Find a Therapist in Port Townsend, WA

As a therapist with a background in social work and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I take a holistic approach to mental health. Whether you are struggling with overwhelming emotions, having difficulty with sex and intimacy, or relying on unhealthy vices to cope, a partnership in counseling can be the answer to lasting change. I make it a priority to cultivate a safe and nonjudgmental space where all individuals and partnerships are welcomed and honored. Too many people struggle silently with challenges around depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and sexual health. As your therapist, I will honor your healing journey as you build a new relationship with yourself and your loved ones. It is my passion to support clients in achieving wellness as it is defined uniquely by each individual. I work with my clients to explore challenges, maximize strengths, and incorporate evidence-based tools on their path to mental health, recovery, authentic expression, erotic liberation, and pleasure, at a comfortable pace.

I believe that the struggles that bring you to therapy are often symptoms of deeper unsettledness. Thus to address the current symptoms of your distress we may need to look beneath the surface and reflect on your life up to this point. That data is then used to enhance your awareness and to help you deliberately and consciously choose who you want to be and how you would like to move forward. I believe that your past relational experiences are immeasurably influential upon the development of your beliefs, ideas, thoughts, and choices. Based on this premise, we will explore the intricacies of these relationships and their influence on your specific struggles in an effort to identify, understand and address the sources of these struggles. We will explore how your way of relating contributes to the nature of your relationships, with the hope of cultivating awareness, compassion, and volition. By seeking and attending to the source of your distress we will address the symptoms as well as the roots. Our relationship is the primary context for change. My role as a therapist is to create a safe space for you to discover and live out your truest self. We will work together to identify barriers that may stem from past experiences or limiting beliefs that keep you from relating most authentically with others. And we will work together to develop strategies and tools that may help you along the way toward greater authenticity and contentment.

Feeling overwhelmed, stressed and stuck? Looking for changes in your life through therapy? I am an Art Therapist/Psychotherapist offering art therapy and counseling services to children, teens, adults and families in Bellevue, WA. Through art therapy or talk-therapy, I can guide you toward improving the problem areas of your life and bringing back happiness, conflict free family life with your children and spouse, and good problem solving skills without anger, sadness and stress.

Challenged by transition? Experiencing anxiety, stress, or frustration? I offer a supportive, encouraging, goal-oriented approach with consideration given to the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of your situation. Patterns and symptoms on the physical level might also be explored as possible clues to imbalance or unmet needs. The story of your life and the distinguishing characteristics of your relationships are created by the experiences life brings you. This is influenced by the multiple ways we all see, hear, and experience each other. A key element of our work together will be exploring various translations of this rich and complex mix of information. The process of change can be multi-layered and challenging, requiring time for both reflection and action, appreciation and questioning, celebration and grieving. Our work will be a compassionate and purposeful undertaking, directed at reaping the full benefit of transitions or challenges in your life.

Hello! I am Natralia Jaramillo, LICSW. As a licensed therapist in the state of Washington, I specialize in EMDR therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). My mission is to help individuals enhance their everyday lives by fostering self-awareness and a strong mind-body connection through therapy and mindfulness. I work collaboratively with my clients to identify both negative and positive patterns, empowering them to make meaningful improvements or reinforce beneficial behaviors. Together, we can navigate the journey towards a healthier, more fulfilling life.

Hello! Thanks for taking time to read about my approach! People who know me describe me as gentle, respectful and present. I like to work collaboratively with folks from a stance of curiosity and appreciation. Some people begin therapy for help discerning a path forward. Others are experiencing overwhelm in response to stress in their lives. Some enter therapy feeling frozen and cut off from vital aspects of themselves. Whatever the issue, we begin by taking stock of what is happening, what your strengths and challenges are and what needs to happen to bring about positive change. I help people access their native calm, curiosity and compassion which are key ingredients for healing. By being in relationship with the various parts of yourself you can develop more capacity for bringing yourself into balance. It is also more possible to access precious resources that lie within and outside of you. When we are mindful of and in relationship with our thoughts, feelings, and bodily experiences, we can be more present and live more satisfying lives, in line with our values and intentions. Often the work leads us to parts of you that have been wounded and kept out of your everyday awareness. When these parts are witnessed and healed, there is the possibility of releasing burdensome beliefs and bringing in other much needed qualities. I love working with people of different faiths and philosophies. I believe in the truth that is held in our physical bodies and the wisdom that lives in our dreams. It is a privilege to sit with a person and to witness his or her growth and healing. I have a special interest in supporting people facie the emotional and intellectual impacts of climate crisis. If you are interested in finding out whether I might be a good fit for you, please call or email me to set up an appointment!

In working with you I focus on finding practical solutions and promoting insight and self awareness. I believe that in a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship all of us, children and adults alike, have the ability to find answers that will transform the relationship with our selves, our families and our communities. We become open to seeing with new eyes, learning new skills, and creating solutions where we were stuck before. Let me support you in moving forward in your life. After gaining a thorough understanding of your concerns I use many tools to support you in reaching your goals, for example asking questions, relating pertinent information, teaching skills as well as many different ways to process your feelings and thoughts. I also use play therapy, sand tray, cognitive behavioral therapy and teaching social skills and emotion regulation.

My clients describe me as warm, easy to talk to, attentive and insightful. They appreciate my consistency, My approach is holistic in nature, looking at how your mind, body and emotional self are reacting to what has happened to you. Most people say they have a reduction in symptoms and feel more hope after just a few sessions. I will provide you with effective, evidence-based, fully licensed psychotherapy, individualized just for you. I offer tools for stress reduction, depression management, anxiety relief, relationships and trauma. I also provide therapy for highly sensitive and neurodivergent individuals who may need extra support and understanding about the ways their body reacts to our busy world. Internalized trauma shows up in many ways. Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, shut down or even paralyzed from challenging experiences or situations is difficult. Ignoring trauma and abuse, past or present, does not make it go away. Compartmentalizing it does not leave it in the past. Talking about it means you are willing to start taking control and find your path towards healing. Together we can begin to sort out what has happened and find ways to help you feel better.

If you've gotten this far, you've already done a good deal of the needed work. You've recognized that you're not getting everything you want from life. You've decided there is action to take and a need for more support. I'm honored to work with people that have made a commitment to themselves. I believe the most powerful ingredient of therapy is the relationship. So, I work to join with my clients in order to work toward their goals. It's through the relationship that people can heal from past hurts, commit to change, and rediscover love and satisfaction in relationships and life.

Clients describe me as warm, engaging, calm, insightful, and clear. I notice patterns quickly and like to empower my clients to understand their own strengths and wisdom in ways that orient them toward shifting whatever needs to shift. I pull on many different disciplines and training modalities and do what Jung said is ideal, I "meet soul to soul" with whoever comes to me for support.

A relationship in which one partner is autistic and the other is neurotypical can be lonely for both partners. You can feel isolated and hurt, which often leads to a fear that nothing can ever change for the better. As a specialist in working online with neurodiverse couples, I offer you a unique understanding of the dilemmas and challenges encountered by each of you. You can learn to identify the differences between you and understand the effects of these differences. Our work together includes creating strategies for effective communication in a blame-free environment where you can begin to show compassion not only to your partner but to yourself. If you have children, we can include parenting concerns. Often, a parent begins to see autism in himselfherself only after one of the children has been diagnosed. Family considerations are key to our work together. Sometimes, couples are confused about their relationship goals: one partner wants to leave and the other wants to stay. Individually, we will look at each partner's hopes, dreams, and needs, and then come together to see what is possible. Our work includes a frank assessment of the difficulties and the rewards involved in this unique relationship. I will support you with education and skills development along the way. If you choose to work with me, we will focus on your specific concerns and issues as they arise. I will offer you supportive education and strategies as we look at your lives together. My role is slightly different than you may be accustomed to if you have worked with a therapist previously because of the additional emphasis on clinical education. My goal is to be certain you understand the neurodiverse relationship in terms of what can change and what cannot change so that you move in directions that are productive, while offering you suggestions for communication skills and strategies. I help partners understand their own way of being in the world and their partner's, as well as how to create news ways of communicating that can lead to a stronger relationship and increased intimacy. Please contact me by email. I am not able to return phone calls.