Marriage Counseling Therapists in Bellevue, WA
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shirley Lytle
Counselor, MDiv, LMHC, CSAT, Gottman, CPTT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98004
I help individuals, couples and families deal with the tension that comes with life transitions. My approach integrates counseling and spirituality. It encourages hope and empowerment to the lost, lonely, and left out, allowing them to move to a place of wholeness and healing. Working with a wide spectrum of cultural and religious backgrounds, I have the ability to meet people where they are at in their journey. Over the past 20 years, I have provided pre- marital and couples counseling through various relationship levels including marriage contemplation, pre-engagement, engaged and married to decoupling/divorce.
I help individuals, couples and families deal with the tension that comes with life transitions. My approach integrates counseling and spirituality. It encourages hope and empowerment to the lost, lonely, and left out, allowing them to move to a place of wholeness and healing. Working with a wide spectrum of cultural and religious backgrounds, I have the ability to meet people where they are at in their journey. Over the past 20 years, I have provided pre- marital and couples counseling through various relationship levels including marriage contemplation, pre-engagement, engaged and married to decoupling/divorce.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Erik Ploof
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98005
Tired of arguing and thinking about divorce? Do you want to be seen, heard & understood in your relationship? Has your marriage been hurt by infidelity or sexual addiction? If you're feeling discouraged about your relationship, it's time to get support. I help couples create a safe space together to explore conflict, deepen their connection, resolve communication problems and repair trust. Your relationship does not have to be this hard. I'll show you how to to break old patterns, approach challenges together, and respond in ways that foster connection & enhance intimacy. Together we'll create a plan for your relationship to thrive.
Tired of arguing and thinking about divorce? Do you want to be seen, heard & understood in your relationship? Has your marriage been hurt by infidelity or sexual addiction? If you're feeling discouraged about your relationship, it's time to get support. I help couples create a safe space together to explore conflict, deepen their connection, resolve communication problems and repair trust. Your relationship does not have to be this hard. I'll show you how to to break old patterns, approach challenges together, and respond in ways that foster connection & enhance intimacy. Together we'll create a plan for your relationship to thrive.
Traverse Therapy Services
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Bellevue, WA 98005
We're accepting new clients! My name is Brooklyn Silva and as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, I believe therapy is a collaborative process to reach your mental health and personal goals. My practice is centered around creating a supportive space for teens, families, couples, and adults of all backgrounds where we work together towards meaningful change, relationships, and life. With a background in working in a long-term residential treatment center, I have experience in facilitating lasting change and helping individuals, families, and couples navigate complex emotional and relational challenges.
We're accepting new clients! My name is Brooklyn Silva and as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, I believe therapy is a collaborative process to reach your mental health and personal goals. My practice is centered around creating a supportive space for teens, families, couples, and adults of all backgrounds where we work together towards meaningful change, relationships, and life. With a background in working in a long-term residential treatment center, I have experience in facilitating lasting change and helping individuals, families, and couples navigate complex emotional and relational challenges.
Are you lonely in your relationship? Do you argue about divorce or parenting? Has your marriage and family been impacted by infidelity, betrayal or sexual addiction? You're relationship doesn't have to feel stressful and your family doesn't have to suffer. If you're tired of arguing with no resolution, it's time to get support. I help couples resolve communication problems, strengthen their intimacy, repair trust issues, and address parenting struggles and cultural differences. Together we can create a plan to help you ask for your needs, deepen your connection, enhance your intimacy and feel fully alive in your relationships again.
Are you lonely in your relationship? Do you argue about divorce or parenting? Has your marriage and family been impacted by infidelity, betrayal or sexual addiction? You're relationship doesn't have to feel stressful and your family doesn't have to suffer. If you're tired of arguing with no resolution, it's time to get support. I help couples resolve communication problems, strengthen their intimacy, repair trust issues, and address parenting struggles and cultural differences. Together we can create a plan to help you ask for your needs, deepen your connection, enhance your intimacy and feel fully alive in your relationships again.
At it's core, therapy is a process of healing and change. The decision to address an addiction, change your struggling marriage or address the other issues that hold you back is a difficult, but important step. I work with you to strengthen your relationships, create intimate connections, and sort through the baggage of life. My approach is positive, supportive and challenging when needed. In addition to addiction work, I also do "general practitioner" work like depression, anxiety, couple/ marital therapy, and other mental health issues. My office is a safe and affirming space for all gender and sexual orientations.
At it's core, therapy is a process of healing and change. The decision to address an addiction, change your struggling marriage or address the other issues that hold you back is a difficult, but important step. I work with you to strengthen your relationships, create intimate connections, and sort through the baggage of life. My approach is positive, supportive and challenging when needed. In addition to addiction work, I also do "general practitioner" work like depression, anxiety, couple/ marital therapy, and other mental health issues. My office is a safe and affirming space for all gender and sexual orientations.
Dr. Ching-Ching Ruan
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 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.
I enjoy working with a variety of clients, but those who struggle with marital conflict, sexual issues and addictions, depression, anxiety, adolescent issues and anger management make up a majority of my caseload.
"If your struggling with a difficult life situation or a personal pattern give me a call. By using my 30 yrs. of experience, knowledge and support in the counseling field I can hopefully help you heal, grow and then change into who you really want to be. I can try to help you through it and help you change those patterns that have kept you stuck. To take control of your life and yourself you often need to be challenged and helped to 'do it different'. I can help you with this process."
I enjoy working with a variety of clients, but those who struggle with marital conflict, sexual issues and addictions, depression, anxiety, adolescent issues and anger management make up a majority of my caseload.
"If your struggling with a difficult life situation or a personal pattern give me a call. By using my 30 yrs. of experience, knowledge and support in the counseling field I can hopefully help you heal, grow and then change into who you really want to be. I can try to help you through it and help you change those patterns that have kept you stuck. To take control of your life and yourself you often need to be challenged and helped to 'do it different'. I can help you with this process."
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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.