Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists in Freeland, WA

You've done so much, for so many, and now you're wondering how to get your life back on track. Sometimes it feels hopeless. But guess what? If you're taking care of so many responsibilities, you already have what it takes to solve your problems. Stop putting it off. Commit to making life a little easier, less stressed, using cognitive behavioral and exposure therapy—the best evidence-based treatment, because your time is important. You deserve your best life. We'll establish new habits and patterns to make that happen.

I embrace a solution focused cognitive behavioral approach to treatment within a humanistic framework. I help clients understand how underlying thoughts and belief systems impact behavior and trigger emotion. The outcome of healthy and integrated thinking opens up the opportunity for clients to grow and discover new modes of thinking and feeling. The result of which allows for a more meaningful and healthier way of living and relating to one's self and to the world.

Are you taking care of you? You’ve worked so hard to care of others, and now you aren’t sure that your life is what it should be. After all your preparation, education, and hard work, are you ready for the next step? I'm here for you. I've worked with military, first responders, medical professionals, federal employees and other individuals with security clearances. I understand the need for privacy and security, and I utilize the highest-evidence based practices because your time is valuable.

Dani is a dedicated and compassionate therapist, specializing in perinatal mental health, women's issues, and trauma. She is also a certified yoga instructor trained in hatha, prenatal, postpartum yoga, meditation and breathwork. Her treatment approach is collaborative, developmental, holistic, somatic, and mindfulness-based. When working with the perinatal community, she uses a developmental transition-to-motherhood framework (Matrescence) to facilitate education, understanding, and healing.

In this time of unprecedented loss and stress due to COVID-19 and other world events such as accelerating climate change, I can help you deal with anxiety and depression. My orientation is transpersonal as I see physical and emotional issues as doorways to transformation and spiritual awakening. In my psychotherapy practice, people have achieved new levels of personal freedom and self-esteem. Together, we can enrich your quality of life and enhance your creativity. Integrative healing encompasses body, mind & spirit. We all deserve to be happy in our bodies and our lives. I work also with couples to resolve relationship issues.

Immediate openings for clients in WA and ID! My goal is to work collaboratively with you to address your most challenging mental health concerns. It is tough work facing and feeling things we typically want to avoid. As we get started, it’s important to ensure that you feel completely safe to bring your full self into session— thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Our time needs to be effective and results-driven, and in my years in practice I’ve built a skillset that utilizes evidence based practices (EBPs) in tandem with your unique strengths and innate talents and adds to your mental health toolbox.

Life is about transitions, changing and growing in ways we don’t expect, don’t understand, and sometimes don’t enjoy very much, nonetheless always striving to become something more than we are right now. I’ve experienced many transitions in fifty years of life, and I’ve come to realize that we are going to change some kind of way. The greatest question is will we let life sweep us along, or will we choose to aim for a destination, collecting stories and wisdom – and yes, more than a few scars – as we go?

As a therapist, I believe in being genuine, respectful and empathetic. For a therapeutic relationship to develop, clients need to feel seen and understood. I strive to help my clients understand their own emotions, cope with difficult feelings, improve their relationships with themselves and the people they care about. Years ago, as a beginning therapist, I was influenced by research showing that the critical therapeutic element in psychotherapy, regardless of the discipline, was the relationship between the therapist and the client. Contemporary research confirms the importance of relationship in fostering therapeutic change.

I have 26 years experience as a Marriage and Family Therapist. I have also acted as a Clinical Director in educational institutions and in corporate settings, supervising other therapists. I enjoy working with couples, families, and individuals struggling with depression, anxiety and life stage change. My style is open and relational .

I expect a client to have some real issues, why else would they seek out help. Ideally they still have some hope that things can get better. Not too much anger but we will deal with that and importantly that they are willing to share what is real about their feelings and experiences. My ideal client finds that they can change things and that they can accept that bad things sometimes happen. In the end they finish therapy feeling confident that life is good and that they can handle what ever comes along.

I have over 20 years of experience working with individuals, adolescents and families and I love my work. I feel honored to walk alongside clients and their families; sharing their joys, fears, traumas, and dreams. I have experience working with a variety of struggles ranging from depression, anxiety, divorce as well as social skills issues and autism. I do not work with couples just individuals and families.

I currently have had to pause on accepting new patients. I will update my profile when that changes. Everyone experiences difficult times in their lives. Whether it's struggling with a difficult relationship, work or school, anxiety, depression, or problems in your family or social life, you're making an effort now to change. We will work together on ways to resolve the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that have prevented you from being who you want and attaining the things in life you really want for yourself. I offer a warm, safe, and confidential setting where we determine what your therapy needs are and how to achieve them.

I have openings for Gender Affirming Letters according to WPATH standards of care 7 and 8 (and associated advocacy), Emotional Support Animal Letters for gender expansive people, and Name/ID/Gender Marker Change support at this time. I come to this work as a parent. I am queer and gender affirming, and take special care to create a safe environment for you to build trust, and share sensitive issues. I am WPATH soc 8 certified. I hope to empower you to find your voice, embody your authentic self, as I support and advocate for you through informed consent and also gatekeeping insurance/standards of care to access the care you need.

I love working with folks across the lifespan (kids, teens, parents, adults)! Therapy provides tools to better navigate life’s challenges. I am passionate about helping my clients to overcome negative thought patterns and emotional hurdles like anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. Through empathetic listening and fresh perspectives, I offer a safe space for growth and healing. My core belief is that while life's events are uncontrollable, our responses are within our power. My work uses the Incredible Years Parenting Curriculum, Play Therapy, ACT, CBT, DBT, and ERP. Parents are regular collaborators during child/teen therapy.