Hello, I am Dr. Bard Schatzman, Licensed Psychologist in both Missouri and Arizona. I have worked for many decades as a Licensed Psychologist providing mental health services to individuals, couples, families & groups of all ages. Mental health issues have ranged from life adjustments, developmental and parenting issues, to severe mental disorders. Issues presented and concerns may focus on substance usage, relationships, feeling depressed, anxious, lonely, fearful, traumatized, self-doubting, etc.
My approach to counseling is interactive, a therapeutic alliance in which you, the client, contributes to the decision-making in establishing and prioritizing goals, expectations, and course of treatments. By the end of the first session, we should agree to goals, expectations, and course of treatment. The intent of the initial session is to explore and discover more about you, to obtain a complete picture of what you are experiencing, and those influences that may be contributing to your issues and concerns. During the first session you will disclose what you feel is important for me to hear & know. Your comments will trigger my need to ask you additional related questions. My questions of you maybe of a historical biological, sociological and/or psychological nature. Following the first session, we will be more focused on being solution focused, using a mixture of counseling therapy approaches, such as psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, humanistic, and solution-focused therapy.
Everyone has challenges in life, expected and unexpected, ranging from difficult to overwhelming, maybe even devastating. Making the decision to attend counseling is frequently considered the last option in seeking help. It takes courage and willingness to be vulnerable to attend counseling. Making changes is difficult, it takes consistent effort, and determination. I appreciate your courage and willingness to be vulnerable, and I will be supportive and empowering of your efforts to meet our agreed upon goals. If you are ready for counseling, take the first step.
I look forward to working with you!
Dr. Bard Schatzman
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Trichotillomania, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
AZ Psychologist PSY-005275
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Very knowledgeable and attentive
Written on Oct 19, 2025 after therapy with Bard for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, and anger management
I’ve worked with several therapists, and Dr. Schatzman has been the most impactful. He is compassionate, honest, and deeply insightful. With his guidance, I’ve been able to work through relationship challenges, abandonment issues, and old wounds that once held me back. Each session leaves me with clarity, practical tools, and a stronger sense of direction. Working with him has truly been life-changing.
Written on Aug 22, 2025 after therapy with Bard for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
I like how he is bold yet tactful in how he responds to my therapy.
Written on Jun 12, 2025 after therapy with Bard for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and adhd
He listens to understand and provide helpful feedback and his follow up is great too which helps make therapy feel like he's not only a therapist but a close friend keeping tabs on the progress outside of our sessions.
Written on Jun 02, 2024 after therapy with Bard for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Very good at listening and offering thoughts and advice
Written on Jul 18, 2023 after therapy with Bard for 4 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Listens and responds to every word you say, makes me see things differently, I don’t feel judge by Dr. Schatzman but totally support from him
Written on Mar 10, 2023 after therapy with Bard for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and coaching