Sex Therapists in 98103

As a Couple and Family Therapist, I am honored to collaborate with clients in deciphering what may be holding you back from the freedom to live a more whole, robust life. A concentration of mine is in working with those who have attentional difficulties or learning differences such as ADHD, whether in a couple, family, or individual setting.

I currently work with clients in Washington State via telehealth, and have an in-person office in Colorado. I enjoy working with people of all ages and experiences, though I have particular insight into challenges more specific to women including body image, self-criticism, anxiety, perfectionisms, depression, shame, parenting, relationships, sex, and boundaries. Mental health is about holding balances in one's life, and at the core, restoring loving compassion for one's self. I support you to explore your life, belief systems, and goals; to get to the things that might be blocking you from being the support you need.

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans". With over 18 years in the field, I am an experienced clinician. Challenges in your relationship as a couple, dealing with an explosive child or teenager, depression, anxiety, trauma, and struggling to have a healthier, happier relationship as a couple, family or individual? Here's where you can take your first step. There is hope and things can change. I am a down-to-earth therapist with a warm and caring nature. I provide an empathetic and safe place where you can be yourself without fear of judgment.

We will explore your own “inner dialogue” and/or “parts,” as well as important narratives (aka the stories you tell yourself about yourself and the world around you). I encourage your evaluation, adaptation and/or complete overhaul of these sometimes unhelpful thoughts and stories in favor of newer, healthier, and more useful ones that we develop together!

As a relationship specialist, I work with individuals and couples to help them experience deep intimacy and healing in their lives. My clients are often trapped in patterns and places they no longer want to be. They feel stuck in their relationships, in difficult emotions, or in constant distress and overwhelm. It can be hard to see a way forward without help. Our work together will bring awareness and understanding to your situation and ultimately transform your pain and distress into healing and growth. I will help you process difficult experiences and emotions in order to emerge as a more free and whole version of yourself.

I with individuals, couples/polycules, and families, and have experience treating a wide spectrum of issues, such as depression, anxiety, substance use/abuse, sexual health concerns, and trauma. I specialize in providing evidence-based treatments- meaning the modalities I use have been shown by research to be effective. Some of those modalities include DBT, CBT, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Gottman Couples Therapy. I offer "Gold-Standard" DBT, including individual therapy, DBT skills group, and between-session phone coaching.

I use a person-centered approach, in which the client's unique set of values and interests guides me in shaping the path for growth and change. To support this collaboration, I provide knowledge of relaxation techniques, behavioral modification, exploration of childhood experiences, and philosophical or spiritual frameworks that give structure to enduring change. I specialize in couples therapy, guiding them toward reliance on one another, and fulfillment of personal goals. With individuals, I look for their motivational direction, and help them form a satisfying life around their own interests. I aim to be clear and connective, as well as efficient.

I offer skillful therapy with warmth, gentleness, humor, and an interactive, down to earth style. My therapeutic approach blends more traditional psychodynamic work with body-oriented psychotherapy, mindfulness practices, and the development of a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship. I work with adolescent and adult individuals, couples, and groups. This work is about igniting what works, what is strong and beautiful in us, as much as it is about resolving old hurt and compassionately holding the difficulties of life. Therapy can facilitate powerful shifts creating greater room for happiness, authenticity and a deeper sense of purpose and meaning.

Wherever you are in your therapeutic journey, my first goal is to offer a warm, empathetic space where you can be comfortable exploring the questions that brought you here. I welcome individuals, couples, kids, teens, and families and I am a long-practicing ally to BIPOC and LGTBQIA+ communities.

6/4/2024 - Accepting new clients/Immediate openings: In-person Monday-Friday in Fremont and telehealth available as well. I offer a free, 20-minute video call to make sure we feel like a good therapeutic fit. My goal is to help you process your experiences and to support you in achieving the best version of yourself. I provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families using a collaborative, strengths-based, whole-person approach. By learning, practicing, and incorporating various therapeutic tools, we will rediscover the value in life, increase your sense of self-worth, and empower you to live life abundantly. Licensed in Utah.

The current focus is on time-effective cognitive-behavioral, psychosomatic and depth psychology approaches individually tailored for each patient.

Life and the relationships we keep can be challenging. Everyone deserves to have someone to help them find traction when they’re feeling stuck, unsatisfied, or a yearning for change. My goal as a therapist is to offer reflection, support, and explore new possibilities as they emerge.

At its core, I believe therapy to be about creating space for change. People come to therapy for a variety of reasons—seeking support and healing, desiring change, looking for relief from pain. With a relational and trauma-informed lens, we’ll look at how you landed here, in an effort to find new ways of being that may be kinder to yourself and more congruent with a whole and healthy life. I work with teens, adults, and couples on issues of trauma, anxiety, grief, relationships, life transitions, and identity formation. I have focused much of my work supporting women recovering from trauma.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. My first experience with psychology came at the age of 8 when my parents took me to see their counselor, Greg. He was so helpful that I decided to follow the same career path. Today, I feel fortunate to be able say that I love what I do.

Sometimes we know we feel bad, but we’re not even sure which emotions we’re feeling. Other times, we’re unhappy with the way things are but don’t know what to change. In therapy, we would form a collaborative partnership where I would help you put words to what you’re feeling, gain insight into yourself, and make positive changes.

Behind so much of how we think, what we long for, and how we relate to ourselves and others lies unacknowledged shame, trauma, and the strategies we developed, sometimes very early on, to cope with and hide these realities from ourselves. These make up the “muscle memory” of our emotional worlds, which cannot always be easily recalled, but determine our lives nonetheless. Therapy aims to cultivate awareness of what lies underneath in disconnected, dissociated ways, and provides a space to move through the pain, accept, and integrate the past so that it no longer repeats itself in our lives.

Greenlake Wellness Group is a collaboration of licensed therapists and associates meeting a range of patient needs in a unique, inspiring atmosphere. Depression, anxiety, and trauma can slow us down, but they don't have to stop us. We provide emotional support around relational stress, transitional needs, and the places where you feel stuck. If you're ready to learn about how these symptoms are actually working to tell you something more about yourself, then we can help. We work with highly motivated, hard working clients as they reach for their goals.

I work with individuals and couples who are experiencing some stress or anxiety in their lives and have decided to attend therapy to address and resolve those issues. Clients will develop tools and strategies to navigate life and thrive in a more healthy way. Some clients prefer assignments between sessions, some prefer psycho-education, and others still prefer therapy focused on emotion. I work with clients to determine how they want to work in therapy, and in turn, clients feel agency over the change they create in their lives. I believe this change best occurs in a safe, trusting, vulnerable environment.

Hello! My name is Emma and I'm so excited that you are here! As we all try to navigate life’s highs and lows, I believe it is important to remember that we don’t have to do it alone. I am here to help you in exploring whatever stage of life you are in through a holistic lens. Together we can explore what you would like to work on within therapy.