Psychodynamic Therapists in Seattle, WA
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John A Lembo
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified
Verified
These include, Relational
Psychodynamic
Theory, Attachment Theory, and Trauma Theory.
I seek to create a warm, down-to-earth, and accepting experience for you to explore the hard-ass things in life. Many of us, myself included, were rarely taught how to connect with and understand our emotions, and so when we experience difficult feelings like shame, fear, and pain, we don’t know how to engage them in a helpful way. But that can change. We will work together to promote positive change and restore direction, meaning, and resilience during these difficult times. We will be teammates in our work together.
Not accepting new clients
Eve McCarthy LMHC
Counselor, LMHC, MA
Verified
Verified
I currently work with individuals, and couples. I strive to create a trusting, safe and empowering environment in order to promote positive change. I believe that our early relationships influence and shape our relationships into adulthood. Exploring these past relationships is essential for change because they contribute to our current life stressors, negative thinking patterns, relationships and our ability to cope with challenges. I incorporate, attachment theory, dialectal behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy and
psychodynamic
therapy in treatment. My desire is to assist you in understanding yourself, and learn tools to thrive in all aspects of your life.
Melissa Hawkins
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in helping women, men, and couples struggling with relationship issues, sexual concerns, infertility, depression, and anxiety. I work to establish a place where people can disclose and focus on their most personal challenges openly and honestly. I view treatment as a compassionate and collaborative process. I work to help clients reach their goals by listening carefully to and understanding present concerns and problems. My therapeutic orientation is best described as integrative, drawing strongly from interpersonal,
psychodynamic
, and cognitive-behavioral therapy modalities.
Leslie Vriesman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
6 Endorsed
Verified
6 Endorsed
My approach is primarily relational but borrows from
psychodynamic
, psychoanalytic and attachment therapies.
**CURRENTLY OFFERING TELETHERAPY SESSIONS in ARIZONA & WASHINGTON** Relationships can be challenging, particularly the ones that are most important to us. We want to feel known, connected and loved but often end up hurt and lonely, stuck in patterns which aren't working. Relational pain can show up as anxiety, fear, depression or grief among other things. I have extensive training in Psychodyamic Therapy. I have also learned directly from masters in the field of Couples Therapy: John & Julie Gottman and Phil Ringstrom to address these very issues.
Patrick J Rettig
Counselor, MA, LMHCA, LPC
Verified
Verified
My main approach is
Psychodynamic
Therapy, which addresses the root cause of emotional and mental problems.
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.
Not accepting new clients
Doriane Nieburgs
Counselor, MA, LMHC, CMHS
Verified
Verified
I draw on several approaches including
Psychodynamic
, Existential, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral, The Nurtured Heart Approach to Parenting, and techniques from Art and Play Therapy.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Washington with a Master’s Degree from Seattle University in Existential-Phenomenological Psychology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Art and English. My therapeutic approach is client centered and based on my belief that we naturally strive toward health and balance. I work with you on your goals to promote change, purpose, meaning, connection, and solutions to issues you bring to your sessions. I often use Art Therapy techniques with children and adults as a way to go deeper into feelings and self-discovery. I use Play Therapy techniques with children.
Bobby Martin
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MACP, LMHCA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My therapeutic orientation is
psychodynamic
in nature, based on the observation that people are often unaware of unconscious influences that determine their perceptions and actions. Lack of awareness can often lead to behavior that often constrains their abilities to fully comprehend or work through the difficulties they are facing. My hope is to help remove problematic symptoms that prohibit individuals from participating in meaningful relationships and leading full and productive lives as an active and positive contributor to their community.
Sherry Thomas
MA, LMHC, SUDP
Verified
Verified
Psychotherapy, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy,
Psychodynamic
, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Compassionate Inquiry & CBT.
My therapy practice is humanistic, client centered & mind/body/spirit oriented. Above all, I believe the answers are within you. I will never invalidate your experience, or feelings; I will never tell you to move on, get over, or let go of something that is weighing on you. I want to explore, uncover and help you process what is stuck and holding you back. When past experiences are treated with honor and loving kindness, instead of shame, blame, or are minimized, they have opportunity to heal. Your innate resilience has opportunity to kick in & you can achieve your goals. I strive to create a warm, safe & nurturing space
Sophie Odegaard
Counselor, LMHCA
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I incorporate several theories and modalities into my therapeutic practice including Client centered therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment Theory, and
Psychodynamic
Theory.
As a psychotherapist, I believe that building healthy and fulfilling relationships is the foundation of change in all areas of life. I work with both couples and individual clients in identifying and achieving personal and relational goals. In therapy, we will work together to understand the struggles that a couple or individual client is facing and provide helpful tools to navigate them. I am committed to creating a safe, honest, and collaborative therapeutic space with a dash of humor, where I encourage my clients to explore and challenge their negative patterns and beliefs to produce lasting changes.
Seattle, WA 98103
& Online
Elizabeth Sikes
Counselor, PhD, LMHC
Verified
Verified
I specialize in working in a way that is client-centered, relational, and
psychodynamic
.
Are you going through a major life transition, such as a recent move to Seattle or a change in the status of your -or a loved one's-job, relationship, or health? Major transitions in life, whether seen as positive or negative, can stir up a lot of mixed emotions and bring up old issues from the past. I am experienced in helping people during times of confusion, grief and loss, depression and anxiety, and of struggle with old traumatic injuries. I can help you find compassion, open insight, and create value and meaning from this time of transition.
Mira Farrow
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LSWAIC
Verified
Verified
Life can be complicated and stressful at times and change can include triggers making the journey complicated. During these times it is human to reach out for empathy, support, and safety. My therapy approach is guided by the needs of each individual I work with. We will collaboratively create affirming, safe space to share and address your needs and concerns, explore potential solutions, and honor growth, no matter what stage your are at along your journey to a more fulfilled life. I employ a
psychodynamic
approach to therapy for healing of trauma and identity exploration. I treat all individuals with dignity and respect.
Serena Konkin
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
Verified
Certain passages in life call one to walk hand in hand with uncertainty. I offer my clients support and guidance through periods of instability, change, and self-discovery. My approach is collaborative and process based, encouraging a sense of trust, safety, and self-agency. Integrating Jungian,
psychodynamic
, humanistic, and family systems techniques, I work with each individual to develop their inner emotional resources and natural creative resilience.
Ela Eland
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
Verified
I blend
psychodynamic
and mindfulness approaches, with particular attention to trauma, attachment wounds, and past or present relationship issues.
My style is warm, genuine and open. Together we will learn to listen to your inner and outer experience in order to better understand, and attend to, your unspoken needs, injuries, fears, and uncertainties. I work with individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship issues, relationship breakup, career and workplace issues, life transitions, abandonment, co-dependency, and loss and grief.
Joan Fiore
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Verified
Verified
My experience ranges from systems to
psychodynamic
to cognitive behavioral and sex therapy.
As a licensed psychologist for 36 years, I have worked with a wide variety of clients, helping them to successfully move through their challenges and achieve their goals. Examples of these goals could be symptom relief, improved marriages/relationships, working through problems with teens and parenting, personal growth, improved relationships with friends or colleagues at work, increased satisfaction with feelings about yourself or your direction. My style is highly engaged and interactive. I will provide a safe/caring environment, focusing on your strengths as well as your areas of pain and distress.
Clarkie Hussey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I work from a
psychodynamic
approach, which seeks to understand symptoms rather than just manage them, views most human experiences as containing conflicting thoughts and feelings, and believes that self-honesty is fundamental to growth and healing.
There's a certain feeling of a "click" when someone really gets what you're saying; that's what I'm always after in session. I'll keep an eye out for your signs that you're not feeling heard, and encourage you to voice your reactions to me and to our therapy. I hope that from a base of a strong understanding, we will develop the space to re-examine some of your assumptions and consider your difficulties from new angles.
Seattle, WA 98119
& Online
Not accepting new clients
George Ankuta
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
My therapeutic work incorporates
psychodynamic
and humanistic approaches as needed for a particular person and situation.
My approach involves meeting each individual person where they are when they start therapy and forming a warn collaborative relationship. I provide a safe and comfortable environment in which people can explore the concerns that brought them into psychotherapy. Relationships are complex and people often want to understand more about how they interact with others and evolve in a way that promotes having better relationships.
Derynne Samson
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA, LMHCA
Verified
Verified
My
psychodynamic
and experiential approach is informed by Emotion Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, depth psychology and mindfulness practices.
Is your relationship with yourself and others thrown off balance by unresolved fears, shame, or guilt? Do you wish to communicate your needs more easily or had the self-confidence to set boundaries? Are you stuck at the threshold of a life transition and need someone to hold your hand? You are not alone and I am here to help. I am of the mind that the only way out is in. I welcome you to embark on a journey into yourself, where you may discover abandoned and rejected parts of yourself, and a wellspring of insight and self-compassion for your most difficult challenges.
Sarah J Kyle
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
10 Endorsed
Verified
10 Endorsed
I use an attachment-based,
psychodynamic
, and intersectional feminist approach to therapy.
I specialize in couples therapy, where I help partners work toward relational repair after infidelity, betrayal, or ongoing conflict. I also work with individuals who want to work through attachment and relationship issues, identity development, spirituality, trauma, anxiety, and depression. Therapy is work that asks a great deal from us, but it also holds potential for meaningful change: to awaken to your own life, to make strides toward repairing broken bonds, and to imagine new possibilities and new ways of being, for yourself and for your relationships.
Michal Goldring Keidar
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
The heart of my work as a therapist is helping my clients transform their relationships with others as well as with themselves to a healthy, empowering and meaningful ones. I've been in practice over a decade, providing therapy to individuals, couples families and groups. I'm informed by research based therapy methods including anti oppressive
psychodynamic
therapy, CBT, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), narrative therapy, attachment theory and EMDR. I'm a Gottman educator in the 'Bringing Baby Home' (BBH) to expecting and new parents and The 7 Principles Program for couples'.
Whitney Losee
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
6 Endorsed
Verified
6 Endorsed
My therapeutic framework is intersectional, relational &
psychodynamic
.
Our inner worlds are complex & influenced by a myriad of ever changing experiences & relationships. Some of these factors highjack our security in who we are & limit our ability to authentically participate in our own lives. Therapy is an invitation to examine your narrative & grow an imagination for what kind of life you want to live as a result. Developing a more expansive understanding of yourself enables a unique brand of resiliency, flexibility & courage to live with more creativity & freedom. We come to know ourselves best in relationship & my hope is ours becomes a safe homebase as you live out the hard questions of life.
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Psychodynamic Therapists
Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found psychodynamic therapy to be effective in treating conditions like social anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, some personality disorders, and depression; indeed, some studies have found it to be just as effective as CBT or medication. What’s more, several studies have found that the benefits of psychodynamic therapy tend to endure—even grow—long after treatment has ended.
How long does psychodynamic therapy last?
Unlike CBT and other more structured forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapy tends to be open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to three times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. However, brief psychodynamic therapy is available, which tends to be more goal-oriented and typically unfolds over 16 to 30 sessions.
Does psychodynamic therapy work?
Research finds that psychodynamic therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. The modality may also offer a range of benefits that are harder to measure but just as valuable—such as increased self-worth or healthier relationships. While no therapy type will work for everyone, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that psychodynamic therapy can be highly effective.
What are the limitations of psychodynamic therapy?
Some meta-analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that psychodynamic therapy can effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, or psychosis, though it is sometimes used to do so. More broadly, the open-ended, free-association structure of psychodynamic therapy may be frustrating for clients who prefer a more structured, time-limited, or goal-oriented approach.