Marriage & Family Therapy Practice – Freedom Family Counseling
Freedom Family Counseling is an Arizona practice with three office locations across the Phoenix metropolitan area. Offices are located in Glendale (17250 N 43rd Ave, Suite 4, Glendale, AZ 85308), Central Phoenix (1130 E Missouri, Suite 780, Phoenix, AZ 85014), and Peoria/Glendale (23104 N 67th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85310). The practice focuses on fostering peace, harmony, and healing within couples, families, children, and adolescents across its multi-site footprint.
The clinical team includes Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Associate Counselors, MFT interns, and graduate-level interns. Named licensed clinicians include Dr. Nancy Frigaard (D.Min., M.S., LMFT-15231), Dr. Carolyn Pela (Ph.D., LMFT-10010), Tracy Elliott (LMFT-16163), Cindy Shembab (M.S., LMFT-16236), and Michele Frigaard-Vogel (M.S., LAMFT-10834). Associate-level clinicians include Petty Go (M.S., M.Ed., LAMFT-10655), Daniella Cameron (LAMFT-10891), Sonora Roman (LAMFT-10912), Ally Scalf (LAMFT-10939), Jennifer Smith (LAMFT-11038), Lorenzo Cantoja (LAMFT-11030), Ashley Malkin (LAMFT-11079), Katherine Lopez (LAC-24106), Brent Thomas (LAC-23626), and Gary Taylor (LAC-23697). MFT interns include Michael Smith, Isiah Arriaga, Melodie Gutierrez, Margot Andress, and Amy Scott. The practice provides licensure-track training opportunities for interns.
Services include individual counseling, family counseling, and group therapy formats such as marriage-intensive therapy, teen groups, divorce support for children, parenting sessions, grief support, anxiety management, and sexual addiction support. Direct Neurofeedback, marketed as “Calm Waves,” is a specialized treatment option. The practice also serves as an Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) fund provider for art therapy, play therapy, group therapy, and direct neurofeedback.
Concerns addressed include anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, ADHD, autism, traumatic brain injuries, brain fog, mood regulation, and sleep disorders. Appointments are available Monday through Saturday from 6 AM to 8 PM, reflecting an extended-hours scheduling model designed to accommodate working adults, parents, and school-age clients. Insurance accepted includes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, and United Healthcare. ESA provider status means the practice can accept Empowerment Scholarship Account funds for qualifying therapeutic services. Administrative support is provided by Kara Golden (Client Care Manager) and Becky Miller (Billing Administrator). Contact: (623) 695-8733 or clientcare@freedomfamilycounseling.com.