Therapists in Edmonds, WA

I seek to provide a therapeutic relationship with children and youth in a healing space that invites self-compassion, self-acceptance, and self- mastery through play and creative expression. When helping and healing children and youth I believe that lasting change comes from a family systems perspective. The family is the child’s support system and when the family’s needs are considered then the child’s needs will be met more effectively. My hope is to help families communicate better within barriers and to develop solutions that honor the unique strengths of the family.

My passion is helping clients rediscover their true potentials and bring joy back into their lives. I follow a strengths-based model of practice while utilizing a combination of psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Essentially, I believe in a holistic approach, in that all of our experiences (physical, emotional, spiritual, and social) are integral in our unique compositions. Our early experiences often show up in our current lives, and can manifest themselves in a myriad of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I value the interaction with my clients and believe in empowering clients by direct participation in the therapeutic process.

I work with individuals, couples and families and have a significant amount of experience assisting families who have children with special needs, especially Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). I am also multilingual with multicultural competency.

The journey towards mental and emotional wellness can be difficult, especially for those who have experienced trauma or painful life transitions. Each personal has an individual relationship to their experiences, feelings, thoughts, and perceptions of their past, present, and future. Each person who enters my office must be regarded as a wholly unique individual who deserves an individualized approach to whatever concerns have put them on the therapeutic path necessitating the use of adult integrative psychotherapy consisting of many approaches.

I think every client has a story that they want to tell. I feel very deeply about learning about my clients. I want to know where they come from, what got them to where they are today and where they want to be in their lives. I am ready to take that journey with each of them. I am passionate about helping them achieve whatever goals they are trying to.

I work with a variety of people of all ages. I help adults struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief, loss as well as with relationships. I see kids who are having trouble at school and/or at home. Sometimes divorce, moves and other major changes in a child's life can create more stress than they are capable of dealing with. I teach people to identify their feelings, expressing them in healthy ways and allow them to move through us without getting stuck. There are times when I work with parents on child developmental education and support.

I AM CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS Life stressors and challenges affect people of all ages, including children, adolescents and adults. While some may prefer to face them alone, receiving support from an outside perspective is at times the biggest gift you can give yourself and the people you love the most. Together, we can explore ways to ease the challenges and promote a healthy relationship that you can have with yourself and others. Children also face many challenges that we as adults might not fully understand or know how to manage; together we can work on supporting their struggles and develop resiliency.

People look at you and think you have it all put together, but inside you are falling apart. Feeling like food or your appearance is the only thing you can control in your life is frightening, especially when you start feeling like you're not even really in control of that. The loneliness that can come with that is devastating. You're anxious, uncomfortable, lonely, and miserable. You're feeling out of control with food: bingeing, purging, restricting, counting, weighing.... It's maddening. You're ashamed and afraid of what anyone might think if they found out. You put on the mask and pretend you're fine.

Toward well-being... Life presents challenges that often feel overwhelming and burdensome. If you are struggling to cope with anxiety, panic, or depression, adjusting to a health crisis, or recovering from some loss or trauma, I may be able to help. I work with your unique situation in order to develop new coping strategies that may incorporate strengths you already possess. I work with you to discover and make healthy choices that blend with your values and overall well-being.

My therapeutic approach is psychodynamic and relational, which means I'm interested in helping you safely explore the ways in which your personal history, from early childhood onward, may still be influencing your emotions, coping patterns and relationships. I'll help you tend to your feelings and memories so that you'll come to know yourself better and develop the capacity for compassionate self-care. Throughout our time together, I'll pay special attention to our therapeutic connection, as I believe our relationship can serve as a rich resource for your authentic recovery and well-being.

Are you struggling to find balance in your life and want support and guidance? Would you like to express thoughts and emotions to a non-biased supporter and advocate? I provide warmth, empathy, compassion and heart-centered focus. I have 13 years of clinical experience, and recently worked in New Zealand learning skills in family counseling, parenting groups and on a Child and Adolescent Mental Health crisis team. I enjoy seeing clients experiencing transitions and changes such as loss, retirement, marriage, pregnancy, graduation, career, moving, empty nest, trauma, health, finances, religious/spiritual beliefs and relationships.

Imagine what it would be like to have a sense of peace so strong that no matter what comes your way, you could respond calmly and effectively. Imagine what it would be like to rediscover hope and find success in making lasting improvements and changes in yourself and in your relationships.

I am here to support and encourage you as you journey through your days, facing the joys and trials that come your way. This is sacred ground, and it is both an honor and a privilege to be allowed into the deep, private areas of your life.You will find that this is not something I take lightly but, rather, with humility and deep respect for your courage and willingness to be vulnerable. My desire is to sit with those who are hurting and to walk alongside those who are on a journey towards healing, wholeness, or personal growth.

I specialize in helping you work through traumatic events, both big or small that have left you feeling shattered or overwhelmed. Trauma can include events that happened long ago or recently. Also, as a Certified Sexual Addiction therapist I assist female sex and love addicts or treat partners of those who are addicted to porn or sex. Working from a Christian worldview I help clients understand themselves better and develop better coping strategies. If you are depressed or dealing with painful anxiety I help you heal from past wounds and gain self confidence and a new more helpful perspective.

I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families who struggle with problems related to anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, issues of aging, and conflict. As a Christian counselor, my hope is to create an environment of compassion, where each person is empowered to make positive change through the freedom of Christ. Whatever you face, whether issues of the past or present, together we can find lasting solutions for a life well lived now while offering tools for continued growth.

I enjoy working with individuals and couples, and I specialize in working with those who struggle with anxiety, stress, or depression. These issues are particularly important to me because they can be debilitating, and yet they are often treatable. I use evidence-based practices to help reduce and decrease symptoms. It is truly an honor to walk alongside a client as they deepen their self-awareness, ponder their values and align those values with their goals in life. There is great strength in the human spirit, and it can empower individuals to make meaningful changes through discipline and hard work.

When the storms of life roll in, it can be vulnerable, overwhelming, and draining. I’ve been there, and I understand what it is like to grow and rebuild a new story. There is hope, and you don’t have to face it alone. While change is hard, therapy provides a helpful way to process through and discover new insights about yourself and your life. My passion is to come alongside people as they grow with life’s challenges whether that be through everyday stress, anxiety, life transitions, chronic illness, an unsatisfying career, trauma, or preparing for a life giving marriage in premarital counseling.

Point-No-Point Counseling is a statement of perspective. My practice is a Person Centered approach. The perspective of my client and context of my client’s life is the core of the counseling experience. My client is the point of reference and while in counseling I count myself as a small and temporary part of the context of my client’s life. The interplay of perspective and context act on one another to shape our understandings of happiness, sadness or ambivalence. We shape our world our world shapes us. The perspective of my client and the context of my client’s life is what matters to me. That’s my “Point”.