Katherine (Katy) Kandaris-Weiner
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
No matter what you’ve been through, you deserve support that sees you, believes you & helps you heal. I'm here to guide you toward healing & change.
Welcome, I am so glad to meet you! I understand finding the right person to take you through the next part of your journey can be a difficult task. It can be even more daunting when we are struggling just to get through today. I see you, I hear you and I am here to help you heal and find your inner strength so that tomorrow feels brighter and more hopeful. Reach out, I am here to help.
Practice hours (MST)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Adoption
- Aging
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Athletic Performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Avoidant Personality
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Cognitive Functioning
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- End of Life
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Intimacy Concerns
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Panic
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Polyamorous relationship
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Body positivity
- People who are bisexual
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Erikson/Psychosocial Development
- Humanistic Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Process-Oriented Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
- Sand Tray Therapy
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Behavior Therapy
- Anger Management
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Training
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Location 1 of 2
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Door can be opened easily
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
- Emotional support animals allowed
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Door can be opened easily
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
- Emotional support animals allowed
- Flat path to the front door
Getting around
- Elevators
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$120 — $180per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Arizona
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Arizona
- Cigna – Arizona
- Optum – Arizona
- Oscar Health – Arizona
- UMR – Arizona
- United HealthCare – Arizona
- United HealthCare Student Resources – Arizona
- Sliding scale
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- Out-of-network insurance
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- I offer a free consultation
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
Credentials
Licenses
LPC
Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examines
17000, Arizona
Certificates
Certified EMDR Therapist and Approved Consultant
EMDRIA
EMDR uses the brains natural pathways to resolve and heal traumatic memories. It also can be used to help clients heal from PTSD, OCD, anxiety, complex trauma, depression and other mental disorders.
Levels 1-3
Deep Brain Reorienting
DBR helps you finish the "freeze, fight, or flee" sequence that got stuck, so you can finally move past your trauma and heal at the deepest levels of your being.
Education
DePaul University
MA (Master of Arts in Counseling), 2013
I specialized in learning to help heal those w/severe mental health disorders. My researched focused on helping college student with emotional regulation.
Publications
The Moderating Effect of Hope on the Relationship Between Emotional Approach Coping and Flourishing in College Students
2013, College of Education Theses and Dissertations
Examined whether hope moderates the relationship between emotional approach coping and flourishing in a sample of 120 college students; findings indica
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