Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in Seattle, WA

I am passionate about offering counseling and therapy services to women and femmes of color experiencing anxiety, depression, childhood trauma, PTSD, life transitions, and issues around spirituality. Through interpersonal, contextualized therapy and mindfulness (paying attention to our whole bodies), I aim to facilitate spaces where healing and wellness can be experienced and intentionally re-integrated. I have also expanded my practice to include Immigration/Psychological Evaluations for community members who need this service. This includes Asylum, Extreme Hardship, VAWA, U and T Visas. Please contact for fees on this service.

Life experiences and social systems affect the way we embody ourselves and relate to others and our environment. By exploring alongside youth (6-17) and adults of all genders, relationship styles, and identities, I help you mend the relationship with yourselves and aid you to further trust in your innate strengths and wisdom. By doing so, your capacity to thrive grows outwardly and inwardly. In working together, we will have the safe space to explore your needs, beliefs, stories, and experiences to help heal your mind, body, and social connections.

I work with people who are experiencing challenges around anxiety, depression, sex, intimacy, and trauma. I am particularly drawn to clients who are committed to personal growth and want to deepen their experience of life. I truly believe that we all have the capacity to lead fuller lives with more ease and a greater sense of safety. I have been a social worker for more than 20 years and live in Seattle with my family. I identify as gay, white and cis-male and enjoy working with couples, including those in open and poly relationships.

I like to think of the journey to healing as a path back to one’s self. It’s incredibly easy to lose bits and pieces of ourselves when trying to recalibrate after traumatic experiences or just trying to function every day waking up to the current state of the world. Perhaps you’ve pushed your needs aside in this process, or just haven’t had the time or understanding of what those needs are. In therapy I offer a safe space to slow down and assist you in identifying your needs and learning how to tend to yourself. Common therapeutic goals can include trauma and emotional processing, confidence building, communication and self-care.

Kyra Haglund, LCSW, SEP, E-RYT, is a clinical social worker and Somatic Experiencing practitioner dedicated to working with adolescents and adults in individual and group therapy. She is an integrative therapist that draws on traditional psychodynamic and cognitive interventions, mindfulness practices, and somatic psychotherapy to meet the individual needs of each client. Kyra views therapy as an active process between client and therapist. Within the safe and compassionate environment of the therapeutic relationship, new perspectives on life's challenges and the ability to make healthier choices emerge. The underlying goal is to help the client live a more fulfilling life.

As human beings, we frequently subject ourselves to harsh self-judgment. While self-criticism has its merits on occasion, it often engenders emotional turmoil. Research into self-compassion has unveiled its extraordinary ability to diminish anxiety, depression, and stress while elevating motivation, confidence, and overall performance. Yet, the practical application of self-compassion is often more challenging than mere words suggest.

Accepting new clients! My practice as a social worker and therapist is grounded in the belief that the most effective treatment, and transformative healing, takes place within relationships- in the therapy room, and in our communities. Nurturing a therapeutic alliance rooted in connection, safety, and radical acceptance is central to my approach. As a saathi (companion, ally) on your healing journey, I am here to offer care and support as you process and integrate your experiences, navigate current challenges, and develop your innate strengths along with new skills.

Life can be difficult and painful at times but it doesn't have to involve so much suffering. How may we find the calm stillness in the eye of our storm so as to relate to our mind and our present experience compassionately and even learn and grow from it? I invite you to open to your life in a new way: a way that relieves your suffering and promotes your health and expands your awareness. Through mindfully listening to the body and courageously opening and relating to the uncomfortable/painful, somatic therapy provides a practice of gentle self-exploration toward discovering your connection to your truth, purpose and life.

I see the therapeutic process as a collaborative one. My approach is to provide a safe, warm and respectful space for my clients to navigate through any challenges they are experiencing, or areas they would like to improve upon in their own personal journey. Many times these obstacles may hinder an individual from moving forward. My role is to assist them in this process to move towards living a more fulfilling and whole life.

You are not alone. Maybe you're needing support in preparation for marriage, pregnancy, and baby's arrival. Or maybe these issues bring about pain and challenge, such as infertility, pregnancy loss, perinatal anxiety/depression, or childbirth trauma. Are you feeling stuck in a relationship or your career? Has your partnership hit some bumps while facing life transitions, is parenting feeling overwhelming, or are you in the midst of a difficult chapter of life? I provide a safe and non-judgemental space to address such life issues and meet my clients where they're at. I am direct, yet compassionate and affirming.

Elizabeth Palmer treats clients ages 18 & up. Sessions will be virtual (using a HIPAA compliant platform).

Psychotherapy provides a safe place to create positive changes and a more meaningful and joyful life. Together we will explore patterns and past hurts that may be keeping you stuck in order to move forward to achieve balance and improve relationships in your life. I offer tools and strategies to help you better understand, communicate, and connect with those you love. I believe in the inner wisdom and strength within each of us, and the potential we all have for creating the life we want.

Stephanie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMCHA) in the state of Washington. She graduated with honors from City University of Seattle"˜s Master of Arts in Counseling program. Stephanie works with individual adult clients who are looking to gain insight into themselves and improve their quality of life. She seeks to understand each client holistically and views the therapeutic relationship as collaborative. In sessions, Stephanie strives to create a safe, welcoming space that supports clients to increase their confidence, self-awareness, and promote healthy changes.

I would be honored to create space for you as we find a way to recovery and healing. I love to work with each unique human that sits in front of me, no matter where you come from or where you want to go. I am particularly passionate about working with LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent individuals, and religious trauma survivors.

I offers wholistic mental health care, including medication management, mindfulness therapy and ketamine therapy. I partner with clients to explore who they are in part by looking at the stories they have formed about themselves and their experiences. Our work together may include learning coping skills, identifying personal narratives and limiting beliefs, normalizing challenging experiences, understanding and accepting our different "parts", working with the somatic experiences of our emotions, building a supportive spiritual practice, etc. I believe in the thoughtful use of medications to support this work.

Do you crave a more playful, connected, & inspired life with meaning & purpose? Do you wish for compassion as your default & the mental space to respond thoughtfully rather than react automatically? If you grew up feeling neglected or uncelebrated, struggled to be vulnerable, or have a hard time relaxing, you’re not alone. I believe in radical incrementalism, focusing on 1% changes for consistency over intensity. We are all inherently worthy of love & belonging but often develop maladaptive behaviors to cope with societal pressures. My passion is to help alleviate loneliness & empower you to connect deeply with those around you.

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.

Regardless of who walks through my office door and what issues they’d like to tackle, my first focus as a clinician is to provide a safe and collaborative space. You may be experiencing depression, anxiety, grief, a seismic transition, are unsatisfied with the direction and quality of your work or relationships, or just feel there are too many seemingly insurmountable barriers to living the kind of existence you want and imagine. I am particularly interested in working with those facing menopause, people that struggle with boundary-setting, struggles with substance use, and those facing deep life transitions.

Maybe you’re a parent worried about being “good enough,” whether your child’s behavior is “normal”, whether they are safe. Maybe you’re a teenager, feeling heartbroken over a friendship, unsure of who you are in the world, anxious about school tomorrow. Whether you're a kid (0-12yo), teenager (13-19yo), or parent, I think I can help. You have known you, and/or your child, your entire life — you are the expert in you. What I bring is expertise in pediatric evidence-based interventions. My hope is that together, we can create a context that feels safe to explore new patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that improve your life.