Founder
Susan Love, MS, LPC (She/Her/Hers)
Susan is full and will not be accepting new clients in the future.
Susan is the founder of Whole Self Healing of Arizona (WSHAZ). Originally from Mississippi, she moved to Arizona in 2016 to complete her internship working with individuals in recovery from eating disorders, trauma, and mood disorders. She has worked in Residential, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, and outpatient levels of care supporting those in the recovery process.
Susan's belief in addressing the root cause of symptoms led her to advanced training and education in the treatment of trauma. She has completed trainings in the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Equine Assisted EMDR, Structural Dissociation Theory, Deep Brain Reorienting, and is a certified provider of Stephen Porges' Safe and Sound Protocol and Integrated Listening Systems The Focus System. She receives ongoing consultation and training in the treatment of complex trauma & dissociation. Susan is currently in the process of becoming certified in EMDR, with plans to become an EMDR consultant.
Passionate about education and training, Susan provides clinical supervision to LACs and LMSWs working towards their independent license. She offers case consulting services to therapists and dietitians treating clients presenting with complex trauma and disordered eating, an area dear to her heart.
While Susan is no longer taking full time clients, she offers EMDR & DBR trauma healing intensives several times throughout the year. Please contact our Clinical Administrative Assistant if you are interested and would like to schedule a consult.
*Intensives are not covered by insurance due to frequency/duration limitations set by insurance companies.
Clinical Administrative Assistant
Aliana Ruiz, BS (She/Her/Hers)
Aliana graduated in May of 2019 with a B.S. in Care, Health and Society and a minor in Psychology. She has worked as a Behavioral Health Technician with teen and adult clients recovering from eating disorders, substance use, trauma, and sexual abuse. In 2021 Aliana worked onsite as a Camp Inclusion Interventionist at a UC Berkeley Youth Program and in 2022, Aliana worked as the Inclusion and Intervention Coordinator at a UC Berkeley Youth Program. As an Interventionist Aliana supported youth through behavioral challenges that were presented during camp, and as a Coordinator Aliana directly facilitated communications between parents, the Intervention Team, leadership and camp counselors. She developed, assessed, and modified action plans to support campers, and ensured the Intervention Team collaborated on and skillfully executed the action plans.
Aliana is attending Northern Arizona University's Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program and plans to become a Licensed Professional Counselor. Her focus is to work with children and parents to heal trauma, address how mental health impacts child-parent relationships, and encourage gentle parenting.
Aliana plays a vital role in the day to day operations of the practice. Her current role as the Clinical Administrative Assistant is to directly and effectively support the clinicians so their time can be utilized efficiently towards providing therapeutic and compassionate health services for clients. Aliana is here to support you, our client, with getting set up as a new client and any ongoing scheduling and billing needs.
Clinical Staff
Robyn Beale, MA, LAC, CRC
Jean Millen, MA, LAC - Outdoor Experiential Therapist
Jean Millen, MA, LAC - Outdoor Experiential Therapist
Robyn is NOT accepting new clients.
Accepts BCBS, Aetna, & United's University Student Insurance
Jean Millen, MA, LAC - Outdoor Experiential Therapist
Jean Millen, MA, LAC - Outdoor Experiential Therapist
Jean Millen, MA, LAC - Outdoor Experiential Therapist
Jean is accepting new clients.
Accepts BCBS, Aetna, & United's University Student Insurance
Tara Edminson, MS, LPC (She/Her/Hers)
Jean Millen, MA, LAC - Outdoor Experiential Therapist
Kendall Jordan, LMSW & Reiki Practitioner (She/Her/Hers)
Kendall Jordan, LMSW & Reiki Practitioner (She/Her/Hers)
Kendall Jordan, LMSW & Reiki Practitioner (She/Her/Hers)
Kendall Jordan, LMSW & Reiki Practitioner (She/Her/Hers)
Kendall is NOT accepting new clients.
Accepts BCBS, Aetna & United's University Student Insurance
Kylee Palmer, LAC
Kendall Jordan, LMSW & Reiki Practitioner (She/Her/Hers)
Kylee Palmer, LAC
Kylee is accepting new clients.
Accepts BCBS, Aetna & United's University Student Insurance
Equine Services and Business Development Manager
Gabriel Frankel- Certified Equine Professional
Gabriel is certified through O.K. Corral as an Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) professional. He attends ongoing training in providing quality EAL services and enjoys working with members of the military and first responders. He attended the Equilateral EMDR training in 2023 to further his understanding of supporting individuals who have experienced trauma.