Family Therapy in Seattle, WA
My practice focuses on working with clients who are experiencing emotional distress, adjustment challenges, or communication difficulties. My clients may be struggling with relationship issues, a major life transition, such as divorce or other family changes, or the death of a loved one. Other clients may face the ongoing challenges of living with depression, anxiety, addiction, and/or trauma. My emphasis is on assisting all of my clients to find hope, direction, and a better path forward, using their own inherent strengths. You deserve to feel supported and empowered.
My practice focuses on working with clients who are experiencing emotional distress, adjustment challenges, or communication difficulties. My clients may be struggling with relationship issues, a major life transition, such as divorce or other family changes, or the death of a loved one. Other clients may face the ongoing challenges of living with depression, anxiety, addiction, and/or trauma. My emphasis is on assisting all of my clients to find hope, direction, and a better path forward, using their own inherent strengths. You deserve to feel supported and empowered.
I have experience providing individual and group psychotherapy in private practice and University settings with adults between the ages of 17-65 since 2004. I have expertise regarding relationship & family dynamics, life transitions & identity, mood & anxiety, and stress & trauma. My approach to counseling is dynamic, collaborative, & Humanistic. I enjoy supporting people to learn new ways to relate through self-awareness and experiential exercises. I work with individuals to reduce symptoms that impact life, work, and relationships and encourage growth by exploring untapped potential and enhancing overall functioning.
I have experience providing individual and group psychotherapy in private practice and University settings with adults between the ages of 17-65 since 2004. I have expertise regarding relationship & family dynamics, life transitions & identity, mood & anxiety, and stress & trauma. My approach to counseling is dynamic, collaborative, & Humanistic. I enjoy supporting people to learn new ways to relate through self-awareness and experiential exercises. I work with individuals to reduce symptoms that impact life, work, and relationships and encourage growth by exploring untapped potential and enhancing overall functioning.
Micheal Kane
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PsyD, MSW, MA, LICSW, CTTS
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98118
Micheal Kane brings an empathetic, understanding, and supportive approach to individual, couples, and family therapy that specializes in the unique challenges that face people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and veterans.
Emotional pain distorts our view of the world. The longer our pain lasts, the more unhappy we become. Unlike a well meaning friend or relative, a therapist can consider your concerns from a fresh, objective, perspective. But a therapist will not solve your problems for you; he will guide you by listening, questioning and observing—- so that you can find your own answers when extreme unhappiness, overwhelming anxiety or fear, feelings of inadequacy and low self esteem, sexual problems, and traumatic events interfere with your life or relationships with others.
Micheal Kane brings an empathetic, understanding, and supportive approach to individual, couples, and family therapy that specializes in the unique challenges that face people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and veterans.
Emotional pain distorts our view of the world. The longer our pain lasts, the more unhappy we become. Unlike a well meaning friend or relative, a therapist can consider your concerns from a fresh, objective, perspective. But a therapist will not solve your problems for you; he will guide you by listening, questioning and observing—- so that you can find your own answers when extreme unhappiness, overwhelming anxiety or fear, feelings of inadequacy and low self esteem, sexual problems, and traumatic events interfere with your life or relationships with others.
As a child and family therapist, I am here to help you in these difficult times.
I enjoy helping children learn to self regulate and express their feelings and experiences through play and the therapeutic relationship. Children in my office will be given a safe space to be themselves and express all the parts of themselves that they bring in the room. I will work with parents on linking goals with growth and attunement for their child. Together we will collaborate on the best way to help your child heal in the areas that they are struggling to process and understand better.
As a child and family therapist, I am here to help you in these difficult times.
I enjoy helping children learn to self regulate and express their feelings and experiences through play and the therapeutic relationship. Children in my office will be given a safe space to be themselves and express all the parts of themselves that they bring in the room. I will work with parents on linking goals with growth and attunement for their child. Together we will collaborate on the best way to help your child heal in the areas that they are struggling to process and understand better.
Robert Peterson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98115 (Online Only)
In addition to counseling individuals, Robert provides parenting support, academic and career coaching, and family therapy.
Robert Peterson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience helping children, adolescents, and adults overcome life's challenges. Having spent much of his career in international school settings, Robert has deep expertise in helping youth cope with cultural adjustment, displacement, isolation, and stress. Utilizing evidence-based approaches including CBT and solution-focused therapy, Robert develops resilience in clients facing trauma, grief, relationship conflicts, and other crises.
In addition to counseling individuals, Robert provides parenting support, academic and career coaching, and family therapy.
Robert Peterson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience helping children, adolescents, and adults overcome life's challenges. Having spent much of his career in international school settings, Robert has deep expertise in helping youth cope with cultural adjustment, displacement, isolation, and stress. Utilizing evidence-based approaches including CBT and solution-focused therapy, Robert develops resilience in clients facing trauma, grief, relationship conflicts, and other crises.
Leith Counseling & Consultation, PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98109
It can be hard to effectively navigate stressors related to work, home, family, or peers.
I work with individuals, families, and those in intimate partnerships who are experiencing distress in their relationships with one another and/or their peers, work, and community. I use goal oriented and solution focused approaches to help clients manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, behavioral challenges, and problems with communication. I am using my many years working with families in crisis to help clients manage the current circumstances, including feelings of isolation, financial hardship, anxiety, panic, sadness, low motivation, managing work at home with children, and balancing autonomy with togetherness.
It can be hard to effectively navigate stressors related to work, home, family, or peers.
I work with individuals, families, and those in intimate partnerships who are experiencing distress in their relationships with one another and/or their peers, work, and community. I use goal oriented and solution focused approaches to help clients manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, behavioral challenges, and problems with communication. I am using my many years working with families in crisis to help clients manage the current circumstances, including feelings of isolation, financial hardship, anxiety, panic, sadness, low motivation, managing work at home with children, and balancing autonomy with togetherness.
I look forward to meeting you, whatever your age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic, cultural, religious background, or family structure is.
Experiencing anxiety is a normal part of life, but sometimes it can start taking over your life, and this is when therapy can help. Sometimes it is hard to know what to do, or hard to do what we want when we are overwhelmed by certain fears, feelings or ideas. This too is when therapy can help. Whether you or your child is experiencing anxiety that is causing distress and limiting life, I would love to work with you. I believe therapy is a collaborative process, which will be driven by your needs, desires, and motivations.
I look forward to meeting you, whatever your age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic, cultural, religious background, or family structure is.
Experiencing anxiety is a normal part of life, but sometimes it can start taking over your life, and this is when therapy can help. Sometimes it is hard to know what to do, or hard to do what we want when we are overwhelmed by certain fears, feelings or ideas. This too is when therapy can help. Whether you or your child is experiencing anxiety that is causing distress and limiting life, I would love to work with you. I believe therapy is a collaborative process, which will be driven by your needs, desires, and motivations.
Antonia Marie Eberhart
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98121
Waitlist for new clients
I am trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Internal Family Systems, both of which I see as caring and respectful interventions that help people live their lives according to their values and from a place of self-leadership.
I love working with people to help them better understand themselves and others, to move from feeling disempowered and defeated to finding agency, connection, and direction. I serve individuals and couples struggling with painful experiences, challenging symptoms, and confusion and fears about what to do next. I treat mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, trauma-related disorders, and relational discord.
I am trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Internal Family Systems, both of which I see as caring and respectful interventions that help people live their lives according to their values and from a place of self-leadership.
I love working with people to help them better understand themselves and others, to move from feeling disempowered and defeated to finding agency, connection, and direction. I serve individuals and couples struggling with painful experiences, challenging symptoms, and confusion and fears about what to do next. I treat mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, trauma-related disorders, and relational discord.
Do you try to be what others expect of you, but still experience a persistent hole inside? Are you committed to your friends, family, or partner, but find yourself pulled toward escape activities like TV or the Internet? Do you wish to be closer to your partner but feel that his or her heart is far from you? Do you lash out at loved ones, even when you don't want to? I am here to listen carefully and non-judgmentally. Let us listen together to what your heart is crying out for.
Do you try to be what others expect of you, but still experience a persistent hole inside? Are you committed to your friends, family, or partner, but find yourself pulled toward escape activities like TV or the Internet? Do you wish to be closer to your partner but feel that his or her heart is far from you? Do you lash out at loved ones, even when you don't want to? I am here to listen carefully and non-judgmentally. Let us listen together to what your heart is crying out for.
Hi. I have been a therapist in private practice for over 30 years. Experience matters in this field! Also I have continued to keep up with the very latest developments, methods and skills that continue to evolve in both individual and couple's work. I have a passion for this learning and contribution. I love my work. Some of the areas that I work with are: anxiety, depression, trauma, family of origin, grief, work and career transitions, sexuality, conflict, communication, chronic pain and other health challenges, aging, spirituality, creativity, desire for more aliveness and joy...I also teach, facilitate groups, and teach dance.
Hi. I have been a therapist in private practice for over 30 years. Experience matters in this field! Also I have continued to keep up with the very latest developments, methods and skills that continue to evolve in both individual and couple's work. I have a passion for this learning and contribution. I love my work. Some of the areas that I work with are: anxiety, depression, trauma, family of origin, grief, work and career transitions, sexuality, conflict, communication, chronic pain and other health challenges, aging, spirituality, creativity, desire for more aliveness and joy...I also teach, facilitate groups, and teach dance.
I use a variety of techniques in my practice, but focus on somatic therapy, experiential therapy, positive psychology, and internal family systems.
Counseling with me is not just “talking about problems” but looking at all of you and identifying how to help you feel more alive. I called my practice OpenHand Counseling as I believe almost anything worthwhile in life requires us to trust, collaborate, and extend ourselves. It's hard to hold a tool, cook a meal, garden, write, play a sport, give affection to another or a pet, or do almost anything without opening my fingers to meet the world. Whether you are processing past events, working towards achieving goals and plans for your life, or just need additional support, let’s work together to get you where you want to go.
I use a variety of techniques in my practice, but focus on somatic therapy, experiential therapy, positive psychology, and internal family systems.
Counseling with me is not just “talking about problems” but looking at all of you and identifying how to help you feel more alive. I called my practice OpenHand Counseling as I believe almost anything worthwhile in life requires us to trust, collaborate, and extend ourselves. It's hard to hold a tool, cook a meal, garden, write, play a sport, give affection to another or a pet, or do almost anything without opening my fingers to meet the world. Whether you are processing past events, working towards achieving goals and plans for your life, or just need additional support, let’s work together to get you where you want to go.
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Verified Verified
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Seattle, WA 98117 (Online Only)
Let's work together to build the family life you want.
You’ve already tried the parenting tools you know, and the strategies you learned from a class or a book aren't working. I help parents use connection rather than control to create the relationship they want with their kids. Your children's anxiety diminishes and their behavior improves as they feel your warm connection. Enjoy more peace in your home, and more confidence as you shape your family culture. Together, we work to help you build confidence in your parenting and add playfulness and laughter back into your home. Get the support you deserve, and fill your own tank in the process.
Let's work together to build the family life you want.
You’ve already tried the parenting tools you know, and the strategies you learned from a class or a book aren't working. I help parents use connection rather than control to create the relationship they want with their kids. Your children's anxiety diminishes and their behavior improves as they feel your warm connection. Enjoy more peace in your home, and more confidence as you shape your family culture. Together, we work to help you build confidence in your parenting and add playfulness and laughter back into your home. Get the support you deserve, and fill your own tank in the process.
We explore family of origin dynamics and personal values to better understand patterns and ideas that have been beneficial versus those that are not currently serving the life you want to live.
Are you experiencing issues that are impacting life satisfaction, decisions, career, and relationships? You may find yourself experiencing anything from a vague sense of un-ease about your life to an intensely felt anxiety, worry or depression. I am trained in a variety of therapeutic styles that serve to increase awareness and build new understandings so that change may be experienced within a supportive therapeutic relationship.
We explore family of origin dynamics and personal values to better understand patterns and ideas that have been beneficial versus those that are not currently serving the life you want to live.
Are you experiencing issues that are impacting life satisfaction, decisions, career, and relationships? You may find yourself experiencing anything from a vague sense of un-ease about your life to an intensely felt anxiety, worry or depression. I am trained in a variety of therapeutic styles that serve to increase awareness and build new understandings so that change may be experienced within a supportive therapeutic relationship.
Dr. Look provides individual, family and group psychotherapy for children,
adolescents and adults. Sometimes, it is difficult to talk to our family
or friends about our problems. Meeting with Dr. Janet can help you to
assess the seriousness of a problem and the best way to cope with it. Dr.
Look is trained in assessment and psychotherapeutic techniques that can
help you to answer your questions and manage your problems. You will
learn to develop an individualized plan based on your strengths for dealing with your personal, educational and occupational needs.
Dr. Look provides individual, family and group psychotherapy for children,
adolescents and adults. Sometimes, it is difficult to talk to our family
or friends about our problems. Meeting with Dr. Janet can help you to
assess the seriousness of a problem and the best way to cope with it. Dr.
Look is trained in assessment and psychotherapeutic techniques that can
help you to answer your questions and manage your problems. You will
learn to develop an individualized plan based on your strengths for dealing with your personal, educational and occupational needs.
Yasmina Mobarek
Counselor, PhD, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98103 (Online Only)
As your therapist, I will work with you in order to alleviate suffering and develop insight. Sessions take place in a confidential and safe space where you will be met with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. I believe people can change and that times of crisis may offer the opportunity to experience new ways of being in the world, new relationships, and a more authentic and meaningful life. Professional membership and affiliation: -The Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study: Member of the Education Committee - Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society & Institute - PSG Psychotherapy Network - The Center for Object Relations - Northwest Family Development Center
As your therapist, I will work with you in order to alleviate suffering and develop insight. Sessions take place in a confidential and safe space where you will be met with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. I believe people can change and that times of crisis may offer the opportunity to experience new ways of being in the world, new relationships, and a more authentic and meaningful life. Professional membership and affiliation: -The Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study: Member of the Education Committee - Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society & Institute - PSG Psychotherapy Network - The Center for Object Relations - Northwest Family Development Center
Jennifer Boyce-McNeill
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98102 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families.
Psychotherapy provides a safe place to create positive changes and a more meaningful and joyful life. Together we will explore patterns and past hurts that may be keeping you stuck in order to move forward to achieve balance and improve relationships in your life. I offer tools and strategies to help you better understand, communicate, and connect with those you love. I believe in the inner wisdom and strength within each of us, and the potential we all have for creating the life we want.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families.
Psychotherapy provides a safe place to create positive changes and a more meaningful and joyful life. Together we will explore patterns and past hurts that may be keeping you stuck in order to move forward to achieve balance and improve relationships in your life. I offer tools and strategies to help you better understand, communicate, and connect with those you love. I believe in the inner wisdom and strength within each of us, and the potential we all have for creating the life we want.
Jules M. Young
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSWAIC, MSW/MPH
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98115 (Online Only)
Accepting new clients! I specialize in LGBTQIA2S+ and women's health. Understanding how our brains function and why we behave a certain way can empower us to make informed choices about our lives, health, and relationships. I am an open and out queer therapist. I support clients who are navigating anxiety, depression, family of origin challenges, gender and sexual identity, disability and chronic illness, grief, and life transitions. I am also a young adult breast cancer survivor and provide services to those who are or have been affected by cancer.
Accepting new clients! I specialize in LGBTQIA2S+ and women's health. Understanding how our brains function and why we behave a certain way can empower us to make informed choices about our lives, health, and relationships. I am an open and out queer therapist. I support clients who are navigating anxiety, depression, family of origin challenges, gender and sexual identity, disability and chronic illness, grief, and life transitions. I am also a young adult breast cancer survivor and provide services to those who are or have been affected by cancer.
I have specific experience and training in addressing anxiety disorders, complex trauma/PTSD, grief and loss, parenthood/single parent families, family conflict, and queer identity.
Being alive in a complex and unknown world is difficult, as humans we are daily managing our emotions, instincts, desires, frustrations, confusions, and joys. This is no simple task, and difficult to do alone. That is where the work of psychotherapy comes in to provide a path forward. By creating a space of acceptance, presence, and honesty together we can move towards building more security and freedom to live and enjoy life.
I have specific experience and training in addressing anxiety disorders, complex trauma/PTSD, grief and loss, parenthood/single parent families, family conflict, and queer identity.
Being alive in a complex and unknown world is difficult, as humans we are daily managing our emotions, instincts, desires, frustrations, confusions, and joys. This is no simple task, and difficult to do alone. That is where the work of psychotherapy comes in to provide a path forward. By creating a space of acceptance, presence, and honesty together we can move towards building more security and freedom to live and enjoy life.
I am a bilingual and bicultural licensed clinical psychologist with more than 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents, young adults (college-age up to 25), and their families from a variety of cultural backgrounds. I take an active role in my work with patients using cognitive-behavioral and family systems techniques in a supportive and compassionate environment.
I am a bilingual and bicultural licensed clinical psychologist with more than 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents, young adults (college-age up to 25), and their families from a variety of cultural backgrounds. I take an active role in my work with patients using cognitive-behavioral and family systems techniques in a supportive and compassionate environment.
I currently hold a Washington State Associate License in Mental Health Counseling after receiving my Master’s in Counseling from Central Washington University. Prior to this I received a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Western Washington University. My primary work in therapy has been with children and teens, though I have also spent a great deal of time working with adults of all ages in individual and couples counseling. My main areas of focus include adjustment issues/life transitions, mood and anxiety disorders, behavioral issues, attachment issues, family issues, identity issues, family trauma, parenting, and mindfulness.
I currently hold a Washington State Associate License in Mental Health Counseling after receiving my Master’s in Counseling from Central Washington University. Prior to this I received a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Western Washington University. My primary work in therapy has been with children and teens, though I have also spent a great deal of time working with adults of all ages in individual and couples counseling. My main areas of focus include adjustment issues/life transitions, mood and anxiety disorders, behavioral issues, attachment issues, family issues, identity issues, family trauma, parenting, and mindfulness.
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Family Therapy
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.