Chronic Pain Therapists in Seattle, WA
I am here to be your guide so you can embody a greater sense of connection, confidence, and ease within yourself and your relationships. I focus my work with individuals who are navigating significant life transitions, adjusting to medical illness or chronic conditions, recovering from injuries, perinatal issues, chronic stress, processing grief and loss, and living with the various impacts of past or recent trauma. Together, we will explore holistic approaches that are tailored to your unique story, helping you to grow your self-awareness and discover effective ways to thrive in your day-to-day life.
I am here to be your guide so you can embody a greater sense of connection, confidence, and ease within yourself and your relationships. I focus my work with individuals who are navigating significant life transitions, adjusting to medical illness or chronic conditions, recovering from injuries, perinatal issues, chronic stress, processing grief and loss, and living with the various impacts of past or recent trauma. Together, we will explore holistic approaches that are tailored to your unique story, helping you to grow your self-awareness and discover effective ways to thrive in your day-to-day life.
If you (the client) are looking for a therapist that can relate to you on many levels and understand your pain in a very real way, please reach out and let's get started where you are at.
I have a great education as well as experience working with clients. Along with that I have a lot of lived experience in many things. Such as lose, physical trauma, and emotional trauma. The experience and education combined with the lived experience makes me able to connect to clients in a way someone with just the education and experience may not be able to find. I use the combined effort to make measurable changes in behaviors that the client is wanting to change or that is bringing them pain.
If you (the client) are looking for a therapist that can relate to you on many levels and understand your pain in a very real way, please reach out and let's get started where you are at.
I have a great education as well as experience working with clients. Along with that I have a lot of lived experience in many things. Such as lose, physical trauma, and emotional trauma. The experience and education combined with the lived experience makes me able to connect to clients in a way someone with just the education and experience may not be able to find. I use the combined effort to make measurable changes in behaviors that the client is wanting to change or that is bringing them pain.
Cesario May Garcia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Our personal pain is closely intertwined with societal problems.
My passion is providing care to the BIPOC community, but I enjoy working with anyone who is looking for a process oriented approach to therapy. I specialize in treating unresolved trauma, PTSD, loss and grief, depression, anxiety, and feelings of low self-worth. My approach to therapy is creating a non-judgmental and compassionate space where you can feel comfortable sharing your story. I do this by using narrative therapy along with psychodynamic and somatic informed approaches, and meditation/mindfulness practices. I’m also trained (level 1) in Emotional Freedom Techniques (tapping).
Our personal pain is closely intertwined with societal problems.
My passion is providing care to the BIPOC community, but I enjoy working with anyone who is looking for a process oriented approach to therapy. I specialize in treating unresolved trauma, PTSD, loss and grief, depression, anxiety, and feelings of low self-worth. My approach to therapy is creating a non-judgmental and compassionate space where you can feel comfortable sharing your story. I do this by using narrative therapy along with psychodynamic and somatic informed approaches, and meditation/mindfulness practices. I’m also trained (level 1) in Emotional Freedom Techniques (tapping).
Emotional pain, fear, and problems in life can propel someone into therapy. Distress can feel deep-rooted, and in actuality, often does reflect early, 'ancient' issues. I believe that also in our deepest roots, we may tap into powers of resilience and of amazing, unique selfhood that nourish us in development toward our human potentialities. In courageous exploration of, and work through life's challenges, we can find, and bring to light, marvelous, hard-won gifts of self-actualization, and well-being.
Emotional pain, fear, and problems in life can propel someone into therapy. Distress can feel deep-rooted, and in actuality, often does reflect early, 'ancient' issues. I believe that also in our deepest roots, we may tap into powers of resilience and of amazing, unique selfhood that nourish us in development toward our human potentialities. In courageous exploration of, and work through life's challenges, we can find, and bring to light, marvelous, hard-won gifts of self-actualization, and well-being.
Through compassionate and personalized counseling, we’ll work together to honor your feelings, understand your pain, and gently guide you towards a path of healing.
I'm Nathan Mayes, and it's an honor to welcome you to Opening Heart Therapy. Whether you are experiencing the deep pain of loss, the loneliness of heartbreak, or relational struggles, your journey is unique, and so is the healing process. Here, you’ll find a safe haven where your heart can begin to heal and you can grow.
Through compassionate and personalized counseling, we’ll work together to honor your feelings, understand your pain, and gently guide you towards a path of healing.
I'm Nathan Mayes, and it's an honor to welcome you to Opening Heart Therapy. Whether you are experiencing the deep pain of loss, the loneliness of heartbreak, or relational struggles, your journey is unique, and so is the healing process. Here, you’ll find a safe haven where your heart can begin to heal and you can grow.
Alisha has a range of clinical experience with a passion for creating safe and trustworthy space for individuals in order to support meaningful reflection, healing, and change. Alisha has over 10 years of experience working with individuals experiencing and navigating depression and anxiety, diagnosis of a life-changing or life-limiting illness, grief and loss, caring for a loved one, relationship or family conflict, burnout or compassion fatigue, life transitions, and simply day-to-day stress.
Alisha has a range of clinical experience with a passion for creating safe and trustworthy space for individuals in order to support meaningful reflection, healing, and change. Alisha has over 10 years of experience working with individuals experiencing and navigating depression and anxiety, diagnosis of a life-changing or life-limiting illness, grief and loss, caring for a loved one, relationship or family conflict, burnout or compassion fatigue, life transitions, and simply day-to-day stress.
Do you ever feel that you may be getting in the way of yourself in your efforts to live a rich and fulfilling life? Maybe you feel unmotivated or disconnected from a sense of joy. Often, this results from a lack of clarity about what matters most to you or even well-intentioned efforts to escape feelings of pain and suffering. I believe that a rich, meaning-filled life includes both incredible highs and inevitable lows. Through the lens of that belief, I seek to help people mindfully, authentically, and compassionately embrace the range of ups and downs that they experience in their lives. Through this, true healing can occur!
Do you ever feel that you may be getting in the way of yourself in your efforts to live a rich and fulfilling life? Maybe you feel unmotivated or disconnected from a sense of joy. Often, this results from a lack of clarity about what matters most to you or even well-intentioned efforts to escape feelings of pain and suffering. I believe that a rich, meaning-filled life includes both incredible highs and inevitable lows. Through the lens of that belief, I seek to help people mindfully, authentically, and compassionately embrace the range of ups and downs that they experience in their lives. Through this, true healing can occur!
As a graduate of both the UW School of Medicine and also Bastyr University, I am able to look at illness and wellness from more than one perspective.
I am only offering Tele-Health therapy at present. My work is informed by Mindfulness, the AEDP model of psychotherapy developed by Diana Fosha, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Interpersonal Neurobiology as developed by Daniel Siegel,
As a graduate of both the UW School of Medicine and also Bastyr University, I am able to look at illness and wellness from more than one perspective.
I am only offering Tele-Health therapy at present. My work is informed by Mindfulness, the AEDP model of psychotherapy developed by Diana Fosha, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Interpersonal Neurobiology as developed by Daniel Siegel,
I specialize in providing support to individuals and couples navigating challenging life struggles/transitions, such as divorce, illness, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, dating and job/career issues.
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 specialize in providing support to individuals and couples navigating challenging life struggles/transitions, such as divorce, illness, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, dating and job/career issues.
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.
Whether you’re facing the complexities of chronic illness, unpacking the impacts of religious trauma, or striving to overcome other challenges, I am committed to walking alongside you on your journey toward healing and growth.
My approach is warm, empathetic, and tailored to meet your unique needs. I specialize in working with adults navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, religious trauma, chronic illness, and the effects of trauma.
Whether you’re facing the complexities of chronic illness, unpacking the impacts of religious trauma, or striving to overcome other challenges, I am committed to walking alongside you on your journey toward healing and growth.
My approach is warm, empathetic, and tailored to meet your unique needs. I specialize in working with adults navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, religious trauma, chronic illness, and the effects of trauma.
Caitlin Noelani Minniear
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CST, MDFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98109
I work with individuals and couples navigate complex relational issues involving trauma, depression, anxiety, acculturation, chronic illness, and life transitions.
I believe that healing occurs when people are given the space to explore their unique emotional experience to better understand how it colors their worldview, sense of self, and relationships with others. Within a safe therapeutic relationship, I work with my clients to make meaning out of both mundane and extraordinary moments, unlocking their ability to live a more fully present, authentic life.
I work with individuals and couples navigate complex relational issues involving trauma, depression, anxiety, acculturation, chronic illness, and life transitions.
I believe that healing occurs when people are given the space to explore their unique emotional experience to better understand how it colors their worldview, sense of self, and relationships with others. Within a safe therapeutic relationship, I work with my clients to make meaning out of both mundane and extraordinary moments, unlocking their ability to live a more fully present, authentic life.
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Sitara Marin
Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98115
Waitlist for new clients
My clients are cis- and non-binary, non-monogamous, kinky, LGBTQIA+, folx with disabilities/ chronic pain, and bodies of all sizes.
1.2025 - Accepting Waitlist clients. Are you here because you feel overwhelmed, stressed, sad, or overly anxious? Perhaps you have experienced a major change in your life that makes the day-to-day harder than it ever was before. My gentle approach can assist with issues of depression, stress, and anxiety as a compassionate, non-judgmental, and trauma-informed psychodynamically oriented therapist, helping you bring back joy into your relationships and your life. Our work together will guide you through challenges and obstacles to find greater well-being and satisfaction in your life.
My clients are cis- and non-binary, non-monogamous, kinky, LGBTQIA+, folx with disabilities/ chronic pain, and bodies of all sizes.
1.2025 - Accepting Waitlist clients. Are you here because you feel overwhelmed, stressed, sad, or overly anxious? Perhaps you have experienced a major change in your life that makes the day-to-day harder than it ever was before. My gentle approach can assist with issues of depression, stress, and anxiety as a compassionate, non-judgmental, and trauma-informed psychodynamically oriented therapist, helping you bring back joy into your relationships and your life. Our work together will guide you through challenges and obstacles to find greater well-being and satisfaction in your life.
Whether your goal is to sleep better, reduce pain, stop problem habits like skin picking, or conquer limiting beliefs, hypnosis can help your mind work for you in new ways.
Hypnosis creates a natural bridge between mind and body, and it's a proven method for relieving pain, improving sleep, releasing anxiety, and replacing self-sabotage with new choices. Hypnosis is a natural state of focused attention creating a heightened openness and awareness. This state allows the mind to gently access deep creative resources, and in clinical hypnosis, we can then apply these resources to your goals for change.
Whether your goal is to sleep better, reduce pain, stop problem habits like skin picking, or conquer limiting beliefs, hypnosis can help your mind work for you in new ways.
Hypnosis creates a natural bridge between mind and body, and it's a proven method for relieving pain, improving sleep, releasing anxiety, and replacing self-sabotage with new choices. Hypnosis is a natural state of focused attention creating a heightened openness and awareness. This state allows the mind to gently access deep creative resources, and in clinical hypnosis, we can then apply these resources to your goals for change.
Svetlana Shjerven
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I believe in the importance of feeling connected in relationships, to our environment, and to ourselves. Addressing the “here and now” that arises during therapy allows our sessions to adapt and work with the difficult emotions or thoughts that come up, in an environment that is judgment free and safe. I primarily specialize in working with those who are experiencing agoraphobia, anxiety (general and social), depression, trauma, life transitions, self-esteem issues, grief and chronic pain, among other issues. I am LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming, and enjoy working with clients along the spectrum of neurodiversity and disability.
I believe in the importance of feeling connected in relationships, to our environment, and to ourselves. Addressing the “here and now” that arises during therapy allows our sessions to adapt and work with the difficult emotions or thoughts that come up, in an environment that is judgment free and safe. I primarily specialize in working with those who are experiencing agoraphobia, anxiety (general and social), depression, trauma, life transitions, self-esteem issues, grief and chronic pain, among other issues. I am LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming, and enjoy working with clients along the spectrum of neurodiversity and disability.
Life can be isolating at times. This is especially true when you add in ADHD, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, chronic illness, and Queerness, cultural, and relationship issues. We hold so many identities and struggles that influence who we are and how we move through our place in the world. It is essential to find yourself among those identities and move into the whole version of yourself that finds comfort in the here and now. This includes finding your community and support through all that life throws at us.
Life can be isolating at times. This is especially true when you add in ADHD, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, chronic illness, and Queerness, cultural, and relationship issues. We hold so many identities and struggles that influence who we are and how we move through our place in the world. It is essential to find yourself among those identities and move into the whole version of yourself that finds comfort in the here and now. This includes finding your community and support through all that life throws at us.
I've done my own depth work and recognize that psychotherapy is often hard work - confronting pain, disappointments, and difficult emotions - but it is profound and joyous to be seen, heard, and encouraged.
Would you like to feel more whole, more at ease with yourself, more alive in your life? Coming to psychotherapy, we find we often don't know our hearts and minds, why we suffer, and what will allow change. I offer psychotherapy for late teens and adults wanting to dive deep for real change - greater awareness, bringing light into the shadows, renegotiating who you are and what it is to be alive. I'm particularly oriented to helping unravel complex trauma histories, and supporting those emerging from difficult families of origin where you weren't seen, heard, or given space to become who you truly are.
I've done my own depth work and recognize that psychotherapy is often hard work - confronting pain, disappointments, and difficult emotions - but it is profound and joyous to be seen, heard, and encouraged.
Would you like to feel more whole, more at ease with yourself, more alive in your life? Coming to psychotherapy, we find we often don't know our hearts and minds, why we suffer, and what will allow change. I offer psychotherapy for late teens and adults wanting to dive deep for real change - greater awareness, bringing light into the shadows, renegotiating who you are and what it is to be alive. I'm particularly oriented to helping unravel complex trauma histories, and supporting those emerging from difficult families of origin where you weren't seen, heard, or given space to become who you truly are.
I am board certified in Rehabilitation Psychology and I have worked for three decades along side people with chronic illness and other medical conditions.
As a specialist in Rehabilitation Psychology, I most often work closely with patients who are managing complex social and medical situations. I build trust and connect with patients about their concerns, fears, and hopes. Most clients are striving to feel more connected to their community and building meaning in their lives. We can all improve in these areas and the science of psychology offers wonderful tools to accomplish these goals. I believe strongly in the power of human resilience in the face of adversity.
I am board certified in Rehabilitation Psychology and I have worked for three decades along side people with chronic illness and other medical conditions.
As a specialist in Rehabilitation Psychology, I most often work closely with patients who are managing complex social and medical situations. I build trust and connect with patients about their concerns, fears, and hopes. Most clients are striving to feel more connected to their community and building meaning in their lives. We can all improve in these areas and the science of psychology offers wonderful tools to accomplish these goals. I believe strongly in the power of human resilience in the face of adversity.
As your therapist, I am willing to walk alongside you: to see what you see, have your back while you explore, and figure out what your pain responds well to.
Even when we recognize that some of our emotional pain is unnecessary, it can still be challenging to understand why we experience this extra suffering and how to alleviate it. Anxiety, depression, trauma reactivation, relationship difficulties, and unhealthy coping strategies are common responses to life experiences and circumstances. Do they need to hurt so and are we stuck with them? Therapy is a great place to gain perspective on what you can change. Also, to widen the horizon from managing pain to living more fully like yourself and to thriving. Because, as Thich Nhat Hanh said, "suffering is not enough".
As your therapist, I am willing to walk alongside you: to see what you see, have your back while you explore, and figure out what your pain responds well to.
Even when we recognize that some of our emotional pain is unnecessary, it can still be challenging to understand why we experience this extra suffering and how to alleviate it. Anxiety, depression, trauma reactivation, relationship difficulties, and unhealthy coping strategies are common responses to life experiences and circumstances. Do they need to hurt so and are we stuck with them? Therapy is a great place to gain perspective on what you can change. Also, to widen the horizon from managing pain to living more fully like yourself and to thriving. Because, as Thich Nhat Hanh said, "suffering is not enough".
I primarily work with young adults and adults facing challenges with ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, and chronic pain. I encourage a collaborative approach to therapy – I am simply a guide who has developed an expertise in supporting the goals of my clients or helping them develop goals which feel personally meaningful. Through identity exploration and development, values building, skills development and symptom reduction, my goal is to lend support to an individual's growing sense of competence, confidence, and empowerment.
I primarily work with young adults and adults facing challenges with ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, and chronic pain. I encourage a collaborative approach to therapy – I am simply a guide who has developed an expertise in supporting the goals of my clients or helping them develop goals which feel personally meaningful. Through identity exploration and development, values building, skills development and symptom reduction, my goal is to lend support to an individual's growing sense of competence, confidence, and empowerment.
Sometimes in life we all need a “companion on the journey,” someone to partner with us and help make sense of our experience, ease our pain, and support our goals. As a therapist, I am committed to providing a safe environment where individuals can identify their strengths, recognize unhelpful patterns, and live into their goals. Working from an integrative, client-centered approach, I seek to support individuals wherever they are on their journey and my approach is holistic, collaborative, and non-judgmental. I value cultural humility and look forward to working with people of all backgrounds, identities, and walks of life.
Sometimes in life we all need a “companion on the journey,” someone to partner with us and help make sense of our experience, ease our pain, and support our goals. As a therapist, I am committed to providing a safe environment where individuals can identify their strengths, recognize unhelpful patterns, and live into their goals. Working from an integrative, client-centered approach, I seek to support individuals wherever they are on their journey and my approach is holistic, collaborative, and non-judgmental. I value cultural humility and look forward to working with people of all backgrounds, identities, and walks of life.
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