Susan Nelson
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
4 Endorsed
4510 Thackeray Place Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105
Not accepting new clients
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Therapy provides an opportunity to get to the root cause of whatever is getting in the way of your achieving satisfaction in your life. It is in that deeper place where lasting change is possible. I believe effective therapy is client directed and compassionate. It must also be done through the unfolding of a therapeutic relationship where safety, insight, vulnerability and playfulness are encouraged and supported. Through my years of experience treating mild to severe problems including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship, parenting and transitional issues, I have become good at helping to focus this process and achieve results.
Couples work is an area of expertise for me. With my support, partners learn how to assertively pursue individual visions for themselves while building a structure of empathy for each other. This creates a space where the necessary compromises and adjustments can occur that support real growth and connection.
The process of starting a family can be exciting and overwhelming. I have extensive training working with new parents, particularly moms and babies, on adjusting to parenthood and building healthy attachment. I bring a warm and sensitive style to my work by using both my heart and my head.
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Finances
Fees
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa, Wire
Insurance
- Out of Network
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Susan Nelson
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Washington / LH00009743 Susan Nelson
- Certificate from Center for Object Relations Parent Infant Psychotherapy / 2005
- Certificate from PACT Couples Therapy Institute Level 1 and 2 / 2012
- Attended Antioch University, Graduated 2001
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Susan Nelson
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Depression
- Anxiety
Expertise
- ADHD
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Divorce
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Money Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
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Susan Nelson
Counselor, MA, LMHC
4 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Single Mother
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Single Mother
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Interpersonal
- Parent Infant Psychotherapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
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Susan Nelson
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Groups
Couples Therapy Consultation Group
This group is currently on hiatus: Couples work is a significant part of my practice and I have trained extensively in this area. I provide a twice monthly consultation group for experienced therapists who want to further hone and support their couples work. We explore and incorporate these different modalities of working with couples: Objection Relations, Attachment theory, Relational Psychoanalytic theory, the Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT), and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT).
Location
Seattle, WA 98105
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Susan Nelson
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Last Modified: 18 Apr 2024