Culturally Sensitive Therapists in Seattle, WA
I have experience serving children, adolescents, and families in varied mental health settings. These have included working at an inpatient behavioral health hospital, supporting adults & youth with eating disorders, and providing individualized therapy in my private practice. Amongst a long list of various jobs, I also have lived experience with an eating disorder, as a full spectrum doula, and as a caregiver of children. I am passionate about helping people find their voice and developing a liberating relationship with themselves.
I have experience serving children, adolescents, and families in varied mental health settings. These have included working at an inpatient behavioral health hospital, supporting adults & youth with eating disorders, and providing individualized therapy in my private practice. Amongst a long list of various jobs, I also have lived experience with an eating disorder, as a full spectrum doula, and as a caregiver of children. I am passionate about helping people find their voice and developing a liberating relationship with themselves.
Taking care of our health, especially in a fast-paced society that demands immediate results, requires taking the time to slow down and understand the specific individual and the systems in which they operate. Without this information, it is challenging to effectively make long lasting change. Based on my own human and educational experience, I don’t believe in a "one size fits all" theoretical approach. My style is intentional, direct, and clever, tailored around you and your expertise living in your life experience.
Taking care of our health, especially in a fast-paced society that demands immediate results, requires taking the time to slow down and understand the specific individual and the systems in which they operate. Without this information, it is challenging to effectively make long lasting change. Based on my own human and educational experience, I don’t believe in a "one size fits all" theoretical approach. My style is intentional, direct, and clever, tailored around you and your expertise living in your life experience.
I work often with clients on issues such as learning to set and hold boundaries, unpacking codependency, and understanding why they are unhappy in relationships. We all find ourselves repeating behaviors and patterns that once helped but begin to no longer work for us. Often my clients are in a stuck place, a life transition, grieving a loss, or wanting to change relational patterns. Other areas of interest and experience include identifying and addressing current patterns of abuse or healing from past abuse (emotional, sexual, physical, spiritual).
I work often with clients on issues such as learning to set and hold boundaries, unpacking codependency, and understanding why they are unhappy in relationships. We all find ourselves repeating behaviors and patterns that once helped but begin to no longer work for us. Often my clients are in a stuck place, a life transition, grieving a loss, or wanting to change relational patterns. Other areas of interest and experience include identifying and addressing current patterns of abuse or healing from past abuse (emotional, sexual, physical, spiritual).
Justin Lerner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98103 (Online Only)
I moved to Seattle in 2017 after spending the previous ten years on the East Coast in New York City and Washington, DC. I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska as a Jewish gay kid who always felt “out of place” in a community where these identities were largely invisible. I also lost my mother to cancer at the tender age of 16 while attempting to accept my gay identity. As a therapist, these experiences have helped me develop resiliency and to better understand how oppressive systems can create feelings of loneliness, isolation, despair, and hopelessness. I work a lot with queer clients around belonging, open relationships, and sexual shame.
I moved to Seattle in 2017 after spending the previous ten years on the East Coast in New York City and Washington, DC. I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska as a Jewish gay kid who always felt “out of place” in a community where these identities were largely invisible. I also lost my mother to cancer at the tender age of 16 while attempting to accept my gay identity. As a therapist, these experiences have helped me develop resiliency and to better understand how oppressive systems can create feelings of loneliness, isolation, despair, and hopelessness. I work a lot with queer clients around belonging, open relationships, and sexual shame.
Vivian Dregely
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98119 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I firmly believe that therapy should be a transformative and empowering experience. I am dedicated to supporting the mental well-being, personal growth, and fulfilling relationships of millennial adults and couples in Washington State. With authenticity and compassion, I listen, ask the tough questions, and help you uncover new perspectives so that you can grow out of the limiting belief systems and maladaptive behaviors that are holding you back from the life and relationships that you crave.
I firmly believe that therapy should be a transformative and empowering experience. I am dedicated to supporting the mental well-being, personal growth, and fulfilling relationships of millennial adults and couples in Washington State. With authenticity and compassion, I listen, ask the tough questions, and help you uncover new perspectives so that you can grow out of the limiting belief systems and maladaptive behaviors that are holding you back from the life and relationships that you crave.
Welcome to my page and congratulations on taking the first step towards investing in your well-being. I hope to hear from you. Human experiences such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, family of origin issues, relational issues, trauma, abuse, and neglect can often lead to feelings of being stuck, social isolation, struggles with meaning making and spirituality, unmet needs, lack of self-awareness, incongruence, and hopelessness. Counseling can be an amazing resource in such times because we all deserve to be heard and seen in a safe place.
Welcome to my page and congratulations on taking the first step towards investing in your well-being. I hope to hear from you. Human experiences such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, family of origin issues, relational issues, trauma, abuse, and neglect can often lead to feelings of being stuck, social isolation, struggles with meaning making and spirituality, unmet needs, lack of self-awareness, incongruence, and hopelessness. Counseling can be an amazing resource in such times because we all deserve to be heard and seen in a safe place.
Madisyn Roberts
Counselor, MA, LMHC, CST
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98107 (Online Only)
I am a licensed mental health counselor and an AASECT certified sex therapist and understand that our culture is deeply sex-negative, which means that we are conditioned to view sexual pleasure with shame, guilt, and disgust. This repressive influence can especially impact those who are non-monogamous, kinky, LGBTQIA+, folx with disabilities/chronic pain, and/or larger bodies. While many believe sexual problems are purely physical, as a holistic sex therapist, I’ll work with you to identify, explore and address mental, emotional, and relationship issues in tandem with the physical.
I am a licensed mental health counselor and an AASECT certified sex therapist and understand that our culture is deeply sex-negative, which means that we are conditioned to view sexual pleasure with shame, guilt, and disgust. This repressive influence can especially impact those who are non-monogamous, kinky, LGBTQIA+, folx with disabilities/chronic pain, and/or larger bodies. While many believe sexual problems are purely physical, as a holistic sex therapist, I’ll work with you to identify, explore and address mental, emotional, and relationship issues in tandem with the physical.
Are you struggling with a sense of direction in life? Are your relationships feeling strained due to your or your partner's mental health challenges? I help my clients find relief from the burdens of grief, anxiety, depression, and worry in life transitions. My therapy room provides a dedicated hour in your busy life to share your story and get clarity on the kind of future you want for yourself. We'll collaborate on both the integration of difficult life experiences (past and present), and the cultivation of practical solutions. I'll help you find a unique path forward with fresh ideas that center and honor your identity and goals.
Are you struggling with a sense of direction in life? Are your relationships feeling strained due to your or your partner's mental health challenges? I help my clients find relief from the burdens of grief, anxiety, depression, and worry in life transitions. My therapy room provides a dedicated hour in your busy life to share your story and get clarity on the kind of future you want for yourself. We'll collaborate on both the integration of difficult life experiences (past and present), and the cultivation of practical solutions. I'll help you find a unique path forward with fresh ideas that center and honor your identity and goals.
Leslie Gilbert
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98118 (Online Only)
Everyone has the potential to feel secure and connected. We will work collaboratively to identify sources of stress, embrace difficult feelings, question limiting thought and behavior patterns, and develop both internal and external resources for finding more joy and fulfillment in life. I have a passion for working with people experiencing life transitions, including but not limited to life stages, pregnancy and postpartum, career, relationships, and illness.
Everyone has the potential to feel secure and connected. We will work collaboratively to identify sources of stress, embrace difficult feelings, question limiting thought and behavior patterns, and develop both internal and external resources for finding more joy and fulfillment in life. I have a passion for working with people experiencing life transitions, including but not limited to life stages, pregnancy and postpartum, career, relationships, and illness.
Lia Tamminen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98104 (Online Only)
Welcome. You may be feeling stuck, anxious, tired or frustrated in daily life. You may notice feeling sensitive to the world and not sure what to do when it becomes overwhelming. You may wish to feel more energized or focused, but not sure if it's possible or where to start. These are wonderful starting points for therapy, where we can explore these patterns with kindness and curiosity. With a willingness on your part to experiment together week to week, we will engage the body and mind to support you in feeling more confident and authentically yourself.
Welcome. You may be feeling stuck, anxious, tired or frustrated in daily life. You may notice feeling sensitive to the world and not sure what to do when it becomes overwhelming. You may wish to feel more energized or focused, but not sure if it's possible or where to start. These are wonderful starting points for therapy, where we can explore these patterns with kindness and curiosity. With a willingness on your part to experiment together week to week, we will engage the body and mind to support you in feeling more confident and authentically yourself.
Hannah June Hanley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98125
I specialize in working with men who have experienced trauma, want to improve their relationships, and/or want to understand themselves better. I have worked with veterans, incarcerated folks, and custody officers. My approach to therapy is grounded in a humanistic and strengths-based perspective, emphasizing empathy, collaboration, and non-judgment. I integrate a variety of therapeutic modalities to tailor therapy to your unique needs. Respecting and honoring cultural diversity is essential in my work to create a safe and inclusive space for individuals of all backgrounds.
I specialize in working with men who have experienced trauma, want to improve their relationships, and/or want to understand themselves better. I have worked with veterans, incarcerated folks, and custody officers. My approach to therapy is grounded in a humanistic and strengths-based perspective, emphasizing empathy, collaboration, and non-judgment. I integrate a variety of therapeutic modalities to tailor therapy to your unique needs. Respecting and honoring cultural diversity is essential in my work to create a safe and inclusive space for individuals of all backgrounds.
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Hello, and welcome! My name is An (she/her), and I’m honored to be considered as your potential therapist. I acknowledge that engaging in therapy requires effort and resources, and I appreciate all the effort you have already taken to arrive here. We may work well together if you value an evidence-based, holistic, thorough approach to well-being with a curious, non-judgmental collaborator who works from an anti-oppressive, gender/queer/neurodivergent/disability-affirming lens. As a Vietnamese immigrant woman, I invite and affirm all identities, committed to honoring your experiences and holding your concerns and stories with care.
Hello, and welcome! My name is An (she/her), and I’m honored to be considered as your potential therapist. I acknowledge that engaging in therapy requires effort and resources, and I appreciate all the effort you have already taken to arrive here. We may work well together if you value an evidence-based, holistic, thorough approach to well-being with a curious, non-judgmental collaborator who works from an anti-oppressive, gender/queer/neurodivergent/disability-affirming lens. As a Vietnamese immigrant woman, I invite and affirm all identities, committed to honoring your experiences and holding your concerns and stories with care.
If you feel stuck, not good enough, unable to escape the past or have healthy relationships--know that things can be better and that you have options. My role as a therapist is to guide you through exploring what beliefs and past events have led to you feeling this way, assisting you in safely processing through and releasing these lingering emotions, and teaching alternative and compassionate ways to cope with stress and triggers, so that you can be more satisfied with your life.
If you feel stuck, not good enough, unable to escape the past or have healthy relationships--know that things can be better and that you have options. My role as a therapist is to guide you through exploring what beliefs and past events have led to you feeling this way, assisting you in safely processing through and releasing these lingering emotions, and teaching alternative and compassionate ways to cope with stress and triggers, so that you can be more satisfied with your life.
I provide individual therapy to adults of all backgrounds and identities. My clinical practice is rooted in the belief that each person has the inherent capacity to heal and grow. To support this process, I cultivate a safe and non-judgmental space where clients can build coping skills, gain insight into limiting beliefs, behaviors, and relational patterns, and/or process painful past experiences to achieve wellness and stability. I have almost a decade of clinical experience working in a variety of settings including community mental health centers, hospitals, and homeless shelters
I provide individual therapy to adults of all backgrounds and identities. My clinical practice is rooted in the belief that each person has the inherent capacity to heal and grow. To support this process, I cultivate a safe and non-judgmental space where clients can build coping skills, gain insight into limiting beliefs, behaviors, and relational patterns, and/or process painful past experiences to achieve wellness and stability. I have almost a decade of clinical experience working in a variety of settings including community mental health centers, hospitals, and homeless shelters
Are you and your partner feeling disconnected? Maybe you’ve been arguing a lot these days. Or perhaps you want to strengthen your relationship and learn the skills to prevent problems before they even begin. You're ready to experience new ways of connecting with each other, but aren't sure where to start. Couples therapy is a space where you and your partner can explore what a fulfilling relationship looks like for you. You're in the right place if you want to work on communicating productively, reducing conflict, increasing understanding, building trust, navigating differences, and deepening intimacy and connection.
Are you and your partner feeling disconnected? Maybe you’ve been arguing a lot these days. Or perhaps you want to strengthen your relationship and learn the skills to prevent problems before they even begin. You're ready to experience new ways of connecting with each other, but aren't sure where to start. Couples therapy is a space where you and your partner can explore what a fulfilling relationship looks like for you. You're in the right place if you want to work on communicating productively, reducing conflict, increasing understanding, building trust, navigating differences, and deepening intimacy and connection.
My approach counseling is to promote hope, healing, contentment, and lasting growth, for the clients I have the privilege of serving. My mission is to provide a safe, nonjudgemental, and empathetic space, to dive deeper into the inevitable ebb and flow of our collective human experience. While at the same time, I'll introduce tools to help you enhance your strengths and uncover your greatest potential to evolve and heal from within. I'll utilize contextual, historical, intersectional, and cross-cultural techniques, in order to uniquely foster sustainable and transformative change to achieve and maintain holistic wellness.
My approach counseling is to promote hope, healing, contentment, and lasting growth, for the clients I have the privilege of serving. My mission is to provide a safe, nonjudgemental, and empathetic space, to dive deeper into the inevitable ebb and flow of our collective human experience. While at the same time, I'll introduce tools to help you enhance your strengths and uncover your greatest potential to evolve and heal from within. I'll utilize contextual, historical, intersectional, and cross-cultural techniques, in order to uniquely foster sustainable and transformative change to achieve and maintain holistic wellness.
Why do I feel so numb? Why do I have sudden outbursts, followed by long depressive slumps? Why do I feel constantly on edge? What’s wrong with me? Do you find yourself asking these questions again and again, without ever getting anywhere? Are you overwhelmed by a sense of guilt and shame? Do you struggle with intense reactions, avoidance, or feeling fundamentally broken? If so, it’s likely that you’re experiencing the impact of trauma. Or maybe you're at odds with your partner, rehashing the same arguments, only to feel more distant, and more lost.
Why do I feel so numb? Why do I have sudden outbursts, followed by long depressive slumps? Why do I feel constantly on edge? What’s wrong with me? Do you find yourself asking these questions again and again, without ever getting anywhere? Are you overwhelmed by a sense of guilt and shame? Do you struggle with intense reactions, avoidance, or feeling fundamentally broken? If so, it’s likely that you’re experiencing the impact of trauma. Or maybe you're at odds with your partner, rehashing the same arguments, only to feel more distant, and more lost.
Jessica C Duty
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MS, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98107 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I support families, couples and individuals nurture the capacity for honest self reflection, discovery, discernment and change. Beyond the initial reason for engaging in therapy, I often help people and their loved ones explore the underlying patterns in behaviors, relationships and life engagement that hinder growth, satisfaction and peace. Together we create an environment where you can safely address the situations, challenges, and often pain that brought you and your family to counseling while learning skills, tools, techniques and approaches to support you and your family outside of therapy.
I support families, couples and individuals nurture the capacity for honest self reflection, discovery, discernment and change. Beyond the initial reason for engaging in therapy, I often help people and their loved ones explore the underlying patterns in behaviors, relationships and life engagement that hinder growth, satisfaction and peace. Together we create an environment where you can safely address the situations, challenges, and often pain that brought you and your family to counseling while learning skills, tools, techniques and approaches to support you and your family outside of therapy.
Erin Dierickx
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFTA
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98178 (Online Only)
Are you hoping to better communicate, manage conflict and revamp your connection with your partner? Or are you in the midst of a major life transition? My clients struggle like you. Despite their brilliance, creativity and drive, the pressures of adapting to life's changes or communicating with their partner seem overwhelming. Before my clients came to see me, they figured that it was “too late” to make a change, and their life “is what it is.” They feared that if they took any drastic steps to improve their lives, it would be considered “selfish.” The fear of change, but also the fear of never changing created tension and anxiety.
Are you hoping to better communicate, manage conflict and revamp your connection with your partner? Or are you in the midst of a major life transition? My clients struggle like you. Despite their brilliance, creativity and drive, the pressures of adapting to life's changes or communicating with their partner seem overwhelming. Before my clients came to see me, they figured that it was “too late” to make a change, and their life “is what it is.” They feared that if they took any drastic steps to improve their lives, it would be considered “selfish.” The fear of change, but also the fear of never changing created tension and anxiety.
I aim to help you cultivate a sense of home, peace, and nurturance within yourself. My approach combines somatic, attachment-based, and emotion-focused work with cognitive and action-oriented perspectives. I will work with you to develop greater self-understanding, process traumas and emotional wounds, and build a life you want to live. I commonly help clients with anxiety, depression, childhood trauma and PTSD, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, and feelings of being lost or overwhelmed with life. I also enjoy helping clients explore themes of meaning, spirituality, and expanded states of consciousness.
I aim to help you cultivate a sense of home, peace, and nurturance within yourself. My approach combines somatic, attachment-based, and emotion-focused work with cognitive and action-oriented perspectives. I will work with you to develop greater self-understanding, process traumas and emotional wounds, and build a life you want to live. I commonly help clients with anxiety, depression, childhood trauma and PTSD, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, and feelings of being lost or overwhelmed with life. I also enjoy helping clients explore themes of meaning, spirituality, and expanded states of consciousness.
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