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Christopher Giffen
Counselor, BA, MA, LMHC
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1101 N State St, Bellingham, WA 98225
Let's Connect (360) 233-2485
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I believe in the innate power each of us possesses to heal. Beginning with a gentle exploration of your story, your sense awareness and your feeling world, I seek to find a mutually agreed upon place to begin deeper work together. I hold close to embodiment (breath/gesture/sensation); creativity (playfulness/curiosity/possibility); and compassion (non-judgment/empathy/connection): all these are pathways to ground and support your healing process. I have found that depth of relationship itself is a healer, so I strive for a REAL, courageous relationship with my clients- capable of sustaining vulnerability, fierceness and deep transformations.
I'm drawn to work especially with expressive potential and embodied experience in the therapy process. I have training and experience in both vocal work and somatic approaches which simply means how your body and your voice can be a resource and a map for your journey to wholeness.
I believe the deepest healing is only possible when we rediscover a connection to the Life of Earth, and explore our embeddedness in our communities and world, both human and more-than-human. Thus our work may often engage our voices and embodied wisdom, and our interbeing with our earth.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $140
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
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Christopher Giffen
Counselor, BA, MA, LMHC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Washington / LH61400261 Christopher Giffen
- In Practice for 7 Years
- Certificate from Washington State Department of Health MC 60728054 / 2017
- Attended California Institute of Integral Studies, Graduated 2016
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Trauma and PTSD
- Self Esteem
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Psychosis
- Spirituality
- Stress
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Contemporary Reichian Therapy
- Culturally Sensitive
- Existential
- Expressive Arts
- Feminist
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Jungian
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Somatic
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
- Vocal Psychotherapy
Location
Additional Location
Everett, WA 98201
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Cities
Neighborhoods
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Christopher Giffen
Counselor, BA, MA, LMHC