Therapists in 98020
Jamie Boulding-Bridges
Counselor, LPC, CST, FAC
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020
I am excited that you have taken the first step towards finding a therapist to help you navigate your current life situation. I am a relational and emotionally focused therapist who will work collaboratively with you to listen to, understand, explore, and move past whatever you feel is holding you back from living your most authentic and fulfilling life. I have trained with The Gottman institute and integrate their methods through an emotionally focused lens when working with couples. While I openly welcome all couples, I have additional experience and special insight working with same sex couples.
I am excited that you have taken the first step towards finding a therapist to help you navigate your current life situation. I am a relational and emotionally focused therapist who will work collaboratively with you to listen to, understand, explore, and move past whatever you feel is holding you back from living your most authentic and fulfilling life. I have trained with The Gottman institute and integrate their methods through an emotionally focused lens when working with couples. While I openly welcome all couples, I have additional experience and special insight working with same sex couples.
Terry Green
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98020
Emotionally Focused Therapy focuses on building deeper relational bonds and secure relationships.
Couples or individuals struggling with conflict, stress, or overwhelming circumstances will find a safe place here to sort their thoughts and feelings about the issues while learning to repair and create deeper connections with loved ones. As a systems therapist, I understand the challenges of life transitions and help strengthen couple relationships and family cohesion and resilience through various life challenges. For clients struggling with past family of origin issues, we work to heal difficult memories. I help clients grow from brokenness, trauma, grief and loss to find healing, hope, peace and a new direction.
Emotionally Focused Therapy focuses on building deeper relational bonds and secure relationships.
Couples or individuals struggling with conflict, stress, or overwhelming circumstances will find a safe place here to sort their thoughts and feelings about the issues while learning to repair and create deeper connections with loved ones. As a systems therapist, I understand the challenges of life transitions and help strengthen couple relationships and family cohesion and resilience through various life challenges. For clients struggling with past family of origin issues, we work to heal difficult memories. I help clients grow from brokenness, trauma, grief and loss to find healing, hope, peace and a new direction.
Kiara Fitzpatrick
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98020
Relationship dynamics and conflict resolution have always interested me. Because of personal and educational experiences, I believe even the deepest of conflicts can be reconciled and that when individuals increase their self-esteem, they feel more empowered to engage with others honestly and confidently. It brings me joy to support people through trials as they discover deep truths about themselves, those around them and the intersection between the two. I use a variety of modalities—CBT, EFT, Gottman and more—to help clients identify and reframe their thoughts so they can repair, restore, and restrengthen their relationships.
Relationship dynamics and conflict resolution have always interested me. Because of personal and educational experiences, I believe even the deepest of conflicts can be reconciled and that when individuals increase their self-esteem, they feel more empowered to engage with others honestly and confidently. It brings me joy to support people through trials as they discover deep truths about themselves, those around them and the intersection between the two. I use a variety of modalities—CBT, EFT, Gottman and more—to help clients identify and reframe their thoughts so they can repair, restore, and restrengthen their relationships.
Sadler-Bridges Wellness Group
Counselor, LPC, CST, MS
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020
Now Accepting A limited Number of New Clients! Highly Trained Couples Therapist, Board Certified Sex Therapist, Fertility Counselor. Now offering EMDR. I am excited that you have taken the first step towards finding a therapist to help you navigate your current life situation. I am a relational and emotionally focused therapist who will work collaboratively with you to listen to, understand, explore, and move past whatever you feel is holding you back from living your most authentic and fulfilling life. I am a skilled couples therapist who has trained with master therapists under both the EFT and Gottman traditions.
Now Accepting A limited Number of New Clients! Highly Trained Couples Therapist, Board Certified Sex Therapist, Fertility Counselor. Now offering EMDR. I am excited that you have taken the first step towards finding a therapist to help you navigate your current life situation. I am a relational and emotionally focused therapist who will work collaboratively with you to listen to, understand, explore, and move past whatever you feel is holding you back from living your most authentic and fulfilling life. I am a skilled couples therapist who has trained with master therapists under both the EFT and Gottman traditions.
Angeline Johnston
Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC, CHT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98020
) to depth psychologies (psychodynamic, transpersonal, meditation) and for couples: EFT and PACT.
I work with people who are motivated to go deep because working on the surface has not brought results. If you are seeking therapy, it's likely that you are in some sort of pain and are looking to move through and beyond that pain to a place of greater safety and trust. Together we can commit to walking a healing path. We can address your needs for a fulfilling life in the here-and-now while processing old issues that perennially impact your ability to freely and joyfully relate to yourself and others.
) to depth psychologies (psychodynamic, transpersonal, meditation) and for couples: EFT and PACT.
I work with people who are motivated to go deep because working on the surface has not brought results. If you are seeking therapy, it's likely that you are in some sort of pain and are looking to move through and beyond that pain to a place of greater safety and trust. Together we can commit to walking a healing path. We can address your needs for a fulfilling life in the here-and-now while processing old issues that perennially impact your ability to freely and joyfully relate to yourself and others.
Jeanette Thorson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020 (Online Only)
I have an integrated approach to counseling, but my foundation is rooted in Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy, in which I have advanced training.
Welcome to LiveWell Counseling. I enjoy working with adults and couples at various stages of their lives by helping them recognize their strengths and needs in order to solve problems and build stronger relationships. My approach to therapy is curious and client-centered, with an emphasis on the role that emotions, beliefs, and narratives play in shaping identity and behavior. In addition to helping people work through difficult issues, I also enjoy working with individuals who are interested in therapy as a process for facilitating personal growth and wholeness.
I have an integrated approach to counseling, but my foundation is rooted in Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy, in which I have advanced training.
Welcome to LiveWell Counseling. I enjoy working with adults and couples at various stages of their lives by helping them recognize their strengths and needs in order to solve problems and build stronger relationships. My approach to therapy is curious and client-centered, with an emphasis on the role that emotions, beliefs, and narratives play in shaping identity and behavior. In addition to helping people work through difficult issues, I also enjoy working with individuals who are interested in therapy as a process for facilitating personal growth and wholeness.
Dara Foti
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Woodway, WA 98020 (Online Only)
I have training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Sex Therapy, with additional training in trauma.
Life is messy and sometimes we get stuck in repetitive patterns that leave us disconnected from ourselves and others. I am here to help you get unstuck so that you can live life with more ease and authenticity. I offer a warm and honest approach that helps you examine and shift your habitual ways of being to promote growth and connection. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed, experiencing a life transition, or having relationship distress, I am here with curiosity and an open heart to begin the process of healing. I am easy-going and approachable and help you access your inner wiser self.
I have training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Sex Therapy, with additional training in trauma.
Life is messy and sometimes we get stuck in repetitive patterns that leave us disconnected from ourselves and others. I am here to help you get unstuck so that you can live life with more ease and authenticity. I offer a warm and honest approach that helps you examine and shift your habitual ways of being to promote growth and connection. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed, experiencing a life transition, or having relationship distress, I am here with curiosity and an open heart to begin the process of healing. I am easy-going and approachable and help you access your inner wiser self.
Anna Gray Baker
Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020
I draw upon powerful techniques like Emotionally Focused Therapy and EMDR.
Are you feeling trapped in an unending cycle that leads to frustration and pain? Whether it's the patterns within you, your relationships with your partner, children, colleagues, or friends, life can start to feel like a relentless struggle. I specialize in guiding individuals, couples, and families through breaking free from the grip of inevitable loneliness. I approach my work with unwavering empathy. My ultimate aim in each session is to provide a secure haven where you can confront these negative cycles and delve into the narrative of your life.
I draw upon powerful techniques like Emotionally Focused Therapy and EMDR.
Are you feeling trapped in an unending cycle that leads to frustration and pain? Whether it's the patterns within you, your relationships with your partner, children, colleagues, or friends, life can start to feel like a relentless struggle. I specialize in guiding individuals, couples, and families through breaking free from the grip of inevitable loneliness. I approach my work with unwavering empathy. My ultimate aim in each session is to provide a secure haven where you can confront these negative cycles and delve into the narrative of your life.
Katie Musso
Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC, SUDPT
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020
I am accepting new clients! My name is Katie Musso, and I specialize in Trauma-Informed Care, intimate partner violence (IPV) and substance use issues. You and I will collaborate, show up authentically and walk together towards your goals, healing and growth! I believe the therapeutic alliance to be a great source of healing that honors where you have been, where you are, and where you are going. I'm anti-racist, and the LGBTQIA+ community is deeply important to me, personally and professionally, and is a large part of who I serve. I embody love, care, and inclusivity and can't wait to share it with you and learn together!
I am accepting new clients! My name is Katie Musso, and I specialize in Trauma-Informed Care, intimate partner violence (IPV) and substance use issues. You and I will collaborate, show up authentically and walk together towards your goals, healing and growth! I believe the therapeutic alliance to be a great source of healing that honors where you have been, where you are, and where you are going. I'm anti-racist, and the LGBTQIA+ community is deeply important to me, personally and professionally, and is a large part of who I serve. I embody love, care, and inclusivity and can't wait to share it with you and learn together!
Angela DiFiore
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98020
Waitlist for new clients
Hello, I’m Angela, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate. More specifically, I help spark change in people’s lives and relationships. I call my style of therapy “real talk”, because it is different than talking to a blank face that nods and takes notes. I am a real person who relates to my clients in a genuine way, and works collaboratively to listen, offer insights, and uncover what may be blocking the path towards healing. Little known fact: humor is not off-limits in therapy.
Hello, I’m Angela, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate. More specifically, I help spark change in people’s lives and relationships. I call my style of therapy “real talk”, because it is different than talking to a blank face that nods and takes notes. I am a real person who relates to my clients in a genuine way, and works collaboratively to listen, offer insights, and uncover what may be blocking the path towards healing. Little known fact: humor is not off-limits in therapy.
Joanna McGuire
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98020
I work with people facing all sorts of struggles. Some of the most common issues I help with include depression, anxiety, identity formation, and relationship problems between couples or within families. I have a lot of experience in working with conflict between children and adolescents and their parents. I believe in the importance of helping people to understand the roots of their behaviors. I combine therapeutic styles based on what my clients want and need.
I work with people facing all sorts of struggles. Some of the most common issues I help with include depression, anxiety, identity formation, and relationship problems between couples or within families. I have a lot of experience in working with conflict between children and adolescents and their parents. I believe in the importance of helping people to understand the roots of their behaviors. I combine therapeutic styles based on what my clients want and need.
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Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020
Are you a Christian woman who feels like she's too much but not enough? I specialize in therapy with women of faith struggling with anxiety, depression and life transitions. Whether you need practical tools to help with anxiety/depression or extra support during a difficult season, I offer a unique blend of clinical and pastoral care and would be honored to work with you.
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Sadler-Bridges Wellness Group
Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC, LMHC, CCST-T
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98020
Now accepting new clients! It is an honor and a privilege to journey alongside you as we work towards understanding the barriers that are preventing you from meeting your goals. I work to create an authentically safe space where you can explore life's obstacles that are preventing you from meeting your goals. I am here to support you as you journey towards living the life you desire to live.
Now accepting new clients! It is an honor and a privilege to journey alongside you as we work towards understanding the barriers that are preventing you from meeting your goals. I work to create an authentically safe space where you can explore life's obstacles that are preventing you from meeting your goals. I am here to support you as you journey towards living the life you desire to live.
Ian Jacobson
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020
*Currently accepting new patients* Hi, there! I'm Ian. If you are feeling down, anxious, or stuck or are struggling in your relationships, I would like to help. I believe that meaningful personal connection—feeling understood, accepted, & loved—is at the heart of well-being, so my desire is to provide a genuine, warm, & safe presence in which my clients feel comfortable sharing their stories & exploring how their past has shaped them & their experience of the present. Though I use a psychodynamic approach, I tailor my approach to meet my clients' needs, integrating techniques from various approaches like CBT, gestalt, & mindfulness.
*Currently accepting new patients* Hi, there! I'm Ian. If you are feeling down, anxious, or stuck or are struggling in your relationships, I would like to help. I believe that meaningful personal connection—feeling understood, accepted, & loved—is at the heart of well-being, so my desire is to provide a genuine, warm, & safe presence in which my clients feel comfortable sharing their stories & exploring how their past has shaped them & their experience of the present. Though I use a psychodynamic approach, I tailor my approach to meet my clients' needs, integrating techniques from various approaches like CBT, gestalt, & mindfulness.
Leslie Fleming
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98020
Waitlist for new clients
I offer a unique, holistic approach to transformational healing and growth through a weaving of shamanism, psychotherapy, and coaching. I am direct, compassionate, and intuitive in working with clients, offering deep integrity, fortitude, and over 3 decades of shamanic practice supporting journeys of healing, personal mastery, and authenticity. The transformational work of embodying who you truly are and why you are here is a beautiful, challenging journey of embracing and integrating all of who you are with deep compassion and fierce love. A journey I invite you to take and am honored to support.
I offer a unique, holistic approach to transformational healing and growth through a weaving of shamanism, psychotherapy, and coaching. I am direct, compassionate, and intuitive in working with clients, offering deep integrity, fortitude, and over 3 decades of shamanic practice supporting journeys of healing, personal mastery, and authenticity. The transformational work of embodying who you truly are and why you are here is a beautiful, challenging journey of embracing and integrating all of who you are with deep compassion and fierce love. A journey I invite you to take and am honored to support.
Elaine Willey
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020
For over 20 years, I've worked with individuals and couples struggling with relationship problems, challenging life transitions like mid-life crises, job stress, grief and loss, and living authentically. I also specialize in depression, anxiety, stress and chronic health issues. You're not alone in your struggle once we begin to work together. I listen deeply to really understand you as we work to transform your issues. I offer sessions in my Edmonds office, by phone, or by video conference.
For over 20 years, I've worked with individuals and couples struggling with relationship problems, challenging life transitions like mid-life crises, job stress, grief and loss, and living authentically. I also specialize in depression, anxiety, stress and chronic health issues. You're not alone in your struggle once we begin to work together. I listen deeply to really understand you as we work to transform your issues. I offer sessions in my Edmonds office, by phone, or by video conference.
Mila Wold
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020
No matter why you are seeking therapy at this time, I believe that the concerns and struggles you are facing makes sense in the context of your lived experiences. I believe that people do the best they can given the circumstances. Often times we come up with coping skills that are useful at some point in our life but then we out grow them but continue using them- which can lead to a cycle of behaviors and outcomes that can cause more hurt and isolation. I believe people's deepest longings are often to be loved, seen and known- and our actions are often to protect those vulernable feelings that come from that longing.
No matter why you are seeking therapy at this time, I believe that the concerns and struggles you are facing makes sense in the context of your lived experiences. I believe that people do the best they can given the circumstances. Often times we come up with coping skills that are useful at some point in our life but then we out grow them but continue using them- which can lead to a cycle of behaviors and outcomes that can cause more hurt and isolation. I believe people's deepest longings are often to be loved, seen and known- and our actions are often to protect those vulernable feelings that come from that longing.
Nolan Giesbers
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98020
A large part of why I have chosen to be a counselor is to simply help those in need. Many people come to therapy wanting relief from life’s challenges, answers to hard questions, or simply to be seen by and connected to another. My hope is that by choosing to engage in therapy, you will be able to experience all the goodness that comes from being respected, valued, and cared for in a truly meaningful way.
A large part of why I have chosen to be a counselor is to simply help those in need. Many people come to therapy wanting relief from life’s challenges, answers to hard questions, or simply to be seen by and connected to another. My hope is that by choosing to engage in therapy, you will be able to experience all the goodness that comes from being respected, valued, and cared for in a truly meaningful way.
Jessica Wong Life Healing Therapy And Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020
Waitlist for new clients
Please email to join the waitlist. Life can be meaningful even when painful events happen. I believe the path out of suffering is when we pass through our struggles, instead of running away from them. I am honored to be your secure emotional support through your personal and relational struggles. I hold a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy and work with a broad spectrum of challenges including depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance addiction. I help my clients improve their self-esteem, process grief, and heal from painful events. My clients often find strength, relief, acceptance, and growth from working with me.
Please email to join the waitlist. Life can be meaningful even when painful events happen. I believe the path out of suffering is when we pass through our struggles, instead of running away from them. I am honored to be your secure emotional support through your personal and relational struggles. I hold a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy and work with a broad spectrum of challenges including depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance addiction. I help my clients improve their self-esteem, process grief, and heal from painful events. My clients often find strength, relief, acceptance, and growth from working with me.
Peggy Farah
Counselor, MPS, LMHC
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020 (Online Only)
We all crave connection, peace, a sense of worth and belonging and we all go through periods of struggling to find wholeness. I see therapy as a partnership where I work to support you on your particular path towards healing, wholeness and thriving in your relationships. I believe my most important task is creating safety within the therapeutic encounter so that my clients have a place where they can vulnerability heal.
We all crave connection, peace, a sense of worth and belonging and we all go through periods of struggling to find wholeness. I see therapy as a partnership where I work to support you on your particular path towards healing, wholeness and thriving in your relationships. I believe my most important task is creating safety within the therapeutic encounter so that my clients have a place where they can vulnerability heal.
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Emotionally Focused Therapists
Who is emotionally focused therapy for?
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is for couples who are emotionally distressed, stuck in an unsatisfying relationship pattern or feeling deeply alienated. They may even believe the relationship is beyond repair. Very often, the partners display intense anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal in the relationship. In addition, EFT is helpful to couples and individuals who have difficulty expressing emotions and those who have trouble regulating emotions.
Why do people need emotionally focused therapy?
People need emotionally focused therapy because the need for others is built into the brain, but the pressures of daily life can erode feelings of love, and couples often do not have the skills to find their way back to the comfort of each other. Instead, they may be stuck in repetitive patterns of anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal. Emotionally focused therapy regards such strong negative feelings as expressions of protest over the loss of connection and turns them into pathways of reconnection.
What happens in emotionally focused therapy?
Over the course of eight to 20 weekly sessions, couples de-escalate their negative emotional reactivity to one another so that they can listen to each other and be responsive to each other’s needs. Then the deep emotional and physical bond is restored, giving partners a sense of comfort and security, which they can use to solve whatever problems come their way. The therapist plays an active role, helping partners understand how anger and withdrawal are actually misguided cries for connection.
What problems does emotionally focused therapy treat?
EFT is designed to help couples stuck in dysfunctional relationship patterns regain closeness and rebuild their relationship. Typically, such couples experience considerable distress, with partners feeling alienated and distrustful of one another, not certain their relationship can survive. EFT is also helpful to individuals experiencing attachment-related fears of loss; it helps them learn to use their fears as a way of eliciting the closeness they desire.