Child Therapists in Olympia, WA

Counseling is a way for people to bridge the gap between the unhealthy and the healthy. Through counseling clients gain tools and therapeutic insights that help them to make healthy changes, learn healthy habits, and address mental health concerns. Our team is ready to guide you and your family as you meet and overcome these challenges. We come to you with a breadth of experience and expertise. We use a blend of therapeutic approaches to meet your needs. We currently offer appointments Monday through Saturday. Clinician schedules accommodate appointments between 9:00am and 8:00pm depending on the clinician and the day.

My practice is client centered, child centered and family centered. My goal is to partner with you in your journey towards healing and empowerment. Every healing journey is unique. Each of us is tasked with being the champion of our own quest for wholeness. I believe that we are all hardwired for healing and becoming ourselves; that this is a natural process working through us and supported by nature. I am committed to partner with you, walk alongside you and support you on your way. I will need your guidance and participation to do my part.

I’m Tarrah, a Licensed Mental Health Therapist Associate as well as a mother, wife, friend, and real person here to help. My goal is helping children cope with life’s challenges while becoming individuals who recognize their worth. I see people as more than their diagnoses and with that in mind I strive to guide growth and understanding of how to live life fully. My work focuses on children with serious/acute mental illnesses and symptoms (like Bipolar, suicidal ideation, behavioral concerns, and personality disorders) and their parents.

Rhonda Smith, MA, LMHCA is currently attending Antioch University’s Center for Play Therapy. I am been working in the mental health field for the past 20 years. I would enjoy providing play therapy for children (3-18). If your child is struggling with fear, anxiety, or depression, is on the spectrum, or has ADHD contact me to discuss the possibility of providing your child with services. I have reasonable rates and a sliding fee scale.

Sometimes we need support with what has happened, what is happening in our lives now, or the uncertainty of what the future holds. Maybe you feeling deeply out of alignment with yourself, partners, children , or community. Our relationships to ourselves and each other is dynamic and can get messy. We find ourselves responding, feeling, and living in ways that don't serve us or the ones we love.

Bringing your child into counseling can be an unnerving idea. All parents/caregivers want the best for their child , they want them to feel confident, joyful, playful, and most importantly to heal. And let's be real, they also want things to be going better at home or at school! But they're often not sure how to get started. I use a relational neuroscience approach to help parents/caregivers help their children .

Simply Thrive Psychotherapy, PLLC has a variety of clinicians (psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers and psychiatrist ARNP) who provide high-quality mental health treatment in a warm, comforting environment. Our clinicians are able to provide therapeutic services aimed at addressing most mental health issues including anxiety/depression, PTSD/Trauma, OCD, relationship issues, identity development, personality and/or mood disorders, as well as suicidal and self-harming behaviors. In addition, each clinician has their own specialties that we can offer our clients.

I am passionate about helping clients heal and transform through an eco-art therapeutic approach that combines art, nature and play. Working and playing in a natural setting, I offer a variety of mediums to encourage growth, both indoors and out. This allows an emergent and imaginative approach to therapy that adapts to fit the unique needs of each individual, couple, family and group. Moving from sand tray to clay, collage to art journaling, clients can walk outdoors on paths that meander past waterways and through old growth forests. With labyrinths, meditative walks and an enormous sound chamber, I offer many creative outlets.

Scott Robbins graduated from Argosy University in Seattle, with a Masters in Counseling Psychology. Scott is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, (LMHC), Mental Health Professional (MHP) and a Children 's Mental Health Specialist (CMS). Scott has 15 years' experience as a public school teacher. He also has a Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis in Instruction and Curriculum Development from Lesley College, in Cambridge Massachusetts. He has coached middle and high school football for 19 years. For 8 years he was a Young Life Area Director in Lewis County, WA and Sacramento, CA.

We often go to counseling when we are seeking something; whether it be healing, insight, peace within ourselves, healthy relationships, or a sense of wholeness in our lives and selves. Anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, experiences from our past, relationship struggles, and other emotional challenges may get in the way of our ability to find that which we seek. Identifying, understanding, and healing from that pain can help us to achieve an increased sense of contentment and peace within our lives, and increased ability to manage events and relationships that can often be difficult.

CHILD /ADOLESCENT THERAPIST Therapy does not have to be scary or mysterious - it is about learning skills and gaining insights that get you closer to feeling more you, feeling well and thriving. TEENS - Maybe you are not sure how someone you do not know yet can help you. I provide a respectful, transparent space in which you are better able to figure out what changes you want to make to improve your life. PARENTS & CAREGIVERS - if you are struggling with your child 's behavior (age 4-10), I welcome the opportunity to partner with you to help get things back on track. Please do not hesitate to reach out and ask questions.

I work with children ages 5-15, couples, families and individuals from a family systems perspective to address any myriad of concerns. I work collaboratively with my clients, to facilitate a client-led course of treatment based on their own strengths. If you want to strengthen relationships, identify and track potentially harmful behavior or thought patterns, and overall improve and progress in your life and circumstances, I am here to help you do that!