Spirituality Therapists in Bellingham, WA

Spirituality is my focus. I support clients on their spiritual exploration and growth. We live in an increasingly complex and stressful world. Many people are suffering under the weight of societal pressures and expectations, which separate us from the heart of what it means to be human living a meaningful and purposeful life. I work with people who struggle to make sense of themselves and their lives. Many have achieved a secure and abundant life, having gained success in careers and fields that provide for their material needs, but their souls are feeling restless and craving real nourishment.

Welcome! I’m Kitty (she/they), a board certified Licensed Mental Health Counselor currently accepting new clients for telehealth therapy. My work centers compassion, understanding, and individualized care, through the lens of Intersectional Feminism. While I meet with folx of all backgrounds and support diverse humans to navigate life’s challenges, I especially enjoy supporting clients who are motivated and ready for transformative growth. Experiences that I often help guide clients through include depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, creative expression, and identity exploration.

My approach is person-centered, relationally-based, and narrative. I work with a wide variety of clientele, but some of my strengths include working with children and families, working with men, and integrating culture and spirituality , especially Christian spirituality , into the treatment plan, if desired.

I believe in supporting my clients in their desire to find more wholeness, aliveness, acceptance, and peace within themselves. Using multiple modalities such as IFS, EMDR, AEDP, mindfulness and somatic techniques, and person-centered therapy, I will help you in navigating life transitions, doubt, grief, anxiety, overwhelm, and fear. I rely on holistic practices and tools to help you increase self compassion, expand your capacity to feel and sit with the harder seasons of life, develop both skills to manage the many stressors of life, and make room for more joy, trust, intuition, and deep connection to others.

I work in modalities that listen for and invite healing. Encouraging the power of the subconscious mind to align with the conscious mind's desires. Our bodies are constantly communicating, whether we are speaking or not. My goal is helping you understand how your body is managing overwhelming stressful and or traumatic events, by helping you release old holding patterns, neurology, beliefs, and fears that may be holding you back in a language that your body understands.

**Current openings for teletherapy only.** I am a transgender-affirming psychotherapist serving the states of Washington and Texas. I specialize in helping people navigate gender transition journeys and offers ongoing support for life after transition. QTPOC are more than welcome. Also, since we LGBTQIA2 people have a whole array of other things going on besides our sexual orientations and our genders, my scope extends beyond these issues. First and foremost, I listen. Using a relational, trauma-informed approach, I work with people to gain insight, to practice coping strategies, and to experience growth and healing.

I embrace the theory that people are not defined by their problems, but their problems are external of them. Through this strength-based approach, I believe a person can be empowered to take control of their life. By exploring one's psychology, culture, system, and spirituality I believe one will find the strength within themselves to change.

I specialize in facilitating the transformation of acute, complex and developmental trauma through honing and honoring intuition and connection with body, mind and spirit. The way back from emotional overwhelm occurs through reconnecting to our vital self, community and awakening or deepening our connection with the more than human world. Together we will work to identify the root causes of negative behaviors and beliefs, while learning to regulate the nervous system and rewire the brain for maximum vitality and coherence.

As a Certified Hakomi Therapist my offering is a Somatic Experiential Psychotherapy modality that is gentle, non-judgmental, and compassionate; a form of assisted self-study where the client studies his or her responses to explorations in a mindful state of consciousness. We become aware and touch upon the very organizing experiences that have been a part of our habitual life - the patterns that no long serve us. We increase clarity, creativity, confidence and awareness and break through obstacles towards ease, connection and vitality. I am available for phone or online sessions.

In a culture infatuated with the idea of growing up, moving forward, and transcending the difficulties of being human, many of us are longing for a return to our deepest and wildest natures. We are longing for that sense of being home in our bodies, in our lives, and on this earth that sustains us. Yet, it can be difficult to find spaces and practices that help us look beyond the overt into what is happening beneath the surface of things— to understand the mythic dimension of our lives through symbols, dreams, stories, body, and imaginal work.

There is no one-size fits-all approach to healing. My therapy programs are specifically tailored to help each unique individual. Sometimes you are just a shift-in perspective away from resolving an issue you have struggled with for years; allowing a total transformation to how you experience life. I specialize in helping those with issues of fear, anxiety, obsessive thoughts, health/wellness troubles and addiction, but am available for a wide variety of other issues as well. Through the sacred process of uncovering, healing and releasing old beliefs, you can re-discover who you really are & find peace, hope and lasting serenity.

Are you a man who wants to change his life and live the life you were meant to? Do you have fears of not being enough? Not smart enough? Not wealthy enough? Are you challenged with the darkness and disease of addictions? Is your relationship healthy? The holistic methods I use heal wounded relationships so they can be happy, strong, and connected. I will help you access the power that has always been with you and find acceptance. My extensive training and experience allow me to use effective techniques to raise awareness and move from shame to grace. Everyone can heal. Why not have a peaceful life? Allow me to help you live it

I assist those who have become aware that the story they are currently living is no longer serving them well. Together we will create a therapeutic environment that cultivates this initial awareness. Through the learned application of compassionate boundaries and a mind/body integrative approach, we work to resolve the past dysfunctional or traumatic parts of your story. As we bring balance to our mind/body through awareness, we may align ourselves with our spiritual center to create a new intentional, energetic story that allows healing and the possibility of wellbeing. I further offer nature therapy and grounding/yogic guidance.

If there is anything I could say, it would be this: I am here for you, and you are not alone. Whether you are sad, angry, tired, anxious, frustrated, depressed, or anything else you may be struggling with, I am here to help. I take great care to earn the trust of each client, and I will work with you to address whatever is weighing on you - from depression, overwhelming anxiety, and past trauma, to relationship issues, struggles with anger, and low self-esteem.