LGBTQ+ therapists in Payson, Arizona AZ
We are proud to feature top rated LGBTQ+ therapists in Payson. We encourage you to review each profile to find your best match.
Serving LGBTQ+
Dr. Ashley Gulden
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Ashley Gulden is a dedicated licensed psychologist specializing in mental health support for parents and caregivers. She understands the unique emotional challenges that come with raising children, maintaining healthy relationships, balancing careers, and navigating major life transitions. She also offers career counseling and assessment packages.
13 Years Experience
Online in Payson, AZ Arizona
Serving LGBTQ+
Grace Judd
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LAMFT
If you’ve found your way here, odds are something in your world might feel tangled, heavy, or out of alignment. You may love each other deeply and still feel stuck in painful patterns you can’t seem to escape. Maybe conversations escalate quickly, one of you shuts down while the other pursues, resentment keeps building, or trust has been damaged by repeated hurt, betrayal, or emotional disconnection. Over time, couples often begin feeling more like roommates, opponents, or strangers than partners.
Whatever brought you here, you’re not alone and you’re in the right place to begin healing. In couples counseling, you’ll find a space where your nervous system can exhale—where we can slow down, untangle patterns, heal emotional injuries, and strengthen the threads that create secure, meaningful relationships.
I specialize in helping couples slow down these negative cycles, rebuild emotional safety, strengthen communication, and reconnect beneath the conflict. My relationship counseling approach is attachment-based, trauma-informed, and grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Family Systems, and Gottman Method, helping partners move from blame and defensiveness toward understanding, responsiveness, and deeper connection.
Whether you’re navigating chronic conflict, intimacy issues, infidelity recovery, parenting stress, premarital concerns, or the impact of trauma on your relationship, couples therapy can become a space where both partners feel heard, understood, and supported.
I primarily work with couples and adults navigating relationship distress, attachment wounds, trauma, and emotional disconnection.
I currently have availability for in-person and online sessions and would love to connect. Together, we’ll work toward creating a relationship that feels safer, more connected, and more resilient.
4 Years Experience
Online in Payson, AZ Arizona
Serving LGBTQ+
Avena Psychological Services
Psychologist, PsyD, PhD, LCSW, LMHC, LMSW, MHC-LP
Welcome to Avena Psychological Services, where your journey to a more balanced and fulfilling life begins with the compassion and expertise of our team of dedicated therapists. We are committed to providing a supportive and non-judgmental space where our clients can explore their thoughts, emotions, struggles, and experiences with professionals who genuinely care and appreciate the privilege of being part of that journey. With a focus on creating collaborative and empathetic therapeutic relationships, our therapists will work alongside you to develop strategies and insights that empower you to navigate life's challenges. Avena Psychological Services is committed to helping our clients build resilience, gain clarity, and achieve their personal goals. Together, we will uncover your strengths and explore pathways to a more meaningful and satisfying life.
11 Years Experience
Online in Payson, AZ Arizona (Online Only)
Serving LGBTQ+
Jessica Lowrance
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Your personal narrative shapes your identity and how you experience the world. Bearing the weight of an untold, painful story can be agonizing, but by sharing it, we open the door to healing and deep connection. I work with adults and couples to explore how past experiences and attachment themes influence current relationships and your sense of self. If you feel trapped in a difficult chapter, you do not have to find your way out alone. We will work collaboratively in a supportive environment to rewrite your story and rediscover inner peace. Reach out. Show up. Feel better.
11 Years Experience
Online in Payson, AZ Arizona
Serving LGBTQ+
Michelle Bloom, PsyD
Psychologist, PsyD, PsyPact
I specialize in working with clients from the ages of 14 to adulthood, who are inquisitive, self-aware, and deeply motivated to understand themselves better, improve their relationships, move into a place of self-respect/love, and develop adaptive ways of coping, communicating, and problem-solving. I have worked for many years with children, teens, adults, and families dealing with trauma and change and searching for authenticity, often in a world that values the superficial. Therapy is a process of seeking meaning, managing change, letting go of what no longer makes sense for who we are and what we want, healing, and growing.
I am most suited to help clients dealing with loss, prior childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, identity (in all its manifestations), divorce, self-esteem, grief, and emotional regulation. The goals are different for everyone, yet I believe that we all want to feel more balanced, more joyful, and more healthfully connected with others.
As a psychologist with 25 years of post-doctoral experience, I’ve been exposed to various modalities, settings, and clients dealing with differing issues, life changes, and developmental expectations. I’ve also found that my professional practice has evolved as I’ve matured, raised children, and survived losses and challenges. We are in this together.
29 Years Experience
Online in Payson, AZ Arizona (Online Only)
LGBTQ+ therapists in Payson, Arizona Statistics
LGBTQ+ therapists in Payson, Arizona average 15 years of experience and charge around $206 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (79%), Depression (64%), and Trauma and PTSD (62%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$206
Accept insurance
42%
Offer sliding scale
39%
Gender ID
| 61% |
Female |
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| 31% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 56% |
In Person and Online |
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| 44% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 79% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 64% | Depression |
| 62% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 50% | LGBTQ+ Issues |
| 50% | Stress |
| 50% | Loss or Grief |
| 44% | Self Esteem |
Ages Served
| 97% | Adult |
| 75% | Young Adult |
| 55% | Senior |
| 42% | Teen |
| 19% | Children |
Client Focus
| 100% | LGBTQ+ |
| 85% | Women |
| 59% | Men |
| 44% | Military / Veterans |
| 39% | Black / African American |