Therapy for Individuals, Couples, and Families
in Seattle & Bainbridge Island, Washington
Individual Counseling
It is a courageous step to seek out help. Whether you are reaching a point of crisis or merely frustrated by some aspect of your life, therapy offers a way forward and out of the areas you may feel stuck or discouraged.
I can work with you to navigate through anxiety, relationship and intimacy difficulties, direction and purpose, transition, grief, overwhelming anger, sexuality, mental illness, family issues, and many other complicated aspects of life.
Like life, therapy is a journey. It takes time to understand and appreciate what is unique about ourselves and how we relate to others and the world around us. But it’s worth the investment of time and energy to lead more connected and fulfilled lives because of having walked through this transformative process.
Couples Counseling | Marriage Counseling
One of the most difficult relationships to navigate in life is with our spouse or partner. There are many reasons for why this is and are as varied as there are people.
Whether you are newly married, planning for that special day, or wanting to remember why you said "I do" in the first place, I seek to inspire new responses to your life together that are healthy and vibrant.
These are some areas we can work through together: sex and intimacy issues, relationships with in-laws, children and family, work and career stress, communication, trust, grief, past history, and trauma.
Family Counseling
There is some truth to the idea that we don't get to choose our family. However, we do get to choose who we are in the family that we have.
So, who are you in your family? What role do you play? Is it a healthy role or does your role leave you feeling trapped, unseen, or alone? Families are sophisticated social groups and don't change easily. Families have to see the benefit of new choices and habits before they will choose to pursue something different.
Some of the issues we can navigate together include: divorce, old family secrets, death and loss, financial struggles, life transitions and change, domestic violence and fighting, trouble with boundaries, narcissistic family systems, and mental illness.
I work daily with families caught between the desire for change and the difficulty of growth. When they are able to choose something new for themselves, they almost always find that they have made the right choice and feel new excitement for themselves and the ones they love the most.
Children & Adolescent Counseling
As a parent of a child or adolescent, you have likely experienced both the deep joy of seeing your child grow and the insecurity of not knowing what they need or how to meet that need. Often it is this struggle to communicate needs between child and parent that plays a large part in conflict and difficulty.
Using the language of play, let me help your child or adolescent explore and discover what their needs are and how you as their parent or guardian can more fully meet that need.
Some of the issues I help children and adolescents explore and process are: early trauma, attachment, grief and loss, struggles at school, anxiety, divorce, social skills, violent behavior, substance abuse, bullying, confidence, peer relationships, depression, and sibling rivalry.