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Kristin Nielsen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, CST
Verified Verified
Mercer Island, WA 98040  (Online Only)
Every person, couple and family struggles from time to time. Sometimes, it is hard to get through these rough patches alone. Having a compassionate, supportive and inquisitive individual attending to your concerns provides a safe environment to create positive change. As a marriage and family therapist, I am able to partner with you in this therapeutic framework while exploring your interactions with significant others and society at large. If you are seeking help for your partnership, your family or an issue in your life, let's get started today.
Every person, couple and family struggles from time to time. Sometimes, it is hard to get through these rough patches alone. Having a compassionate, supportive and inquisitive individual attending to your concerns provides a safe environment to create positive change. As a marriage and family therapist, I am able to partner with you in this therapeutic framework while exploring your interactions with significant others and society at large. If you are seeking help for your partnership, your family or an issue in your life, let's get started today.
(206) 429-6556 View (206) 429-6556
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Sarah Sterling, Mindfulness-Based Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040  (Online Only)
As a mindfulness-based counselor, I help individuals, adolescents and couples transform their struggles into opportunities for growth, learning and adventure. I help you turn your problems into pathways. This journey is an opportunity to unearth the home that is your deep and abiding sense of self. Drawing on nature wisdom, archetypal patterns, myth, mindfulness and the mind-body connection, I am here to be a guide as you dive into your own depths. I look forward to accompanying you on your journey toward wholeness, freedom and purpose.
As a mindfulness-based counselor, I help individuals, adolescents and couples transform their struggles into opportunities for growth, learning and adventure. I help you turn your problems into pathways. This journey is an opportunity to unearth the home that is your deep and abiding sense of self. Drawing on nature wisdom, archetypal patterns, myth, mindfulness and the mind-body connection, I am here to be a guide as you dive into your own depths. I look forward to accompanying you on your journey toward wholeness, freedom and purpose.
(360) 215-2512 View (360) 215-2512
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Tracy Askilsrud
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040
You are in a committed relationship but feeling so lonely and frustrated. You try to communicate your needs to your partner, but each time the two of you end up in a disagreement, leaving you feeling worse than before. You feel you are out of options for how to have these discussions differently. You are unsure how the two of you can reconnect and get your needs met. You yearn for your partner to respond to your needs in a way that feels loving and accepting instead of reactive. You would love to rekindle the love you once felt in your relationship and move from being roommates back to loving partners with a satisfying sex life.
You are in a committed relationship but feeling so lonely and frustrated. You try to communicate your needs to your partner, but each time the two of you end up in a disagreement, leaving you feeling worse than before. You feel you are out of options for how to have these discussions differently. You are unsure how the two of you can reconnect and get your needs met. You yearn for your partner to respond to your needs in a way that feels loving and accepting instead of reactive. You would love to rekindle the love you once felt in your relationship and move from being roommates back to loving partners with a satisfying sex life.
(425) 600-7687 View (425) 600-7687
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Angela Bolen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CCPS, CSAT, AF-EMDR
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
As a family systems therapist with an interest in couples reconciliation therapy and healing relational trauma from infidelity, I am passionate about walking beside you to work through the pain and confusion of your life situation.  Intimate betrayal is one of the most devastating and disorienting events that can happen to a relationship.  The betrayed partner is left questioning fundamental beliefs and wrestling with the very existence of truth, love and relationship history. I also work with couples who long to enhance communication, connection, and build shared long term goals and values.
As a family systems therapist with an interest in couples reconciliation therapy and healing relational trauma from infidelity, I am passionate about walking beside you to work through the pain and confusion of your life situation.  Intimate betrayal is one of the most devastating and disorienting events that can happen to a relationship.  The betrayed partner is left questioning fundamental beliefs and wrestling with the very existence of truth, love and relationship history. I also work with couples who long to enhance communication, connection, and build shared long term goals and values.
(425) 264-8617 View (425) 264-8617
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Scarlett A Thompson
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040  (Online Only)
Specializing in neurodivergence, particularly in ADHD, giftedness/2E & creativity and additionally religious trauma, existential questioning and cultural or life transitions. I enjoy working with relationship concerns including couples, families and individuals. In counseling, a good fit between your therapist and you is of the utmost importance. I hold a supportive protected space for you to grow within, lending my tools and expertise. I am here to facilitate your journey, and to support your growth empathetically. Multicultural and diverse clientele are welcome and encouraged.
Specializing in neurodivergence, particularly in ADHD, giftedness/2E & creativity and additionally religious trauma, existential questioning and cultural or life transitions. I enjoy working with relationship concerns including couples, families and individuals. In counseling, a good fit between your therapist and you is of the utmost importance. I hold a supportive protected space for you to grow within, lending my tools and expertise. I am here to facilitate your journey, and to support your growth empathetically. Multicultural and diverse clientele are welcome and encouraged.
(206) 309-2700 View (206) 309-2700
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Ryan A Lewis
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Welcome to Ryan Lewis Counseling & Integrative Wellness Programs! If you are seeking a change in your life, but you continue to be controlled by limiting beliefs, emotional turmoil, or unproductive habits, our counseling and coaching programs are here to help support you. By offering both traditional psychotherapy and structured integrative wellness coaching, we can facilitate transformative healing experiences and teach sustainable wellness practices for best results. We can help you adopt a holistic approach to managing your mental health care by prioritizing your physical, emotional, relational, purposeful, and spiritual health.
Welcome to Ryan Lewis Counseling & Integrative Wellness Programs! If you are seeking a change in your life, but you continue to be controlled by limiting beliefs, emotional turmoil, or unproductive habits, our counseling and coaching programs are here to help support you. By offering both traditional psychotherapy and structured integrative wellness coaching, we can facilitate transformative healing experiences and teach sustainable wellness practices for best results. We can help you adopt a holistic approach to managing your mental health care by prioritizing your physical, emotional, relational, purposeful, and spiritual health.
(206) 558-9870 View (206) 558-9870
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Alexandra Moskovich
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040  (Online Only)
I employ a holistic and mindful approach, in which we'll collaboratively create the best plan of action for you based on your individual goals and strengths. I hope to provide you with a warm, accepting space in which we can get curious about your life and experiences, and to explore the tools necessary to better cope, grow, and thrive.
I employ a holistic and mindful approach, in which we'll collaboratively create the best plan of action for you based on your individual goals and strengths. I hope to provide you with a warm, accepting space in which we can get curious about your life and experiences, and to explore the tools necessary to better cope, grow, and thrive.
(360) 334-3536 View (360) 334-3536
Photo of Jessica Kicha, Counselor in 98040, WA
Jessica Kicha
Counselor, MA, LMHC, CST
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Mercer Island, WA 98040  (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Helping couples connect is my specialty. Do you sometimes feel alone in your relationship? Does it seem like your partner does not understand you, and no matter how hard you try it seems like you end up in the same fight over and over again? Has that sense of being close and connected changed to feeling more distant and roommate like? If you're ready to reclaim your relationship back from the negative patterns that keep you stuck, I am here to help.
Helping couples connect is my specialty. Do you sometimes feel alone in your relationship? Does it seem like your partner does not understand you, and no matter how hard you try it seems like you end up in the same fight over and over again? Has that sense of being close and connected changed to feeling more distant and roommate like? If you're ready to reclaim your relationship back from the negative patterns that keep you stuck, I am here to help.
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Couples Counseling Therapists

Does couples counseling work?

Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.

When should a couple seek counseling?

Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.

How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?

The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.

How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?

The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.