Jay French, MA

Jay French, MA
Profession(s): Psychotherapy, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work
License Status:  I'm a registered professional.
License Type:  Registered Counselor
License Number:  RC00053988

My Approach to Helping

My approach to psychotherapy is open and collaborative, drawing on person-centered and relational schools of psychology. My core understanding is that unhealthy patterns of thinking, feeling, or behaving originate in the mind/body's attempt to compensate for stresses or traumatic events that are overwhelming. Often, these events have occurred at a very young age and are not consciously recollected. Since our minds and personalities form in relationship to others, it follows that a present and attuned therapeutic relationship can be an effective tool to help bring these unhealthy processes to light, and thereby help to change them.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Group Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Adults
  • Elders
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
  • Spanish
 

Groups I Work With

  • I work with people of all ages and backgrounds, but I often work with survivors of trauma (both genders), men who are experiencing isolation or identity confusion, persons experiencing career or financial difficulties, and persons or couples from other cultures experiencing adjustment difficulties.
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Adlerian Psychotherapy
  • Control Mastery Theory
  • Focusing
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Object Relations
  • Person Centered / Rogerian
  • Relational Psychotherapy
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
600 First Avenue Suite 526
Seattle, WA 98104 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar
  • Career Choice
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsions
  • Control Issues
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Eating & Food Issues
  • Emptiness
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • End-of-life Adjustment
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Habits
  • Identity Issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Inadequacy
  • Irritability
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Transition
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Obsessions
  • Panic
  • Physical Abuse
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shame
  • Stress
  • Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
  • Trauma
  • Worthlessness