Premera Blue Cross Therapists in Roxhill, Seattle, WA
Because the world can often feel like a scary, unforgiving, and chaotic place, promoting a sense of safety and purpose is my top priority as a therapist. I view therapy as brainstorming sessions during which we engage in respectful curiosity about your life, affirm that you have worth just as you are (because you exist!), enhance your sense of safety with yourself, heal trauma and relational wounds, develop your strengths, and explore more sustainable and authentic ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving so that you can build the life you want.
Because the world can often feel like a scary, unforgiving, and chaotic place, promoting a sense of safety and purpose is my top priority as a therapist. I view therapy as brainstorming sessions during which we engage in respectful curiosity about your life, affirm that you have worth just as you are (because you exist!), enhance your sense of safety with yourself, heal trauma and relational wounds, develop your strengths, and explore more sustainable and authentic ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving so that you can build the life you want.
Do you spiral down rabbit holes of anxious thoughts? Do you feel like an impostor and fear everyone will discover who you “really” are? Do you beat yourself up for things you “should” have done differently? Life is hard and full of stressors. The way our minds are hardwired often results in painful emotions, such as anxiety, depression, anger, or guilt. Like quicksand, the more we fight these thoughts and emotions, the worse it gets. But there’s hope. We can change our relationship with painful thoughts and emotions so they don’t prevent us from living our lives to the fullest.
Do you spiral down rabbit holes of anxious thoughts? Do you feel like an impostor and fear everyone will discover who you “really” are? Do you beat yourself up for things you “should” have done differently? Life is hard and full of stressors. The way our minds are hardwired often results in painful emotions, such as anxiety, depression, anger, or guilt. Like quicksand, the more we fight these thoughts and emotions, the worse it gets. But there’s hope. We can change our relationship with painful thoughts and emotions so they don’t prevent us from living our lives to the fullest.
I have 28 years experience specializing in LGBTQ therapy, trauma treatment, and working with seniors and their caregivers. I work well with a wide variety of clients, best with those who are curious about themselves and are ready to consider changing things in their lives for the better. I support your well-being as you define it. I am interested in learning what is most important to you, what has heart and meaning for you. I help you apply your strengths wherever needed. I offer warm, compassionate conversation which focuses on connecting with you.
I have 28 years experience specializing in LGBTQ therapy, trauma treatment, and working with seniors and their caregivers. I work well with a wide variety of clients, best with those who are curious about themselves and are ready to consider changing things in their lives for the better. I support your well-being as you define it. I am interested in learning what is most important to you, what has heart and meaning for you. I help you apply your strengths wherever needed. I offer warm, compassionate conversation which focuses on connecting with you.
Perfectly Queer Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
We are queer therapists committed to helping adults and adolescents on their mental health journey using compassion, humility, and humor. Our work focuses on trauma-informed, sex-positive, and intersectional identity development.
We are queer therapists committed to helping adults and adolescents on their mental health journey using compassion, humility, and humor. Our work focuses on trauma-informed, sex-positive, and intersectional identity development.
I am in-network with Premera Blue Cross of Washington, Aetna, Cigna, BlueCross and BlueShield, and Regence, Optum, Oxford.
Engaging in an individualized space can be supportive in processing what may come up in life changes and challenges, this space can be available to you to address what you might need in the moment. This can include working with you in regards to anxiety, depression, stress, relationships, patterns, identifying values and goals, and LGBTQIA+ matters. Curiosity and willingness to explore can be key to creating a meaningful and present life. Sessions are collaborative and will include skill building. Identifying your strengths and how to build into and balance the spheres of wellness, an intentional investment in you and your goals.
I am in-network with Premera Blue Cross of Washington, Aetna, Cigna, BlueCross and BlueShield, and Regence, Optum, Oxford.
Engaging in an individualized space can be supportive in processing what may come up in life changes and challenges, this space can be available to you to address what you might need in the moment. This can include working with you in regards to anxiety, depression, stress, relationships, patterns, identifying values and goals, and LGBTQIA+ matters. Curiosity and willingness to explore can be key to creating a meaningful and present life. Sessions are collaborative and will include skill building. Identifying your strengths and how to build into and balance the spheres of wellness, an intentional investment in you and your goals.
The decision to pursue therapy is a courageous one, and finding the right therapist can feel daunting or exhausting - but it is possible. I'm a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with 15+ years helping clients navigate significant life changes, improve well-being, & manage ongoing stress while still pursuing bold dreams & individual purpose. I love helping clients find their most fulfilling & integrated life possible, even if it means taking big risks & making hard changes. Creating long term growth & healing is not easy, but it also picks up momentum & joy once we identify and navigate around the main obstacles in your way.
The decision to pursue therapy is a courageous one, and finding the right therapist can feel daunting or exhausting - but it is possible. I'm a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with 15+ years helping clients navigate significant life changes, improve well-being, & manage ongoing stress while still pursuing bold dreams & individual purpose. I love helping clients find their most fulfilling & integrated life possible, even if it means taking big risks & making hard changes. Creating long term growth & healing is not easy, but it also picks up momentum & joy once we identify and navigate around the main obstacles in your way.
If you're reading this you're struggling in some way and could benefit from real, concrete and evidence-based support. I'd be happy to help! I use a person-centered approach that leverages an individual's natural resilience. But you don't have to suffer alone - it's helpful to find a supportive relationship in which to sort out thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are overwhelming or no longer serve us. I've had the great honor of seeing clients heal from trauma, sexual abuse, relationship struggles and life uncertainty. Whether it's trouble sleeping, life overwhelm or general discontent, I'd love to help make meaningful change!
If you're reading this you're struggling in some way and could benefit from real, concrete and evidence-based support. I'd be happy to help! I use a person-centered approach that leverages an individual's natural resilience. But you don't have to suffer alone - it's helpful to find a supportive relationship in which to sort out thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are overwhelming or no longer serve us. I've had the great honor of seeing clients heal from trauma, sexual abuse, relationship struggles and life uncertainty. Whether it's trouble sleeping, life overwhelm or general discontent, I'd love to help make meaningful change!
Welcome to Creative Guidance, PLLC. I believe that our ability to stay in the moment, especially when things are difficult, can be tough. Wanting to escape the present moment is a normal human response. When we are able to remain present, that is where healing, wisdom and change truly lies. When we can stay with what we are feeling and experiencing, both good and challenging, we are then awake and empowered to change our lives. I am here to help you become present and unfold the YOU that has always been there from the start.
Welcome to Creative Guidance, PLLC. I believe that our ability to stay in the moment, especially when things are difficult, can be tough. Wanting to escape the present moment is a normal human response. When we are able to remain present, that is where healing, wisdom and change truly lies. When we can stay with what we are feeling and experiencing, both good and challenging, we are then awake and empowered to change our lives. I am here to help you become present and unfold the YOU that has always been there from the start.
My therapy practice is committed to helping people live happier, healthier, more joy filled lives. Every single moment of our lives can unfold in infinitely creative ways, yet sometimes our problems seem overwhelming, or we find ourselves repeating negative patterns and we can't see the solution. Are you suffering from anxiety or depression? Are you longing for emotional connection with those nearest to you? Does your life lack a sense of direction, meaning or purpose? Are you suffering a loss, going through a job or life transition?
My therapy practice is committed to helping people live happier, healthier, more joy filled lives. Every single moment of our lives can unfold in infinitely creative ways, yet sometimes our problems seem overwhelming, or we find ourselves repeating negative patterns and we can't see the solution. Are you suffering from anxiety or depression? Are you longing for emotional connection with those nearest to you? Does your life lack a sense of direction, meaning or purpose? Are you suffering a loss, going through a job or life transition?
I accept select insurance clients through Headway including Aetna and Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Accepting New Clients- My name is Justin and I'm a social worker and therapist. I help my clients understand who they are and how they fit into the world around them especially in dating, career, relationships, and family. Some challenges you experience may include impostor syndrome, low self esteem, low confidence, anxiety, worry, perfectionism, and poor self image. What you want is validation / knowing you're enough and the correcting perspectives you wish you had in your past experiences. This work can be so empowering for engaging all relationships (with yourself and work or career), dating life, partnerships, and family life!
I accept select insurance clients through Headway including Aetna and Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Accepting New Clients- My name is Justin and I'm a social worker and therapist. I help my clients understand who they are and how they fit into the world around them especially in dating, career, relationships, and family. Some challenges you experience may include impostor syndrome, low self esteem, low confidence, anxiety, worry, perfectionism, and poor self image. What you want is validation / knowing you're enough and the correcting perspectives you wish you had in your past experiences. This work can be so empowering for engaging all relationships (with yourself and work or career), dating life, partnerships, and family life!
Lara Schuster Effland
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CEDS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Not accepting new clients
Are you feeling a sense of increased anxiety and obsessive thinking? Are you struggling with self-doubt and inner conflict? Does your anxiety and panic show up in a sense of disorganization, disordered eating, or social anxiety? These are all common symptoms of anxiety, stress, and obsessive thinking. When we face these challenges there are proven solutions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness based therapies, and values based behavior changes. How we get there is through connection to your provider, courage to assess what is not working, and committing and engaging in a new plan.
Are you feeling a sense of increased anxiety and obsessive thinking? Are you struggling with self-doubt and inner conflict? Does your anxiety and panic show up in a sense of disorganization, disordered eating, or social anxiety? These are all common symptoms of anxiety, stress, and obsessive thinking. When we face these challenges there are proven solutions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness based therapies, and values based behavior changes. How we get there is through connection to your provider, courage to assess what is not working, and committing and engaging in a new plan.
Meet Our Premera Blue Cross Therapists
Many of us have known heartache, loss, confusion, and persistent worry. It's my life's work to join people who have struggled with these experiences and help them find clarity, fulfillment, and joy. I'm excited to work with individuals as they dig deeper into understanding the "why" behind their choices and motivations, to feel alive and vibrant no matter what they face. Though I approach therapeutic work in an eclectic way, I primarily utilize evidence-based practices in conjunction with other modalities to create a tailored approach to each person.
Many of us have known heartache, loss, confusion, and persistent worry. It's my life's work to join people who have struggled with these experiences and help them find clarity, fulfillment, and joy. I'm excited to work with individuals as they dig deeper into understanding the "why" behind their choices and motivations, to feel alive and vibrant no matter what they face. Though I approach therapeutic work in an eclectic way, I primarily utilize evidence-based practices in conjunction with other modalities to create a tailored approach to each person.
Online Therapists
New to therapy or not sure where to begin? We all have to start somewhere. I can help you comfortably navigate the process to reach your goals by increasing self-awareness, gaining insight, process feelings and emotions, enhance your self-esteem, and improve your ability to use self-direction to make desired changes. I'm looking forward to working with you.
New to therapy or not sure where to begin? We all have to start somewhere. I can help you comfortably navigate the process to reach your goals by increasing self-awareness, gaining insight, process feelings and emotions, enhance your self-esteem, and improve your ability to use self-direction to make desired changes. I'm looking forward to working with you.
I believe that often, our deepest experiences of harm and trauma take place within relationships, and the ways that others relate to us has an enormous impact on the ways we learn to relate to ourselves. My work with clients often centers around exploring and integrating past experiences of harm, and through this, inviting clients to new ways of relating to themselves in the present. I am passionate about helping clients grow in self-awareness, courage, and self-compassion.
I believe that often, our deepest experiences of harm and trauma take place within relationships, and the ways that others relate to us has an enormous impact on the ways we learn to relate to ourselves. My work with clients often centers around exploring and integrating past experiences of harm, and through this, inviting clients to new ways of relating to themselves in the present. I am passionate about helping clients grow in self-awareness, courage, and self-compassion.
Maryssa Beare
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT-A, AT, ST
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
People tend to go to therapy because they haven't been heard, whether that be other people not listening to you or you not listening to yourself and/or your body. Sometimes people have all the who-what-where-when-whys figured out, but the "how" remains elusive.
People tend to go to therapy because they haven't been heard, whether that be other people not listening to you or you not listening to yourself and/or your body. Sometimes people have all the who-what-where-when-whys figured out, but the "how" remains elusive.
Life can be difficult and painful at times but it doesn't have to involve so much suffering. How may we find the calm stillness in the eye of our storm so as to relate to our mind and our present experience compassionately and even learn and grow from it? I invite you to open to your life in a new way: a way that relieves your suffering and promotes your health and expands your awareness. Through mindfully listening to the body and courageously opening and relating to the uncomfortable/painful, somatic therapy provides a practice of gentle self-exploration toward discovering your connection to your truth, purpose and life.
Life can be difficult and painful at times but it doesn't have to involve so much suffering. How may we find the calm stillness in the eye of our storm so as to relate to our mind and our present experience compassionately and even learn and grow from it? I invite you to open to your life in a new way: a way that relieves your suffering and promotes your health and expands your awareness. Through mindfully listening to the body and courageously opening and relating to the uncomfortable/painful, somatic therapy provides a practice of gentle self-exploration toward discovering your connection to your truth, purpose and life.
Vida Vasaitis
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, RDT, MHP
Verified Verified
Roxhill, Seattle, WA 98116
We all find ourselves in places in our lives where we ask how we arrived to where we are. It can be confusing, disorienting, and overwhelming. Sometimes being able to shift focus and try a new approach can be helpful. My hope is to have the privilege to walk along side you as you consider change, embrace exploration, and solidify your internal foundation. Adolescents and children face difficulties that can become behavioral challenges for parents and the family system. Changes from loss, family additions, and divorce can also be unsettling. Knowing how to navigate through those challenges sometimes requires outside support.
We all find ourselves in places in our lives where we ask how we arrived to where we are. It can be confusing, disorienting, and overwhelming. Sometimes being able to shift focus and try a new approach can be helpful. My hope is to have the privilege to walk along side you as you consider change, embrace exploration, and solidify your internal foundation. Adolescents and children face difficulties that can become behavioral challenges for parents and the family system. Changes from loss, family additions, and divorce can also be unsettling. Knowing how to navigate through those challenges sometimes requires outside support.
Mikaela Harf
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Roxhill, Seattle, WA 98103
You may be ready to make a change, yet are unsure of which way to move or feel too frozen to take a step. Perhaps it is overwhelming to inhabit your body or revisit the past, you fear that you’ll be flooded by sensations or memories. Maybe a part of you wants to connect with others and another part worries that you'll just be hurt again. Whatever your reason for seeking therapy, I believe that you have the innate capacity for healing within you. Therapy is a way to cultivate the right conditions for healing seeds to bloom. I aim to create a warm and accepting space - one that can foster insight, growth, belonging, and even joy.
You may be ready to make a change, yet are unsure of which way to move or feel too frozen to take a step. Perhaps it is overwhelming to inhabit your body or revisit the past, you fear that you’ll be flooded by sensations or memories. Maybe a part of you wants to connect with others and another part worries that you'll just be hurt again. Whatever your reason for seeking therapy, I believe that you have the innate capacity for healing within you. Therapy is a way to cultivate the right conditions for healing seeds to bloom. I aim to create a warm and accepting space - one that can foster insight, growth, belonging, and even joy.
I would love to help you create more flexibility and creativity in your relationships to self and others. We'll do this through mindfulness, somatic attention, and moment-to-moment curiosity. I listen to the stories you tell and how you tell them. Attention to posture and sensation helps us see body narratives, and observation of speech patterns and words provides clues about mental and emotional themes. Eventually new stories and possibilities appear as we interrupt worn out messages and invite new meanings. You will learn emotion regulation, self-advocacy, boundary-setting, and increased creative resilience.
I would love to help you create more flexibility and creativity in your relationships to self and others. We'll do this through mindfulness, somatic attention, and moment-to-moment curiosity. I listen to the stories you tell and how you tell them. Attention to posture and sensation helps us see body narratives, and observation of speech patterns and words provides clues about mental and emotional themes. Eventually new stories and possibilities appear as we interrupt worn out messages and invite new meanings. You will learn emotion regulation, self-advocacy, boundary-setting, and increased creative resilience.
Claire L. Schaffer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Roxhill, Seattle, WA 98115
As a systemic therapist, I believe in the exploration of all cultural and societal messages, norms, and values that have shaped my clients into who they are today. Making the brave decision to begin therapy is often preceded by many obstacles and challenges, and it is important to me to take the necessary time to walk through clients' stories and reflect on their experiences. I work to create a safe, trusting, and open environment where my clients and I can exchange constructive feedback. I believe that the therapy room is a space for emotional vulnerability, reflection, and growth.
As a systemic therapist, I believe in the exploration of all cultural and societal messages, norms, and values that have shaped my clients into who they are today. Making the brave decision to begin therapy is often preceded by many obstacles and challenges, and it is important to me to take the necessary time to walk through clients' stories and reflect on their experiences. I work to create a safe, trusting, and open environment where my clients and I can exchange constructive feedback. I believe that the therapy room is a space for emotional vulnerability, reflection, and growth.