Motivational Interviewing Therapists in Edmonds, WA
I pull from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness based approaches, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
What a rough ride it's been over the last several years....a real doozy! There are so many people struggling with feelings of overwhelm, stress, anger/rage, grief, disillusion, lack of trust, lack of safety, hopelessness, loneliness, anxiety....you name it! We all feel it at times but sometimes it gets to be too much for us to handle on our own. We need to process our feelings, be heard, be seen, connect, and find our way through this maze of life. Does this sound like you? NO shame in that. We are human.
I pull from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness based approaches, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
What a rough ride it's been over the last several years....a real doozy! There are so many people struggling with feelings of overwhelm, stress, anger/rage, grief, disillusion, lack of trust, lack of safety, hopelessness, loneliness, anxiety....you name it! We all feel it at times but sometimes it gets to be too much for us to handle on our own. We need to process our feelings, be heard, be seen, connect, and find our way through this maze of life. Does this sound like you? NO shame in that. We are human.
I use a variety of therapy methods including Brief Therapy, Trauma Recovery, CBT, Person-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness and IFS.
I am a fully Licensed Mental Health Counselor and therapist. I provide counseling and life enrichment services for adults and groups. My office is a safe atmosphere welcoming diversity in culture, in sexual orientation, religion, and other factors of difference. Our lives can be wonderful, tragic, amazing, challenging and even overwhelming as we go on many journeys and walk on many paths. Difficulties like depression, anxiety, addictions, and trauma can add blocks and pit falls on our life paths. I would like to help you figure out how to make the journey with balance and empowerment.
I use a variety of therapy methods including Brief Therapy, Trauma Recovery, CBT, Person-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness and IFS.
I am a fully Licensed Mental Health Counselor and therapist. I provide counseling and life enrichment services for adults and groups. My office is a safe atmosphere welcoming diversity in culture, in sexual orientation, religion, and other factors of difference. Our lives can be wonderful, tragic, amazing, challenging and even overwhelming as we go on many journeys and walk on many paths. Difficulties like depression, anxiety, addictions, and trauma can add blocks and pit falls on our life paths. I would like to help you figure out how to make the journey with balance and empowerment.
Carolyn Akhtar
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020 (Online Only)
I use an individualized combination of cognitive behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy and other strength based strategies to treat clients and support them in achieving time linked, measurable goals.
I am accepting new clients. There is no question life has its ups and downs. Sometimes we all just need a little extra support. I work with people from many walks of life dealing with many different situations. I treat adolescents, adults, couples and families with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, life changes, relationships, addiction, trauma and many other challenges.
I use an individualized combination of cognitive behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy and other strength based strategies to treat clients and support them in achieving time linked, measurable goals.
I am accepting new clients. There is no question life has its ups and downs. Sometimes we all just need a little extra support. I work with people from many walks of life dealing with many different situations. I treat adolescents, adults, couples and families with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, life changes, relationships, addiction, trauma and many other challenges.
I use a variety of approaches in my work but lean towards modalities like DBT, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.
My clients often come to me facing challenges navigating life and trying to manage things like anxiety, stress, substance use issues, and relationships. Maybe traditional methods of recovery haven't worked for you and you're feeling stuck. Or maybe you want to continue working from a traditional recovery lense & fine tune some of your skills. My clients come wanting to explore their substance use, identify what their ideal recovery looks like and how to get there. You can expect us working together in sessions to develop realistic and attainable goals; things that you would like to see change in your life. Let me help you get there!
I use a variety of approaches in my work but lean towards modalities like DBT, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.
My clients often come to me facing challenges navigating life and trying to manage things like anxiety, stress, substance use issues, and relationships. Maybe traditional methods of recovery haven't worked for you and you're feeling stuck. Or maybe you want to continue working from a traditional recovery lense & fine tune some of your skills. My clients come wanting to explore their substance use, identify what their ideal recovery looks like and how to get there. You can expect us working together in sessions to develop realistic and attainable goals; things that you would like to see change in your life. Let me help you get there!
I believe that the world is a beautifully complex, and yet sometimes concerning place. Within our human connections we are able to lighten the load and free ourselves from the burdens we carry. I offer compassionate and individually designed sessions. My approach is strengths based and garnered to find hope and inspiration. In my work I also incorporate theoretical perspectives such as expressive arts therapy, narrative therapy, existential therapy and mindfulness.
I believe that the world is a beautifully complex, and yet sometimes concerning place. Within our human connections we are able to lighten the load and free ourselves from the burdens we carry. I offer compassionate and individually designed sessions. My approach is strengths based and garnered to find hope and inspiration. In my work I also incorporate theoretical perspectives such as expressive arts therapy, narrative therapy, existential therapy and mindfulness.
I specialize in conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations and focused assessments with children and teens. Most referrals to my practice seek diagnostic clarification regarding learning disorders, attention problems, mood or behavior problems, social functioning, and autism spectrum disorder. I will provide you with a detailed summary of functioning and recommendations for next steps, treatments, parenting advice, and school supports to help your child live up to their fullest potential.
I specialize in conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations and focused assessments with children and teens. Most referrals to my practice seek diagnostic clarification regarding learning disorders, attention problems, mood or behavior problems, social functioning, and autism spectrum disorder. I will provide you with a detailed summary of functioning and recommendations for next steps, treatments, parenting advice, and school supports to help your child live up to their fullest potential.
Couples or individuals struggling with conflict, stress, or overwhelming circumstances will find a safe place here to sort their thoughts and feelings about the issues while learning to repair and create deeper connections with loved ones. As a systems therapist, I understand the challenges of life transitions and help strengthen couple relationships and family cohesion and resilience through various life challenges. For clients struggling with past family of origin issues, we work to heal difficult memories. I help clients grow from brokenness, trauma, grief and loss to find healing, hope, peace and a new direction.
Couples or individuals struggling with conflict, stress, or overwhelming circumstances will find a safe place here to sort their thoughts and feelings about the issues while learning to repair and create deeper connections with loved ones. As a systems therapist, I understand the challenges of life transitions and help strengthen couple relationships and family cohesion and resilience through various life challenges. For clients struggling with past family of origin issues, we work to heal difficult memories. I help clients grow from brokenness, trauma, grief and loss to find healing, hope, peace and a new direction.
What is your biggest challenge that, if overcome, would completely change your life? If it was simply a matter of knowing the answer to this question, everyone would be living exactly the life they desired. In reality, "knowing" is only half of the journey. Working together, we will co-create a partnership to explore your opportunities and challenges, making space in your life for the future that you desire. I believe that everyone can and should be living the life of their dreams, because, after all, this is not a dress rehearsal!
What is your biggest challenge that, if overcome, would completely change your life? If it was simply a matter of knowing the answer to this question, everyone would be living exactly the life they desired. In reality, "knowing" is only half of the journey. Working together, we will co-create a partnership to explore your opportunities and challenges, making space in your life for the future that you desire. I believe that everyone can and should be living the life of their dreams, because, after all, this is not a dress rehearsal!
Sadler Bridges Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, SUDP
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020
We are accepting new clients. My name is David Woldtvedt. Much of my clinical experience has involved working with individuals impacted by addiction, co-occurring mental health issues, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, PTSD, and other adverse childhood experiences. As a practitioner I aim to build a relationship with each of my clients that involves the foundational elements of trust and meeting individuals where they are at. I utilize therapeutic skills in sessions that are solution-focused and healing-centered.
We are accepting new clients. My name is David Woldtvedt. Much of my clinical experience has involved working with individuals impacted by addiction, co-occurring mental health issues, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, PTSD, and other adverse childhood experiences. As a practitioner I aim to build a relationship with each of my clients that involves the foundational elements of trust and meeting individuals where they are at. I utilize therapeutic skills in sessions that are solution-focused and healing-centered.
Deborah L Weiner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020 (Online Only)
I work with adults 18 years and older and focus on issues of depression, self-worth, identity, anxiety, and perinatal & parenting concerns. I am able to hear people's struggles and stories and work collaboratively to build and strengthen coping skills that work. That might mean using DBT, EMDR, or a combination of several therapeutic tools. I am comfortable working cross culturally and enjoy working with a wide variety of people with different backgrounds, ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and immigrant experiences. I have experience working with diversity throughout my career.
I work with adults 18 years and older and focus on issues of depression, self-worth, identity, anxiety, and perinatal & parenting concerns. I am able to hear people's struggles and stories and work collaboratively to build and strengthen coping skills that work. That might mean using DBT, EMDR, or a combination of several therapeutic tools. I am comfortable working cross culturally and enjoy working with a wide variety of people with different backgrounds, ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and immigrant experiences. I have experience working with diversity throughout my career.
Empowering Minds PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98026 (Online Only)
My passion is to empower others to build self-confidence through therapy. Through self-confidence, you can learn how to care for yourself in ways that help you grow using self-compassion and maintain your mental health.
My passion is to empower others to build self-confidence through therapy. Through self-confidence, you can learn how to care for yourself in ways that help you grow using self-compassion and maintain your mental health.
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Is there something or someone weighing you down and zapping your energy? Have you tried to resolve it, yet it only gets worse? Does it make it hard to see a path foreword? Many of my clients come to me with this dilemma. I care deeply about my clients and will work hard for you to reach your goals. I am passionate about helping you to feel heard, know your own strengths and get you moving foreword. If this sounds good, call me. Let's talk . . .
Is there something or someone weighing you down and zapping your energy? Have you tried to resolve it, yet it only gets worse? Does it make it hard to see a path foreword? Many of my clients come to me with this dilemma. I care deeply about my clients and will work hard for you to reach your goals. I am passionate about helping you to feel heard, know your own strengths and get you moving foreword. If this sounds good, call me. Let's talk . . .
I have over 20 years of experience working as a mental health counselor in the State of Washington. My areas of expertise include individual, couple, and family therapy. My specialties are PTSD, trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and substance abuse. Also, I have been facilitating different groups for 20 years and a DBT group for 9 years. All of the clients who have committed themself to this DBT class have learned some specific DBT skills that they can apply in their daily lives when they feel depressed or anxious.
I have over 20 years of experience working as a mental health counselor in the State of Washington. My areas of expertise include individual, couple, and family therapy. My specialties are PTSD, trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and substance abuse. Also, I have been facilitating different groups for 20 years and a DBT group for 9 years. All of the clients who have committed themself to this DBT class have learned some specific DBT skills that they can apply in their daily lives when they feel depressed or anxious.
You might be searching for a therapist because you are feeling out of control with food and find yourself thinking about it constantly. Do you worry that you have binge eating disorder, or you feel like bulimia has been running your life for too long? Because of how chaotic your relationship with food feels, you might find yourself trying to perfect other areas of your life. You feel motivated to eliminate binge eating and purging behaviors but just don’t know how to break the cycle. Maybe the idea of living without an eating disorder feels unattainable? I assure you, it is possible to find peace with food and your body.
You might be searching for a therapist because you are feeling out of control with food and find yourself thinking about it constantly. Do you worry that you have binge eating disorder, or you feel like bulimia has been running your life for too long? Because of how chaotic your relationship with food feels, you might find yourself trying to perfect other areas of your life. You feel motivated to eliminate binge eating and purging behaviors but just don’t know how to break the cycle. Maybe the idea of living without an eating disorder feels unattainable? I assure you, it is possible to find peace with food and your body.
Valentinya Germer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSWAIC, MSW
Verified Verified
Edmonds, WA 98020 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I work with youth, age 13+, and adults across the lifespan. I'm passionate about LGBTQIA+ and gender affirming mental health therapy. I support folks in navigating and exploring relationship to self and others (sex and body neutral, ethical non-monogamy and poly affirming), anxiety, depression, trauma, family of origin, disability, chronic-illness, grief, substance use, life transitions and challenges. I have an intersectional, anti-oppressive approach to therapy— highlighting how our relationship to ourselves, community, environment, and historical legacies impact and affect each other.
I work with youth, age 13+, and adults across the lifespan. I'm passionate about LGBTQIA+ and gender affirming mental health therapy. I support folks in navigating and exploring relationship to self and others (sex and body neutral, ethical non-monogamy and poly affirming), anxiety, depression, trauma, family of origin, disability, chronic-illness, grief, substance use, life transitions and challenges. I have an intersectional, anti-oppressive approach to therapy— highlighting how our relationship to ourselves, community, environment, and historical legacies impact and affect each other.
Please note: As of April 9, 2024, my practice is full and I'm not currently accepting new clients. I'll update this message as my availability changes. I am a social worker with 15 years of experience helping people create healthy change. I named my practice Many Paths Counseling because I feel there is more than one right way to feel better, find answers, heal from the past, and kindle hope for the future.
Please note: As of April 9, 2024, my practice is full and I'm not currently accepting new clients. I'll update this message as my availability changes. I am a social worker with 15 years of experience helping people create healthy change. I named my practice Many Paths Counseling because I feel there is more than one right way to feel better, find answers, heal from the past, and kindle hope for the future.
There are many barriers to creating meaningful change in our lives. It can feel difficult and overwhelming to identify what keeps us stuck. We may find it challenging to acknowledge our own limitations, accept our emotions, and build on our strengths. My goal is to join you in exploring your values and creating action steps towards a more fulfilling life.
There are many barriers to creating meaningful change in our lives. It can feel difficult and overwhelming to identify what keeps us stuck. We may find it challenging to acknowledge our own limitations, accept our emotions, and build on our strengths. My goal is to join you in exploring your values and creating action steps towards a more fulfilling life.
Sadler Bridges Wellness Group
Counselor, MA, LCMHCA, ASDCS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98020
We are currently taking new clients! My name is Rebecca Bennett, and I know that seeking help can be tough, but you are not alone. I strive to create a safe, welcoming space, free of judgment so that you have the space to heal and grow. I am passionate about working with the neurodivergent community and the LGBTQIA+ community, and look forward to the opportunity to work collaboratively with you in your journey through self-love, healing and growth.
We are currently taking new clients! My name is Rebecca Bennett, and I know that seeking help can be tough, but you are not alone. I strive to create a safe, welcoming space, free of judgment so that you have the space to heal and grow. I am passionate about working with the neurodivergent community and the LGBTQIA+ community, and look forward to the opportunity to work collaboratively with you in your journey through self-love, healing and growth.
Frances Murphy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, Frances Murphy, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98020
We all have the ability to change, learn and grow. We are not born with skills, throughout our life we gain many coping mechanisms, but some of those are born out of survival, fear or toxic family dynamics and might make it challenging to navigate in relationships or during life’s transitions. For many this leads to experiencing a variety of symptoms. Life can also throw us some big curveballs that feel impossible to adjust to. I believe with assistance anyone can process the past, heal, build coping skills and cultivate a mindset that is needed to create a life that is enjoyable. I utilize DBT and EMDR to aid you in your journey.
We all have the ability to change, learn and grow. We are not born with skills, throughout our life we gain many coping mechanisms, but some of those are born out of survival, fear or toxic family dynamics and might make it challenging to navigate in relationships or during life’s transitions. For many this leads to experiencing a variety of symptoms. Life can also throw us some big curveballs that feel impossible to adjust to. I believe with assistance anyone can process the past, heal, build coping skills and cultivate a mindset that is needed to create a life that is enjoyable. I utilize DBT and EMDR to aid you in your journey.
Bluestone Psychological Services, LLC
Counselor, PsyD, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Edmonds, WA 98026
Find us at: www.bluestoneps.com At Bluestone you have access to a group of independent, private practitioners who offer a wide variety of services so you can get the type of help you need in one location. Each of us has many years of experience and advanced training within our specialty areas so you know you or your loved one are working with someone who is highly skilled and can help facilitate reaching your goals.
Find us at: www.bluestoneps.com At Bluestone you have access to a group of independent, private practitioners who offer a wide variety of services so you can get the type of help you need in one location. Each of us has many years of experience and advanced training within our specialty areas so you know you or your loved one are working with someone who is highly skilled and can help facilitate reaching your goals.
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Motivational Interviewing Therapists
How does motivational interviewing work?
Motivational interviewing aims to uncover a person’s internal motivation to change their life. Toward this end, the therapist listens, empathizes, and collaborates with the client based on their perspective; the therapist doesn’t adhere to a predetermined plan for change or impose their viewpoint on the client. Discovering an individual’s most important reasons for change, and guiding them to achieve those changes, can empower people to shift from ambivalence to action.
Is motivational interviewing evidence-based?
Yes, research shows that motivational interviewing can help treat alcohol and substance use — and in different ways such as reducing drinking, reducing resistance, and increasing the likelihood of staying in treatment. Motivational interviewing has also been shown to help people lose weight, adhere to medication regimens, improve diet for those with Type II diabetes, and improve healthy behaviors in children.
How long does motivational interviewing last?
Motivational interviewing is a short-term therapy that can last just one or two sessions. In some cases, motivational interviewing may be used in conjunction with longer-term therapies, but for most people, motivational interviewing is a brief intervention that aims to help patients understand their personal, specific, and internal reasons for changing their life.
What differentiates motivational interviewing from person-centered therapy?
In person-centered therapy, the individual is in the driver’s seat of the treatment process, creating space for them to trust their instincts and arrive at their own solutions. The two approaches are similar because motivational interviewing is also client-centered; however, person-centered therapy is more open-ended while motivational interviewing is somewhat more structured; the goal is to change, and the therapist helps the client specifically discover their internal motivations to modify their behavior.