Being a person is hard. When you've spent your whole life in survival mode, living a life you love is even harder. When your soul feels like it is perpetually bleeding, it feels impossible to just be and enjoy your one short life. Emotional wounds from our past have a way of wreaking havoc on our lives and bodies in the present. It puts a deep
I seek to provide a non-judgmental, compassionate environment where clients feel comfortable sharing where they are at in life and what their concerns are. I encourage my clients to think of me as the "hired help." I have the skills and experiences to help but it's your job to decide where we go with therapy. You get to set the goals and then it's
In some way or another, we are all trying to find our way home again. To that place of being where we feel deeply peaceful, vibrantly alive, and connected in kinship and love. We feel a deep longing for this place yet struggle to make sense of how to close the gap between here and there. Unresolved trauma, troublesome childhood environments, and a
I specialize in helping adults who struggle with perfectionism, anxiety, complex trauma, codependency, and grief.
My therapy style is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in systems-oriented psychodynamic work, with additional training in object relations, mindfulness-based self-compassion, and CBT. I grew up in the American South, where cul
In a world that can feel overwhelming and uncertain, trying to navigate your own struggles on top of everything else can be exhausting. Maybe you’re facing a major life transition, wrestling with big existential questions, trying to cope with the state of the world, or in need of a supportive space to help life feel more manageable. Whatever
At Belove Counseling we appreciate that we all have basic needs that we are trying to fulfill. At times, the methods we choose to get those needs met are no longer useful or can have detrimental outcomes to ourselves and our relationships. My approach to therapy begins with a mindful focus on self. The basic needs that provide the foundation fo
Are you in a relationship or going through a breakup that is causing stress in your life? Do you want to know once and for all if this relationship is worth investing in? You might even feel on edge or irritable and just wish you didn't feel so down or lonely. You might find yourself lying awake at night and dwelling. Sometimes we can think t
Our relationships with others--partners, friends, family, co-workers, and community members--add meaning to our lives. I use a family systems approach, which means I explore your past and present relationships, so you can function better and increase fulfillment.
Whether I meet with just you or your entire family, I look at how current and past
I am licensed in Washington (and Arizona) as a mental health counselor practicing in the tradition of relational psychotherapy. My hope is to further the growth of a client by exploring their problem(s) through the relational dynamic we create in therapy. I strive to address the whole person over any presenting problem and it is my belief that cou
I am a psychotherapist in the Ballard area. I work primarily with adults in individual therapy. My approach is based on relational therapy and attachment-based, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed theories.
You may long to be accepted as you are—fully, without judgment or restriction—and to feel truly seen, heard, and understood. Mayb
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