Anxiety Therapists in Gig Harbor, WA
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Catherine Mcnaughton
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I have a passion and specialize in couple and family distress including issues of trust, power and emotion in relationships, alcohol and substance abuse and best outcomes for families and individuals. I have worked with teenagers at home and at schools with their depression,
anxiety
and eating disorders. I am trained in various of therapy modulates including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution focus therapy, and Interpersonal psychotherapy.
Summit Health Management, PLLC
Counselor, LMHC, CMHS
Verified
Verified
We offer individual and group therapy for a variety of concerns, including issues related to
anxiety
, depression, trauma, grief/loss, pandemic issues, adjustment, attachment, behavior, school problems, identity, and substance abuse.
I am a partner in Summit Health Management, a group founded by an eclectic partnership of four established, experienced providers with the vision of offering a variety of therapeutic services to meet the needs of children, adolescents, adults, elders, couples, and families in our community. Our group’s mission is to provide the region with experienced, compassionate, professional, and proficient mental and behavioral health care. We offer a therapy and psychiatric care for all ages, presentations, relationships and disorders, including individual, couples, family and group therapy, as well as substance abuse recovery for all ages.
Cesar L Molina-Sisimit
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified
Verified
Accepting New Clients. I am dedicated to helping clients reach their therapy needs and goals, and I take a holistic and contextual approach to get clients to resolve their needs. I assess presenting issues in a holistic and contextual manner and maintain a strength-based practice. I use evidence-based modalities to help clients identify strengths and break down barriers. I work collaboratively with my clients in order to reach their desired potential for well-being and other mental health concerns. I tailored my therapeutic approach in order to best fit my client’s needs.
Milena Gordillo Psychotherapy PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWAIC
Verified
Verified
Accepting new clients and I am in-network with Kaiser. Are current events triggering feelings of worry, frustration, and confusion? Perhaps, past traumas are affecting your life and holding you back from the happiness you know you deserve. I would like to help you reflect, clear up, and heal. I offer telehealth sessions to clients located in Washington State.
Benjamin Michael Shafer
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA, MA, MS
Verified
Verified
I see the fact that you are here looking for a therapist as immensely brave. I honor your courage. I genuinely love people. My personal experiences with childhood trauma, family relationships, religion, and the sciences have granted me opportunities to empathize with and understand a diverse range of emotional, mental, and relational issues and to apply effective treatment methods for my clients. I am aware that my privilege and life opportunities require me to be intentional about providing a safe space for my clients, especially those who have experienced marginalization and societal oppression and I consistently strive to do so.
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Yolanda Villegas
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
Verified
Mi deseo es ayudarlo a resolver los problemas que están teniendo un efecto negativo en su vida. Estos pueden ser problemas relacionados con sus relaciones, la familia, el trabajo, la ansiedad, la depresión, el trastorno de estrés postraumático y la crianza de los hijos. Como latina, soy consciente de las barreras culturales y me gustaría ayudarle a superar esas barreras.
Stephanie Perceful
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
Verified
I believe that the relationship to our self is the most important relationship that we will ever have. A bond with a therapist who witnesses and understands us in a nonjudgmental way can be a wonderful ally in improving that relationship and making positive changes in our lives. Trauma, attachment issues, toxic families of origin, oppression, grief, and ancestral/family patterns are just some just some examples that can cause suffering that motivates someone to start therapy. I have experience working with clients with depression,
anxiety
,
panic
attacks, PTSD, and other mood disorders that make it difficult to function in life.
Christina R Fajardo-Kraljevich
Counselor, LMHC
Verified
Verified
Assisting people in accessing their natural ability to heal themselves through the power of the vagus nerve not only reduces
anxiety
and depression symptoms but also allows people to feel empowered to use their bodies in service of the mind.
I too am a Woman, Mother, Partner, Daughter, Sister and Friend. I marvel at the mysteries of women and the sacred bonds they have with their children. I admire any woman who has dared to love and had their heart broken. I rise and walk with my sisters when they fall from the pressures of everyday life. I seek to understand how I can be of service to women and children of my community. I listen, wholeheartedly to the cry of grief when it seems like no one else seems to be listening. I am here to hold the space for you and yours.
Michelle Reeves
Counselor, MA, LMHC, NBCC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
You're feeling overwhelmed, tired, maybe even frustrated at reaching your potential and dreams in life, including your relationships marriage, work, and friendships. You're feeling stressed and worried about life issues, and maybe issues of pain, grief, and disappointment of the past play into your daily life, and it is difficult to move forward, you struggle with being authentic in relationships. You're facing stressors and exhausted. As a seasoned Mental Health Counselor of 25 + years, I consider it an honor to journey with you through the healing process. I am trained in EMDR to help with trauma,
anxiety
, PTSD, relationships.
George L Calderon
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, SUDP
Verified
Verified
Where is the real you? Where is the formerly highly motivated, energetic and adventurous version of you that you recognize as your best self? Well, amidst global health scares, social unrest, isolation and insecurities at seemingly every turn, it can seem your needs for power, freedom, fun, love and belonging have been all but eradicated? For you, the committed adult who is being plagued by the gnawing feeling that you are not living the life you should be, I am passionately committed to helping with issues of loss,
anxiety
, depression, addiction and relationship problems. These problems need not keep you from greater fulfillment.
Josh Weed
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, CSAT, EMMHS
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
As a therapist, it is my mission to help you live a joyful, vibrant life, even if you are facing life circumstances or mental health issues that are less than ideal. I specialize in helping individuals and couples, and have experience helping with compulsive sexual behavior, ADHD/ADD, depression, OCD,
anxiety
, and/or PTSD resulting from abusive situations. I also help couples who feel as though they no longer "connect" or who don't feel as close as they once felt. I believe you have the strength to reach your goals, and lead a joyful life.
Not accepting new clients
Ellie Lucas
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LICSW
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I believe that each person strives to feel contentment and become the best version of themselves. This can mean something different to each person, which is why I enjoy the diversity that each individual brings to therapy. It is exciting to watch the growth that individuals experience with some guidance and support. I specialize working with mood disorders & trauma. Trauma is any experience that has overwhelmed your ability to cope and has impacted how you now perceive yourself and the world around you. We can work together to heal and grow past previous experiences so that you can be the best version of yourself
Office is near:
University Place, WA 98466 Not accepting new clients
Develop Minded Therapies
Counselor, LMHC, NCC, CFMHE, CEAP, CCCE, DBTC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Everyone wants to be heard. One of the most fulfilling experiences for us as individuals is to tell our story and have it heard. My first priority when working with a new client is to find a way for them to tell their story and then to hear/receive it and validate their feelings. People have a variety of ways for communicating their feelings and experiences, for this reason I utilize several different interventions to help the client share their story in a safe and comfortable environment. My services are available in English and Spanish.
Ariana Milman
ND, LMHCA, MA
Verified
Verified
Is your pain overwhelming? It could be that: You lost a person you deeply cared for. You were hurt by someone who should have cared for you. You want to build a new relationship with food and movement. You have a big, audacious, goal, and you can’t take the first step. You haven’t been able to sleep well since… You might notice that: A pit of sadness is pulling at your stomach. You’ve suffered from lifelong diarrhea, constipation, or gastroesophageal reflux, and you've been told your symptoms are in your head. You are not alone. It’s not abnormal, in this world, to feel the way you do.
Tyler Q Stewart
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LMHC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I work collaboratively with clients through a systemic lens that is influenced by attachment and feminist theory. I consider the contexts of your personal environments as well as the contexts of systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma that are influencing the issues you’d like to address. I work with couples through the Gottman Method. I have completed the trainings for Gottman Method Couples Therapy Levels 1 & 2. I recognize that my clients know themselves and their identities more intimately than I do and that people have what they need to heal. My job is to walk along side you as a guide on your path to wholeness.
Not accepting new clients
Erica Ambis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LICSW
1 Endorsed
1 Endorsed
Hello weary traveler! Are you feeling like you cannot trust your inner compass? Is life slowly chipping away at your armor? Are you still struggling with battling your inner demons and dragons? Your feelings are valid, and I will provide you with a space where you can talk openly about what is bothering you, free from judgment. I am here to walk alongside you, and I will be here to provide you with new knowledge, guidance, and perspective. I have over 10 years' worth of social work experience working with individuals from different backgrounds, ages, and cultures. My approach to therapy is kind, curious, honest, and fun.
Aimee Acebedo
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
A strong belief in prevention and early intervention of adverse childhood experiences inspires my work with children, parents, and families. Adverse childhood experiences can have lasting impact and influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the present. A strong component of my clinical practice is finding and building resiliency in the presence of adverse childhood experiences.
Online Therapists
Jenna Caggiano
Counselor, LMHC, BC-DMT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Experimenta Usted ansiedad en su cuerpo, lo que le hace sentir tenso, con pánico o desconectado de su autenticidad? ¿A veces se siente fuera de control y tiene dificultades para manejar situaciones estresantes? Incluso puede evitar ciertas situaciones o manejarlas con mucha incomodidad, dejando su energía agotada. Quizás le preocupe la ansiedad de su hijo o adolescente y su efecto en su vida escolar o familiar. Aunque se puede tratar la ansiedad con terapia de conversación tradicional, un enfoque más holístico puede generar confianza para navegar los altibajos de la vida con mayor facilidad.
Federal Way, WA 98003
& Online
Sympatheia Counseling
Counselor, MA, LMHC, CCTP-II
Verified
Verified
Mi nombre es Víctor Campos. Soy consejero de salud mental licenciado bilingüe (inglés y español) (LMHC). He trabajado en este campo desde que me gradué con mi bachillerato en psicologia en 2013. Desde entonces he trabajado con jóvenes, adolescentes y sus familias, así como con adultos jóvenes. Me apasiona trabajar con personas de minorías étnicas y personas con identidades marginadas, y ver cómo mejoran sus vidas. Como terapeuta culturalmente sensible, utilizo intervenciones culturalmente sensibles y basadas en la evidencia para brindar el mejor servicio a cada persona con la que trabajo. Mi enfoque siempre se desarrolla en col
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Anxiety Therapists
What are the most common treatments for anxiety?
Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other popular forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.
How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?
The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.
When should I seek treatment for anxiety?
Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.
How effective is treatment for anxiety?
Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.