Online Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) therapists in Salt Lake City, Utah UT
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Peace and Balance Counseling
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Justin Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker committed to helping individuals across the lifespan build emotional wellness, resilience, and meaningful change. Based in Salt Lake City, Justin provides virtual therapy to clients throughout Utah and New Jersey, offering accessible, convenient care. Many clients begin therapy feeling stuck, overwhelmed by racing thoughts, weighed down by hopelessness, and unsure how to move forward. Justin partners closely with his clients to clarify concerns, examine unhelpful thoughts and beliefs about themselves, and regain a sense of confidence and direction.
Justin integrates evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to help clients recognize and challenge judgments about themselves, others, and the world around them. Many of the individuals he works with experience intense stress, anxiety, depression, and persistent self-doubt that interferes with daily life. Through therapy, Justin supports clients in identifying their strengths, rebuilding self-worth, and moving ahead with a more balanced and hopeful perspective.
Creating a safe, supportive space is central to Justin’s work, allowing clients to explore anxiety and depression without judgment. With experience serving individuals from diverse backgrounds, his approach is both trauma-informed and culturally responsive. Justin understands that each client’s experiences are unique and believes their care should reflect individualized, thoughtful solutions rather than a one-size-fits-all model.
Justin understands that many clients feel constrained by the direction their lives have taken. He is committed to helping them gain clarity and a greater sense of freedom through professional support. In addition to the convenience of telehealth, he provides a flexible schedule with evening and weekend appointments to better accommodate his clients’ needs.
10 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT (Online Only)
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Karen Queller
Art Therapist, M.A Expressive Arts Therapy
Many people wonder how Expressive Arts Therapy works online. Through my experience I can say that it truly does. Being in your own home allows you to find resources in your natural environment that are available to you, making the therapeutic process feel more integrated into your daily life..... which is where all the magic happens anyways ;)
7 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT
CFT
Teona Amble
Psychologist, Ph.D., LP
Are you looking for convenient therapy sessions? How about therapy from the comfort of your home or during a work break? I provide 25- or 50-minute individual therapy and coaching sessions online for children, teens, and adults. I provide 50-minute couple's and family therapy online. I also perform psychological assessment and evaluation with video visits to help diagnose disorders such as anxiety, depression, personality, ADHD, and autism. I do pre-surgical clearance and fitness for duty evaluations. I use a secure, HIPAA compliant video platform to deliver video sessions.
15 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT (Online Only)
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Cordell Pearson
Counselor/Therapist, CMHC, LPC, NCC
I offer online therapy for individuals across Utah who feel weighed down by old wounds, persistent anxiety, or emotions that feel difficult to hold alone. In our work together, you’ll find a steady, compassionate space where your internal world can be understood rather than judged. Using approaches like EMDR, DBR, and parts-oriented therapy, I help you gently reconnect with the pieces of yourself that are asking for attention, clarity, and relief. Healing becomes possible when you no longer have to navigate it in isolation—and when your story is met with curiosity, respect, and genuine care.
8 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT (Online Only)
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Dr. Rue PLLC
Psychologist, Psy.D.
In my online therapy practice, I prioritize your privacy and security by using a HIPAA-compliant platform, ensuring that all our conversations remain confidential. This digital approach allows me to offer you the flexibility and convenience of accessing support from wherever you are, tailored to fit into your lifestyle. My focus is on creating a safe, accessible space for you to explore and work through your challenges.
15 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT (Online Only)
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Elizabeth Essner, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
The relationship between the therapist and the client is the most important factor in the "success" of therapy. Meeting online gives us the opportunity to develop a trusting relationship no matter where you live or what your preference is about how to meet. I work with both individuals and couples. Some of the issues I help with are depression, anxiety, grief, substance use, trust and communication. I am an LGBTQ+ ally, kink and poly friendly.
8 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT
CFT
Dr. Amanda Malak
Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist
Adolescents and adults navigating their faith and sexuality (LGBTQ+ affirming), anxiety, depression, interpersonal challenges, grief, trauma, pregnancy/postpartum, family of origin concerns, identity development, and general life stressors and transitions would particular enjoy working with me. Multicultural couples and families navigating culture clashes, estrangement, faith transitions, and sexual and intergenerational trauma, especially for BIPOC populations, are treatment specialties. Psychedelic psychotherapy preparation and integration are also available with referrals to clinics and others who can provide medication administration. Psychological assessment to clarify diagnoses such as autism, bipolar disorder, ADHD, etc., Independent Medical Evaluations (IME), worker’s compensation, preemployment for first responders, and fitness-for-duty-evaluations are also offered. Approaching patients with cultural humility is a core value at Malak Psychology honoring who you are, your ancestors, and the indigenous land we occupy.
Grounded in decolonizing mental health, liberation, and feminist psychologies, my practice employs multimodal approaches, including dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, cognitive processing therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, somatic experiencing, emotionally focused couples therapy, Gottman, family systems, psychoanalysis, and more.
Empowering you to forge your unique path, I serve as a guide with an emphasis on agency and self-determination. Collaborative wellness plans allow participants to decide the depth of exploration into subjects. I ensure evidence-based, collaborative, and individualized care by incorporating peer-reviewed research and indigenous knowledge systems.
12 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT
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Jeni Gutke
Licensed Professional Counselor, MC, LPC
I’ve been amazed how powerful it can be meeting a client in their own environment. Nearly every intervention that we offer in person is also available through telehealth in the convenience of your home or office and conveniently accessed through a link for each session.
12 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT
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Dr. Amanda Roberts
Psychologist, PhD Clinical Psychology, Masters in Marriage Family Therapy
Dr. Amanda Roberts has close to 40 years of experience in the mental health field and 27 years of deep immersion and expertise in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, EMDR. She is also trained in hypnosis and a variety of mind-body modalities. She has a growing interest in the neurobiological basis of effective psychotherapies and, in particular, neuroplasticity.
She studied Psychology at Harvard University, earned a Bachelors in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations from the University of California Berkeley, has a Master’s degree in Marriage Family Therapy from the University of San Francisco and earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CIIS. At CIIS the curriculum marries eastern philosophy and religion with traditional western empirical psychological training. Her dissertation was a quality of life study on the use of laughter and humor in the treatment of cancer survivors.
Her specialty is working with the psychological ramifications of medical issues, a branch of psychology known as Behavioral Medicine or Health Psychology. She has successfully worked with treatment resistant medically unexplained symptoms as well as chronic migraines, pain, cardiac, auto-immune, eating disorders and cancer. An additional specialty is in the treatment of recent traumatic/adverse events with ongoing traumatic stress. Dr. Roberts also provides clinical consultation to other EMDR clinicians individually and in groups remotely via Zoom.
Dr Roberts is an EMDR International Association Approved Consultant and has been a Trauma Recovery Humanitarian Assistance Programs approved consultant, an EMDR trainer in early intervention and former leader of the Western Massachusetts Trauma Recovery Network, a community disaster response program. She has conducted R-TEP G-TEP trainings around the US for trauma clinicians and has been instrumental in setting up the Trauma Response Network in Britain formed in 2017 in response to terrorism and mass casualty events. She advised them on logistical and clinical issues. Dr. Roberts has an enduring and lifelong passion for global and international humanitarian issues.
She completed three pre-doctoral internships at Stanford’s Drug and Alcohol Clinic, Stanford’s Counseling and Psychological Services and San Mateo County Mental Health Services and two post-doctoral internships.One in a national employee assistance program and another at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Center Medical school, ranked among the top ten medical schools in the United States. She worked in the Behavioral Medicine Clinic at the University of Massachusetts with rotations throughout cardiac and oncology, pain and bariatric surgery services. She has served on a mobile psychiatric crisis unit, in a full-service hospital emergency room, community mental health clinics and outreach, inpatient, general outpatient and two pain clinics.
She has provided trainings/workshops nationally and internationally on a variety of mental health topics and was on the United Nations working team of EMDR therapists acting to introduce EMDR Therapy as a modality to be used in humanitarian programs around the world. More recently, as an EMDR ambassador, she facilitated, an engagement with the World Bank in the Philippines and has been involved in various leadership capacities. She launched a global initiative in 2018 called PRISE, a curriculum designed for paraprofessionals to deliver resliency training in resource poor areas of the world. https://www.prisehealth.org/
She is a consummate researcher and launched the world’s first EMDR clinical trial looking at the efficacy of the EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol, GTEP with an oncology population. This protocol also has applicability to other medical/psychological populations. She holds herself to the highest standards of excellence and expects the same from others.
41 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT (Online Only)
CFT
Kourtney Bennett
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Online therapy offers a flexible, effective way to receive support from the comfort and privacy of your own space. I provide secure telehealth services for adults across North Carolina, helping clients navigate trauma, neurodivergence, burnout, identity, and life transitions. My approach remains collaborative, evidence-based, trauma-informed, and neurodivergent-affirming, with sessions tailored to your unique goals and circumstances. Whether you're balancing work, caregiving, health concerns, or simply prefer meeting remotely, online therapy can provide a meaningful space for reflection, growth, and lasting change.
9 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT
CFT
Dr. Olivia Blandford
Psychologist, Ph.D.
The COVID crisis struck near the end of my formal training, which afforded me the opportunity to extensively train in the delivery of quality therapy using virtual technologies. I am proud to have built a practice from the ground up in which I am equally comfortable and effective in person and on video, and I have worked with clients from every corner of the country. Whether you are down the street or hundreds of miles away, trust that you will feel the same warmth, connection, and attention from me over video as you would face-to-face. I use HIPAA-compliant software that prioritizes privacy and convenience, and I dedicate part of my annual continuing education to telehealth-specific skills to ensure I am always giving you my best.
6 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT
CFT
Dr. Mike Strand
Psychologist, PsyD
Hey there! I’m Mike Strand, an experienced psychologist with over 15 years of dedication to guiding individuals on their journey of self-improvement. My expertise lies in helping clients overcome emotional challenges to enhance personal growth and strengthen relationships. I recognize that seeking support can be difficult, which is why I will strive to make therapy as welcoming and approachable as possible. Our sessions are collaborative, tailored to your specific needs, facilitating deep and lasting transformation
18 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT
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Smee Wellness LLC
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, LCPC, LCMHC
Smee Wellness LLC aims to support you in your mental and emotional health goals. Our therapists understand that much like a cactus has spines and thick skin to protect its core you will have defense mechanisms acting as barriers to healing your core -we're here to help you break through those and start your healing journey.
We will work closely with you to set and achieve your growth goals in whatever ways are best for your personal therapueneeds. Let us work with you to design a growth path that is tailored specifically to you!
11 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT (Online Only)
CFT
Kelli Tahaney
Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Ph.D.
I am currently accepting new adolescent and adult clients for individual therapy. I would love to talk with you further about embarking on a journey of healing and growth together. Please reach out for a consultation!
5 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT
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Tracy Singer
Psychologist, PsyD
Dr. Tracy Singer is the practice owner Singer Psychotherapy Services, LLC. Dr. Singer is a licensed psychologist and is authorized to provide teletherapy services in MD, DC and over 30 other states. Dr. Singer provides individual therapy to adults and specializes in anxiety, relationship concerns, family-of-origin issues, life transitions, and grief.
9 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT
CFT
Michelle Bloom, PsyD
Psychologist, PsyD, PsyPact
Since the pandemic shook our world and the experience of how we connect with others, I have been practicing remotely. I have found that teletherapy has been as effective as meeting in person in terms of relationship building, creating a safe space, and communicating openly, honestly, and directly. For many clients with busy lives, online therapy reduces the obstacles of travel, traffic, and parking, and provides a simple way of managing billing/payment.
29 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT (Online Only)
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April Bieber
Licensed Professional Counselor, CMHC, CPC, LCPC, LMHC, LPC, LPC-MHS, QS (FL)
I provide compassionate, goal-oriented online therapy for adults, teens, and families across 10 states. My virtual practice is designed to make quality mental health care accessible and effective — no commuting, no waiting rooms, just real support from the comfort of your own space. I specialize in anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, and life transitions. Sessions are tailored to your goals and grounded in practical strategies that are proven to work. Let’s work together to help you feel more confident, connected, and in control.
17 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT (Online Only)
CFT
Eric Olsen
Life Coach, PTSD, Trauma Triage, BSc Social Sciences, DoD Career Councilor, SARC, DAPA, Pre Licensed Human Intelligence / Psychology, Life Coach. | Professional Support: LSSBB, PgM, Bluestone PMP,
I work with you in virtual sessions in a safe professional manner as we work through the challenges and issues you are facing. My empathy is always present. You will leave transformed with greater clarity in life and how to move forward each day. You will have a plan and a path forward.
17 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT (Online Only)
CFT
Allyson Eggleton with Beacon Therapy of Utah
Pre-Licensed Professional, CSW
Online therapy with me is collaborative, attuned, and grounded in understanding your process in real time. I tend to slow things down and track patterns across thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships, helping you make sense of what’s happening rather than just pushing toward quick fixes. I balance validation with gentle challenge, integrating evidence-based skills when useful while staying connected to the deeper emotional experience underneath. Sessions are paced to you, but with a steady focus on helping you build awareness, increase flexibility in how you respond, and make meaningful, sustainable changes outside of session.
1 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT
CFT
Dr. Aretha Steele (Mindful Healing Counseling)
Psychologist, PsyD
Hi! Are you dealing with stress, going through a bit of a rough patch, or just need someone to talk to? Whether it's managing anxiety, healing old wounds, feeling misunderstood, or facing the unique challenges life throws at you, I'm here to support you.
17 Years Experience
Online in Salt Lake City, UT (Online Only)
Salt Lake City is the world headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and this religious and cultural reality profoundly shapes the city's therapy landscape — with therapists who can work thoughtfully within LDS family frameworks, navigate faith transitions, and understand the particular psychological pressures of a community where cultural and religious expectations are deeply intertwined serving an essential role. The city's growing tech industry — part of the 'Silicon Slopes' corridor — creates additional demand for therapists experienced with startup culture, high-performance careers, and the particular identity challenges of building secular professional lives in a deeply religious community. University of Utah Health and Intermountain Medical Center provide major institutional mental health resources alongside a well-developed private therapy community. Salt Lake City's significant LGBTQ+ population — navigating identity in a predominantly LDS cultural context — creates consistent demand for affirming therapists who understand the intersection of queer identity and religious community.
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) therapists in Salt Lake City, Utah Statistics
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) therapists in Salt Lake City, Utah average 15 years of experience and charge around $206 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (90%), Depression (69%), and Stress (66%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$206
Gender ID
| 80% |
Female |
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| 18% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 50% |
In Person and Online |
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| 50% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 90% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 69% | Depression |
| 66% | Stress |
| 61% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 56% | Self Esteem |
| 44% | Loss or Grief |
| 44% | ADHD |