ACT-Based Therapy for Stress, Trauma & High-Pressure Lives
If you’re carrying stress, anger, pressure, or responsibility that no one else sees — you’re not alone. Many high-functioning adults learn to push through anxiety, trauma, burnout, or depression without slowing down. Over time, that strategy stops working.
I’m Tucker, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor based in Utah. I work primarily with adults navigating chronic stress, trauma, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and major life transitions. As a combat veteran, I understand high-pressure environments and the cost of staying in “performance mode” too long.
My approach is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and trauma-informed care. ACT focuses on building psychological flexibility — the ability to face difficult thoughts and emotions without being controlled by them. We don’t pretend pain isn’t there. We work on strengthening your capacity to handle it while moving forward with intention.
In therapy, we focus on:
• Reducing overthinking and emotional reactivity
• Managing anger and stress effectively
• Breaking avoidance patterns
• Clarifying personal values
• Taking disciplined, values-based action
My style is steady, direct, and practical. We address what’s underneath the surface without losing focus on forward movement. Therapy is collaborative, structured, and geared toward measurable progress.
I am nationally board-certified (NCC, CCMHC) and trained in CAMS for suicide risk assessment and management.
If you’re looking for grounded, honest work that builds resilience without ignoring reality, I’d be glad to work with you.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
UT LCMHC 13411968-6004