Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapists in Ellensburg, WA

I have immediate availability & over 11 years experience working with diverse cultures & a spectrum of behavioral & mental health concerns. Whether you're grappling with things such as: low self-esteem, communication, relationship or school/work issues, parenting challenges, stress, or experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety, I am dedicated to offering you tailored support. I believe that including caregivers in some of the treatment process is instrumental in fostering understanding & ensuring sustained success & growth for the younger individual. My goal is to create a safe & collaborative space to address your concerns

If you feel you are struggling, I can work with you to build and strengthen your tool box. Let's work together to build a life you can enjoy and flourish in! Whether you are looking to improve your ability to regulate your emotions, eliminate panic attacks, or are finally ready to heal from a past traumatic event, I am here for it!

My goal is to facilitate healing through working collaboratively with you as you explore your thoughts and feelings of both past and present that are causing you and others around you distress and blocking your expression of your authentic self. My passion is to help those who have suffered trauma heal. It is my intention to provide a safe non-judgemental place of healing, to work collaboratively for you to achieve self-driven functional goals.

Often times people come to counseling because of other people and relationships. Anxiety and depression usually are what is felt from destabilized relational circumstances. People come to counseling to process what has happened in their life or maybe what was done to them. People want emotional healing.

If you are wrestling with big life questions and transitions, struggling to figure out who you are, feel challenged by strong emotions or spicy relationships and haven't yet found the Tik Tok to make the path clear...therapy might be right for you!

I am a Licensed Associate Social Worker & Independent Clinician in Washington State. I am experienced in working with adults who are struggling with anxiety, trauma, grief, and life transitions.

Although I treat a variety of psychological conditions, I have three main specialty areas. First, I specialize in treating children and adolescents with emotional and/or behavior problems such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, poor school performance, non compliant behavior, substance abuse, and emotional trauma from domestic violence or sexual abuse. I also specialize in working with children, families, and adults who are struggling with issues related to divorce and re-marriage. My third specialty area is treating relationship and marital problems.

My passion is to help survivors of trauma, challenging life experiences and grief events become unstuck and break the cycle of emotional pain. Often these difficult situations from the past have led to an inability to move forward in life, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, eating disorders and PTSD. Sometimes they lead to questioning your own faith and purpose in life. If you're feeling lost, hurt and emotionally overwhelmed and if you're looking to heal from the past so you can move forward into a brighter future, I'd love to come along side of you on your journey.

Accepting New Clients as of 10.17.2023. Life can knock us off course in a lot of different ways, I’m here to help you find your own path to living the way you want to live. Anxiety, depression, burnout, along with feelings of isolation and low self-esteem can prevent us from living our lives the way we’d like to. When this happens, we tend to use whatever skills we have to cope but sometimes these tried and true methods end up falling short. Talking with a therapist can help shore up the skills we have and help to develop new skills to cope with the challenges of everyday life.

I am an Arab-American, licensed psychologist serving clients in Ellensburg as well as throughout the State of Washington using telehealth. Together we can come up with your goals for therapy, promoting insight into the issues that brought you here as well as creating lasting change in your life, according to what you value most. My style as a therapist is grounded in empathy, curiosity, and honesty, along with a splash of humor.

We live in unprecedented times of political turmoil, climate crisis, and a widening wealth gap that can leave us exhausted and deeply concerned for the future. Your unique personal struggles occur within this context. You may find yourself anxious, depressed, or angry, perhaps even feeling guilty for seeking help for yourself when others are suffering worldwide. You may find yourself falling back into old and painful patterns even as you yearn for equanimity, balance, and a richer life. For over 25 years I’ve offered a non-judgmental and compassionate space for exploration of the dilemmas with which you struggle.

Today you may be one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. With over ten years of experience, I serve a broad spectrum of clients. With compassion and understanding, I work with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing. Areas of most common practice include affirmative counseling for LGBTQIA+ (youth and adults), family conflict, and couples issues.

I'm naturally interested in how people experience their lives and how they achieve self fulfilment and secure happy family and personal relationships. What I do is help people realize their goals by finding out what they want and need out of life, and then work with them to solve the parts of their lives that cause them frustration or pain. My approach helps individuals and couples problem solve and identify what is blocking them from creating a great relationship or what is stopping them from moving on with their lives after a crisis, loss or divorce.

We are an outpatient mental health practice that provides psychotherapy, assessment, dietetics, and medication management. We offer in-person and virtual appointments. Our staff includes psychologists, a psychiatric ARNP, licensed mental health counselors, social workers and a registered dietician. Our clinicians are experienced, utilize evidence-based techniques, and offer clinical specialties.

My ideal client is motivated to change, but struggling to find the right path for them. The issues facing them are usually falling into patterns of thinking or behaving that may have served a purpose at some point, but no longer do. I work together to develop their goals and check in regularly to get feedback about the process. I like to develop a connection and share positive reframes of their perceptions, primarily. My reflections help them take objective steps toward reaching their goals. My clients are looking for an objective outsider to share ideas with in order to change the way they think, act and feel.

Life can be hard. It can be helpful to have someone to talk to while working through a challenging issue, in order to continue growing and developing as a person or in relationship with another. Together, we can explore new ways to approach your concerns, look deeper for underlying causes and meaning, brainstorm realistic ways to begin making changes, stay motivated, and practice holding on less tightly to those aspects of life that are out of one's control. I offer nearly 20 years of experience helping a diverse variety of people, from under three years old to over 80 years old.

Everyone faces challenges in life that are difficult to overcome without help. Counseling provides the opportunity for growth and self-discovery in the context of a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment. I use a variety of counseling techniques that are determined by your needs. Together, we will assess your strengths, acknowledge challenges and discover strategies that will work for you. In so doing, we will formulate a treatment plan and continually evaluate our work as we progress. Treatment is provided within a community-based model, taking into account your culture, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, and personal values.

Talk therapy - talking through your thoughts and ideas - can untangle the knots, create new awareness, and set the stage for new understanding and lasting change.

You're here for two reasons: 1. Either to work on a persistent challenge or 2. To work through the repercussions of COVID. Either situation presents strong emotion. I will talk with you about both - they're connected - but I will gently (and insistently) remind you of the good things that are or that should be. Fundamentally, psychology twins with philosophy by asking the big questions (Who am I? What do I need? Why is it so? Could it be otherwise?). It carves a different path, however, in that it offers answers. I want to help you fall in love (again? the first time?) with your journey and, by extension, with the human journey.