Culturally Sensitive Therapists in Lynnwood, WA
Mary Baja
Pre-Licensed Professional, BA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lynnwood, WA 98036 (Online Only)
Life is challenging when you feel like you don't fit in. Navigating your identity in a world that doesn't always understand is tough. Whether you're part of the LGBTQ+ community, neurodivergent, or from a marginalized background—society's expectations might feel overwhelming and exhausting. Seeking a safe space to explore these feelings and embrace your unique qualities without judgment is important. Life should be more than just surviving day to day.
Life is challenging when you feel like you don't fit in. Navigating your identity in a world that doesn't always understand is tough. Whether you're part of the LGBTQ+ community, neurodivergent, or from a marginalized background—society's expectations might feel overwhelming and exhausting. Seeking a safe space to explore these feelings and embrace your unique qualities without judgment is important. Life should be more than just surviving day to day.
I am culturally sensitive and experienced with diverse clients in clinical and college settings.
Are you struggling or stuck? Do you feel confused, overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, or afraid? Do you feel sad, lonely, empty, lost, worthless, ashamed, or guilty? I am here to help you to go through your emotional pain, difficult life issues, relational issues, adjustment issues, mental health issues, or other overwhelming troubles and brokenness. I will listen and work with you to solve your issues and achieve your goals, to adjust to changes, to find yourself, and to feel connected to the world around you. I will walk with you in your journey to facilitate your healing and to grow into your full potential.
I am culturally sensitive and experienced with diverse clients in clinical and college settings.
Are you struggling or stuck? Do you feel confused, overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, or afraid? Do you feel sad, lonely, empty, lost, worthless, ashamed, or guilty? I am here to help you to go through your emotional pain, difficult life issues, relational issues, adjustment issues, mental health issues, or other overwhelming troubles and brokenness. I will listen and work with you to solve your issues and achieve your goals, to adjust to changes, to find yourself, and to feel connected to the world around you. I will walk with you in your journey to facilitate your healing and to grow into your full potential.
Keenya Horton
Counselor, MS, LMHCA, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lynnwood, WA 98036 (Online Only)
I am a therapist with over 6 years of professional work experience. My clinical orientation is primarily Person Centered. I help clients with stress and anxiety, motivation, self-esteem, confidence, career difficulties and depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you.
I am a therapist with over 6 years of professional work experience. My clinical orientation is primarily Person Centered. I help clients with stress and anxiety, motivation, self-esteem, confidence, career difficulties and depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you.
Cecily Woodard
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lynnwood, WA 98036 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I'm a licensed mental health counselor who provides counseling to teens and young adults. I have experience working with individuals with anxiety, depression and trauma; neurodivergent individuals and people struggling with interpersonal relationships. My goal as a person-centered therapist is to meet my client where they are and provide a safe space while holding my clients in the utmost regard with empathy and compassion. Throughout my experience, I have found that individuals who are provided a safe, welcoming, and consistent environment will be better equipped to develop healthy coping skills to overcome obstacles in their life.
I'm a licensed mental health counselor who provides counseling to teens and young adults. I have experience working with individuals with anxiety, depression and trauma; neurodivergent individuals and people struggling with interpersonal relationships. My goal as a person-centered therapist is to meet my client where they are and provide a safe space while holding my clients in the utmost regard with empathy and compassion. Throughout my experience, I have found that individuals who are provided a safe, welcoming, and consistent environment will be better equipped to develop healthy coping skills to overcome obstacles in their life.
If you have anxiety for the future, depression from your past, feeling alienated and other intrusive thoughts I can help you better understand their origin. What drives me is helping you discover the sources for your emotional conundrums and entanglements. These life riddles can be tamed so that they do not continue to rule your days. Isolation with these matters only serves to create more distance between you and managing your life. What I do is give you the tools to cut through the twisted patterns of your life and create the new path.
If you have anxiety for the future, depression from your past, feeling alienated and other intrusive thoughts I can help you better understand their origin. What drives me is helping you discover the sources for your emotional conundrums and entanglements. These life riddles can be tamed so that they do not continue to rule your days. Isolation with these matters only serves to create more distance between you and managing your life. What I do is give you the tools to cut through the twisted patterns of your life and create the new path.
Life comes with challenges; at times it feels like they keep piling on, making it difficult not to become overwhelmed. This overwhelm can be magnified when we feel as if we’re facing hardship alone. Powerlessness to make a meaningful difference, despite our best efforts, can be disheartening. During these times the weight of our burdens seem unbearable; the path forward unclear. You don't have to navigate this alone. As your therapist, I'll meet you where you are using a trauma-informed, neurobiologically based approach to help you understand how your brain works, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and build skills for managing distress.
Life comes with challenges; at times it feels like they keep piling on, making it difficult not to become overwhelmed. This overwhelm can be magnified when we feel as if we’re facing hardship alone. Powerlessness to make a meaningful difference, despite our best efforts, can be disheartening. During these times the weight of our burdens seem unbearable; the path forward unclear. You don't have to navigate this alone. As your therapist, I'll meet you where you are using a trauma-informed, neurobiologically based approach to help you understand how your brain works, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and build skills for managing distress.
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Jonathan Ardent
Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Lynnwood, WA 98036 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
The world can be a confusing and painful place, and we all need places of safety where we can make sense of ourselves and the things we're going through. My hope is that therapy can offer a space where you will feel seen, receive support, and gain insight into the things you've already been through and everything you're experiencing today. It can be easy to put our own needs aside when other things feel more urgent, and I want to create a space where you and your needs get to be a consistent priority.
The world can be a confusing and painful place, and we all need places of safety where we can make sense of ourselves and the things we're going through. My hope is that therapy can offer a space where you will feel seen, receive support, and gain insight into the things you've already been through and everything you're experiencing today. It can be easy to put our own needs aside when other things feel more urgent, and I want to create a space where you and your needs get to be a consistent priority.
Sandy Tian
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWAA, SUDPT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lynnwood, WA 98036
It takes courage to prioritize your emotional well-being, and I'm honored to be part of your journey. As a therapist, my heartfelt mission is to help you feel better and find the peace and happiness you deserve. Together, we'll swiftly address the blocks that hinder your deep self-exploration and understanding. By delving into the root causes of your struggles, we can untangle old patterns and guide you towards a life of renewed purpose and fulfillment. With a focus on trauma processing and a gentle approach rooted in Internal Family Systems (IFS), I'm committed to supporting you in discovering profound healing and lasting change.
It takes courage to prioritize your emotional well-being, and I'm honored to be part of your journey. As a therapist, my heartfelt mission is to help you feel better and find the peace and happiness you deserve. Together, we'll swiftly address the blocks that hinder your deep self-exploration and understanding. By delving into the root causes of your struggles, we can untangle old patterns and guide you towards a life of renewed purpose and fulfillment. With a focus on trauma processing and a gentle approach rooted in Internal Family Systems (IFS), I'm committed to supporting you in discovering profound healing and lasting change.
Are you feeling that things are bleak and hopeless? Are you struggling with the reminders of difficult experiences in your past? Or maybe you are living with a chronic illness that has lowered your quality of life. We all feel the pull not only to survive but to thrive in our lives. Depression, anxiety, trauma, illness, and pain can limit our ability to reach our goals or even make it difficult to get through the day. These limitations are not a personal failing. Sometimes it takes a trained specialist to help us overcome or manage these personal challenges.
Are you feeling that things are bleak and hopeless? Are you struggling with the reminders of difficult experiences in your past? Or maybe you are living with a chronic illness that has lowered your quality of life. We all feel the pull not only to survive but to thrive in our lives. Depression, anxiety, trauma, illness, and pain can limit our ability to reach our goals or even make it difficult to get through the day. These limitations are not a personal failing. Sometimes it takes a trained specialist to help us overcome or manage these personal challenges.
We are accepting new clients. My name is Misty Pehan. I specialize in helping individuals and families to understand, recover, and remain in remission from various disorders such as anxiety and depression. I also help with relationship conflicts, difficulties with life stressors, and making desired changes in thoughts and behaviors.
We are accepting new clients. My name is Misty Pehan. I specialize in helping individuals and families to understand, recover, and remain in remission from various disorders such as anxiety and depression. I also help with relationship conflicts, difficulties with life stressors, and making desired changes in thoughts and behaviors.
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Is therapy worth it? Although my own therapeutic journey began with skepticism and trepidation, I’ve experienced both vulnerability and life altering benefits from sitting in the client’s chair. Prospective clients can expect me to stay with them through hardship and help them uncover their capacity to heal themselves. I believe therapy requires both safety and bravery. It takes bravery to come to a therapy session. I honor my clients’ bravery by holding a safe, empathetic space for them to explore challenges.
Is therapy worth it? Although my own therapeutic journey began with skepticism and trepidation, I’ve experienced both vulnerability and life altering benefits from sitting in the client’s chair. Prospective clients can expect me to stay with them through hardship and help them uncover their capacity to heal themselves. I believe therapy requires both safety and bravery. It takes bravery to come to a therapy session. I honor my clients’ bravery by holding a safe, empathetic space for them to explore challenges.
Anxiety and depression can be debilitating and can interfere with your life. I understand and enjoy helping people who feel this way overcome these obstacles and reach their full potential. In therapy, I use listening, empathy, humor, and interpretation to achieve your goals. It is important to have a good fit with your therapist, so I encourage your to call and come in for one session to see if you feel comfortable working with me.
Anxiety and depression can be debilitating and can interfere with your life. I understand and enjoy helping people who feel this way overcome these obstacles and reach their full potential. In therapy, I use listening, empathy, humor, and interpretation to achieve your goals. It is important to have a good fit with your therapist, so I encourage your to call and come in for one session to see if you feel comfortable working with me.
Daniella Bosman
Pre-Licensed Professional, BA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lynnwood, WA 98036 (Online Only)
Welcome! I provide counseling for anyone 18+. I create an empathetic, supportive, and judgment-free space for those looking to process the stressors of life. I work with clients on a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, burnout, and more. I have interest in working with survivors of trauma and abuse, those suffering from chronic pain or chronic illness, the LGBTQIA+ community, and those seeking inner child healing. As someone who has experienced many of these personally, I know the emotional weight they can carry.
Welcome! I provide counseling for anyone 18+. I create an empathetic, supportive, and judgment-free space for those looking to process the stressors of life. I work with clients on a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, burnout, and more. I have interest in working with survivors of trauma and abuse, those suffering from chronic pain or chronic illness, the LGBTQIA+ community, and those seeking inner child healing. As someone who has experienced many of these personally, I know the emotional weight they can carry.
Morgan Alexander Zhou
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Hi, my name is Morgan. There could be many reasons why you are seeking out a therapist right now - a new life change, burnout from an overly demanding job, struggling with a past or recent trauma, or even just looking for ways to cope with the world today. Whatever the reason, you deserve to have someone who listens actively, works with you on identifying goals that are important to you, and pushes you when you're ready. I see therapy as a collaborative process that is constantly evolving as I get to know my clients better.
Hi, my name is Morgan. There could be many reasons why you are seeking out a therapist right now - a new life change, burnout from an overly demanding job, struggling with a past or recent trauma, or even just looking for ways to cope with the world today. Whatever the reason, you deserve to have someone who listens actively, works with you on identifying goals that are important to you, and pushes you when you're ready. I see therapy as a collaborative process that is constantly evolving as I get to know my clients better.
Come as you are and take what you need. Therapy is a space meant for you. I believe that our bodies, memories, thoughts, and relationships can provide us with vast knowledge to uncover deep patterns, truths, and vulnerabilities. In the same vein, I believe that everyone deserves a nonjudgmental space to explore their own unique pathway to wellness, whatever that may be. As a Mental Health Counselor, I operate within trauma-informed modalities of person-centered therapy, internal family systems, dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy.
Come as you are and take what you need. Therapy is a space meant for you. I believe that our bodies, memories, thoughts, and relationships can provide us with vast knowledge to uncover deep patterns, truths, and vulnerabilities. In the same vein, I believe that everyone deserves a nonjudgmental space to explore their own unique pathway to wellness, whatever that may be. As a Mental Health Counselor, I operate within trauma-informed modalities of person-centered therapy, internal family systems, dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy.
I enjoy working with people within the LGBTQ+ community, specifically people in early adulthood. I love working with first generation Americans and learning about the experiences growing up as a third culture kid. My ideal client is someone looking for clarity around who they want to be and where they see themselves in the world, a common theme among younger LGBTQ adults. I love working with clients who feel in conflict or "out of step" with the world, as I strongly believe pressure to conform and "fit in" are often ways in which marginalized experiences are devalued.
I enjoy working with people within the LGBTQ+ community, specifically people in early adulthood. I love working with first generation Americans and learning about the experiences growing up as a third culture kid. My ideal client is someone looking for clarity around who they want to be and where they see themselves in the world, a common theme among younger LGBTQ adults. I love working with clients who feel in conflict or "out of step" with the world, as I strongly believe pressure to conform and "fit in" are often ways in which marginalized experiences are devalued.
Hannah Stalter
Pre-Licensed Professional, BS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lynnwood, WA 98036 (Online Only)
Feeling stuck? Despite your efforts to overcome challenges, are you still encountering the same obstacles? Youre not alone. It can be important to delve into the underlying significance of recurring patterns and discover more about ourselves. Together, we can explore fresh approaches to help you understand, embrace, and move beyond these challenges. I embrace Queer, Feminist, Harm-Reduction, and Person-Centered approaches to treatment, emphasizing collaboration with clients navigating pivotal moments in their life journey, feeling stuck in their recovery, or who are simply seeking a safe space from the stressors of their daily life.
Feeling stuck? Despite your efforts to overcome challenges, are you still encountering the same obstacles? Youre not alone. It can be important to delve into the underlying significance of recurring patterns and discover more about ourselves. Together, we can explore fresh approaches to help you understand, embrace, and move beyond these challenges. I embrace Queer, Feminist, Harm-Reduction, and Person-Centered approaches to treatment, emphasizing collaboration with clients navigating pivotal moments in their life journey, feeling stuck in their recovery, or who are simply seeking a safe space from the stressors of their daily life.
Runjhun Pandit
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, LMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Lynnwood, WA 98037 (Online Only)
Are you worried about your teen losing weight or struggling with body image concerns? Do you notice that your teen is restricting meals and want to effectively support them? Or feeling stuck in your own mental health journey? Do you tend to ask yourself, Why am i not good enough? or Why do I often feel stressed about daily life, finding it hard to sustain a "work life balance?" Or even as new moms, do you feel weighed down by the sudden changes in life and feeling overwhelmed, and looking to transition back to work? It can feel exhausting trying to do it all whether you are a parent/caregiver or coming here to support your teen.
Are you worried about your teen losing weight or struggling with body image concerns? Do you notice that your teen is restricting meals and want to effectively support them? Or feeling stuck in your own mental health journey? Do you tend to ask yourself, Why am i not good enough? or Why do I often feel stressed about daily life, finding it hard to sustain a "work life balance?" Or even as new moms, do you feel weighed down by the sudden changes in life and feeling overwhelmed, and looking to transition back to work? It can feel exhausting trying to do it all whether you are a parent/caregiver or coming here to support your teen.
I offer a warm, validating and authentic space in which you can explore, deeply examine, and accept who you are as well as seek to change alongside someone who genuinely cares. You may experience the occasional gentle challenge, but diverse perspectives and social justice are valued here; your worldview will be treated as valid. You are the expert on you, so my priority is facilitating your search for your own answers over presenting mine. I point out beliefs, connections and patterns without presenting my interpretation as the best or only one. Strategies and conclusions you buy into are the most likely to have a lasting impact.
I offer a warm, validating and authentic space in which you can explore, deeply examine, and accept who you are as well as seek to change alongside someone who genuinely cares. You may experience the occasional gentle challenge, but diverse perspectives and social justice are valued here; your worldview will be treated as valid. You are the expert on you, so my priority is facilitating your search for your own answers over presenting mine. I point out beliefs, connections and patterns without presenting my interpretation as the best or only one. Strategies and conclusions you buy into are the most likely to have a lasting impact.
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How does culturally sensitive therapy work?
A culturally sensitive therapist will tailor their approach to therapy based on the individual client’s background. This may include changing their style of interaction (asking open-ended questions vs. being the “expert” voice), their affect (seeming warm or “neutral”), how much personal information they disclose about themselves, and more. It’s also important for a culturally sensitive therapist to acknowledge larger societal forces that may impact their client due to the client’s background.
How effective is culturally sensitive therapy?
Some professionals have expressed concern about highlighting cultural differences in therapy, suggesting that it might promote stereotypes and harm the therapeutic bond; however, many experts agree that cultural sensitivity tends to strengthen the connection between therapist and client and help clients feel heard and understood. A culturally sensitive approach to therapy can be especially helpful for those not in the cultural majority, especially when combined with proven therapies like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
What are the limitations of a culturally sensitive approach to therapy?
While being culturally sensitive is generally a valuable skill to have, a therapist cannot treat every client from a similar background the same way. Each client is an individual with their own values, personal preferences, and life experiences that will need to be explored during therapy. In addition, it’s rare for a therapist and client to have identical backgrounds, so there may be some cross-cultural differences to navigate during therapy, but a culturally sensitive therapist can do so with empathy and respect.
Can culturally sensitive therapy be done online?
Yes, online therapy using a culturally sensitive approach can be beneficial. Therapy can sometimes be difficult to access for clients from diverse backgrounds and socioeconomic standing. The array of mental health support available through the internet makes it possible for clients to find a good therapist match regardless of where they live.