Athen Fisher has a passion for helping others create and strengthen meaningful relationships in their lives, helping couples and family members to become closer and more connected to one another. She enjoys working with couples, individuals and families and helping them identify and change negative relationship patterns that lead to hurt and disconnection and then creating healthy and secure ones. Healing and change happen through relationships when we feel secure and loved and can show the truest parts of ourselves to those we love and receive a secure response. Athen strives to help couples and families develop and strengthen those bonds and create positive interactions. As your therapist, her goal is to provide you with a safe, secure, non-judgmental atmosphere, leading you down the path of open, honest conversations with yourself or partner so that the growth and intimacy you seek can occur.
As a mother of two, Athen loves working with couples who are on the journey of parenthood– she believes with parenthood comes an enormous amount of joy and love, but also sometimes loneliness, anxiety, stress and relationship problems come as well. Partnering with and supporting mothers and fathers as a couple and parenting unit will have a positive impact for generations.
Athen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT- 15157) and graduated from Arizona State University with an undergraduate degree in psychology and master’s in marriage and family therapy. In her 9 years of clinical experience, she has worked in private, medical and community mental health settings providing individual, couples, group and family therapy to clients seeking growth and change. She has advanced training in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) and works well with all types of individuals and couples!
Relationship Concerns:
Loss of Emotional Intimacy or Feeling Disconnected from Partner
Emotional Injuries
Mismatched Desire
Emotional and/or Physical Infidelity
Postpartum Anxiety and Depression
Unmet Emotional Needs
Unmet Physical Needs
Rebuilding and Cultivating Trust
Problematic Communication Patterns
Feeling Stuck, Trapped, Bored or Disillusioned in Relationship
Sexless Marriages and Low Sex Relationships
Relationship Completion, Divorce Transition
“I want you to know you’re not alone in this struggle, and there is hope and a way to get to a better place. My goal is to provide individuals, couples and families with a safe, secure place to find true acceptance, build and strengthen bonds and heal emotional wounds. As your therapist, I will use empathy and acceptance, while also challenging you to reach your goals and build on your natural strengths.”
