Gestalt Therapists in Akron, OH

What makes my practice unique is my compassionate, holistic approach—blending science-based hypnotherapy with faith-driven guidance to help you overcome challenges and deepen your spiritual connection. Whether you’re struggling with stress, anxiety, emotional eating, or seeking greater spiritual clarity and purpose, I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for transformation. Through the convenience of secure online sessions, you can experience powerful, lasting change—body, mind, and spirit—from anywhere. I also offer a free 10-minute phone consultation, allowing us both to connect and determine if we are the right fit for your journey. Take the first step toward healing and growth—contact me today and begin your journey to your best self.

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with adolescents, adults, couples, and families to create meaningful, measurable change in how they feel, function, and relate to others. My approach is evidence-based, empathic, and solution-focused, with therapy centered on helping you achieve clear goals so that progress is noticeable in daily life. I work with a wide range of concerns—including anxiety, low mood, loss, self-doubt, and life transitions—and have particular expertise in performance psychology, public speaking anxiety, panic attacks, fear of flying, and questions of purpose or meaning. If you’re unsure whether therapy is the right next step, I also offer a one-time consultation assessment to help clarify what may be contributing to your current stress and identify effective pathways forward, whether through therapy or other strategies.

As an autistic psychologist in Colorado, I personally understand many of the personal challenges my neurodivergent (ASD/autism, ADHD, learning abilities) clients are facing. I excel by helping you get clarity about your current challenges through psychological testing and what next steps and recommendations may be helpful after testing is completed. Through therapy, I often help clients come to terms with a new diagnosis, unmask, understand differences between neurotypical and neurodivergent approaches, and come to accept your identity as a neurodivergent person.

FREE INTRO Session - to see if we're a good fit. My main focus is working with ACAs - adults who were raised in an alcoholic / narcissistic family. The long-term goal is to uncover your True Self, develop a Loving Parent voice, heal the Wounded Child, & encourage the Healthy Child to shine. Together we identify the harsh beliefs you absorbed from your family, school & religion, and work on transforming them into positive do-able ‘rules’ to live by. EXP: “I know what I know”, “I have a right to my needs”, “”There’s no such thing as perfect”….. I also provide a safe place for you to experience painful or joyful emotions you weren't allowed to feel growing up. ACA Recovery work is about facing the reality of early damage, and working to overcome the after-effects. “Trying to flourish in an atmosphere of criticism is like trying to get sober in a bar.”

Most high performers don't have a strategy problem. They have an identity problem. The beliefs, triggers, and automatic responses running in the background are the real ceiling and talking about them only gets you so far. I'm Jay Shaw, a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and creator of Identity 2.0 Neural Reprogramming, based in Richardson, TX and serving the greater Dallas area and clients nationwide. My work targets the subconscious architecture driving your patterns and replaces it at the root. A systematic rebuild across 12 dimensions of identity tailored specifically to you. In-person and virtual options available. If you're done managing what you want eliminated, book a strategy call at hypnosisdallastx.com.

Akron's identity as the 'Rubber City' — once the world capital of tire manufacturing — has given way to a post-industrial economy navigating transformation, and therapists here frequently address the long-term psychological effects of deindustrialization: economic stress, community grief, and the identity challenges of a workforce that has had to reinvent itself across generations. The city is home to the University of Akron and has a growing health sciences and polymer science sector, creating a more economically diverse population than its industrial reputation suggests. Summa Health System and Cleveland Clinic Akron General provide institutional mental health resources alongside a private therapy community concentrated in West Akron, Fairlawn, and the Highland Square neighborhood. Akron's significant Black community and the city's ongoing recovery from decades of economic decline shape a therapy culture in which community resilience and racial equity are recurring clinical themes.

Gender ID

	58%	Female
	42%	Male

Session Type

	50%	In Person and Online
	50%	Online Only

Top Specialties

83%	Anxiety or Fears
75%	Self Esteem
67%	Depression
58%	Parenting
58%	ADHD
58%	Forgiveness
58%	Loss or Grief

Ages Served

100%	Adult
83%	Young Adult
58%	Senior
58%	Teen
8%	Children

Client Focus

75%	Men
67%	Women
50%	Christian
42%	Military / Veterans
33%	LGBTQ+

Gestalt therapists in Akron, Ohio OH

Ashley Maynard

Alan Jacobson, Psy.D.

David Houston Murphy

Donna M Torbico - HEAL & GROW for ACoAs

Jay Shaw

Gestalt Therapy therapists in Akron, Ohio Statistics

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