Female Therapists in Magnolia, Seattle, WA

You are a high performer who is stuck & looking for outside help. You want to have a secure & loving relationship. You want to heal from past hurts, connect with your inner compass & shift towards healthier ways of living. In couples counseling, my husband & I work as a team to help couples grow together. As former high tech & legal professionals, we understand how work demands can impact your quality of life. As parents, we get how children are both a joy & a stressor in relationships. As an intercultural couple, we recognize the challenges in bridging different world views.

Therapy offers a unique opportunity for your voice and your story – to explore with curiosity, to be seen and heard, to heal and grow toward a more fulfilling and meaningful life. Oftentimes, our stories can be fraught with turmoil, confusion, and pain. The challenges of relationships, stress, work or school can be overwhelming and isolating to navigate alone. Clients express a growing desiring for more beyond familiar patterns or experiences that leave them feeling stuck or exhausted. They report that the courage to honestly tend to current hopes and struggles, including their past, to be a significant and meaningful decision.

Current availability: T, Th, F midday/early afternoon. My practice focuses on anxiety and life transitions and I have special niche for people without kids and those affected by cancer. You may also be unsure about a life transition or parenthood and that is ok too! In fact, I think pursuing therapy during this ambivalence could really helpful. Your story is your own and I’m here to support you with enthusiastic empathy. I know that a childless/childfree speciality is rare and I have lived experience in this area. It may feel good to just be in the presence of someone who ‘gets it’ as we work on other things in your life.

I primarily provide individual therapy to adults (ages 18-45) who wish to address acute or long-term trauma, specifically childhood sexual abuse/sexual assault but other traumas as well. I approach each client through a developmental lens, understanding that concerns manifest differently depending on one's age and developmental stage at the time of the trauma as well as at the time of treatment. I also am available to work with parents, many who are navigating challenges associated with helping a child who has been traumatized, who wish to explore more positive discipline strategies.

Feeling like your emotions are taking over and you can't quick get a hold on them? Do you feel like you don't know where to go next in life and want to get out of feeling stuck? If you are looking for a safe space to process any of these issues and create practical ways to be your best self, I am here to be the therapist for you.

How do you know it is time for therapy? You can't get traction. You have unmanageable stress. Relationships aren't working. You need different, but don't know what or how. You can't make changes stick. You need answers***Come explore your situation through a different lens and let's work to find REAL solutions. My approach is direct, honest, and curious. You are the expert in your life but I am there to support and shine the light on your path so you can create lifelong change, using all of the tools and resources available to you. The first step can be hard, but together, we'll walk, create insight, and empower you on your journey.

“How can I reconnect intimately with my partner?” “How do we navigate having different levels of sexual desire?” “How do we rebuild trust after it’s been broken?” “Who am I and what does that mean?” These are all questions I have heard many iterations of in my therapy office, so if you’ve found yourself asking some of these same questions, you’re not alone. Whether you're tackling rebuilding trust, cultivating intimacy, exploring sexuality, deconstructing harmful self-narratives, or developing communication skills, it is an honor to walk alongside you during this journey, as you invest in yourself and your relationships.

Whether you are struggling with major life changes, acute emotional distress or just wanting to address some problematic or troublesome behavior patterns, we can help you work through these issues with reflective, empathic and non-judgmental therapy. We at ECS have a strong belief in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship so we strive to create a space of trust, safety and mutual respect.

If you are looking for support in dealing with your own changing life situation I offer individual counseling specializing in issues around aging and transitions. Consultation is available for the adult child who may be a caregiver or is wondering what the next steps could be or what community resources are available for an aging parent. Many adult children do not live near their parents or do not have the time to manage their parent's care. Having a local Geriatric Care Manager can ease some of the burden and worry around safety, care and placement concerns.

I believe it is important to listen carefully and develop an understanding of your concerns and difficulties. After getting a clear picture of what is happening, we can begin to work on and explore areas of your life that are significantly impacting you. I strive to ensure a safe, collaborative and caring environment that allows for your growth and change. My therapeutic orientation is a combination of humanistic, cognitive-behavioral, psychoeducation, and emotion-focused therapy.

As an interactive, solution focused therapist with over 20 years of experience, I am here for you. If you are going through a difficult time, feeling down or anxious, your relationships and life are not fulfilling and do not bring you happiness, it might be time to contact a professional. I offer support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. In a comfortable and supportive environment and with years of experience and a broad base of skills and knowledge, I want to help you in your current struggle.

As a proud gamer & geek, I believe geek culture to be a rich resource for personal and relational empowerment, growth, and healing. I offer a place where others in the geek community can come to speak a common language with someone who shares your interests & who understands. In my practice, I work with adults, couples, adolescents, and children to help heal emotional wounds, break through painful and repeated patterns, develop healthy coping strategies, build better communication dynamics, and create meaningful change.

We specialize in comprehensive assessment and therapeutic intervention for children and families. We often work with children who have learning disorders (e.g., in reading, writing, or math), have ADHD, are gifted/highly capable, or are transitioning into college (e.g., accommodations for standardized testing and in class). Our practice is currently expanding to offer more therapy services for families and children. Please contact us if you would like to discuss therapy options directly with Dr. Casto.

Suffering is not evidence of failure. It is evidence of one thing... your humanity. We all suffer sometimes and we all deserve compassion and care simply because we're human. Coming to therapy can be scary. Even as you're reaching out to have a chance at a better experience in life, you want to know that who you are, and where you are now, will be respected and cared for. I believe good therapy can be both challenging and gentle, supportive and enlivening.

We all will face painful and challenging seasons and situations in life, and I am here to help you through those times. Our time together will be a safe place to sit with painful realities in your life so that you can heal and build strength to face what life brings you in the future. I work with people who are hurting and want peace; who want to grow; or have realized there are places in their life they need to work through. I also work with those who want to bring their Christian faith into the counseling process. I strive to offer biblically sound, evidence based therapy.