Our therapists provide anxiety therapy in Salem, OR

I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 26 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, and older adults across the lifespan. My background includes school-based counseling, grief and loss work, medical social work, hospice care, and community reentry support. I specialize in helping individuals navigate life transitions, bereavement, trauma, anxiety, depression, and complex life stressors using a strength-based, trauma-informed approach.

I earned my master’s degree in social work from Portland State University. My clinical experience spans healthcare, home health, hospice, and correctional settings, including work with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated adults. I utilize evidence-based, client-centered practices that emphasize collaboration, resilience, and practical skill-building.

I strive to create a safe, inclusive, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel respected and empowered to show up authentically. Together, we build insight, develop effective coping strategies, and work toward meaningful, sustainable change. If you are seeking support during a challenging season, I welcome the opportunity to work with you.

I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience providing mental health care to individuals and families. I support children, adolescents, and adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, parenting concerns, and interpersonal challenges. My work is grounded in collaboration and focuses on helping clients build insight, confidence, and practical skills to improve daily functioning and emotional well-being.

I hold a master’s degree in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My background includes in-home family therapy, individual outpatient care, and hospital-based work. I use evidence-based approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing to tailor treatment to each client’s goals.

I strive to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe exploring challenges and working toward meaningful change. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed, adjusting to a new role, or seeking greater balance, I am here to support you. I invite you to schedule a session when you are ready.

Katherine Pixley is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with over 13 years of experience. She works with individuals on the entire life spectrum, engaging them in building needed confidence and skills to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, parenting, and life transitions, along with other mental, emotional, and physical health diagnoses. Katherine supports and guides clients in connecting the impact of their experiences with external behaviors.

Katherine graduated from Antioch University New England and holds a Master’s in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling. She combines traditional approaches such as person-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy with dance/movement therapy, EMDR, and internal family systems.

Building trust in therapy is key to accepting where you are and committing to move in a new direction. Katherine seeks to create a non-judgmental space for this experience to grow and strengthen. If you’re ready to take the first step toward a more hopeful future, schedule an appointment with Katherine today!

Traci Phipps is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) in the state of Texas with 19 years of experience treating children, adolescents, adults, and seniors who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, depression, family conflict, difficult life transitions, dysfunctional relationships, sexual abuse, and much more.

Traci earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Tulane University and her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Midwestern State University. Traci seeks to align with every client using a person-centered approach to identify the changes the client wishes to make in their own lives and the barriers or obstacles preventing those changes. Traci helps clients by crafting small, attainable steps that can be taken to move towards those desired changes.

She believes in meeting each client where they are in terms of skills and interpersonal relationship style while remaining person-centered, strengths-based, and continually focused on progress. Traci wants to establish an open, honest and supportive relationship with you while helping you maintain direct communication and encouraging assertiveness in your relationships with others.

Mark Redmond is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience providing outpatient therapy to individuals and couples. Mark specializes in relationship stress and communication issues, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, issues from childhood, and adjusting to life changes in general. Mark completed his Master of Social Work (MSW) at Tulane University.

Mark uses cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, solution-focused therapy, and trauma-informed strategies, as well as a variety of other evidence-based interventions and strategies, in ways that best meet the needs of the individual.

Whether you are experiencing a new stressor or trying to overcome long-standing issues, Mark is ready to work with you to find the right approach to help you become a better version of yourself. If you are ready to begin this journey, schedule an appointment with him today!