Therapists in Anacortes, WA

Hello! My name is Dr. Julie. I'm a maternal mental health therapist and founder of Nurturing the Sisterhood, a therapy practice that is especially for women who are facing infertility or are pregnant, postpartum, and the early years of motherhood. I have advanced training and experience in perinatal mental health, and I specialize in making therapy relevant and effective for women in these powerful stages of life. My style is kind, empathic, judgment-free and centered on your experience. I understand how challenging things can feel, and I'm here to support you through it.

Maybe you need support in navigating pregnancy or the newborn stage, or maybe you’re dealing with the pain of infertility, pregnancy loss, or childbirth trauma. Certified in Perinatal Mental Health, I guide couples and individuals through the transformative journey of welcoming new life. Specifically, I love supporting queer couples navigating their fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum journey. Beyond the perinatal period, I help clients enhance communication and navigate neurodivergency. I use modalities such as Gottman Theory, Attachment Theory, and solution-oriented therapy to help clients achieve their goals.

I have a passion for working with parents and young adults. I love to work collaboratively with my clients to build a life they enjoy and is in line with their values. I mainly provide services to ages ranging from 20-45, but please feel free to reach out if you are outside of this age range so we can discuss possibilities. Therapy with me, would look like learning skills for controlling emotions, making difficult choices in life, and coping with a variety of challenges.

We are a collective of comprehensively trained, client-centered, and value-focused therapists who have a sincere interest in helping people improve connection to themselves, their sexuality, and their relationships with others. Our values reflect who we are as individuals and as a collective, where inclusivity is paramount, diversity is celebrated, and our work considers the needs of those we serve.

We offer a full spectrum of parenting and family support for all types of families. We believe that healthy families create strong communities and with the right support, families, children and their communities can thrive. Parenting and marriage doesn’t come with an instruction book, but our experienced and professional, outcomes-based support professionals can be by your side to meet you right where you are at on your journey. We have a diverse, but small group of licensed mental health professionals and family support specialists to help you every step of the way.

Accepting new clients in Washington state, Washington, DC and Florida. Are the constant pressures of daily life coupled with unexpected challenges leading you to feel burnt out and hopeless? I can help you live your best life by overcoming the issues that have you feeling stuck. I believe many of us carry emotional baggage because we do not realize how it is impacting us until we are struggling to function in our daily lives. I specialize in treatment for trauma, anxiety, stress, ADHD, infertility, pregnancy & postpartum issues, mood disorders and grief.

Sometimes you just need a safe and confidential space to sort it all out. Life and relationships can challenge us to our very limits as we try to love other people and hold onto our own sense of self at the same time. It can feel overwhelming to navigate the emotions, interaction cycles, and patterns at play in relationships. As difficult as these challenges are, they are ultimately the key to our personal growth and development. I work with couples who want a better partnership, and want to feel heard, valued, and understood. I help them find genuine connection in their emotional, mental, spiritual, and intimate relationship.

If you have anxiety and worry or are experiencing trauma-related symptoms or depression, I would love to help support you with your concerns. If you are struggling with reoccurring negative thoughts and memories replaying in your mind, you are not alone. Here, you can feel understood by processing your concerns, which can lead toward a path of hope. Empathy is the center of facilitating an environment where you can share your struggles and feel comfortable so you don't experience and process unbearable, repetitive pain from isolation.

Hi & Welcome! I'm a highly skilled Marriage & Family therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience with clients & supervision of interns. I have a B.S. in Communications & a M.S. in Marriage & Family Therapy. If you are in need of immediate help/relief or looking for long-term therapy, I can definitely address your concerns as I am trained in both. My areas of expertise are working with adults, teens, relationships, & families looking to create authentic, lasting change. My style is collaborative, compassionate, directive, & fun. Hope is essential for Healing. Resilience is essential to Thrive. I can help you achieve both.

Unbridled Counseling helps clients find growth through multiple approaches to therapy. We offer traditional talk therapy, equine therapy, telehealth, and outdoor therapy. I have a special interest in eating disorders, infertility, pre and post natal care, anxiety, depression, and relationships. We also offer lower cost/sliding scale sessions with graduate level interns to reach more of our community. Our interns treat families, couples, kids, teens, and adults with a variety of topics and specialties.

I work with individuals, couples, and families who are dealing with life transitions, stressed about their relationship, or dealing with infertility.

My areas of passion include PTSD, neurodivergence, social disorders, depression, anxiety, infertility/fertility counseling, and trauma . Some demographics I meet with include LGBTQ+, people of color, adults, children and neurodivergent individuals. If you do not see your demographic it does not mean I will not meet with you! Together we will work on your goals to help you become the person you wish to be.

J’Briel Porter is a provisionally licensed counselor in Colorado and Washington. J’Briel received her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University. J'Briel brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the field of mental health and well-being. With a strong passion for helping individuals facing anxiety and depression challenges, she specializes in utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address and combat negative thinking patterns associated with these conditions. J'Briel has a particular interest in addressing complex trauma, juvenile justice, infertility, and women's issues.

I believe in putting every client at ease so that we can build upon your strengths, uncover areas of challenge and patterns that are no longer serving you, while working toward your goals. I specialize in anxiety, stress management, life transitions, identity exploration, pregnancy, parenting, depression, grief, loss, trauma, infertility and third party reproduction, and chronic illness. I am especially passionate about supporting individuals and couples experiencing infertility because of my own experience with it, which led me to pursue additional postgraduate training and supervision.

Infertility, pregnancy loss and unwanted childlessness impact every part of our lives. Relationships with others, finances, connection to our bodies, dreams for the future - nothing is untouched by this journey. I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist Associate, and I am passionate about walking alongside anyone within the infertility and loss community. As a member of this community myself, I am dedicated to holding space for all the complex emotions infertility and loss bring. I use a mix of Narrative therapy, DBT, (and sometimes humor) to foster resilience and hope for the future.

My approach to counseling is holistic, humanistic and client-centered. I am trained in EMDR and trauma. I work with you and together we create an individualized approach to counseling that supports your goals. My professional background is in Trauma, PTSD, Grief, Loss, Early Parent loss. Anxiety, Depression. CBT, Family Systems Counseling, Narrative Therapy, Restorative Retelling, EFT, Matrix Reprinting, Multicultural Cultural Counseling, Feminist, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Since 2000, I have had the experience of living abroad as an elementary K-8 Certified teacher in Shanghai, China, Chiangmai, and Saudi Arabia.

As a clinical therapist, I help people who are struggling with feelings of anxiety, depression and loss. I teach my clients to practice what I call "the reverse golden rule": treat yourself as you would treat others! We are often so critical of ourselves, while with a friend we would be kind, supportive, compassionate. My 20+ years of experience have given me the tools to work using an eclectic approach that I tailor to each client. I offer a comfortable, safe environment where you can explore your thoughts and feelings, where you can feel heard, understood and validated.

My ideal client seeks self-exploration & understanding, facing issues like anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties. They need a supportive space for personal growth, aiming to gain insight, develop coping strategies, improve communication, & foster healthy relationships. They aspire to enhance mental well-being, achieve a better life quality, & unlock their full potential.