Therapists in Silverdale, WA

Are you in the midst of a difficult, traumatic, or confusing transition? I work with clients facing difficulties around trauma, relationships, midlife, leaving home, parenting, relocating, job loss, grief, anxiety, depression, culture shock, or other significant life events, including simply feeling stuck. I bring over 30 years of professional and personal development to my work with individuals and families. I hold a safe, secure, non-judgmental space in which to explore emotions, behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.

I counsel couples and families through a variety of life-stages, helping them find well-being in their changing roles. Dedicated to working through the entire therapeutic process with you and those you love, I create a time and place for couples and families to explore their challenges and find acceptance, appreciation and gratitude for each family member. I believe that acceptance in the face of struggle and transformation is the first step for change and healing. I offer clear and compassionate guidance to you so that you may become gentle, kind witnesses of yourselves and others.

La plupart des gens vivent des moments de stress, d'anxiété, de deuil, de dépression, de problèmes de santé, de perturbations dans leurs relations ou d'autres problèmes qui mènent finalement à un désir de changement. Parfois, en ces temps de transition, il peut être utile d’avoir un guide qui n’est pas simplement un membre de la famille ou un ami; un conseiller qui peut aider en proposant de nouvelles idées, aider à créer des objectifs concrets et progresser vers un changement positif. Mon intention sera de vous aider dans ce processus. Je crois qu'il est important de s'adresser à «la personne tout entière»: esprit, corps, émotions

I am passionate about helping people make sense of their lives in complicated times. I am an actively involved psychotherapist. I believe in developing a strongly collaborative relationship. With mutual curiosity, we can explore meaningful ways to find relief and make lasting, positive changes. I do psychotherapy with children, teens, families, and adults in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and in Japanese. I also do psychological evaluations for Attention Deficit Disorder.

Life is a constant battle and we do what we can to power through every day. We can't control everything that comes our way but we can learn to control how to process our environment in a way that is more constructive and less overwhelming. Is stress permeating your days? Are the smallest things causing anxiety? Do you feel easily attacked, targeted, on the defensive? When something bad happens around you, do you usually believe you are partially to blame? Difficult jobs, heavy workload, relationship struggles, family issues, and more concerns can be eased with talking it out in a safe and judgment-free space.

I specialize in spirituality, existential anxiety, identity, and grief and loss, in both teens and adults. I incorporate creative and dramatic expression in my work, including storytelling, role exploration, imagination, embodiment, spontaneity, and play. I support clients processing religious trauma; doubting, questioning, or exploring a faith; and entering or leaving a faith tradition. I help people navigate questions of meaning and purpose, and I work with them to deepen their experience of personal and cultural identity. And, when clients encounter loss and step into grief, I share in holding space for every stage of that pain.

I welcome you to my practice and want you to know that over many years, I have worked with clients who have suffered from a great variety of issues and who have recovered hope and been able to successfully 'reset' their lives. My clients often feel stuck initially due to possible ADHD, depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship problems, eating disorders, or other addictions, or some combination of these. Through our therapeutic relationship, life skills through DBT work, and new perspectives through CBT work, you will be empowered to create a life worth living.

Therapy is a gift. Its power is rooted in our ancestry, biology, and deep capacities to relate to one another. It isn't something scientists devised in a laboratory. It's a natural process we each have the right to enjoy by simple virtue of being human.

It is a true honor to be invited into someone's emotional space during a difficult time. Many of my clients manage grief, loss, chronic illness, and family conflict. They are the experts in how to cope with adversity in their own lives and I always feel privileged to walk beside them on this journey.

Life can be hectic and stressful enough without the added challenges of chronic health problems or mental health struggles. We help individuals, adolescents, and families manage and cope with current problems and concerns while promoting good mental and physical health. We specialize in working with life transitions, grief and loss, aging concerns, school adjustments and anxieties, caregiver stress, depression, bipolar, family work, and trauma. We also have experience working with LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples.

** NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS ** Hi and welcome - I'm glad you're taking this step in finding a therapist - I hope I can help. My goal is to work with you to identify your main areas of concern/stress and develop a realistic strategy to reach your goals. I am a big fan of “doing what works” which, of course, means a different plan for each person. I work hard to adjust my own working style and in employing different strategies to meet your needs - to find the thing that works for you.

Do you feel stuck or unable to experience joy, or have a meaningful life. Maybe, you are experiencing sadness, loss or difficult life transitions. You are not alone and I am here to offer you hope that you can overcome these challenges. I am here to support you and help you feel safe and grounded as we explore your life experiences and challenges that are keeping you stuck. You will learn new healthy ways to cope with difficult emotions and life situations. When necessary, we will focus on childhood experiences and relationships that may still impact you and prevent you from having the life and connections you want.

I am a Licencsed Mental Health Counselor specializing in working with an adult population as well as seniors suffering with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Life is filled with a myriad of challenges which often makes proper choice difficult to decide. It is prudent and wise to seek guidance when faced with such situations. My name is Jonathan Gerson LMHC and I have worked as a counselor for over 12 years serving seniors and adults with compassion and careful listening create a safe space to explore and heal difficult mental health challenges. I utilize various modalities such as depth psychology and narrative therapy.

Helping one person might not change the world, but it could change the world for one person. – Anonymous. I have been lucky enough to know very early on that psychology and counseling is where my passion lies. I am continuously humbled to help others though their personal journeys and bearing witness to the strength and resilience that is discovered within.

I will respond to your courage, presence and willingness to trust our confidential sessions with respectful and goal-focused support. Wellness and mindfulness practice is integrated into each session. I work with adults facing, and attempting to balance, complex personal and professional obstacles to experiencing a satisfying everyday life. Marriage and couples counseling is a strong focus. Your unique and creative strengths orient us to discovering, and working through, challenging issues. My therapeutic style is compassionate and goal-focused, joining with you to understand your values, thoughts and actions.

I provide a safe, supportive space for couples and individuals. We negotiate together how to optimize your experience of living life, your relationships, your work, and we continue to build on that. I believe that we all have the capacity to heal and build the life that we want to live.

I love to support people navigating big life transitions and working on integrating past experiences with who they are. I specialize in helping folks navigating through their perinatal period and into parenthood while coping with mood & anxiety disorders and past trauma. When facing significant loss or big life changes there is potential for growth and self-discovery. I offer an anti-oppressive lens and strive for cultural humility, hoping to be a source of support to anyone who might reach out.

Individual Therapy, Couple’s Therapy, Family Therapy, and Group Therapy Theoretical Orientation Jeff deals with addictions, parenting, communication, relational issues, stress, sleep disorders, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Jeff has provided human resources/management consulting for organizations for more than twenty years. He is a Human Resources professional and broadcaster. Originally when he entered the helping services by working for a large non-profit organization (The Salvation Army), the management noticed that he was building positive relationships with the hardest to reach clients. Please call Jeff contact 520-260-4584.

Emotional pain, fear, and problems in life can propel someone into therapy. Distress can feel deep-rooted, and in actuality, often does reflect early, 'ancient' issues. I believe that also in our deepest roots, we may tap into powers of resilience and of amazing, unique selfhood that nourish us in development toward our human potentialities. In courageous exploration of, and work through life's challenges, we can find, and bring to light, marvelous, hard-won gifts of self-actualization, and well-being.