Gary Zarchy

Gary Zarchy is an LPC with 25 years of counseling experience who centers therapy on the client's own strengths. He believes the answers come from the person in the room, and his role is to guide, educate, cheerlead, and advocate. Gary aims to help people build skills and reach goals so they can move forward with greater confidence.

He has worked extensively with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship and intimacy concerns. He also supports people dealing with grief, anger, self-esteem, career shifts, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Codependency and family of origin issues are listed among his additional focuses when relevant to a client's life.

Gary earned a master’s degree from the University of Phoenix and has taught in that university's counseling department for the last 18 years. He draws on a mix of approaches in sessions, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, existential ideas, EMDR methods, and mindfulness practices. He adapts methods to what each person needs in the moment.

In sessions he talks through practical steps, offers motivation, and helps people try new behaviors between meetings. He values measurable goals and often helps clients plan for gradual changes. His aim is to help people grow until they no longer need ongoing counseling.

People who choose him can expect straightforward language, a focus on workable changes, and encouragement to build skills that apply to everyday life. He practices in Arizona and works in English.

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