If you want to work one on one with a licensed counselor on anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, or any concern affecting your wellbeing, individual therapy at Arkansas Counseling and Wellness gives you a private space to do that work. Sessions run 50 minutes and are available in person at our Fayetteville, Bentonville, and North Little Rock offices, or via HIPAA compliant telehealth. We accept most major insurance including Medicaid. Our clinicians use evidence based approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, EMDR, and brainspotting, matched to your specific concerns and preferences after an initial intake.
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Most of what people come to therapy for is common, universal, and genuinely treatable. Anxiety. Depression. A relationship that is breaking something in you. A pattern you cannot seem to interrupt. Grief that will not move. A life transition that is reshuffling everything at once. Our individual therapy sessions are a confidential space to unpack what is happening and build the internal tools to move forward.
Who do you work with?
We see adolescents (ages 13 and up), adults, older adults, and specialty populations including first responders, people in recovery, parents, couples splitting into individual work, and clients referred by courts, attorneys, or employers. Our counselors are trained in a range of presenting concerns and we match each client with the clinician whose specialty fits the situation.
What can I expect?
A 50-minute intake session focused on what brought you in, your history, and your goals for therapy.
Ongoing sessions weekly or biweekly, depending on what your clinician recommends for your situation.
A clinician trained in evidence-based modalities, EMDR, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Brainspotting, person-centered therapy, or a combination, matched to what you need.
In-person sessions at our Fayetteville, Bentonville, or North Little Rock office, or HIPAA-compliant telehealth from anywhere in Arkansas or Missouri.
Treatment that can evolve as you do, you are not locked into one approach.
Why do people start therapy with us?
Anxiety, panic attacks, and chronic worry
Depression, hopelessness, and low motivation
Trauma, PTSD, and survivors of abuse or assault
Grief, loss, and major life transitions
Substance use and dual-diagnosis concerns
Relationship difficulties (individual work)
Identity, self-worth, and life direction
Work-related stress, burnout, and caregiver fatigue
Published: 2025-09-15 ·
Last updated: 2026-04-29 ·
Last clinically reviewed: 2026-04-29 by Dr. Kristy Burton, PhD, LPC-S, LADAC, AADC, MAC, CS, SAP, NCC
Related Questions
How do I know if I need therapy?
If something is affecting your daily functioning, relationships, or quality of life and is not improving with your usual coping strategies, therapy is a reasonable next step. You do not need a diagnosis to start. Many clients work on growth, not crisis.
Do you accept my insurance?
We accept most major insurance plans including Arkansas Medicaid. Medicare acceptance is pending. Pre licensed providers and student interns offer low cost options for clients without insurance coverage.
How quickly can I get scheduled?
New client intakes are typically scheduled within 1 to 2 weeks. Call 501 464 2926 or use the patient portal. Same week availability is sometimes possible.
How long does therapy take?
Length depends on the concern and your goals. Some clients work for a few months; others continue for a year or longer. Your clinician discusses expected timeline at the first session.
What modalities will my clinician use?
Our clinicians are trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, EMDR, Brainspotting, and emotionally focused therapy. The clinician matches approach to your specific concerns and preferences after the intake.
Will what I share be confidential?
Yes. Therapy sessions are confidential under HIPAA and Arkansas counseling regulations. Limits include risk of harm to self or others, suspected abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult, and court ordered disclosure.
What progress looks like
Mental health work moves in cycles, not lines. Two clients with the same diagnosis can have very different paths, and that is by design. Here is what we typically see when treatment is going well.
You leave sessions with something concrete. A skill to try, a question to sit with, a small plan for the week.
The acute distress softens before the underlying pattern changes. First the panic eases, then the trigger loosens, then the pattern reshapes. The order matters.
You start noticing the pattern in real time, not after. Catching a thought as it arrives is the work. Catching it before it becomes a behavior is the goal.
The work bleeds out of session. You hear yourself using the language with your spouse. You apply a skill at work without thinking about it.
You and your clinician name when the work is done. Termination is a real conversation, not a fade out.
We do not promise specific outcomes. Mental health is not a guarantee business. We do promise to do the work alongside you and to be honest with you about what we are seeing.
If you or someone you know is in crisis
988 — Suicide and Crisis Lifeline · call or text · 24/7 free
Text HOME to 741741 — Crisis Text Line · 24/7 free
988 then press 1 — Veterans Crisis Line
877-565-8860 — Trans Lifeline
1-800-662-4357 — SAMHSA National Helpline · substance use · 24/7 free
Sources retrieved April 2026. External resources reviewed for relevance to the topics on this page; Arkansas Counseling and Wellness Services is independent of the listed organizations except where directly noted.
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