Rachel Jones, LPC

Dianna's style is warm and interactive. She believes in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, including our country's service men and women. Dianna's approach combines an eclectic style of cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing techniques and schema therapy techniques. She will tailor sessions to meet your unique and specific needs. Humor and deep insights are not incongruent to her practice or off limits!

Dianna is invested in a healthcare experience that addresses you wholistically. She is dually licensed as both a Family Therapist and Genetic Counselor with a combined 14 years of professional work

experience. If you have daily hassles, life transitions, or chronic/acute health conditions that are becoming overwhelming, you are in the right place. She is interested in functional therapy that permits you to move forward. Where relevant, she can gently integrate psychospiritual issues regardless of religious background

Dianna's process begins with your first step to get help. It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and she will support and empower that desire. She works collaboratively with your healthcare team and addresses your questions and needs directly. She can work on the specific challenge or need you may have and brainstorm your best starting place. While she cannot live your life or make your decisions, she can be responsive to your needs and provide the anticipatory guidance that can transform your internal dialogue or open the door that mends family divisions.

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Ethan Bardell holds the position of Psychotherapist at Talkiatry. He completed both his undergraduate and graduate training at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Ethan obtained his BS in Rehabilitative Sciences and Human Services with a concentration in developmental disabilities. Ethan then completed his MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Ethan has a strong background in community mental health work, where he has worked with individuals, couples, families, and groups using a client-centered approach that is both gentle and supportive. In sessions, Ethan works to create a welcoming space where individuals can both process and make sense of their unique experiences, while using a combination of modalities to best fit the needs of each individual. Ethan has a true passion and interest in treating a wide array of psychiatric disorders including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, dual disorder, and substance use issues, and various personality disorders.‍

Seth Sultan, LCSW, earned his Master of Social Work degree from California State University, Northridge. He is a practitioner of Somatic Experiencing; a psychobiological treatment focused on resolving trauma and stress. Seth also has specialized training in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for the treatment of OCD. He integrates these modalities with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Attachment Theory to provide a holistic and individualized therapeutic experience.

Seth believes therapy is a space where individuals should feel heard, seen, and understood. He offers a supportive and nonjudgmental environment that encourages self-discovery and personal growth. His goal is to help clients move toward their best selves while building stronger, healthier relationships.

Seth utilizes a collaborative and compassionate approach, empowering clients to challenge old patterns and create meaningful change. He strives to establish a sense of safety within the therapeutic relationship, exploring emotional, physical, cognitive, and spiritual dimensions to help each person live a more authentic and fulfilling life.

Penny Clark is a Licensed Professional Counselor, who earned her Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey in 2004. Penny also completed a one-year training to become a Certified Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York in 2017. Penny has more than 20 years of counseling experience and has worked with individuals, couples and families, beginning by working with 9/11 displaced workers and recovery workers, including police, firemen and EMTs, and then Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy families, after which she worked with bereaved military families, homeless veterans, and other homeless men. Penny has done individual, couples, career and relationship counseling. Penny has worked in various levels of care including inpatient, outpatient, intensive outpatient and partial care programs. Penny has answered the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-TALK, has worked in a psychiatrist’s office, and in her own private practice. Penny also worked at a drug and alcohol detox and rehabilitation program.  Penny has worked with individuals with Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, health and medical challenges, substance abuse, and the specific challenges that seniors face.

Penny provides a safe, therapeutic environment in which clients can share and process their thoughts and feelings, gain insight, and set and reach realistic and achievable goals. Penny’s primary goal is to develop a trusting relationship with her clients and helping them to improve their lives.

Penny uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, (CBT,) Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Psychoeducation while working with clients. Penny enjoys assisting clients in determining where they are and where they would like to be, the steps they need to take to get there, and in identifying and overcoming any obstacles that may be in their way.

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Julia Ficachi, is a New York City–based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with adolescents and adults from a relational perspective. She is fluent in Spanish and German and has experience in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Julia integrates a range of approaches, including EFT tapping and guided visualization, and has facilitated spirituality-focused groups for adults living with chronic and persistent mental illness. When working with couples, she draws from her training in the Gottman Method.

Julia’s work is grounded in authenticity, warmth, and deep respect for the client experience. She prioritizes empathy and compassion and is intentional about creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients feel seen and understood. Julia believes that a strong therapeutic relationship is essential for healing and meaningful change.

Julia meets clients exactly where they are, taking time to understand their deepest fears, strengths, and hopes. She collaborates with clients to establish treatment goals and incorporates exploration of family history and cultural influences as part of the therapeutic process.

Jennifer Phillips is a Licensed Clinical Social worker who has worked in the mental health field since 2013.  During graduate school, Jennifer completed her internships at the Tuscaloosa County jail, the University of Alabama Student Veterans Center, and the Birmingham Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in their Health Care for Homeless Veterans program.  Jennifer went to undergraduate and graduate schools in Alabama and moved to Arizona in 2013 to work with the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue working with homeless veterans.  Jennifer also has experience teaching at Pima Community College and is a clinical supervisor for associate level clinicians through the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.  

Jennifer’s prior working experience and training has been with adults, homeless veterans, Native Americans, LGBTQIA, women, and individuals in rural or remote areas, providing access to much needed mental health services in provider shortage areas.  She enjoys working with patients who have anxiety, depression, insomnia, mood disorders, and self-esteem issues.  She is trained in geriatrics and especially loves working with adults over the age of 65.  

Jennifer is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mind-Body Approach, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, and Prolonged Grief Disorder (where the patient is experiencing grief for at least 12 months).  As she is trained in several different treatment modalities, Jennifer can customize therapy to meet everyone’s needs.