Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Bellevue, WA

Walking into a therapist’s office for the first time can be intimidating and my goal is to be a warm face that you feel comfortable accompanying you on your journey. Using a combination of therapeutic approaches, I tailor your treatment to your individual needs and will walk through your journey with you instead of calling the shots. I am here to help you work towards getting to know your most authentic self. I enjoy helping individuals and couples grow insight and understanding into their mental health and the experience of being alive.

I practice person-centered psychotherapy and healthy relationship counseling for teens and adults. Offering a shame-free space, I engage issues ranging from depression, anxiety, and PTSD , to challenges surrounding divorce, abuse, and personal boundaries. My clinical philosophy revolves around responding to a client's unique needs and goals with an individualized treatment plan. My overriding objective is to truly meet people where they are at and to walk with them at their own pace. I am currently only offering Telehealth sessions. I may return to my office in Bellevue later this year.

Transition, trauma , and transformation are my specialties. Life transition, career transition, transition in relationships, racial trauma , the trauma of loss, sexual assault trauma , imposter syndrome, and personal transformation. Healing is complex and not linear. Using the mind, body, and soul connection I support you in finding healing, and a new sense of being. Healing is done in connection with others through embodied connection, awareness, and meaning or faith. Together through connection, you can bring healing into your life.

When we experience challenging events in our lives, it is human nature to seek to avoid uncomfortable memories, emotions, or body sensations related to these events. Much like the body possesses the innate power to heal a cut on your leg, the mind is equipped with this same intelligence. Using suspension of judgment and psychoeducation, I provide knowledge and a safe container for clients to access their inner healing intelligence and find meaning in difficult experiences. I am also deeply passionate about harm reduction and I have dedicated many years of my career to addressing my clients' relationship with substances.

Are your struggling with sexual concerns that impact your desire and enjoyment of intimacy? Have you experienced a painful betrayal in your relationship and unsure how to cope or move forward? Are your struggling to manage sexual behaviors that feel out of control? I specialize in treating individuals and couples struggling with sex, intimacy, and relationship issues. My areas of focus are sex therapy, couples struggling to connect, healing from infidelity, and problematic sexual behaviors.

Accepting New Clients - Same Week Appointments Available. Are the constant pressures of daily life coupled with pain from the past 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 am a trauma -trained therapist and believe many of us carry emotional baggage because we don't realize how events from our past have impacted us until we are struggling to function in our daily lives. I specialize in treating trauma , anxiety, stress, mood disorders, pain, insomnia, and grief. I utilize research-based methods which provide effective results.

You never feel good enough and the voice in your head is quick to remind you of all the ways you are falling short. You've spent the last months or years trying to keep everything together, but it’s exhausting and you don’t think you can do it anymore. Most days you feel so anxious you can barely breathe or you can’t stop crying. Friends reach out but you would rather pull the covers over your head and numb out to social media, food, alcohol or other things you know are not healthy for you. You can’t motivate yourself to do the things you really want to do. “What’s wrong with me” is a thought that goes everywhere with you.

I believe in a connection between mind and body and view mental health as a balance in this connection. My main areas of practice include trauma , attachment, anxiety, relationship difficulties, chronic stress, depression, perinatal mental health, and pregnancy loss. My main approach for working with people impacted by trauma and developmental wounds is Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. This approach helps clients reconnect with their bodies and find balance with the connection between mind and body, restoring a somatic sense of self. Clients also explore the ways that early life experiences and past relationships have shaped beliefs

In life we have experiences that shape us. Some of these experiences have a major influence as to how we view ourselves and how we view the world around us. These experiences may impact confidence, relationships, and ability to cope. Each day may involve work stress, family stress, relationship stress, financial stress, and ideally we want to find a way to healthily manage all that life entails. We want to learn and find new ways to navigate through our own lives with more balance and positivity.

I work with children, teens, and adults on an individual and family therapy level. My holistic approach helps you recapture your personal power by building upon your strengths, establishing goals, and examining values. I believe in your inherent capacity for growth, healing, and change. I can help you build upon skills and discover how to adapt and thrive. I create a safe and welcoming place for this to occur.

I view myself as a strength-based Clinical Therapist whose goal is to walk with you through therapy to increase your own self-warmth, hope, insight and healing. I believe that addiction or mental health issues are just a small piece of the multi-faceted jigsaw puzzle of who you are. I graduated with both my BS and MA from Santa Clara University, where my basketball jersey was retired for continuing to hold the Men and Women's Rebounding Record. I believe that athletics were the genesis of my relentless positivity, embracement of strengths, and belief in the perseverance of the human heart.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS AVAILABLE If raising a little one in times of uncertainty and isolation has not turned out as you imagined, I am here to help. Are you struggling with transitioning to parenthood? Do you find yourself facing unrealistic expectations, guilt and pressure to be perfect? Are you trying to keep anxiety and depression at bay, while daily exhaustion prevents you from getting even basic self-care? If you feel inadequate as a parent, I can help quiet your inner critic, so that you can find peace within, fully connect to your child/partner and build an emotionally healthy family.

It can feel daunting to take the first step. You may feel weighed down by your past or feel like a part of you inside has been missing for some time. You may have identified that you wish to restart or continue the journey you are on. Wherever you are on your individual path, opening up to a professional can oftentimes be intimidating and a little scary. The wonderful part is that I am human too. Through personal experience, I understand what courage it takes to ask for support. I believe that therapy is a collaborative process built on earned trust and safety. I also believe that YOU have essential worth and wholeheartedness.