Reality Therapy in Langley, WA

I believe that therapy is a place where you work through difficult issues with another individual, a counselor. The therapeutic relationship is different from relationships with friends and other natural supports. The counselor assists you in developing your own strength and wisdom that is within yourself.

Hi! Samantha Johnson, QCSW, LICSW. I started into counseling when I was just a youngen’, so now I have 14 years of experience! But don’t worry, I am not too old to understand. I work with people who are suffering. I understand how difficult life can get and want to do anything I can to try to help you find better days. I have worked in ‘discrete addictions programs’ to community mental health and few in between. I have been trained in Gestalt, Motivational Interviewing, Play Therapy, Reality Therapy and CBT. My approach is simple, where are you? And where do you want to be? Then is it just figuring out how to reach those goals.

My passion lies in working with both youth and adults alike and believe that counseling offers an opportunity to reflect on the current challenges that you may be experiencing in life, and working together with you on moving forward. In particular I have a heart and passion for working with youth and young adults of color. I believe that racial identity is linked to every aspect of daily lives for people of color and often leads to ongoing symptoms of stress and anxiety. I love working with individuals of all races and ethnicities, including folks who identify as children of immigrants.

I have provided counseling services to clients since 2008 and have experience with a wide range of mental health and behavioral disorders in a variety of treatment settings to include crisis stabilization units, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, inpatient substance abuse treatment centers, outpatient community mental health, and both inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment in correctional settings. As such, I have gained extensive experience working with individuals with complex issues. I am an inclusive therapist and work with individuals/couples with a wide range of presenting issues, backgrounds, and lifestyles.

Everyone has a story to tell and I'm here to listen to yours, to provide a warm, nonjudgmental space to reflect on your experiences and create lasting positive change that matters most to you. Anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, and major life changes can often make us feel detached from ourselves and those around us. It is an absolute privilege for me to provide a space where you can feel supported and understood. I specialize in my work with adolescents and young adults, with extensive experience in this demographic. I also assist adults with anxiety and addiction and help couples improve communication.

Are you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed? Sometimes life brings us to a place where we need to reach out and find help. If this is you, I would love to partner with you and help you find the solution that best fits your needs. Healing starts with connection and finding the space for yourself to discover what is happening within yourself. Counseling is most effective when there is a connection with your therapist while discovering the triggers, patterns, and thoughts that often interrupt your quality of life. Come and discover how it feels to be heard, validated, and cared for!

I feel counseling is an opportunity for individuals to have an open space to share their story. I work with a variety of age groups including adolescence, teenagers, and adults. I also provide both couples counseling, pre-martial counseling, and individualized counseling. I specialize in working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, Bi-Polar, ADHD/ADD, Autism, Intellectual/Developmental Disability. I use a variety of counseling approaches and understands there is no "one approach fits all." Counseling should be individualized to the individual, their needs, and what they hope to get out of counseling.

If you are seeking to improve your life whether through coping, communication, life skills, relationships, or parenting I am here to assist. I believe therapy is an opportunity for you to establish goals and the two of us work collaboratively together to accomplish them. I will work towards building your trust allowing you to feel free exposing your vulnerability. My goal is to help you manage emotional distress i.e. anxiety and depression as you navigate interpersonal relationships and work through life's difficult transitions - grief and loss, becoming a parent, job transition, separations and defining new boundaries.

Those who have anxiety or are in crisis, as many people are, can affect how they view themselves. Therapy can help navigate unexpected changes in life, which may feel overwhelming. Improving and maintaining balance is the key to living a fuller life. Getting what you need to help you move forward can enable you to see a more optimal version of yourself. In my own life, I have tried many different ways to accomplish this and realize that not everything works for everyone!

I am passionate about working with people, sharing in their stories, offering compassion, and providing guidance as able. In my counseling approach, I aim to present a personal and supportive therapeutic relationship, reinforced by strong and safe boundaries. You can expect a space that is distinctly warm, respectful, and deeply relational. I believe all individuals are full of the potential for self-actualization. With compassion and tenderness, I seek to be direct when calling out the best in individuals. I hope to help you obtain full responsibility for your health and well-being.

The goal of treatment is to provide outpatient mental health services, which eliminate or substantially reduce communication and/or social/ cultural barriers. My treatment encourages the involvement of natural support systems available to individuals and families. The goal is the client should live in the community as least restrictively as possible an environment, with minimal Dependance on public safety and acute care resources. To enable patients to establish or maintain appropriate residences and or to advert crisis and re-hospitalization or more restrictive levels of care. The client has the right to refuse treatment.

Congratulations, you have just found my profile on Psychology Today! I truly appreciate your choice in arriving at my profile. I am a duel credentialed clinician. Originally from Chicago, I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Certified Substance Use Disorder Professional in the State of Washington. I completed my undergraduate psychology degree at the University Of San Francisco. Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Seattle University. I have been in the behavioral health field since 2007. I provide direct clinical service; intake evaluations; diagnosis; individual, group, and family psychotherapy,Psychoeducation

Renew Your Mind! Consider how your filter impacts what you are experiencing in life. When we focus on negative, worry filled thinking as our normal we feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and hurt. In order to feel better we have to throw that old clogged filter away and insert a new, fresh, healthy one. This requires noticing what our thoughts are, practicing ways to reframe them, setting boundaries for ourselves and using our support systems and outlets to reduce the yuck that has built up.

Hi, I'm Abbey! I am so glad you are here! My goal is to empower you to show up as you are and leave each session feeling valued, heard and trusted. I am here to help you process and bring clarity and growth to the areas you would like to work on. I build a welcoming and safe environment for you in order to provide the best care possible. Each and every one of us have varied life experiences which means my style is not one-size-fits-all. I spend time getting to know you in order to come up with goals together that are individualized to your needs, including varying therapy techniques that are the right fit for you.

Welcome to Ryan Lewis Counseling & Integrative Wellness Programs! If you are seeking a change in your life, but you continue to be controlled by limiting beliefs, emotional turmoil, or unproductive habits, our counseling and coaching programs are here to help support you. By offering both traditional psychotherapy and structured integrative wellness coaching, we can facilitate transformative healing experiences and teach sustainable wellness practices for best results. We can help you adopt a holistic approach to managing your mental health care by prioritizing your physical, emotional, relational, purposeful, and spiritual health.

After years of working alongside people struggling with substance use and mental health disorders, I have come to learn the importance of understanding each person as an individual with individual needs and the need for community and acceptance. I believe that each person can develop a deeper sense of self through viewing therapy as a journey that allows for learning, awareness, and self-compassion. We will work together in discovering your resiliency, to foster your sense of self, and to gain the confidence in learning and applying new ways to cope with life’s events.

You deserve a life of self-love, compassion, and healing. I specialize in working with people experiencing major life changes (new career, new family configuration, losing a loved one, romantic relationship ending or beginning, new migration to the US), depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and adjustment issues. I often serve BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, plus), refugee, and immigrant communities and young adults.

**Accepting New Clients** My approach focuses on you and is specialized to help you heal. I believe that "when we apply love to hurt we heal". My sessions are all about you with no pressure, no guilt, and no shame. My specialties are treating addiction, depression, anxiety, and mood disorders. I can work with a wide variety of mental health issues. I believe that there is a root cause for the issues that we go through in life and I work with you to find it. Each client receives a treatment plan that is designed just for them and their goals. My approach is educational. I use 13 different therapy approaches in my practice.