Individual Therapy for Salt Lake City & Online Across Utah
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 with me is steady, collaborative, and grounded in respect. I work with adults navigating anxiety, trauma, perfectionism, and the impact of environments that didn’t always feel affirming. I welcome clients across identities, including LGBTQ+ adults.
I provide individual therapy for adults in Salt Lake City and online throughout Utah, focusing in trauma-informed care, EMDR, and LGBTQ+ affirming therapy.
If this feels aligned with what you’re looking for, you can schedule a free 15-minute consultation below.
Therapy that Respects your experience
You may have learned to adapt in order to keep the peace, meet expectations, or fit into environments that did not always leave room for your full self. Over time, that can show up as anxiety, self-doubt, perfectionism, or a quiet sense of disconnection.
Therapy gives us space to slow that down. We look at how those patterns developed, why they made sense at the time, and how they are affecting you now. From there, we decide what still fits your life and what you want to move toward next.
Many of the adults who reach out have tried therapy before and are looking for deeper, more intentional work.
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Therapy with me is collaborative and grounded in respect. I will not tell you what you should believe or how you should live. Instead, we work together to understand your experience, identify patterns, and build insight that supports meaningful change.
Some sessions are practical and focused. Others are reflective and slower. We move at a pace that feels intentional rather than rushed. If we use approaches like EMDR, we do so thoughtfully and with clear preparation.
You do not have to perform here. You do not have to defend who you are. Therapy is a space where your experience is taken seriously.
At times, I may gently challenge a pattern that keeps repeating. The goal is not to confront, but to help you understand yourself more clearly so change feels grounded and intentional.
The work is practical. Insight matters, but so does application. As we gain clarity about what shaped you, we focus on how that understanding affects the decisions you make now.
You do not need to present yourself a certain way here. Therapy is a space to speak openly, examine your experience honestly, and move forward with more clarity and confidence.
The work is practical. Insight matters, but so does application. As we gain clarity about what shaped you, we focus on how that understanding informs the choices you make now.
You do not need to present yourself a certain way here. Therapy is a space to speak openly, examine your experience honestly, and move forward with greater confidence and self-trust.
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People reach out for many different reasons. Some of the concerns I commonly work with include:
Anxiety that feels constant, intrusive, or difficult to settle
Trauma or difficult experiences that still carry weight
Perfectionism, self-criticism, or feeling like you are never quite enough
Shame connected to identity, sexuality, or past environments
Rebuilding after leaving high-demand or non-affirming belief systems
Navigating identity, including LGBTQ+ experiences
Feeling disconnected from yourself or unsure what direction feels right
Life transitions, relationship stress, or major shifts in values
You do not need a perfect explanation for why you are here. If something feels unsettled or out of alignment, that is enough.
My Approach
Therapy with me is steady and focused.
We slow down enough to understand what is happening beneath the surface. We look at how patterns developed, how they once helped you adapt, and how they may be shaping your life now.
I listen closely, reflect what I notice, and ask questions that help you see yourself more clearly. We move at a pace that allows meaningful work to unfold, engaging directly with experiences that continue to carry weight when it supports the process.
Throughout the work, your autonomy matters. You are not reduced to a diagnosis. Therapy is a space where your experience is taken seriously and growth happens with greater self-understanding and direction.
Trauma Therapy and EMDR
Many of the people I work with are healing from trauma, including religious trauma, attachment wounds, and experiences that still carry weight in daily life.
I often integrate EMDR, an evidence-informed approach that helps process distressing experiences so they feel less intrusive and overwhelming over time. EMDR is not about erasing the past. It helps your nervous system respond differently so those experiences no longer carry the same intensity.
For many clients, EMDR becomes a meaningful part of the work. We begin by building stability and move forward intentionally so the process feels steady rather than rushed.
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy
I work with LGBTQ+ adults across identities and experiences.
A significant part of my clinical experience has centered on supporting gay men navigating identity, relationships, and life after non-affirming or high-pressure belief systems.
Therapy is a space where your identity is understood as part of your lived experience, not something you have to explain or justify. Together, we sort through what has shaped you and decide what feels aligned moving forward.
What to Expect
We begin with a brief 15-minute consultation to determine whether working together feels like a good fit. If we decide to move forward, we schedule an initial assessment to better understand what brings you to therapy and clarify your goals. From there, we begin ongoing individual sessions, typically 50 minutes, focused on the work we identify together.
Sessions are available in person in Salt Lake City and via secure telehealth throughout Utah. If this feels aligned with what you’re looking for, you can schedule a consultation.
