Therapists in Lummi Island, WA

Embarking on or returning to therapy is brave, and I'm here to go at your pace. Therapy should be a space where every part of you belongs: where you feel connected, important, and seen. My hope is that over time, you will feel safe enough with me to feel into difficult and upsetting emotions. I will move towards you with curiosity, warmth, and acceptance so that we can go to those hard places together. In our work together, we will also play, be silly, and feel into and towards joy, excitement, and hope. Please note that I primarily work with youth between the ages of 12 and 25 and their families.

I see myself as a companion on this journey toward healing. With seven years of experience working with folks of many backgrounds and challenges, I feel passionate about working with clients who struggle with shame, belonging and finding out more of who they are. Client who are challenged with maintaining hope in a world of oppressive systems, and folks who are curious about their spirituality often find themselves supported in my space as well.

Remember to recognize joy and excitement when it happens. When a child takes their first step, the whole family is elated. Parents, grandparents and other supporting adults Celebrate wonder and accomplishment. I work with families to help them grow to be healthy and to share the joy and reciprocity as the build healthy connections and then watch their children become loving, engaged adults.

Change is hard. Many things in our lives make change easier or harder to get through. It's natural for change to make us struggle. During those times reaching out for support can help get you to where you want to go. Most people know what they want for their life and need some assistance recognizing the strength inside themselves.

Welcome! My approach to therapy is collaborative and relational. I work to support clients in developing an increasingly complex and embodied understanding of themselves in the context of the relationships and systems that they interact with. Through our work together, clients can expect to uncover habitual patterns of behavior that interfere with living the life they want, and over time to experience an increased sense of choice and flexibility in their actions. I aim to support individuals in developing a greater sense of comfort with themselves, and an increased ability to cope with the inevitable challenges that life offers.

I strive to create a safe, supportive, and judgment free environment to explore and move through feeling stuck. Using evidence-based strategies and a multicultural / social justice lens, I strive to connect my clients to solutions and insights that can lead to real change. I walk alongside my clients to achieve greater understanding of themselves and their values. To live a life of meaning and wellbeing while honoring the self.

I provide a safe space to creatively heal trauma, learn nervous system regulation tools and explore your authentic and creative self. People who experience the most success with me want to use expressive arts and mindfulness to heal trauma, increase embodiment, unlearn limiting beliefs and learn tools for nervous system regulation. I am especially skilled at working with children and youth to heal from trauma and learn social-emotional skills. I am a queer non-binary neurodivergent dancer, performer, artist and facilitator committed to providing support to the LGBTQIA2S+ community.

My goal in therapy is to create a safe space where you can be honest and real. It takes great courage to seek help. To heal, grow and thrive people need a truly non-judgmental space in which to explore strengths, weaknesses, fears, past, present, and hopes for the future. I am real, kind, honest, and trustworthy. My therapy practice is rooted in an anti-oppressive, anti-racist, harm-reduction, trauma-informed, relational and person centered approach. I aim to create a safe space for clients to explore their identities and build self-efficacy.

Therapy outdoors is grounding, expansive, and empowering. We meet in forests and on beaches where our connection to nature can enhance your growth and healing. If you’re feeling stuck in anxious and depressive, possibly trauma-based patterns, or if the changes you want to make have been confined by the therapy room or the computer screen, therapy with/in nature has something for you. Research and wisdom shows that our bodies and minds settle when we are mindful of nature. This healing is grounded in anti-oppression and anti-racist values, and offers respect & gratitude to the Lummi, Nooksack and Coast Salish people.

Identifying unprocessed trauma is crucial in treating common to severe mental health issues. Trauma runs on a spectrum from minor to major events and is only relevant to the person who experienced it. What may be disturbing to one individual may not be to the next and vice versa. Trauma can be contagious and impact those around you. Everyone experiences adversity in their lifetime; while there are many wonderful evidence based methods I will use for recovery I find EMDR to be most effective with significantly faster results while being the least invasive.

Sometimes it is really hard to persist. Making change or accepting reality can be confusing. Reaching out to a therapist can be scary. With empathy and an anti-oppression approach, I can help you examine what's keeping you stuck, overwhelmed, frozen, or confused. I specialize in working people who move through the world differently, particularly trans and queer people.

Hi there, I’m Maggie. If you are looking for a nurturing therapist who is genuine, wants the best for your unique life, and will challenge you towards deeper healing, we could be a good fit. I would love to support you as you begin to embrace your intersecting and unfolding identities. My specialties as a therapist include body liberation (Health At Every Size), life transitions, and exploration of self through a relational lens. My approach is centered within an anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and liberatory lens. I am a queer and neurodivergent therapist, and I enjoy supporting folks with these shared identities.

Few things are worse than feeling stuck and struggling when it seems like everyone else has it all figured out. Life is complex and it's often hard to handle the situations we face each day. You have the right to heal and find hope! No matter what the challenges or life transitions you are currently facing, no one should have to go through it alone. I'd like to support you with the care, compassion, and empathy you deserve.

I work with a wide variety of folks who are experiencing mental health, trauma, family, and life related stressors. With experience supporting children ages 3 and up, teens, adults, and families I aim to provide holistic services meeting folks where they are at in their journey. My work includes providing affirming services for LGBTQ+ and Non-monogamous folks. I am skilled at providing services for neurodivergent (ADHD/Autistic) folks aimed at increasing self-understanding and coping with the stressors of the outside world.

As a therapist who identifies as queer and transmasculine, my expertise lies in creating a secure and inclusive environment for the LGBTQ+ community. I conduct private online sessions and hold licenses in Washington, Oregon, Georgia, Florida and New York. Specializing in individual telehealth therapy for adults navigating issues such as coming out, social and/or physical transitioning, and mental health management, I approach each situation with compassion. I am attuned to the distinctive challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community and am committed to fostering a safer world through advocacy and support for all my clients.

In relationship with counseling participants, my approach is trauma-informed, person-centered, and I draw on somatic and mindfulness-based interventions. This means that you can expect a non-judgemental environment to increase your understanding of self with the belief that each participant has their own force for therapeutic change within themselves.

My clients often begin therapy due to anxious and/or depressive symptoms emerging from more complex concerns that challenge their pursuits of meaningful living. They may have difficulties managing stress related to their relationships, work or study, and/or identity. Some struggle with the loss of someone or something important to them. Others may feel rudderless, uncertain about how to steer their life in a more fulfilling direction. In all cases I aim to provide a warm, nonjudgmental, and authentic relationship that encourages growth through the exploration of each client's sense of who they are and who they want to become.

You are feeling overwhelmed and disconnected. You want to feel grounded and to reconnect with the things that matter most, with time dedicated to the activities you enjoy and positive relationships. This is a safe place where you can explore your story, past, present, and future. Therapy can give you access to new tools for communication, opportunities to examine your values and to design a map for your journey towards authentic living. Together we can help you face your past trauma and begin work on self-compassion and self-care techniques to aid you in navigating the bumpy road of life and the uncertainties of our current world.

Life can be undeniably challenging at times. As a therapist, I am here to walk this journey with you, to honor your unique experiences, and to help you shoulder the weight of life’s ups and downs. I firmly believe that you are the expert of your own life, and my role is to provide a collaborative and supportive environment for your healing.