Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in Seattle, WA
The past is the central supporting pillar of your mental health. By embracing and accepting the past, you will find new strength and the courage to face a rich and rewarding future. Through exploration and self discovery you will begin to realize that your past experiences have become an enduring source of growth and resilience. My practice focuses on disarming reactive behaviors and replacing them with coping tools and a deep understanding of why we react the way we do. With this new strength you will be able to move forward with success and enjoy meaningful relationships, even when faced with life's many challenges.
The past is the central supporting pillar of your mental health. By embracing and accepting the past, you will find new strength and the courage to face a rich and rewarding future. Through exploration and self discovery you will begin to realize that your past experiences have become an enduring source of growth and resilience. My practice focuses on disarming reactive behaviors and replacing them with coping tools and a deep understanding of why we react the way we do. With this new strength you will be able to move forward with success and enjoy meaningful relationships, even when faced with life's many challenges.
Struggling with anxiety, unresolved trauma, or feeling stuck in unhelpful patterns? Taking the first step is a courageous move toward meaningful change. Hello, I’m Megan. I’m passionate about creating a safe, supportive space where healing and growth can take root. Whether you're facing the grip of anxiety, the lasting effects of trauma, or feeling lost in life’s transitions, I’m here to walk beside you. Together, we’ll work to build resilience, restore balance, and help you reconnect with the life you deserve. Your well-being is my priority, and every step forward is a step toward empowerment.
Struggling with anxiety, unresolved trauma, or feeling stuck in unhelpful patterns? Taking the first step is a courageous move toward meaningful change. Hello, I’m Megan. I’m passionate about creating a safe, supportive space where healing and growth can take root. Whether you're facing the grip of anxiety, the lasting effects of trauma, or feeling lost in life’s transitions, I’m here to walk beside you. Together, we’ll work to build resilience, restore balance, and help you reconnect with the life you deserve. Your well-being is my priority, and every step forward is a step toward empowerment.
I blend mindfulness and somatic work with evidence-based therapies (CBT, DBT, ACT) and encourage your active participation—you’re the expert on your life.
I work with those experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, and trauma, and specialize in relationship transitions, anger management, self-esteem, and adjustment issues. My client-centered approach helps you build coping skills in a safe, nonjudgmental space to navigate difficult decisions and challenges.
I blend mindfulness and somatic work with evidence-based therapies (CBT, DBT, ACT) and encourage your active participation—you’re the expert on your life.
I work with those experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, and trauma, and specialize in relationship transitions, anger management, self-esteem, and adjustment issues. My client-centered approach helps you build coping skills in a safe, nonjudgmental space to navigate difficult decisions and challenges.
I work with individuals who sense that there is something deeper behind their stress, anxiety, depression, or patterns that keep repeating. My role is to help you connect with the parts of yourself that hold both your pain and your capacity to heal, so you can move forward with more peace, clarity, wholeness, and self-trust. You'll be guided in a supportive, compassionate space where you can safely explore and uncover the insights and strength that are already within you, empowering you to take the next steps on your healing journey.
I work with individuals who sense that there is something deeper behind their stress, anxiety, depression, or patterns that keep repeating. My role is to help you connect with the parts of yourself that hold both your pain and your capacity to heal, so you can move forward with more peace, clarity, wholeness, and self-trust. You'll be guided in a supportive, compassionate space where you can safely explore and uncover the insights and strength that are already within you, empowering you to take the next steps on your healing journey.
We all find ourselves in stuck places in life. Whether it is an issue of grief, loss, addiction, anxiety, trauma, or other challenges I am here as a resource to help and care for individual adults looking for support. Individual therapy can help you understand your feelings and my role as a therapist is to support your goals in creating the life you want. Together we can determine the best tools for you in that journey.
We all find ourselves in stuck places in life. Whether it is an issue of grief, loss, addiction, anxiety, trauma, or other challenges I am here as a resource to help and care for individual adults looking for support. Individual therapy can help you understand your feelings and my role as a therapist is to support your goals in creating the life you want. Together we can determine the best tools for you in that journey.
You may be coming to me because you want to feel belonging and connection with yourself, your spouse or partner, your family, or your broader community. You may be experiencing depression, anxiety, or traumatic flashbacks that perpetuate your loneliness or keep you from risking the intimacy you crave. You may be a leader or fellow therapist seeking to anchor yourself to spiritual meaning that can sustain you in your work. Above all, you want to be alive while you can.
You may be coming to me because you want to feel belonging and connection with yourself, your spouse or partner, your family, or your broader community. You may be experiencing depression, anxiety, or traumatic flashbacks that perpetuate your loneliness or keep you from risking the intimacy you crave. You may be a leader or fellow therapist seeking to anchor yourself to spiritual meaning that can sustain you in your work. Above all, you want to be alive while you can.
Kristie Flournoy-Earnshaw
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I am accepting new short-term clients seeking letters for gender affirming care, and I have a waitlist for long-term clients.
First and foremost, I want you to know that you are not alone in this journey. If you are here because you are seeking change, I can help! In my practice I work with clients every day to gain new emotional regulation skills, grow deeper connections in their relationships, or just increase the joy in their life. I love helping clients get to know themselves more deeply, to accept and love who they are, and to experience the peace that comes from truly understanding oneself.
I am accepting new short-term clients seeking letters for gender affirming care, and I have a waitlist for long-term clients.
First and foremost, I want you to know that you are not alone in this journey. If you are here because you are seeking change, I can help! In my practice I work with clients every day to gain new emotional regulation skills, grow deeper connections in their relationships, or just increase the joy in their life. I love helping clients get to know themselves more deeply, to accept and love who they are, and to experience the peace that comes from truly understanding oneself.
Are you struggling with over-functioning, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and burnout? If you invested in time and space to explore, heal, and grow, how might life be different? How might you be different? In the past, you have constantly prioritized others' needs and are now feeling exhausted, resentful, and frustrated. The perfect image you maintain for the outside world comes at the expense of yourself. Internally, you feel numb, insecure, lonely, and lost. You are tired of feeling this way and ready to change this unsustainable pattern once and for all.
Are you struggling with over-functioning, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and burnout? If you invested in time and space to explore, heal, and grow, how might life be different? How might you be different? In the past, you have constantly prioritized others' needs and are now feeling exhausted, resentful, and frustrated. The perfect image you maintain for the outside world comes at the expense of yourself. Internally, you feel numb, insecure, lonely, and lost. You are tired of feeling this way and ready to change this unsustainable pattern once and for all.
With over 25 years of experience as a psychologist, I work with children, adolescents, and young adults who are struggling with anxiety, mood concerns, behavioral challenges, medical issues, and the demands of growing up. I am a strong advocate for my patients and value working closely with doctors, parents, and school administrators to ensure treatment recommendations are comprehensive. I specialize in anxiety, behavior management, ADHD, depression, school concerns, and working with medical issues (ex. pain, needle phobia, encopresis, nausea).
With over 25 years of experience as a psychologist, I work with children, adolescents, and young adults who are struggling with anxiety, mood concerns, behavioral challenges, medical issues, and the demands of growing up. I am a strong advocate for my patients and value working closely with doctors, parents, and school administrators to ensure treatment recommendations are comprehensive. I specialize in anxiety, behavior management, ADHD, depression, school concerns, and working with medical issues (ex. pain, needle phobia, encopresis, nausea).
Feeling “stuck” is something many of us experience—whether it’s coping with persistent anxiety and stress, adjusting to a major life change, navigating relationship challenges, or feeling caught in cycles of negative thoughts or behaviors. My goal as your therapist is to create a safe, supportive space where you can freely express what’s on your mind and explore what’s holding you back. Together, we’ll build practical tools, set meaningful goals, and work collaboratively toward positive, lasting change.
Feeling “stuck” is something many of us experience—whether it’s coping with persistent anxiety and stress, adjusting to a major life change, navigating relationship challenges, or feeling caught in cycles of negative thoughts or behaviors. My goal as your therapist is to create a safe, supportive space where you can freely express what’s on your mind and explore what’s holding you back. Together, we’ll build practical tools, set meaningful goals, and work collaboratively toward positive, lasting change.
Hi. I want to talk to you about you. Who you are now and who you would like to be. Where you are now, and where you would like to go. In my practice, I strive to provide an inviting space for exploration, offering a genuine, non-judgmental lens from which to guide you through life’s personal and relational challenges. I have behavioral health counseling experience working with adults- young, middle-aged and elderly- in both medical clinics and community environments for a variety of psychosocial issues. My talk therapy style is trauma-informed, cognitive-based and eclectic, and borrows from different modalities to fit your needs.
Hi. I want to talk to you about you. Who you are now and who you would like to be. Where you are now, and where you would like to go. In my practice, I strive to provide an inviting space for exploration, offering a genuine, non-judgmental lens from which to guide you through life’s personal and relational challenges. I have behavioral health counseling experience working with adults- young, middle-aged and elderly- in both medical clinics and community environments for a variety of psychosocial issues. My talk therapy style is trauma-informed, cognitive-based and eclectic, and borrows from different modalities to fit your needs.
This may vary from ACT to parts work, or EMDR.
Welcome! I’m glad you’re here. I enjoy working with students and early career adults seeking support while navigating challenges from managing anxiety, ADHD, stressful life transitions, or past trauma. My approach is rooted in neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed models of care, which means that while I bring therapeutic expertise, I believe you are the ultimate expert of your life. I'm here to provide individualized support, resources, tools, and frameworks in collaboration with you so that you can know yourself better, work with your strengths, and build your inner resources to tend to yourself when difficulties arise.
This may vary from ACT to parts work, or EMDR.
Welcome! I’m glad you’re here. I enjoy working with students and early career adults seeking support while navigating challenges from managing anxiety, ADHD, stressful life transitions, or past trauma. My approach is rooted in neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed models of care, which means that while I bring therapeutic expertise, I believe you are the ultimate expert of your life. I'm here to provide individualized support, resources, tools, and frameworks in collaboration with you so that you can know yourself better, work with your strengths, and build your inner resources to tend to yourself when difficulties arise.
Therapy involves getting to know ourselves better - our beliefs, our feelings and reactions, our relationships, and the patterns we live by. I work with people who want to understand themselves better and make more positive life decisions. Many of my clients find themselves continually falling into negative patterns with friends, family, partners, academics, and career choices. Others struggle with confidence, self-worth, and an incessant inner critic. My work with couples and families focuses on increasing effective communication, and finding alternatives to negative patterns of interaction.
Therapy involves getting to know ourselves better - our beliefs, our feelings and reactions, our relationships, and the patterns we live by. I work with people who want to understand themselves better and make more positive life decisions. Many of my clients find themselves continually falling into negative patterns with friends, family, partners, academics, and career choices. Others struggle with confidence, self-worth, and an incessant inner critic. My work with couples and families focuses on increasing effective communication, and finding alternatives to negative patterns of interaction.
I believe that much of what troubles us arises not from weakness but from misaligned expectations—of ourselves, of others, of life itself. Many of the individuals I work with are deeply introspective, attuned to the complexities of their inner world yet often feel weighed down by self-criticism or feelings of inadequacy. These are signals from wounded parts, asking to be understood. I am here to remind you that you matter and that you are so much stronger than you realize or may give yourself credit for. Together, we will untangle the threads of your story and illuminate a practice of returning to love, self-belief and presence.
I believe that much of what troubles us arises not from weakness but from misaligned expectations—of ourselves, of others, of life itself. Many of the individuals I work with are deeply introspective, attuned to the complexities of their inner world yet often feel weighed down by self-criticism or feelings of inadequacy. These are signals from wounded parts, asking to be understood. I am here to remind you that you matter and that you are so much stronger than you realize or may give yourself credit for. Together, we will untangle the threads of your story and illuminate a practice of returning to love, self-belief and presence.
As a licensed mental health counselor, I work to provide a safe place for my clients to explore their stories, learn about themselves, and progress towards their goals. When therapy concludes, my hope is my clients have a stronger sense of self, more authentic relationships, and a greater understanding of their life's potential and impact. In order to do this, I utilize psychodynamic and existential psychotherapies in collaboration with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).
As a licensed mental health counselor, I work to provide a safe place for my clients to explore their stories, learn about themselves, and progress towards their goals. When therapy concludes, my hope is my clients have a stronger sense of self, more authentic relationships, and a greater understanding of their life's potential and impact. In order to do this, I utilize psychodynamic and existential psychotherapies in collaboration with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).
Living well longer is most people's aspiration, yet preventable disease remains our nation's most significant public health challenge. Integrative Health Care assesses and treats the "whole person" in order to improve health outcomes. My collaborative, individualistic work with patients aspires to not only improve quality of life and treat underlying mood, behavioral, and substance use issues but is also preventative. My other priority is helping those with chronic illness better manage these conditions.
Living well longer is most people's aspiration, yet preventable disease remains our nation's most significant public health challenge. Integrative Health Care assesses and treats the "whole person" in order to improve health outcomes. My collaborative, individualistic work with patients aspires to not only improve quality of life and treat underlying mood, behavioral, and substance use issues but is also preventative. My other priority is helping those with chronic illness better manage these conditions.
Are you ready for a stronger relationship? Maybe communication with your partner has broken down, or there always seems to be another painful conflict? There are many different ways a relationship can become derailed, but it can get better, and you have taken the first step.
Are you ready for a stronger relationship? Maybe communication with your partner has broken down, or there always seems to be another painful conflict? There are many different ways a relationship can become derailed, but it can get better, and you have taken the first step.
As a Certified Consultant of The Association For Applied Sport Psychology, my ideal client is the athlete looking to reduce performance anxiety, improve concentration, learn how to effectively set both short-term and long-term goals, increase/maintain motivation, build self-confidence, recover from injury and/or add more effective pre-training and pre-competition routines. I work with athletes as teens, college aged, and professional athletes. My background and specialization is in soccer, although I do work with many other sports and performance situations including tennis, golf, swimming, volleyball, baseball, and basketball.
As a Certified Consultant of The Association For Applied Sport Psychology, my ideal client is the athlete looking to reduce performance anxiety, improve concentration, learn how to effectively set both short-term and long-term goals, increase/maintain motivation, build self-confidence, recover from injury and/or add more effective pre-training and pre-competition routines. I work with athletes as teens, college aged, and professional athletes. My background and specialization is in soccer, although I do work with many other sports and performance situations including tennis, golf, swimming, volleyball, baseball, and basketball.
Stop feeling like you're always in trouble at home. We help you build confidence and get more satisfaction in relationships. We explore what happens at the beginning of an argument so that you can avoid them in the first place. It may seem impossible right now, but after a while you'll be less stressed while you're in conflict. You'll feel better equipped when you’re feeling trapped, outmaneuvered or backed against the wall. Visit my website to see how my men’s group can work for you.
Stop feeling like you're always in trouble at home. We help you build confidence and get more satisfaction in relationships. We explore what happens at the beginning of an argument so that you can avoid them in the first place. It may seem impossible right now, but after a while you'll be less stressed while you're in conflict. You'll feel better equipped when you’re feeling trapped, outmaneuvered or backed against the wall. Visit my website to see how my men’s group can work for you.
I specialize in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, relationship problems and life transitions. I have extensive experience working with Veterans, adolescents, adults, and older adults, as well as members of the LGBTQ community. I am a provider with Lyra Health and Wellspring EAP. My practice hours include weekdays, and early evening hours. This I winter will be offering telehealth present-centered group therapy for PTSD. Please contact me to learn more about this effective group approach to trauma.
I specialize in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, relationship problems and life transitions. I have extensive experience working with Veterans, adolescents, adults, and older adults, as well as members of the LGBTQ community. I am a provider with Lyra Health and Wellspring EAP. My practice hours include weekdays, and early evening hours. This I winter will be offering telehealth present-centered group therapy for PTSD. Please contact me to learn more about this effective group approach to trauma.
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Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists
How does acceptance and commitment therapy work?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages a person to listen to their self-talk. A person’s inner dialog can be indicative of how they treat themselves. ACT also encourages self-compassion; this can lead to a better understanding of negative thought patterns and emotional states. This understanding can then lead the individual to needed behavior change.
What are the goals of acceptance and commitment therapy?
The goal of acceptance and commitment is to expand a person’s psychological flexibility, a trait that encourages an individual to live in the present moment and to accept all their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, even ones that are difficult such as sadness and anxiety. In ACT, this acceptance is congruent with the individual’s values and beliefs.
Does acceptance and commitment therapy work for depression?
Acceptance and commitment therapy is effective for depression because it allows the individual to view their discomfort and suffering differently. Depressive feelings about relationship heartaches, for example, are a part of life. A despondent person learns to let go of their struggles and instead view their painful thoughts and feelings with compassion. This will lead the individual toward positive change.
How long are people typically in acceptance and commitment therapy?
A typical acceptance and commitment therapy session is 50 minutes long with one session per week. Treatment for common problems such as anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties can last between eight weeks to four months. However, more severe cases may require more than one session a week and/or a longer time frame for treatment.