Therapists in Seattle, WA

Are you struggling with thoughts, emotions, memories, grief, loss, trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, panic, anger, feeling stuck, or worried about your relationships? My therapy practice is based on a belief that everyone has a unique history with many experiences that shape and transform our ways of being and interactions. Each person is beautiful and whole with a powerful story. So many factors impact our development, how we see ourselves, and how we relate to one another. Sometimes it can be difficult to know who we are, who we want to be, or how to take the next step.

Making the decision to come to therapy, whether for the first time or returning to it, is a choice that takes a lot of courage! I primarily work with adults with PTSD who struggle with flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, or avoidance behaviors that are impacting their quality of life and relationships with others. In looking at your patterns of thinking, I'll teach you skills to think more flexibly and to move away from feelings of blame, guilt, and shame. I have worked with a wide variety of people, including individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Active Duty Service Members and Veterans, and folks who have legal involvement

The mission is to create a safe and nurturing space where individuals can embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery, growth, and healing. I strive to offer a therapy practice that is empathetic, confidential, inclusive, client-centered, collaborative, and empowering.

“Children don’t get traumatized because they get hurt. They get traumatized because they’re alone with the hurt.” -Dr. Gabor Mate. I am a therapist specializing in the challenges faced by children and parents. I have over a decade of experience working with children of all ages (and their parents) as their teacher, coach, and counselor. Many of my clients are teenagers. They struggle with academics, learning differences, or pressure to succeed and achieve. They are navigating relationships with their peers, teachers, parents, and other adults. They may feel anxious, depressed, stressed, or withdrawn. (YES, I have availability!)

I offer services for: Individuals, ages 18+, as well as those with court mandated treatment I do not offer: Crisis Coverage or Case Management Services

I work with individuals facing challenges with trauma, self-esteem, relationships, and long term, social, and transition-based anxiety. Additionally, I specialize in ADHD, OCD and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors. I provide a supportive environment for clients to practice skills designed to enhance personal, relational, and professional satisfaction.

A listener, guide, and helper. I make sure that where we are in every session is a safe space for you - to meet you where you are, for you to identify and appreciate what your strengths are, and using evidence- and research-based practice, we will together find our way towards your healing. We will work together in envisioning the changes that you want to see in you and from there plan and work towards reaching your goals.

I believe in putting every client at ease so that we can build upon your strengths, uncover areas of challenge and patterns that are no longer serving you, while working toward your goals. I specialize in anxiety, stress management, life transitions, identity exploration, pregnancy, parenting, depression, grief, loss, trauma, infertility and third party reproduction, and chronic illness. I am especially passionate about supporting individuals and couples experiencing infertility because of my own experience with it, which led me to pursue additional postgraduate training and supervision.

I work with individuals, couples, and families of all ages. I have a Masters in Clinical Health Psychology and a Masters in Nutrition/Dietetics, which helps lend to a holistic approach to my work with clients. I commonly work with health behavioral change, anxiety, depression, self-harm, eating disorders, ADHD, and relationship change. My treatment approach utilizes a biopsychosocial lense in long-term therapy based in psychodynamic, strengths-based, and integrative work in overall health. I utilize coping skills from CBT, DBT, ACT, and Mindfulness. I incorporated life-skills such a assertiveness, boundaries, and career.

Dr. Molly Reid, Ph.D. is a Board Certified Psychologist who enjoys working with children, adolescents, and adults. In addition to her clinical practice she has served on faculties at the University of Washington, Seattle Childrens, and Antioch. Her research was recogniized and supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. With clients she focuses on developing respectful relationships and integrating evidenced based family systems, cogntive behavioral approaches, as well as components of diactical behavioral therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Are you recovering from being a 'people pleaser'? Do you need support setting boundaries for yourself and within relationships? Come talk to me. I am here to listen and ensure you do not feel crazy for feeling the way you are feeling. We can work together to process your feelings while also helping you develop strategies to adjust behaviors to ensure the quality of your life improves. I can help you set goals, support you in personal accountability, and help you recognize progress as it happens.

Updated 2/19/24: My clients have come to me experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, and many other presenting concerns. In therapy I strive to understand and clarify my clients' goals and help them work toward building insight around their concerns. You don't have to know exactly what your goals might be, and during our work you can always add or change goals. This is your treatment and my hope is that you take an active role in determining the direction and depth of the work that we do together. My hope is that we can end every session feeling that we have made progress.

Sometimes feelings and behaviors become obstacles to accessing your strength. If you don't accept yourself as you are, you can't change--a paradox, but true. Self-acceptance can be difficult, especially with history of abuse, trauma, or opression in which shame/guilt become integral to your sense of self. Destructive behavior, in whatever form, has its own logic, but is understandable given your history. We cope in ways that serve to protect ourselves in childhood--serving a useful purpose back then. But now, they prevent you from having stable, close relationships and feeling an empowered sense of self.

Seeking clarity? Whether you are making an important decision, wanting to understand relationships, or trying to find peace, having a place where you can sort your thoughts can be paramount to making impactful decisions in your life. I offer a nonjudgmental space where I validate your struggle, offer insight to life's challenges, and empower you to believe in your great capacity to live as your authentic self. Becoming your true self means doing the bold work of facing the past and looking inward. Understanding the past gives clarity to the present. A more clear present allows you to build a life filled with intention and purpose.

I work with Seattle's busy professionals and families to provide therapy that targets stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, parenting challenges, child behavioral issues, and more. I work from a systemic perspective to understand the many roles you play in your life, as well as the influences of the past through a psychodynamic lens. My goal is to help you understand the root of your challenges, strengthen your mindset and resolve, and help you feel healthier and happier. Let's talk.

Are you creative? In transition? Depressed? Different? Parenting? Re-discovering YOU? Are you wanting to make changes in your life or to heal from old wounds? Do you want to develop self-compassion? Do you want to learn how to be present for your life, to learn mindfulness to help you through the tough times? If so, let’s see if we can create a compassionate, interactive and authentic therapeutic relationship to work collaboratively towards healing. In therapy, I can help you identify your goals, look at what is and isn't working for you, explore your stories, emotions, and experiences (past and present), develop new skills, and embrace your learning styles and talents. I also provide consultation and supervision to therapists.

Are you in midlife or older and experiencing anxiety, depression, grief or loneliness? Perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed as a caregiver? Would you like to: cope and build on your resilience during challenging times, go beyond merely surviving to experiencing psychological well-being and finding ways to live with vitality as you age, more fully savor and appreciate the gifts of age with mindfulness and self-compassion, thrive in life, expressing your unique wisdom and connection to the world?

As both a therapist and yoga teacher, I believe we have the capacity to access our own inner knowing and sense of awareness. Sometimes we just need some redirection about how to get there. I believe in a compassionate approach to therapy, which expands resiliency, encourages self-agency, and invites discovery.

Are you ready to overcome the belief that something is wrong with you? Do you struggle with: low self-esteem, dis-empowerment, creating healthy relationships, setting boundaries, self-compassion, or self-care? These issues are common in our society today- there is a collective belief that somehow, no matter what we do, we are intrinsically flawed or broken. We have traded the sacred truth of our own experience for self-aggression, self-judgment, and self-loathing, and we feel miserable.