Online Social Anxiety therapists in El Mirage, Arizona AZ
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Andrew McKenzie, Psy.D.
Psychologist
Social anxiety can leave you replaying conversations, worrying about how others perceive you, or avoiding situations that matter to you. We'll explore the fears and beliefs that fuel those patterns with curiosity rather than self-criticism, recognizing that they often developed for understandable reasons. As therapy progresses, you'll learn more flexible ways of responding to anxious thoughts so they have less influence over your choices. My hope is to help you feel more present, confident, and authentic in your relationships.
15 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Restored Counseling & Wellness Center, PLLC
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, NMD
Social anxiety can quietly shrink your world — making connection feel more threatening than rewarding, and keeping you from the relationships and experiences you actually want. At Restored, we help clients understand the subconscious beliefs and nervous system patterns fueling social anxiety and work to shift them at a deeper level than traditional coping strategies alone can reach. You deserve to feel at ease in your own skin — and in the presence of others.
14 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Caitlin Derouen
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LPC, EMDRT
I specialize in treating anxiety and anxiety disorders. I utilize a combination of evidence based methods to approach anxiety treatment from a holistic, whole person perspective. I treat from both a top down and bottom up perspective to address the way that chronic anxiety affects both our body and mind. Both EMDR and Accelerated Resolution Therapy, can be great methods to address the source of anxiety symptoms.
10 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Phillip Thomas Stepka, PsyD.
Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Social anxiety can manifest in many ways. Some experience this unwanted state in the forms of body sensations such as digestive distress, flushing of the face, racing heart, and/or feelings of suffocation in social and performance situations. Others have intrusive images of disastrous futures to avoid or past experiences never wanted to be repeated. Perhaps you have an extremely pessimistic internal critic that expects the worst out of you, others, and/or the world. Finally, there may be specific people, places, or situations that trigger overwhelming social anxiety that impair your effectiveness and wellbeing. I utilize individually tailored, yet evidence-based practices to address anxiety in the following ways: 1) first develop a shared understanding of the source of your distress and type of anxiety you are dealing with. 2) develop skills to manage impairing anxiety when triggered to provide short-term relief. 3) Finally, utilize strategies to more deeply understand the sources of your anxiety in order to provide longer-term resilience so that times that previously provoked the anxious feelings no longer have the same impact in the first place.
15 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ (Online Only)
Alicia Townsend
Psychologist, PhD, BCN
Social anxiety can range from barely noticeable to debilitating. If you feel social anxiety is a problem in your life, I have many ways to address it. By identifying your personal experience of anxiety, we can work together to help reduce it using a combination of techniques that are appropriate for you. This may include mental strategies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Systematic Desensitization, or physical strategies such as breathing techniques, muscle relaxation, or other relaxation techniques.
21 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ (Online Only)
Jamie Roach
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, MDiv, NCC
Social anxiety often comes with the feeling of being constantly watched or judged. I help you understand this “internalized spotlight” and the nervous-system responses driving it. Through compassionate awareness, gradual exposure, and grounding practices, we work toward greater ease, confidence, and freedom in social settings.
6 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Alice Barton
Counselor/Therapist, LPC
Anxiety-based disorders are best served using CBT and many times EMDR techniques.
16 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Cameron Staley
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Social anxiety is one of the more common and isolating experiences for many. I work to help people overcome their concerns by developing practical strategies for living their life consistent with their values.
14 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ (Online Only)
Meliora Counseling & Wellness
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS LPC
We can not care too much about what people think about us. We can be around people and still be ourselves and confident.
7 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Ben Hedberg
Licensed Professional Counselor, MC, LPC, BCC
I help men who struggle with social anxiety, including fear of judgment, avoidance, and difficulty in social or professional situations. Treatment focuses on reducing anxiety, building confidence, and developing practical skills to engage more comfortably and effectively with others.
29 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
GRIS ALVES
Counselor/Therapist, Compassionate Inquiry, Trauma Informed Mindfulness Teacher
I help clients address social anxiety with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach, exploring the roots of fear and self-consciousness. Together, we build confidence, regulation, and comfort in social situations.
11 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Julien Moe
Hypnotherapist, Diploma in Clinical and Applied Hypnosis, Diploma in Life Coaching
Hypnotherapy is an effective treatment for social anxiety by helping to reduce anxiety symptoms, reframe negative thought patterns, and build confidence. It replaces negative thought patterns with positive ones.Physical Symptom Management: Hypnosis reduces physical symptoms like blushing, sweating, and trembling.
Social anxiety is not insurmountable. My clients with this disorder are recovering and living a happy life, meeting with new and old friends. I use Dicit hypnotherapy. All my patients are now more social and sociable than ever. So should you.
10 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Kim Salinger
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MBA, MSN, PMHNP, FNP, AHN
Social anxiety can make everyday interactions feel stressful or exhausting, often leading to avoidance, self-doubt, or fear of judgment. I provide integrative psychiatric care that looks at both emotional and physical contributors to social anxiety, including nervous system sensitivity, sleep, and overall health. Visits focus on understanding how social anxiety shows up for you, offering guidance and medication support when appropriate, with the goal of helping you feel more comfortable, confident, and at ease in social settings.
14 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Heinig Health and Wellness Counseling
Psychologist, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, M.S. Health Psychology, M.A. Clinical Psychology, PSYPACT Providers
If you struggle with social anxiety, we can help! Our providers are trained in evidence-based treatment for social anxiety, which focuses on helping individuals who experience intense fear of social situations, performance settings, or being judged by others. Our approach focuses on identifying and challenging unhelpful thought patterns, reducing avoidance behaviors, and building confidence in social and interpersonal interactions. Using proven therapeutic strategies, clients develop practical skills to manage anxiety symptoms, tolerate discomfort in social settings, and engage more fully in relationships, work, and daily life. Treatment is tailored to each individual, with the goal of increasing comfort, self-assurance, and overall quality of life in social situations.
7 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ (Online Only)
Dr. Claire Vines, Psy.D., Psychologist / Licensed /Psychotherapy / Psychoanalytic/
Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage, Couples, LMFT. Psy.D. Trauma-Focused CBT
Social anxiety may include irrational fears and embarrassment and humiliation due to a lack of self confidence and lack of self worth in one's self, society and one's environment. The individual's work is in the increasing of self confidence and being less aware of the other's judgement or misjustice or evaluation of another.
21 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Keri Downs, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Keri Downs specializes in treating children, adolescents, and young adults with social anxiety. With over 15 years of experience, Dr. Downs utilizes a combination of evidence-based therapies to help clients manage and overcome their social anxiety.
Social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, is characterized by intense fear and anxiety in social situations. This can include fear of being judged, embarrassed, or scrutinized by others. Dr. Downs employs cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and challenge negative thought patterns that contribute to social anxiety. She also integrates exposure therapy, a CBT method that gradually exposes clients to feared social situations in a controlled and supportive environment, helping them build confidence and reduce anxiety.
In addition to CBT and exposure therapy, Dr. Downs incorporates mindfulness techniques to enhance self-awareness and emotional regulation. Her holistic approach ensures that treatment is tailored to each client’s unique needs, promoting long-term recovery and improved social functioning.
Dr. Downs provides a compassionate and empathetic therapeutic environment where clients can feel safe to explore their fears and develop effective coping strategies. She also offers telehealth services in over 40 states, making it convenient for clients to access high-quality care from the comfort of their own homes. Dr. Downs is dedicated to helping individuals with social anxiety achieve greater confidence and lead more fulfilling social lives.
21 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Reginald K. Riggins
Psychologist, PhD
I have over ten years of experience assisting client's with social anxiety. I use both a behavioral and cognitive approach to alleviate this concern and cultivate skills to maintain positive change by using exposure therapy.
7 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ (Online Only)
Dr. Christina J. Gonzalez
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LMHC, NCC
Do you secretly hope your friends will cancel the plans you have made with them or spend time trying to figure out how to get out of social events because the thought of interacting with people or even walking into the even terrifies you? Social anxiety can be extremely crippling, and those of us who deal with it often struggle from loneliness and isolation even though those same social situations we crave so desperately also overwhelm us tremendously. In therapy you can learn new strategies to manage your anxiety, learn ways of creating friends AND showing up to enjoy them, and ways to create a community of people that “get” you and have space for you however you choose to show up. We can also help you learn to love ALL of the facets of your life- including the moments where you get to show up to spend time with others and the times you are alone. I find that online therapy is particularly good for social anxiety because we can work together in any place you feel safe and comfortable in and work together to help you stretch and strengthen your ability to interact socially. Please reach out!
29 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ (Online Only)
Dr. Aretha Steele (Mindful Healing Counseling)
Psychologist, PsyD
(Note: We have specific therapists who specialize in this area at our practice. See our website for more information)
17 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ (Online Only)
Patrick Varney-Phoenix Foundations Recovery
Counselor/Therapist, MA, MS, LISAC, LAC
Social anxiety often has to do with our fear of being critiqued, criticized or evaluated, mixing CBT/DBT with self-esteem work often transforms people into being an active participant again.
5 Years Experience
Online in El Mirage, AZ
Social Anxiety therapists in El Mirage, Arizona Statistics
Social Anxiety therapists in El Mirage, Arizona average 16 years of experience and charge around $205 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Social Anxiety (100%), Anxiety or Fears (97%), and Depression (84%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$205
Gender ID
| 60% |
Female |
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| 37% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 54% |
In Person and Online |
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| 46% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Social Anxiety |
| 97% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 84% | Depression |
| 81% | Stress |
| 72% | Self Esteem |
| 61% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 60% | Loss or Grief |