Patrick Varney-Phoenix Foundations Recovery (He/Him)
Counselor/Therapist, MA, MS, LPC, LIAC
In-Person in Phoenix, AZ 85016
Online in Arizona
What makes Phoenix Foundations Recovery unique is the combination of long-standing clinical experience, specialized addiction and trauma training, and a deeply personal understanding of the recovery process. Since entering the field in 1997, I have worked with individuals, couples, and families facing substance use, behavioral addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. As both a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Independent Addiction Counselor, I bring evidence-based tools and a compassionate, nonjudgmental approach that views symptoms and addictive behaviors as coping strategies rather than character flaws. My own long-term sobriety also allows me to connect with clients from a place of authenticity, hope, and lived understanding, while still tailoring treatment to each person’s unique values, goals, and path to healing.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Family, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Christian clients.
Languages: English
Treatment Approach
- Behavioral Therapy Uses learning techniques like reinforcement and practice to change unwanted behaviors. It is often applied to phobias, anxiety, and habits.
- Biopsychosocial Therapy Takes into account biological, psychological, and social factors in understanding mental health. It looks at the whole person, not just symptoms.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Eclectic Therapy Draws from different therapeutic methods based on what fits each client best. It is flexible and personalized rather than following one single model.
- Existential / Humanistic Therapy Encourages people to explore meaning, freedom, and authenticity in their lives. It focuses on personal growth and living in alignment with one’s values.
- Family Systems Therapy Looks at problems within the context of the family as a whole. It aims to improve communication and balance in family relationships.
- Gestalt Therapy Encourages awareness of thoughts, feelings, and actions in the present moment. It helps people integrate different parts of themselves for wholeness.
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy Based on decades of research, this method gives couples tools to improve communication, manage conflict, and strengthen intimacy.
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Helps clients challenge and replace irrational beliefs. It is an action-oriented approach for lasting change.
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Focuses on solutions and future goals rather than past problems. It is practical, short-term, and goal-driven.
Approach Description: My approach is direct, easygoing, collaborative, and eclectic. I believe therapy works best when clients feel respected, understood, and safe enough to be honest, while also being gently challenged to look at patterns that may be keeping them stuck. I do not see addiction, trauma responses, anxiety, depression, or relationship struggles as character flaws. I view them as coping strategies that often developed for good reasons, even if they are no longer working.
I draw from a variety of evidence-based approaches, including CBT, DBT skills, REBT, Existential Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Solution Focused Family Therapy, Gottman-informed methods, family systems work, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, somatic awareness, and grounding techniques. My style is practical and individualized. Some clients need skill-building and structure, some need trauma processing, some need help understanding relationship or attachment patterns, and others need support reconnecting with meaning, purpose, and personal responsibility.
I also bring many years of professional experience in addiction and mental health, along with lived experience in long-term sobriety. Because of that, I understand that recovery is not one-size-fits-all. I support clients who use 12-step programs, faith-based recovery, medication-assisted treatment, rational recovery, or other pathways that fit their values and goals.
In sessions, I aim to be compassionate, honest, nonjudgmental, and real. My goal is to help clients feel less shame, better understand themselves, develop healthier coping skills, and create lasting change in their lives and relationships.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee 150.00 Individual, Family Couples 200.00
- Accepts Insurance
- Accepting United Healthcare, Atena and Blue Cross Blue Shield in Network Only
Education & Credentials
Patrick Varney-Phoenix Foundations Recovery MA, MS, LPC, LIAC
- Male
- License # LPC-24907, LIAC-155282
- Licensed in Arizona
- Practicing Since 2021
Education: Master's Degree in Professional Counseling- Ottawa University
Master's Degree in Addiction Counseling- Grand Canyon University
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology- Grand Canyon University
Associate Degree in Chemical Dependency-Rio-Salado
Patrick Varney-Phoenix Foundations Recovery Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Phoenix, AZ 85016
- Available Online for residents of Arizona
- Online Therapy Details: Secured Telehealth sessions through Simple Practice EMR
Phoenix Foundations Recovery provides compassionate, trauma-informed counseling for individuals, couples, and families seeking support with addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Independent Addiction Counselor (LIAC) in Arizona, I have worked in the addiction and mental health field since 1997. I bring both professional experience and lived understanding from my own long-term sobriety, offering clients a supportive space where they can feel respected, understood, and empowered to make meaningful change.
My practice specializes in substance use disorders and behavioral addictions, including gambling, gaming, spending, work, sex, and pornography addiction. I also work with clients who are navigating complex and developmental trauma, anxiety, depression, attachment wounds, emotional dysregulation, and relational distress. Many people come to therapy feeling ashamed, stuck, or overwhelmed by patterns they cannot seem to break. I approach these concerns with the belief that symptoms and addictive behaviors are often coping strategies that developed for understandable reasons, not evidence of weakness or character flaws.
Treatment at Phoenix Foundations Recovery is collaborative, individualized, and evidence-based. I draw from a range of therapeutic approaches, including CBT, DBT skills, REBT, Existential Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Solution Focused Family Therapy, Gottman-informed methods, and family systems work. I am also trained as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, CCTP and CCTP-II, and utilize trauma-focused approaches such as Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, somatic awareness, and grounding techniques when appropriate. This allows therapy to address both immediate coping needs and the deeper emotional roots of distress.
I respect that recovery and healing look different for every person. For some, that may include 12-step support, faith, medication-assisted treatment, or other recovery communities; for others, it may involve rational recovery, personal growth work, or rebuilding relationships and identity outside of addictive patterns. My role is not to impose a single path, but to help clients clarify what matters to them, strengthen healthy coping skills, and build a life that feels more stable, connected, and meaningful.
Whether you are beginning recovery, returning after relapse, healing from trauma, struggling in your relationship, or simply tired of feeling stuck, Phoenix Foundations Recovery offers a safe and nonjudgmental place to begin. My goal is to walk alongside clients with honesty, compassion, and practical support as they move toward greater freedom, emotional resilience, and lasting change