Discover your Authentic Self
Attachment & Complex Trauma Therapy in Scottsdale, Arizona
We listen for what’s being said beyond the words. In person in Scottsdale and online across Arizona.
Scottsdale office
Telehealth across Arizona
Private pay · Superbill provided
What We Offer
We weave your story together
We pay attention to the nuances: the behaviors that keep you from the relationships you want, and the patterns that keep you stuck.
We listen for the moments that led you away from yourself, and for what is being said beyond the words.
Our Scottsdale and Arizona therapists practice attunement, blending bottom-up, empirically supported interventions to guide your journey.
What we offer?
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Bottom-Up Resourcing: Mindfulness, Movement, & Breathwork
- Neurodiversity-Affirming Care
- Culturally Attuned Therapy
Who we help
If you're one of the following...
The Empath
The Empath
Core attachment pain healing.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
Inner child connection: acceptance and resolution.
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
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The Seeker
The Seeker
Anxiety and pressure.
Loneliness and connection.
Major life transitions and uncertainty.
Estranged relationship repair.
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The Professional
The Professional
Burnout prevention.
Career path transitions.
Overcoming imposter syndrome.
Clinical skills refinement for helpers.
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What we offer
Where we stand out most
Complex Trauma Resolution
Complex Trauma Resolution
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR).
Internal Family Systems (IFS).
EMDR.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
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Bottom-Up Resourcing
Bottom-Up Resourcing
Mindfulness and breathwork.
Alexander Technique interweaves.
Trauma-informed yoga.
Guided imagery.
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Professional Development
Professional Development
AZBBHE licensure supervision.
EMDRIA certification consultation.
Ethical decision making.
Career and entrepreneur consultation.
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Your Journey
Clear, Calm, Collaborative
01
Consult
Initial Alignment
A brief call to talk through what brings you here and whether we're the right fit.
02
Identify
Root Discovery
Together, we map your history, patterns, goals, and the resources that help you feel safe.
03
Resolve
Trauma Clearing
We move into focused trauma work at a pace your system can hold.
04
Integration
Lasting Wholeness
New insight and capacity become part of how you move through relationships and daily life.
Who we sit with
There is room for your whole story.
High-Achieving Professionals
Capable on the outside, running
on empty underneath.
Health & Wellness Professionals
The ones who hold others' stories and need a place to set their own weight down.
Men's Mental Health
Carrying it all alone, and wanting to feel close to the people who matter most.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Intense emotions and relationships that swing hard, with real skills and real hope.
Complex PTSD & PTSD
A nervous system still braced
for what already happened.
Emerging Adults
Finding the confidence to break through and build a life worth living.
Attachment Wounds
Old family patterns showing up in today's choices and relationships.
Self-Abandonment & People-Pleasing
Losing yourself to keep
everyone else okay.
Relationship Patterns
The same fights, the same distance,
the same ending.
Neurodivergent Adults
Seeking care that honors how your mind works instead of asking you to mask.
First-Generation Adults & Children of Immigrants
Navigating identity, belonging, family expectations, and the space between cultures.
Not sure where you fit?
Not sure where you fit?
Community reflections
What our community has shared.
Working with Pallavi and Expanding Horizons Counseling was a pleasure! Although I wasn’t a client, I had the opportunity to collaborate as an independent contractor offering sound healing and yoga nidra classes. What stood out immediately was Pallavi's openness and respect for integrative approaches to mental health. She creates an environment where different healing modalities are welcomed. Pallavi is commitment to supporting her clients through a blend of evidence‑based care and energy-based practices. I was always treated with kindness and professionalism. I highly recommend Pallavi/Expanding Horizons Counseling to anyone seeking a supportive, holistic, and forward‑thinking approach to their mental wellness.
Sarah Spearin 
I’ve had the privilege and honor of seeing Pallavi’s work firsthand. She brings a warm, grounded energy that immediately puts people at ease, paired with a high level of clinical skill and competency. It’s clear that she cares deeply about the people she serves and approaches her work with both compassion and expertise. I would highly recommend her.
Beau Laviolette
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Pallavi professionally, and I consistently appreciate the thoughtfulness and depth she brings to her work. Her trauma-informed approach is grounded, compassionate, and attuned to the complexity of each client’s experience. I would confidently refer clients seeking a therapist who is both skilled and genuinely present.
Anna Liu
Pallavi is deeply relational and helps her clients see the intricacies and layers that have brought them to this point in their life. She recognizes everyone's innate wholeness and honors their backgrounds and capacity for healing and being their true self
Marie Selleck
Our practice shares the same office suite as Pallavi, and she consistently comes across as warm, thoughtful, and deeply committed to the work she does with her clients.
B W
I highly respect the owner of this practice for her leadership with other therapists, her contribution to the field and her warmth and kindness with clients.
Danielle Bosma
I've had the pleasure of connecting with Pallavi professionally and appreciate her thoughtful, trauma-informed approach.
Alicia de la Vega
You don’t have to have the words yet. We’ll find them together.
Meet the team
Expert Care. One Grounded Practice.
Pallavi Lal, MS, LPC, IIE-CT
Complex trauma, self-abandonment, and people-pleasing patterns; EMDRIA consultant and AZ Board of Behavioral Health Examiners Approved Supervisor.
Susan Locke, MEd, LAC
Neurodiversity-affirming approaches for adults navigating trauma, PTSD, and ADHD in Arizona.
Investment, briefly
Ways to Work Together
Clinician 01
Pallavi's Fees
Individual therapy, trauma intensives, and professional clinical development. DBT-C, EMDR-C, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, Level 3 DBR, IFSI Level 1
- Attachment-focused complex trauma therapy
- EMDRIA consultation, AZBBHE & AZ licensure supervision
- Private pay · Superbill provided
Clinician 02
Susan's Fees
Neurodiversity-affirming therapy for adults navigating trauma, PTSD, and ADHD.
- EMDR and IFS-informed approaches
- In person in Scottsdale or telehealth across Arizona
- Private pay · Superbill provided
Fees vary by clinician and service. View Pallavi’s and Susan’s current options before choosing the care that fits.
Practical matters
Questions, gently answered.
Do you take insurance?
Expanding Horizons Counseling is a private-pay practice and does not bill insurance directly. We can provide a Superbill for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Where are sessions available?
Sessions are available in person at our Scottsdale office and through telehealth for clients located across Arizona.
What happens before the first session?
We begin with a free consultation to hear what brings you here, answer initial questions, and consider which clinician may be the best fit.
Are fees the same for every clinician?
Fees vary by clinician and service. Pallavi’s and Susan’s current options are listed separately on the fees page.
From the journal
Attunement from the Chair
Reflections on trauma, relationships, culture, and becoming.
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Begin here
Let's make space for what comes next.
Share a little about what brings you here, and choose the kind of support you’re looking for.
3295 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Suite #10
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
An all-inclusive, culturally attuned, neurodiversity-affirming practice.