Find Healing,
Reclaim Your Story
Compassionate, evidence-based counseling to help you navigate life’s challenges and build a future grounded in strength and resilience.
What Can Therapy Do for Me?
Specialized care designed to meet you where you are and guide you toward where you want to be.
By identifying and addressing issues that get in the way of living a valued life, you can feel stronger, more self-assured, and more motivated to achieve your goals.
By developing a trusting relationship with your therapist, you can feel comfortable to be yourself in a safe, judgment-free environment.
Your therapist can help you identify strengths and find the balance between accepting yourself as you are, while identifying things that need to be changed.
You don’t have to figure this out alone
At times, life can feel overwhelming. You may be experiencing anxiety that won’t quiet down, relationship tension that feels stuck, lingering effects of trauma, or a general sense that something isn’t working the way it used to.
Therapy offers a space where you can slow down, reflect, and begin to understand what’s happening beneath the surface. In our work together, we focus on identifying patterns, building coping skills, and helping you move toward a life that feels more grounded, connected, and meaningful.
How I Can Help
I specialize in helping individuals and couples navigate complex emotional and relational challenges with care and expertise.
Desire discrepancy, sexual pain, erectile dysfunction, and out-of-control sexual behavior (OCSB).
Heal from past experiences with EMDR therapy and trauma-informed care.
Individual and couples therapy for communication, trust, infidelity recovery, and intimacy.
Depression, anxiety, OCD, and other mental health diagnoses addressed with evidence-based approaches.
Emma Hertzel, MSSW, LCSW, CST
I am an understanding and compassionate individual, couple, and sex therapist in the Phoenix metro area. I use an eclectic approach to counseling, pulling from many different modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based therapies, EMDR, ACT, and DBT.
With over 15 years of experience and training in several treatment modalities, I am able to work with a wide variety of client concerns — from sexual health and relationship issues to trauma, anxiety, and depression.
My approach
Therapy is most effective when you feel safe, respected, and understood.
My approach is client-centered and collaborative. I draw from evidence-based modalities such as:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
EMDR for trauma processing
Attachment-based and relational approaches
Each treatment plan is tailored to your goals and adjusted as your needs evolve.
Testimonials
Real stories from real clients who found hope and healing.
Insights & Resources
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Anxiety is more than just worry. Learn about its root causes and effective strategies to manage anxious thoughts and feelings.
In today’s fast-paced world, many people feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in cycles of stress and overthinking. Mindfulness offers a
If you are wanting to learn more about my practice and the ways in which we can work together, do not hesitate to call. I offer free initial phone consultations and sliding scale options.
