Emotionally Focused Therapists in Seattle, WA

My approach counseling is to promote hope, healing, contentment, and lasting growth, for the clients I have the privilege of serving. My mission is to provide a safe, nonjudgemental, and empathetic space, to dive deeper into the inevitable ebb and flow of our collective human experience. While at the same time, I'll introduce tools to help you enhance your strengths and uncover your greatest potential to evolve and heal from within. I'll utilize contextual, historical, intersectional, and cross-cultural techniques, in order to uniquely foster sustainable and transformative change to achieve and maintain holistic wellness.

I specialize in helping adults of all walks of life, navigate significant life changes, cope with mild mood challenges, & provide support in sex therapy. Yes, I'm a sex therapist! My goal is to create a welcoming online space where you can openly share your thoughts & feelings, gain valuable insights, & develop the skills to empower yourself, whether related to your sexual journey or not. My passion is breaking the stigma around sex and sexual expression, especially in the context of mental health, with a focus on supporting people of color (POC). I believe mental health and sexual well-being are vital for overall wellness.

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.

Grief is a natural response to loss. Loss can be the death of someone, or the end of something, a change in ability or perception, a change in relationship with someone, or a traumatic event. The response (grief and sorrow) to these life events is painful and emotional but can also be physical. It can be expressed with depression and anxiety, as well as cognitively and behaviorally. The goal of treatment is to find peace and understand each individual's strengths, and ability to heal.

If you are someone who struggles with loneliness, people-pleasing behaviors, and avoiding conflict, I can help. You may long for love, belonging, safety, and truly mattering to the people around you, and yet you find yourself held back by anxiety, shame, guilt, and fear of failure. You might be afraid of relying on and getting "too close" to others. I love working with clients who are ready to work on their relationships with partners, family, and themselves. I can help you learn to trust, nurture, and understand yourself so that you can establish meaningful and authentic relationships with others.

Foundational to my practice is the idea that we all deserve to be seen, understood, felt, and cared for. I am passionate about working with individual adults experiencing challenges with stressful life transitions, relationship concerns, identity development, trauma, and struggles with anxiety and depression. I use a biopsychosocial approach to attend to mind, body, and heart to create greater resilience and a deeper connection with yourself, with others, and with the world around you.

Seeking therapy is a courageous, empowering step. Although you are strong, you shouldn't have to walk through life's hardships alone. I provide individual and couples counseling with a mindful and compassionate approach around subjects such as grief and loss, depression and anxiety, reclaiming one's self esteem, relational trauma, conflict resolution, fertility struggles, and new motherhood, to name a few. I am continually amazed by our natural ability to heal and thrive given the right kind of attention and caring presence.

Welcome to my practice. People often seek out a therapist at a time of crisis such as a loss, transition, career change, or relationship problem. Therapy can be helpful with many such situations, and can also serve to cast a wider view on recurring themes in our lives. Thus, it can be just a few sessions, or a longer-term working relationship. I welcome, and honor, clients of all backgrounds and identities. I strive to provide a safe, open, respectful, and warm environment for you to explore your concerns. As a licensed psychologist, it is my privilege and my responsibility to offer a professional perspective on your concerns.

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.

Fatima’s therapy practice focuses on implementing Art Therapy directives, Trauma-informed care, Attachment-based theory, Experiential, Spirituality/holistic approach and Person-centered theory. Fatima is the Owner of Medicine Heart PLLC. Fatima has a M.A in Clinical Mental Health counseling with a specialization in Art Therapy, Chemical Dependency, and Somatic-Interventions.

I work well with clients who are struggling to thrive in everyday life, who need a path forward and feel stuck. If you've been experiencing depression, anxiety, increased anger, irritability, frustrations with relationships, a depleted sense of self, or a whole host of problems, then we might be a great fit. Some folks I work with don't want to live anymore or experience strong urges to harm themselves. When working with folks who experience any of these symptoms, my goal is to help you identify and work toward living a life you find joyful and meaningful.

I want to learn about your unique life experiences that have made you who you are. Your perspectives, passions, interests, and aspirations serve as invaluable tools in therapy and can help guide us towards the growth and future you envision. I strongly believe that therapy is an experience that must be built from trust and collaboration and I aspire to maintain a space same and judgment free. As such, I believe that being respectful and mindful of contextual factors that impact our lives (e.g., race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion/ spirituality) is an integral aspect of therapy.

Welcome to my practice. My goal in therapy with you is that you’re free of the symptoms as you define them that embody your suffering - large or small. I offer individual therapy and am an approved supervisor in Washington State for candidates working toward their Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker certification. Find out more about my practice here: gibbardkline.com

Hi there! I am a relational and holistic therapist working via telehealth. My clients are generally tired of feeling disconnected from themselves and others. They want to be able to trust themselves and heal from the past. They want hope and empowerment to be free from the trauma and issues that continue to effect their daily life. They want to understand their emotions, rather than their emotions controlling them. I want to help my clients to tap into their inner strength and wisdom and I believe I provide practical tools to achieving these goals.

Have you been struggling through life lately? Or maybe you feel stuck, like something is preventing you from becoming you really are, or who you really want to be? Maybe you've been feeling worried or overwhelmed, lost meaning and purpose in life, or more distant from the people you care about. Maybe you've tried to make changes to make your life better, or maybe you don't even know where to begin. That's okay, you're in the right spot. I help people just like you overcome the struggles and setbacks in their life. Together we can get you from feeling overwhelmed, unmotivated, and disconnected to calm, confident, and centered.

Immediate availability. I help people struggling to connect in relationships. Maybe you and your loved one just do not see eye to eye and have constant fights. This leads to feelings of not being seen or heard. It leaves you feeling alone in a relationship that is suppose to feel safe, loving, and connected. If you are tired of the constant conflict and the disconnection and is ready to do the work to heal and restore your relationship, I might be the therapist for you. I work with all kinds of relationships including couples, polycules, families and your relationship with yourself.

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.

Discover the Northwest Institute on Intimacy (NWIOI) for expert guidance in strengthening you & your relationships. With 25+ years of experience and a unique blend of spiritual, sexual, and emotional expertise, we've developed a unique approach that combines spiritual, sexual, and emotional tools to heal & enhance your life. Our 28 therapists have unparalleled training & expertise. Less than 5% of therapists in the US are trained as comprehensively in individual, couple, family, sex therapy, & healing trauma, racial, & sexual oppression. Many medical clinics refer only to us due to our experience serving people w pain and illness.

I work with individuals who want to make sense of their emotions, heal from trauma, and build authentic relationships with their loved ones. Many of my clients are brave change-makers, the first in their family to break multi-generational patterns. They wonder how to forgive, cast away anger, and move forward while at the same time standing up for themselves and their needs. They want tools for immediate relief, but they want to go beyond managing symptoms. They know that this work is so much bigger than themselves and that they are creating a new legacy for future generations