Therapists for Teens in Renton, WA
My clients range in age from adolescent up and through adulthood. They are navigating substance use and are often caught between use (experimental or ongoing) and the desire for a more positive lifestyle as something in their life is not working how they would like. My clients also include the families of those navigating substance use, often finding themselves in search of a balance between supporting their loved one while still living their own fulfilling lives. Regardless of who my client is, each deserves a life free of the chaos they are currently experiencing.
My clients range in age from adolescent up and through adulthood. They are navigating substance use and are often caught between use (experimental or ongoing) and the desire for a more positive lifestyle as something in their life is not working how they would like. My clients also include the families of those navigating substance use, often finding themselves in search of a balance between supporting their loved one while still living their own fulfilling lives. Regardless of who my client is, each deserves a life free of the chaos they are currently experiencing.
Why’s Words Therapy, Nhautrey Brown
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW, LSWAIC, MHP
Verified Verified
Renton, WA 98057
Why’s Words Therapy is dedicated to providing compassionate and professional therapeutic services to clients of all ages! With extensive experience in individual, family, and group therapy from diverse cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, we are confident we can help. Whether you are grappling with anxiety, battling depression, seeking to understand your traumas, or curious about the benefits of therapy, we are here to support you. If you have a child or teen in need of guidance, or if you want to explore how therapy can enhance your life, we are committed to helping you navigate your journey towards mental wellness!
Why’s Words Therapy is dedicated to providing compassionate and professional therapeutic services to clients of all ages! With extensive experience in individual, family, and group therapy from diverse cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, we are confident we can help. Whether you are grappling with anxiety, battling depression, seeking to understand your traumas, or curious about the benefits of therapy, we are here to support you. If you have a child or teen in need of guidance, or if you want to explore how therapy can enhance your life, we are committed to helping you navigate your journey towards mental wellness!
Adult Mental Health Counseling, Adolescent, Youth Counseling, Geriatric Counseling, Family and Couples.
My approach to Mental Health Counseling is to view the client as expert in their own life. I do not play the role of expert in my client's lives. I do, however act as a guide, advocate, educator, and support person. What I will do is attempt to see your issues from your perspective and your view of the world. I work within the framework of Person-Centered Therapy, which focuses on the client being the expert, Existential Therapy, which focuses on behavior and looks at how the client thinks, feels, and behaves and the impact they have on others.
Adult Mental Health Counseling, Adolescent, Youth Counseling, Geriatric Counseling, Family and Couples.
My approach to Mental Health Counseling is to view the client as expert in their own life. I do not play the role of expert in my client's lives. I do, however act as a guide, advocate, educator, and support person. What I will do is attempt to see your issues from your perspective and your view of the world. I work within the framework of Person-Centered Therapy, which focuses on the client being the expert, Existential Therapy, which focuses on behavior and looks at how the client thinks, feels, and behaves and the impact they have on others.
Allied Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, MA-MFT, CC(Cert, Couns)
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Renton, WA 98055
LauraMaery and her husband have raised seven teenagers of their own, some with special needs.
Currently accepting new clients. Arguing over money? Communication? Unmotivated teenager? Infidelity? We've got your back. We help you communicate and resolve conflict in kind, loving ways that build your relationship. We help couples find their love again, and teach teenagers adult life skills, with humor and sensitivity. Dr. LauraMaery Gold is a marriage and family therapist, certified counselor, and best-selling author with degrees in law, finance, and family counseling. She provides proven communication and financial planning tools, and helps couples focus on the big picture.
LauraMaery and her husband have raised seven teenagers of their own, some with special needs.
Currently accepting new clients. Arguing over money? Communication? Unmotivated teenager? Infidelity? We've got your back. We help you communicate and resolve conflict in kind, loving ways that build your relationship. We help couples find their love again, and teach teenagers adult life skills, with humor and sensitivity. Dr. LauraMaery Gold is a marriage and family therapist, certified counselor, and best-selling author with degrees in law, finance, and family counseling. She provides proven communication and financial planning tools, and helps couples focus on the big picture.
I meet with teen guys, emerging adult males, and trans youth addressing a variety of mental health and behavioral concerns.
Welcome! My name's David Flack. I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Substance Use Disorders Professional. For over two decades, I’ve provided counseling to teens and young adults with a wide variety of mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and histories of trauma. I can help you, too. Together, we'll make choices about what to change, identify behaviors to leave behind, and develop the insight and skills needed for the journey ahead.
I meet with teen guys, emerging adult males, and trans youth addressing a variety of mental health and behavioral concerns.
Welcome! My name's David Flack. I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Substance Use Disorders Professional. For over two decades, I’ve provided counseling to teens and young adults with a wide variety of mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and histories of trauma. I can help you, too. Together, we'll make choices about what to change, identify behaviors to leave behind, and develop the insight and skills needed for the journey ahead.
Olga Lopez-Rangel
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWAIC, MHP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Renton, WA 98055
I have specialization with pre- teens and teens.
Immigration evaluations and teen support are my passions. I enjoy working with people of all races, ethnicities and cultures, and I am passionate in advocating for social justice issues. I believe that when transgressions occur and cause trauma, one should have a place to find safety. I myself have Dyslexia and HSP (Highly Sensitive Personality), which have presented challenges in my life, but I have learned to use them as the gifts that they are. For example, being highly sensitive enables me to be an excellent empathetic listener, and my dyslexia sometimes allows me to see possibilities for growth that others might not.
I have specialization with pre- teens and teens.
Immigration evaluations and teen support are my passions. I enjoy working with people of all races, ethnicities and cultures, and I am passionate in advocating for social justice issues. I believe that when transgressions occur and cause trauma, one should have a place to find safety. I myself have Dyslexia and HSP (Highly Sensitive Personality), which have presented challenges in my life, but I have learned to use them as the gifts that they are. For example, being highly sensitive enables me to be an excellent empathetic listener, and my dyslexia sometimes allows me to see possibilities for growth that others might not.
Next Level Counseling, PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, RPT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Renton, WA 98056 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I am Lisa Brawn, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist, with an interest in Geek Therapy. I hold a certification in Therapeutic Game Master from Geek Therapeutics. I am a Gamer & Geek friendly, LGBTQ+ friendly, Sex-Positive therapist. My focus is on helping my clients navigate their lives and relationships. Due to being strictly telehealth, I ONLY treat older teens/adults. Much of my work focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma & post trauma, relationship & family issues, parenting skills, school difficulties, teen/adult ADHD, life transition difficulties, behavioral issues, & self-acceptance.
I am Lisa Brawn, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist, with an interest in Geek Therapy. I hold a certification in Therapeutic Game Master from Geek Therapeutics. I am a Gamer & Geek friendly, LGBTQ+ friendly, Sex-Positive therapist. My focus is on helping my clients navigate their lives and relationships. Due to being strictly telehealth, I ONLY treat older teens/adults. Much of my work focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma & post trauma, relationship & family issues, parenting skills, school difficulties, teen/adult ADHD, life transition difficulties, behavioral issues, & self-acceptance.
Dr. Nicholaus Erber-LaPierre
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, CCMHC, BC-TMH
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Renton, WA 98055
Trauma, identity, and how we feel are intricately related to one another. I am passionate about exploring these topics with you and providing culturally-sensitive, judgement free safe space for you to feel comfortable to talk about these topics. As a member of the queer community, I understand the complexity of identity and how it shapes our world, and sometimes causes traumatic experiences. Those traumatic experiences are anchors that make us feel stuck and bring us back to points in the past where we felt unsafe and harmed. I provide a safe and healing space to redefine and reimagine trauma to help you live more authentically.
Trauma, identity, and how we feel are intricately related to one another. I am passionate about exploring these topics with you and providing culturally-sensitive, judgement free safe space for you to feel comfortable to talk about these topics. As a member of the queer community, I understand the complexity of identity and how it shapes our world, and sometimes causes traumatic experiences. Those traumatic experiences are anchors that make us feel stuck and bring us back to points in the past where we felt unsafe and harmed. I provide a safe and healing space to redefine and reimagine trauma to help you live more authentically.
I work with couples and families with their communication and attachment styles. Focusing primarily on the ways in which people communicate, we can develop positive habits and help break negative patterns within your lives. Together, we will look at all parts of the family unit or relationship, and how they interact with one another. I think reaching equilibrium in relationships is vital to growth, and I can help you restore that within yourself. We will work on balancing the past and the current to help people learn how to better rely on their resilience.
I work with couples and families with their communication and attachment styles. Focusing primarily on the ways in which people communicate, we can develop positive habits and help break negative patterns within your lives. Together, we will look at all parts of the family unit or relationship, and how they interact with one another. I think reaching equilibrium in relationships is vital to growth, and I can help you restore that within yourself. We will work on balancing the past and the current to help people learn how to better rely on their resilience.
Gabriela Prado PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Renton, WA 98058 (Online Only)
Therapy in English and Spanish. Do you find yourself struggling to meet expectations set up by society about roles that do not resonate with you? Or maybe, you feel distant and disconnected from your partner which makes you second guess your life together? You may be fed up of trying to please people all the time to meet those expectations. Or being exhausted by continuously worrying about the future of your relationship with your partner. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way.
Therapy in English and Spanish. Do you find yourself struggling to meet expectations set up by society about roles that do not resonate with you? Or maybe, you feel distant and disconnected from your partner which makes you second guess your life together? You may be fed up of trying to please people all the time to meet those expectations. Or being exhausted by continuously worrying about the future of your relationship with your partner. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way.
Lauren McKee
Counselor, MS, LMHC, CN, RYT
Verified Verified
Renton, WA 98057
Waitlist for new clients
Do you struggle with an inner voice that tells you that you are failing or not enough? Is it difficult to identify what you want? Do you consistently prioritize others over yourself? We live in a world that bombards us with messages about who has value and who does not. We are told “just try harder” and things will change. My clients come to therapy because despite a commitment to this hustle for worth, they remain dissatisfied. They feel stuck and resonate with the idea of putting their life on hold until they lose the weight, get the promotion, etc. Many say they are ready for something different but aren't sure where to start.
Do you struggle with an inner voice that tells you that you are failing or not enough? Is it difficult to identify what you want? Do you consistently prioritize others over yourself? We live in a world that bombards us with messages about who has value and who does not. We are told “just try harder” and things will change. My clients come to therapy because despite a commitment to this hustle for worth, they remain dissatisfied. They feel stuck and resonate with the idea of putting their life on hold until they lose the weight, get the promotion, etc. Many say they are ready for something different but aren't sure where to start.
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Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Renton, WA 98058 (Online Only)
Teens and adults: grief, loss, and any type of life transitions.
Have you experienced the death of a loved one? A spouse/partner, or your child? These are Life’s greatest Stressors! It may feel hard to go on with hope and purpose let alone process or cope. However you navigate this huge life transition, even if you feel numb right now, please reach out to Molinari Family Therapy for help to work through the hurt, deepen your love and feel peace. I am a Certified Grief Therapist & Educator, and a trauma-trained therapist.
Teens and adults: grief, loss, and any type of life transitions.
Have you experienced the death of a loved one? A spouse/partner, or your child? These are Life’s greatest Stressors! It may feel hard to go on with hope and purpose let alone process or cope. However you navigate this huge life transition, even if you feel numb right now, please reach out to Molinari Family Therapy for help to work through the hurt, deepen your love and feel peace. I am a Certified Grief Therapist & Educator, and a trauma-trained therapist.
We are a clinic located in Renton with in person and virtual appointments with openings for children, teens, couples and adults who live in or near Renton and would like to use their insurance. People come to RCC to improve their mental health, increase life satisfaction, and gain self-awareness. The human experience is a complicated one and most of us, at one time or another have found ourselves overwhelmed. When we respond to life's struggles in ways less than successful, we may experience depression, anxiety, or other symptoms.
We are a clinic located in Renton with in person and virtual appointments with openings for children, teens, couples and adults who live in or near Renton and would like to use their insurance. People come to RCC to improve their mental health, increase life satisfaction, and gain self-awareness. The human experience is a complicated one and most of us, at one time or another have found ourselves overwhelmed. When we respond to life's struggles in ways less than successful, we may experience depression, anxiety, or other symptoms.
As an LMFTA working with couples and families, I strive to create a safe and non-judgmental space where individuals can explore their thoughts, feelings, and concerns. I prioritize understanding the unique dynamics and needs of each relationship, and work collaboratively with my clients to identify and address the root causes of any issues or conflicts. My goal is to empower my clients to build stronger and healthier relationships, and to develop the communication and problem-solving skills necessary to maintain these relationships over time.
As an LMFTA working with couples and families, I strive to create a safe and non-judgmental space where individuals can explore their thoughts, feelings, and concerns. I prioritize understanding the unique dynamics and needs of each relationship, and work collaboratively with my clients to identify and address the root causes of any issues or conflicts. My goal is to empower my clients to build stronger and healthier relationships, and to develop the communication and problem-solving skills necessary to maintain these relationships over time.
Jeanne Heather Wicomb
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Renton, WA 98056 (Online Only)
This is a tele-health practice. Everyone deserves a safe space to explore their human experience and to make peace with themselves and their situation. Life will send curve balls. We get out of balance and move through life disconnected and unhappy, consumed by constant worry. We judge ourselves harshly and become filled with self-loathing. We can get stuck or frozen in trying to figure out what to do next. Therapy is a place to clarify your values and move towards a more congruent life. I can help you find your path, accept yourself, and build healthy relationships. You will receive evidence-based tools to build your skill set.
This is a tele-health practice. Everyone deserves a safe space to explore their human experience and to make peace with themselves and their situation. Life will send curve balls. We get out of balance and move through life disconnected and unhappy, consumed by constant worry. We judge ourselves harshly and become filled with self-loathing. We can get stuck or frozen in trying to figure out what to do next. Therapy is a place to clarify your values and move towards a more congruent life. I can help you find your path, accept yourself, and build healthy relationships. You will receive evidence-based tools to build your skill set.
Lisa enjoys working with children, teens and adults. She will collaborate with you to identify the specific goals and unique strengths to plan the best treatment for you or your child while utilizing techniques of traditional therapies and combined with play therapy. Lisa brings a welcoming presence and unconditional positive attitude to each relationship. Counseling with Children and Teens For some youth, it is as easy as learning a few skills to identify their emotions or challenge their thoughts. For others, they need someone who cares and seeks to understand their unique experiences.
Lisa enjoys working with children, teens and adults. She will collaborate with you to identify the specific goals and unique strengths to plan the best treatment for you or your child while utilizing techniques of traditional therapies and combined with play therapy. Lisa brings a welcoming presence and unconditional positive attitude to each relationship. Counseling with Children and Teens For some youth, it is as easy as learning a few skills to identify their emotions or challenge their thoughts. For others, they need someone who cares and seeks to understand their unique experiences.
Dr. Francis Ababio Gadigbe
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, MARPT
Verified Verified
Renton, WA 98057 (Online Only)
I am certified to work with children, adolescents, and adults.
I am a marriage and family therapist associate licensed in Washington State and a clinical ethics consultant. I have been providing psychotherapy for the past eight years. I work with diverse populations, including but not limited to refugee communities, schools, community clinics, and hospitals. I also work with those struggling with mood disorders, relationship problems, and addictions. I have specialized experience and training in assisting those overcoming trauma, including child sexual abuse. My goal as a psychotherapist is to provide all my clients with a safe environment where they can comfortably share their experiences.
I am certified to work with children, adolescents, and adults.
I am a marriage and family therapist associate licensed in Washington State and a clinical ethics consultant. I have been providing psychotherapy for the past eight years. I work with diverse populations, including but not limited to refugee communities, schools, community clinics, and hospitals. I also work with those struggling with mood disorders, relationship problems, and addictions. I have specialized experience and training in assisting those overcoming trauma, including child sexual abuse. My goal as a psychotherapist is to provide all my clients with a safe environment where they can comfortably share their experiences.
I specialize in working with teens, and young adults struggling with body image and eating disorders. I also work with neurodivergent teens and adults that are navigating life living in a neurotypical world. Together we will work towards greater self acceptance and compassion, as well as creating and maintaining healthy relationships. I will work at a pace that feels safe, and also push you to explore parts of yourself that you may be avoiding.
I specialize in working with teens, and young adults struggling with body image and eating disorders. I also work with neurodivergent teens and adults that are navigating life living in a neurotypical world. Together we will work towards greater self acceptance and compassion, as well as creating and maintaining healthy relationships. I will work at a pace that feels safe, and also push you to explore parts of yourself that you may be avoiding.
Gallio Marzano
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Renton, WA 98057 (Online Only)
I enjoy working with adults and teens (and the parents of), as well as couples, families, and individuals. Helping others overcome their current difficulties and function better in their life and relationships is my goal. Life can be difficult at times for all of us. I'm good at listening to your concerns, offering support and compassion, and then working with you to find ways to sit with and work through the feelings you're having. Together, we can find a pathway toward enjoying life again.
I enjoy working with adults and teens (and the parents of), as well as couples, families, and individuals. Helping others overcome their current difficulties and function better in their life and relationships is my goal. Life can be difficult at times for all of us. I'm good at listening to your concerns, offering support and compassion, and then working with you to find ways to sit with and work through the feelings you're having. Together, we can find a pathway toward enjoying life again.
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Teen Therapists
What does therapy for teenagers look like?
When a therapist works with a teenager, the pair will talk about what the teen is struggling with and explore solutions, which may involve interpersonal skills, coping strategies, medication, or lifestyle changes related to sleep, diet, and exercise. Different therapists employ different modalities, but most involve a combination of conversation and skill building.
How long does therapy for teenagers generally take to work?
There’s variability in teenagers’ experiences and challenges; some may begin to improve from therapy within a few weeks while others may take several months or longer. Teens can discuss their progress with their therapist periodically to assess how they’re improving and any changes to the treatment plan that could potentially accelerate that progress.
How do you encourage a teenager to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love while framing therapy as an opportunity to explore a tool that could help improve their life; just like they practice baseball or dance, now they can practice their emotional skills. Give your teen control over the process where you can—maybe by weighing in on choice of therapist and signaling that therapy involves confidentiality, so a parent need not know all that is discussed in sessions.
How do you prepare teens for therapy?
You can prepare your teenager for therapy by describing what the process will look like and setting expectations for timeline, if requested. You can explain that the first session may begin with an assessment phase, that they can describe their experiences but that the therapist will ask questions too, and that it may take time to feel comfortable opening up. Ask how they’re feeling about the process and answer any questions calmly and supportively.