Christian Therapists in Spokane, WA

You are just not the same anymore after it happened. You now struggle to sleep, find connection with others, or ultimately experience joy in your life. You are stressed and you wish you could stop thinking about the event(s) but somehow you cannot turn your thoughts away. Perhaps you find yourself avoiding certain topics, places, or people because they remind you too much of what happened. You long to be the person you once were and to have the life you once had. You are tired, worn out, and you need to somehow find a way forward in your life.

Do you desire a more enjoyable and fulfilling life? Do you ever wish you could find more support and intimacy in your relationships? You may have many things people consider a part of a good life, such as work, family, friends, and various material possessions, and yet you still feel empty and discontented. Furthermore, unwelcomed emotional distress and mood fluctuations may have been bothering you for some time. You have noticed difficulty controlling your worrying thoughts and anxious feelings. Quite often, fatigue and lack of motivation stops you from engaging in activities you used to love. And you wonder what's wrong?

I strongly believe that everyone can access their own wisdom and knowledge, even if negative emotions like stress and anxiety make it difficult. We all need to develop skills to improve our lives. Let's collaborate to enhance self-care in different aspects of your daily routine, including nutrition, exercise, stress management, and sleep. My aim is to teach you mindful techniques that can diminish the need for unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as stress eating or engaging in activities that cause you to feel ashamed.

If you are searching for a mature and understanding therapist, you’ve come to the right place. I believe in meeting people where they are, and I am convinced that the therapeutic relationship provides a healing environment. My approach to each client is dependent upon the nature and need of the individual seeking help. Life can be full of various transitions and challenges. Aging parents, adult children, and complex relationships. And at the same time, desiring to be healthy in mind, body, and soul.

Therapy is about learning how to tell our stories. It is deepening our courage to look ourselves in the face and tell the truth of what we find. It is taking in the bountiful love in the world though it sometimes seems impossible to find. It is learning to savor the taste of a good meal and laughter with others. It is knowing the name of our sadness whether or not we can find our tears. It is being. Just as we are with hope for more to come.

Via telehealth, I work with adults throughout Washington and Oregon who experience a wide range of issues including life transitions, grief and loss, identity formation or role changes, interpersonal challenges and conflicts, and trauma experiences. I have worked in a variety of settings including inpatient, outpatient, and day treatment psychiatric programs, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), and 10+ years as an adjunct Psychology instructor. Over the past seven years, I have assisted First Responders by providing critical incident briefings (CISM) and providing resiliency skills training, and de-escalation skills training.

Are you someone who is always helping others, but find yourself burnt out and unsure how to find your identity again? Has there been a major change in your life and you need a therapist to partner with you to create your new road map? I have 10 year’s experience assisting clients in adjusting to a new normal. My past formal experience has included working with women, mothers, individuals with chronic illness, elders, and helping professionals (teachers, medical staff, etc.). My clinical modalities include behavioral activation, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness to reduce stress.

Life is challenging! Family stress, work difficulties, personal concerns...I get it. I have lived experience with overcoming desperate circumstances. If you're feeling stuck, frustrated, confused and need some empathy and encouragement, please consider me for your therapy needs. I can hold space for all the things that are preventing you from living your best life. As your therapist I'll walk with you on your journey to healing & living the life you've always dreamed but didn't quite know how to achieve. I'm here to help you reach your goals & live the life of your dreams.

Since 1983, in a variety of settings, I have enjoyed working with diverse individuals and couples to overcome their personal, relational, emotional and perceptual problems and build on their strengths for a new and brighter future. Whether their problem is a mood disorder or a relational issue, conflict management or PTSD, compulsive eating or a communication problem, I never tire watching people emerge and transform. Believers and non-believers, almost-believers and other-believers, almost everyone agrees that personal problems arise because of the disconnection we all feel that resides in this world. So what is the solution?

My goal is to help the people I work with move towards what is meaningful in life amidst a history of trauma and hardship.

Overwhelmed and stressed out? Triggered by things that you feel like you "should" be able to handle more calmly? Maybe you know how you want to live but keep finding yourself reacting in the moment. It's challenging to understand the things that set you off and to take the steps you long for alone. It would be easier if you had a compassionate guide to help you understand why you keep slipping up and to help develop tools to empower you to make the changes you desire. You're looking for someone who challenges you, but is still easy to talk to, someone who's on your team.

No Waitlist- schedule today! You’re worried about your child. They are struggling more than you anticipated and aren't their true selves lately. When you ask them what’s wrong, you get no information, but you sense something is off. If only you could see into their minds and figure out what they need to make the hurting stop. Being a parent is your greatest honor and your biggest frustration. What you've tried hasn't worked, you so badly want to reconnect with your child, but they seem farther and farther away these days.

Everyone carries emotions, memories, and sensations from difficult experiences, and consequently there are parts of you (i.e. behaviors, thought patterns, etc) that work very hard to help keep you safe. I welcome every part of you. Together we will hold space for your pain without rushing to distract, avoid or escape from it and my goal is to help you access the active healing presence inside. Please know, I personally understand that being a person of color poses many challenges in this country and seeking help from clinicians who don't look like you or talk like you makes it far more difficult. I see you and I'm here for you.

One of the hardest steps one can take is to seek out help and you’ve done just that. Maybe things have always come easily for you but now you’re feeling stuck? Or maybe you’re struggling with relationships and don’t know how to get out of this rut? I believe that, although relationships can bring pain and suffering, they can also be great conductors of healing and joy. Therapy offers a safe, inviting space to share, feel accepted, and understood at any stage of life.

Change can be hard. Working together, you will find a supportive and safe environment to reconcile the change, stuck patterns and difficult things going on in life. I offer an understanding, exploratory space to help you identify, process and rectify what has become most disrupting. I work with an array of challenges but specialize in tools for anxiety, lifes transitions, and disordered eating. I also see many individuals challenged by relationship issues.

I believe that you are the expert of your own life, and I will work collaboratively with you to help you process your experiences and find a way to reconnect with the things that are important to you. I work well with people who have been through a traumatic event or loss and are feeling stuck, don’t know how to move forward, and want to understand more about themselves and their mental health. I approach my clients with empathy and respect, and my goal is to provide a safe place for you to work through difficult experiences.