“Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love.”
― Bruce Perry
Arizona Family Institute (AFI) is a cooperative of therapists and mental health experts with a shared focus on helping individuals, couples, and families restore connection and emotional health. Our focus on attachment, as a primary function of human connection and emotional regulation, guides our clinical work.
Treatment Services
HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS
- Couples Counseling
- Betrayal Trauma
- Compulsive Sexual Behaviors & Sex Addiction
- Infidelity & Affair Recovery
- Boundaries
- Conflict Management, Communication Skills, & Healthy Connection
- Divorce
- Faith Transitions & Mixed Faith Marriages
- Infertility
- Parenting & Parent/Child
- Relationships Premarital Counseling
EMOTIONAL
REGULATION
- Anxiety
- Coping Skills & Building Resilience
- Depression & Suicidal Ideation
- Grief & Loss
- Life Adjustments & Balance
- Obsessive Thinking & Behaviors
- Self-Confidence & Self-Trust
- Stress Management
- Trauma/PTSD
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
- Medication Management for Mental Health
- Meet our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
​If you are interested in video conferencing, please speak to your specific therapist.
MEET OUR TEAM
CLICK ON A THERAPIST TO READ A BIO AND TO SCHEDULE A SESSION
Dan Oakes, MEd LPC
Executive Director
*On Sabbatical*
Kristine Garner, LMFT
Therapist
Director of Operations
Mark Bell, LMFT CSAT
Therapist
Clinical Director
Crystal Bowman, LMFT
Therapist
Director of Development
Jeni Steele, LPCÂ
Therapist
Sam Taylor, LPC
Therapist
Dr. Scott Petersen, DBH, LMFT, LIAC
Therapist
Jeff Anderson, FPNP
Psychiatric Medication Management
*Video Sessions Only*
Missy Soldner, LPC
Therapist
Kim Paraboschi, LCSW
Therapist
Paige Schickedanz, LPC
Therapist
*Gottman Certified*
Barbara Hettinger, LAC
Therapist
Jeff Erickson, LACÂ ASAT
Therapist
Monica Muñoz, LAMFT
Therapist
*Hablo Español*
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Office Management Team
Rebecca Rankin
Office Manager
Rachel Taylor
Office Assistant Â
OUR LOCATION
We are located at
2500 S. Power Rd. Suite120, Mesa Arizona, 85209(480) 382-1257
You can call, text and this number.
Fax Number (480) 999-0657
