Evidence-based trauma therapy — EMDR, IFS, Applied Polyvagal Therapy, ACT, DBT, and more — delivered via secure video telehealth. You deserve a therapist who helps you move forward.
Serving clients in Arizona · Florida · Oregon
I'm Thor Fjell, a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and the lasting effects that difficult experiences leave on our nervous systems, our relationships, and our sense of self.
Trauma changes how we experience ourselves and the world — and that change can feel permanent. It isn't. With the right support and evidence-based approaches, real healing is possible, not just coping.
I draw on evidence-based approaches including EMDR, Applied Polyvagal Therapy, Attachment-based Therapy, IFS, ACT, and DBT, tailoring each treatment plan to fit your specific history and goals. All sessions are delivered via secure video telehealth — wherever you are in Arizona, Florida, or Oregon.
Telehealth appointments available for clients residing in Arizona, Florida, or Oregon. Send a text to talk before you commit.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is one of the most extensively researched trauma treatments available. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess stuck traumatic memories — so they lose their emotional charge and can be integrated without continuing to drive symptoms, flashbacks, or avoidance.
Trauma lives in the nervous system. Polyvagal Theory explains how our autonomic state — safety, fight-or-flight, shutdown — shapes every aspect of our experience. Applied Polyvagal Therapy builds your capacity to regulate your nervous system, so healing becomes possible from the inside out.
Trauma often disrupts the capacity to feel safe in relationships. Attachment-based therapy addresses the relational wounds that trauma creates — difficulty trusting, fear of vulnerability, patterns of push-pull — so you can build genuine connection with others and with yourself.
IFS understands trauma responses as protective parts doing their best to keep you safe. By approaching those parts with curiosity rather than shame, and reconnecting with the calm, wise Self at your core, IFS creates lasting healing from within.
ACT is particularly effective for trauma survivors who have been fighting their own thoughts and feelings for years. It builds psychological flexibility — the ability to be present with difficult inner experiences without being controlled by them, and to move toward a life that matters.
DBT provides concrete, practical skills for managing the intense emotional swings, impulsivity, and interpersonal difficulties that often accompany trauma and PTSD. Core modules include distress tolerance, emotional regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Trauma isn't only combat or disasters. It includes any experience that overwhelmed your nervous system's ability to cope — and left lasting effects on how you feel, think, relate, and move through the world. Types of trauma I work with:
You don't have to keep managing these symptoms alone. Trauma therapy works — and healing is possible even when it doesn't feel that way right now.
Start Feeling Better TodayIn two sessions, Thor has been a greater help to my mental health than any of my past therapists had done in months. Instead of dreading therapy every week, I actively look forward to it. Thor has completely changed my perspective on therapy and has become a huge support for me.— Therapy Client
Thor is hands-down the best therapist I have ever found, and I've worked with a few. Over the last year he has helped me empower myself to make significant life changes that have drastically improved my quality of life, self esteem and self respect. I would recommend him to anyone.— Therapy Client
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All sessions are telehealth only, available to clients residing in Arizona, Florida, Oregon.
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Reach out today to schedule your first session. Telehealth appointments available for clients in Arizona, Florida, and Oregon.