Female Therapists in Seattle, WA

The best is yet to be! I strive to offer a positive atmosphere for real personal change. Helping people learn to manage and cope with emotions like, fear, frustration, sadness and worry is my specialty. Self defeating behavioral patterns that involve anger, phobias, procrastination, or poor impulse control can also be addressed. I assists individuals and couples by providing skills-based counseling so they can live life more peacefully and productively.

Therapy can be the greatest tool in understanding ourselves and creating the lives we want. It is a designated time to pause and connect with ourselves and how we are truly doing. As a Marriage and Family therapist, I believe it is my job to create a safe space in which people are able to do the brave work of looking inwards and examining any parts of their lives that feel unsatisfying, and to then support them in making value-driven changes.

Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, grief and loss, or struggling in relationships or in a life transition? Seeking therapy is a courageous first step towards creating change in one’s life. With over 25 years of experience, my life’s work has been focused on helping individuals of all ages, and families, build resilience, increase self awareness of behavior and thinking patterns, while strengthening connection. Therapy can lead to a significant reduction in feelings of distress, improve coping skills as well as help you learn to live in the present.

As a member of a neurodivergent family, I understand how difficult it can be to find providers who are knowledgeable and/or willing to work with neurodivergent clients in typical mental health settings, and on the things that are important to them, rather than on what society dictates. I am also a queer and gender non-conforming woman, and aim to provide a space that is affirming of all genders and sexualities. In all cases, my goal is to provide the kind of knowledgeable, validating care I wish my family and myself could have had available when we needed it most.

Boundaries, communication, self-advocacy are my specialities with adult clients. Many of the clients I see begin therapy with a good amount of insight into what's going on with them but uncertainty and confusion over what to do about it or what to change. Many struggle in their social or romantic relationships, managing work related stress, or say they feel depressed, stressed, or sad. Often, they may be doing very well in one or more areas of their lives but struggle to feel their best in another area.

I am a Chinese transracial adoptee raised in the Midwest. I moved to Seattle as an adult and am honored to be living on the unceded ancestral lands of the Duwamish people past and present. I enjoy hiking in nature, eating good food, and spending time with my dog. I believe that everyone can benefit from and deserves to participate in therapy. I see therapy as a process of reflection, self-discovery, and healing. My goal is to create an environment where you can see your own path forward, as well as look at your path so far. I am interested in working with adoptees, their families, and people of color.

Do you wish to develop a deeper relationship and connection with your body, breath, and your emotions? I can be a guide and support in your development. Whether you are struggling with fear, loss, grief, anger, trauma, relationship or other issues, a good portion of our exploration together will be internally focused on your felt experience. Deep wisdom and resources reside within you, and we follow together your curiosity about your own experiences. With a conscious presence, usually a slower pace than we are accustomed to, we can begin to explore and understand the meaning of these experiences.

If you are struggling, you do not need to walk alone. I'm here to provide you with guidance and support. I have over two years of experience in private and community mental health settings. I utilize a person-centered, CBT, mindfulness, and psychoeducational approach with my patients. We will work together taking it one step at a time, moving at your speed.

Contrary to what movies show you about therapy, I won’t give you unwanted advice or simply nod solemnly the whole session. I bring curiosity, compassion, humor, free expression, and movement to join with my clients and help them explore what healing means to them. I hope to empower clients to access their natural abilities and to gently disrupt the unhealthy patterns we humans often get stuck in using more than traditional “talk therapy” approach. My goal is to facilitate somatic healing, so your whole body begins to feel better as you gain new awareness and get “unstuck” from the patterns you’re ready to release.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate I work with teens, adults, couples and families from a systemic and relational approach. In session, I collaborate with clients to identify areas of distress and explore the impacts of culture, family development, and interpersonal relationships. My work is to bear witness to my client’s process and honor both where they are and their goals for therapy, while providing warmth, humor, and connection.

While I enjoy working with a variety of therapeutic approaches, I am primarily psychodynamic in orientation. This means that I believe that our early environment and experiences have a profound impact on our way of understanding and relating to the world. As adults, we may discover that we are unable to create the lives we want while being constrained by unhelpful internal constructs, feelings, and behaviors stemming from our younger years. My work is deeply influenced by psychoanalytic thought, including the work of Melanie Klein, Wilfred Bion, and other theorists from the British Object Relations field of study.

My primary goal as a therapist is to create a safe, nonjudgmental space to help you process challenges and harness your strengths. With this foundation, I layer in creative, experiential strategies that access the root of current and historical obstacles. As a clinical social worker, I have focused my training on relationship dynamics (particularly within couples and families) and creative arts therapies. My multifaceted professional background as an actor, teacher, and entrepreneur has uniquely honed my understanding of complex human emotion, interpersonal relationships, and the role of the body in storing our personal histories.

Suffering is not evidence of failure. It is evidence of one thing... your humanity. We all suffer sometimes and we all deserve compassion and care simply because we're human. Coming to therapy can be scary. Even as you're reaching out to have a chance at a better experience in life, you want to know that who you are, and where you are now, will be respected and cared for. I believe good therapy can be both challenging and gentle, supportive and enlivening.

Often times, the only way out is through. You don’t have to make that journey alone. I will teach you skills to cope with your immediate challenges and support you with identifying and processing past experiences that are interfering with the life you want to live. Real change can be a scary & sometimes painful process but I will be in your corner, cheering you on & helping you access your strengths to move forward. I work with a wide variety of issues & I have specialization in supporting people with alcoholic & dysfunctional families, navigating racial & cultural identity, ADHD, LD, blended families, & parenting.

I work with individuals ages 18 and up. I see symptoms as a request from the psyche to grow -- whether this manifests as depression, anxiety, or just a feeling that you want more from your life or your relationships. Or you may be experiencing a transition, grief, or loss and need support to navigate this change. Therapy creates a space in which healing and growth can happen. I believe humans have a natural, inherent tendency toward health and self-actualization. We are hard-wired to live good and meaningful lives, but sometimes need support to do so.

Life is a journey abundant with joy, triumph, and inevitable challenges that test and fortify our strength and resilience. Amidst this, it is normal to feel overwhelm. I'm honored to guide clients in nurturing self-understanding and grounded truths. I support in transitions, identity exploration, and personal and relational liberation. Addressing cultural and systemic conditioning, I help normalize and release shame, guilt, and belittlement regarding gender, sexuality, neurodiversity, burnout, spirituality, and interpersonal/familial dynamics. Expanding and soaring beyond societal constraints is what we all deserve.

You find yourself repeating the same cycles but can’t figure out how to break free. Your relationship is strained, or you struggle to pick the ‘right’ person. Perhaps, you’re in a time of transition and feel unanchored or dysregulated. Whatever the reason, you’re here because something needs to change. You’re ready to create a better, more fulfilling life for yourself.

I am a psychotherapist serving populations in Washington state and I have over a decade of experience working in the non-profit sector with children and families. Walking alongside clients who are struggling is a new expression of what I have always been passionate about - relationships. I believe that, together, we help each other heal through connection, storytelling, and holding sacred space. In counseling and coaching, this relationship looks like curiosity, exploration of formative relationships, and empowering you to share your lived experience.

Choosing therapy is putting yourself first. As a therapist at Self Space, I work alongside clients who might struggle with prioritizing their well-being. Together, we can process your innermost thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a collaborative way that feels safe. It is my goal to help people seek healing through acceptance, and fulfillment through self-exploration.