About us

Supported therapists give better care.

That belief has guided The Healing Effect since 2019. Today we are a counseling practice across the Phoenix Valley, with telehealth throughout Arizona.

2019
Serving Arizona since
4,000+
Arizonans helped
A calm, sunlit therapy room with a desert view through a picture window
Our story

Great care starts with our people

The Healing Effect began with a simple idea: reaching out for help should lead you to someone genuinely ready to help. The more we asked what great care really takes, the clearer the answer got. It comes down to the person across from you, and the place that person works.

So we built that place, a practice designed to support the therapists who sit with you. Because when they are cared for, you feel it.

The best care for our clients starts with how we care for our clinicians.

Our mission

To create safe, supportive, affirming spaces where people can speak openly, feel understood, and move toward meaningful healing and growth.

How we work

Built around better care

A teaching practice

Our therapists learn from one another, think through cases together, and never stop growing their craft.

Care that is easy to reach

Offices across the Phoenix Valley, telehealth throughout Arizona, and major insurance accepted.

A supported, diverse team

Clinicians with the time, training, and backing to do their best work for the people they serve.

What we stand for

A warm, welcoming place, for everyone

Two hands gently cradling a heart

Healing is human

Healing happens in relationship. Everyone who comes to us deserves to feel safe, understood, and met with warmth and dignity, right from the first hello.

A butterfly in rainbow colors

Everyone means everyone

An LGBTQIA+ affirming practice and a judgment-free space where healing can happen for every identity, every orientation, and every color of the rainbow.

The HEAL Standard

The values that guide our practice

Culture grows from shared values, not policies. HEAL names the commitments that shape how we care for clients, work alongside one another, and carry our professional responsibilities.

H

Humanity

Every person we meet, client or colleague, deserves dignity and respect. We begin with empathy, and make room for each person's story, identity, and experience.

E

Ethics

Therapy is built on trust, and trust requires integrity. We hold a high standard in confidentiality, boundaries, and honoring the people who place their trust in us.

A

Accountability

Reliability is its own kind of care. We show up, communicate clearly, and follow through, so therapeutic work can unfold on steady ground.

L

Learning

Strong clinicians stay curious. Reflection, consultation, and continued learning are part of the work here, not merely a requirement for licensure.

The people behind the practice

Our therapists are the heart of this work. Meet a few of them here, and find the whole team on the Our Therapists page.

Mallory Phelps, LAC, therapist at The Healing Effect
Kelli Vogt, LAC, therapist at The Healing Effect
Charisse Moore, LMSW, therapist at The Healing Effect
Rebecca Chen, LAC, therapist at The Healing Effect
Hailie Brent, LAC, therapist at The Healing Effect
Ashley Hermes, LAC, therapist at The Healing Effect
Mallory Phelps, LAC, therapist at The Healing Effect
Kelli Vogt, LAC, therapist at The Healing Effect
Charisse Moore, LMSW, therapist at The Healing Effect
Rebecca Chen, LAC, therapist at The Healing Effect
Hailie Brent, LAC, therapist at The Healing Effect
Ashley Hermes, LAC, therapist at The Healing Effect
The rest of the team
Dr. Mindi D'Elia, Co-Owner
Dr. Mindi D'Elia
Co-Owner, Partner
An educator by background, helping shape the warm, human culture the practice is known for.
Sierra Carroll, LPC, Clinical Director at The Healing Effect
Sierra Carroll, LPC
Clinical Director
Leads our clinical team with 10+ years of experience, supporting our therapists and upholding quality of care.
Anthony D'Elia, Co-Owner
Anthony D'Elia
Co-Owner, Managing Partner
Leads the business side so therapists can stay therapists, with equal care for clients and clinicians.

Come as you are.

That goes for clients and clinicians alike.

For clients

Talk with us

Tell us what’s going on and we’ll match you with a therapist who fits.

Reach out
For therapists

Work with us

A professional home for Arizona therapists at every stage of licensure.

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