Aspen Turney, MS, LAC

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Hi, I’m Aspen! 

I’m excited you’re here. I am a passionate licensed therapist and advocate for clients struggling with food and body issues, relationship and attachment issues, and trauma. This may include eating disorders or disordered eating, obsessive negative body thoughts, relationship anxiety/avoidance, frustrations with dating, and trauma from childhood, relationships, and/or religious institutions.

I enjoy connecting with my clients in an authentic way—I show my full personality, and I want clients to feel comfortable doing the same. My approach involves not only active listening and empathy, but also lots of curiosity and exploration, compassionate confrontation, and humor. 

In my work, I utilize Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), attachment-based therapy, feminist therapy, parts work, and polyvagal/somatic approaches. I am a passionate LGBTQ+ affirming, sex positive provider and practice through a size-inclusive, Health at Every Size framework; I am currently in process of becoming a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.  

Raised in Raleigh, NC, I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature from North Carolina State University, then received my Master of Science in Counseling from University of Phoenix. My professional background has included working in community mental healthcare, private practice, higher education, and in higher level of care eating disorder treatment. 

Alongside my role as a therapist, I serve as a Board Member of the Arizona Counseling Association, the Arizona branch of the American Counseling Association.

In my free time, I love to cuddle with my dog, cook, go to hot yoga classes, try new restaurants, listen to true crime pods, and travel in the US and internationally. 

I look forward to working with you!