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18205 N 51st Ave
Glendale, Arizona 85308
(480) 409-2348
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Ilyssa Swartout, Psy.D., founder of Growing Edges, is dedicated to helping others find within themselves a deep and lasting sense of wholeness, worth, and esteem. Dr. Swartout brings a special expertise to the field of psychology as she helps individuals through difficult periods by helping them to maximize their potential. While practicing from existential-humanistic framework, Dr. Swartout uses an effective combination of methods to help her clients achieve a harmony between the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical aspects of life. Her counseling philosophy is based on an existential-humanistic framework. Her therapy is not solutions-focused. It is different than standard therapies in that it is wholistic, considering the whole person and their unique life experiences. She seeks to foster her clients' self-discovery and greater personal fulfillment. She believes that the client is the agent of change, and the therapist is a facilitator of the client's work; that the human awareness is an evolving process. Exploring this process of becoming aware that new and fresh perspectives can be opened, giving power to realize significant life changes.

My Specialties
Depression
Anxiety
Infertility
Addiction
Divorce
Relationship Issues
Substance Abuse
Adoption
Grief
Self Esteem