Female Therapists in 98103

“Be easy. Take your time. You are coming home to yourself" (Nayirrah Waheed). Taking steps towards our own liberation and healing is our bravest act of self-love. If pain and trauma enter through relationship, then healing comes through cultivating more honest connections with ourselves, others and the earth. If pain and trauma come by way of the stories we've been told, then liberation comes by creating new stories to tell. We find a way forward when we are given a space to breathe, work through feelings, move through stuck places, and find language for what happened to us.

Good therapy is a gift that you give yourself: a gift of understanding, compassion, and clarity. It can lead to better relationships and the ability to enjoy what is good in life, even when bad things happen. The saying, "What is shareable is bearable," forms the backbone of my philosophy. Being able to talk about what is troubling you can help you deal with stress and relationships. I help individuals process the issues causing them stress and I help couples get to the heart of their issues.

I never take lightly just how brave it is for a new client to reach out and ask for support. Therefore, it’s up to me as your therapist to do my very best to create a safe environment where you feel seen and heard; where you feel the confidence and freedom to explore your tender & hurt places and your strengths and gifts, too!

What if therapy was helpful AND FUN!?! I enjoy working with people from diverse backgrounds, with multi layered problems. Too often, mental health professionals shy away from certain diagnoses and concerns. However, I believe in de stigmatizing all mental health concerns and hope to help people with concerns ranging from depression and anxiety to personality disorders and mood disorders. The more complicated and confusing your feelings are, the more I want to help you grow and reach for your goals.

I blend traditional, evidence-based practices with holistic practices, such as mindfulness, meditation, and yoga (and a touch of humor!), to guide you on a path toward self-healing and understanding. I specialize in helping you manage feelings of stress, depression, and anxiety. I also provide executive function, self-regulation, and social skills support related to ADHD, autism, and other related challenges. Along with patient care, I work with parents and caretakers of children with disabilities to help them overcome everyday challenges, navigate the intricacies of special education, and discuss how to best support their child.

It is not uncommon for individuals considering talk therapy to put it off. Time. Money. Scheduling. But what about the cost of NOT doing talk therapy? What about the cost of stress? Unhealthy relationships? Limiting your full potential because of low self esteem or lack of self confidence? Impulsive behaviors that leave you feeling empty? The real bargain is living a life of healthy functioning. Working toward enduring change. Replacing those parts of your life that hold you back to make room for a life in which you flourish.

I am committed to supporting people from diverse backgrounds by affirming and guiding transformation and healing. I help support: Couples & Individuals, First Time Parents, First Generation Migrants, LGBTQIA2S+, Multicultural/Multiracial Couples, Individuals & Families. I work with those struggling with Grief & Trauma, Anxiety, Life Transitions, and Adjustment Disorders. For those that have lost themselves in the chaos and struggle, we work together in finding our center and creating new possibilities.

Experiencing conflict that seems to have no end is exhausting. We all find ourselves in cycles of conflict at times - with friends, family, colleagues, or even within ourselves. My privilege is in helping folks move out of patterns of stuck-ness, hopelessness, and helplessness and into more secure relationships, balance, and peace.

Join our waitlist to begin therapy in September 2023. I am the owner and Supervisor at Creative Expressions. I believe the therapeutic relationship is valuable in making change. I focus on getting to know the way you experience yourself, your world, and others around you. The systems we exist in provide varying degrees of privilege and oppression, each of which can have significant impacts on how we relate to our selves and the world around us. I aim to help you explore and gain insight in order to make meaningful changes. I value compassion, equity, creativity, humor, and honesty in my work with clients.

I provide general therapy and counseling to individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, conflict, or who are otherwise experiencing difficulty adjusting and coping with life's many challenges.

If you are exhausted from wondering why things seem more difficult for you, I see you. If you are trying to make sense of your life and find meaning, there is hope. Maybe you are feeling uninspired and stuck, or completely at wit’s end while going through a tough life transition, and wondering if this is just how life will always be. I believe that life can be so much more… and it is my hope that we can work together to rewrite your story and shift your perspective towards freedom and wholeness. I am proud of you for prioritizing yourself by starting therapy. Your commitment to this process will be worth it.

So...the news isn't good. Anxiety, trauma, and stress are at all-time highs. Jobs that promised satisfaction fall short. And then you go and surprise yourself with a drinking problem, depression, or overwhelming burnout. You might work in a demanding field, like medicine, tech, or finance. There's been a HUGE amount of normalization for mental health issues recently. And while that's been all to the good, you still need help sorting through things: why do I keep finding myself in the same place, over and over again? Or...how did I end up in this unknown place, and do I even want to be here? TikTok isn't cutting it.

Beginning therapy can be a challenging step, and my aim is to establish an authentic and empowering therapeutic relationship. Together we will work to create a safe and nurturing space where you can explore your goals for therapy at your own pace. I am here to provide support, guidance, and a safe space for self-discovery and growth. Therapy is a dynamic process, and can include learning coping strategies for managing anxiety or depression, navigating complex family or friend relationships, and processing traumatic experiences. My commitment is to empower you to live a healthier, more fulfilling life.

I work with clients who want to create close, significant, supportive connections with others in order to be the best individual they can be.

It takes courage to ask for help. Life seems to throw us one challenge after another and we can feel weighed down by the stress of daily living. Sometimes we can lose sight of what makes us feel special and valued. I am here to work with your individual needs. Feelings of anxiety, depression, anger, and loneliness can leave us feeling disconnected from others. If we do not take the time to understand where these feelings stem from and how they affect us, we cannot begin to heal and feel whole again. I value you as an individual and want to understand your unique experiences. I want to help you to feel safe and accepted at all times.

Asking for help can be vulnerable and undoubtedly nerve wracking. Investing in therapy is a huge step toward understanding yourself and putting yourself back in the driver’s seat of your life. Seeing first hand how transformative therapy can be makes me passionate and excited about this work. I aim to balance warmth and challenge to help you create meaningful change that extends beyond the therapy hour and into your everyday life. We may not always have the power to control all of the variables in our lives, but we can decide how we write them in our story. I believe each person has a story that deserves space to be heard.

I specialize in psychotherapy for adults with a range of concerns including anxiety, depression and relationship issues. I work with clients individually to come to a shared understanding of current difficulties as well as ongoing patterns that contribute to symptoms. Once we understand how and why these difficulties and patterns developed, we can then work towards modifying them and minimizing obstacles to change as they become apparent.

Currently full but can help match Deaf people to therapists. My approach is integrative and primarily informed by EMDR therapy. I prioritize remaining person-centered and trauma informed, which basically just means that our sessions are about you and what you want and that I avoid pathologizing behaviors and feelings that could be the result of a traumatic experience. I look at therapy through a social justice and anti-oppression lens. I believe counseling should offer a safe, non-judgmental opportunity to explore and discover a path to your own place of peace. For Deaf people, my VP # is (206) 829-5104.

People often come to therapy struggling with a particular feeling, relationship, or question that they can't seem to escape no matter what they do. Why? Research shows us that our struggles are typically about far more than they appear on the surface. Often the problems of our present are deeply rooted in our pasts and the lessons we learned from our families, cultures, and formative experiences. Yet, many are unaware of the learned assumptions that govern their lives, even when they get in their way.