Welcome to Dignity, Value, and Worth Therapy
About our Provider, Troy Curtis
Troy Curtis is a man of faith in Jesus as his Lord and Savior. He is a loving husband, married for over 29 years. He is a Veteran having served as a Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy. He is active in his community working with the homeless through Samaritan Touch, working with children through Trail Life, USA, and being active in his church, First Southern Baptist of Glendale.
Troy's family heritage in Arizona goes back to 1880. His great grandfather was born to pioneer farmers near Safford, AZ. His great grandfather's parents and grandparents worked to create a fertile farming community in the desert. Their work and efforts created a legacy of farming which continues to this day.
Troy has worked in many different fields of interest. He feels that his experiences in life help him to understand people and connect well with them. He has worked in the medical field in the Navy, He worked some in videography making training videos for the Phoenix Transit. He worked as a youth pastor, outreach minister, fast food worker, manager, and delivery driver, hospice pharmacy driver, school teacher, insurance sales, solar sales, and various other sales.
He holds many interests which keep him active. He loves arts and crafts. He enjoys the outdoors with hiking, camping, fishing, and traveling. He is great with animals. He particularly loves dogs and ferrets. He loves doing things with people and keeps active working with the homeless, working with children, and spending quality time with his wife, Sherry.
Throughout his life, Troy always knew since the age of twelve that he would be a Behavioral Health Counselor. Psychology has always been a part of his mindset. In 2015 he started working in the field of behavioral health counseling with an organization called, Arizona Facts of Life. While working under the license of his supervisor he started back to school for his MS in Professional Counseling. He attended Grand Canyon University for four years. Following his graduation he became an LAC. He worked at St. Luke's BHC for two years and then he started at Mind 24-7 where he works as a Crisis Care Therapist. He became an LPC (Independently licensed counselor) in 2023. In January of 2024 he started his LLC business, DVW Therapy.
Troy's story was one of abuse and pain. From his experiences as a child, he survived an attempt to end his life. He learned to overcome his suffering and to find healing. He became a Christian at the age of twelve, two weeks after his failed attempt. This is the pivotal moment in his life which formed him to become the therapist he is today.
At the age of fourteen, he was living with his father when he came to the realization of his humanity. He had moved from the abuse of his mother to live with his father. Two weeks after turning fourteen he wrote his mother a letter and told her four things. 1. All the things she did to hurt him. 2. Why he thought she did what she did to hurt him. 3. He forgave her for her hurting him. 4. He set boundaries that would stop her from ever hurting him again. The moment he mailed this letter, he felt the best he had felt since the age of five, before the first abuse took place. He asked himself what he got back from his mother; what did she take from him that he finally got back? The answer became his life long philosophy. She did not respect him, did not value him, and thought he was worthless.
As Troy grew and developed, his thinking changed to form the philosophy that the abuse of his mother did not take those things from him. He changed the word, "Respect" to "Dignity." He has taught this concept to people throughout his life. He has seen lives changed as people realize they have Dignity, Value, and Worth.
Being a therapist is his passion and his calling. He continues to work for Mind 24-7 and working in his private practice part time.
