Joel Bell, Ph.D. LMHC
Seattle, Washington
VerifiedTelehealth Available
My Approach to Therapy
I work with men and women and families who are inclined to speak of their lives just as they live it and not necessarily from the position of a diagnosis. You might say I work with the crazy parts of sane people. Sometimes what we name things changes what they are and sometimes a diagnosis is useful and necessary, but in either case, across all styles of therapy, experience rather than information heals. In therapy, it is the relationship--the capacity of the relationship to transform, that does the healing.
My Practice & Services
Telemedicine appointments are available.
How Psychotherapy Can Help
I began a private practice because I felt that what people want from therapy is not being delivered. Being well-adjusted to an odd culture is not a measure of health. More and more, the real risk for a person is how to live deeply no matter how it looks and feels. Dreams, intuition, passion and the uncanny are the signs we can follow to find our way. This perspective is in conflict with the medical model of mental health that treats problems of living as medical diseases. In relationship, we will discover what may be the source of your suffering as well its meaning and then make decisions about what you want.
Expertise & Specialties
Age Groups I Work With
TeensAdultsElders
Groups I Work With
I work with individuals. When the area of concern is developmental disabilities or the impact of neurological disorders, I work with families.
Therapy Services & Specialties
Clinical SupervisionConsultationHome-Based TherapyIndividual Therapy & CounselingMarriage, Couples, or Relationship CounselingTelehealth
Concerns & Challenges Addressed
AngerAnxietyAttachment IssuesDepressionDivorce / Divorce AdjustmentFertility IssuesGrief, Loss, and BereavementIdentity Issues
Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods
Depth TherapyDepth-Oriented Brief TherapyDreamworkExistential PsychotherapyJungian PsychotherapyRelational Psychotherapy