Therapists in Spokane, WA
My specialties include depression and panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorders, domestic violence/anger management, boundary groups, eating disorders, marital therapy, divorce, separation, parenting issues and addictions.
I am a Licensed Mental Health therapist and have had my own private practice for 14 years. I have worked with children, adolescents and families for 20 years. I received my Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Gonzaga University and I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems, and art/ sand tray therapy for children. I see therapy as creating a safe atmosphere to explore awareness and affirm the unique gifts of individuals toward healing and wholeness. Visit my website at www.marycaruso.com
My specialties include depression and panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorders, domestic violence/anger management, boundary groups, eating disorders, marital therapy, divorce, separation, parenting issues and addictions.
I am a Licensed Mental Health therapist and have had my own private practice for 14 years. I have worked with children, adolescents and families for 20 years. I received my Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Gonzaga University and I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems, and art/ sand tray therapy for children. I see therapy as creating a safe atmosphere to explore awareness and affirm the unique gifts of individuals toward healing and wholeness. Visit my website at www.marycaruso.com
Accepting New Clients! Reframing the way you think can be a life long process. My goal is help you change the way you look at yourself, life, goals, and even counseling. I take a more down to earth approach, and do my best to help relate therapeutic subject matter to a topic you can understand. I work to build a therapeutic alliance with you in order to meet your mental health needs and give you the tools necessary to improve your life. My areas of clinical focus are depression, anxiety, grief, life transitions (new job, or school transitions) and interpersonal communication between family, coworkers, and/or friends.
Accepting New Clients! Reframing the way you think can be a life long process. My goal is help you change the way you look at yourself, life, goals, and even counseling. I take a more down to earth approach, and do my best to help relate therapeutic subject matter to a topic you can understand. I work to build a therapeutic alliance with you in order to meet your mental health needs and give you the tools necessary to improve your life. My areas of clinical focus are depression, anxiety, grief, life transitions (new job, or school transitions) and interpersonal communication between family, coworkers, and/or friends.
Joseph D Endres
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSWA, MSP, MSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Spokane, WA 99201 (Online Only)
My ideal client is someone who desires to figure out how to be more comfortable in their own skin. By this, I mean, a person who feels that something is "off" in their mental and or emotional life and would like help exploring this in a non-judgmental, safe space. I believe we are called to peace and joy and yet so many of us struggle with fear, sorrow, regret, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma.
My ideal client is someone who desires to figure out how to be more comfortable in their own skin. By this, I mean, a person who feels that something is "off" in their mental and or emotional life and would like help exploring this in a non-judgmental, safe space. I believe we are called to peace and joy and yet so many of us struggle with fear, sorrow, regret, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma.
Lorinda Y Hernandez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
Spokane, WA 99201 (Online Only)
I work with individuals with diverse backgrounds and the LGBTQIA+ community, from adolescents to geriatrics who struggle with depression, anxiety, relationships, communication, conflict and co-dependency. Often you feel tired, overwhelmed and in need of support and guidance. There is hope in healing! Life is too short to surrender to sadness, resentments, depression, anxiety, and the continuous conflict with yourself or others. I understand where you’re coming from and want to support you in navigating life challenges to help reach your therapeutic goals. You deserve to live your fullest life in the best version of yourself.
I work with individuals with diverse backgrounds and the LGBTQIA+ community, from adolescents to geriatrics who struggle with depression, anxiety, relationships, communication, conflict and co-dependency. Often you feel tired, overwhelmed and in need of support and guidance. There is hope in healing! Life is too short to surrender to sadness, resentments, depression, anxiety, and the continuous conflict with yourself or others. I understand where you’re coming from and want to support you in navigating life challenges to help reach your therapeutic goals. You deserve to live your fullest life in the best version of yourself.
Timothy Weesner
Counselor, LPCC, LMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Spokane, WA 99228 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Masters of Counseling/Professional Clinical Counselor. I'm a general practitioner working with PTSD, Depression, Anxiety/Stress and its related issues, OCD, Trauma, Addictions (both substance and process) recovery and Spiritual Issues. I work with adult individuals 18+. I graduated from the Counseling program of Western Seminary in Portland Oregon and work from a Judeo-Christian faith perspective. I believe in joining you where you are at and in working towards your goals and helping to overcome your challenges and struggles; to begin to think and act in integrity toward the person you want to become.
Masters of Counseling/Professional Clinical Counselor. I'm a general practitioner working with PTSD, Depression, Anxiety/Stress and its related issues, OCD, Trauma, Addictions (both substance and process) recovery and Spiritual Issues. I work with adult individuals 18+. I graduated from the Counseling program of Western Seminary in Portland Oregon and work from a Judeo-Christian faith perspective. I believe in joining you where you are at and in working towards your goals and helping to overcome your challenges and struggles; to begin to think and act in integrity toward the person you want to become.
Overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or depression? Struggling to find balance in life? Together, we'll create a space where you can be yourself. Along the way you'll gain insight, growing in self-awareness and self-acceptance. You'll build a personal toolkit using evidence-based tools to get unstuck, feel better, break old patterns and start living the sort of life you really want.
Overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or depression? Struggling to find balance in life? Together, we'll create a space where you can be yourself. Along the way you'll gain insight, growing in self-awareness and self-acceptance. You'll build a personal toolkit using evidence-based tools to get unstuck, feel better, break old patterns and start living the sort of life you really want.
Depression, anxiety, and suicide are on the rise, and young people are at risk today more than ever before.
Embark Behavioral Health is a leading network of exceptional treatment and therapy programs across the United States. We specialize in helping adolescents, teens, and young adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health and substance abuse issues. Our programs include in-home treatment, virtual IOP, outpatient clinics that offer intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) and therapeutic day treatment programs, also known as a partial hospitalization program (PHPs), wilderness therapy, short-term residential treatment programs, long-term residential treatment, therapeutic boarding schools, and young adult transitional living options.
Depression, anxiety, and suicide are on the rise, and young people are at risk today more than ever before.
Embark Behavioral Health is a leading network of exceptional treatment and therapy programs across the United States. We specialize in helping adolescents, teens, and young adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mental health and substance abuse issues. Our programs include in-home treatment, virtual IOP, outpatient clinics that offer intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) and therapeutic day treatment programs, also known as a partial hospitalization program (PHPs), wilderness therapy, short-term residential treatment programs, long-term residential treatment, therapeutic boarding schools, and young adult transitional living options.
Are you tried of feeling anxious, afraid, depressed, overwhelmed or haunted by your past such as abuse and trauma? With good coping/life skills, trauma recovery and operating in harmony with all 3 minds you possess, you can do ANYTHING! Consider hypnotherapy or counseling done in a heartfelt, client centered, strengths perspective. YOU are more powerful than you know! Call me at (509) 448-5660.
Are you tried of feeling anxious, afraid, depressed, overwhelmed or haunted by your past such as abuse and trauma? With good coping/life skills, trauma recovery and operating in harmony with all 3 minds you possess, you can do ANYTHING! Consider hypnotherapy or counseling done in a heartfelt, client centered, strengths perspective. YOU are more powerful than you know! Call me at (509) 448-5660.
I specialize in areas of anxiety, depression, relationship issues, teen defiance, and trauma recovery.
I have over ten years of experience working with teens and adults under 50. Most of my clients, both male and female, are in some form of transition in their lives. These transitions present themselves as maturation struggles, changing relationships, questioning perspectives, contemplating choices, and finding difficulty with what currently faces them in their lives. These are the times when a trusted assistant is helpful. My clients need to know that they have a safe place, without judgement, to work through their struggles. I provide trust, support, education, and new skills training with each client.
I specialize in areas of anxiety, depression, relationship issues, teen defiance, and trauma recovery.
I have over ten years of experience working with teens and adults under 50. Most of my clients, both male and female, are in some form of transition in their lives. These transitions present themselves as maturation struggles, changing relationships, questioning perspectives, contemplating choices, and finding difficulty with what currently faces them in their lives. These are the times when a trusted assistant is helpful. My clients need to know that they have a safe place, without judgement, to work through their struggles. I provide trust, support, education, and new skills training with each client.
I use a psychodynamic approach to help people find positive change to overcome depression, anxiety, and trauma.
I work with people to help them recognize their ideal life and find the path to reach it. I love working with people who want change in their lives and are ready to pursue a life filled with joy and peace. I work with clients of all backgrounds, and have worked many in the LGBTQ and alternative lifestyles communities.
I use a psychodynamic approach to help people find positive change to overcome depression, anxiety, and trauma.
I work with people to help them recognize their ideal life and find the path to reach it. I love working with people who want change in their lives and are ready to pursue a life filled with joy and peace. I work with clients of all backgrounds, and have worked many in the LGBTQ and alternative lifestyles communities.
Tyler Harano
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT-A
Verified Verified
Spokane, WA 99201 (Online Only)
My ideal clients are individuals, families, or couples. I work with people who are looking to deal with areas of depression, anxiety, men's issues, couple's counseling, addiction, interpersonal conflict, grief, life transitions and more. My goal is for you to find that promised hope in your life and to give you the tools to walk your life path so that you can experience peace, hope, and joy
My ideal clients are individuals, families, or couples. I work with people who are looking to deal with areas of depression, anxiety, men's issues, couple's counseling, addiction, interpersonal conflict, grief, life transitions and more. My goal is for you to find that promised hope in your life and to give you the tools to walk your life path so that you can experience peace, hope, and joy
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When life starts to feel overwhelming, fatiguing, and chaotic, reaching out for help can be especially difficult. Then as the challenges and issues of life become impossible, we start to lose hope. The truth is, we all have the ability to live a more abundant life, no matter how difficult our circumstances may be. Things like addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, and difficult relationships can all be barriers to abundance. While these barriers may seem overwhelming, they don’t have to define you or prevent you from healing, growth, and a life that is full. When you can’t get past these barriers on our own, it’s okay to get help.
When life starts to feel overwhelming, fatiguing, and chaotic, reaching out for help can be especially difficult. Then as the challenges and issues of life become impossible, we start to lose hope. The truth is, we all have the ability to live a more abundant life, no matter how difficult our circumstances may be. Things like addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, and difficult relationships can all be barriers to abundance. While these barriers may seem overwhelming, they don’t have to define you or prevent you from healing, growth, and a life that is full. When you can’t get past these barriers on our own, it’s okay to get help.
I also work with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, stress management and trauma.
I have worked with a variety of different clients with unique and diverse walks of life. I became a counselor because I believe in people's ability to grow, learn and heal. I am here to help guide and facilitate that growth, to meet you where you are to help you heal, learn and grow. I provide a space of non-judgment, that is safe to walk on your path of discovery and recovery. Life can be a difficult journey at times and for different reasons, but it helps to have someone walk along side you as you persevere through these trials. I believe in hope, that even in our darkest of days, hope is on the horizon.
I also work with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, stress management and trauma.
I have worked with a variety of different clients with unique and diverse walks of life. I became a counselor because I believe in people's ability to grow, learn and heal. I am here to help guide and facilitate that growth, to meet you where you are to help you heal, learn and grow. I provide a space of non-judgment, that is safe to walk on your path of discovery and recovery. Life can be a difficult journey at times and for different reasons, but it helps to have someone walk along side you as you persevere through these trials. I believe in hope, that even in our darkest of days, hope is on the horizon.
My goal is to teach clients how to become their own counselor because no one knows you better than yourself. Whether you're struggling with coming out, navigating relationships, or reconciling your identity with societal expectations, I am here to offer guidance and support. I specialize in helping clients work through shame, anxiety, depression, identity issues, and family conflict. My aim is to provide a safe and supportive environment where you can explore your feelings and experiences without fear of judgment.
My goal is to teach clients how to become their own counselor because no one knows you better than yourself. Whether you're struggling with coming out, navigating relationships, or reconciling your identity with societal expectations, I am here to offer guidance and support. I specialize in helping clients work through shame, anxiety, depression, identity issues, and family conflict. My aim is to provide a safe and supportive environment where you can explore your feelings and experiences without fear of judgment.
Tharseo Counseling Services was founded around one idea: hope through a relationship with Jesus Christ. With hope comes the possibility of change, growth, and purpose. Without it, we can feel isolated, burdensome, and despairing. Tharseo exists for two reasons: First, to help the hopeless find their source of hope in Christ, which allows them to walk securely through life with conviction and purpose. Secondly, Tharseo assists those already with that hope to navigate obstacles that threaten to misalign them from their known purpose. We do this by integrating biblical principles with practical application.
Tharseo Counseling Services was founded around one idea: hope through a relationship with Jesus Christ. With hope comes the possibility of change, growth, and purpose. Without it, we can feel isolated, burdensome, and despairing. Tharseo exists for two reasons: First, to help the hopeless find their source of hope in Christ, which allows them to walk securely through life with conviction and purpose. Secondly, Tharseo assists those already with that hope to navigate obstacles that threaten to misalign them from their known purpose. We do this by integrating biblical principles with practical application.
Albert A Staley - Healing Truth Therapy, PLLC
Counselor, MA, LMHCA, CTP-II
Verified Verified
Spokane, WA 99201
New information, skills, and understandings will move you forward to goals you don't even know as possibilities. You have certain skills and understandings that have brought you to where you are now. A lot of folks believe that more willpower will make the difference and that is what is needed. But, if willpower hasn’t worked out for you up to this point, maybe new information, abilities, and insights are available. Learning new ways of coping is a short-term solution to “life is difficult". My experience, both personally and professionally, is that when we find new sources of strength, we become empowered in significant ways.
New information, skills, and understandings will move you forward to goals you don't even know as possibilities. You have certain skills and understandings that have brought you to where you are now. A lot of folks believe that more willpower will make the difference and that is what is needed. But, if willpower hasn’t worked out for you up to this point, maybe new information, abilities, and insights are available. Learning new ways of coping is a short-term solution to “life is difficult". My experience, both personally and professionally, is that when we find new sources of strength, we become empowered in significant ways.
Traverse Therapy Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, SUDP
Verified Verified
Spokane, WA 99218
We are accepting new clients. I specialize in helping individuals and families reach and stay in recovery from anxiety and other mood disorders, substance misuse, trauma, relationship conflicts and issues surrounding grief and loss.
We are accepting new clients. I specialize in helping individuals and families reach and stay in recovery from anxiety and other mood disorders, substance misuse, trauma, relationship conflicts and issues surrounding grief and loss.
Kristopher Aaron Arnold
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Spokane, WA 99204
I enjoy working with clients who want to make positive change in their life, whether they have current goals or not, or are unsure where to start. Clients present at different stages, so as long as a client has a desire to work toward something positive and engage in the therapy process, I enjoy being a part of their journey. We can figure out what you want/need, set goals, and use various treatment approaches to reach these goals.
I enjoy working with clients who want to make positive change in their life, whether they have current goals or not, or are unsure where to start. Clients present at different stages, so as long as a client has a desire to work toward something positive and engage in the therapy process, I enjoy being a part of their journey. We can figure out what you want/need, set goals, and use various treatment approaches to reach these goals.
I believe in helping people learn to live authentically from a place of self-compassion and self-worth. I pride myself in offering comprehensive and collaborative individual therapeutic care. I work with all diagnoses and disorders and have experience addressing symptoms and offering behavioral interventions across a range of evidence-based modalities. I believe that meaning-making is an important part of the human experience and so I spend time talking to clients about existential issues and collaborating with you to make a story of your life worth living.
I believe in helping people learn to live authentically from a place of self-compassion and self-worth. I pride myself in offering comprehensive and collaborative individual therapeutic care. I work with all diagnoses and disorders and have experience addressing symptoms and offering behavioral interventions across a range of evidence-based modalities. I believe that meaning-making is an important part of the human experience and so I spend time talking to clients about existential issues and collaborating with you to make a story of your life worth living.
Zita L Nickeson
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, LCPC, CST, CSE
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Spokane, WA 99205 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I provide caring, compassionate & open-minded counseling to individuals, couples & families; specializing in Sex Therapy, relational/marital counseling, LGBTQ+ issues & adolescent/family communication & Multiracial/Multicultural counseling. Counseling can be a difficult process & my goal is to help you through that process in the most comfortable & successful way, as it is a lasting investment in an improved sense of self & life. I pride myself on creating & maintaining an open, honest & non-judgemental environment, allowing & supporting personal growth in all areas of your life. As a LMHC, Certified Sex Therapist & KINK Knowledgeable Professional, I enjoy providing therapy & advocacy for those I counsel.
I provide caring, compassionate & open-minded counseling to individuals, couples & families; specializing in Sex Therapy, relational/marital counseling, LGBTQ+ issues & adolescent/family communication & Multiracial/Multicultural counseling. Counseling can be a difficult process & my goal is to help you through that process in the most comfortable & successful way, as it is a lasting investment in an improved sense of self & life. I pride myself on creating & maintaining an open, honest & non-judgemental environment, allowing & supporting personal growth in all areas of your life. As a LMHC, Certified Sex Therapist & KINK Knowledgeable Professional, I enjoy providing therapy & advocacy for those I counsel.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.