Female Therapists in Washington
Shauna Rumsey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Olympia, WA 98506 (Online Only)
Hello! Thank you for reaching out. We all struggle at times during in our lives, and we may get off track from how and who we want to be. I am here to help you explore your struggles and increase your sense of self so you can create the life you envision. We will work collaboratively to help you find ways to manage your stressors as well as how to focus on what matters most to you. Through our work, my hope is to help strengthen your relationship with yourself, with kindness and compassion. Your relationship with yourself is the most important one you have!
Hello! Thank you for reaching out. We all struggle at times during in our lives, and we may get off track from how and who we want to be. I am here to help you explore your struggles and increase your sense of self so you can create the life you envision. We will work collaboratively to help you find ways to manage your stressors as well as how to focus on what matters most to you. Through our work, my hope is to help strengthen your relationship with yourself, with kindness and compassion. Your relationship with yourself is the most important one you have!
Katelynn Saunders-Kosta
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bonney Lake, WA 98391 (Online Only)
Feeling Overwhelmed by Anxiety and Depression? You've come to the right place. Anxiety and depression can impact every aspect of your life, and symptoms may include: Persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, Excessive worry or fear, Difficulty concentrating, Changes in sleep patterns, Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed, Physical symptoms such as fatigue or aches. I provide compassionate, effective support to help you regain control of your life and achieve a sense of peace and well-being.
Feeling Overwhelmed by Anxiety and Depression? You've come to the right place. Anxiety and depression can impact every aspect of your life, and symptoms may include: Persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, Excessive worry or fear, Difficulty concentrating, Changes in sleep patterns, Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed, Physical symptoms such as fatigue or aches. I provide compassionate, effective support to help you regain control of your life and achieve a sense of peace and well-being.
I aim to support clients on their journey of greater understanding of themselves and their world. Together we will create a space for growth and find meaning in the trials and transitions that are inherent to life. I have a passion for working with women and couples as they prepare for pregnancy and parenthood. My training and experience includes areas of perinatal mood & anxiety disorders, preparation for parenthood, life transitions, teen mood & anxiety disorders, and attachment. I am available to work with adults and teens ages 14+. I enjoy working with diverse cultures and the LGBTQ+ community.
I aim to support clients on their journey of greater understanding of themselves and their world. Together we will create a space for growth and find meaning in the trials and transitions that are inherent to life. I have a passion for working with women and couples as they prepare for pregnancy and parenthood. My training and experience includes areas of perinatal mood & anxiety disorders, preparation for parenthood, life transitions, teen mood & anxiety disorders, and attachment. I am available to work with adults and teens ages 14+. I enjoy working with diverse cultures and the LGBTQ+ community.
Caitlin Noelani Minniear
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CST, MDFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98109
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that healing occurs when people are given the space to explore their unique emotional experience to better understand how it colors their worldview, sense of self, and relationships with others. Within a safe therapeutic relationship, I work with my clients to make meaning out of both mundane and extraordinary moments, unlocking their ability to live a more fully present, authentic life.
I believe that healing occurs when people are given the space to explore their unique emotional experience to better understand how it colors their worldview, sense of self, and relationships with others. Within a safe therapeutic relationship, I work with my clients to make meaning out of both mundane and extraordinary moments, unlocking their ability to live a more fully present, authentic life.
Maybe you know exactly what you’re looking for in a therapist, or maybe this search is an overwhelming experience. Either way, reaching out for a consultation is a great place to start. I specialize in working with individuals and couples navigating grief, anxiety, life transitions, relational conflict, and the impact of trauma.
Maybe you know exactly what you’re looking for in a therapist, or maybe this search is an overwhelming experience. Either way, reaching out for a consultation is a great place to start. I specialize in working with individuals and couples navigating grief, anxiety, life transitions, relational conflict, and the impact of trauma.
I specialize in working with teens, and young adults struggling with body image and eating disorders. I also work with neurodivergent teens and adults that are navigating life living in a neurotypical world. Together we will work towards greater self acceptance and compassion, as well as creating and maintaining healthy relationships. I will work at a pace that feels safe, and also push you to explore parts of yourself that you may be avoiding.
I specialize in working with teens, and young adults struggling with body image and eating disorders. I also work with neurodivergent teens and adults that are navigating life living in a neurotypical world. Together we will work towards greater self acceptance and compassion, as well as creating and maintaining healthy relationships. I will work at a pace that feels safe, and also push you to explore parts of yourself that you may be avoiding.
If you are struggling with multiple complex issues and haven't been able to figure out where to start or which end is up, we can work together to figure out how it all connects and what you would like to address . I appreciate the interconnection between physical and mental health issues, relationship struggles and the complications of addictions and habits. At our initial appointment, I will take some basic history, learn more about your current situation and your goals and then introduce the Cognitive Behavior Therapy TEAM model that I utilize to structure treatment. Check out feelinggood.com for more information and resources.
If you are struggling with multiple complex issues and haven't been able to figure out where to start or which end is up, we can work together to figure out how it all connects and what you would like to address . I appreciate the interconnection between physical and mental health issues, relationship struggles and the complications of addictions and habits. At our initial appointment, I will take some basic history, learn more about your current situation and your goals and then introduce the Cognitive Behavior Therapy TEAM model that I utilize to structure treatment. Check out feelinggood.com for more information and resources.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. -Maya Angelou. Do you want to take your power back? Therapy can help guide you to healing and restoration. You have the ability to turn your life around. If you are struggling with a mental illness, you are not alone. I would love to help you on this journey. My approach to therapy is very client-centered and I place a strong emphasis on improving your overall functionality. You are not defined by your past or diagnosis.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. -Maya Angelou. Do you want to take your power back? Therapy can help guide you to healing and restoration. You have the ability to turn your life around. If you are struggling with a mental illness, you are not alone. I would love to help you on this journey. My approach to therapy is very client-centered and I place a strong emphasis on improving your overall functionality. You are not defined by your past or diagnosis.
I help parents and caregivers seeking a better relationship with their 3 to 12-year-old children. While working to help children learn to manage their emotions, I include parents/caregivers to help them understand their child's behaviors. Understanding why your child behaves in a certain way will allow you to respond to them in a more attuned, empathetic, and responsive way.
I help parents and caregivers seeking a better relationship with their 3 to 12-year-old children. While working to help children learn to manage their emotions, I include parents/caregivers to help them understand their child's behaviors. Understanding why your child behaves in a certain way will allow you to respond to them in a more attuned, empathetic, and responsive way.
Alexandra Moskovich
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Vancouver, WA 98663 (Online Only)
We all possess an inner healing intelligence and the seeds for change, with a natural impulse towards growth. When we are brave enough to explore the why and the how of it all, we have the chance to tap into a more authentic, pleasurable, and meaningful way of being with ourselves and others. I hope to be an ally and support for you in that process!
We all possess an inner healing intelligence and the seeds for change, with a natural impulse towards growth. When we are brave enough to explore the why and the how of it all, we have the chance to tap into a more authentic, pleasurable, and meaningful way of being with ourselves and others. I hope to be an ally and support for you in that process!
Sofie believes in providing person-centered and trauma-informed mental health support to children, young adolescents, and caregivers, for navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustments, neurodiversity, and behavioral challenges. Sofie offers caregiver support for building positive parent-child relationships and managing challenging behaviors through exploring the meaning behind them and connecting them to the child's emotional experience. Sofie provides a safe, compassionate therapeutic environment for children to explore big feelings through play while learning new skills to regulate in safe and healthy ways.
Sofie believes in providing person-centered and trauma-informed mental health support to children, young adolescents, and caregivers, for navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustments, neurodiversity, and behavioral challenges. Sofie offers caregiver support for building positive parent-child relationships and managing challenging behaviors through exploring the meaning behind them and connecting them to the child's emotional experience. Sofie provides a safe, compassionate therapeutic environment for children to explore big feelings through play while learning new skills to regulate in safe and healthy ways.
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Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA, LMHCA, SUDPT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Tacoma, WA 98402
Life is challenging! Family stress, work difficulties, personal concerns...I get it. I have lived experience with overcoming desperate circumstances. If you're feeling stuck, frustrated, confused and need some empathy and encouragement, please consider me for your therapy needs. I can hold space for all the things that are preventing you from living your best life. As your therapist I'll walk with you on your journey to healing & living the life you've always dreamed but didn't quite know how to achieve. I'm here to help you reach your goals & live the life of your dreams.
Life is challenging! Family stress, work difficulties, personal concerns...I get it. I have lived experience with overcoming desperate circumstances. If you're feeling stuck, frustrated, confused and need some empathy and encouragement, please consider me for your therapy needs. I can hold space for all the things that are preventing you from living your best life. As your therapist I'll walk with you on your journey to healing & living the life you've always dreamed but didn't quite know how to achieve. I'm here to help you reach your goals & live the life of your dreams.
Rachelle Lim
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 (Online Only)
Are you carrying attachment injuries, whether it's family dynamics, generational traumas, or feeling disconnect in your relationships? Are you ready to change old patterns, and build stronger, more meaningful connections? Do you desire someone to walk alongside you, offering support, guidance, and perhaps even a touch of humor because, really, who says therapy can't have its lighter moments? Then, you're in the right space!
Are you carrying attachment injuries, whether it's family dynamics, generational traumas, or feeling disconnect in your relationships? Are you ready to change old patterns, and build stronger, more meaningful connections? Do you desire someone to walk alongside you, offering support, guidance, and perhaps even a touch of humor because, really, who says therapy can't have its lighter moments? Then, you're in the right space!
Do you often feel lonely? Do you feel depressed and that things will never change? Has some trauma kept you immobilized and in fear? Every person holds the answers to their issues and concerns deep within themselves. With my guidance, you'll examine the beliefs and emotions that keep you from listening to and acting on your inner wisdom. Learn to release anxiety, anger and resentment so that you can make healthy life choices. I create a compassionate, non-judgemental environment in which lasting change happens. Through awareness, you can learn to create a fulfilling life.
Do you often feel lonely? Do you feel depressed and that things will never change? Has some trauma kept you immobilized and in fear? Every person holds the answers to their issues and concerns deep within themselves. With my guidance, you'll examine the beliefs and emotions that keep you from listening to and acting on your inner wisdom. Learn to release anxiety, anger and resentment so that you can make healthy life choices. I create a compassionate, non-judgemental environment in which lasting change happens. Through awareness, you can learn to create a fulfilling life.
I enjoy working with couples, adults, and teens to guide healing, change, and growth. Couples: I support couples from all backgrounds to improve communication, conflict patterns, and heal from relational wounds. My work is grounded in the Gottman Method, Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT), and tailored to the unique needs of each relationship.
I enjoy working with couples, adults, and teens to guide healing, change, and growth. Couples: I support couples from all backgrounds to improve communication, conflict patterns, and heal from relational wounds. My work is grounded in the Gottman Method, Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT), and tailored to the unique needs of each relationship.
Often therapy begins with an implicit question, such as “will I be okay?” or, “can I feel better?” Other clients might wonder if they will be accepted for who they are, both in and outside of therapy. I welcome you to bring your full self into our space together. I am here to meet you where you are with warmth and unconditional positive regard. Everyone needs something a little different - to move through stuck points, to gain insight, or to reconnect with oneself or others. Whatever your needs, I believe therapy should be flexible and responsive to your individual circumstances. We will co-create an approach tailored to your goals.
Often therapy begins with an implicit question, such as “will I be okay?” or, “can I feel better?” Other clients might wonder if they will be accepted for who they are, both in and outside of therapy. I welcome you to bring your full self into our space together. I am here to meet you where you are with warmth and unconditional positive regard. Everyone needs something a little different - to move through stuck points, to gain insight, or to reconnect with oneself or others. Whatever your needs, I believe therapy should be flexible and responsive to your individual circumstances. We will co-create an approach tailored to your goals.
At its core, I believe therapy to be about creating space for change. People come to therapy for a variety of reasons—seeking support and healing, desiring change, looking for relief from pain. With a relational and trauma-informed lens, we’ll look at how you landed here, in an effort to find new ways of being that may be kinder to yourself and more congruent with a whole and healthy life. I work with teens, adults, and couples on issues of trauma, anxiety, grief, relationships, life transitions, and identity formation. I have focused much of my work supporting women recovering from trauma.
At its core, I believe therapy to be about creating space for change. People come to therapy for a variety of reasons—seeking support and healing, desiring change, looking for relief from pain. With a relational and trauma-informed lens, we’ll look at how you landed here, in an effort to find new ways of being that may be kinder to yourself and more congruent with a whole and healthy life. I work with teens, adults, and couples on issues of trauma, anxiety, grief, relationships, life transitions, and identity formation. I have focused much of my work supporting women recovering from trauma.
Mercedes Gagliardi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSWA
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98103 (Online Only)
Traumatic experiences can leave us feeling disempowered, dysregulated, and profoundly disconnected from our passions, our loved ones, and even ourselves. Inherently resilient and adaptable beings, we find ways to cope after a trauma - we mask our emotions, numb our pain, and we keep going. As a trauma therapist, my job is to help trauma survivors move beyond this state of coping and surviving to a place of lasting healing by supporting them in cultivating a sense of safety, making sense of their experience, and connecting to their essential selves.
Traumatic experiences can leave us feeling disempowered, dysregulated, and profoundly disconnected from our passions, our loved ones, and even ourselves. Inherently resilient and adaptable beings, we find ways to cope after a trauma - we mask our emotions, numb our pain, and we keep going. As a trauma therapist, my job is to help trauma survivors move beyond this state of coping and surviving to a place of lasting healing by supporting them in cultivating a sense of safety, making sense of their experience, and connecting to their essential selves.
Thavarry Yaim
Counselor, MA, LMHC, MHP
Verified Verified
10 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98007 (Online Only)
My belief is that counseling is most effective when taking a collaborative and holistic approach. Every individual is unique in their needs and the time it takes to address them. I strive to create a strong, therapeutic relationship that is built on trust, respect, responsibility, empathy, attentiveness, and open-mindedness through communication. My goal is to offer you a safe and supportive space, to walk with you in your journey, explore aspects of the 'self' that you would like to build on, and discover strengths that can be used in your present and future to have the life that you desire.
My belief is that counseling is most effective when taking a collaborative and holistic approach. Every individual is unique in their needs and the time it takes to address them. I strive to create a strong, therapeutic relationship that is built on trust, respect, responsibility, empathy, attentiveness, and open-mindedness through communication. My goal is to offer you a safe and supportive space, to walk with you in your journey, explore aspects of the 'self' that you would like to build on, and discover strengths that can be used in your present and future to have the life that you desire.
I approach my therapeutic work with an emphasis on relationship-building, playfulness, and respect. Rooted firmly in evidenced-based treatment approaches, my clients and I then collaborate, designing goals and adapting treatment to best fit an individual's needs. I aim to provide trauma-informed care which includes both an understanding of how trauma impacts the brain and body as well as the ongoing trauma of being in a marginalized community. I am committed to providing antiracist and anticolonial, Queer and Trans-affirming, and neurodiverse affirming care.
I approach my therapeutic work with an emphasis on relationship-building, playfulness, and respect. Rooted firmly in evidenced-based treatment approaches, my clients and I then collaborate, designing goals and adapting treatment to best fit an individual's needs. I aim to provide trauma-informed care which includes both an understanding of how trauma impacts the brain and body as well as the ongoing trauma of being in a marginalized community. I am committed to providing antiracist and anticolonial, Queer and Trans-affirming, and neurodiverse affirming care.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.