Private Counseling in Phoenix for Adults Ready to Feel Better

You deserve a therapist who has time for you, who is trained in what you are dealing with and who works toward lasting change rather than just getting through the week.

Live Empowered is a private-pay counseling practice in Phoenix, Arizona. Because we do not work through insurance, there is no requirement to fit you into a diagnosis to get approved, no outside limits on how many sessions you can have and more privacy around your mental health records. Your care is decided by you and your therapist.

Our therapists are trained in EMDR and a range of evidence-based approaches. Many of our clients are professionals, parents and high achievers who look fine on the outside and are working hard on the inside.

Meet your therapist

Catherine Daem, LMSW

Licensed Therapist

Helping you heal, grow, and reconnect.

“You’re not ‘too sensitive.’ You’re carrying experiences your body hasn’t had the chance to fully resolve.”

Catherine creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where adults can slow down, feel safe and do meaningful work. She specializes in trauma, adult ADHD and neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, grief and life transitions, and helps clients understand why relationships feel hard or why they keep choosing the wrong kind of partner. Using a holistic psychology approach, she helps clients move beyond symptom management to process what’s underneath. With a master’s degree in clinical social work from Arizona State University, she brings experience from community agency, nonprofit and private practice settings. She is an EMDRIA-trained EMDR provider who also draws on IFS, attachment-based and mindfulness-based approaches. She is trained in mental health nutrition and, as a Certified Master Gardener, keeps a therapy garden at her office where she teaches emotional regulation and grounding through learning to grow plants and food.