Female Therapists in South Tacoma, Tacoma, WA

Life events sometimes throw us curve balls when we least expect it. Do you now or often experience anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, divorce, or even post-pandemic returning to work concerns? These are stressors that give us feelings of uncertainty and hopelessness, impacting the ability to function in relationships, occupation, social life, and obtaining educational goals. Does it seem as though you’ve been knocked down once too many times and getting up is a struggle? When in the middle of a struggle words such as “tomorrow” and “feeling better” seem so far away.

I work with individuals, couples, and families. My primary objective is to facilitate and support the next level of growth and development for individuals and families that I work with. This means something different for everyone, so I focus on building a therapeutic relationship that lends to the understanding and accomplishing of identified goals. There are a number of things that contribute to diminished mental wellness and I am here to help you find out what that is for you and to support you on taking action.

I respect it takes courage to seek and partner with a therapist. My core values as a clinician are to provide others utmost respect, hope, resiliency, concern, empathy, challenge, creating a path to recovery and healing. I enjoy working with adults through age sixty-five, and children ages four through twenty-one, including families. I have been a Marriage and Family Therapist for thirty plus years, I am honored to enter with others in their healing journey.

I provide quality and ethical mental health care tailored to your individual needs, values, and circumstances. Concerns about location accessibility, chemical sensitivities, or exposure for the immunocompromised, or non-traditional scheduling are things of the past. Your video counseling session will be in an environment you control. I have experience serving POC, LGBTQ+, and people in poverty. I’ve also worked with those impacted by disabilities and incarceration. I’ve experienced both trauma and the wounding and healing qualities of relationships. I understand how hard it can be, and I know there’s still hope for positive change.

A strong belief in prevention and early intervention of adverse childhood experiences inspires my work with children, parents, and families. Adverse childhood experiences can have lasting impact and influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the present. A strong component of my clinical practice is finding and building resiliency in the presence of adverse childhood experiences.

I offer compassion, empathy, and guidance to support you through various transitions in your life. I feel that individuals are not always defined by their circumstances and notice that when we set an intention it allows for personal growth. My hope is to assist you in gaining a greater understanding of your natural strengths and abilities in order to create change. Therapy can help you gain self-awareness, build self-compassion and set goals that will lead to decreased stress and improve overall happiness.

There are times in our lives that sometimes we just need a listening ear. There are other times when life comes at you fast with experiences and challenges that can be difficult to face alone. I am 100% committed to helping you find that extra help you need. My goal is to provide a safe, non-judgmental and compassionate place for you to feel comfortable in sharing and expressing yourself.

Do you feel lonely in your relationship? Are you tired of the constant arguments and blaming? Do you wish you could go back to the excitement and love you felt when you first met? Each of us deserves to have a healthy, fulfilling, and loving intimate relationship. Unfortunately, you may be struggling in your relationship and have doubts about its future. Change can begin by working on your individual issues or by re-building a healthy relationship in couples therapy.

You're probably wondering if therapy can help. You may be feeling unsure how to label what you are going through and don't know yet what you want to get out of therapy. Even if you are unsure about what your goals are, you do know that some of what is going on right now isn't working and you are thinking about getting help. Feel free to call or email to start a conversation to see if we might be a good fit for working together so that you can get closer to being yourself and feeling happier.

I am a retired Senior Leader of the US Army. I consider myself an eclectic therapist with a sense of humor and do not believe one size fits all. I draw from various theories and use different therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Family Systems Theories, Solution Focused, Brief Solution Focused as well as Behavior Activation techniques. I use the client center approach and use resources and support systems available for the client. I also assist with providing resources and connecting clients to their community. My specialization is in narcissist abuse education and recovery.

Discovering Your True Self: Empowering Women’s Mental Health and Interpersonal Relationships: My life's greatest passion is helping others discover their true selves. Together, we will explore your experiences and find ways to unleash your most genuine self, even in a world that doesn't always appreciate authenticity. I specialize in women's mental health and interpersonal relationships, including conflict resolution, marriage and couples counseling, anxiety, depression, trauma, and abuse. My counseling sessions are tailored to create a supportive environment where women can flourish.

Accepting New Telehealth Clients - I provide trauma focused therapies for adults and adolescents with a non-judgmental, collaborative and strengths focused approach. This means that it is my highest priority to ensure therapy is a place where you feel equally empowered and cared for. Traumatic experiences rob us of a sense of autonomy and it is my hope to create a place in therapy where you can reconnect and show love towards all parts of yourself.

Therapy for Parents, Parents to be, and people who have parents. Maybe you feel sad. Depressed. Disconnected. Maybe things you used to like you don't anymore. You feel overwhelmed by all there is to do and often find yourself doing it alone, even if you shouldn't be. All you want is 5 minutes alone. And then you spend those 5 minutes mindlessly scrolling, annoyed at yourself. You just want to enjoy your life but right now you are just surviving it.

Currently Accepting New Clients! I believe relationships play a critical role in the way we navigate throughout our daily lives. We look to our partner(s) for support, validation, encouragement, and empathy. The security in knowing our needs can and will be met, fosters a bond and attachment that is safe and secure. When couples can concede to such emotional engagements, secure bonding can evolve, thus establishing a bond that contributes to overall well-being and quality of life.

I don't know about you, but the last couple of years have been extremely challenging in all walks of life. I understand it takes courage to pursue a therapeutic relationship while navigating through life obstacles. I value my connection with my Clients and honored to be part of their personal journey. My Clinical background includes working with Veteran/Active Duty Service Members, Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Depression, Self Love/Self Esteem, ADHD, Grief, Anger Management, Stress, Coping Skills, and Spirituality.

I like people and enjoy getting to know and understand them. There are many ways we can get stuck or get weighed down in life issues. It is exciting for me to assist others in finding ways to get on with living. I believe this occurs when a client feels comfortable in the relationship with their therapist. As a therapist, my first task is to provide a safe environment for a person to experience themselves in new ways.

Are negative thoughts and feelings overwhelming you each day? Do you want a partner to help you through this tough transition in your life? Are you ready to turn over a new leaf with a greater lease on life? I’ll be there. Reach-out to me. I am committed to addressing all of your unique needs with respect and dignity. The therapeutic process is a collaboration driven by you. I take a supportive, multicultural, holistic approach towards healing and recovery. I encourage your independence, stability, learning, and goals in therapy. Now offering supervision to mental health professionals pursuing licensure.

Hello! If you have found yourself here it is likely you have set an intention of working psychologically to reduce distress, consider your traumatic experiences and/or understand yourself better. I believe that there's often a number of factors that contribute to people struggling with mental health. The things we experience shape us all, in many ways, affecting how we feel, the things we do, and/or our relationships with others. As such, I view mental wellbeing as something we all need to take the time to invest in, although this is not always easy!

I am licensed in Washington with almost a decade of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, relationship issues, & family conflicts. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. My style is warm, interactive, funny, and wholesome. Therapy should be fun, introspective and engaging. With clients I have worked with, they will tell you that they have laughed and cried at the same time. I even had one client snort in a therapy session!