Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors Therapists in Salt Lake City, UT

Many people suffer silently through BFRBs. We are here to help you learn how to reduce your hair pulling, skin picking, etc. while navigating the emotional impact of BFRBs. We assist you in learning how to have more awareness of your behaviors, learn how to manage your urges differently, and ultimately reduce the BFRBs and their impact on your life. We offer both individual and class formats for BFRB treatment.

Repetitive behaviors often come due to the body wanting to reject a stimulus. We can help you learn to build up emotional muscle tolerance to the stimulus in ways that are not too overwhelming for your system.

Specializing in hair pulling, skin picking, and nail biting, I use habit reversal, acceptance strategies, and CBT techniques to break cycles and build healthier habits.

Skin picking, hair pulling, nail biting — these behaviors often carry a quiet weight of shame that makes them harder to talk about. We create a space where you can explore the function these behaviors serve and build gentler alternatives, without judgment or pressure to be "perfect" about progress.

I have extensive training and experience with behavior modification therapy. I start with learning what purpose or function the behaviors serve. Next, we explore if there is a healthier alternative, discover the root cause of the behavior, and/or focus on habit reduction and eventually elimination.

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.

Gender ID

	69%	Female
	31%	Male

Session Type

	64%	In Person and Online
	36%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

100%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
55%	Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
55%	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
45%	Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
45%	Relational Psychotherapy
36%	Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
36%	Behavioral Therapy

Ages Served

100%	Adult
82%	Young Adult
82%	Teen
64%	Senior
55%	Children

Client Focus

45%	Women
36%	LGBTQ+
36%	Military / Veterans
36%	Persons with Disabilities
27%	Christian

Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors therapists in Salt Lake City, Utah UT

Juniper Mental Health

Danielle Thurman (Roots and Wings Family Therapy)

Anna Urbaniak

Smee Wellness LLC

Kimberlee Zetocha Halverson