Brian Sillanpaa
(He/Him/His)
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Breakthrough Behavioral Health’s mission is to offer mental health counseling with dignity and respect.
Although I was originally trained as an M.D., my current passion is teaching pathophysiology at a university in Phoenix during the day and helping people heal, psychologically, in the afternoons/nighttime. I do not personally prescribe medicine but I will absolutely work with you and your physician to help you get the holistic treatment that is best for you. As the Clinical Director at Breakthrough Behavioral Health, my goal is to get you the best care possible and work closely with an integrated team to help you achieve your goals. My natural instinct is to make sure you understand both the biological and psychological reasons behind your troubles and then we work together to put YOU back in control of your life. I understand that people are different so I try to stay competent in a wide variety of treatment modalities. Regardless of what's on your mind, from relationship issues, to job stress, generalized anxiety, to just about anything else, I am confident we can work together to find that next big breakthrough!
Practice hours (MST)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Academic Concerns
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Athletic Performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Avoidant Personality
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Burnout
- Childhood Abuse
- Compulsive Exercise
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Gambling Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Histrionic Personality
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intimacy Concerns
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Panic
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Performance Anxiety
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
- Sexual Concerns
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Preteens (10-12)
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Special groups
- Active duty military
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Assessment/Evaluation
- Couples Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Christian Counseling
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
- Body Image Therapy
- Biofeedback
- Behavior Therapy
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychology Treatment
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Anger Management
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Training
Location 1 of 2
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Wide doorway
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
Settling in
- Wide entry to clinician space
Breakthrough Behavioral Health
Office Building
4801 South Lakeshore DriveSuite 106Tempe, AZ 85282
Open mapAccommodations
Entering the practice
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
Remote options
- Voice
- Video
Payment options
$150per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Arizona
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Arizona
- Out-of-pocket
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
Payment methods
- Cash
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
LPC
AZBBHE
LPC-18686, Arizona
Certificates
PESI Trauma and EMDR
EMDR
Education
Grand Canyon University
MA (Master of Arts in Counseling), 2016