Barbara Turner, Psychotherapist in Seattle, 98115

Barbara Turner, Ph.D

Profession(s):
Psychotherapy, Counseling
License Status:
I'm a certified professional.
Primary License:
Counselor Certified Certification

My Approach to Helping

In psychotherapy, life's stressors lose power. Things that feel unmanageable when faced alone can be witnessed, explored and worked through. Self reflection, psychological inquiry, and mindful attention to one's personal experience are skills one develops during a depth oriented therapy. Many things can bring a person into therapy. Short term counseling is helpful when people need a bit of extra support during a particular life event or transition. Perhaps you need support making a decision, getting clear on a particular issue, taking that next step, or navigating a painful event. My role in such times is to help you listen to the knowledge you already have inside of you, but that may be hard to focus on because of the increased sense of pressure, anxiety, or grief brought on by current life events. Longer term psychotherapy uses long standing symptoms to help one enter into a rich and meaningful relationship to oneself. Not only are the outward effects of symptoms addressed, but the deeper roots of one's personal suffering can be worked through. This type of work can be highly transformative, leading to greater life satisfaction.

More Info About My Practice

I am working on licensing hours as a Clinical Psychologist. My advanced training in depth psychology and psychoanalytic psychotherapy deepens my 25 year career in counseling and human services.

Services I Provide

Individual Therapy & Counseling
Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
Consultation

Ages I Work With

Teens
Adults
Elders

Languages I Speak

English

Groups I Work With

People in emotional or psychic pain. People dealing with depression, anxiety, or isolation. People who are struggling, having a hard time, even if you may not have a lot of words to describe the challenge. People in a process of life transition: This might include a career change, a death, the loss of a significant relationship, a divorce or separation, or any other transition that is having an impact on how you are feeling about yourself. People wanting to deal with issues from childhood, including trauma, abuse, abandonment. People dealing with trauma, loss and/or grief currently or from the past. People who want to live an increasingly healthy and creative life. People who want to work with their dreams.