ABOUT 

OUR VALUES

MEET THE TEAM

Nick Puchalski, LMFT

OWNER, THERAPIST

Alice Veirs, ND

NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR

I grew up in the sunny state of New Mexico among the cottonwoods and cacti. I spent every chance I could outside and so grew my passion for the outdoors. My mother was a midwife, so I was exposed to various forms of natural medicine at an early age, as well as the idea that our bodies have an innate healing wisdom. When it was time for me to go to college, I chose Northern Arizona University because of its mountain top location that reminded me so much of home. Despite the climate being familiar I struggled with home sickness and depression my first year away. Then tragically I lost a friend to suicide. Using therapy, meditation, yoga, and time in nature with good friends, I was able to come back to myself and find passion for life again.

Seol Ki, LMSW, PhD

THERAPIST (Bilingual: English, Korean)

I am a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and have received training in various therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Play Therapy, Gottman Method, and Expressive Art Therapy. My professional experience encompasses working with individuals of all ages, including children, adults, couples, and families. My goal as a therapist is to create a supportive and non-judgmental environment, assisting you in your pursuit of peace and happiness.

I was raised in a tumultuous environment, amidst family members grappling with chronic rare disease, alcoholism, and suicide. During my twenties, I made the decision to embark on a new journey by leaving South Korea and venturing to New Jersey for a fresh start. There, I actively sought assistance from therapists, peer support networks, and 12-step programs. As an international student and immigrant, I came to recognize the significance of culturally competent and bilingual health care. This realization propelled me to choose the path of becoming a therapist.

Jeffrey Cohen, LPC

THERAPIST

I was raised with the implicit message that self-sufficiency and toughness, in all endeavors, were required to survive. That message echoed from father to son. My dad’s motto was, “If you want it done right, do it yourself.” That was his reality. My father never spoke of his past; subsequently, I learned from my mother that he was the son of an alcoholic house painter and a harsh controlling mother.

I felt like a phony because self-sufficiency and toughness were a far cry from my sense of self. I was engulfed in fear and alienation. I was shut down and depressed. I thought financial success and other unhealthy coping strategies would surely solve my emotional pain, so I spent 25 years as a stockbroker. I sometimes experienced exhilarating highs following a successful transaction, but it would never last. I needed help and finally decided to address my developmental trauma and destructive lifestyle. I was going to allow someone in. I broke the mold and started seeing a counselor. I slowly realized that my value was inherent. I had nothing to prove.

Michael Keenan, LAMFT

THERAPIST

I’m no stranger to trauma. As a child, I was diagnosed with Leukemia. Through the love and care of Phoenix Children’s Hospital and my family and friends, the cancer was sent into remission. I felt such love that I spent my whole childhood studying to be a doctor, wanting to help others as I had been helped. Once in medical school, my efforts shifted from a long-term romance to the demands of studying. A year and a half of studying in medical school led to my relationship suffering. This relationship became a trauma, one that almost broke me when it led to me suffering a traumatic car accident – leaving my body and brain injured. After three years of rigorous therapies, I was eventually deemed medically recovered, but medical school was no more. Internally I was empty. My heart and mind were searching for a purpose, reasons for surviving a near-death experience, once again, unknown. It was not until I was directed to a Marriage and Family therapist that my grief and other internal sufferings were resurrected and transformed.

After being restored, I knew that this is how I wanted to help others – with their relationships to themselves and others. It was not being medically healed from cancer that gave me the desire to heal, but the love I received from those close to me through the process. Once I understood the essentialness of healthy relationships, a woman waltzed into my life, out of nowhere, and I knew with utmost certainty that she was the one I had been searching for all my life. I now have a deep love for my marriage and family life. Relationships are meant to be our secure base. This is what I desire to help all attain. Secure attachment is my biggest passion for engendering healing in clients. When we are securely attached and can love freely, this love makes anything feel possible.

“A securely attached child will store an internal working model of a responsive, loving, reliable care-giver, and of a self that is worthy of love and attention and will bring these assumptions to bear on all other relationships. Conversely, an insecurely attached child may view the world as a dangerous place in which other people are to be treated with great caution, and see himself as ineffective and unworthy of love.”  -John Bowlby, Attachment Theory

I am more than honored to be part of such a team that is so passionate of bringing restoration and wellness to all those who seek healing both relationally and/or naturopathically in this healing symphony. Through my education and my life experiences, I have a passion for the restoration of complete health to individuals, couples, and families.  This includes physical, emotional, and spiritual restoration.

My specialties include Pre-Marital Counseling, Marital Therapy, Christian Counseling, Family Therapy, Men’s Personal and Spiritual Issues, Child and Teen Counseling, and Trauma Healing.