Buddhist Therapists in 98501

**Currently accepting new clients.** **Stress from politics.** I offer a safe space for you to talk about the things that are most important to you. Therapy is a place for you to figure out problems, vent, be vulnerable, bring your questions, and learn. I help people who feel stuck, conflicted, unsupported, lost, or overwhelmed. I work with couples, adults, and teens. From a foundation of examining and working with feelings, I help people with problems including grief, stress about the world, anxiety, depression, shame, relationships, communication skills, low self-esteem, and life transitions.

I am honored to be an associate mental health counselor who supports individuals and couples of all backgrounds. Every life brings its share of difficulty, disappointment, and distress, and my receptive, strengths-based, inclusive style aims to create an authentic connection where we can address what’s really present in your heart and mind. Whatever you're navigating, I will collaborate with you to determine the best course for you to feel better, meet your needs, and accomplish your goals. Specifically, I have experience helping folks with anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, PTSD, setting interpersonal limits, and more.

New Patients Welcome, offering safe, trusting, affirmative, warm, non-judgmental counseling. Life has its challenges and as a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner specializing in Mental Health and weight management, I assist my patients in achieving a higher quality of life through Talk therapy, CBT, Motivational interviewing, Boundary setting & meds. I develop relationships built on mutual respect, trust, empathy, authenticity and compassion so that concerns can be worked through together in a safe private space! Mental health medication management certification and weight loss medication (Ozempic/Zepbound) counseling offered too!

It is quite common to experience difficulties throughout life. When these difficulties arise an individual may seek the assistance of a counselor or therapist in order to better understand and deal with the issues. Deciding to seek counseling is the first step in change and is often one of the hardest decisions to make. I work with clients who are trying to cope with anxiety, depression, early childhood trauma, sexual abuse, PTSD, and family integration problems. I am someone who is interested in listening to your concerns and in helping you develop a better understanding of these issues.

You are an adult at a crossroads in your life and are looking for more intensive therapy than someone to talk to. You have experienced mis-attunements and/or trauma in your early life and have struggled to untangle the coping mechanisms that no longer work for you. Perhaps you don't know yourself or even know how to know yourself. Perhaps you just keep ending up in relationships that repeat past patterns no matter how hard you try not to. The idea of spending years in weekly therapy to get anywhere feels like too little. You need dynamic, change-oriented therapy that makes a difference quickly and offers more than just talking.

I focus on creating a warm environment for my client to feel safe and able to process whatever their wanting to work on. There is no pressure to focus on one topic, as life has it's ups and downs. The treatment plan is created by my client and myself, in order to ensure the focus is on what my client would like to work on .

As we adapt to the ‘new normal,’ many of us are experiencing increased feelings of anxiety, grief, and loneliness. You're not alone if the details of recent events (e.g., climate change, COVID, and socio-political unrest) have you feeling lost and overwhelmed. You're also not alone if it's more challenging to invest energy towards your self care and personal growth - or if it has become more difficult to focus and complete tasks at school and/or work as a result. Restoring a sense of balance in your life and reconnecting with your best self is within reach - and you'll soon learn to navigate our 'new normal' with a renewed purpose.

Good therapy is based on a good therapeutic relationship. There are no "right" answers; only answers that are right for you. Together, we can focus on how you see the world and how the world sees you, improve communication, and identify self-needs, rediscover your unique gifts and role in life, and create and maintain healthy boundaries.