Sequoia Behavioral Health, located in Mesa, Arizona, operates as a small, clinically intensive residential treatment center distinguished by its explicit integration of Jungian psychotherapy into a comprehensive psychiatric treatment program. Under the clinical direction of Amber King, LCSW, and the medical oversight of Roland Segal, M.D., DFAPA, the center treats mental health disorders, addiction, and co-occurring conditions through a blend of depth-oriented and evidence-based modalities. The Jungian psychotherapy program — rooted in Carl Jung's insight that mental health disturbance arises when individuals cannot live authentically — employs dream analysis, active imagination, art-based exploration, and word association as methods for surfacing unconscious material and fostering individuation. These depth-oriented techniques are integrated within a broader clinical framework that includes somatic experiencing, neurofeedback, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy. The center offers residential treatment, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programming, with experiential components including yoga, sound healing, and BrainPaint neurofeedback. Joint Commission accredited, Sequoia's small census allows for highly individualized treatment planning, a structure that supports the relational depth required for meaningful Jungian work within a residential context.
Best for
Dual diagnosis (mental health and substance use)Complex PTSD and traumaDepression and anxietyPersonality disordersDissociative identity disorder
Modalities
Depth elements
Sequoia Behavioral Health is one of the rare residential treatment centers that explicitly offers Jungian psychotherapy as a named clinical modality within its program. The Jungian component employs four primary techniques for accessing unconscious material: art-based creative expression, dream analysis through client-maintained dream journals collaboratively interpreted with therapists, active imagination enabling clients to interact with mental imagery, and word association to surface unconscious content before conscious filtering. This integration of classical Jungian methods within a residential psychiatric setting is uncommon in contemporary treatment centers.
Populations served
Notable staff
Amber King, LCSW — Clinical Director, Roland Segal, M.D., DFAPA — Medical Director, Dr. Laura E. Tyndall, DNP, PMHNP, LCSW, M.Ed — Nurse Practitioner