Therapy offers a means to explore and address the challenges and limitations we face as individuals, partners, and families. It also helps us to recognize and celebrate our Unique strengths. 

Individual Therapy

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Individual therapy provides a safe space in which to investigate, process, and heal the personal issues that affect you. I use a collaborative approach and will partner with you to identify and address your unique challenges and goals. My intention is to help you reduce shame and anxiety, build confidence, and increase the health and vitality of your relationships with those you love and with yourself. Individual therapy can include mindfulness practices such as breath awareness and identifying feelings as they arise in the body. Through the process of therapy, you will know YOU better which will allow you to make healthy, informed choices in your life. Traditional issues of psychotherapy such as anxiety, depression, grief, and relational issues are a part of my practice, as is working through larger questions of spirituality, creating meaning in life, and transforming stuck patterning in the body and breath. 
Partner/Couple Therapy
Partner therapy offers an arena where the hopes, desires, fears, and frustrations of both partners can be shared and processed without judgment.  Whether you are seeking to address a particular challenge in your relationship or to develop tools for your on-going communication and growth, my aim is to assist you in determining what you want and to support you in pursuing your goals in the healthiest way possible for all parties concerned. All configurations of partnership are warmly welcomed. Issues that are commonly explored in partner therapy include: communication, sexuality, mental health diagnosis, drug/alcohol use, family history of one or both partners, abuse, parenting or the choice to have children, decisions around staying together or not, and many more. All relational concerns are valid and are worth exploring.  
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I offer Walk and Talk sessions for interested clients. We will stroll slowly through a beautiful, quiet tree filled park, taking time to be in our bodies and in nature as we work through anything that needs to shift in your life. These sessions are good for the body, mind, and soul. 
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**Serious clients only (those who are willing to work and committed to your process) please. It is my strong preference to see all new clients weekly for a minimum of one month to form the therapeutic relationship, though with busy schedules I know this can be a challenge. We'll try our best. Therapy, like any other healing practice, is by far more effective when it is consistent, therefore I see clients weekly or, depending upon the needs of the client, I do see some clients every other week.**

Currently I have space for two new clients; Mon mid-afternoon and Thursday mid-afternoon. Email me if interested. therapistseattle@gmail.com

I see clients in person in my office in Westmoreland, or we meet at a park to walk, or I use a HIPPA compliant therapy video conferencing platform for secure video sessions. Video session are surprisngly effective (and BCBS insurance covers them) and can be done from the comfort of your home. Due to licensing considerations, I can only see clients who live in WA and OR for therapy.

Please do not hesitate to email me at therapistseattle@gmail.com to  schedule an appointment.  I am a preferred provider with Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield (Regence and Premera). I am also happy to bill your insurance for you as an out of network provider.