Therapists in Chehalis, WA

I am the founder of Gold Line Counseling, PLLC., a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate. My purpose is to help you meet your goals and to live your best possible life. I believe that each individual holds the answers to their questions and the solutions to their problems within themselves and my role is to help you find those answers and solutions and implement them in your life. Everyone holds amazing, unique qualities to be proud of and I strive to help you recognize and honor the positive attributes that you possess. I will walk beside you if you struggle and I will celebrate with you as you meet milestones.

Accepting new clients. Life can be hard, challenging, and at times can feel truly hopeless. There IS hope! Learn to implement key changes and create shifts to overcome even the most challenging of obstacles. As a Therapist/Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor, I am trained in both psychology and theology, and provide psychological as well as spiritual guidance as requested by clients.

My practice offers multidimensional therapies for health and well-being. I focus on the dynamics of dysfunctional family systems resulting from chronic pain, chemical dependency, mental illness, domestic violence, veteran's issues, and PTSD. I work with individuals with co-occurring emotional and substance abuse issues, couples, families and groups, using solution-focused, narrative, and body-centered psychotherapies. I provide a safe place to explore reactions, thoughts, and feelings about yourself and your life and to explore how past experiences have shaped the ways you view yourself and the world around you.

I have worked in the Mental Health Field for 40 years. I've been a Licensed Clinical Psychologist for 27 of those 40 years. I work with children, adolescents, couples, and families. I work with clients of all ages who struggle with ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), PTSD, Alcohol/Drug Addictions, Family/Parenting, Marital, Sex Abuse, Sexual Addiction, Career Concerns, Self-Esteem Issues, Spirituality Issues, Law Enforcement Personnel Issues, Military Personnel Issues, Athletics, and much more.

It often starts with the unexpected. Unexpected news, unanticipated turns, unforeseen circumstances, and sometimes the unimaginable. It is at these times we can often feel powerless, afraid, confused, and uncertain. Change for some can be unwelcomed and for other’s change doesn’t seem to come soon enough. We cannot always choose what we go through, but we can choose how we go through it. Many seek therapy due to hard-fought battles with a variety of life issues, such as depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship problems, parenting challenges, and experiences from the past that keep them from moving forward.

Accepting new clients. Life can be hard, challenging, and at times can feel truly hopeless. There are times you may experience life controlled by intense emotions or paralyzing anxiety/fear and detached numbness takes over. Traumatic memories that are overwhelming, causing insomnia or night terrors. Relationships suffering from conflict, lack of intimacy, and distraction are inevitable. Teen conflict, locked in power struggles without solutions that result in endless frustration dominating your time. There IS hope! Learn to implement key changes and create shifts to overcome even the most challenging obstacles.

Through a person-centered humanistic approach, Rudy hopes to meet people where they are at. He is honored to support those doing the hard work of facing their challenges and be a part of the healing process. He also draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) and strength-based therapy to help guide those seeking to connect thoughts and behaviors and encourage self-efficacy. Play therapy also informs his work with children, teens, and families.

The world can be a scary place. Things can happen to us where the scars are not visible to the world. These scars can show up as depression, anxiety, anger, and even thoughts of suicide. In our sessions together, we will work together to find relief from these scars. I want to provide a safe space where you can tell your story and be heard. I am specialized to work with trauma, depression, anxiety, and feelings of intense anger. I incorporate Emotion Focus Therapy (EFT), Attachment, and LIfespan Integration (for trauma).

I am a clinical social worker and therapist licensed in the state of Washington. In my practice, I see children, adolescents and adults of all ages who may be experiencing difficulties within themselves or in their relationships with others or may be seeking a journey or self-growth and change. My style is based on the belief that in order to best assist my clients in reaching their goals during the psychotherapeutic process, I need to know when to listen attentively, when to offer practical advice and when to bring attention to deeper internal conflicts that may cause suffering.

I will serve as a witness to your self healing journey, providing tools and insights as you create this new path, moving from where you are to where you want to be. Together we will create a safe environment for self exploration. Using a holistic approach to counseling, I utilize talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychoeducation, and motivational therapy. I have worked with clients from all walks of life and will always provide a safe, respectful space, regardless of your ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, gender or spiritual beliefs. Please visit my website: www.awakeningspirittherapy.com for more information!

Not sure what to do? Feeling desperate and hopeless? Struggling with letting go of the past? Having difficulty adjusting to postpandemic life? Don't know what to do about your child's out of control behaviors? We all come to a point in our lives when things seem unbearable. Sometimes we need a little help for a short amount of time, and sometimes we need a huge assist for an indefinite amount of time. We can then begin to gain the confidence and stability to live life, not simply survive this world. I pull from many therapeutic modalities to meet people where they are in their therapeutic journey.

With years experience; as a Mental Health professional, I work with individuals, children, adolescents, couples and families on a variety of issues including: depression, anxiety, marital and family issues, sexual addictions, grief counseling, child development, parenting skills, and spiritual concerns. My approach to therapy incorporates a Christian worldview utilizing a cognitive and behavioral - solution - possibility focused theoretical orientation. My goal in therapy is to help you determine what patterns of thinking and behavior have develpoed in your life and what the influences in the development of those patterns have been.

Making the decision to become well holistically is being proactive with your life encompassing the mind, body and spirit. By engaging in therapy you are taking the first step to obtaining the skills you need to reach your goals, gain useful knowledge and feel empowered. I work from a variety of treatment models, unique to each individual and situation.

Maybe you tried therapy and it didn't help. Maybe you're hesitant to try it for the first time. Whatever the case, allow me the opportunity to change your mind! In the 5 years I've been in practice, I've had wonderful feedback from my clients. I view each person who walks through the door as a unique individual who needs customized treatment. I treat everyone with respect and kindness. My goal is to get to know and understand YOU, and walk alongside you in the journey of self discovery. Whether you need someone to listen and care, you're looking for new tools and practical solutions - or you're seeking healing - I can help!

The relationships that we put so much work into with those that we love are often the same relationships that cause the most hurt. Feelings of disappointment, distress, hurt, anxiety, and depression are part of our life experience- but we don’t have to stay there. The choice is yours to make. I have learned through life experience that crisis events happen, problems arise, and change is really difficult, but it is so worth it!

We all possess the capacity to heal and thrive through the processes of self exploration and discovery. Whether you are experiencing the repercussions of trauma, navigating identity, needing assistance with balancing mood and resolving anxieties, or establishing a sense of meaning in life, we work together to determine your needs and desires and develop a plan for meeting those.

Imagine if you were emotionally in a place happiness. A place where you could reconnect with old friends, enjoy trips with family, feel empowered to reconnect emotionally with your partner. If you or your loved one is suffering from depression and have tried various medications and therapy without the results that you need and deserve, we can help. We at Creative Solutions TMS use an alternative to medicine approach to treat each individual who is experiencing depression, anxiety, and related conditions. We work with healthcare providers to achieve optimum outcomes using TMS therapy, also called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.