Have you decided that this is the year you focus on your mental health, start trauma therapy, see a Christian counselor, address a substance abuse issue, rescue your marriage, or get help for your teen? Joshua Tree Counseling is a counseling center located in northwest Tucson that offers Christian counseling, traditional mental health counseling, traditional couples counseling, Christian marriage counseling, counseling for teens, traditional trauma therapy, and Christian trauma therapy. Our counselors are experienced, highly skilled, deeply compassionate, nonjudgmental and seriously committed to your healing and mental and emotional well-being. We are bonded together by our desire to help others heal and by our Christian faith.
Overcome anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive cycles, mood dysregulation, anger, panic, negative thinking, disordered eating, low self-esteem, sleep disturbances, suicidal ideation, codependency, addiction, and trauma. Our licensed counselors are skilled to evaluate, diagnose and treat mental health conditions and disorders. Traditional and faith-based options.
Experience counseling from a Biblical, Christ-centered approach. Tackle mental health symptoms, addiction, relationship issues, or trauma with a Christian counselor who is skilled in the ethical integration of faith and counseling. Pastoral counseling is 100% faith-based. Professional counseling is faith-based if requested. Learn about the differences.
Trauma is the emotional result when something awful, shocking or horrifying happens – childhood abuse, neglect and abandonment; sexual assault, war, and life threatening situations; relational abuse; religious abuse. Trauma impacts the body, mind, and spirit. Trauma therapy should heal the mind, body, and spirit. Christian trauma therapy is available. Read about trauma therapy.
Teens struggle with anxiety, depression, addiction, thoughts of suicide. They are navigating issues like peer pressure and bullying, loneliness and social media influence. Teen counseling helps teens learn to cope with pressure, increase emotional capacity, develop healthy boundaries, find hope, clarify personal values, and process their thoughts and feelings. Faith-based options.
Grief is both universal and deeply personal. If you’ve experienced a loss of any kind (death, job, friendship, envisioned future, pet, miscarriage, divorce, abortion), a grief counselor can help you move through grief instead of getting stuck in the pain. Grief counselors have the capacity to hold the space when others have grown weary. Christian grief counseling is available.
You realize you have a problem but you don’t know how to break free and live a sober life. Addiction counseling can help you identify the problem behind the problem, to change your thinking patterns, manage painful feelings that emerge when you deny your urge, and cope with triggers. Christian addiction counseling available. Learn more about Tucson addiction counseling.
Marriage counseling helps couples with everything from communication issues to the wounds of infidelity and addiction. Working with a skilled couples counselor can rescue your marriage from despair, increase trust and intimacy, and improve effective communication skills. Christian marriage counseling available.
Please note that there is a therapy dog on premise at Joshua Tree Counseling, his name is Henry and you can learn more about him here. Henry is a gentle giant who likes to lazily lay around in the hallway and enjoys greeting clients in the waiting area. He is tolerant, intuitive, and submissive; he doesn’t slobber, he moves slow, and he has experience with babies and small children (and pestering puppies). He loves treats and we have several jars of them around the office that you are free to give him. Henry joins Rachel in sessions, often curling up with you on the couch if you want him to.
If you have an aversion or allergy to dogs, please contact the practice manager Kelly at (520) 308-4999 by call or text prior to your first session so arrangements can be made for you to have no contact with Henry or to have a meet-and-greet prior to increase your comfort level.
Our team of licensed counselors offers traditional counseling and Christian counseling (based of your stated preference). A licensed counselor can evaluate, diagnose and treat mental health conditions and disorders. If faith isn’t important to you or you’ve been wounded by the church or a religious family/upbringing, we want you to know that you’ll receive professional counseling without judgment, bias, or any religious weirdness. If you are seeking traditional, non-faith based counseling, you will receive counseling with an ethical integrity
Our team of pastoral counselors provide 100% faith-based counseling by ordained, masters level counselors who approach human suffering through the intentional integration of Scripture, Biblical truths, and supportive counseling models and theories. Pastoral counselors do not evaluate, treat or diagnose mental health conditions.
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
If you need a slow and gentle approach to healing with a skilled and experience trauma therapist, Shari is likely going to be a goodt fit. You’ll find her approach to be gentle, warm and relational, compassionate, and also curious and deeply attuned. Shari Kirschner is a Christian trauma therapist and licensed clinical social worker. She specializes in the treatment of complex trauma, dissociation and depression in adults, offering Christian trauma therapy when requested.
Fee: $140/hr
Accepting Waitlist Client: Waitlist
Location: In Person Only
Client Focus: Adults 18+ Men, Women, College Students, Seniors
Specialties: Complex Trauma, Dissociation, Childhood Abuse, Depression, Abandonment, Disordered Eating, Negative Body Image, Workplace Bullying, Attachment Wounds
License: LCSW-12847
Degree: Master of Social Work
Other: AZ approved clinical supervisor
Shari is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization & Therapy (EMDR) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and draws from other models and theories such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, Mending the Soul, Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS), Ego State Therapy (EST), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Somatic Psychology, and Neuroscience-informed. Christian trauma counseling available when requested.
If you are looking for a relational telehealth therapist who can help you heal, learn, grow, and break the bonds of the past so you can live more fully in the present, Elena may be the right fit for you. You’ll find her approach to be gentle and calm yet wise and direct. Elena seeks to see the world from your eyes and understands the intergenerational impact upon your struggle. Elena Flores is a trauma-informed and bilingual licensed master social worker. She specializes in telehealth counseling for adults with a particular interest in helping postpartum women and second generation Americans. Elena offers Christian counseling when requested.
Fee: $100/hr
Accepting New Telehealth Clients: Book Appointment
Client Focus: Adults 18+
Specialty Areas: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Postpartum, Healthy Boundaries, Codependency, Transgenerational Issues
Location: Telehealth Only
License: LMSW-17703
Degree: Master of Social Work
Clinical Supervisor: Rachel Lohrman, LPC
Other: Bilingual in Spanish and English
Elena draws on models and theories such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy, Trauma Model Therapy (TMT), Resource Therapy (RT), Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, and Somatic Psychology. Christian-based counseling is available upon request.
Learn More: Elena-Flores.com
If you are a woman, or a parent of a teen, who needs gentle and compassionate support with practical skills you can apply immediately, Mary may be the right fit. Mary McGuire-Bruland is a licensed master social worker who walks alongside women and teens to improve mental health, learn new coping strategies, process emotions, and change negative thinking patterns. She is gifted in her ability to hold space for whatever it is you're struggling with, to validate an accept you, and to help you take steps forwards towards your goals. You’ll find her approach to be gentle, nurturing, and accepting yet courageous and wise. She loves to provide Christian counseling when requested.
Fee: $100/hr
Accepting New Clients: Book Appointment
Client Focus: Women 18+, Teens 13+
Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Identity Issues, Healthy Boundaries, Self-Esteem, Suicidal Ideation, New Relationship, Spiritual Wounding
Location: In Person & Telehealth
License: LMSW-16851
Degree: Master of Social Work
Clinical Supervisors: Rachel Lohrman, LPC and Shari Kirschner, LCSW
Mary draws on on models and approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, and Somatic Psychology. Christian counseling integration when requested.
If you are looking for a therapist who will join you on your journey and make the burden lighter by listening to you and gently guiding you towards what matters most to you, Stacy may be the right therapist for you.You’ll find her approach to be relational, compassionate, emotion-focused, honest and humble. Stacy Roden is a licensed associate counselor who specializes in emotion-focused marriage counseling, working with couples towards emotional attunement and improved communication. She also helps individuals process trauma, manage anxiety, and explore grief.
Fee: $100/hr
Accepting New Telehealth Clients: Book Appointment
Accepting Waitlist In Person Clients: Join Waitlist
Location: In Person and Telehealth
Client Focus: Adults 18+ Men, Women, Couples, Parents, Ministry Professionals
Specialty Areas: Relational Distress or Marriage Conflict/Disconnect, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief, Healthy Boundaries, Codependency, Spiritual Wounding
License: LAC-20524
Degree: Master of Arts
Clinical Supervisors: Rachel Lohrman, LPC and Shari Kirschner, LCSW
Stacy is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) and draws on models and theories such as Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Trauma Model Therapy (TMT), Ego State Therapy (EST), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, and Somatic Psychology. Christian-based counseling is available upon request.
If you aren't sure that a therapist can actually accept you in a truly nonjudgmental and validating way, no matter what your struggle may be, Lauren may be the right therapist for you. You’ll find her approach to be relational, authentic and humble, yet confident and direct. Lauren Marks is a licesned associate counselor who works with a wide array of mental health and relationship issues from anxiety and depression to dissociative disorders, adapting her approach to meet each client's specific needs. . She has a special interest in helping couples navigate complex situations such as divorce, co-parenting, and blended families. Lauren seeks to help clients from all walks of life, faith backgrounds and current beliefs.
Fee: $100/hr
Accepting New Clients: Book Appointment
Location: In Person Only
Client Focus: Teens 14+, Adults 18+ (Men, Women), Couples
Specialty Areas: Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, Divorce, Coparenting, Codependency, Dissociation, Suicidality, Self-Harm, Identity Issues
License: LAC-22633
Degree: Master of Science, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Clinical Supervisor: Rachel Lohrman, LPC
Lauren draws on models and theories such as Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Trauma Model Therapy (TMT), Ego State Therapy (EST), Resource Therapy (RT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, and Somatic Psychology, Christian-based counseling is available upon request.
Learn More: LaurenMarks.com
If you've experienced trauma and you're looking for an experienced Christian counselor who can witness your pain and help you name the untold stories that are causing you to feel dark and shameful, Tammy is likely the right Christian counselor for you. You’ll find her approach to be calm and attuned, relational, nonjudgmental, and validating. We all have wounds, unresolved pain, brokenness, difficult relationships, trauma, or underdeveloped parts of ourselves which require engaging. Tammy Furrier is an ordained chaplain and masters level board certified pastoral counselor. She focuses on helping clients overcome trauma and sexual brokenness from a Christian, story-informed perspective.
Fee: $110/hr
Accepting New Clients: Book Appointment
Location: In Person Only
Client Focus: Adults 18+ - Men, Women, Young Professionals, Ministry Leaders (& family members)
Specialty Areas: Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Brokenness, Identity & Spiritual Formation, Story Engagement, Spiritual Brokenness, Healing & Growth
Degree: Master of Arts, Rehabilitation Counseling
Credentials: Board Certified Pastoral Counselor; SITT Certified
Tammy only provides Christian counseling. She does not provide psychotherapy and does not evaluate, diagnose, or treat mental health conditions. Tammy uses Story Informed Trauma Therapy and other approaches to help resolve trauma.
Learn More: TammyFurrier.com
If your marriage is struggling, or if you are an individual with anxiety or depression and want an experienced Christian counselor who can help you with practical strategies to use right away, Chet is likely going to be a good fit. You’ll find his approach to be warm and professional yet curious, witty and encouraging. Dr. Chet Weld is a trauma-informed, licensed professional counselor and published author who specializes in Christian marriage counseling and overcoming maladaptive thinking patterns. He offers couples insight into generational patterns playing out in your current struggle, and teaches concepts like loop-busters that couples can use to improve communication immediately.
Fee: $150/hr
Accepting New Clients: Book Appointment
Location: In Person & Telehealth
Client Focus: Adults 18+, Couples
Specialty Areas: Marriage Distress, Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Obsessive Tendencies, Anger, Stress, Grief, Mood Dysregulation, Life Transitions, Spiritual Growth
License: LPC-1574
Degree: Doctor of Counseling, Counseling Psychology
Other: AZ Approved Clinical Supervisor
Note: Chet's book, published in 2022, is called God is in the Crazy.
Chet is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis (TA), and Trauma Model Therapy (TMT) and draws from other models and theories such as Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, Family Systems, and Somatic Psychology. Christian-based counseling available when requested.
Learn More: DrChetWeld.com
Kelly is the practice manager at Joshua Tree Counseling and provides genuine, relational client and staff care. Kelly helps new clients get established and acclimated to Joshua Tree and assists all clients with scheduling and billing. You will find Kelly in the office just inside the front door. She loves to meet and chat with clients and adds to the personalized experience clients have at Joshua Tree. She comes to Joshua Tree from 20+ years in the corporate world of retail leadership. Kelly is Rachel's oldest sister and the "office mom" of the practice. Joshua Tree was named after her late husband. She adds a unique and special touch to Joshua Tree, making clients feels welcome and at home and the team to feel supported and loved.
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If addiction, depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, relational abuse, or grief is holding you back in life, relationships or your career, Dana is likely going to be a good fit. You’ll find her approach to be wise, relational, and collaborative yet full of humor, authenticity and encouragement. Dana Denney is a licensed professional counselor who specializes in chemical and behavioral addiction counseling, and has a particular interest in helping women in or just out of abusive relationships. Dana offers Christian addiction counseling when requested. As a former competitive athlete, Dana understands the effort it takes to change and the vision one must develop to propel and sustain the energy to attain one’s goals.
Fee: $125/hr
Accepting New Clients: Book Appointment
Location: In Person & Telehealth
Client Focus: Adults 18+ Addicts (& their family members), Survivors of Relational Abuse
Specialty Areas: Chemical and Behavioral Addictions, Eating Disorders, Grief, Relational Abuse, Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Life Transitions
License: LPC-13229
Degree: Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
Other: AZ Approved Clinical Supervisor; IFOC Ordained Chaplain
Dana is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and draws from other models and theories such as Gestalt, Reality Therapy, 12 steps of AA, Psychodynamic, Trauma Model Therapy (TMT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Person-Centered, Mindfulness. Christian counseling available when requested.
Learn More: DanaDenney.com
If you are looking for a wise, experienced and mature Christian counselor who can help you navigate loss or adjust to changing or challenging life circumstances, Marybeth may be the Christian counselor for you. You’ll find her approach to be relational, authentic, accepting and nonjudgmental. You'll quickly feel like you've known her for years. She specializes in grief counseling and helping people overcome challenging circumstances. Marybeth will partner with you to help you grieve, adjust to life changes, develop healthy boundaries, manage a challenging adult-child situation, or explore a crisis of faith. Marybeth has a particular interest in helping premarital couples save their marriage before it starts using SYMBIS assessment and coaching. Dr. Marybeth Steigenga is a pastoral counselor who has chosen to provide counseling as an ordained chaplain so she can freely integrate faith and Biblical truths. While counseling is faith-based, Marybeth honors the degree to which you are comfortable with the integration of scripture, prayer, and Biblical principles and applications.
Fee: $100/hr
Accepting New Clients: Book Appointment
Location: In Person & Telehealth
Client Focus: Adults 18+, Premarital Couples
Specialty Areas: Grief, Life Transitions, Change, Divorce Care, Chronic Illness, End of Life, Navigating Challenging Relationships (especially adult children), Premarital
Degree: PhD, Christian Counseling
Credentials: Board Certified Pastoral Counselor
Other: IFOC Ordained Chaplain; Minister of Pastoral Care
Marybeth only provides Christian counseling. She does not provide psychotherapy and does not evaluate, diagnose, or treat mental health conditions.
Learn More: MarybethSteigenga.com
If you are looking for a flexible therapist who can help address a wide array of mental health symptoms, Faith may be the right therapist for you. You’ll find her approach to be joyful, optimistic, compassionate and nonjudgmental. She is skilled at helping clients navigate the complexities of living with a chronic illness, and she is passionate about being a safe place for any client, young or old, who feels the weight of anxiety and depression related a medical condition or diagnosis. She has a bright smile and joyfulness desire to help. Faith Holz is an intern therapist completing her masters in clinical mental health counseling.
Fee: $60/hr
Accepting New Clients in August 2025
Location: In Person & Telehealth
Client Focus: Teens 13+, Adults 18+, Couples
Specialty Areas: Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, Premarital, Bullying, Chronic Illness, College, Career, Spiritual Wounding
Degree: In Process - MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Clinical Supervisor: Rachel Lohrman, LPC and Liberty University
Faith draws on a variety of counseling models and theories including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Attachment Theory, and Mindfulness.
If you are looking for a passionate therapist who can help you, your child, or your teen gain confidence, build self-esteem, change faulty thinking patterns, improve impulse control, and expand their emotional capacity, Vanessa may be the right fit. You’ll find her approach to be vibrant and confident yet soft, accepting and nonjudgmental. Vanessa Egurrola is a child and teen therapist completing her internship for her masters in clinical mental health counseling. She helps children, teens, and young adults address a wide range of mental health symptoms. She is skilled in helping children and teens develop problem-solving skills, increase emotional capacity, and develop effective communication strategies.
Fee: $60/hr
Accepting New Clients
Location: In Person Only
Client Focus: Children 10-12, Teens 13+, Adults 18-22
Specialty Areas: Anxiety, Depression, Behavioral Issues, School Issues, Bullying, Low Self-Esteem, Coping Skills, Emotional Regulation
Degree: In Process - MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling; BA, Psychology
Clinical Supervisors: Rachel Lohrman, LPC and Grand Canyon University
Other: Bilingual in Spanish and English.
Vanessa draws on a variety of counseling models and theories including Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment Theory, and Mindfulness. Vanessa is under the clinical supervision on Rachel Lohrman, LPC and Grand Canyon University as she completes her masters degree (Dec 2024).
If you are a woman struggling with recent or past traumatic experiences, or need support developing healthy boundaries and navigating major life changes, Natalie may be the right therapist for you. You’ll find her approach to be genuine, relational and bold, yet humorous, comforting, and nonjudgmental. Natalie Bowman is a licesned associate counselor who specializes in the treatment of trauma, dissociation, and anxiety. Natalie enjoys offering Christian counseling when requested by clients.
Fee: $125/hr
Accepting New Clients (Limited): Book Appointment
Location: In Person Only
Client Focus: Women 21-40
Specialty Areas: Anxiety, Trauma, Dissociation, PTSD, Recent Traumatic Events, Healthy Boundaries
License: LAC-18628
Degree: Master of Arts, Professional Counseling
Clinical Supervisor: Rachel Lohrman, LPC
Natalie is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization & Therapy (EMDR) and in the Recent Traumatic Event Protocol (RTEP). She draws from other models and theories such as Ego State Therapy (EST), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, Somatic Psychology, and Trauma Model Therapy (TMT).
Learn More: NatalieBowmanAZ.com
Henry is a therapy dog at Joshua Tree. He is Rachel's "soul dog" and walking buddy. You can't help but love this gentle giant and what you might call "an old soul." Henry loves long walks, stealing stuffies to snuggle, sitting on chairs, traveling with his head out the window, and curling up in cozy spaces. He is at the office most days so you may be greeted by Henry when you arrive or see him wandering in and out of offices. He may approach you in the waiting area and sniff you but won't lick, jump, or slobber; he moves slow and can often be spotted lazily laying in the hallway. He loves treats (we have jars of treats located around the office), and he loves belly and ear scratches. He has experience will adults, teens, babies, toddlers, and children - he is incredibly tolerant, intuitive, and submissive. He sits, lays down, and shakes (both paws) on command. See disclaimer below.
Location: Often hanging around at Joshua Tree and in sessions with Rachel Lohrman
Client Focus: Everyone and Anyone
Specialty Areas: Regulation, Grounding, Comfort, Curiosity
Disclaimer: While Rachel and Henry have participated in training with a professional dog trainer, it is important to remember that Henry is an animal, and animals can be unpredictable. Henry is a “gentle giant” who is generally slow moving and non-invasive. However, he likes to greet clients in the waiting room and may approach or sniff you. While Henry is screened by a veterinarian on a regular basis and is current on his Rabies vaccination, animals do sometimes carry disease however we believe your risk is low due to the minimal contact you will have with Henry. While we have listed some common risks to having a therapy dog on premises, we cannot foresee all potential risks. You will be asked to review and sign a release of risk and acknowledgement that Henry is on premises in the Informed Consent document.
If your trauma story has you feeling hopeless or beyond help, if therapy has failed you in the past, or if you are struggling to believe healing is possible, Rachel is likely going to be a good fit. Rachel Lohrman is a licensed professional counselor, trauma therapist and founder of Joshua Tree Counseling. She specializes in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociative disorders in adults, offering Christian trauma therapy when requested by clients. You’ll find her approach to be authentic, relational and encouraging, yet direct and confident. She likes to tell the story of cattle versus buffalo to describe her approach to therapy - when sensing a storm coming, cattle try to outrun the storm and become exhausted in the process whereas buffalo turn into storm, knowing the fastest way out of it is through it. Be the buffalo and Rachel will walk side by side with you into the storm.
Fee: $130/hr
Accepting Waitlist Clients: Join Waitlist
Location: In Person Only
Client Focus: Adults 30+ Men, Women, Seniors, Law Enforcement
Specialty Areas: Complex Trauma, Dissociative Disorders, Panic, Suicidality, Sexual Abuse, Organized Abuse/SRA
License: LPC-20943
Degree: Master of Science, Professional Counseling
Other: AZ Approved Clinical Supervisor; Trauma Model Therapy Certified
Note: A therapy dog, Henry, joins Rachel in sessions
Rachel is certified in Trauma Model Therapy (TMT) and trained in Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), Eye Movement Desensitization & Therapy (EMDR), Neuroaffective Embodied Self-system Therapy (NEST), Ego State Therapy (EST), and Clinical Hypnosis. She draws from other models and theories such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, and Somatic Psychology. She consults regularly with Sandra Paulsen, PhD (NEST) and Jessica Christie-Sands (DBR).
Learn More: RachelLohrman.com
The Joshua Tree Counseling building is cozy, with living room-like furniture and low lighting. When you arrive we hope you’ll make a coffee or tea and grab a snack before sitting in our comfortable waiting area. Soft piano music plays and gentle essential oils scent the air. Each office is uniquely decorated so you’re more likely to feel like you’re sitting in a living room than an office.
We want you to think of Joshua Tree as a home-base for your mental and emotional health needs. We’ve created a private, home-like setting where you can come and work with a professional or pastoral counselor towards your goals for mental wellness and healing. If in-person counseling isn’t for you, several of our therapist offer telehealth counseling.