Specialized trauma counseling in Scottsdale, Arizona. We provide a gentle, integrated approach to resolving deep-seated wounds and finding lasting peace.
At Expanding Horizons, we specialize in Complex Trauma and Attachment wounds. Our practice is built on the foundation of EMDR, Somatic Resourcing, and clinical expertise.
We move beyond talk therapy to address how trauma lives in the nervous system. Our goal is to provide you with the tools to regulate, reconnect, and rediscover your authentic self in a safe, compassionate space.
Meet the clinicians behind our collaborative approach to healing.
01Founder & Clinical Director
EMDRIA Approved Consultant · AZBBHE Approved Supervisor
With nearly 19 years in mental health and holistic wellness, Pallavi offers culturally responsive care for complex trauma, attachment wounds, chronic stress, and high-achieving patterns.
02Licensed Associate Counselor
Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapist
Susan supports adults navigating trauma, ADHD, and patterns that make daily life or relationships feel overwhelming, with practical care grounded in emotional regulation.
Complementary expertise for trauma, identity, relationships, and professional growth.
Care for C-PTSD, attachment wounds, generational trauma, and patterns that remain long after survival mode.
Explore careAdult ADHD and neurodivergence support that respects your nervous system, identity, and lived experience.
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Mind-body practices that build steadiness, widen your capacity, and help you reconnect with yourself safely.
Explore careAffirming support for BIPOC, Global Majority, and LGBTQIA+ clients without separating identity from healing.
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Practical, trauma-informed support for teen boys and men working through stress, relationships, and emotional overwhelm.
Explore careThoughtful supervision and consultation for therapists pursuing independent licensure or EMDRIA certification.
Explore careInitial Alignment
Root Discovery
Trauma Clearing
Lasting Wholeness
Capable on the outside, exhausted underneath — carrying childhood adversity into adult life.
Patterns of anxious pursuit, withdrawal, or people-pleasing that keep relationships painful.
Those who hold others' stories and need a place to set their own weight down.
Loss, divorce, relocation, identity shifts — seasons that ask you to rebuild a self.
A nervous system stuck on alert long after the danger has passed.
Support through the tender, disorienting months of becoming a parent.
For the first time in twenty years I can feel my own body without bracing. The work was slow, and it was the only thing that ever held.
Pallavi never rushed me toward a breakthrough. She built the floor first, and then the room felt safe enough to open.
As a therapist myself, her consultation reshaped how I sit with complex trauma. Precise, generous, deeply human.
Depth of training matters in trauma work. Our clinicians bring focused training, thoughtful supervision, and complementary perspectives into every session.
The practice is self-pay, which keeps your care free of diagnosis requirements and session limits. Monthly superbills are provided for out-of-network reimbursement.
Complex trauma is relational and layered. Most clients settle into six to eighteen months of consistent work, with clear checkpoints along the way.
For most clients, yes — including EMDR. We offer secure video across Arizona and reserve in-person time for those who need the shared room.
No deep diving. We map your history gently, name your goals, and build the resources that make later processing safe.
A limited number of early-morning and evening slots are held each week for working professionals.
7135 E Camelback Rd, Suite 230
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
480.236.0520
hello@expandinghorizons.com
Secure video sessions available to anyone residing in Arizona, with the same depth of care as the room in Scottsdale.
A brief, unhurried conversation to see whether we are the right fit for your journey.