Female Therapists in Richland, WA

I am board certified in counseling, especially enjoy working with men and women misunderstandings, and their worries. I assist clients explore their life experiences, to notice how they have shaped/affected their responses to life challenges today. The therapy that I apply heals without re-traumatizing, and successfully helps clients overcome depression, anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, DID, or PTSD, including adult survivors of ACEs. After therapy, people find themselves spontaneously reacting to current stressors in more age-appropriate ways, utilizing their God-given inner strengths and core qualities such as self-assurance, calmness, clearness, audacity, creativity, compassion, and connectedness.

Typically one seeks therapy when feeling sad, worried or stuck in an unpleasant life situation. You may be unable to control undesirable personal habits, engaging in unhealthy love relationships, or repeating destructive behaviors. Perhaps you find yourself constantly worrying about different things or the future finding it difficult to move on from painful past experiences. I have experience working with children, teens and adults. My passion is working with women struggling with fertility, pregnant, postpartum, peri/postmenopausal; college students, life transitions,

I currently have openings between 9am and 2pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. My approach to therapy is to understand you and what you would like your life to look like. Together we will work towards better understanding your needs and how to move closer to the life you want to live.

I have worked in the field of mental health for over 35 years. My experience ranges from treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and self-esteem issues to more severe and persistent mental health conditions. I have extensive experience treating personality disorders and enjoy working with anyone who is committed to change in their lives. Additionally, I have worked with families of those coping with mental health issues and can assist in providing them with support and education about mental health, as well as resources available to their family.

Relationship with others is a primary motivating force in our lives, it is a basic need we all seek to meet in different ways. Non-judgmental collaboration with clients to help discover the emotional patterns in their lives and relationships that can cause and/or maintain distress, with the goal of creating more adaptive and fulfilling responses, is the main focus of the work we do. We will team up to identify the needs underlying your emotions and thoughts and we will work to find clearer and more authentic ways of communicating those needs so that they can finally be met.

Her name is Depression. She rolls in silently like a thick fog, suffocating everything in sight. There is no joy, no motivation, no hope for the future in her wake. She brings an unrelenting heaviness with her, pain that feels as if it is never-ending. Beside her stands Anxiety. With a flick of her wrist, hearts pound, chests tighten, and thoughts spiral. Those in her path pace rhythmically, though they never seem to get anywhere. Together, they leave their victims in a never-ending cycle of discontentment. There is no rest, no relief, no escaping their debilitating touch...

Many couples want to communicate better, and at the core, partners want to feel emotionally connected to each other. Oftentimes, the negative interaction cycles of blame-withdraw, attack-defend, demand-withdraw are actually the indicators for the loss of emotional disconnection between partners. By identifying the cycle, couples can become more open to and engaged with each other, can create new emotionally attuned connections, and can revitalize their relationship. Attention to the couples sexual relationship is interwoven throughout the couples therapy. Visit my website to connect with me more.