Life Coaching Therapists in Seattle, WA

You've achieved incredible success, but beneath the surface, you feel unseen and unheard. The truth is, 75% of High Performers share a secret: moderate to severe trauma, including loss, poverty, or abuse. People see your wins, but not the struggle with the fear of failure, isolation, exhaustion, and the need to perform or else...who are you? Like you, I've had to work a lot on myself, alone. The unfortunate paradox is the more you know, the harder it is to find someone to truly help. I get that frustration. With my unique approach, you will feel empowered to cultivate healthy systems and make conscious choices towards healing.

I am a doctor of psychology delivering coaching services to facilitate the creation and development of professional goals and to develop and carry out a strategic plan for achieving those goals.

I have immediate openings! Life demands a lot from us. Responsibilities, relationships, and navigating of daily life drains our energy and we often spend precious downtime exhausted, mindlessly staring at our screens. I help individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, stress, and overwhelm make meaningful changes in their lives. By giving yourself space to heal, learn, and grow… change can come. Anxiety can become presence. Stress can become acceptance. Overwhelm can become peace.

I believe each individual has a special gift to give. Sometimes this gift is clear to a person, but in many of us it takes self-discovery to bring out our innate gifts, which ultimately provide meaning and purpose in our lives. I work from a strength-based philosophy, highlighting the positives, moving clients toward awareness of where they are in the moment and provide them options to move forward to meet their stated goals. My responsibility is to provide career guidance to students and adults. I play a critical role helping clients clarify their interests, values, skills and needs.

Dr. Carr uses a unique blend of Cognitive-Behavioral, Gestalt, Integral, Primal, Transpersonal & Family Coaching techniques to focus on natural growth & healing thus expanding the common central emphasis on disorders & symptom reduction. Clients change as they heal their pain, get emotionally nourished, recognize what is toxic and become authentically themselves.

Perhaps you are struggling in a relationship, not able to communicate, or stuck in negative patterns. Drifting apart, you yearn for intimacy and being desired. You wonder if you should go or stay when trust is gone. Or you may need to find your voice and create boundaries. Maybe you're an overachiever or your inner critic has exhausted you, anxiety is finally too much. The relational conflict is starting to affect every area of your life. You are looking for a therapist who can get it and guide you through to the other side.

I believe that when you have compassion for yourself, a better understanding of your motivations, and a safe place to process your feelings, you can make positive changes and reclaim your mental and physical health. I was trained as a therapist and a dietitian. My training and experience equips me to help you achieve your health goals.

My practice leans toward supporting individuals who are feeling stuck, struggling in relationships, and/or needing a fresh approach to living life in such a way that you feel you have more control over your experience. We’ll work to understand identity and the roles that it plays, make shifts in internal and external communication habits, incorporate personal values in every-day living, cultivate patience, and treat each day as if you are living on purpose.

Welcome! I’m Dr. Arie Greenleaf. In my practice, I integrate my own theory, Integrative Insight Therapy (IIT), with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Narrative Therapy, creating a comprehensive approach to mental health and well-being. This unique blend emphasizes empowering clients to navigate life’s challenges with resilience. I help individuals rewrite debilitating narratives and manage detrimental thoughts and behaviors, fostering profound personal growth and lasting change. My goal is to guide each client toward mental clarity and insight, enabling a more fulfilled and balanced life.

I support creatives in maximizing energy for their passions while managing challenges like anxiety, depression, or day jobs. I support individuals who are navigating complex life transitions, and help them explore new ways to cope with challenging situations and relationships. I see therapy as an active and reflective partnership, a safe place to learn tools for living. I provide Clinical Group and Individual Supervision to Social Workers pursuing Licensure in WA State.

Are you feeling stuck? What's getting in the way of living a satisfying life, one with heart and meaning? You may be coming to therapy because of a new development or something very old, you may not even know what it is. You may also be adding to your burden by judging your self unfairly. But there is hope, therapy can usher in exciting transformation. When we can embrace the gifts that come with challenges, old fears lose their power. I deeply enjoy helping clients explore/work through difficulties with the purpose of breaking old patterns and intentionally creating a new path forward. Healing and growth is possible for you too.

This time has been isolating and life alternating to say the least. Many of us are left with a feeling of overwhelm as we are separated from one another and cannot participate in the lifestyle routines that once helped us to feel grounded. I have been working with many clients this year to find a source of balance and inner peace when so much of the world has shut down and become unavailable to us. From anxiety, depression and Pandemic PTSD to low motivation and deflation. Feelings of isolation, loneliness and despondency are a few of the many issues I work with in my clients at the moment. Let me help you build your new world!

Let’s face it, modern life is stressful. With constant demands on your time and attention, it’s not surprising that you’ve neglected what used to be your north star – your relationship. This may leave you feeling disconnected from your partner & trapped in a cycle of go-nowhere fights. You probably miss the spark that made you excited to see each other at the end of the day. You long for the days when the two of you were in love. I am on a mission to create a better world by helping couples build stronger relationships. People in healthy relationships feel better, get more done & contribute to positive change in the world.

Welcome. In your search for assistance, experience & effectiveness matter. With 50 years practice, mine is a motivational, well-researched method & interactive style. Respecting what is already working, we will focus both on what is going well in your life and where you would catalyze your efforts for desired change. The goals may vary; but sharpening perception, connecting more deeply with self & friends, and adjusting old messages that interrupt optimal living are usually involved. I have counseled clients since ‘74, 33 of those years in Seattle, mainly with couples & women who are attracted to a holistic, humanist approach.

Do you sometimes fall victim to negative thinking? Do you feel like you live in a constant state of stress? You may be struggling with mental health challenges, loneliness, or patterns that no longer serve you. Whatever it may be, my goal is to help you transform your thinking, discover a deeper understanding of yourself, and be able to connect with the world in an entirely new way. I believe in the power of connection, and the healing relationship between client and clinician. Therapy can act as a non-judumental space for you to share your world and, specifically, what it is like to live your life.

Sometimes, we simply need someone to hold space for us, someone to offer a safe, non-judgmental, accepting environment to feel heard and seen. Therapy is a time for just that: a time to explore yourself and to create self-awareness of your cognitions and social systems in ways that impact your feelings and behaviors. Therapy is a journey, a commitment to whole person healing for lasting change. I believe that clients have the power to reclaim their stories, as the experts of their own lives. I am committed to working with you to explore what might be keeping you from living and loving authentically.

With over 20 years of experience in the field of mental health and behavior change, I will help you identify and implement the changes you need to reduce your suffering and truly thrive. While you can't control what life throws at you, you can improve your ability to respond to the present moment in a skillful way, find your balance again and get back up on your feet. From a present, strengths-based perspective, we can look ahead and explore where you would like the path ahead of you to lead. I will walk alongside you on that path to celebrate what we uncover and to support you through any obstacles you may encounter along the way.

In my work with those between the ages of 12 and 29, I take a solution-focused approach. I believe in moving forward versus backwards by helping young people envision their preferred future. I take an interest in previous achievements and believe in uncovering the motivation required to take next steps. It’s never too early, or too late, to begin planning for the type of life one desires to live.

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!