♦ Designed to help consumers seeking counseling or group therapy to find the right counselor, therapist, psychologist, social worker or psychotherapist in the Ravenna neighborhood Seattle King County Washington 98115.

Ravenna District area,
Roosevelt & Sand Point
Seattle, Washington (WA) 98115

Counselors by Location

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Lynne Forsmo  MA, RC  (206) 794-1661
Registered Counselor
2020 NE 65th Street, Seattle, WA 98115-6934
Location: Ravenna district of Seattle, WA.
General Practice Area: I have experience and great interest in working with individuals and couples who are feeling blocked from the life or relationships they want. I offer a supportive, encouraging, goal-oriented approach with consideration given to mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects. Patterns and symptoms on the physical level might also be explored as possible clues to imbalance or unmet needs. My approach has been described by clients as compassionate, intuitive, creative, and practical. I am trained in Lifespan Integration, am a Level II EMDR practitioner, and have experience in 12 Step recovery work, grief and loss issues, and family of origin work. [ Email Lynne Forsmo ] [ to counselor - therapist website ]

Diane Browning  MA, LMHC  (206) 985-1976
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
4026 NE 55th Street, Suite C, Seattle, WA 98105-2254
Location: the Hawthorne Hills Professional Building across the street from Metropolitan Market.
General Practice Area: Adults, children, adolescent and teen counseling and couples and marriage counseling. Issues of anxiety, depression, adjusting to life transitions (divorce, death, career change, adoption, effective parenting tips, advice and skills), child development and behavior issues, self image and low self esteem, women's issues, relationship problems, communication, emotional intimacy problems and issues or fear of intimacy, and surviving emotional infidelity. [ Email Diane Browning ]

Jemila Dwyer  MA LMHC  (206) 355-6459
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
2113 NE 65th Street, Seattle, WA 98115-6906
Niche Specialty©: Relationship Problems. In my estimation, all psychological complaints are related in some way to a problem in relationships. Symptoms stem from abusive, neglectful, or simply unsatisfactory relationships, and positive, nurturing relationships are essential in healing emotional distress. Whether you are suffering from dysfunction in your relationship with your partner, friends, family, coworkers or strangers, I will work with you to build a strong therapeutic relationship which you can use as a model for how you want to relate to others in your life.
Location: Seattle--Ravenna District.
General Practice Area: My approach is compassionate and interpersonal, curious and respectful. I believe that the quality of the client-therapist relationship is key to successful therapy, so I strive to be genuine and create a warm rapport with all of my clients. I work with clients on problems of self-esteem, difficulty making healthy decisions, unhealthy relationships, poor communication skills and histories of domestic abuse or child abuse. I also see people who suffer from depression, anxiety, family of origin problems, grief and loss, and confusion about sexual or cultural identity. I help young people navigate the relationship, identity and career related problems of transitioning into the adult world and I facilitate therapy groups for young adults in their 20's and 30's. I have experience working with many second generation adult children of immigrant and refugee families who have difficulty finding their place between cultures. My approach is influenced by psychodynamic theory, which means that I help clients make connections between their current struggles and events or relationship dynamics in their childhood. I also assist clients in developing an awareness of the connection between their mind and body, and guide them in regulating their emotions through body mindfulness. [ Email Jemila Dwyer ]

Seattle Healing Arts Center
Michael Byrne  ND, RC  (206) 428-2067
Registered Counselor
6300 - 9th Avenue NE, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98115-5530
Niche Specialty©: Naturopathic Medicine or Naturopathy. Naturopathic medicine, an integrative and holistic system.
Location: Near Greenlake in north Seattle
General Practice Area: I work with, adults, children, and adolescents. I address both mental and physical health issues, including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, chronic pain, parenting challenges, issues of chronic illness, and life transitions (especially including career counseling). I have a special focus on the issues of single parenting and co-parenting. As a naturopathic physician, I am trained in primary care medicine which focuses on overall wellness. I use the tools of diet, lifestyle habits, botanical medicine, and mind-body techniques. The services I offer are truly holistic. Physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and social issues all are addressed from multiple levels, depending on your needs and interest. [ Email Michael Byrne ] [ to counselor - therapist website ]

Lisa Whitsitt  MA, LMHC, CP  (206) 226-0999
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
2207 NE 65th, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98115-7097
Location: Ravenna neighborhood above Tree of Life Bookstore.
General Practice Area: Help and support for problems with partners and family members. Learn to make use of conflicting emotions to create more satisfying relationships. Working with people who suffer from self-defeating patterns developed in response to wounding relationships and learned self-cruelty. Whether we use talk, movement or art, my role is to create a safe space for you to explore and express your feelings. Anything of concern to you is appropriate for exploration. Although I may offer suggestions and give feedback, I believe ultimately that you are the expert about your life. Together we can heal and awaken the process for transformation, self-acceptance and create more possibilities for joy. Whether you choose to work individually, as a couple, or as part of an ongoing therapy group, I believe that you can get to be as powerful as you want to be. I have a special interest in working with twins, parents of gay sons or lesbian daughters, women or men in mid-life transitions and artists who feel they have lost touch with their own creativity. Your happiness matters. [ Email Lisa Whitsitt ]

Melissa Wood Brewster  MSS, LICSW  (206) 409-1266
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
2020 NE 65th Street, Seattle, WA 98115-6934
Niche Specialty©: Adult, Children or Survivors. Counseling adult children of addicts (ACOA).
Location: near the intersection of 20th and 65th, where the bookstore, Third Place Books, is located.
General Practice Area: Counseling for adults, individuals and couples. Depression, anxiety, Adult Children Of Alcoholics, and adults in transition, relationships, self-esteem issues, stress management and empowerment. Finding a balance between availability to others and self-preservation. Fluent in American Sign Language and experienced in working with deaf and hard of hearing adults. Cognitive Behavioral and psychodynamic approaches with consideration of family of origin issues and an emphasis on the therapeutic relationship. [ Email Melissa Wood Brewster ]

Carolyn Skolnick  MA, RC  (206) 781-5643
Registered Counselor
8217 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Niche Specialty©: Relationship Problems. Relationship issues with self and others, transitions, loss and grief work
Location: Ravenna
General Practice Area: Life transitions and relationship issues. I work with couples, individuals, & facilitate ongoing psychodrama groups. It is my experience that people recover from trauma best with a combination of individual and group psychotherapy. Groups are open-ended and gender balanced & work with almost any issue. [ Email Carolyn Skolnick ]

Barbara Sanders  MA LMHC  (206) 729-0773
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
8245 - 20th Avenue NE, Room 5, Seattle, WA 98115-4407
Niche Specialty©: Transitions (life changes). I help with life transitions such as separation, divorce, marriage, becoming parents, seeking a new direction, addressing changes in health, changes in location, and aging.
Location: Northeast Seattle, a block and a half south of Lake City Way on 20th Avenue NE.
General Practice Area: I offer counseling to individual adults as well as children under age eleven and their parents. I believe growth and change take place through the creation of a safe, compassionate, respectful relationship invested with both of our commitment to the work. Together we will help you (or you and your child) heal and grow. Areas we might explore include regulating emotions; coping with stress, anxiety, and depression; building and strengthening relationships with both self and others; grieving losses; identifying, strengthening, and developing new resources; and choosing effective actions. Our collaboration will work toward shaping a more full and meaningful life with a greater ability to tolerate and enjoy all that life has to offer. Individual adult clients may choose talk therapy and/or art therapy, and sandtray. I offer play therapy sessions for children, and meet regularly with parents to work toward returning their child to a normal path of development and renewing parent/child relationships. , career issues and women's issues. [ Email Barbara Sanders ]

Blue Harbor Counseling
Matthew Tiemeyer  MA LMHC  (425) 275-2198
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
444 Ravenna Blvd NE, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98115
Location: Ravenna area of Seattle.
General Practice Area: I work with adults, couples, groups and adolescents. I focus on issues of sexual abuse, family counseling and relationships problems, eating disorders, codependence, anxiety, depression and sexual addiction. Because I believe that many issues are linked to problems in relationships, I seek to help you break barriers and eliminate isolation. We will also address practical issues that can allow you to make behavioral changes. Our goal will be to help you learn how you can engage your world with clarity and purpose. [ Email Matthew Tiemeyer ] [ to counselor - therapist website ]

Samaritan Center of Puget Sound
March Gunderson  M.Div. M.Ed. LMHC  (206) 527-2273 ext. 314
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
564 NE Ravenna Blvd, Seattle, WA 98115
Location: By Greenlake, just past the overpass of I5 at Ravenna Blvd and 65th Street. If on the Freeway get off at the 65th St. Exit
General Practice Area: I help individuals work toward an integration of mental, spiritual, emotional and physical well being. I work with couples and families discover a way to have satisfying relationships. I do pre-marital work, and work with couples pondering speration or divorce. I work with men and women to discover who they are and then make life decisions which reflect that. I work with many who are in transition. Mood disorders such as anxiety,stress, depression and unresolved grief. Disordered eating and body image issues. Unresoved trama issues. [ Email March Gunderson ]

 

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Also see: University District counselors just south of Ravenna area, Green Lake to the northwest or Northeast Seattle to the north.

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