Therapists in Belltown, Seattle, WA

Do life's questions take hold of you? Does life itself become questionable? You may struggle to articulate this, let alone discuss it with others. It may seem unspeakable. Yet we need companionship to uncover and address our deepest questions. They cannot be answered bluntly. They have to be lived, and that takes courage, dialogue, and time. I offer attention, patience, and trusting relation as a way to explore your questions and the concerns in which they are rooted.

The power of personal narratives and story-telling dates back to our origins as human beings. We feel seen and heard when our stories are held with compassion and dignity. How would it feel to be witnessed without being pathologized? Healing is a collaborative process and I want to be a witness to your story, to your history and to your healing. Our inner-world matters as much as the universe outside of us. My aim is to explore these worlds with you and connect the different threads of your stories so you can witness yourself as whole.

Resolving relationship, cultural and communication issues can increase your self awareness to bring opportunities for growth and enjoyment. If you feel lonely and unsure why, let’s explore how to bring joy to your life, starting at our first meeting.

My approach to therapy is supportive and empathetic.I believe the most important element of therapy is the genuine connection between the client and therapist. Each client has unique needs and my goal is to meet each client where they are in their process of self awareness and healing. Therefore I utilize a variety of modalities such as CBT, ACT and Mindfulness. I see psychotherapy as a joint collaboration between therapist and client and strive to empower each client in their journey of inner exploration, mental, spiritual and physical healing.

I like to think of the journey to healing as a path back to one’s self. It’s incredibly easy to lose bits and pieces of ourselves when trying to recalibrate after traumatic experiences, reacquainting yourself from Covid isolation, or just trying to function every day waking up to the current state of the world. Perhaps you’ve pushed your emotional needs aside in this process, or you just haven’t had the time, desire, understanding of what those needs are. In therapy I’d like to offer a safe space to truly slow down. A space to make for yourself where you can allow yourself to be seen and heard even if just for an hour a week.

Hello! I am Kelly, a mental health therapist. My specialty is working with ADHD in adolescents and adults, as well as recently diagnosed adults. ADHD can have a crippling effect upon self esteem and general life functioning. I think ADHD is a gift and can allow us to operate and think in ways that can be very insightful. I have spent the last 4 years working in middle school, high schools and working with high level engineers and executives from major Seattle based companies with ADHD symptoms. ADHD comes in many packages, please allow me to assist in helping you to create a positive platform to launch from.

We all can feel stuck from time to time. Whether it's a relationship issue, a career issue, or challenges with depression or anxiety, we can find ourselves repeating the same patterns. I help people understand the patterns of their lives and how to move beyond challenges and towards fulfillment. I started my counseling practice in 2006 with a mission of helping people get unstuck and step into their power to create change in their lives, relationships, and communities. I believe that social change starts at the individual level and that we can all be powerful agents for change in our own lives and in the larger society.

With 40 years of experience as a sex therapist, I help couples and individuals with a variety of sexual problems and relationship issues. Clients describe me as warm and caring, and I take pride in my results-oriented and sex-positive approach to helping people deal with this most intimate area of our lives. I will give you accurate information, share practical techniques, and explore the relationship dynamics or psychological factors that may be keeping you from enjoying a healthy, pleasurable sex life. My goal is to help you resolve your sexual problems and reclaim more of the joy and fun of sex.

Welcome. You took the first step to heal. Are you looking to identify sources of stress, anxiety, sadness in your life so you can build healthy coping strategies? Are you looking for a therapeutic environment that is compassionate, empathetic, and safe? You have just found it!

We all have times when life seems like more than we can navigate on our own. With over 30 years of experience, I help clients with a wide range of issues for both short and long-term goals. My style is warm, interactive, and direct while honoring individual uniqueness and self-expression. In a safe and confidential setting, my goal is to provide an opportunity to challenge self-limiting beliefs/behaviors and to establish lifelong tools for improving/maintaining a healthy and enriched life.

LaDonna specializes in supporting women through life-stage transitions, those who have experienced trauma, couples seeking to develop a meaningful connection in their relationships, those with chronic illness, and helping clients integrate spirituality into the challenges of life. LaDonna enjoys assisting clients in unpacking through collaboration to bring renewed hope, healing, and restoration. This approach then helps clients differentiate between thoughts and feelings, to learn behaviors and skills to overcome life difficulties.

Even the STRONG can STUMBLE. Stephanie L. Thompson, MSW, LSWAIC. If you are struggling with grief, anxiety, depression and or even uncertainty, I can help you in navigating these feelings. I offer you support in helping you move forward. My vision is to provide my clients with an effective, productive, and continuous treatment plan. I believe in the “treat, recover, repeat” model because recovery is a lifelong process. I am committed to helping my clients learn how to cope with various stressful situations life brings. Sessions focus on resurfacing any past and present traumas, targeting ineffective behaviors, habits, and beliefs.

Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and compassion. I know it can seem hopeless at times, but I'm here to help and support you. I work with people struggling with a variety of life issues such as anxiety, depression, sexual assault/abuse, LGBTQ+, Highly Sensitive Persons (HSP), and PTSD/trauma. I use evidence-based therapies with a foundation in Mindfulness that will give you tools to deal effectively with the struggles in your life. During our sessions, we will work together as a team. I will guide and support you through different techniques and coping skills that fit you as an individual and focus on reaching your goals.

As a counselor, my mission is to help individuals find the strength and resources within themselves to improve their emotional well-being, enhance their ability to engage in interpersonal relationships, and regain control of their lives. My approach is solution-focused and proactive. Working collaboratively, we will seek to gain insight and confront obstacles to change and develop skills, which will lead to confident decision making and lasting change. I utilize techniques adapted from solution-focused, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral theory, and stay flexible to incorporate cutting edge research to tailor my approach to your unique needs.

My clients tend to seek deep connection to self and more opportunities for living and breathing the fullest expressions of who they are. Through warm human connection, curiosity, and collaboration, I help folks transform places that feel stuck through discovering a sense of ground and wholeness in themselves that endures in the face of the difficulty. Together - within a safe and cozy crucible - we uncover ways to settle the nervous system and reveal the deepest and truest felt-sense alternatives to those distressing feelings, thoughts and patterns that keep scratching at the back door.

Our trauma informed coaches, not therapists, understand the impact of trauma that can leave you feeling stuck, stagnate, scared, alone, and held hostage to your situation. The Arrive Method is built on the intersection of multiple techniques that unlock a new sense of safety, connection, and freedom—faster than traditional approaches ever could.