Female Therapists in Central, Tacoma, WA

I have been in private practice since 1994, providing services for children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. As a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, I have learned to treat a variety of conditions including Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Personality Disorders, marital problems, and other issues. I also provide a variety of assessment services including disability evaluations, psychological evaluations, custody evaluations, intelligence and academic achievement assessment, and personality assessments. I provide in person and telehealth options for treatment.

Accepting New Clients! I work with adults (18+) who are looking to overcome challenges, define their identities, and unlock their potential. I have a soft spot for serving the 'outsiders': LGBTQIA2S+ folks, kink and fetish enjoyers, sex workers. I'm also a believer in the power of relational healing - we're not meant to go through this life alone. With a mix of somatic therapy practices, I aim to help you find your own path and growth.

First and foremost, I want you to know that you are not alone in this journey. If you are here because you are seeking change, I can help. In my practice, I work with clients every day to gain new emotional skills, grow greater connections in their relationships, or just increase the joy in their life.

I would love to support you in reconnecting with yourself, your relationships, and the things that light you up. My specialty areas include complex trauma recovery, family of origin issues, people pleasing, chronic illness, diabetes, and unlearning diet culture. My approach is centered within an anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and liberatory perspective. I am neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ affirming.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and have worked in the eating disorder treatment world since 2018. Prior to my clinical work, I was engaged in eating disorder education and advocacy, and began my own work on unpacking and exploring weight stigma and anti-fat bias.

Being a human can be a struggle even in the best of times. For many of us, now is not the best of times, making support for your mental health and well-being more important than ever. As your therapist, I hope to hold space and walk alongside you in whatever season of life you are experiencing. With warmth, humor, sincerity, and care, I strive to build a relationship with each of my clients that cultivates empowerment and deep compassion for self. I believe that change is possible for everyone and anyone when they have the right support.

I work with children, families, individual adults, and teens, prioritizing connection over compliance. I have experience and special interest in healthcare provider burnout, family and parenting support, depression, anxiety, and neurodivergent affirming care. I believe we all have the capacity for hope and growth and all do well when we can. Family support often focuses on strengthening coping and communication skills, allowing us to work together from a place of safety. work to be culturally and LGBTQ+ affirming, anti-ableist and anti-racist.

Feeling unsteady, lost, overwhelmed? Work, home, family becoming a lot? Does it feel like it's all on you, alone? Seems hard to move, or maybe, it's hard to stop moving because you're afraid of what might happen if you slowed down, if you paused? Maybe it all started with a loss of a loved one, a job transition, a break-up, new relationship, or when you had children. Maybe it started long ago, and it's painful to think about. Whenever it started, did you lose yourself along the way? Are you wondering if you'll be able to enjoy relationships, work, home, yourself, again, or how you'll trust your ability to survive and thrive?

I utilize Motivational Interviewing with a Humanistic/Existential approach as a foundation to my therapy. Which means understanding that a "whole" person is more than the sum of his or her parts. I understand people by examining their interpersonal relationships. That people have many levels of self-awareness, that can be neither ignored nor put into an abstract context. I also believe individuals have free will and are participants rather than observers in their own lives; and that people's lives have purpose, value and meaning. I choose to submerge myself into the world of the person; I am working with.

Our mission at Achieving Balance Counseling is to foster an environment that empowers an individual or family’s ability to resolve, change and achieve balance in order to attain happiness, hope and harmony in life. www.therapyportal.com/p/achieving98373 to request an appointment

As an LICSW, I believe it is important to decolonize mental healthcare, reduce harm, and create healing. Trauma, loss, life transitions of all sorts, relationships issues, all of these and more can cause depression, anxiety, and real doubts about our next steps or where to turn in times of pain. I believe that therapy is one of the best tools for self-exploration and healing. My goal is to cultivate a strong, safe therapeutic bond such that we can safely discuss challenges in your life.

Do find yourself arguing with your partner when all you really want is to feel close and connected? Do you long to feel understood and appreciated, like new lovers again - or perhaps for the first time? I can help you discover new ways to communicate & get the response you've been wanting from your partner. Let's get you both feeling safe and connected again. We function best when our relationships are secure. No wonder it feels so bad when our relationship is strained, & so good when that bond is assured. Let me help you communicate, build trust and feel good together. What's more vital to our happiness than that?

Are you experiencing feelings of anxiety, fear, depression, shame, guilt and worthlessness? Have you experienced trauma and continue to be triggered? Want a change? Embrace the grace, power and strength that enabled you to survive challenging circumstances in the past! If you are ready for some transformative work, then I am happy and excited to help guide you on your inner journey of exploration and transformation! I will support you and provide a safe place for this journey to unfold.

Do you struggle with tunnel vision? Do you battle Anxiety, Depression, or hopelessness? Do you wonder if counseling will work for you? What’s the point? Leaning towards personal growth and development can take a major leap of faith especially if every day, every moment can be difficult. Life is more than meaningless repetition. Do you want to learn how to incorporate mindfulness and coping skills to decrease your symptoms? Do you desire change in your life? Give me a call, I offer a free 30-min consultation. *Available Evenings & Weekends

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.

Despite our efforts to be present in our daily life, remnants of our past and stress in our day to day can keep us from being fully able to do so. I will work collaboratively with you, valuing your life experiences and input, to achieve a life with an increased sense of satisfaction. I approach therapy from a holistic, integrative, and humanistic perspective seeking to honor each individual story for its uniqueness. My practice specializes in counseling for adults of all backgrounds seeking relief from past trauma or other life altering experiences, as well as a range of other emotional and relational concerns.

Therapy is a vulnerable process, and my goal is to meet clients where they’re at and work with them in a warm, engaging, and direct manner. I work with clients collaboratively, seeing you as the expert of your own life and me as a third party to help see patterns, ask questions, and hold difficult things with you. My goal is to see holistic change for each client. I work from a systems perspective, meaning I incorporate the way your family, friends, community, work, etc. affect who you are. With this knowledge, we can build healthy frameworks and relationships.

I want perspective clients to know I genuinely care about the people I work with, and have a passion for joining people on their journey to a new self. The fact that you are searching for a therapist shows you would like something to change. We can often lose perspective about situations and how we deal with them. This can also be a result of things we have buried from our past, or relationships that did not support us in the way we needed.

Navigating mood disorders, relationship struggles, life transitions, or trauma can be challenging. Talking to a compassionate, down-to-earth therapist can make a world of difference. With years of experience in healthcare, I've supported individuals dealing with a wide range of problems. You can trust that our sessions will be a safe, understanding space where you can share without fear of judgment. Together, we'll embark on a journey to heal wounds and develop effective coping strategies that foster lasting growth and resilience. Whether you're seeking relief, understanding, or empowerment, I'm here to support you every step.