Individual Therapy in Salt Lake City & Online Across Utah

Trauma-Informed Therapy for Adults Seeking Greater Clarity, Connection, and Meaning

Cody Merrell, LCSW, individual therapist in Salt Lake City, Utah, providing trauma-informed, EMDR, and LGBTQIA+ affirming care.

Hi, I’m Cody

If you’re here, something in your life may feel unsettled. You might be feeling anxious, stuck, overwhelmed, or simply aware that something isn’t quite working the way you’d like.

Therapy offers space to slow down, understand what is happening beneath the surface, and move toward a life that feels more grounded, connected, and intentional.

I help adults reconnect with themselves after years of adapting to environments, expectations, or experiences that shaped who they thought they had to be.

You’re welcome to schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see whether working together feels like a good fit.

You might be:

  • Navigating anxiety, perfectionism, or self-criticism

  • Healing from trauma or experiences that continue to carry emotional weight

  • Rebuilding after non-affirming or high-demand environments

  • Exploring identity, authenticity, and belonging

  • Understanding patterns in relationships, dating, or intimacy

  • Feeling disconnected from friends, family, or sense of self

  • Adjusting to a move, a new phase of life, or change in circumstances

  • Wanting support that respects diverse beliefs, whether religious, non-religious, or evolving

  • Seeking deeper, intentional therapy rather than quick solutions

You do not need a clear reason to reach out. If something feels out of alignment, that is enough.

Individual Therapy That Respects Your Experience

You may feel anxious, disconnected, emotionally exhausted, or unsure why certain patterns continue repeating in your life.

Individual therapy offers space to understand what has shaped you and move toward a life that feels more grounded, connected, and intentional.

Trauma Therapy and EMDR

Trauma-informed and EMDR therapy services in Salt Lake City, Utah, provided by Cody Merrell, LCSW.

Many adults I work with are carrying the impact of experiences that still feel present in daily life, including trauma, attachment wounds, or experiences connected to high-pressure or non-affirming environments.

Trauma-informed therapy, including EMDR when it fits, offers space to process these experiences and begin relating to them in a different way over time.

LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy

LGBTQ+ affirming therapy services in Salt Lake City, Utah, provided by Cody Merrell, LCSW.

I work with LGBTQIA+ adults across identities and experiences, with particular depth of experience supporting gay men navigating identity, relationships, and life after non-affirming environments.

Therapy offers a space where your identity is understood as part of your lived experience and where you can explore what feels aligned moving forward.

Getting Started

Getting started does not have to feel complicated. We move at a pace that feels clear and manageable.

We begin with a free 15-minute consultation, available in person or online. This is a brief conversation to get a sense of what has been weighing on you, answer any questions you may have, and see whether working together feels like a good fit.

If it feels like a good fit, we schedule an initial assessment and begin ongoing sessions focused on the work we identify together.

Looking to Get Started?

You’re welcome to schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see whether working together feels like a good fit.