Self-Harming Therapists in Everett, WA

I am a licensed psychologist with 30 years of experience in the mental health field. I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, and relationship issues utilizing a cognitive-behavioral approach. Working as a team, we will identify problematic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and develop skills to overcome them. My style tends to be conversational and gentle, yet honest and direct. Together, we will use curiosity, respectful humor, and genuine empathy to explore your concerns and arrive at better solutions. I particularly enjoy helping people learn how to speak up for themselves without resorting to anger or guilt.

Have you experienced a traumatic event or loss in your past? Some days you may feel as if you have moved on, but the feelings associated with the trauma return when you least expect them. Or perhaps you have been coping with feelings of anxiety or depression and you are wondering if you will ever feel "normal" again. Often people ask me "shouldn't I be over this by now?" It is very common to revisit feelings we had in the past, particularly during periods of transition or difficulty in our lives. But it can certainly make us feel as though we are stuck or even moving backwards in our journey.

I bring a warm, compassionate, and positive demeanor to clinical sessions, building trusting relationships with my clients through sensitivity, understanding and humor. I work with clients struggling with diverse clinical concerns, including anxiety, depression and anger; grief, loss and life transitions; identity concerns across the lifespan; interpersonal relationships and communication difficulties; disordered eating; stress management; spirituality, faith and personal development;

Approaching Authenticity: Life presents challenges that can feel like barriers to our true selves. Whether struggling to cope with major life changes, managing feelings, substance abuse issues, sense of self, relationships, or "feeling OK in my own skin," we can all benefit from a therapeutic relationship. My role is to help people find perspective, empower people to take steps to make positive change, and provide a safe, supportive atmosphere that is free of judgment. My approach is client-centered, strength-perspective, and I work to create a therapeutic relationship in which people can discover and take actions appropriate to improve one's life.

I specialize in working with teenagers and adults on a variety of mental health issues including anxiety and coping, relationships, peer issues, job and performance, trauma, grief and loss. My approach is based on your needs and goals, and I typically use a combination of therapeutic styles in my work.

I've had the privilege of being a mental health therapist for 11+ years in community mental health. I have experience working with a wide range of ages from 2 to 68 y/o in individual, family, group, & couples therapy. I use various approaches based on the unique needs of each individual & I enjoy working with people who experience a variety of symptoms, diagnoses, etc. My primary therapeutic approach is EMDR. I provide a non-judgmental environment for many different types of people & lifestyles. I also believe that it's incredibly important to love & accept yourself, regardless of where you are in the journey of self-improvement.

Accepting new clients for Monday and Tuesday Sessions. My clients are survivors of their respective challenges, trauma, or circumstances and they are ready to empower themselves to seek change. Clients that work with me are tired of the hardship caused by their symptoms and by the bias, stigma, abuse, or other forms of oppression in their lives. My clients are ready to engage in the liberating work required to make meaning and to find healing and growth towards a future that they define.

I have worked in many mental health arenas as a psychiatric nurse and later with my Masters in Mental health counseling. My area of expertise is the ability to diagnose very quickly and accurately due to 42 years of working with those either in crisis in an ER, or in a hospital admission or in one of my clinics.