Therapists in 98023
Matt Milstead
Counselor, PhD, LMHC
Verified Verified
Federal Way, WA 98023 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I have a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and have been working with children, families and individual adults for 25+ years. What I have learned in that time is that we all have rough patches in life. I have also learned that counseling can help, but it is the match between client and counselor that makes all the difference. Clients that match best with me are reflective and have a good sense of humor. It also helps if they have some quirky parts to their personality. I have found these traits help people get through the rough parts of life. Also, I think those traits are the best match for me because I have them too.
I have a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and have been working with children, families and individual adults for 25+ years. What I have learned in that time is that we all have rough patches in life. I have also learned that counseling can help, but it is the match between client and counselor that makes all the difference. Clients that match best with me are reflective and have a good sense of humor. It also helps if they have some quirky parts to their personality. I have found these traits help people get through the rough parts of life. Also, I think those traits are the best match for me because I have them too.
Angela Saidybah
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Federal Way, WA 98023 (Online Only)
Therapy is a vehicle of exploration of your higher self. Clients are encouraged to assess their overall functioning across the life domains to identify their healing/wellness opportunities. Trauma exposures are often stored in the body and can manifest in maladaptive ways such as low self-esteem, shame, anger, interpersonal conflict, impulsivity, stagnation, anxiety, depression, and demoralization. Accordingly, I approach therapy from a collaborative perspective encouraging clients to discover their medicine by honoring their truth and intrinsic value.
Therapy is a vehicle of exploration of your higher self. Clients are encouraged to assess their overall functioning across the life domains to identify their healing/wellness opportunities. Trauma exposures are often stored in the body and can manifest in maladaptive ways such as low self-esteem, shame, anger, interpersonal conflict, impulsivity, stagnation, anxiety, depression, and demoralization. Accordingly, I approach therapy from a collaborative perspective encouraging clients to discover their medicine by honoring their truth and intrinsic value.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington state with over 30 years of experience in the behavioral health field. Much of my work has been in community mental health in a variety of settings serving individuals with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, and navigating life's transitions.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington state with over 30 years of experience in the behavioral health field. Much of my work has been in community mental health in a variety of settings serving individuals with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, and navigating life's transitions.
As humans we are all on our own unique journey to have fulfilling, authentic, and meaningful lives. At times we come across various challenges, such as, anxiety, depression, insecurities, and difficult life change, which can leave us feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope. As a therapist I hope to support you in achieving your goals of moving through life feeling confident and capable of overcoming whatever obstacles are thrown your way.
As humans we are all on our own unique journey to have fulfilling, authentic, and meaningful lives. At times we come across various challenges, such as, anxiety, depression, insecurities, and difficult life change, which can leave us feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope. As a therapist I hope to support you in achieving your goals of moving through life feeling confident and capable of overcoming whatever obstacles are thrown your way.
I provide counseling services to all communities and specialize in non-monogamous relationships, individuals who have participated in the erotic trade industry and the kink and queer communities. My goal is to combat stigmas impacting marginalized communities by creating access to mental health resources. These stigmas create barriers to treatment, contribute to a lack of culturally competent therapeutic resources, infringe upon a person's bodily autonomy and contribute to discriminatory incidents.
I provide counseling services to all communities and specialize in non-monogamous relationships, individuals who have participated in the erotic trade industry and the kink and queer communities. My goal is to combat stigmas impacting marginalized communities by creating access to mental health resources. These stigmas create barriers to treatment, contribute to a lack of culturally competent therapeutic resources, infringe upon a person's bodily autonomy and contribute to discriminatory incidents.
Larisa Wendfeldt
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, MHP
Verified Verified
Federal Way, WA 98023 (Online Only)
**I have a few times available this summer. Please inquire to see if those times may work for you!** Are you feeling 'stuck,' disconnected, or having troubles with stressors in your life? When we're feeling disconnected to those around us it challenges the way we think about ourselves and our world. I invite you, your children, or your whole family to come and reconnect with yourself and/or those around you. Together we can create a peaceful, judgment-free space to explore your thoughts and experiences at your own pace and in your own way.
**I have a few times available this summer. Please inquire to see if those times may work for you!** Are you feeling 'stuck,' disconnected, or having troubles with stressors in your life? When we're feeling disconnected to those around us it challenges the way we think about ourselves and our world. I invite you, your children, or your whole family to come and reconnect with yourself and/or those around you. Together we can create a peaceful, judgment-free space to explore your thoughts and experiences at your own pace and in your own way.
Sinead Byrne
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Federal Way, WA 98023 (Online Only)
I have always been drawn toward both internal experience and relational dynamics, and find nothing more enlivening than facilitating corrective bonding experiences between a couple or family members. I believe problems and solutions are best understood within their systemic context, and I see the interactional space between people as the primary arena for change. Because of this, I am most in my element when working with couples and families who are caught in chronic cycles of conflict or disconnection. There is nothing so moving as the coming together of two people in moments of true, unscripted vulnerability.
I have always been drawn toward both internal experience and relational dynamics, and find nothing more enlivening than facilitating corrective bonding experiences between a couple or family members. I believe problems and solutions are best understood within their systemic context, and I see the interactional space between people as the primary arena for change. Because of this, I am most in my element when working with couples and families who are caught in chronic cycles of conflict or disconnection. There is nothing so moving as the coming together of two people in moments of true, unscripted vulnerability.
Amanda Romero
Counselor, MS , LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Federal Way, WA 98023 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I like to tell my clients, this is your therapy, you are the one driving the car. I am just the one in the back seat looking at the map, saying we could go right for the ocean view, or left for the mountains, which way would you like to go? Together we will co-create goals that will fit your circumstances and where you want to go. You are the expert of your situation. I am passionate about working with life transitions and those moments of, “this is not where I want to be, or planned to be in life, so now what?"
I like to tell my clients, this is your therapy, you are the one driving the car. I am just the one in the back seat looking at the map, saying we could go right for the ocean view, or left for the mountains, which way would you like to go? Together we will co-create goals that will fit your circumstances and where you want to go. You are the expert of your situation. I am passionate about working with life transitions and those moments of, “this is not where I want to be, or planned to be in life, so now what?"
Tiffany Alexis Leal
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Federal Way, WA 98023 (Online Only)
My desire is to collaborate with clients on navigating their journey through life, relationships, and with themselves. I work with all identities and partnerships and affirm LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and all marginalized communities. I work with individuals, couples, and families including children, adolescents, and young adults, who are experiencing a variety of stressors and mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, stress, relational conflict, and life transitions.
My desire is to collaborate with clients on navigating their journey through life, relationships, and with themselves. I work with all identities and partnerships and affirm LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and all marginalized communities. I work with individuals, couples, and families including children, adolescents, and young adults, who are experiencing a variety of stressors and mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, stress, relational conflict, and life transitions.
I am honored to hear the stories of others and come alongside them in darker, discouraging, confusing, or seemingly impossible times. I offer my clients a trusting and safe environment in which to explore and discover the complexities of their worlds. I offer individual and couples therapy for those struggling with a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, life transitions, grief, finding identity, relationship concerns, and stress management.
I am honored to hear the stories of others and come alongside them in darker, discouraging, confusing, or seemingly impossible times. I offer my clients a trusting and safe environment in which to explore and discover the complexities of their worlds. I offer individual and couples therapy for those struggling with a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, life transitions, grief, finding identity, relationship concerns, and stress management.
My goal as a therapist is to assist you in finding practical solutions to your life problems, and to help you take positive steps to experience a more fulfilling life. You will come away from our time together with useful tools which will empower you to enjoy your life and your relationships to the fullest degree.
My goal as a therapist is to assist you in finding practical solutions to your life problems, and to help you take positive steps to experience a more fulfilling life. You will come away from our time together with useful tools which will empower you to enjoy your life and your relationships to the fullest degree.
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Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Federal Way, WA 98023 (Online Only)
Do you want to improve communication and understanding, work through past hurts such as infidelity, rebuild trust or increase intimacy? I am committed to helping people connect, heal and build mutually respectful, loving relationships. I work from a relational-experiential perspective which gives each person room to voice their desires and needs while learning to engage in new patterns and ways of being together. I enjoy working with people in any stage of relationship and I am committed to working together to help you reach your goals.
Do you want to improve communication and understanding, work through past hurts such as infidelity, rebuild trust or increase intimacy? I am committed to helping people connect, heal and build mutually respectful, loving relationships. I work from a relational-experiential perspective which gives each person room to voice their desires and needs while learning to engage in new patterns and ways of being together. I enjoy working with people in any stage of relationship and I am committed to working together to help you reach your goals.
Cherie McKale
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Federal Way, WA 98023 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I have lived in Washington State for over 25 years and am passionate about working with adolescents and adults of all religions, races, genders, and identities through multiculturally competent, socially aware, and integrative therapies. As a therapist I work to build a unique therapeutic relationship with each of my clients in which they can safely and confidently identify, sort, and explore the thoughts and feelings that have been buried or building up inside. I aim to provide individuals with a calm place of respite from the noise of everyday life. A place that is free of judgement, opinion, competition, or comparison.
I have lived in Washington State for over 25 years and am passionate about working with adolescents and adults of all religions, races, genders, and identities through multiculturally competent, socially aware, and integrative therapies. As a therapist I work to build a unique therapeutic relationship with each of my clients in which they can safely and confidently identify, sort, and explore the thoughts and feelings that have been buried or building up inside. I aim to provide individuals with a calm place of respite from the noise of everyday life. A place that is free of judgement, opinion, competition, or comparison.
Twin Lakes Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
15 Endorsed
Federal Way, WA 98023
Twin Lakes Counseling provides individual, couple, and family therapy to children, adolescents, and adults in the South Sound community. We are a group of marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors who offer quality, affordable mental health services for a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, pre- and post-natal work, and relationship conflict. We have clinicians trained in play therapy, the Gottman method, TF-CBT, psychodynamic work, and more. Located in Federal Way with easy access to Northeast Tacoma, our neighborhood counseling center makes finding the help you need simple and accessible.
Twin Lakes Counseling provides individual, couple, and family therapy to children, adolescents, and adults in the South Sound community. We are a group of marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors who offer quality, affordable mental health services for a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, pre- and post-natal work, and relationship conflict. We have clinicians trained in play therapy, the Gottman method, TF-CBT, psychodynamic work, and more. Located in Federal Way with easy access to Northeast Tacoma, our neighborhood counseling center makes finding the help you need simple and accessible.
Successful Essentials is counseling embraces diversity and inclusion with lifelong support tailored to your needs. Tailoring this experience is at the core of our services because your definition of “success” is never the same as that of the person next to you. To achieve success, we need to understand you, your wants, your dreams, and your mentality.
Successful Essentials is counseling embraces diversity and inclusion with lifelong support tailored to your needs. Tailoring this experience is at the core of our services because your definition of “success” is never the same as that of the person next to you. To achieve success, we need to understand you, your wants, your dreams, and your mentality.
I enjoy working with a variety of people from all walks of life. Each person comes with their own set of strengths, accomplishments, challenges, mistakes, goals, ideas, and questions. I have worked with people who have dealt with anxiety, ADHD, depression, OCD, emotional abuse, trauma, relationship issues, stress, low self esteem, college struggles, and life transitions, among others. I have found great joy in helping my clients work on treatment goals to feel more confident, empowered, and self-aware. I have worked with adults 18 and over, children, adolescents, and couples.
I enjoy working with a variety of people from all walks of life. Each person comes with their own set of strengths, accomplishments, challenges, mistakes, goals, ideas, and questions. I have worked with people who have dealt with anxiety, ADHD, depression, OCD, emotional abuse, trauma, relationship issues, stress, low self esteem, college struggles, and life transitions, among others. I have found great joy in helping my clients work on treatment goals to feel more confident, empowered, and self-aware. I have worked with adults 18 and over, children, adolescents, and couples.
Welcome! Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. I would add a third certainty: change. Change is difficult for most people; even positive change can stir up anxious feelings in us. But change can also be freeing, exhilarating and something to be embraced. I hope to help you on your change journey. I work with adults (age 18 and up) on all types of life stage challenges and transitions and the mental health difficulties those changes often bring.
Welcome! Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. I would add a third certainty: change. Change is difficult for most people; even positive change can stir up anxious feelings in us. But change can also be freeing, exhilarating and something to be embraced. I hope to help you on your change journey. I work with adults (age 18 and up) on all types of life stage challenges and transitions and the mental health difficulties those changes often bring.
Healing often begins in the presence of another who can bear witness to the hurt and heartache endured. No one should have to walk the road of depression, anxiety, and trauma alone. I work collaboratively with clients to provide therapeutic services that best meet client's goals. I work primarily with adults dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), I provide a safe and confidential environment of unconditional acceptance for every client.
Healing often begins in the presence of another who can bear witness to the hurt and heartache endured. No one should have to walk the road of depression, anxiety, and trauma alone. I work collaboratively with clients to provide therapeutic services that best meet client's goals. I work primarily with adults dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), I provide a safe and confidential environment of unconditional acceptance for every client.
Marisa Hendron
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Federal Way, WA 98023
I work best with people who feel their world crumbling in some way. Whether you're pushed beyond your breaking point by life stressors, managing difficult life transitions, or want support transforming a precious but challenging relationship into a more satisfying state, I look forward to walking that path with you. As painful, varied, and disorienting as mental health symptoms can be, I deeply trust that they are rooted in a need for support and change. I trust my clients are striving for meaningful, satisfying lives and relationships and work to bring those goals into fruition regardless of our starting point.
I work best with people who feel their world crumbling in some way. Whether you're pushed beyond your breaking point by life stressors, managing difficult life transitions, or want support transforming a precious but challenging relationship into a more satisfying state, I look forward to walking that path with you. As painful, varied, and disorienting as mental health symptoms can be, I deeply trust that they are rooted in a need for support and change. I trust my clients are striving for meaningful, satisfying lives and relationships and work to bring those goals into fruition regardless of our starting point.
My clients are often aware of their struggles but may not possess the right skills in combatting plaguing thoughts or self-doubt. My clients can feel extremely aware of their space and understand that healing is a process that isn't always linear. I believe that my clients are able to be honest about their expectations of counseling and opportunities for us to collaborate towards care together.
My clients are often aware of their struggles but may not possess the right skills in combatting plaguing thoughts or self-doubt. My clients can feel extremely aware of their space and understand that healing is a process that isn't always linear. I believe that my clients are able to be honest about their expectations of counseling and opportunities for us to collaborate towards care together.
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Number of Therapists in 98023
70+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in 98023 who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 85% | Depression |
| 77% | Self Esteem |
| 74% | Stress |
| 72% | Relationship Issues |
| 67% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 65% | Coping Skills |
Average years in practice
8 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 90% | Premera Blue Cross |
| 75% | Regence |
| 74% | Aetna |
How Therapists in 98023 see their clients
| 51% | Online Only | |
| 49% | In Person and Online |
Gender breakdown
| 74% | Female | |
| 24% | Male | |
| 2% | Non-Binary |