Therapists in Spokane, WA

If you struggle with anxiety, stress, trauma and depression I can help. I use recent techniques learned from Neurobiology research and Acoustic Sound Medicine that provide immediate relief. I have 30 years experience and bring that knowledge to make sure that you leave the first session with tools that help. There is no need to continue to feel stressed and overwhelmed any longer. I focus on building your self awareness and ability to control how you react to stress through becoming mindful of your needs and thought process and applying tools that work.

Hello, I'm Lori. Do you experience feelings of not knowing where to turn or what to do next? Have you been through something that you're not sure how to handle? I want you to know I see you and I appreciate your struggle. I am here to create a safe and trusting environment for you to explore your feelings, difficult experiences and traumas. My goal is to create a collaborative relationship with you to support you to heal, adjust and thrive. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Applied Behavioral Analysis, and working on my certification in EMDR. I work with children, teens and adults and want to help you get unstuck.

As a therapist I am passionate about guiding children, adolescents, and adults who are navigating daily stressors, life transitions, and working towards the actualization of their true selves. I help clients connect with their values and find empowerment to create meaningful change in their lives. I have experience working with a variety of clients seeking guidance and healing for anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, coping skills, and support through the ever changing stages of life.

Hi and welcome! My name is Vanessa Richardson, I am a therapist who brings compassion and sincerity to the therapeutic process. To reach me it is best to text the office line and someone will get back to you ASAP. My professional background includes working with couples, individuals, families, special education population, extensive experience in working with families building upon their natural support along with individuals and couples from all different walks of life. I gained my experience in the clinical field working in a high-school setting, and community mental health outreach program.

Life is hard. We are all on a search for meaning and purpose. I work to create an open and comfortable place where clients can work through their struggles to better their lives and heal relationships. I will work to empower you to help you become stronger in your life by working through difficulties, helping you to move forward with fulfillment and joy. My personal worldview comes from following Jesus, but my goal is to be with you as you work through life whatever your background, faith, or life story is. My desire is to walk with people through hard times. We all go through them and sometimes we just need a hand.

I offer a non-judgmental space to explore the biggest, messiest, most meaningful questions of your heart and mind. I work with people who struggle with anxiety, PTSD, motivation, perfectionism, burn-out, and stress, as well as those navigating the unique challenges of being highly sensitive. I also work with those whose symptoms don’t easily fit into these categories…. they feel existential dread, or deeply lonely, or wonder if others know something about joy and wonder that they do not.

Whether you are having your first therapeutic experience or have been involved with the counseling world previously; it is important to find the right person to share this experience with. I am currently working with children, adolescents, adults and families with various mental health concerns. Some of my areas of specialization include trauma and abuse, grief/loss anxiety, and depression.

I am currently accepting new clients for in person and online sessions. I am here to meet with you no matter where you are at in life. My priority is for you to be comfortable, accepted, heard and understood. I believe you have everything within you that you need to live your best life. Considering your strengths, values, identities and goals is very important to me. Whether you are feeling depressed, hopeless, anxious, having trouble with a relationship, working on a life change or just need someone to process and contemplate with, I am here.

I am interested in religious issues and resources in therapy, marital and pre-marital counseling, adolescents and their families, gender roles, gender identity issues, fathering, and adult development. I have worked extensively over the last 30 years with adolescents, couples, and families. My therapy consists of looking at present and past ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving so as to nurture hope, find solutions, and create meaning.

I have had the privilege of working in community mental health since 2016 and have most enjoyed being able to meet with and take the journey with clients from many diverse backgrounds, facing various mental health challenges. Most humans want and need to be understood without the fear of judgment in order to thrive and create positive change. I am able to help meet the needs of those facing trauma, co-dependency, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, ADHD, relationship challenges and phase of life challenges.

Life – with all its beauty – is filled with adversity. Struggles may be opportunities for growth and development. Without hardship our capacity to reach our full potential is limited. I encourage clients to look inward, recognize their emotions, and explore their current thought and behavior patterns. My goal is to help clients clarify their values, shift their thinking in a self-compassionate way, and practice new behaviors. My approach includes a blend of cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing techniques, an experiential creative process (e.g., art, play, sand play), and when appropriate, an existential approach.

For clients who are dealing with unhealthy, and sometimes even harmful sexual behaviors, their struggle is often enshrouded in shame and secrecy. These behaviors can affect anyone. Immediate access to pornography and the cloak of anonymity make it easy to become ensnared in unwanted behaviors. For clients who are dealing with concerns about their sexual functioning, it is often due to multiple causes that can be medical, relational, and/or psychological in nature. Often it is difficult to talk about these concerns with others around us given how private and personal these concerns are.

With over 30 years of experience in providing mental health services, my approach integrates varied perspectives in supporting people in finding relief from emotional and relational pain. Symptoms are often expressing deeper experiences that have wounded your sense of trust in yourself, in others, in life in general, and may have left you struggling with knowing your own sense of meaning, purpose, and hope. You deserve an authentic, compassionate, safe, and hopeful place to reflect, and to seek help and healing. I am committed to providing effective, genuine, and meaningful help primarily to adults and teens.

I feel humbled when collaborating with clients, understanding that we are all going through something. It takes courage and vulnerability to reach out when you are struggling with life's challenges. Emotions can be difficult to feel and work through alone. I work with adolescents and adults in the areas of depression, anxiety, grief and loss, coping with chronic illness, relationship problems, and parenting, to name a few. Some of our focus will be practicing being in the moment, challenging any distorted thoughts, and creating a new narrative of how we view ourselves.

I am passionate about Sports Performance Therapy and have training and experience to implement sports psychology skills and techniques with athletes of all ages and levels in order to effectively identify, address, and resolve their struggles with performance and overall mental health issues. Using motivators such as meaning and purpose, my goal is for clients to feel and perform at their best – not just in their given sport, but also in their relationships and life concerns. I guide clients on relaxation techniques, positive self-talk, and their discovery of tools to cope with the pressures of competition, relationships, and life.

My goal is the enhance the lives of people by creating balance and peace in the challenges life sometimes brings. I believe therapy is a courageous journey toward self-awareness and self-discovery. I strive to provide a safe and peaceful space in which clients can learn new coping skills to enable them to move toward their life goals. I tailor my counseling style to each individual client's needs and use a variety of methods. My commitment to you as your therapist is to provide a space to create transformation, assist you in discovering your authentic self, and provide effective therapy that will foster lasting change.

Youth voices are often silenced, shut down, or misunderstood. Whether you are struggling with your identity, processing trauma or simply feeling lost—I am here to listen. As a counselor, my goal is to make the healing process as accessible and enjoyable as possible. Together we will build a safe, creative space to process and grow. My approach is primarily humanist and strengths-based, which means that I focus on the client, their story, and their strengths. I tend to blend a variety of modalities, including CBT, mindfulness, narrative therapy and roleplay.

I am so glad you are here! My therapeutic approach is guided through relational and holistic practices, which involves seeing my client as people and not as a diagnosis or problem. I value each clients story, childhood trauma and generational trauma, culture, identity, and values. I believe we each hold stories that are unique to us and should be held with care. My goal as a therapist is to create a space that is safe, and healing for clients. I want each client to feel truly seen and heard.