Women's Issues Therapists in Alki Beach, Seattle, WA

I specialize in ADHD, women's issues , career counseling, life transitions, anxiety, depression, relationship issues and childhood trauma. When you encounter these things in adulthood, there's often no one to walk you through the difficulties they bring. You need help from someone who specializes in this, who understands how you're feeling and can be with you on your journey, and has tools to help. I'd love to hear how I might be able to support you. I offer Authentic + Empowering Therapy for Adults in Seattle, WA. Accepting New Clients (Updated 12/26/22)

I believe you know yourself best, but may need to make time and space to reconnect with you. I apply an integrative, holistic approach that examines each person's experience while taking into account the context in which they exist. The foundation of my work is establishing a brave space of safety and trust, while embracing compassion, empathy, non-judgment and openness.

I am psychodynamically oriented and interpersonally trained in working with individuals and couples. My approach is empathic, collaborative and straightforward, while offering you space to expand self awareness and discover new ways of being in the world. I have experience in working with women's issues , anxiety, depression, forms of self-harm, relational issues, and self-acceptance and self-worth. In our work together, we will focus on repairing past wounds and establishing new styles of relating both to yourself and others.

*MY PRACTICE IS CURRENTLY FULL...please contact me to be added to my wait list.* Our lives are the context for tremendous brokenness and tremendous beauty. I would love to walk alongside you as you tend to the brokenness and discover the beauty. I specialize in supporting individuals and couples towards healing and hope using research based therapy approaches. I provide a safe place to process life changes or relationship challenges. I work from a systems perspective, meaning issues do not exist in isolation but in the context of families, communities, and cultures.

Hi, I’m Kim, a therapist and coach experienced in working with individuals facing a variety of challenges. I hold a belief in each person’s innate wisdom, intelligence and ability to solve problems given the right support. I collaborate with you in identifying your values, needs and goals and offer counseling and coaching services in hopes of helping you to finding your individual path toward health and wellness.

In my work with individuals, couples and parents, I focus on the attachment styles within the relationship. It is my belief that when we are securely attached to the most important people in our life, we create an environment in which we can reach our fullest potential. I specialize in attachment and relationship trauma; adjustment to divorce and blended families; anxiety and/or depression; parenting support.

Hello! I am Maiah Merino, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, with over 20 years of experience in the field, offering intuitive, solution-focused services. I work with people experiencing major life transitions, healing significant traumas, looking at identity issues or cross-cultural issues. Although, I offer concrete tools for your healing process, I also follow your lead supporting your unique style of learning, while also offering expressive arts, writing, mindfulness, and the natural world as resources.

I am passionate about helping people better understand their bodies and sexuality to empower them in their intimate relationships. By gaining knowledge of and comfort with ourselves, we can enjoy a deeper sense of bonding and pleasure in sexual relationships. Whether you are looking to improve your connection to your body or your relationship with your partner(s), I am here to support your journey. I believe sexual health and pleasure are fundamental to both personal well-being and fulfilling relationships. We will collaborate to help you develop a sexual life that gives you joy, pleasure, a sense of connection, and an authentic identity.

Although I have a wide array of therapy related interests, I specialize in gender variance and sexual orientation. In addition, my therapeutic focus encompasses topics that include polyamory, sexual trauma and abuse, feminist issues, anxiety and depression.

I provide telehealth counseling to women residing in Washington and Idaho. If you struggle with anxiety, stress, worry, or relationship issues that negatively impact your life or if you feel lost or broken and don't know what to do next, I would love to chat with you.

Are you looking for help with your child’s difficult behaviors, emotional struggles, and support through life changes? Are you a parent that feels uncertain or overwhelmed and needs some support? Do you need space to uncover the insights you hold within and strengthen your relationship with your self, child, or family? 
I believe that a safe and accepting therapeutic relationship is necessary to process difficult experiences and rediscover the wisdom held within ourselves—no matter our age. I help children, parents, and women regain joy, uncover confidence, feel seen, and find insights that lead to desired changes.

I am a Counselor Educator who has a passion for training and supervising new clinicians in internship. I also provide trainings and am available for speaking engagements. I believe that trust-based collaboration, with empathy, and direct communication is the key to the success of my approach. I have specialized training in attachment wounds and trauma informed care. I have extensive experience in mental health, which includes working with adults, adolescents, children, and families.

I help therapists, and other givers experiencing burnout, anxiety, or overwhelm make a slight shift in awareness that creates a big difference in problem solving. This shift helps challenge some of our assumptions about a hurt, allowing us to look at pain from a different angle. I use reflective inquiry, somatic approach and mindfulness to explore and move out of unhelpful patterns of thinking and responding. We can collaborate together to find meaning around a setback that helps illuminate effective solutions. Lets work together to find the habits that bring healing and growth in your relationship with yourself and others.

I can help you find purpose and clarity in your personal life and in your relationships. You deserve to make fulfilling changes in your life and to feel better connected to the ones you love. Whether you are attempting to gain insight individually, want to feel better connected as a couple, or wish to improve your family and interpersonal relationships, I would be honored to support you in your goals.

Your uncomfortable symptoms may be what send you to therapy, but they can also serve you. You may feel overwhelmed or confused, and yet this is also an invitation for hope, curiosity, insight, and self-compassion. It is an opportunity to be able to access some of the deepest realms of yourself, to heal, and to move forward with greater confidence in your life. I work with individuals of all ages, and provide support for people experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, adoption, trauma, body image and eating disorders, life transitions, individuation, co-dependence, overall work and family stress, and multicultural issues.

If you're considering therapy, you're already taking a brave step toward growth and self-discovery. Some areas of focus in my practice include gender identity exploration, adults with ADHD, processing childhood trauma, healing attachment wounds, and improving relationships. My lived and professional experiences have equipped me to connect with those who share these identities.