Therapists in 98112

As a licensed psychologist, I have been providing therapy for over 20 years helping individuals and couples to heal, and to create joyful, meaningful lives. Informed by psychological theory and research-supported treatments, such as DBT, and EMDR, as well as alternative methods, such as yoga, spirituality, and mind-body approaches, I will help you access and utilize your own deep wisdom and understanding to address your unique struggles and needs. After treatment, my clients report not only a reduction of symptoms but also an increase in motivation, ease, purpose, and connection.

Vicki Keough, Behavioral Health Specialist, develops strategies and tools for each patient to address their presenting concerns. Collaborating together we explore new approaches to create positive sustainable change. Incorporating the subconscious mind through the use of hypnotherapy allows issues to be addressed at their root. Vicki studies the thoughts and triggers that create undesirable patterns and consequences in your life. To address these patterns she combines neuro linguistic programming, therapeutic hypnotherapy and coaching developing a counseling relationship that fits your needs and supports you in actualizing your goals. To learn more about Vicki and how she can help you visit vickikeough.com

Therapy is an opportunity to engage in a healing relationship unlike most others. The focus is on you: your feelings, your thoughts, your strengths, and insecurities. My job is to support you as you work your way toward understanding, accepting, and growing into yourself. Psychotherapy involves exploring feelings, perceptions, and beliefs about oneself and others, understanding how and why self-defeating or painful patterns of living have developed, and discovering how to modify them. I am committed to helping you discover and speak the truth of your experience, including parts of you that may have been left unspoken and unlived.

I have been working in the mental health field for over twenty years. Throughout that time I have worked in a variety of settings, all of which have given me a wealth of experience to draw upon. I have always had a passion for the work of psychotherapy, which I feel is ultimately about inner exploration and transformation. Most people come to psychotherapy because they feel like they are stuck in some way. Having another mind and perspective can help to get things moving where they once were stuck. With a spirit of curiosity and collaboration I work with my patients to seek out what may be obstructing their continued growth.

Psychotherapy is meant to address the roots of mental and emotional struggle, rather than just symptoms. In my practice, we can explore your strengths and challenges, discovering over time what motivates you, what may be contributing to your difficulties, and what helps you thrive. You will have the opportunity to get to know yourself and find ways of living that feel satisfying and fulfilling. My approach is intended to help create more room for your experience and navigate your thoughts and feelings with understanding, compassion, and skill.

I work with individuals ages 18 and up, as well as couples and parents. I believe symptoms are a request from the psyche to grow -- whether this manifests as depression, anxiety, or just a feeling that you want more from your life or your relationships. Or you may be experiencing a transition, grief, or loss and need support to navigate this change. Therapy creates a space in which healing and growth can happen. I believe humans have a natural, inherent tendency toward health and self-actualization. We are hard-wired to live good and meaningful lives, but sometimes need support to do so.

You may be seeking therapy because you find yourself repeating the same unhelpful patterns – in your relationships, at work or school, or in how you feel and think about yourself – but you don’t seem able to change them. Or you may see and worry about the emotional or behavioral patterns that your child or teenager is developing, and not know how to help them.

Are your relationships not as fulfilling as you'd like? Are you feeling depressed, anxious, overwhelmed, or less hopeful? I provide individual, couple, and family therapy and can help you with these issues and more. As we work together, I help create a context where hope can prevail, where intention has more power than reaction, where options for overcoming challenges and achieving goals are discovered, and where new connections are created.

Working together we can help you with what gets you into trouble, being stuck, a loss, difficulties in a relationship, and achieving your goals. If you are a parent, we will work together to reestablish optimal development and family functioning. Therapy works in many ways. It helps us surrender unhelpful ways of protecting ourselves, learn how to be increasingly self-reflective, develop greater capacities to repair ourselves and our relationships, and augment resilience and happiness. I believe that the deepest understanding and change comes from knowing oneself better, becoming increasingly self-reflective, and experiencing oneself differently in the context of a relationship.

Marissa M. Grasmick, MA, LMHC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Seattle, Washington. In her private practice she focuses on working with adults addressing trauma, sexual abuse/assault, anxiety, self worth, relationships/attachment, and organization. Marissa's Masters degrees in both Art Therapy and Counseling allow her to weave art-based interventions with her knowledge of working with trauma and the body. Marissa is highly skilled in her ability to integrate her experience with meditation and Zen philosophy to bridge the gap between such things as cutting-edge neuroscience and our need to create meaning from suffering.

Are you struggling in your romantic relationship? Does it sometimes feel like you are deeply in love, and other times you can't understand each other at all? Couple therapy can help you learn more about yourself and your partner, and teach you new ways to interact and connect. By exploring the past and the present, couples therapy can uncover old patterns you are unconsciously repeating with your partner, and I can coach you through new behaviors that will strengthen the bond between you.

It you're reading this then you're taking the first step to getting help with how you're living your life. I find that most people who seek therapy are struggling with some pain or conflict they cannot overcome with the skills and support currently present in their lives. Talking to a trained professional about your troubles can bring relief and help you to make changes. I work with individuals and couples to help them overcome obstacles in their lives such as unrealized potential, feelings of being overwhelmed or hopeless, relationship troubles, constant stress, and self-destructive behaviors.

Starting your therapeutic journey can be both an empowering and yet scary as it is the start of a new relationship. In this journey, it is important for you to find a therapist that can understand stand you and your life experiences. I am a client-centered therapist, meaning that you are the expert of your own experiences and as your therapist, I will join you in your journey by helping guide you through opportunities for personal growth and revelations. *I also provide services in Spanish!*

Mental health is varied and complex. Emotional pain can be overwhelming, frustrating, and confusing. Each person is unique and brings their own set of circumstances, their own past, thoughts, and experience to therapy. I see people who struggle from a variety of issues and symptoms. Some of these include depression, anxiety, panic attacks, paranoia, frustration, academic or work difficulties, relationship issues, communication issues, poor concentration and attention, sexual issues, and grief. This list is incomplete, but hopefully it opens up the range of things that can be talked about in therapy and worked with over time.

I work with adults and adolescents presenting with a broad spectrum of concerns. These include, most notably depression and anxiety as well as trauma, PTSD, grief, inattention, eating issues, relationship issues, school issues, self esteem issues, adoption, sleep, and history of sexual and/or physical abuse. My therapeutic style is integrative: I draw from a variety of fields of psychology, including psychodynamic, relational, and cognitive-behavioral. Through therapy, we will work together to understand both the origins of presenting issues; clarifying why we act and feel the way we do, and why certain thought and behavioral patterns persist.

Consider this an open invitation, to join together in authentic dialogue, to get real. I offer you the confidence of my experience, and the warmth of my compassion, my courage and my strength as an ally. I offer honesty, simplicity and safety. I encourage you to stand tall, and to claim and truly own this life, to direct this journey, to master your particular (or peculiar) style, and to express the beauty of a life that you desire.

I am a licensed psychologist with 20 years experience providing psychotherapy and consultation. My approach is gentle, respectful and compassionate, including challenge and encouragement as appropriate. I offer short-term and long-term psychotherapy, emphasizing the development of a warm, empathic therapeutic relationship. My treatment approach is integrative and most influenced by psychoanalytic, humanistic and developmental theories. Psychotherapy involves verbalizing your thoughts and feelings, exploring relational and behavioral patterns, and understanding how past experiences may impact you now. The needs and goals of the individual guide my therapeutic approach. My personal style is down-to-earth and interactive, with an occasional dash of humor.

Your struggle with anxiety may be exhausting, frustrating and feel quite hopeless. Especially when your anxiety interferes with your ability to connect with people or to engage in daily activities. If you're experiencing the symptoms on the OCD spectrum (including hair-pulling and skin-picking) , you know how hard it is to have your life ruled by distressing thoughts and physical sensations. What possibilities would become available to you if your anxiety no longer ran your life?

I am currently accepting new clients in my practice. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress and overwhelm, or are wishing to grow and develop in ways that will help you meet your goals, I'm here to help. As a therapist, it is a privilege to walk these journeys of healing and self-discovery with my clients. My clients find my approach to be warm and supportive, while also finding that I challenge their thinking and behavior in ways that help them see and initiate the change they desire. I work with teens, adults, and romantic partnerships, and offer a free 20 minute phone consultation to all prospective client.

I have focused primarily on individuals with multiple cultural identities, such as military veterans, LGBTQ2Spirit, POC, and people recovering from various forms of trauma experience, such as physical and sexual abuse and trauma, community violence, and systemic oppression. My personal and professional background is occupationally, culturally, and racially diverse.