Feminist Therapists in Edgewood, WA
Denise McDermott, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Edgewood, WA 98371
In my clinical practice, I specialize in working with women, teens and children experiencing anxiety, depression, and a host of other challenges life presents that can overshadow life's joy. You are wise to prioritize time to find the joy in your life. Difficult experiences & feelings come... and go. It is crucial to set time aside from your busy life to focus on YOU! Nothing could be more important. Your life, starts with you. (I am currently offering Forest Therapy sessions as an adjunct service to the public as well as my clients. Click on my forest therapy website below for more information or to schedule a session.)
In my clinical practice, I specialize in working with women, teens and children experiencing anxiety, depression, and a host of other challenges life presents that can overshadow life's joy. You are wise to prioritize time to find the joy in your life. Difficult experiences & feelings come... and go. It is crucial to set time aside from your busy life to focus on YOU! Nothing could be more important. Your life, starts with you. (I am currently offering Forest Therapy sessions as an adjunct service to the public as well as my clients. Click on my forest therapy website below for more information or to schedule a session.)
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Andrea Tuliao
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Puyallup, WA 98372
Andrea is experienced working with individuals (adolescents and adults), couples, groups, and families who are navigating: adjustment issues, low self-esteem, family relationships, compassion fatigue, work stressors, relationship conflicts, trauma (sexual, physical, and emotional), suicidal thoughts, grief and loss, substance use stressors, medical diagnoses/health concerns impacting mental health & well-being, and feeling anxious/down/unsure of how you are feeling. As a clinical social worker, she has 13 years of experience in community mental health, primary care settings, teletherapy, and management clinical social worker.
Andrea is experienced working with individuals (adolescents and adults), couples, groups, and families who are navigating: adjustment issues, low self-esteem, family relationships, compassion fatigue, work stressors, relationship conflicts, trauma (sexual, physical, and emotional), suicidal thoughts, grief and loss, substance use stressors, medical diagnoses/health concerns impacting mental health & well-being, and feeling anxious/down/unsure of how you are feeling. As a clinical social worker, she has 13 years of experience in community mental health, primary care settings, teletherapy, and management clinical social worker.
As human being, I know that life situations could be difficult to manage by our own. However, past traumas, bad relationships (toxic/domestic abuse), stress, divorces, financial struggles, mental health disorders, depression, grieves...DON"T have to determine our life moving forward. IT IS POSSIBLE to recover from those big stones that we find in our life path! I love to work with my clients from a healing/recovery perspective and none judgmental attitude to help them get a better quality of life.
As human being, I know that life situations could be difficult to manage by our own. However, past traumas, bad relationships (toxic/domestic abuse), stress, divorces, financial struggles, mental health disorders, depression, grieves...DON"T have to determine our life moving forward. IT IS POSSIBLE to recover from those big stones that we find in our life path! I love to work with my clients from a healing/recovery perspective and none judgmental attitude to help them get a better quality of life.
Rebekah Betts
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, LMFTA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Puyallup, WA 98371
I find the relationship between clients and therapists to be important as I strive to ensure the relationship is built on trust and a thorough understanding of the client experiences. Therapy can be an intimidating process to begin, but with help from a positively informed therapist, a client can make a great progress toward their preferred future.
I find the relationship between clients and therapists to be important as I strive to ensure the relationship is built on trust and a thorough understanding of the client experiences. Therapy can be an intimidating process to begin, but with help from a positively informed therapist, a client can make a great progress toward their preferred future.
Shenika Williams- Integrated Family Medicine
MSN, ARNP, FNP-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Puyallup, WA 98371
I am a medication prescriber & Ketamine treatment Provider. Exceptional care is provided to clients struggling with Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Eating Disorders, Mood Disorder, PTSD and Schizophrenia - their mental health, in need of a listening, non judgmental, empathetic, compassionate, supportive prescribing provider with whom they can build a lasting rapport with and who helps them achieve positive life experiences and outcomes. I offer Ketamine Therapy, management of chronic psychiatric and medically complex conditions with and without the utilization of medication.
I am a medication prescriber & Ketamine treatment Provider. Exceptional care is provided to clients struggling with Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Eating Disorders, Mood Disorder, PTSD and Schizophrenia - their mental health, in need of a listening, non judgmental, empathetic, compassionate, supportive prescribing provider with whom they can build a lasting rapport with and who helps them achieve positive life experiences and outcomes. I offer Ketamine Therapy, management of chronic psychiatric and medically complex conditions with and without the utilization of medication.
Robin Hamman
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Puyallup, WA 98372
Waitlist for new clients
I work with children, families, individual adults, and teens, prioritizing connection over compliance. I have experience and special interest in healthcare provider burnout, family and parenting support, depression, anxiety, and neurodivergent affirming care. I believe we all have the capacity for hope and growth and all do well when we can. Family support often focuses on strengthening coping and communication skills, allowing us to work together from a place of safety. work to be culturally and LGBTQ+ affirming, anti-ableist and anti-racist.
I work with children, families, individual adults, and teens, prioritizing connection over compliance. I have experience and special interest in healthcare provider burnout, family and parenting support, depression, anxiety, and neurodivergent affirming care. I believe we all have the capacity for hope and growth and all do well when we can. Family support often focuses on strengthening coping and communication skills, allowing us to work together from a place of safety. work to be culturally and LGBTQ+ affirming, anti-ableist and anti-racist.
Makael L White
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT, ATR, MA
Verified Verified
Puyallup, WA 98372
Waitlist for new clients
I am onboarding clients for interns under my supervision only. My waitlist is CLOSED - Ideal clients for my expertise are LGBTQIA+ families, individuals, or relationships. Therapy focus can include (not limited to): navigating the world as a queer or transgender person; navigating neurodivergence; working with a chronic illness and degenerative disorders. Whether this is a work relationship, monogamous marriage, parent/teen relationship in a blended family, or one of the relationships in your polycule, we can find solutions together. The single greatest protective/healing factor in all of these are our supportive relationships.
I am onboarding clients for interns under my supervision only. My waitlist is CLOSED - Ideal clients for my expertise are LGBTQIA+ families, individuals, or relationships. Therapy focus can include (not limited to): navigating the world as a queer or transgender person; navigating neurodivergence; working with a chronic illness and degenerative disorders. Whether this is a work relationship, monogamous marriage, parent/teen relationship in a blended family, or one of the relationships in your polycule, we can find solutions together. The single greatest protective/healing factor in all of these are our supportive relationships.
Moriah Leigh Faimalie
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MHP, MSW
Verified Verified
Puyallup, WA 98371 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
No two human experiences are the same, and my therapy approach acknowledges this inherent complexity with compassion and curiosity. My ideal clients are creative, high-intensity, critical thinkers that often struggle with perfectionism, trauma, and low self-compassion. They seek a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. They aim to cultivate self-awareness, resilience, and meaningful change. My personalized approach ensures each individual's unique needs and goals are met, guiding them toward greater insight, healing, and growth.
No two human experiences are the same, and my therapy approach acknowledges this inherent complexity with compassion and curiosity. My ideal clients are creative, high-intensity, critical thinkers that often struggle with perfectionism, trauma, and low self-compassion. They seek a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. They aim to cultivate self-awareness, resilience, and meaningful change. My personalized approach ensures each individual's unique needs and goals are met, guiding them toward greater insight, healing, and growth.
Our innate human desire and need for love and connection is undeniable. In my work with families, individuals and partners, I encourage my clients to uncover and share feelings that often lie underneath dysfunctional patterns and interactions. This systemic perspective also values reflection on the impact from our families of origin. I also aim to nurture a strong sense of identity and self worth, believing this is imperative in finding balance in our unpredictable, confusing world.
Our innate human desire and need for love and connection is undeniable. In my work with families, individuals and partners, I encourage my clients to uncover and share feelings that often lie underneath dysfunctional patterns and interactions. This systemic perspective also values reflection on the impact from our families of origin. I also aim to nurture a strong sense of identity and self worth, believing this is imperative in finding balance in our unpredictable, confusing world.
Are you struggling with daily tasks? Do you want more out of your relationships? Does it feel as though your heart is heavy? Struggles like this can require a helping hand and therapy can be the step you need. Therapy has the potential to empower and guide growth to overcome the challenges that life brings. It has the ability to bridge tough conversations, acknowledge the impact that the greater society has on us and unpack the emotions that feel unexplainable. Soon that checklist can feel smaller, relationships feel more fulfilling and that weight a bit lighter.
Are you struggling with daily tasks? Do you want more out of your relationships? Does it feel as though your heart is heavy? Struggles like this can require a helping hand and therapy can be the step you need. Therapy has the potential to empower and guide growth to overcome the challenges that life brings. It has the ability to bridge tough conversations, acknowledge the impact that the greater society has on us and unpack the emotions that feel unexplainable. Soon that checklist can feel smaller, relationships feel more fulfilling and that weight a bit lighter.
Julie L Pavlicek
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MHP, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Puyallup, WA 98372
Life is a journey. We follow a path and sometimes there are things that get in the way, and we start to feel stuck in old patterns/habits, picking unhealthy relationships, and/or we just can't understand why we are unhappy, especially when we have done all the 'right' things. Talking about where we want to go with a therapist and finding different ways to challenge and change those old coping mechanisms and learn to get 'unstuck', with CBT, DBT, and/or EMDR can be helpful. I enjoy working with people to process trauma, tackle anxiety issues, and navigate relationships.
Life is a journey. We follow a path and sometimes there are things that get in the way, and we start to feel stuck in old patterns/habits, picking unhealthy relationships, and/or we just can't understand why we are unhappy, especially when we have done all the 'right' things. Talking about where we want to go with a therapist and finding different ways to challenge and change those old coping mechanisms and learn to get 'unstuck', with CBT, DBT, and/or EMDR can be helpful. I enjoy working with people to process trauma, tackle anxiety issues, and navigate relationships.
Aurora Fernwood
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Puyallup, WA 98371 (Online Only)
You know there is more of who you truly are, under the surface, waiting to be unlocked. You sense that you have old beliefs or conditioning or fears, picked up from other people or culture, that hold you back from feeling truly open and free and comfortable with yourself. Yet, maybe you can't quite figure out how to break free from these feelings...from these limitations that you didn't ask for. There is nothing wrong with you. Things have just happened to you in life. If you're reading this, then perhaps you're at a place where you're ready to step more fully into your self...a place where there is more compassion and freedom.
You know there is more of who you truly are, under the surface, waiting to be unlocked. You sense that you have old beliefs or conditioning or fears, picked up from other people or culture, that hold you back from feeling truly open and free and comfortable with yourself. Yet, maybe you can't quite figure out how to break free from these feelings...from these limitations that you didn't ask for. There is nothing wrong with you. Things have just happened to you in life. If you're reading this, then perhaps you're at a place where you're ready to step more fully into your self...a place where there is more compassion and freedom.
Simone Koger
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CGP, MBTMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Puyallup, WA 98371
Thank you for being here today! Are you feeling like you cannot break the cycle you are in? Are there things about your life that you're finding difficult to navigate? Would it be helpful to have an unbiased space to identify your true wants? My practice provides personalized support for you to tap into your authentic self! Whether you are navigating loss, battling perfectionism, discerning a relationship, stuck people pleasing, or lost in how to name your emotions- we can explore your wellness journey together.
Thank you for being here today! Are you feeling like you cannot break the cycle you are in? Are there things about your life that you're finding difficult to navigate? Would it be helpful to have an unbiased space to identify your true wants? My practice provides personalized support for you to tap into your authentic self! Whether you are navigating loss, battling perfectionism, discerning a relationship, stuck people pleasing, or lost in how to name your emotions- we can explore your wellness journey together.
I believe that therapy is based in a philosophy of respect, trust and building a safe non-judgemental relationship. I strongly believe each person has the wisdom to understand what works for them. I want clients to know they've come to a place of hope and my role as therapist is to listen and guide by providing support and encouragement
I believe that therapy is based in a philosophy of respect, trust and building a safe non-judgemental relationship. I strongly believe each person has the wisdom to understand what works for them. I want clients to know they've come to a place of hope and my role as therapist is to listen and guide by providing support and encouragement
Claire Kilbourne
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Puyallup, WA 98372
As a holistic systemic therapist, I believe that people are shaped by their experiences and the people they’ve encountered along the way. I work from a place of non-judgement and celebrate body positivity, 2SLGBTQ+, and neurodiversity. I tend to use interventions from various theories, and will do my best to shape sessions so that they best fit my clients and their needs.
As a holistic systemic therapist, I believe that people are shaped by their experiences and the people they’ve encountered along the way. I work from a place of non-judgement and celebrate body positivity, 2SLGBTQ+, and neurodiversity. I tend to use interventions from various theories, and will do my best to shape sessions so that they best fit my clients and their needs.
Accepting New Patients In Person and Telehealth children, teens, and couples. She received their master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling at Northwestern University in June of 2023. Annie's past clinical experience includes working with a variety of clients at a community mental health agency dedicated to reaching underserved populations. Prior to becoming a licensed mental health counselor associate.Annie worked as a board-certified music therapist at a state psychiatric hospital for six years. Annie utilized a variety of expressive arts and therapeutic activities in both individual and group therapy settings.
Accepting New Patients In Person and Telehealth children, teens, and couples. She received their master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling at Northwestern University in June of 2023. Annie's past clinical experience includes working with a variety of clients at a community mental health agency dedicated to reaching underserved populations. Prior to becoming a licensed mental health counselor associate.Annie worked as a board-certified music therapist at a state psychiatric hospital for six years. Annie utilized a variety of expressive arts and therapeutic activities in both individual and group therapy settings.
Alyssa Adwell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, SUDPT
Verified Verified
Puyallup, WA 98372 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Washington State. I have expertise in working with adolescents and adults experiencing change, behavioral health concerns, grief, chronic illness, pain, and disabilities.
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Washington State. I have expertise in working with adolescents and adults experiencing change, behavioral health concerns, grief, chronic illness, pain, and disabilities.
Amy M Plumb
Counselor, MA, LMHC, SUDP, CPC, CWP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Puyallup, WA 98371 (Online Only)
Talk therapy is great, but what many of the people I work with have missed in past therapy experiences is how to implement what they have learned about themselves into their real life. Self-regulation is key and after establishing a solid foundation using skills training for increasing distress tolerance and emotion regulation, I work with people to get at the root of the problems they are experiencing by using EMDR therapy and other interventions that address the core stuff, which is often the stuff that has kept us stuck in patterns that hurt. From there, we can work on improving your relationships and personal development.
Talk therapy is great, but what many of the people I work with have missed in past therapy experiences is how to implement what they have learned about themselves into their real life. Self-regulation is key and after establishing a solid foundation using skills training for increasing distress tolerance and emotion regulation, I work with people to get at the root of the problems they are experiencing by using EMDR therapy and other interventions that address the core stuff, which is often the stuff that has kept us stuck in patterns that hurt. From there, we can work on improving your relationships and personal development.
Kirsten Nance
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MHP
Verified Verified
Puyallup, WA 98371 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
As an LICSW, I believe it is important to decolonize mental healthcare, reduce harm, and create healing. Trauma, loss, life transitions of all sorts, relationships issues, all of these and more can cause depression, anxiety, and real doubts about our next steps or where to turn in times of pain. I believe that therapy is one of the best tools for self-exploration and healing. My goal is to cultivate a strong, safe therapeutic bond such that we can safely discuss challenges in your life.
As an LICSW, I believe it is important to decolonize mental healthcare, reduce harm, and create healing. Trauma, loss, life transitions of all sorts, relationships issues, all of these and more can cause depression, anxiety, and real doubts about our next steps or where to turn in times of pain. I believe that therapy is one of the best tools for self-exploration and healing. My goal is to cultivate a strong, safe therapeutic bond such that we can safely discuss challenges in your life.
Angella Courtney, MS, LMHC, CMHS, NCC
Counselor, MS, LMHC, CMHS, NCC
Verified Verified
Sumner, WA 98390
Not accepting new clients
I am the owner/sole-provider at Orenda Counseling. I am a nationally-certified counselor, child mental health specialist, EMDRIA approved EMDR provider, and currently working towards certification in couples and sex therapy. I offer individual, couple, family, and group counseling. I specialize in individual/family trauma, attachment, gender/sexuality, intimacy/relationships, and issues facing teens/adults with Autism. I work from from a client-focused and integrative perspective, joining with you in a safe and non-judgmental space to help you to find the healing and hope you're looking for.
I am the owner/sole-provider at Orenda Counseling. I am a nationally-certified counselor, child mental health specialist, EMDRIA approved EMDR provider, and currently working towards certification in couples and sex therapy. I offer individual, couple, family, and group counseling. I specialize in individual/family trauma, attachment, gender/sexuality, intimacy/relationships, and issues facing teens/adults with Autism. I work from from a client-focused and integrative perspective, joining with you in a safe and non-judgmental space to help you to find the healing and hope you're looking for.
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Feminist Therapists
How does feminist therapy work?
Feminist therapy sessions are not only personal but often cultural or political in nature, as the approach is based on the belief that people are affected by, and often struggle with, cultural and societal norms and biases, and need to move beyond those external pressures or stressors to tap their own confidence and engage more fully in their own identity. Sessions may therefore include discussions of sexism, diversity, and gender issues and talk of steps toward greater empowerment for patients who believe they have been silenced and seek to raise their voices.
What are examples of feminist therapy techniques?
Along with traditional talk therapy and analysis, a feminist therapist may employ techniques such as role-playing and assertiveness training to help clients build their self-esteem so that they feel they can act freely, and not based on cultural expectations or gender roles dictated by others. A feminist therapist may also engage in bibliotherapy, offering suggested readings on gender identity or social power inequities as they work toward viewing mental-health concerns through a broad cultural lens before focusing on how they affect the individual. Somatic therapy techniques, with an emphasis on body awareness, self-compassion, and mindfulness practices are also often part of feminist therapist practice.
How long does feminist therapy last?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for feminist therapy; people who believe that they are making progress typically continue until they feel they’ve addressed the issues that had been holding them back. It may take some time to become comfortable discussing personal issues, but once a client feels they can do so, they could expect therapy to last for a number of months, typically including at least 12 sessions.
Does feminist therapy work?
As a relatively recent therapeutic technique, there is not yet a body of evidence proving the efficacy of feminist therapy. However, the approach is based on proven core principles of talk therapy, with a particular emphasis on developing a therapeutic relationship based on equality and authentic connection between therapist and client and discovering and building on clients’ personal strengths to help them gain a greater sense of personal power and agency.