy which helps you understand yourself and in turn can help you lead a more fulfilling life.

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You know that space of feeling stuck between where you are currently and where you want to be? I love that messy, terrifying, and beautiful space. Even more, I love helping people navigate that space on their journey to more authenticity and joy. In my person-centered approach, I join you where you are now and bring various therapeutic strategies to assist you in moving toward your goals and the life you want.

Life can be difficult and sometimes we need a listening ear and support. As a strengths-based therapist that is what I strive to provide. My work focuses on building on your existing strengths and experiences to create meaningful and lasting change in your life. I believe that creating change is a joint effort and I am passionate about working with clients experiencing difficulty in their life. I believe this experience looks different for everyone and work to provide a variety of modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Strengths-Based Therapy all with an emphasis on mindfulness.

Do you feel sad, anxious, or unmotivated? Were you a trauma victim? Are you having problems communicating with your spouse or partner? Do you feel stuck in a relationship? A troubling affair? Do you want a more meaningful life? My first goal will be to come to know you, understand your situation and your hopes. In the first few sessions, working together, we will develop a detailed plan for change, with focused steps, beginning right away, to help you make important progress.

My priority as a therapist is to create an open and comfortable space for you so as to facilitate exploration and change. I use strength-based, egalitarian, and person-centered approaches and I especially enjoy helping folks understand negative thought patterns that influence deeply held and sometimes unconscious core beliefs about themselves.

I have over 14 years of experience working with families, couples, adolescents, and children. I offer individual, family and couples therapy for mental health and/or substance abuse issues. I specifically work with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and addictions. I understand the unique cultural nuances of the Polynesian community and provide compassionate, culturally sensitive care tailored to your needs.

I cherish working with individuals, couples, and families. I work with people with self-esteem, trauma, depression, anxiety, premarital, marital conflict, separation, divorce, etc. I believe that self-compassion is essential for success. I am a big advocate of self-care and unconditional love for oneself. I strive to create a safe space where you can feel heard and understood. I use an integrative approach that is tailored to your needs.

Now accepting new clients! (In Person and Telehealth Available) I look forward to assisting in your healing journey, whether that involves processing trauma, working through an eating disorder, or just finding tools to create a healthy, balanced life. If you are experiencing trauma, loneliness, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, OCD, or anything similar I can help. I work from an attachment therapy dynamic, and can help improve the relationships in your life. I work with individuals as well as couples. I see adults, teens and kids.

Welcome to your journey of self-discovery! My goal is to work with you in partnership to create a holistic treatment plan that integrates traditional psychotherapy approaches with a mind-body-spirit orientation proven by modern science to have distinct therapeutic advantages in health and healing. Using a strength-based, interactive, empathic and integrative approach to counseling, coaching and guiding a client, I am able to effectively assist you in empowering yourself to change limiting and unproductive thoughts and beliefs, to creatively explore challenges in relationships, and to begin living with harmony and balance in accordance with your highest ideals.

Petra Pallos is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Utah. She is a non religious LGBTQ friendly and warm individual who creates a safe environment for you to explore your feelings and relationships in a therapeutic setting. She specializes in treating depression, anxiety, addictions, body image issues, relationship issues, grief and friendship loss, faith crisis or life transitions, and marital or partner problems. She uses Mindfulness techniques, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help her clients.

I believe that therapy should be a personalized and empowering experience that teaches individuals to become masters of their own fates. My counseling identity prioritizes having unconditional positive regard for the client while encouraging the client to mold a happier and healthier life for themselves. “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” Neil Gaiman

Your relationship with your spouse is unlike any other. That one person is in a unique position of intimacy that allows them to truly love you or sometimes, to deeply hurt you. For you, the hurt in your relationship could feel like an exhausting cycle, or being stuck, or a deep disappointment. The good news is that couples therapists today have decades of research to draw from. The work of the Gottman Institute or the Hendrix Imago program show what makes a happy, healthy relationship. As a marriage and family therapist, I help my clients experience more of the good stuff.

Do you suffer from anxiety, depression, or burnout? Do you feel your stress seems to follow you around, even when the problem isn't happening? Does it feel like you never get a break.? Cycles can occur where our problem just keeps making itself worse and it can feel inescapable. It affects our mental health, our relationships, our work, our whole life. While it may sometimes feel hopeless, I specialize in finding ways to break free from these patterns and teaching you ways to keep the changes you achieve.