Brainspotting Therapists in Maryvale, AZ

I’m Dr. Ilyssa Swartout, a licensed psychologist dedicated to helping adults and couples heal from past wounds and create meaningful change. My approach blends warmth, presence, and evidence-based therapy to help you move beyond old patterns and reconnect with your sense of worth and wholeness. My background includes over 20 years of mentorship with James Bugental, Ph.D., founder of Humanistic Psychotherapy, and advanced training in EMDR, Brainspotting, Gestalt Therapy, and Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS). These approaches support healing from trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties by addressing both emotional and body-based experiences. As an EMDR Consultant and Certified In-Depth Therapist, I guide clients and other professionals toward lasting transformation and self-understanding. Therapy is a courageous step toward healing and growth. Together, we’ll create a safe and supportive space for you to explore, recover, and thrive.

If you are ready to get to, and resolve core, underlying issues, I may be a great fit. I bring a wealth of internal resources to help you. I engage in the therapy process and actively guide you in sessions to help advance every opportunity for change that we encounter. Together, we'll keep your goals close as we work to shift the internal blocks that keep you from what you want most. In addition to being a Licensed Professional Counselor, I am also a Licensed Addiction Counselor, having treated addiction for over a decade in residential, group, and private, individual settings. My work is discrete and non-shaming. If you need completing DUI therapy requirements, contact me about the program I use that satisfies most state's requirements.

My approach to healing is client-centered through an attachment-based perspective to help clients attain inner calm and a sense of control. I offer supportive counseling with a keen eye for pinpointing your self-defeating patterns, strengths and solutions. What's unique about my approach is my emphasis on in-between session support and activity that empowers individuals to implement what they learn in sessions in practical ways that address their real life stuck points and triggers. The aim is that you grow in resiliency and confidence to attain welcomed changes in your life. You are wired for healing and connection, and my job is to help you experience this. Key characteristics of my style include being genuine and direct with an emphasis on helping clients find purpose and emotional stability.

Your brain, body, and relationships were designed to work for you — not against you. At Restored, we believe healing is about more than symptom management. It's about reclaiming your sense of self, rebuilding connection, and growing into the life and purpose you were meant for. Our therapists and naturopathic doctors share a deep commitment to treating the whole person — because sustainable restoration requires addressing mind, body, spirit, and relationships together.

When we can live as our true, unapologetic selves we can experience fulfillment in our lives and connections with others. I believe every individual holds the power to change and evolve in all the ways they desire to discover and express their authentic self, and my role is to assist you in your discovery process and coming to understand all that this entails.

Maryvale is a west Phoenix urban village, a post-war planned suburb that is now one of the city's most heavily Latino communities, with young families, deep community networks, and long-standing underinvestment in health services. Mental health needs center on economic stress, immigration-related anxiety, youth and family concerns, and a persistent shortage of Spanish-speaking practitioners on the city's west side. Community health centers and Phoenix's broader provider market, plus telehealth, are the main routes to care.

Gender ID

	80%	Female
	10%	Male
	10%	Non-Binary

Session Type

	75%	In Person and Online
	25%	Online Only

Top Specialties

75%	Self Esteem
75%	Stress
75%	Trauma and PTSD
63%	Loss or Grief
63%	Women's Issues
50%	Anxiety or Fears
50%	Codependency

Ages Served

100%	Adult
50%	Senior
50%	Young Adult
25%	Teen
13%	Children

Client Focus

63%	Women
50%	Christian
50%	Hispanic / Latino
50%	Men
25%	Black / African American

Brainspotting therapists in Maryvale, AZ

Ilyssa Swartout

Camille Larsen

Urim Recovery, LLC

Restored Counseling & Wellness Center, PLLC

Dr. Dana C. Avey