Meet the Malak Psychology Team
Amanda S. Malak, PsyD (she/her/we/us)
Clinical Psychologist AZ 5465 & PSYPACT 11395
Dr. Amanda Malak – Clinical Psychologist & Owner
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and the owner of Malak Psychology. Adolescents and adults navigating their faith and sexuality (LGBTQ+ affirming), anxiety, depression, interpersonal challenges, eating disorders, trauma, pregnancy/postpartum, family of origin concerns, identity development, and general life stressors would particular enjoy working with me. Multicultural couples and families navigating culture clashes, faith transitions, and sexual and intergenerational trauma, especially for BIPOC populations, are treatment specialties. Psychological assessment to clarify diagnoses such as autism, bipolar disorder, ADHD, etc., Independent Medical Evaluations (IME), worker’s compensation, preemployment for first responders, and fitness-for-duty-evaluations are also offered. Approaching patients with cultural humility is a core value at Malak Psychology honoring who you are, your ancestors, and the indigenous land we occupy.
While conducting psychotherapy through Malak Psychology serving Arizona and PSYPACT state residents, I also contract with Axis for Autism, which assesses children and adults for autism, and I specifically conduct this testing for adolescents and adults.
As a newly licensed and pre-licensed clinician, I worked with police officers and first responders supporting them through critical incidents, life transitions, and other traumas, and I conducted preemployment evaluations for police departments with Kuhlman Psychology & Consulting. I was also a psychometrist assisting with social security evaluations at Psychological Assessment Associates of Arizona. I completed my postdoctoral residency at Wooten & Associates gaining specialized training treating perinatal patients with substance use disorders and consultation. During internship, I received extensive training integrating spirituality into psychotherapy with students at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. During practicum, I completed forensic psychotherapy and assessment training at Buwalda Psychological Services and sex offender treatment at Family Transitions. I also treated people with serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders at Southwest Behavioral & Health Services from 2015-2018 as a behavioral health technician.
I received a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology from Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ in 2020, Master’s of Clinical Psychology from Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ in 2018, Master’s of Social Entrepreneurship from Hult International Business School in London, UK in 2012, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in from Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ in 2010.
To care for myself, I frequent nature and move my body. I am also a mother and partner, and you may occasionally hear my little ones in the background. I use confidential consultation, supervision, and my own psychotherapy to consult cases and remain mentally healthy. Creating non-exploitative training opportunities for future clinicians, living a semi-nomadic lifestyle, and aiding in an ecologically harmonious future are some of my long-term goals, and I hope to model building the life you want to live by living my life in line with my values and dreams.
Mae Hawkins – Administrator
I have been with Malak Psychology since December 2023. I have over a decade experience working in healthcare and am passionate about helping others. I received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Management to learn how to run medical practices and a Master of Public Health to better serve vulnerable populations. I enjoy working at Malak Psychology where my knowledge and skills help participants along their mental health journey while also aiding a BIPOC clinician in growing her private practice. I love spending time with my partner and two young children enjoying all the thrills of motherhood. I am passionate about nature and animals and enjoy doing my part to help preserve and protect them. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, teaching and practicing yoga, practicing Qigong, and spiritual meditation.
My Approach
My approach is evidence-based utilizing multimodal techniques. I coordinate care with other health professionals, spiritual leaders, schools, and/or families when necessary to ensure the most adequate, research-informed care possible is utilized. I offer services exclusively through teletherapy.
- Mindfulness-based therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Attachment theory
- Humanistic therapy
- Experiential therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
- Emotionally focused therapy (EFT)
- Bowen family systems
- Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive processing therapy (CPT)
- Dialectic behavior therapy (DBT)
- Compassion focused therapy (CFT)
- Psychological assessment
Let’s get to healing!
Using individualized and evidenced-based mental health care, Malak Psychology supports you as the unique being the universe made you to be.
