Therapists in 97008

If you reading this, it's likely you are not living or experiencing the life you want. How many of us have been there, feeling stuck, and despite our best efforts, end up back in the place we started? This creates feelings of despair, emotional pain, and worry that things will not change. How is it that our personal values that supposedly drive deeper meanings become lost or are sacrificed by pressures and demands of who we think we should be? First step in therapy is to create room for our ALL our thoughts and feelings and develop a new network of behaviors that allow us to be more present, more aware and to live more fully.

I work towards helping individuals create the life they want through analysis and reflection of what is working for them in the present and what has or hasn’t worked for them in the past. My approach is interactive and relational. I look for ways to empower my clients and reframe their experiences in a way that encourages growth. I think that the past plays a role in our present lives and that powerful healing can be achieved through connecting with an empathetic therapist. I will provide you a friendly, nonjudgmental space to do this.

Caseload Full: I am a white, bisexual, non-binary, non-monogamous, and neuroqueer therapist working at the intersections of oppression, grief, trauma, liberation, and pleasure. I strive to create an environment where all parts of you are welcome. I serve individuals needing support to better survive and thrive while living in a world full of trauma. Together we can co-create a brave and curious space for you to ground into what matters most to you. I work to hold a space that centers your dignity and wholeness, inviting in the wisdom of your body, your mind, your life story, the earth, your ancestry, and your cultures of origin.

I strive to create the safest space possible so that past experiences or current stressors can be explored and new possibilities can be discovered. Using a safe collaborative approach, I can support you in maneuvering through your feelings of anger, fear and helplessness so that you can overcome obstacles, achieve your goals and live the well lived life you deserve.

Do you feel like you're stuck on a hamster wheel of bad relationships, constantly attracting the wrong people into your life? In our sessions, we'll work together to understand the underlying factors that are contributing to your difficulties in forming healthy connections with others. Through this understanding, you can develop new skills and strategies to connect with others in a more fulfilling way. You'll learn how to communicate effectively, set boundaries, and build intimacy without feeling overwhelmed or ashamed. Let's work together to break free from old patterns and build deeper, more meaningful relationships in your life.

I believe that therapy involves combining multiple systems and environments to create who we are today. I see the people I work with through a trauma-informed lens and take their person-in-environment perspective to strengthen and encourage their personal growth.

What’s your pain? Difficulty in relationships or having relationships? Feeling overwhelmed or anxious with the circumstances of your life? Transitions, changes, or feeling like you don’t fit in your life? Is your relationship complicated by ADHD or chronic illness? I walk alongside you in your current circumstances, helping with that emotional overload, and resulting in you having new skills to manage your emotions while increasing your life functioning and relationship connections.

I work with people ages 15 and older on a myriad of topics. I am especially interested in working with interracial couples, first/second generation immigrants, queer folx, BIPOCs, men, and sex workers. Areas of specialities include mindfulness, BDSM, gender, non-monogamy, social justice, anxiety, depression, neurodivergence, bp.d, sex therapy, and trauma. I place you at the center of your own story. I incorporate mind-body connection, emotional experiences, and relationships of all kinds into the therapy space. I truly believe that you deserve to live your best life, and I am here to offer whatever help I may toward that end.

I understand that life can get messy and have its challenges. Living with stress, depression, and low self-esteem can be overwhelming and sometimes can make you feel stuck. My goal as a counselor is to walk alongside my clients and show them that they have the power to turn things around and make their lives better. I will provide a safe place for my clients to explore their struggles and learn new, healthy tools, and coping skills. I have experience working with children, foster children, parents, foster parents, and I am committed to showing all clients they have the strength to work through difficult challenges.

I help people who seek to increase awareness, strengths, intelligence (IQ and EQ), resiliency, create empowering processes and solutions leading to meaningful life engagement, and improving quality of life. I have worked with all ages, backgrounds and issues, individuals, couples and families. I have found the best predictor of effective therapy is how well the client connects with the therapist. I am open to working with all people, cultures and concerns.

Positive Inner Self's therapists have extensive history working with children, adolescents, teens, and adults working through difficult behaviors, parental relational issues, trauma and abuse, reunification, foster and adoption issues, anxiety, depression and trauma. We have helped many individuals working through past trauma, attachment difficulties, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. We are client centered meaning we don't have our own agenda. You decide what you want to work on, we help you to figure out the solutions best for you while having a few laughs.

My name is Becca Saunders and I’m a mental health clinician at Positive Inner Self and a registered Clinical Social Work Associate. I work with adults who are looking for support with anxiety, depression, grief, and communication struggles. I work with people using a person-centered and strengths-based approach, and I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship. I recognize and acknowledge the many privileges I hold and the traumatic impacts of experiencing oppression, such as racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and many other forms of bigotry.

Many of us struggle to find joy in life, feel in control of our own decisions and reactions, overcome anxiety, forge meaningful connections with others, or have a strong sense of self. Emotions can be overwhelming, and we can often feel lost in our own heads. Over the last few years, even more of us have found ourselves struggling to find solid ground amidst chaos.