Women's Issues Therapists in Ravenna, Seattle, WA

APRIL 2022- Accepting new clients. Welcome! I'm a Stanford trained psychologist who works collaboratively with individuals and couples who are experiencing problems with relationships, attachment issues, anxiety or challenging life circumstances. My style is warm and casual and I like to bring humor to my sessions. I also specialize in working with individuals recovering from divorce and infidelity, as well as women's issues. In addition, I provide emotional support for parents of neurodivergent and 2e kids.

You are overwhelmed with work-life balance, stress, anxiety, parenting, or feeling stuck. You feel bad about yourself, and you’re constantly depleted of energy. Your relationships with people who are important to you - such as your partner, children, other family members, or friends - are suffering, and you’re not able to assert the boundaries you need, to put yourself first, or to feel happy or in control. Perhaps you’re overwhelmed with stress related to identities that are important to you, such as your sexual identity, gender or gender identity, race, ethnicity, or religion. You know there must be another way.

I have been helping couples for the last decade in my private practice manage their conflict in healthier, more effective ways. I am now offering in person couple's retreats on the Island of Maui. We will take a deep dive into your relationship and learn what your blocks are and if we can begin to remove them or learn how to navigate them. You will also leave with a plan on how to maintain this new way of connecting with one another over the months and years to come. I also offer an online course for couple, which uses the research done by Dr.'s John and Julie Gottman and The Gottman Institute. www.marriage-therapy.teachable.com

The goals of therapy are directed toward providing a positive and collaborative forum to ease presenting difficulties; and draw on the individual's strengths and resilience to enable greater contentment and satisfaction in life. The foundation from which I view issues is from a systems approach. Thus, my focus is on the relational context that each individual resides within. Additionally, I borrow ideas from Attachment , Emotionally Focused, Cognitive-Behavioral, and EMDR constructs when tailoring goals developed for each person's unique needs.

I'm a seasoned individual and group psychotherapist who loves her work. I'm guided by the belief that most of the time we have our own answers, but sometimes we need help uncovering our own answers and trusting our own judgment. Depending on your needs, we may: 1. work psychodynamically (explore your history and it influences current life), 2. work cognitive- behaviorally (explore how distorted beliefs affect your feelings & behavior) or, 3. work to resolve difficult experiences by weaving back and forth between the "here & now" and the past.

Accepting new clients and supervisee's (8/2023). My therapeutic approach draws from varied perspectives offered by relational and attachment-focused theories. By thoughtfully integrating these approaches, I strive to provide a comprehensive understanding of my clients' concerns, and help them explore the ways in which their past experiences and relationships have shaped their present challenges. At the heart of my approach is a deep commitment to fostering personal growth and clarity in my clients' lives. I strive to guide clients' to a deeper understanding to help them make meaningful and thoughtful progress towards their goals.

I believe we are all created for connection in relationship, and that all relationships have the potential to bring great joy and great struggle. Through our therapeutic relationship, by addressing the concerns that bring you to therapy, a process occurs that produces healing, transformation, and growth. My approach to counseling varies, but is rooted in trauma-informed, relational psychotherapy, focusing on key attachment relationships, and exploring the moments, social and cultural constructs, and ideologies that have shaped you.

Reaching out for therapy can be a vulnerable and brave thing to do. I believe that everyone deserves to prioritize their mental health and therapy can be a great space for that. I hope to create an warm, safe, open, non-judgmental space where you feel seen, understood, accepted, and supported. I offer both individual and couples therapy and enjoy building relationships with my clients to help support them in what they are navigating. I have experience supporting clients navigating depression, anxiety, grief, and relationship challenges.

You are worthy of being seen, known and deeply understood—my hope is that beginning in our first meeting together, you, your relationship or your child will experience that. Offering ourselves grace, holding ourselves with compassion, and tuning into our own needs can be challenging. Especially when we are experiencing anxiety, depression, a difficult life transition, or a conflict in relationship. You don't have to do it alone.

Finding yourself amidst the chaos of work, parenting, relationships, and life in general can be tricky. You might know that you need some attention, but it feels impossible (or even wrong) to prioritize yourself. Perhaps you're afraid to slow down and deal with those things that you routinely push aside - tough relationships, work and career, hard decisions, your past. Whatever might be bringing you here, you are deserving of a space to connect with yourself and generate movement toward growth, healing, and positive change.

Are you standing on the threshold of a heartbreaking or unimaginable tragedy? It could be a midlife transition, a death, an empty nest, a divorce, a different unspeakable loss, or even a gnawing pain that haunts you from the past that you don't know how to shake. Despite how good you are at "holding it together," I understand how exhausting & painful it can be to navigate loss. I've been in this place before too, & I want you to know that hope is waiting for you even if you feel breathless, broken, or lost. My work is all about helping you claim your precious life despite the pain & maybe even because of it!

I strive to provide an open and inclusive space for folks to explore who they are and any challenges within their world. This exploration can be difficult, which is why I hope having a support to guide you in this process will create a sense of safety and foster growth. Together we can work on things like coping skills, exploring trauma, interpersonal conflict, radical self-acceptance and more.

I’m passionate about supporting women to experience safety, belonging, and abundance. My work focuses on accessing your inherent strengths and resources to cultivate self-acceptance, empowerment, and joy. I believe genuine human connection can be profoundly therapeutic, and I’m committed to offering a supportive space where you are welcome to come exactly as you are. I have worked with a diverse range of clients and specialize in trauma, both acute and complex. I have a special interest in supporting refugees, survivors of developmental trauma, foster children, foster families, and veterans.

Accepting new clients! I'm queer and I specialize in supporting LGBTQ+ and nonmonogamous adults around trauma, family of origin issues, gender affirming care, and anxiety, including OCD. Before therapy, my clients think: Being in my head is stressful- there are things I'm fearful of talking about, or even thinking about. My past is still affecting me, and setting boundaries is really challenging. Sometimes I have nightmares or flashbacks of things I've been through. If that sounds like you, I can help. Therapy can be a safe, non-judgmental space to make sense of your experiences and create meaningful change in your life.

I believe in the importance of helping individuals seeking to show up authentically in all parts of their lives. Through compassion, non-judgmental guidance, and by challenging patterns where you find yourself stuck, we are able to promote personal growth and change. I work with individuals and couples to better understand their boundaries and how to strengthen their ability to communicate them. My approach to counseling is informed by CBT, ACT, Psychodynamic, and EMDR. EMDR therapy is an effective therapy method that supports healing from trauma, ingrained negative core beliefs, and other distressing life experiences.

I'm passionate about supporting late teens and young adults (ages 16-35) who are processing where they come from, what they inadvertently picked up along the way, and what they want to intentionally set down or take with them. Some people call this deconstruction and reconstruction. It may involve processing relationship patterns, building self-compassion, grieving a loss, learning to set different boundaries, or re-examining a faith you once took for granted. I also have experience working with teens and young adults diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes to cope with a new diagnosis or move through feelings of burnout.

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.

Hello! I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Seattle, WA. Psychotherapy is a trusting collaboration between therapist and client. In a safe and supportive environment we work together to identify problem areas, determine strategies and options that make sense to you and work toward real, immediate and long-term solutions. My goal is to provide immediate relief from a stressful situation while understanding the problem in the larger context of your life. I want to help you discover a process of working through issues that leads to a real, long-term solution--to really correct the problem!

I'm glad you're here. Confronting patterns that suppress your true values, needs, and desires in demanding systems and relationships is incredibly difficult. It is also the bravest and most commitment you can make to yourself. You may be here because of self doubt, identity confusion, people-pleasing, family conflict, perfectionism, body image issues, or burnout. My role as a therapist is creating a safe environment to hear you, see you, and empower you to live authentically. The therapeutic relationship needs to be strong for you to take risks and be nurtured with understanding, compassion, humor, and honesty.