Marriage Counseling Therapists in Bellevue, WA
The mental turmoil I experienced during my personal growth inspired me to become a mental health counselor. I aim to help individuals at different life stages facing various mental challenges. I am particularly passionate about working with teens, college students, and adults struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, marriage problems, and parenting issues.
The mental turmoil I experienced during my personal growth inspired me to become a mental health counselor. I aim to help individuals at different life stages facing various mental challenges. I am particularly passionate about working with teens, college students, and adults struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, marriage problems, and parenting issues.
Chloe Pimentel
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Bellevue, WA 98004 (Online Only)
As a marriage and family therapist (MFT), I have the pleasure of working with teens, individual adults, couples, and families. My work with teens often focuses on learning healthy ways to navigate conflict and boundaries within relationships, mental health concerns (depression, anxiety, etc), emotion regulation, and growing desires for independence. I am passionate about working with adult individuals struggling with trauma, life transitions, women’s issues, identity concerns, and mood/anxiety disorders. I often work with couples and families struggling with life transitions, conflict, emotional distance, and cultural differences.
As a marriage and family therapist (MFT), I have the pleasure of working with teens, individual adults, couples, and families. My work with teens often focuses on learning healthy ways to navigate conflict and boundaries within relationships, mental health concerns (depression, anxiety, etc), emotion regulation, and growing desires for independence. I am passionate about working with adult individuals struggling with trauma, life transitions, women’s issues, identity concerns, and mood/anxiety disorders. I often work with couples and families struggling with life transitions, conflict, emotional distance, and cultural differences.
Lisa Geraud LMFT RD
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, MS, RD
Verified Verified
Bellevue, WA 98005 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I am an experienced licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in the assessment and treatment of eating disorders, anxiety, depression and relationship issues. I also teach emotion skills classes. I am also a registered dietitian (RD), which enables me to provide nutrition assessment and counseling for persons with eating and weight concerns or eating disorders. I support and guide families through relational conflict, psychiatric illness and loss. I enjoy working with males and female children over age 12, adolescents and adults.
I am an experienced licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in the assessment and treatment of eating disorders, anxiety, depression and relationship issues. I also teach emotion skills classes. I am also a registered dietitian (RD), which enables me to provide nutrition assessment and counseling for persons with eating and weight concerns or eating disorders. I support and guide families through relational conflict, psychiatric illness and loss. I enjoy working with males and female children over age 12, adolescents and adults.
Are you a young adult or teen struggling with life transitions, self esteem, anxiety, or depression? Have you been experiencing stress, burnout, or overwhelm? During teen and young adult years, coping with emotions, relationships, and the pressures of daily life can be particularly challenging. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, I help clients navigate teen and young adult issues, while emphasizing mindfulness, connection, the creation of meaning, and holistic well-being. I encourage a balance between radical self-compassion and goal-oriented change. I work with both couples and individuals.
Are you a young adult or teen struggling with life transitions, self esteem, anxiety, or depression? Have you been experiencing stress, burnout, or overwhelm? During teen and young adult years, coping with emotions, relationships, and the pressures of daily life can be particularly challenging. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, I help clients navigate teen and young adult issues, while emphasizing mindfulness, connection, the creation of meaning, and holistic well-being. I encourage a balance between radical self-compassion and goal-oriented change. I work with both couples and individuals.
Amy has a Master of Arts degree in Marriage & Family Therapy & Art Therapy, a license in Marriage & Family Therapy (Lic.
With compassion, an open heart, & inclusivity, Amy helps people expand their potential by creating a personal roadmap to their emotional health & wellbeing. Listening, acknowledgement, & building trust are key ingredients to her approach. Amy tunes into the client in each moment of every session to understand what they are experiencing to help them get their needs met. Attachment wounding can be a part of many people's childhoods and those experiences often present now. Many times, reparenting occurs through the therapy process and results in a corrective experience, bringing peacefulness & healing...to feel whole again.
Amy has a Master of Arts degree in Marriage & Family Therapy & Art Therapy, a license in Marriage & Family Therapy (Lic.
With compassion, an open heart, & inclusivity, Amy helps people expand their potential by creating a personal roadmap to their emotional health & wellbeing. Listening, acknowledgement, & building trust are key ingredients to her approach. Amy tunes into the client in each moment of every session to understand what they are experiencing to help them get their needs met. Attachment wounding can be a part of many people's childhoods and those experiences often present now. Many times, reparenting occurs through the therapy process and results in a corrective experience, bringing peacefulness & healing...to feel whole again.
Korean Christian Family Counseling Network
Counselor, MA, LMHCA, MDiv
Verified Verified
Bellevue, WA 98004
My specialty counseling's are Marital conflicts, Bi-cultural Marriage issues, Parent-child relationships and Spiritual issues.
My counselings as Solution- focused, Person-centered & Biblical approaches for individual, couple & Family conflict issues.
My specialty counseling's are Marital conflicts, Bi-cultural Marriage issues, Parent-child relationships and Spiritual issues.
My counselings as Solution- focused, Person-centered & Biblical approaches for individual, couple & Family conflict issues.
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist dedicated to helping teens and adults work through life transitions, relationship challenges, and trauma while providing a safe space to overcome anxiety, stress, and social expectations.
In my practice I work with both teens and adults ages 13 and up, and I particularly enjoy working with teen girls and young women on issues such as self-esteem and body image, school and familial struggles, trauma, and anxiety. I am also a mom to a toddler and love working with new mothers on the unique challenges, experiences, and joys that come with motherhood. I work best with clients who are motivated, open, and engaged in the therapeutic process.
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist dedicated to helping teens and adults work through life transitions, relationship challenges, and trauma while providing a safe space to overcome anxiety, stress, and social expectations.
In my practice I work with both teens and adults ages 13 and up, and I particularly enjoy working with teen girls and young women on issues such as self-esteem and body image, school and familial struggles, trauma, and anxiety. I am also a mom to a toddler and love working with new mothers on the unique challenges, experiences, and joys that come with motherhood. I work best with clients who are motivated, open, and engaged in the therapeutic process.
Dr. Ching-Ching Ruan
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98007
Accept clients from the states of WA (Virtual & in person) , TX & CT (Virtual) Are you feeling alone and disconnected in your intimate relationship? Do you wonder why you're in the same stuck pattern with your loved one and want to get some clarity and get out of the pattern? Or you want to recover and rebuild marriage from the marriage, but you don't know how. Plus, are you also looking for practical tools to improve your communication with your partner/spouse/family members? Or you have a hard expressing your emotional truth? I work frequently with couples where one or both are Asian descents or inter-racial couples.
Accept clients from the states of WA (Virtual & in person) , TX & CT (Virtual) Are you feeling alone and disconnected in your intimate relationship? Do you wonder why you're in the same stuck pattern with your loved one and want to get some clarity and get out of the pattern? Or you want to recover and rebuild marriage from the marriage, but you don't know how. Plus, are you also looking for practical tools to improve your communication with your partner/spouse/family members? Or you have a hard expressing your emotional truth? I work frequently with couples where one or both are Asian descents or inter-racial couples.
Dr. Chanin James-Hardwick
Counselor, PhD, MA-MFT, LMHC, LPCC, C-IAYT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98005 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, a PhD in Depth Psychology (Jungian), and a Master' Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Transition, trauma, and transformation are my specialties. Life transition, career transition, transition in relationships, racial trauma, the trauma of loss, sexual assault trauma, imposter syndrome, and personal transformation. Healing is complex and not linear. Using the mind, body, and soul connection I support you in finding healing, and a new sense of being. Healing is done in connection with others through embodied connection, awareness, and meaning or faith. Together through connection, you can bring healing into your life.
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, a PhD in Depth Psychology (Jungian), and a Master' Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Transition, trauma, and transformation are my specialties. Life transition, career transition, transition in relationships, racial trauma, the trauma of loss, sexual assault trauma, imposter syndrome, and personal transformation. Healing is complex and not linear. Using the mind, body, and soul connection I support you in finding healing, and a new sense of being. Healing is done in connection with others through embodied connection, awareness, and meaning or faith. Together through connection, you can bring healing into your life.
When life and relationships begin to feel overwhelming and unsatisfying, I can assist you in identifying what changes need to be made to achieve the level of satisfaction that you are seeking to find passion in life again. Are you looking for change in your personal relationship with your partner? Using Gottman Method Therapy techniques, I help you stabilize through the turbulence, and reconnect. I assist clients interested in pre- marital therapy to build further commitment by having the necessary strengthening conversations. I'll help you find your personal strengths and maximize your natural potential.
When life and relationships begin to feel overwhelming and unsatisfying, I can assist you in identifying what changes need to be made to achieve the level of satisfaction that you are seeking to find passion in life again. Are you looking for change in your personal relationship with your partner? Using Gottman Method Therapy techniques, I help you stabilize through the turbulence, and reconnect. I assist clients interested in pre- marital therapy to build further commitment by having the necessary strengthening conversations. I'll help you find your personal strengths and maximize your natural potential.
Nadya Kosanovskaya
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA LMFT, SUDP, CMHS
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98008
I am a Master’s level Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) and co-occurring disorders therapist, who is trained in Family Systems and Substance Use/Dependency (SUDP) with the background in Human Biochemistry. I practice with a Holistic view and will focus on your overall well-being and not only emotional and mental health. My specialties are anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, insecurities and stress management. I support my clients and families on a level that is approachable, sensitive & humane, working with employees from; Google, Microsoft, FaceBook, AMZ, Boeing, Starbucks + others. Video sessions or in person meetings.
I am a Master’s level Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) and co-occurring disorders therapist, who is trained in Family Systems and Substance Use/Dependency (SUDP) with the background in Human Biochemistry. I practice with a Holistic view and will focus on your overall well-being and not only emotional and mental health. My specialties are anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, insecurities and stress management. I support my clients and families on a level that is approachable, sensitive & humane, working with employees from; Google, Microsoft, FaceBook, AMZ, Boeing, Starbucks + others. Video sessions or in person meetings.
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Having worked with people who have experienced serious trauma, I believe that people can heal and live full lives. I have worked with people who think that their marriage is over, and with work and commitment, turn the marriage around to become even healthier than it was in the beginning.
My clients have struggled with serious marital strife, rape, abuse, depression and various other issues. Over the last twenty plus years, I have seen changes occur when my clients work hard, understanding that change takes time, and with assistance, learn that they can get the life and relationships they want.
Having worked with people who have experienced serious trauma, I believe that people can heal and live full lives. I have worked with people who think that their marriage is over, and with work and commitment, turn the marriage around to become even healthier than it was in the beginning.
My clients have struggled with serious marital strife, rape, abuse, depression and various other issues. Over the last twenty plus years, I have seen changes occur when my clients work hard, understanding that change takes time, and with assistance, learn that they can get the life and relationships they want.
You're used to handling responsibility. You know life is what you make of it and you normally feel pretty optimistic and accomplished. But lately you find yourself off-balance. You may regret things you've said or done because there was no time to really sort out the best path. BEFORE you cut off important foundation pieces- your marriage, career, activities and people you've loved that feel like they no longer fit, see me and together let's make sure they're not part of your protective alarm system, begging for perspective and healthier personal balance.
You're used to handling responsibility. You know life is what you make of it and you normally feel pretty optimistic and accomplished. But lately you find yourself off-balance. You may regret things you've said or done because there was no time to really sort out the best path. BEFORE you cut off important foundation pieces- your marriage, career, activities and people you've loved that feel like they no longer fit, see me and together let's make sure they're not part of your protective alarm system, begging for perspective and healthier personal balance.
Emily Parks
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98005 (Online Only)
As a Marriage & Couples therapist, I specialize in guiding couples through the process of restoring trust, resolving communication issues, and rebuilding intimacy after infidelity.
Have you discovered your partner's infidelity and you're not sure what to do next? Are thoughts of divorce and overwhelming emotions from the betrayal consuming you? If you're struggling to heal from your partner's affair, sexual addiction or infidelity, you might need the support of a specialist who understands. If you're questioning your entire relationship, I can help you heal by exploring what happened & helping you receive empathic understanding for your pain. Let's work together to develop a plan to ease the trauma of the betrayal and create hope that your relationship can not only be saved but that you can thrive together.
As a Marriage & Couples therapist, I specialize in guiding couples through the process of restoring trust, resolving communication issues, and rebuilding intimacy after infidelity.
Have you discovered your partner's infidelity and you're not sure what to do next? Are thoughts of divorce and overwhelming emotions from the betrayal consuming you? If you're struggling to heal from your partner's affair, sexual addiction or infidelity, you might need the support of a specialist who understands. If you're questioning your entire relationship, I can help you heal by exploring what happened & helping you receive empathic understanding for your pain. Let's work together to develop a plan to ease the trauma of the betrayal and create hope that your relationship can not only be saved but that you can thrive together.
Akiko Kinney
Counselor, MA, MM, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98004
Waitlist for new clients
I assist your Individuation process, communication skills, the challenges of marriage and divorce, navigating through the loss of meaning in life and spiritual crisis.
I will help you find your own way through the difficulties and crises as they may reveal your longing for more authenticity in life. Anxiety, depression, vague emptiness, sudden anger outburst felt within yourself or in your relationships may be a call for your unlived self so it can be integrated; it doesn't have to be just a problem that needs a fix or correction. This integration is the key to bring completeness and fulfillment in both yourself and your relationships.
I assist your Individuation process, communication skills, the challenges of marriage and divorce, navigating through the loss of meaning in life and spiritual crisis.
I will help you find your own way through the difficulties and crises as they may reveal your longing for more authenticity in life. Anxiety, depression, vague emptiness, sudden anger outburst felt within yourself or in your relationships may be a call for your unlived self so it can be integrated; it doesn't have to be just a problem that needs a fix or correction. This integration is the key to bring completeness and fulfillment in both yourself and your relationships.
I help individual men grow their mental and relational health and couples interested in increasing emotional connections. I have experienced many of the issues my clients struggle with, including marital crisis, the loss of a child and professional disappointments. I provide pre- marital counseling, support for parents, leaders and have helped people face addictions, recover from abuse and betrayal and explore spiritual growth from a Christian perspective.
I help individual men grow their mental and relational health and couples interested in increasing emotional connections. I have experienced many of the issues my clients struggle with, including marital crisis, the loss of a child and professional disappointments. I provide pre- marital counseling, support for parents, leaders and have helped people face addictions, recover from abuse and betrayal and explore spiritual growth from a Christian perspective.
My specialties: Loss & grief, life transition, traumas, parenting, couples/ marriage counseling, ADHD, PTSD, depressions and anxieties.
I perceive life as a journey, consisting of searching meaning and coping: Meaning in different roles and aspects of life motivates us to move forward; coping is strategies to get there from here. However, at different life stages, we often got stuck because of different reasons. Thus, either we no longer can see the life meaning(s) and/or our coping strategies are no longer effective. We are likely stuck under these circumstances, which leads to sufferings. I believe that counseling is a catalyst to facilitate the needed changes & adjustments to get unstuck and to have a meaningful life again.
My specialties: Loss & grief, life transition, traumas, parenting, couples/ marriage counseling, ADHD, PTSD, depressions and anxieties.
I perceive life as a journey, consisting of searching meaning and coping: Meaning in different roles and aspects of life motivates us to move forward; coping is strategies to get there from here. However, at different life stages, we often got stuck because of different reasons. Thus, either we no longer can see the life meaning(s) and/or our coping strategies are no longer effective. We are likely stuck under these circumstances, which leads to sufferings. I believe that counseling is a catalyst to facilitate the needed changes & adjustments to get unstuck and to have a meaningful life again.
Dr. Jeff Cook
Mental Health Counselor, PhD, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98005 (Online Only)
I help individuals struggling with feelings of emptiness and despair to make sense of destructive decisions and to repair broken relationships. Whether we were hurt in our younger years, in our marriage or other relationships, we all experience heartache. At times we may find ourselves stuck, unable to move through or past certain experiences and it is in these phases of life that feelings of emptiness, or the experience of shame, or the quiet desperation to feel alive again, consume us. When these experiences are not understood and cared for, they often lead to poor decisions and ruptured relationships.
I help individuals struggling with feelings of emptiness and despair to make sense of destructive decisions and to repair broken relationships. Whether we were hurt in our younger years, in our marriage or other relationships, we all experience heartache. At times we may find ourselves stuck, unable to move through or past certain experiences and it is in these phases of life that feelings of emptiness, or the experience of shame, or the quiet desperation to feel alive again, consume us. When these experiences are not understood and cared for, they often lead to poor decisions and ruptured relationships.
Lynette Thorlakson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CIMHP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98005 (Online Only)
I am a WA state licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience. In working with couples, I integrate three evidence-based approaches that include Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Internal Family Systems Couple Therapy, and Gottman Method Couple Therapy. My integrated approach touches on attachment needs and fears. Fear of rejection and abandonment while longing for connection. The emotional disconnection leads to a pattern of push and pull in a couple’s predictable negative cycle of interaction.
I am a WA state licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience. In working with couples, I integrate three evidence-based approaches that include Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Internal Family Systems Couple Therapy, and Gottman Method Couple Therapy. My integrated approach touches on attachment needs and fears. Fear of rejection and abandonment while longing for connection. The emotional disconnection leads to a pattern of push and pull in a couple’s predictable negative cycle of interaction.
Our work will improve your relationships, communication, self esteem, and sense of overall well being. I believe in the inherent wisdom of clients in the healing process. I respect the lifestyles each person has chosen, and believe in the importance of confidentiality. I offer a safe place to explore concerns about relationships, parenting, marriage, transition, occupation, separation, depression, stress, and anxiety. I have treated individuals, couples, and families since 1995 specializing in internal families systems, human developments, and treating trauma.
Our work will improve your relationships, communication, self esteem, and sense of overall well being. I believe in the inherent wisdom of clients in the healing process. I respect the lifestyles each person has chosen, and believe in the importance of confidentiality. I offer a safe place to explore concerns about relationships, parenting, marriage, transition, occupation, separation, depression, stress, and anxiety. I have treated individuals, couples, and families since 1995 specializing in internal families systems, human developments, and treating trauma.
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Marriage Counseling Therapists
How does marriage counseling work?
Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.
How long does marriage counseling typically last?
Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.
Is marriage counseling effective?
Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.
Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?
Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.