Parenting Therapists in Port Ludlow, WA
As a Certified Child Mental Health Specialist, I can help with parenting challenges, provide new strategies and help your teen get back on track with their growth and development.
I am accepting new clients. I assist Couples, Individuals, Teens and Families. See my website: fenntherapy.com. I provide emotional support, practical communication tools and emotional coping skills. Together, we create a treatment plan for positive change. Unresolved family issues, trauma, stress, couple conflicts, parenting challenges, life transitions and changes in your primary relationships can get you down. You deserve support and help to heal. I create a safe place for you to create the healthy changes you desire. I look forward to meeting you.
As a Certified Child Mental Health Specialist, I can help with parenting challenges, provide new strategies and help your teen get back on track with their growth and development.
I am accepting new clients. I assist Couples, Individuals, Teens and Families. See my website: fenntherapy.com. I provide emotional support, practical communication tools and emotional coping skills. Together, we create a treatment plan for positive change. Unresolved family issues, trauma, stress, couple conflicts, parenting challenges, life transitions and changes in your primary relationships can get you down. You deserve support and help to heal. I create a safe place for you to create the healthy changes you desire. I look forward to meeting you.
Melody McKibbin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Port Ludlow, WA 98365 (Online Only)
Whether it's facing off against anxiety, wading through waves of grief, or steering the ship of parenting, adoption, and fostering, I'm here to support you.
Hi! I'm Melody McKibbin, your Washington-based LMHC, with a flair for Personality Disorder treatment, Enneagram insights, and DBT strategies. Think of counseling as our co-created adventure, uniquely tailored just for you. In my downtime, you'll catch me diving into the world of fiction. I'm currently cooking up a murder mystery comedy and get this—it's all about killer mannequins! When I'm not writing, I enjoy family hangs, cozying up with my Russian Blue cats, and friend hangouts. Let's embark on this journey with empathy, laughter, and understanding. Here's to navigating life's waters and finding your way to calmer seas!
Whether it's facing off against anxiety, wading through waves of grief, or steering the ship of parenting, adoption, and fostering, I'm here to support you.
Hi! I'm Melody McKibbin, your Washington-based LMHC, with a flair for Personality Disorder treatment, Enneagram insights, and DBT strategies. Think of counseling as our co-created adventure, uniquely tailored just for you. In my downtime, you'll catch me diving into the world of fiction. I'm currently cooking up a murder mystery comedy and get this—it's all about killer mannequins! When I'm not writing, I enjoy family hangs, cozying up with my Russian Blue cats, and friend hangouts. Let's embark on this journey with empathy, laughter, and understanding. Here's to navigating life's waters and finding your way to calmer seas!
Sarah Sterling, Mindfulness-Based Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Port Ludlow, WA 98365 (Online Only)
As a mindfulness-based counselor, I help individuals, adolescents and couples transform their struggles into opportunities for growth, learning and adventure. I help you turn your problems into pathways. This journey is an opportunity to unearth the home that is your deep and abiding sense of self. Drawing on nature wisdom, archetypal patterns, myth, mindfulness and the mind-body connection, I am here to be a guide as you dive into your own depths. I look forward to accompanying you on your journey toward wholeness, freedom and purpose.
As a mindfulness-based counselor, I help individuals, adolescents and couples transform their struggles into opportunities for growth, learning and adventure. I help you turn your problems into pathways. This journey is an opportunity to unearth the home that is your deep and abiding sense of self. Drawing on nature wisdom, archetypal patterns, myth, mindfulness and the mind-body connection, I am here to be a guide as you dive into your own depths. I look forward to accompanying you on your journey toward wholeness, freedom and purpose.
Pilgrim Behavioral Health
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MEd, MA, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Port Ludlow, WA 98365 (Online Only)
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 people across many walks of life, including healthcare, the entertainment industry, and federal service. I understand the need for privacy and security, and I utilize the highest-evidence based practices because your time is valuable.
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 people across many walks of life, including healthcare, the entertainment industry, and federal service. I understand the need for privacy and security, and I utilize the highest-evidence based practices because your time is valuable.
In my 40 years as a psychologist my goal has been to provide the safe nurturing environment that creates a productive client/therapist relationship. I have never forgotten my early experiences in seeking help from a therapist, wondering what it would be like, and if it would really help. I appreciated the understanding and insight I received then, and throughout my life, sometimes with my husband, I have found different kinds of therapy that were helpful to me and to my clients.
In my 40 years as a psychologist my goal has been to provide the safe nurturing environment that creates a productive client/therapist relationship. I have never forgotten my early experiences in seeking help from a therapist, wondering what it would be like, and if it would really help. I appreciated the understanding and insight I received then, and throughout my life, sometimes with my husband, I have found different kinds of therapy that were helpful to me and to my clients.
Julia E Eakes
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Port Ludlow, WA 98365 (Online Only)
I love to work with older teens and adults from the comfort of your own home through telehealth. I offer a safe and trusting environment that is conducive to emotional and spiritual growth. You will find that we are partners in a journey of discovery; we'll explore ways to empower, encourage and support your expression of what's troubling you. I offer the opportunity to explore personal growth through mind, body, and spirit. As a therapist, I tend to be eclectic, humanistic, and enthusiastic about Journaling, Energy Healing, Mindful Self Compassion, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused, and CBT.
I love to work with older teens and adults from the comfort of your own home through telehealth. I offer a safe and trusting environment that is conducive to emotional and spiritual growth. You will find that we are partners in a journey of discovery; we'll explore ways to empower, encourage and support your expression of what's troubling you. I offer the opportunity to explore personal growth through mind, body, and spirit. As a therapist, I tend to be eclectic, humanistic, and enthusiastic about Journaling, Energy Healing, Mindful Self Compassion, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused, and CBT.
Mitzi Sturzu
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Port Ludlow, WA 98365
Not accepting new clients
I am unable to accept new clients at this time. Relationships may be difficult to say the least. Sometimes we feel blindsided by life's twists and turns. We all struggle at times to feel understood or with self doubt, while searching for solutions to overwhelming problems. Whether you are an individual or couple troubled by a present, past or current event, taking that first step, towards talking to someone who may be able to help sort things out, may be one of the most difficult things you do. I would like to make it a little easier.
I am unable to accept new clients at this time. Relationships may be difficult to say the least. Sometimes we feel blindsided by life's twists and turns. We all struggle at times to feel understood or with self doubt, while searching for solutions to overwhelming problems. Whether you are an individual or couple troubled by a present, past or current event, taking that first step, towards talking to someone who may be able to help sort things out, may be one of the most difficult things you do. I would like to make it a little easier.
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My practice is currently full. I have worked intensively with adolescents, adults, and their families for over 30 years. I work with individuals and couples to address life transitions, relationship, parenting issues, women's empowerment, and challenges including depression and anxiety. Specific foci/areas of interest include family dynamics, adolescent rebellion, strategies for success in school, ADD diagnosis and treatment plans and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). I spent two decades working with pregnant and parenting teens, and teaching childbirth education at my local hospital.
My practice is currently full. I have worked intensively with adolescents, adults, and their families for over 30 years. I work with individuals and couples to address life transitions, relationship, parenting issues, women's empowerment, and challenges including depression and anxiety. Specific foci/areas of interest include family dynamics, adolescent rebellion, strategies for success in school, ADD diagnosis and treatment plans and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). I spent two decades working with pregnant and parenting teens, and teaching childbirth education at my local hospital.
My doctoral research addressed child abuse and mothering behavior; I learned a lot about how to support parents in becoming the parent they would like to be! I really enjoy seeing parents learn how to provide what their children need, and the pride and new confidence they experience when they're successful.
I strive to provide a safe environment where individuals can reconnect to self, and the expertise to remove roadblocks to success and happiness. If you need emotional healing, to develop life skills, or (re-)discover the joy of living, I believe I can help. I have 40 years of experience working with children and families, often where abuse has been involved, and have helped hundreds of individuals recover from a variety of traumas in their lives, from abuse to car accidents to the death of a loved one. I believe in the power of the individual always to grow toward health.
My doctoral research addressed child abuse and mothering behavior; I learned a lot about how to support parents in becoming the parent they would like to be! I really enjoy seeing parents learn how to provide what their children need, and the pride and new confidence they experience when they're successful.
I strive to provide a safe environment where individuals can reconnect to self, and the expertise to remove roadblocks to success and happiness. If you need emotional healing, to develop life skills, or (re-)discover the joy of living, I believe I can help. I have 40 years of experience working with children and families, often where abuse has been involved, and have helped hundreds of individuals recover from a variety of traumas in their lives, from abuse to car accidents to the death of a loved one. I believe in the power of the individual always to grow toward health.
She works with individuals and two-person relationships (partners, friends, siblings, parent and child) experiencing all forms of complex trauma.
When you work with Lisa Elliott you are supported by her deep understanding of our embodiment of stress and trauma as it impacts our access to authenticity, empowerment, awareness, fulfilling relationships, creativity, and vitality. Transpersonal, ritual, and creative practices, depth and somatic psychotherapies, parts work with childhood imprints, and the skills of deep presence form the foundations of her approach to emotional and spiritual healing. She is the founder of the Vagus Study Group, which focuses on the ways our ancestral and personal life experiences imprint on our emotional, physical and relational lives.
She works with individuals and two-person relationships (partners, friends, siblings, parent and child) experiencing all forms of complex trauma.
When you work with Lisa Elliott you are supported by her deep understanding of our embodiment of stress and trauma as it impacts our access to authenticity, empowerment, awareness, fulfilling relationships, creativity, and vitality. Transpersonal, ritual, and creative practices, depth and somatic psychotherapies, parts work with childhood imprints, and the skills of deep presence form the foundations of her approach to emotional and spiritual healing. She is the founder of the Vagus Study Group, which focuses on the ways our ancestral and personal life experiences imprint on our emotional, physical and relational lives.
Hannah Guggenheim
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MFA
Verified Verified
Freeland, WA 98249
Waitlist for new clients
Intuitive, culturally sensitive, solution-based therapy can help you cultivate gratitude, understand nuance and heal. Our focus: wellbeing, self acceptance and your quest for ongoing transformation. I am a trauma informed practitioner supporting life transitions for individuals, couples and families. I work with adjustment difficulties and disorders, anxiety/depression, grief and loss, PTSD, ADHD, SPD, infertility and parent coaching. LGBTQ2SIA, gender affirming mental health therapy. I am a certified technology addiction specialist.
Intuitive, culturally sensitive, solution-based therapy can help you cultivate gratitude, understand nuance and heal. Our focus: wellbeing, self acceptance and your quest for ongoing transformation. I am a trauma informed practitioner supporting life transitions for individuals, couples and families. I work with adjustment difficulties and disorders, anxiety/depression, grief and loss, PTSD, ADHD, SPD, infertility and parent coaching. LGBTQ2SIA, gender affirming mental health therapy. I am a certified technology addiction specialist.
Currently my Insurance slots are full, I have limited space for self pay clients only. .......The soul can find it's self as long as it knows some one will hold it gently and carry it's song until it is ready to sing again. USING a variety of approaches for creative expression ( Body Focused awareness, Art materials, Writing, Sand Tray, Play therapy, dream work...) and drawing on extensive experience and training in Internal Family Systems, Adult & Child Attachment, and Trauma Recovery Work, clients can work with trauma and find ways to shift debilitating internal patterns and tensions .
Currently my Insurance slots are full, I have limited space for self pay clients only. .......The soul can find it's self as long as it knows some one will hold it gently and carry it's song until it is ready to sing again. USING a variety of approaches for creative expression ( Body Focused awareness, Art materials, Writing, Sand Tray, Play therapy, dream work...) and drawing on extensive experience and training in Internal Family Systems, Adult & Child Attachment, and Trauma Recovery Work, clients can work with trauma and find ways to shift debilitating internal patterns and tensions .
Hello! Thank you for taking time to take care of yourself through therapy. I provide treatment for adults, adolescents, children, and couples. My specialties include anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, anger management, and adjustment disorders, as well as behavioral issues and trauma in children.
Hello! Thank you for taking time to take care of yourself through therapy. I provide treatment for adults, adolescents, children, and couples. My specialties include anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, anger management, and adjustment disorders, as well as behavioral issues and trauma in children.
Harmony Hypnotherapy and Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, ACHT
Verified Verified
Quilcene, WA 98376
Accepting New Clients. Whether your goal is to achieve greater self awareness, build stronger personal relationships, heal past wounds, or just feel better about yourself, a therapeutic relationship can help meet that goal. I would like to join you on your journey of self discovery as an advocate and guide. My particular approach is help you discover your own natural resources by tapping into your subconscious to uncover blockages to healing and actualizing your fullest potential.
Accepting New Clients. Whether your goal is to achieve greater self awareness, build stronger personal relationships, heal past wounds, or just feel better about yourself, a therapeutic relationship can help meet that goal. I would like to join you on your journey of self discovery as an advocate and guide. My particular approach is help you discover your own natural resources by tapping into your subconscious to uncover blockages to healing and actualizing your fullest potential.
Therapy is something you have probably contemplated for awhile. It takes a lot of courage to work on tough issues that are making your life less fulfilling than you have envisioned. People seek counseling for different reasons. It can be something from your past that you feel it is time to work on, relationship disharmony, or help finding your direction and motivation to reach your goals. I work with you to overcome whatever blocks are in the way of living the life you want to live.The important thing is to bring more joy into your life.
Therapy is something you have probably contemplated for awhile. It takes a lot of courage to work on tough issues that are making your life less fulfilling than you have envisioned. People seek counseling for different reasons. It can be something from your past that you feel it is time to work on, relationship disharmony, or help finding your direction and motivation to reach your goals. I work with you to overcome whatever blocks are in the way of living the life you want to live.The important thing is to bring more joy into your life.
Life in general, and even more since the pandemic, can be stressful and complicated— which causes tension, impacts well-being, relationships, and overall quality of life. Anxiety, stress, and trauma can make everything feel overwhelming. I work with you to slow down and truly notice what’s happening inside yourself. Together, we create a safe, compassionate space where you are seen and understood. By addressing both past and present issues, we work towards healing and improving your life. My goal is to help you feel more empowered, hopeful and deeply connected with your authentic self.
Life in general, and even more since the pandemic, can be stressful and complicated— which causes tension, impacts well-being, relationships, and overall quality of life. Anxiety, stress, and trauma can make everything feel overwhelming. I work with you to slow down and truly notice what’s happening inside yourself. Together, we create a safe, compassionate space where you are seen and understood. By addressing both past and present issues, we work towards healing and improving your life. My goal is to help you feel more empowered, hopeful and deeply connected with your authentic self.
I provide trauma-informed integrative care to individuals with a history of trauma, childhood trauma, neglect, and/or abuse, PTSD, C-PTSD, traumatic grief, and intergenerational trauma. As a whole, I work with individuals who come into therapy with a specific goal to address anxiety, mood, or ADHD symptoms to improve daily functioning. During our work, we often find that there is an undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or unattended history of trauma that compounds mental health symptoms and overall functioning. We work to address symptoms and stabilize functioning through evidence-based interventions, along with process-based therapy.
I provide trauma-informed integrative care to individuals with a history of trauma, childhood trauma, neglect, and/or abuse, PTSD, C-PTSD, traumatic grief, and intergenerational trauma. As a whole, I work with individuals who come into therapy with a specific goal to address anxiety, mood, or ADHD symptoms to improve daily functioning. During our work, we often find that there is an undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or unattended history of trauma that compounds mental health symptoms and overall functioning. We work to address symptoms and stabilize functioning through evidence-based interventions, along with process-based therapy.
The origin of the word, "heal", means to make "whole". As we are affected by the inevitable challenges and traumas in life, we tend to adapt by splitting off essential parts of who we are. These adaptations assist for a while, before they ultimately start harming us. It simply doesn't work to be so internally fractured. Becoming "whole" demands that we start including and re-membering all that has been lost. It's a rigorous undertaking that can be overwhelming on one's own. The role of the therapist is to be a companion to the inner world, to hold a map when we are lost, and to witness all aspects of who we are.
The origin of the word, "heal", means to make "whole". As we are affected by the inevitable challenges and traumas in life, we tend to adapt by splitting off essential parts of who we are. These adaptations assist for a while, before they ultimately start harming us. It simply doesn't work to be so internally fractured. Becoming "whole" demands that we start including and re-membering all that has been lost. It's a rigorous undertaking that can be overwhelming on one's own. The role of the therapist is to be a companion to the inner world, to hold a map when we are lost, and to witness all aspects of who we are.
Hartshorn Counseling Services
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MFTA
Verified Verified
Freeland, WA 98249 (Online Only)
Hello, and welcome! Life can be very challenging and overwhelming at times. I know and I get it. For some, we tend to try to solve our problems on our own and reaching out for help is out of the question; sometimes it works. If you haven't been able to solve it on your own, I would love to meet you, and together we can create ways towards hope and begin the healing process. I believe that therapy can assist you by helping to identify what has worked in the past, what you already have within that you can draw upon in helping to obtain what you are hoping for in life.
Hello, and welcome! Life can be very challenging and overwhelming at times. I know and I get it. For some, we tend to try to solve our problems on our own and reaching out for help is out of the question; sometimes it works. If you haven't been able to solve it on your own, I would love to meet you, and together we can create ways towards hope and begin the healing process. I believe that therapy can assist you by helping to identify what has worked in the past, what you already have within that you can draw upon in helping to obtain what you are hoping for in life.
Feeling stuck in a dysfunctional relationship with food can feel like a lifelong battle that’s impossible to win. I know first-hand how heavy that burden can be. With over a decade of experience in health coaching and now counseling, I help clients heal the alliance between mind, body, and spirit so they can finally make peace with food. I’ve cultivated a holistic approach that blends mental health and intuitive wellness to discover the root cause of unhealthy behaviors and alleviate the underlying anxiety, depression, or trauma responses that are commonly at the helm.
Feeling stuck in a dysfunctional relationship with food can feel like a lifelong battle that’s impossible to win. I know first-hand how heavy that burden can be. With over a decade of experience in health coaching and now counseling, I help clients heal the alliance between mind, body, and spirit so they can finally make peace with food. I’ve cultivated a holistic approach that blends mental health and intuitive wellness to discover the root cause of unhealthy behaviors and alleviate the underlying anxiety, depression, or trauma responses that are commonly at the helm.
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Parenting Therapists
What does therapy for parenting look like?
Therapists may work with parents individually, together, or include the whole family to find solutions for the problems a parent faces. Many parent-based therapies work on a parent’s relationship with their children, problem-solving within the family, and analysis of family dynamics. Therapy conducted remotely by video may be helpful in allowing a therapist to observe how families interact in their own homes.
When should a parent seek therapy?
When behavioral problems begin to disrupt the healthy functioning of a family, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If parents find that children are acting out in school, have started using drugs or alcohol, have developed eating disorders, or other similar red flags, a therapist may be able to help.
How long does therapy take for parenting problems?
Depending on the severity of a family’s challenges and the type of treatment utilized, therapy for parenting can last from weeks to months. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a pragmatic therapy type that can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. Structural family therapy, which inspects family dynamics, often takes several months. Parent-child interaction therapy is typically shorter-term, lasting between 10 and 20 sessions. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
Can therapy help parents dealing with burnout or stress?
Parenting is difficult. Parents may dismiss or conceal feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, or escape ideation—imagining withdrawing from their parental obligations altogether. but left unattended, these feelings can have negative effects on the whole family. A therapist can help parents work on the skills they might need to better cope with the burdens of parenting and help them be the best parents they can be.