Relationship Issues Therapists in Vashon, WA
lanae ayers
Counselor, MA, LMHC, EFT, Coach, Gottman
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vashon, WA 98070 (Online Only)
Some of the reasons for choosing counseling may be: Depression / Anxiety Inability or difficulty in trusting others Grief and loss Relationship/Intimacy difficulties Separation/Divorce Parenting challenges Job stress, loss, or dissatisfaction Divorce , blended families or parenting.
Nearly everyone finds themselves in need of help, support and professional guidance at some time in their lives. If this is such a moment for you, take the first step toward getting the help you need by visiting my website. The specific therapeutic approach depends upon issues to be resolved and the needs of each individual, couple or family. In every case, however, my focus is to acknowledge existing strengths, resources and past solutions. Together, we immediately begin to transform negative thoughts, emotions and behaviors to create change
Some of the reasons for choosing counseling may be: Depression / Anxiety Inability or difficulty in trusting others Grief and loss Relationship/Intimacy difficulties Separation/Divorce Parenting challenges Job stress, loss, or dissatisfaction Divorce , blended families or parenting.
Nearly everyone finds themselves in need of help, support and professional guidance at some time in their lives. If this is such a moment for you, take the first step toward getting the help you need by visiting my website. The specific therapeutic approach depends upon issues to be resolved and the needs of each individual, couple or family. In every case, however, my focus is to acknowledge existing strengths, resources and past solutions. Together, we immediately begin to transform negative thoughts, emotions and behaviors to create change
Soleil Ann Brandenfels
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Vashon, WA 98070
In addition to empathetic conversations, our sessions may include: analyzing patterns of thoughts and behaviors, guided mindfulness, investigating parts of self, noticing sensations in the body, relaxation training, exploring relationship patterns, growing self-acceptance and self-nurturing skills, uncovering survival mechanisms, and more.
Currently only accepting couples & families. Each of us is navigating a unique journey and encountering barriers along the way. At times, we may find ourselves feeling lost or stuck. Much of our longing stems from three simple but profound needs: we want to be seen, chosen, and understood. Whether you're grappling with excessive self-criticism, physical symptoms of emotional dysregulation, or the aftermath of challenging life circumstances, transitions, or oppressive social systems, I'm here to offer support. Together, we can work on regulating your nervous system and fostering a fulfilling and healthy life.
In addition to empathetic conversations, our sessions may include: analyzing patterns of thoughts and behaviors, guided mindfulness, investigating parts of self, noticing sensations in the body, relaxation training, exploring relationship patterns, growing self-acceptance and self-nurturing skills, uncovering survival mechanisms, and more.
Currently only accepting couples & families. Each of us is navigating a unique journey and encountering barriers along the way. At times, we may find ourselves feeling lost or stuck. Much of our longing stems from three simple but profound needs: we want to be seen, chosen, and understood. Whether you're grappling with excessive self-criticism, physical symptoms of emotional dysregulation, or the aftermath of challenging life circumstances, transitions, or oppressive social systems, I'm here to offer support. Together, we can work on regulating your nervous system and fostering a fulfilling and healthy life.
Stephanie M Mustopich
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MHP, LMFT
Verified Verified
Vashon, WA 98070 (Online Only)
Welcome! You've already taken the first step of searching for a therapist for yourself or a loved one. I want to acknowledge how difficult that can be and am here to help support you through the rest of the journey. I see adolescents, adults and couples for a variety of issues such as family or relational conflict, anxiety, depression, self-compassion, codependency, and boundaries. I find it deeply rewarding to provide therapy to those who identify anywhere on the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Building a trusting relationship is my first priority. We will create a safe, non-judgmental space together where you can meet your goals.
Welcome! You've already taken the first step of searching for a therapist for yourself or a loved one. I want to acknowledge how difficult that can be and am here to help support you through the rest of the journey. I see adolescents, adults and couples for a variety of issues such as family or relational conflict, anxiety, depression, self-compassion, codependency, and boundaries. I find it deeply rewarding to provide therapy to those who identify anywhere on the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Building a trusting relationship is my first priority. We will create a safe, non-judgmental space together where you can meet your goals.
Being in relationship is complicated and healing can be deeply personal. I aim to help couples and individuals communicate feelings with greater clarity so that they can deepen connection to themselves and others. I provide therapy primarily for Queer and Trans people seeking liberation, with a strong anti-racist, anti-capitalist perspective along with my own lived experience. With 15 years of licensed experience, I embody psychodynamic relational therapy by using a traditional talk therapy model.
Being in relationship is complicated and healing can be deeply personal. I aim to help couples and individuals communicate feelings with greater clarity so that they can deepen connection to themselves and others. I provide therapy primarily for Queer and Trans people seeking liberation, with a strong anti-racist, anti-capitalist perspective along with my own lived experience. With 15 years of licensed experience, I embody psychodynamic relational therapy by using a traditional talk therapy model.
Shannon Sprung, MA, LMHC
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Vashon, WA 98070 (Online Only)
I believe therapy is a joint effort between therapist and client and relies strongly on the relationship that is formed in the room.
Although I have a wide array of therapy related interests, I specialize in gender variance and sexual orientation. In addition, my therapeutic focus encompasses topics that include polyamory, sexual trauma and abuse, feminist issues, anxiety and depression.
I believe therapy is a joint effort between therapist and client and relies strongly on the relationship that is formed in the room.
Although I have a wide array of therapy related interests, I specialize in gender variance and sexual orientation. In addition, my therapeutic focus encompasses topics that include polyamory, sexual trauma and abuse, feminist issues, anxiety and depression.
I specialize in areas of trauma, addiction, codependency, depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, self-esteem and life transitions.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Therapist based in the greater Seattle area. I’ve been in practice for over 25 years providing individual psychotherapy for adolescents and adults ages 16 and up. My particular focus is on women ready to address unwanted patterns in their lives including but not limited to relationships with their bodies, partners, friendships, alcohol, marijuana, food, family, career and their inner navigation and intuition. With adolescents the focus often is on social anxiety, time management, and substance abuse including eating disorders, social media use and impact, and nervous system regulation skills.
I specialize in areas of trauma, addiction, codependency, depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, self-esteem and life transitions.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Therapist based in the greater Seattle area. I’ve been in practice for over 25 years providing individual psychotherapy for adolescents and adults ages 16 and up. My particular focus is on women ready to address unwanted patterns in their lives including but not limited to relationships with their bodies, partners, friendships, alcohol, marijuana, food, family, career and their inner navigation and intuition. With adolescents the focus often is on social anxiety, time management, and substance abuse including eating disorders, social media use and impact, and nervous system regulation skills.
I also work with individuals during life transitions, as well as those who just want help meeting personal or relationship goals.
"I must be a mermaid; I have no fear of depths & a great fear of shallow living" (A. Nin). Are you wanting a deeper experience of life? I will explore those depths with you & help you craft a life that feels more balanced, that is rich and rewarding. I am an active & supportive listener & aim to help you feel held in your own journey yet challenged to be your best self. My deepest desire is to help you meet your own goals for balance, relationships, health & happiness so that you can truly feel the joy of living an enchanted life.
I also work with individuals during life transitions, as well as those who just want help meeting personal or relationship goals.
"I must be a mermaid; I have no fear of depths & a great fear of shallow living" (A. Nin). Are you wanting a deeper experience of life? I will explore those depths with you & help you craft a life that feels more balanced, that is rich and rewarding. I am an active & supportive listener & aim to help you feel held in your own journey yet challenged to be your best self. My deepest desire is to help you meet your own goals for balance, relationships, health & happiness so that you can truly feel the joy of living an enchanted life.
The client-therapist connection is one of trust and empathy and is central to the healing and growing process, forming the container for change. Together we create a collaborative therapeutic relationship where each client has the opportunity to explore their true self, reflect on possibilities, and gain insight that leads to action. Our goal together is to build more authentic connections, with yourself and others, which will allow deeper insight into your experience and define the action needed to move forward.
The client-therapist connection is one of trust and empathy and is central to the healing and growing process, forming the container for change. Together we create a collaborative therapeutic relationship where each client has the opportunity to explore their true self, reflect on possibilities, and gain insight that leads to action. Our goal together is to build more authentic connections, with yourself and others, which will allow deeper insight into your experience and define the action needed to move forward.
Lindsey Ferris
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Vashon, WA 98070 (Online Only)
Looking to work with a therapist who can support and help you heal your critical inner voice, or relationship struggles? My therapeutic approach is collaborative and empathetic, with a primary focus on validating and understanding my clients’ perspectives and lived experiences. I particularly enjoy working with individuals who grapple with shame and self-criticism cycles, as well as couples where one or both individuals are neurodiverse. My passionate approach revolves around helping individuals foster self-trust and self-acceptance, both on an individual and relational level.
Looking to work with a therapist who can support and help you heal your critical inner voice, or relationship struggles? My therapeutic approach is collaborative and empathetic, with a primary focus on validating and understanding my clients’ perspectives and lived experiences. I particularly enjoy working with individuals who grapple with shame and self-criticism cycles, as well as couples where one or both individuals are neurodiverse. My passionate approach revolves around helping individuals foster self-trust and self-acceptance, both on an individual and relational level.
" I support clients in listening in ways they haven't before in their relationship with pretty much everything.
Do you consider yourself unconventional or march to the beat of your own drum? Are you wanting to push past your existing limitations and achieve a new level of growth and connection to self? Are you in midlife looking to break out of old conventions and patterns that no longer serve you but don't know where to start? Finally, are you a couple committed to your relationship and want to find ways to use the challenges you two have as a catalyst for growth, both individually and as a couple? If any of that resonates, we'd likely be a good fit! I'm accepting new clients, so please reach out.
" I support clients in listening in ways they haven't before in their relationship with pretty much everything.
Do you consider yourself unconventional or march to the beat of your own drum? Are you wanting to push past your existing limitations and achieve a new level of growth and connection to self? Are you in midlife looking to break out of old conventions and patterns that no longer serve you but don't know where to start? Finally, are you a couple committed to your relationship and want to find ways to use the challenges you two have as a catalyst for growth, both individually and as a couple? If any of that resonates, we'd likely be a good fit! I'm accepting new clients, so please reach out.
Kris Thompson
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, Gottman
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vashon, WA 98070
Waitlist for new clients
I am a systemic relational therapist. What does that mean? I believe everything is connected: people make up systems, and systems have patterns. I help my clients –individuals, couples, and families of all types— shift the patterns that no longer work for them. We identify the path they want to take forward, and together, we work toward that future.
I am a systemic relational therapist. What does that mean? I believe everything is connected: people make up systems, and systems have patterns. I help my clients –individuals, couples, and families of all types— shift the patterns that no longer work for them. We identify the path they want to take forward, and together, we work toward that future.
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Integration of traumatic memories will elicit profound change, and enable us to feel and act from the love that is inherent in all people. I believe we are best able to become more aware of ourselves through studying our relationships. I will work with you to discover how you relate to others; we will study how your brain functions to bring past experiences into the present moment, distorting your sense of self and creating conflict. Clearing trauma can enable you to differentiate between then and now, so you are more free to make conscious choices about how you relate today.
Integration of traumatic memories will elicit profound change, and enable us to feel and act from the love that is inherent in all people. I believe we are best able to become more aware of ourselves through studying our relationships. I will work with you to discover how you relate to others; we will study how your brain functions to bring past experiences into the present moment, distorting your sense of self and creating conflict. Clearing trauma can enable you to differentiate between then and now, so you are more free to make conscious choices about how you relate today.
I believe everyone has the ability to transform and grow into their fullest potential. I bring compassion and intuitive wisdom to help you find the courage and healing to fully become your true authentic and thriving self. I create a compassionate and empathetic space in which you can feel safe to explore whatever brings you into therapy. I enjoy working with adults, with a special interest in individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, grief, and shame, or are adjusting to change.
I believe everyone has the ability to transform and grow into their fullest potential. I bring compassion and intuitive wisdom to help you find the courage and healing to fully become your true authentic and thriving self. I create a compassionate and empathetic space in which you can feel safe to explore whatever brings you into therapy. I enjoy working with adults, with a special interest in individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, grief, and shame, or are adjusting to change.
As humans, we are hardwired for connection, love and a felt sense of belonging. I can help you to create deeper connections in relationships that matter, with partners, friends, family, and most importantly, with yourself. Together we can create a space, for you to design what you want for your life. I offer compassionate guidance assisting individuals and couples, who have arrived at some sort of impasse in their lives. It takes courage to begin to examine one's life and relationships. Mary Oliver wrote in The Journey, "One day you finally knew what you had to do...and began."
As humans, we are hardwired for connection, love and a felt sense of belonging. I can help you to create deeper connections in relationships that matter, with partners, friends, family, and most importantly, with yourself. Together we can create a space, for you to design what you want for your life. I offer compassionate guidance assisting individuals and couples, who have arrived at some sort of impasse in their lives. It takes courage to begin to examine one's life and relationships. Mary Oliver wrote in The Journey, "One day you finally knew what you had to do...and began."
My therapy practice is client centered, so I place full attention on precisely what you hope for , what you dream of, and what gets in the way. I tailor our work to achieve meaningful change that will endure, regardless of outer circumstances.I combine Zen awareness training and cutting edge modalities that are innovative yet accessible and invite the inner courage of my clients.I recognize and honor the native wisdom of clients regarding their own lives. Clients report they experience the beginnings of change almost immediately. Over half of my clients work with me via Skype video conferencing.
My therapy practice is client centered, so I place full attention on precisely what you hope for , what you dream of, and what gets in the way. I tailor our work to achieve meaningful change that will endure, regardless of outer circumstances.I combine Zen awareness training and cutting edge modalities that are innovative yet accessible and invite the inner courage of my clients.I recognize and honor the native wisdom of clients regarding their own lives. Clients report they experience the beginnings of change almost immediately. Over half of my clients work with me via Skype video conferencing.
Maggi McConnell
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Vashon, WA 98070
At my core, I am a relational therapist and do my best work with couples, non-monogamous romantic partnerships, and families of all forms, including co-parents who are no longer in romantic partnerships. I believe that systemic therapy is a way to create meaningful change and get unstuck from the patterns that no longer serve us.
At my core, I am a relational therapist and do my best work with couples, non-monogamous romantic partnerships, and families of all forms, including co-parents who are no longer in romantic partnerships. I believe that systemic therapy is a way to create meaningful change and get unstuck from the patterns that no longer serve us.
Psychological patterns that constrict or inhibit us also live inside our bodies, in the ways we breathe, hold tension, or respond to stress. Working therapeutically with both the body and mind offers a profound potential for changing deeply held ways of thinking, feeling, and being in the world. Therapy with me is not just talk, but truly holistic in exploring the deeper layers of experience through attention to the body, sensation, impulse, imagery, and emotion. This process helps to get you out of your head and into your body, and generates lasting changes in how you feel and experience yourself.
Psychological patterns that constrict or inhibit us also live inside our bodies, in the ways we breathe, hold tension, or respond to stress. Working therapeutically with both the body and mind offers a profound potential for changing deeply held ways of thinking, feeling, and being in the world. Therapy with me is not just talk, but truly holistic in exploring the deeper layers of experience through attention to the body, sensation, impulse, imagery, and emotion. This process helps to get you out of your head and into your body, and generates lasting changes in how you feel and experience yourself.
Despite your best efforts, life is unknowable - you can't always predict or be prepared for what comes your way. Difficulties are inevitable. When they occur, you might need help sorting out what's going on and what to do next. The good news is, therapy helps. When you're feeling miserable, unlovable and afraid, therapy helps. When you find yourself asking the question "why me?", therapy helps. When you're ready to step into your life and take charge of it, instead of having it take charge of you, therapy helps.
Despite your best efforts, life is unknowable - you can't always predict or be prepared for what comes your way. Difficulties are inevitable. When they occur, you might need help sorting out what's going on and what to do next. The good news is, therapy helps. When you're feeling miserable, unlovable and afraid, therapy helps. When you find yourself asking the question "why me?", therapy helps. When you're ready to step into your life and take charge of it, instead of having it take charge of you, therapy helps.
Lisa Lovelace
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MFA, MA, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Vashon, WA 98070
Without connection, it's easy to feel lonely or adrift. As a marriage and family therapist, I am committed to helping couples and individuals enrich their lives by creating deeper connections. I work with couples who want to strengthen their relationships through honest communication, vulnerable reflection, and a renewed commitment to goals. I offer support to individuals during uncertain times, such as divorce, career changes, relational difficulties, empty nest, or the issues surrounding aging parents. I also work with clients who are struggling with anxiety, exploring their identity, or dissatisfied with their sex lives.
Without connection, it's easy to feel lonely or adrift. As a marriage and family therapist, I am committed to helping couples and individuals enrich their lives by creating deeper connections. I work with couples who want to strengthen their relationships through honest communication, vulnerable reflection, and a renewed commitment to goals. I offer support to individuals during uncertain times, such as divorce, career changes, relational difficulties, empty nest, or the issues surrounding aging parents. I also work with clients who are struggling with anxiety, exploring their identity, or dissatisfied with their sex lives.
Currently accepting new clients (updated 11/6/24). I am a queer, non-binary, transgender therapist and am non-monogamy, kink, and neurodivergent affirming. Maybe you’ve made strides on your healing journey but still notice old triggers showing up, or you want to address past trauma and attachment patterns that affect you and your relationships. Together we can unpack self-doubt and shame, uncover the strengths already within you, and integrate your past experience so you can feel more grounded, connected, and whole.
Currently accepting new clients (updated 11/6/24). I am a queer, non-binary, transgender therapist and am non-monogamy, kink, and neurodivergent affirming. Maybe you’ve made strides on your healing journey but still notice old triggers showing up, or you want to address past trauma and attachment patterns that affect you and your relationships. Together we can unpack self-doubt and shame, uncover the strengths already within you, and integrate your past experience so you can feel more grounded, connected, and whole.
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While need for human connection appears to be innate, the ability to form healthy, loving relationships is learned. Some evidence suggests that the ability to form a stable relationship starts to form in infancy, in a child's earliest experiences with a caregiver who reliably meets the infant's needs for food, care, warmth, protection, stimulation, and social contact. Such relationships are not destiny, but they are theorized to establish deeply ingrained patterns of relating to others. The end of a relationship, however, is often a source of great psychological anguish.