Family Therapy in Seattle, WA
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Rachel Gabrielle
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
Current openings! Virtual & WALKING appointments available. Help navigating your out-of-network benefits. The past few years of collective trauma may have amplified the cracks in your life or created new fault lines you can't ignore - so much has changed. I help adult women with any and many of the following: Relationships/Heartbreak/Divorce, questioning compatibility w/a long term partner anxious attachment style, no contact/estrangement w/a
family
member, imposter syndrome/Burnout, navigating male dominated career fields, living with chronic illness, perfectionism & self acceptance, loneliness, existential dread.

Christopher Stevens
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I am committed to helping people live happier, more satisfying lives. I know that relationship and work difficulties, anxiety, depression and cultural issues can make it harder to live the life you want.
I have a flexible style and work collaboratively, taking into account your
family
and personal history, racial/cultural background, religious/spiritual life, sexual orientation, and other identities. Together we will figure out what approach will work best for you.
If you have questions after looking over my profile and website about whether I am the right therapist for you, I offer 20-minute free phone consultations.

Sarah A Fiskness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW, ESA
Verified
Verified
Skills for Life offers therapy for children, adolescents, young adults, and the families that support them. We are located in Madison Valley by Cafe Flora and also offer HIPAA compliant telehealth. Call for a free 15 minute consultation to see if counseling can help your
family
.

Issy Kim Kleiman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I provide counseling for teens who are struggling with school, peer pressure,
family
distress and other social issues.
I am passionate about guiding my clients through a process of self-discovery, helping them learn about their strengths and weaknesses, and assisting them in developing more effective coping skills and communication techniques. I use multiple modalities of counseling, teaching, learning, and healing, and incorporate various psycho-social-educational models within a culture and gender sensitive framework. My approach to therapy is warm, non-judgmental, collaborative, and conversational. I generally work from
family
systems, structural and symbolic experiential theoretical orientations. I use elements of play therapy and story telling in my work with children.

Stephen Kim
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I integrate other evidence-based practices such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Internal
Family
Systems (IFS), and communications/humanistic
family therapy
.
Accepting new clients! I'm so glad you're looking for the help and support you need. Giving voice to your experiences can be scary, but it is a necessary first step toward healing. The way we share our experiences influences how we see ourselves, others, and the world. While we can’t change the past, we can address its impact on our present and future. I hope to create a space where you are heard, supported, and safe to share your story. I will not pretend to have all the answers, but I am wholly committed to supporting you in searching for them. Whatever your reason for being here, I hope you leave knowing your voice matters.

Counseling West Seattle
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
Verified
Areas of Expertise: Abuse Recovery, Adolescents, Children, Couples Counseling, Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence,
Family
Counseling, Grief and Loss and Reunification Counseling .
I am Toni Napoli, Director and founder of Counseling West Seattle. I have been in private practice since 1995. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has spent the past thirty years providing the best comprehensive care to my clients. As current director, no longer practicing, I have enjoyed my mission of helping others and watching them grow and have passed the baton on to the experienced counselors at Counseling West Seattle: Elliot Grossman, Ernie McGarry, Stefani Morris, Gayle Zeller, Crystal Shipos, Larisa Wendfeldt, Aubrey Hardesty and Colette Swenson.

Jennifer Yost
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
In addition to traditional talk therapy sessions, I also work well with clients who are seeking a holistic approach to address emotional, mental, and spiritual/energetic needs. The body-mind connection is integrated into individual sessions facilitated to your specific issue or life situation. Through counseling and/or Reiki, I work to assist you in finding or re-learning to trust your inner voice to help you more effectively deal with past trauma, or challenging
family
or social situations. I am highly intuitive, assisting you to clear what is blocking you energetically on emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual levels.

Rachel Baska
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MedFT, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am a Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist
who has a heart for empowering women to live joyfully inside their bodies through liberation-work and self-compassion. I approach therapy from a systemic, person-centered, feminist, sex-positive, and HAES lens that's rooted in social justice. I understand the ways that oppression and trauma influence how we connect with our bodies and I view coping mechanisms as survival strategies that develop in response to our experiences. I believe there is wisdom in our coping and I enjoy helping clients compassionately attune to their body’s needs and connect to their intuition.
Seattle, WA 98103
& Online

Stephanie M Mustopich
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MHP, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Welcome! You've already taken the first step of searching for a therapist for yourself or a loved one. I want to acknowledge how difficult that can be and am here to help support you through the rest of the journey. I see adolescents and adults for a variety of issues such as
family
conflict, depression, anxiety or peer relationships. I find it deeply rewarding to provide therapy to those who identify anywhere on the LGBT spectrum. Building a trusting relationship is my first priority. We will create a safe, non-judgmental space together where you can meet your goals.

Brave Heart Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, ACM-SW
Verified
Verified
I am trained in Individual,
Family
and Couples Psychotherapy.
I believe you know yourself best, but may need to make time and space to reconnect with you. I apply an integrative, holistic approach that examines each person's experience while taking into account the context in which they exist. The foundation of my work is establishing a brave space of safety and trust, while embracing compassion, empathy, non-judgment and openness.
Waitlist for new clients

Salvéo Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
For over 20 years, I have been working with adults, children, and families in various roles: elementary school teacher, teacher trainer, caregiver advocate, parent coach, and Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist
.
I generally work with parents and caregivers of neurodiverse children to help them navigate raising their unique humans. I also work with individuals struggling with anxiety and depression brought on by chronic or sudden life stressors. This work is largely about identifying and examining old beliefs, coping mechanisms, and patterns of communication from the person's past that are no longer useful in current situations. In this way, people can learn and grow beyond their old habits.

Alexandria Scalone
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
It can be discouraging to be a caregiver and effectively navigate stressors related to work, school, home,
family
, or peers.
I am a play therapist who specializes in child/teen and parent/caregiver relationships. You or your child may be experiencing BIG feelings, a life transition, and/or parenting struggles. Your teen might be experiencing high anxiety or perfectionist behavior and not able to handle the stress of school and friendships. I am silly and utilize metaphors and toys through play as a means of communication. My therapy sessions are often experiential—I believe that play, art, music, and movement are natural forms of self-expression for children and teens. I am a neurodivergent and LBGTQIA+ affirming therapist.
Waitlist for new clients

Jen Graves
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I provide individual, couple, and
family therapy
, brief or long-term, specializing in couples and trained at the world-renowned Couples Institute.
It’s hard to be a person. Even when life is at its most joyful, our relationships, our pasts, and the constant presence of change can be overwhelming, confusing, or defeating. I’m here to help with that. Therapy is my second career. I chose this work because I believe everybody deserves nonjudgmental support, whether they are in crisis, preparing for change, or simply stuck. I have seen what can happen when pain has no witness. I have also experienced the transformations that can take place when hurt and struggle are seen, heard, and met with compassion, understanding, and perspective.

Mariette Guidry
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
As a Child &
Family Therapist
, I help your child or teen navigate through important life challenges. I strive to create a safe space where children can feel comfortable and understood, making it easier for them to engage with therapy in a beneficial way.
Waitlist for new clients

Lindsay McCue
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, LMFTA
Verified
6 Endorsed
Verified
6 Endorsed
We’ll explore common patterns & use established interventions that include the individualized, client centered context of culture,
family
, and relationships.
I believe the most successful outcomes require a good fit between the client and the therapist, and I strive to work collaboratively with clients to help them live a more satisfying and fulfilling life. I understand that every problem is unique, and I enjoy working with complex feelings and situations, making sense of them, and working through them alongside my clients. I recognize that each situation is unique, and therefore approach my work using a client-centered, strengths-based model. I occasionally assign homework and guide activities in session, and make it a point to check in regarding the progress of treatment.

Lennon Micciulla
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I offer sex therapy, couples therapy, and
family therapy
.
Currently accepting new clients! - I am an interactive, experiential, and conversational therapist. As part of the queer community, I enjoy working with all LGBTQIA+ people (ages 18 and up) wanting to explore identity development, gender and sexuality, sex and intimacy, attachment styles and patterns, and trauma healing and processing. Founded in attachment theory, I incorporate experiential and body-based theories (like Emotionally Focused Therapy) when working with all couples and partnerships to help you navigate conflict, increase emotional and sexual intimacy, repair attachment wounds, and create strong, lasting relationships.

Eric Evan Embrey
Counselor, MA, LMCH, CMHS, MHP
Verified
Verified
While I do not specialize in one specific area, I am drawn to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and
Family
of Origin work for Individual Therapy and Gottman and Emotionally Focused for Couples.
I offer authentic, collaborative, compassionate and strengths-based telehealth counseling services for individuals and couples. Common challenges that I work with include identifying and reducing unhelpful patterns, difficultly with making positive changes happen, ongoing sadness, loss (e.g., job, partner), loneliness, excessive worry, adjusting to a new city, or simply trying to cope in an increasingly fast paced, anxiety producing and complex world. I am particularly well-known in the community for assisting young adults build and navigate independent living skills. My style is to listen and to engage with your goals in mind.

Jenée O’Brien
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA
Verified
Verified
thrive-
family
-therapy.
I am a lifelong student of psychology, and a fellow work-in-progress. In my experience, secure relationships, self-care, healthy habits, and routines are foundational components of good mental health. I treat couples, individuals, and families as unique individuals with a systemic orientation. This means that I seek to learn each client's perspective and consider both the internal and external influences and relationships that may be impacting them. Imagine a safe place to come as you are, and be who you are. I will help you to see you are enough. We start by loving what is and grow from there.
Waitlist for new clients

Mallory Johnson
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Truth. Life’s complicated and we’re too hard on ourselves. My clients are typically women going through two key transitions in their life: emerging adulthood and adjusting to parenthood. My clients are often leaving home, graduating school, establishing their careers, and starting a
family
. They are often really good at taking care of others and not so good at taking care of themselves. I specialize in working with anxiety, self-doubt, perfectionism, boundary and relationship challenges. As well as concerns related to the adjustment to parenthood, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma, infertility, and pregnancy loss.

Lauren Doran
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA
Verified
Verified
I would be honored to walk alongside you, your relationship, your child or
family
to provide a safe space to make-meaning, build confidence, and tap into your strengths.
Are you looking for support as a gifted, twice-exceptional, and neurodiverse child, individual, partner or parent? Do you feel lost navigating sensitivity, intensity, perfectionism, emotional regulation, anxiety and depression? Do you need support to improve communication and connection in your relationship with your partner(s)? Could you use support moving through life transitions and building self-esteem? You are not alone. I work at Gifted Together, a group of collaborative therapists who work together to provide wrap-around care to support gifted and twice-exceptional individuals, couples, and families.
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Family Therapy
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.