Therapists in Freeland, WA
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Enid Braun
Counselor, LMHC, MEd
Verified Verified
Greenbank, WA 98253 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Eclectic treatment approach, drawing from a spectrum of techniques and schools of thought, and applying them as they seem useful to each client and his or her situation. Integrative and strengths-based.
Eclectic treatment approach, drawing from a spectrum of techniques and schools of thought, and applying them as they seem useful to each client and his or her situation. Integrative and strengths-based.
Online Therapists
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Heather Moselle
Counselor, MS, LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Mount Vernon, WA 98273 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Providing compassionate, non-judgmental, and highly-collaborative mental health care for each client. Getting access to mental health care can be a frustrating experience. Between navigating insurance coverage, reaching out to providers, filling out forms, and coordinating schedules- it can feel overwhelming. I do my best to respond to all inquiries within one business day, and to keep my availability updated. My hope is that you can get access to quality care quickly, with either myself or another licensed clinician in the case that my practice is full. I regularly reach out to those on my Waitlist as I have openings.
Providing compassionate, non-judgmental, and highly-collaborative mental health care for each client. Getting access to mental health care can be a frustrating experience. Between navigating insurance coverage, reaching out to providers, filling out forms, and coordinating schedules- it can feel overwhelming. I do my best to respond to all inquiries within one business day, and to keep my availability updated. My hope is that you can get access to quality care quickly, with either myself or another licensed clinician in the case that my practice is full. I regularly reach out to those on my Waitlist as I have openings.
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There are many reasons why you might be looking for a counselor, but the search always involves a certain amount of courage and humility. Maybe things in life are not turning out as you've planned; or, you've woken up with a hangover three too many times or you can't quite kick your late night consumption of an endless scroll of pornography; or, perhaps, you've never quite gotten past the death of a loved one or a choice made during a heated conflict of war. Perhaps your fighting with your spouse, struggling to discern your vocation, or a myriad of other possibilities; whatever brings you, I commend your brave and humble beginning.
There are many reasons why you might be looking for a counselor, but the search always involves a certain amount of courage and humility. Maybe things in life are not turning out as you've planned; or, you've woken up with a hangover three too many times or you can't quite kick your late night consumption of an endless scroll of pornography; or, perhaps, you've never quite gotten past the death of a loved one or a choice made during a heated conflict of war. Perhaps your fighting with your spouse, struggling to discern your vocation, or a myriad of other possibilities; whatever brings you, I commend your brave and humble beginning.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.