Trauma Therapy for Young Adults in Salt Lake City, UT
Everybody deserves good therapy.
In a perfect world, we would all be assigned a therapist at birth, just as we are a pediatrician. Mental health is health, after all. Having a therapist to listen, affirm, encourage, and challenge you is incredibly healing. We don’t believe that clients necessarily ‘need’ therapy, but that they deserve excellent therapy.
At High Desert Healing, we believe healing happens in relationship—to ourselves, to our communities, and to the stories that shape us. We work with people navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, burnout, disordered eating, faith deconstruction, and the complicated reality of being human in a world that often asks too much of us.
Our approach is grounded in feminist multicultural theory, neuroscience, and evidence-based psychotherapy, but more importantly, it is grounded in genuine connection. We understand that many symptoms are not signs that something is “wrong” with you—they are intelligent adaptations to stress, pain, trauma, and survival. Therapy at High Desert Healing is not about fixing who you are. It’s about helping you understand yourself with more compassion, curiosity, and care.
You are welcome here.
Regardless of your race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, relationship status, religious affiliation, culture, or background, you belong here. You are safe. You are valued. You are worthy of care exactly as you are.
We are committed to providing LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy, gender-affirming care, and a welcoming space for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals. Our practice is grounded in inclusivity, cultural humility, and respect for the unique experiences that shape each person's identity, relationships, and mental health.
Services
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To schedule an EMDR session, book with Eliza here.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a specialized trauma therapy that helps the brain process and heal from difficult experiences. By using guided bilateral stimulation, EMDR can reduce the emotional intensity of painful memories, helping clients feel less stuck in the past and more connected to the present.
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To schedule an ART session, book with Courtney here.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is a powerful, evidence-based trauma therapy and a sister approach to EMDR. Through guided eye movements and visualization techniques, ART helps the brain process and heal from traumatic or distressing experiences, often reducing the emotional intensity of painful memories without requiring clients to repeatedly talk through the details of what happened.
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Book with neurodiversity affirming therapist, Eliza, here.
Neurodiversity-affirming therapy honors the unique ways that ADHD, autistic, and other neurodivergent individuals experience and navigate the world. Rather than focusing on changing who you are, therapy centers on self-understanding, reducing shame, supporting nervous system needs, building effective coping strategies, and helping you thrive as your authentic self.
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Book with LGBTQIA+ therapist, Eliza, here.
LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy creates a space where people of all sexual orientations and gender identities can feel safe, respected, and fully themselves. Therapy acknowledges the impact of identity, relationships, culture, and systemic stress while supporting clients in building self-acceptance, resilience, authentic connection, and overall well-being.
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Book a psychedelic integration session here.
Psychedelic integration therapy helps clients process and make sense of experiences related to ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and other psychedelic experiences. Through a grounded, nonjudgmental approach, we help clients explore insights, emotions, and shifts in perspective while integrating those experiences into meaningful, sustainable change. We do not provide or administer psychedelic substances and offer integration services within the scope of Utah law.
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All our providers offer virtual therapy sessions, book here.
Our secure telehealth services allow clients anywhere in Utah to access high-quality mental health care from the comfort of home. Virtual therapy offers a convenient and flexible option for addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, life transitions, and more—without the need to commute to an office.
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There's something powerful about working with a therapist who speaks your language. Our clinicians are outdoor enthusiasts themselves and understand the joys, pressures, losses, and identity that often come with a life spent outside.
For many people, the outdoors is where they feel most like themselves—but it can also be a source of stress, grief, and struggle. We work with climbers, skiers, runners, guides, and other outdoor enthusiasts navigating injury recovery, body image concerns, performance pressure, burnout, anxiety, grief and loss, or the emotional highs and lows that often come with adventure sports. Whether you're processing a traumatic experience in the outdoors or struggling to find balance between your identity and your wellbeing, therapy can provide a space to slow down, heal, and reconnect with yourself both on and off the trail.
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When grief enters our lives, it can change everything. You may feel lost, overwhelmed, exhausted, angry, numb, or like the person you were before the loss no longer exists. Everyday tasks can suddenly feel impossible, and the future may feel uncertain. Grief and loss therapy offers a supportive space to process what has happened, honor the significance of your loss, and navigate the difficult process of finding your footing in a world that feels different than it once did.
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Questioning or changing long-held beliefs can be both freeing and deeply painful. Many people navigating religious trauma or faith transitions find themselves wrestling with anxiety, shame, grief, identity confusion, strained family relationships, or a sense that the life they once knew no longer fits. Our therapists are knowledgeable about LDS culture and other Judeo-Christian faith traditions, as well as the unique challenges that can accompany faith transitions, mixed-faith relationships, and religious deconstruction. Therapy offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to process these experiences, reconnect with your own voice, and build a life that feels aligned with your values—whether that includes faith, a different spiritual path, or no religion at all.
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When thoughts about food, weight, or appearance begin to dominate your day, it can be difficult to feel present in your own life. Whether you're struggling with food noise, body checking, negative self-talk, chronic dieting, or feeling disconnected from your body, therapy can help. Together, we'll explore the personal, cultural, and systemic messages that shape body image while building a more compassionate, sustainable relationship with food, movement, and yourself.
“The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others.”
-bell hooks
