Hi! I’m Taana Abbitt, LCSW
I’m an integrity-led person and healthcare professional.
What’s different about me?
Highly Qualified – I am an independently licensed therapist in the state of Arizona.
Highly Experienced – I have 23 years of practice experience.
Highly Trusted – I have had the honor of helping thousands of clients over my career.
Highly Trained – I have over 250 hours of EMDR training and extensive training in other experiential methods.
I provide therapy in person at my peaceful and private office in Tempe, Arizona.
I also provide therapy via telehealth to clients located anywhere in the state of Arizona.
Voicemail: 480-687-7631
Did you know? Only a licensed therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner has the education, training, and legal permission to provide assessment, interventions or treatment for any mental health issue.
Are you struggling with anxiety, phobias, OCD, PTSD, or low self-esteem?
I help identify and work on root causes, rather than just treating symptoms.
Expert Therapy for Healing Childhood Trauma and Its Effects
Many mental health challenges in adults stem from unresolved childhood experiences. Traumatic or overwhelming events or circumstances during your early developmental years can leave a lasting impact, shaping how you feel and behave as an adult.
Traditional or generic therapy often falls short because it doesn’t address the root causes of these issues. Without identifying and resolving these underlying factors, lasting relief can feel out of reach.
But there is a path to freedom and peace.
At my practice, I offer highly skilled, experiential therapy to help you heal deeply and become your authentic self!
Trauma-focused treatment for:
- Anxiety
- Phobias
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Complex PTSD or Complex trauma
- Low Self-Esteem and Insecurities despite success
- Inner Critic
- Perfectionism
- Codependence – fixing and caretaking
Wondering if working with me would be right for you?
I am an excellent choice if:
You are able to connect with your emotions and body. People who have experience with yoga, meditation, or mindfulness do really well with the experiential therapy techniques I use.
You are able to visualize in your mind’s eye and think abstractly and creatively rather than concretely (Can you picture a lemon? Can you pick an object to represent your Mom?).
You have tried some general or talk therapy, and feel ready to do deeper work to try and resolve issues.
You’ve talked about your trauma with a therapist, but it still hijacks your thoughts and emotions and keeps you stuck. You realize talking about it isn’t enough.
You have tried logic-based therapy like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and you still have anxiety and trauma responses stuck in your body and mind (CBT is only effective for 50% of people).
You have tried Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP) for OCD, but you just keep developing new obsessions or compulsive behaviors. It feels like playing whack-a-mole.
You are in couple’s counseling, and you want to do some individual processing of experiences or trauma.
You know your current symptoms are probably rooted in childhood experiences or trauma, and you are looking for a therapist who knows how to help.
You are ready and willing to do some focused trauma work.
I am NOT a good fit for you if:
You are unable to keep yourself safe in your daily life and take care of your basic needs.
You are not able to invest in therapy sessions at least twice a month, without it being a hardship. This is the minimum necessary to build and maintain momentum towards your goals.
You have suicidal or homicidal thoughts.
You have self-harm behavior like cutting, burning, head banging, or hitting (DBT treatment is recommended).
You have anger or rage that gets out of control.
You unleash your inner critic on other people and expect perfection from other people.
If you expect someone else to meet your needs without having to ask.
You don’t take responsibility for improving your problems and are looking to be “fixed” or “rescued” by someone else.
You struggle to maintain sobriety from drugs or alcohol, and it feels out of your control (Substance abuse IOP is recommended).
You are invested in defending the idea that you don’t have any trauma.