Telehealth Therapy in Arizona
The Phoenix metro has therapists, but CBT-E certified clinicians — the gold-standard for eating disorder treatment — are rare anywhere in Arizona. If you're in Tucson, Scottsdale, Mesa, or anywhere outside the metro core, specialty access gets even thinner. Telehealth closes that gap without asking you to drive. I'm licensed to see clients anywhere in Arizona, and I built this practice around video from the start — not as a backup plan, but as the actual model.
Who I Work With
I don’t work with everyone, and I think that’s worth saying upfront. My caseload is intentionally focused so I can go deep rather than wide. Here’s who I’m the right fit for:
People dealing with eating disorders.
Especially those who’ve already tried a therapist who said they “work with eating disorders” — and found out too late that what they meant was they’d seen a few clients with disordered eating in an otherwise general practice. That’s not the same as specialty training. If you’ve been through that cycle of frustration, I understand, and I want you to know there’s a different level of care available.
People processing trauma.
Whether it’s a single incident that won’t stop replaying, or years of accumulated experiences that don’t have a clear origin point — trauma is something I work with directly and specifically, not as a side note to other concerns.
Couples who want real, research-based help.
Not a space to vent at each other with a mediator in the room. I work with couples who want to understand what’s actually happening between them and build something more durable — using methods that have decades of research behind them.
People who’ve tried therapy before and want more.
If you’ve sat through sessions that felt like venting into a void and didn’t see your life change, you’re probably not anti-therapy — you’re anti-ineffective therapy. That’s a reasonable position, and a different approach is available.
Why This Practice Is Different
A few things set this practice apart that I think are worth naming directly:
- CBT-E certification for eating disorders.
- CBT-E (Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is the gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for eating disorders — the most rigorously studied approach that exists. Fewer than 5% of therapists in the country are formally trained and certified in it. I am. If eating disorder treatment is what you’re looking for, that credential matters more than most listings will tell you.
- EMDR for trauma.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a body-based, evidence-backed approach to trauma that works differently from traditional talk therapy. It helps the nervous system process what it’s been holding — often more efficiently than insight-based approaches alone. I’m trained in EMDR and use it regularly for both single-incident and complex trauma.
- Gottman Method + EFT for couples.
- Both are the most research-backed frameworks in couples therapy. The Gottman Method gives us a precision map of relationship patterns; Emotionally Focused Therapy helps couples access and shift the underlying emotional cycles driving conflict. I use both, and I integrate them based on what a couple actually needs.
- Cash pay — and why that matters.
- I don’t work with insurance. That’s a deliberate choice, not a constraint. When you use insurance, your therapy becomes part of your medical record, requires a diagnosable condition, and is subject to whatever limitations your plan imposes. Cash pay means we work on what you want to work on, at the pace that makes sense, with total privacy. For eating disorders especially — where the stigma around diagnosis can follow people — this matters.
- Telehealth that’s actually built for telehealth.
- I didn’t pivot to video during a pandemic and stay there. I built this practice this way intentionally. The session structure, the scheduling, the materials, the communication between sessions — all of it is designed for remote. You’re not getting a compromised version of an in-person experience. You’re getting the model as intended.
Serving Clients Across Arizona
I see clients throughout the state. There’s no geographic limitation to where I can work with you — if you have a stable internet connection in Arizona, I can see you. That includes Phoenix, Tucson, Scottsdale, and Mesa, and every smaller city, suburb, and rural community in between.
This isn’t a practice with a Arizona tab on the website. It’s a statewide telehealth practice, and that’s the point.
Therapy Services & Investment
All sessions are telehealth — available to residents of Arizona.
Eating Disorder Intensive (CBT-E)
$3,000 · 10 sessions
Austin holds one of the rarest credentials in eating disorder treatment.
Couples Therapy Intensive
$1,800 · 6 sessions
Gottman Method + EFT — the two most research-backed couples approaches.
About Austin Young
I’m Austin Young, LCSW. I’m licensed in Arizona and seven other states. My training is specific: CBT-E certified for eating disorders, EMDR trained for trauma, and Gottman Method + EFT trained for couples. I didn’t build a generalist practice and then add specialties. I built around the modalities first and kept the caseload focused enough to use them well.
This is a telehealth-first practice. I’ve never had a physical waiting room, and I don’t intend to. For the people I work with — busy professionals, people in areas without specialty access, couples who can’t get to the same office at the same time — that’s a feature, not a limitation.
Start With a Free Consultation
If something here resonates, the right first step is a free 15-minute consultation. It’s not a sales call — it’s a conversation. You’ll get a sense of how I work, I’ll get a sense of what you’re dealing with, and we’ll figure out together whether this is a good fit. No pressure, no commitment.