Therapists in Ravenna, Seattle, WA

Are you a Gen Z, millennial, adult, or baby boomer who is anxious or down, struggling to find balance, low on confidence, going through a life transition or recovering from loss? Are you wanting a more satisfying life? Whatever your needs are, we are here to offer tools and professional experience so you can be the you you want to be.

Hello! I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Seattle, WA. Psychotherapy is a trusting collaboration between therapist and client. In a safe and supportive environment we work together to identify problem areas, determine strategies and options that make sense to you and work toward real, immediate and long-term solutions. My goal is to provide immediate relief from a stressful situation while understanding the problem in the larger context of your life. I want to help you discover a process of working through issues that leads to a real, long-term solution--to really correct the problem!

I provide therapy for women and work with a wide variety of topics including spirituality, grief and loss, life transitions, codependency, and anxiety. My priority is that our work together will feel safe, restful, soulful, empowering, and hopeful. I offer individual counseling for adults, counseling for creatives, and Lifespan Integration therapy. My hope is for movement toward more freedom, vulnerability, authenticity, and love for yourself and others.

Life’s transitions are powerful opportunities for growth and reflection. The preteen-early adulthood years are a unique time of transition for young people and their families. Having the help of a skilled therapist can provide critical guidance in developing new ways of relating to oneself and others. For nearly two decades, it has been my privilege to walk alongside young people in times of change, challenge, and possibility. What an honor it is to be entrusted with their most honest emotions and experiences as they navigate this pivotal time in life.

I work primarily with individuals who feel bound in aversion toward themselves. Whether concerns manifest as self-hatred, shame, relational difficulties, terminal regret, questions around spirituality, depression, anxiety, or in any number of other ways, I wholeheartedly trust there is more to the story than meets the eye. I support our exploration by opening a receptive and creative space for truths that might not feel at home elsewhere. As we shift painful thought patterns out of isolation and into dialogue between two minds, new and surprising truths emerge. These can form the basis for new peace and possibilities.

There are many reasons why someone starts to look for a therapist. In addition to alleviating the symptoms of uncomfortable emotions and pain, there is a great opportunity for healing and personal growth. I specialize in helping my clients to regain confidence in their ability to manage overwhelming emotions and to work through personal, family, and career challenges. My clinical area of expertise is treating anxiety, depression, and adjustment disorders.

I am only offering online sessions currently. Right now, all of my insurance slots are full, so I am only taking on self pay clients. I provide warm and holistic guidance to transform past trauma and present pain into wisdom and authenticity. I work almost exclusively with EMDR, a therapy that is incredibly effective in treating depression, anxiety, and trauma, especially when talk therapy hasn't helped. I also offer integration sessions for clients working with alternative medicines.

We've all experienced the pain of feeling stuck-- in our relationships, in ways of thinking and feeling, in behaviors that don't serve us. I work to help people identify ineffective patterns, explore the issues that trouble them, and deal with the unexpected challenges that inevitably arise in life. This work involves exploration of the past, identifying where relationships and experiences overwhelmed us, exceeded our ability to cope and resulted in the creation of unhelpful beliefs and behaviors. Untangling, reframing and updating these patterns leads to a greater sense of harmony both internally and in relationship to others.

Many of us feel unprepared to deal with the stressors, transitions and difficulties that occur throughout our lives. I have many years of experience helping people traverse these issues and develop the tools to cope and to thrive in the face of these challenges. I will work with you to examine the underlying issues that have led you to therapy and support your efforts to make meaningful changes in your life. I offer a warm, safe and non-judgmental environment in which you can explore your thoughts and feelings, while helping you push toward a deeper understanding of the patterns driving your behaviors, choices and relationships.

You are overwhelmed with work-life balance, work stress, parenting, or feeling stuck. Your relationships with people who are important to you - such as your partner, children, or parents - are suffering, and you’re not quite able to assert the boundaries you need, to put yourself first, or to feel happy or in control. You feel bad about yourself, and you’re constantly depleted of energy. Perhaps you’re overwhelmed with stress related to identities that are important to you, such as your sexual identity, gender or gender identity, race, ethnicity, or religion. You know there must be another way.

Accepting New Clients - “The feeling body is stronger than the thinking mind.” Chances are, on a rational level, you can recognize the counterarguments to your struggles. "Yes, I feel unloved, but look at these people here who say they care about me." "Yes, I feel worthless, but I positively contribute in this way." However, if you don’t truly feel these counterarguments, then it likely feels impossible to let go of your struggles. You continue to experience difficult emotions and pain. You may even be using these recognitions as a way to enact further judgment upon yourself, which only makes your pain that much stronger.

I'm glad you're here. Confronting patterns that suppress your true values, needs, and desires in demanding systems and relationships is incredibly difficult. It is also the bravest and most commitment you can make to yourself. You may be here because of self doubt, identity confusion, people-pleasing, family conflict, perfectionism, body image issues, or burnout. My role as a therapist is creating a safe environment to hear you, see you, and empower you to live authentically. The therapeutic relationship needs to be strong for you to take risks and be nurtured with understanding, compassion, humor, and honesty.

I assist clients in processing through feelings and symptoms related to traumas or negative experiences that impact your life today. I believe that every individual possesses the ability to make positive changes in their lives and I would like to be a part of that journey with you. It takes strength and courage to face your problems and together we can take on this challenge. The treatment I provide is individualized to the person or couple I am working with. Because change is constant, we each go through phases of challenges and peace, and my attention will be on supporting you and/or your family in this process.

I believe in the importance of helping individuals seeking to show up authentically in all parts of their lives. Through compassion, non-judgmental guidance, and by challenging patterns where you find yourself stuck, we are able to promote personal growth and change. I work with individuals to better understand their boundaries and how to strengthen their ability to communicate them. My approach to counseling is informed by CBT, ACT, Psychodynamic, and EMDR. EMDR therapy is an effective research based therapy method that supports healing from trauma, ingrained negative core beliefs, and other distressing life experiences.

I provide therapy to people who wish to make lasting positive changes in their lives in a warm, safe environment. I have extensive experience working with people who have loved ones who have completed suicide and/or are working through other complicated grief issues. I am a certified hypnotherapist and EMDR trained for PTSD and trauma. I am experienced helping with self-esteem, personal development, marriage or premarital counseling, depression, anxiety and divorce recovery. Other areas I work with are Crisis Management, Anger Management, Traumas, Adult ADD/ADHD, Sleep Disturbance, Career Counseling, Social Discomfort and cultural issues.

I help people learn transformative skills of self-compassion, develop a deep sense of self-worth, explore how intersecting social identities have shaped them, identify core values, and show up authentically in their lives. I listen empathically, offer feedback and new perspectives, and challenge you to reconsider old decisions. Together, we focus on your strengths and the adaptive ways you have coped with difficulty. We connect the dots of your story, identify the roots of your current concerns, practice new skills in the here-and-now, increase your understanding of your mind and body, and integrate painful past experiences.