Top therapists in Arkansas who accept cash payments

Are you feeling overwhelmed—stuck in a cycle of anxiety, sadness, or hopelessness, unsure where to turn or how to begin feeling better? You're not alone. I’ve walked that path myself—and I know what it takes to rise above it. That personal journey led me to this work, and now I’m here to walk beside you. Together, we’ll help you break through the emotional barriers that have kept you from living the life you deserve—one filled with peace, empowerment, and joy. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 19 years of counseling experience, I bring both professional expertise and lived experience with anxiety and depression to my practice. I hold a doctorate in psychology with a specialization in health psychology, and I’m passionate about blending evidence-based psychotherapy with the transformative power of functional and nutritional medicine. This innovative, integrative approach can help reduce—and in many cases, eliminate—mental health symptoms such as depression and anxiety, often without the need for prescription medications. In our work together, you can expect a warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental space where we’ll co-create a personalized path toward healing—rooted in your goals, strengths, and needs. My specialties include treating mood and adjustment disorders, anxiety, depression, anger management, and conflict resolution. I’m also a Certified Relationship Coach personally trained by best-selling author Katherine Woodward Thomas in both “Calling in ‘The One’” and “Conscious Uncoupling.” Additionally, I am a Certified Financial Social Worker (FSW), supporting clients in healing their relationship with money and fostering healthy financial behaviors. Through an integrated lens of mental, emotional, and physical well-being, I help clients reclaim their power, rewrite their story, and thrive. Now accepting clients ages 13 and older.

I am a licensed mental health professional with over 10 years of clinical experience. My professional background is in Clinical Psychology with a Client-Centered focus. I attended Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. Client-Centered Counseling is a manner of being or an attitudinal approach that believes that positive change in people occurs in a therapeutic relationship with another person (a helper or a therapist) in which the helper provides unconditional positive regard, genuineness and empathy toward the client. I am also a Professional Musician having performed Oboe and English horn in many professional orchestras. I earned a Master Music:Oboe Performance:Northwestern. No problem is too small or too large. My goal is to provide positive support, unconditional positive regard, genuineness to my clients. Therapy is your time to discover the best self you can become. I look forward to meeting you and supporting your journey of growth.

It's been 29 years since I started this journey in helping others help themselves. In that time, I've learned that we are all beautifully unique and complex. Over the course of my career, I have work with various populations and learned from each individual I have worked with. We carry messages given to us throughout our lives (through feedback or experiences). Some of those messages haunt us. I can help you process this and look at how this impacts your life. More importantly, I will help you to maximize the quality of life in the present.

You may be feeling overwhelmed, emotionally drained, stuck in old patterns, or unsure how to move forward. Whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship stress, parenting challenges, life transitions, or the weight of past experiences, counseling can provide a safe place to slow down, feel heard, and begin making meaningful change. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of clinical practice, licensed in Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, Illinois, and Washington State. I have worked with clients across a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship conflict, parenting challenges, career stress, and trauma, including emotional, physical, and sexual trauma. My counseling style is warm, collaborative, direct when needed, and deeply respectful. I believe you are the expert on your life, and my role is to help you better understand your experiences, strengthen coping skills, build healthier patterns, and move toward the goals that matter to you. I work to create a space where you can speak honestly without fear of judgment. Clinically, I draw from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), person-centered therapy, and solution-focused approaches. Together, we will create a plan that fits your goals, strengths, culture, values, and current life circumstances. Sessions may focus on managing emotions, reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms, improving communication, setting boundaries, processing trauma, increasing self-worth, or developing healthier ways to cope with stress. Taking the first step can feel difficult, but you do not have to figure everything out alone. If you are ready to begin healing, gain clarity, and feel more in control of your life, I would be honored to support you. Population: I work with adolescents ages 14 and older and adults.

My name is Eguenel Louis, I am a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor. I am licensed in FL, GA, MA, AR, and WA. I specialized in Mental Health Issues, Addiction and Faith-based counseling. I strive to empower my clients to identify areas in their lives they want to change and to help them get "unstuck" from negative core beliefs, patterns and behaviors that are no longer serving them. My approach with clients is solution focused and goal oriented; I utilize an eclectic method to psychotherapy which incorporates cognitive behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic, motivational interviewing, warm personal and unconditional positive regard interventions. I wake up every morning looking forward to sharing a message of hope by helping my clients address their co-occurring disorders to reach long term sobriety and serenity by developing healthy coping skills.

Hello! My name is Kathy Reynolds. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arkansas. I have an in person and Telehealth private practice in Bentonville, AR. I graduated from Harding University in 2009 and have over 25 years' experience in the mental health care field. I specialize in Domestic Violence, High Conflict Relationships, Grief, PTSD, and Trauma therapy. I work with older adolescents, adults, families, and couples. My approach with therapy is CBT with some EMDR techniques as well as systems therapy to assist families as a whole. If you are struggling and questioning where to turn, why not set up an appointment with me and together let's empower you to reach your highest potential. I am excited to come along with you on the journey to reach your best self.

Three words that describe my style are person-centered, warm, caring. My approach: 1) I never pathologize the client. 2) I look for the good, and I always find it. 3) I look for your strengths and competencies. 4) I work alongside you. You know yourself best. 5) We might even laugh in our sessions. I was a former divorced, single parent and I've been in a blended family now for 34 years. I know blended families, divorce, parenting, women's issues. I'm as human as you are; I've had my own counseling in the past. I listen and I am not going to judge you. As a trauma therapist, I respect how the brain is marvelously hardwired to move in the direction of healing, and I never pathologize a client's attempts at survival and coping. Welcome!

Long term problems do not necessarily require long term solutions. By employing the latest evidence based treatments, I aim to maximize durable change in the least amount of time. As my client, you will find me to be a patient & empathic listener. I strive to view life through your eyes so that I can be best positioned to help you attain rapid improvement. Together we will develop a plan that targets your areas of concern. As part of the therapy process, I will teach you empowering techniques that will enable you, after you leave therapy, to become your own master therapist to yourself. I utilize the latest innovations in Cognitive Behavior Therapy, as well as other approaches, to help clients resolve their issues as quickly as possible, saving you time and money. One of the exciting things about the therapy I employ is that problems start to be seen as opportunities for growth, rather than obstacles to happiness. My clinical experience is broad and varied. It ranges from those very significantly impaired by mental illness to clients seeking guidance in making a career choice. I also have training in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an evidenced based short-term therapy. Open to working with children/adolescents 13 years and older.

My name is Angelica Gray, and I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker. I have been in the mental health field since 2014 and specialize in working with adults and teens experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, family conflict, work-related stress, and burnout. I am EMDR trained and practice from a trauma-informed perspective, helping clients process difficult experiences while building practical coping skills and resilience. My approach is warm, collaborative, and goal-oriented. I provide a supportive space while also helping clients develop clear strategies they can apply in their daily lives — both personally and professionally. And if we meet via telehealth, you may occasionally see my black-and-silver dapple dachshund, Gretchen Wieners, make a brief appearance. She considers herself an honorary co-therapist. Whether you're navigating workplace stress, relationship challenges, life transitions, or lingering effects of past experiences, my goal is to help you gain clarity, confidence, and forward momentum.

I work with people who struggle to build the quality of life that they desire. I help people identify their goals and co-create ways for them to begin working toward accomplishing those goals. I believe that people have the courage and strength to grow into who they want to become and that I can partner with them to do the work it takes to identify and realize their unique potential. I implement person-centered and strength-based approaches to build from each person's resilience and past successes. I enjoy working with individuals who struggle with experiences in their past that continue to create problems in their current lives. I can help by identifying and processing those experiences and then working to help build the tools you need to overcome the impact in your day-to-day life. I became a counselor to partner with those hurting and seeking healing. I love building relationships and guiding growth that leads to the change my clients seek, and then celebrating those successes.