Counselors
who use
American Sign Language (ASL)
Counselor or Therapist Names and Locations
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Melissa Wood Brewster MSS LICSW
(206) 409-1266
2020 NE 65th Street, Seattle, WA 98115-6934
Language(s): American Sign Language. Melissa is fluent
in American Sign Language and specializes in counseling adult children of addicts (ACOA).
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Beth Hirnle MA LMHC NCC (425) 443-9893
10827 NE 68th Street, Suite E, Kirkland, WA 98033
Language(s): American Sign Language. Beth is fluent in
American Sign Language. She has more than ten years of
experience counseling hard of hearing, deaf, deaf-blind
individuals ages 12 to 60 years of age and couples and families.
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Debbie Lasky-Fink MA LMHC (425) 308-3693
20016 Cedar Valley Road, Suite 105, Lynnwood, WA 98036-6332
Language(s): American Sign Language. Debbie has 30 years of experience as a school
teacher and school counselor for deaf students. [
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Gretchen Savage MA Psychology LMHCA (206) 434-9956
943 North 89th Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Language(s): American Sign Language. I am 22 years fluent in American Sign Language.
I specialize in Grief and Loss. I also work with parents who are struggling with differently-abled or DD diagnosed children. I focus on integration of body, mind, heart, and spirit.
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Dov Wills MA LMHC (206) 459-2879 Voice only
Seattle and Edmonds, Washington
Language(s): American Sign Language. Dov is very involved in the Deaf community doing interpreting, volunteer work, serving on Boards, and socializing.
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Arabic Speaking
Counselor or Therapist
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[See also: Multilingual Counselor Agencies below.]
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Bulgarian Speaking
Counselors or Therapists
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[See also:
Multilingual Counselor Agencies below.]
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Wendy Lee MS LMFTA (425) 246-2515
10900 NE 8th Street, Suite 900, Bellevue, WA 98004
Language(s): Chinese (Cantonese). Wendy Lee speaks fluent English and fluent Chinese (Cantonese). Raised in Hong Kong and educated in America, she understands the unique cultural challenges in counseling Asian Americans and other ethnic minorities.
[ Email Wendy Lee ]
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Mei Sims MA LMHC (425) 939-1490
555 - 116th Avenue NE, Suite 254, Bellevue, WA 98004-5205
Language(s): Chinese (Mandarin). Mei Sims was born and raised in Shanghai, China, and is fluent in English
and in Chinese (Mandarin), the official language of China. She has a bachelor's degree in
Christian theology from East China Theological Seminary and a master of arts
degree in counseling psychology from Northwest University.
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Chuan-Chuan Tsai MEd LMHC (253) 272-4557 Ext. 2
1901 S. Union Avenue, Suite B-7006, Tacoma, WA 98405
Language(s): Chinese (Mandarin). Born in Taiwan and got her undergraduate degree there, Chuan came to the U.S. in 1992 to study counseling. All her family lives in Taiwan and she keeps close contact with them. She has great interest in serving people who speak Mandarin.
[ Email Chuan-Chuan Tsai ]
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Counselor or
Therapist who speaks Danish
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Steen Halling PhD Licensed Psychologist (206) 296-5392)
Licensed Psychologist
2711 E. Madison, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98112-4763
Language(s): Danish. Steen Halling grew up in Denmark. He lived in Copenhagen
until the age of 12 and visits Denmark about every two years.
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Counselor or
Therapist who speaks Farsi
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Aresu Kehlhofer MA LMFT (206) 384-3072
600 First Ave, Suite 208, Seattle, WA 91040
Language(s): Farsi and German. Aresu is not only fluent in Farsi, but also in German. She was born and raised in Iran, but, when she was 20) her family left right after the revolution and immigrated to Austria (a German speaking county).
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Andre Vifian MA LMHC NCC (206) 604-0784
2661 Bel-Red Road, Suite 207, Bellevue, WA 98008
Language(s): French, German, Swiss German. While Andrι counsels primarily in English, as a native Swiss, he is also fluent in French, German and Swiss German.
[ Email Andre Vifian ]
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Hiltrud Verdier Dipl. -Psych LMHC (206) 525-0993
823 NE 65th Street, Seattle, WA 98115
Language(s): German. Hilrud Verdier was born and raised in Germany, graduated from college and worked as a psychologist there for six years before coming to the United States 20 years ago.
[ Email Hiltrud Verdier ]
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Sharon Sanborn MA LMHC (206)
283-9767
18 W. Mercer Street, Suite 360,
Seattle, WA 98119-3993
Language(s): German. Sharon Sanborn lived in
Germany for ten years teaching English. [More counselor - therapist information]
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Marion Garms MA LMHCA (206) 696-9621
2366 Eastlake Ave E, Suite 225, Seattle, WA 98102
Language(s): German. Marion Garms is a native of Germany with fluency in English and German. She holds a master's degree in English from the University of Mainz, Germany, and a counseling degree from Antioch University, Seattle. She has been living in the USA since 1995.
[ Email Marion Garms ]
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Counselor / Therapist who Speaks
Hebrew
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Simcha Shtull MA LMHCA (347) 866-0515
1811 Queen Anne Ave N, Suite 201B, Seattle, WA 98109
Language(s): Hebrew
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Urmi Saraiya MSW LICSW
(206) 353-0903
17544 Midvale Avenue N., Suite 206, Shoreline, WA 98133-4921
Language(s): Hindi. Urmi Saraiya is fluent in
Hindi and Gujerati, two of the languages of India.
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[Also see:
Agencies with foreign language counselors.]
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Shobhna Wadhwa MA LMHC (425) 443-5896
2806 131st street, Everett, WA 98208
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Language(s): Hindi.
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Rohini Vira PhD. LMFT (917) 328-5926
16771 NE 80th Street, Suite 212, Redmond, WA 98052
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Language(s): Hindi.
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Hemlata Mistry M.Ed. LMHC R.N. (425) 442-1121
1621 114th Ave SE, Suite 224, Bellevue, WA 98004
Language(s): Hindi: I was born in India and raised and educated in Canada. I understand the unique stresses of living in two cultures (Eastern / Western).
[ Email Hemlata Mistry ]
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Hungarian Speaking
Counselor or Therapist
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Anna K. Meyer Ph.D. LMHC (206) 354-9419
6869 Woodlawn Avenue NE, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98115-5469
Language(s): Hungarian - Anna Meyer grew up in Hungary and moved to the United States when she was 20 years old.
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Zita Fekete MA LMHC (425) 280-2643
315 Lincoln Ave., Suite A3, Mukilteo, WA 98275
Language(s): Hungarian. I grew up in Hungary, left the country when I was 36. I lived in Germany, spent more than half a year in Africa, and settled down on the Pacific Northwest in 2006.
[ Email Zita Fekete ]
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Japanese Speaking
Counselor or Therapist
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Naoko Nakano Brown MA LMHC NCC (206) 354-9419
444 Ravenna Blvd., Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98115
Language(s): Japanese. I
moved from Japan to the United States. I earned BS in Human Sciences (Human Behavioral Sciences) in Japan. I earned my MA in Psychology from Seattle University. I Provide psychotherapy for individuals and couples in Seattle (Green Lake Area.)
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Makiko Guji Psy.D. Licensed Psychologist (253) 327-0518
7191 Wagner Way, Suite301, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Language(s): Japanese. I am a licensed psychologist, fluent in both English and Japanese. I specialize in relationship and acculturation issus, as well as depression and anxiety. I work with adolescents and adults in the Seattle metropolitan area.
[ Email Makiko Guji ]
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Nozomi Kitagawa MA LMHC ATR-BC (360) 909-2119
15600 Redmond Way, Suite 201, Redmond, WA 98052
Language(s): Japanese. Nozomi Kitagawa was born and raised in Japan and came to the US in 1991. She is in private practice in Redmond. She integrates hypnotherapy, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), art therapy, and energy healing into her counseling practice.
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Korean Speaking
Counselor or Therapist
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Christine K. Joo MA LMHC CMHS EMS (425) 922-6783
2018 156th Ave NE, Suite 241, Bellevue, WA 98007
Language(s): Korean. I am a Licensed Mental Health Therapist who speaks
Korean fluently and also am able to speak some Hindi. As an Asian, Indian, & Pacific Islander specialist
I provide culturally sensitive therapy and accurate evaluation.
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Malayalam Speaking
Counselor or Therapist
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Anil Coumar MBBS MA LMHC
PO Box 354410, Seattle, WA 98195
Language(s): Malayalam
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Portuguese Speaking
Counselor or Therapist
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Ana Paula Pessotto MA LMHCA (206) 993-3515
4510 Thackeray Pl NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Language(s): Portuguese
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Vera Akulov MA LMHC (425) 444-5902
1621 114th Avenue SE, Suite 224, Bellevue, WA 98004
Language(s): Russian, Ukrainian
[ Email Vera Akulov ]
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Spanish Speaking
Counselor or Therapist
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Lindsay Arbanas MSW LMHC (253) 326-2816
3021 6th Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98406
Language(s): Spanish. My educational background includes 4 years of high school Spanish and 2 years of college level Spanish.
I spent 5 months studying at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico and lived in Costa Rica for two months. I have been in practice for 5 years.
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Danae Bergman MSW LICSW CMHS (425) 577-2721
10512 NE 68th St, Ste c202, Kirkland, WA 98033
Language(s): Spanish. I was born in a small city in Spain and lived there for a while as a child, I then moved to the United States, where I continued to speak Spanish to family members and friends.
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Ana Bravo MA LMHCA (425) 829-8089
7981 168th Ave NE, Suite 202, Redmond, WA 98052
Language(s): Spanish. Native speaker. Attended college in Mexico(UDLA-P), Graduate School in the U.S. (Bastyr University).
[ Email Ana Bravo ]
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Analia Castanos MA LMHCA (206) 355-8568
3130 E. Madison St., Suite 203-A, Seattle, WA 98178
Language(s): Spanish. I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. I have a Masters Degree from Bastyr University in Applied Behavioral Science and a B.A. degree from Universidad Jesuita ITESO.
[ Email Analia Castanos ]
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Maika D'Ambrosi Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist (206) 219-9533
2033 Minor Ave E, Seattle , WA 98102
Language(s): Spanish
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Maria-Jose Soerens MA LMHCA (206) 399-0940
200 First Ave West, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98119
Language(s): Spanish. I was born and raised in South America, I completed my studies of psychology at Universidad Central de Chile, and came to the US to complete my Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. http://www.mariajosesoerens.com
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Swedish Speaking
Counselor or Therapist
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Anna Goeke MA LMFT (425) 576-1804
12624 NE 85th Street
Kirkland, Washington 98033
Language(s): Swedish. Anna Goeke was born and raised in Sweden and came to the US at age 10. Her
family continues to speak Swedish in their home and she visits Sweden often.
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Lou Dodson MA LMHC (253) 929-1530
402 S. 333rd Street
Federal Way, Washington 98003-6309
Language(s): Swedish. Lou Dodson is fluent in
Swedish (English is her second language). Lou has more than 20 years of
experience in counseling, including 15 years in private practice in
Stockholm, Sweden. She moved to the U.S. from Sweden in 1999. She still
has a son and his family (two grandchildren) in Sweden and she visits
Sweden at least a couple times a year. [ More
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Singhalese
or Tamil Speaking
Counselor or Therapist
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Turkish Speaking
Counselor or Therapist
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American Sign Language
Northwest Deaf Addiction Center, an alcohol and drug treatment program designed to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing
individuals who use sign language as their primary mode of communication. They offer outpatient and day treatment services as well as a group
living environment. Address: Mail: 2402 Broadway, Vancouver, WA 98663
TTY: (360) 696-5912 Phone: (360) 696-5880
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American Sign Language
Sound Mental Health
(formerly known as Seattle Mental Health) offers both mental health and chemical
dependency evaluations and treatment for people with any level of hearing
loss, those with cochlear implants, those that also have visual deficits,
and those that are hearing but have deaf family members. All of our
therapists are fluent ASL users. We provide the full array of services,
including individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, case
management, psychological assessments, psychiatric assessments or
medication management. SMH has a Chemical Dependency Practitioner in
training who is a fluent ASL-user and a psychologist-in-training that is
deaf herself. For referrals or more information, contact: Dov Wills, LMHC,
Program Coordinator, Counseling Services on Deafness, (206) 302-2366
(V/TTY/VP) Fax: 206-302-2210 or
Send an email.
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Bulgarian, French, Gujarati,
Russian, Spanish
Family Services of King County (206) 524 9055
Multi-Cultural Counseling Services
Locations: 5 offices: Bellevue, Renton & Seattle (Downtown
Seattle, West Seattle and Northgate).
Professional staff of master's-level mental health counselors and clinical
social workers, including counseling in Russian, Bulgarian, French,
Spanish and Gujarati (an Indian dialect). Psychotherapy for adults,
children, couples and families, and special groups and classes for parents
of newborns.
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Additional resources:
A great variety of Information is available in eleven languages at
Washington LawHelp is provided as a public service by the
Northwest Justice Project and other legal aid providers in the Alliance
for Equal Justice and Washington courts. [Click on the appropriate
language listed at the bottom of the right hand column.]
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If you speak a
language other than English--fluently....
Many persons benefit from working with counselors who speak the client's native language.
If you are a counselor in Washington State and have fluent language skills,
there is no charge to have your listing included on this page.
Just log-in and enter the necessary information. Begin by
clicking on the words: "Counselor / Advertiser Log-In."
They are located in the upper right hand corner of the
CounselingSeattle.com home page. Then just follow
instructions to enter your contact information and open a
"Listing - Counselor Fluent in a Second Language or American
Sign Language.
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Low Income / Sliding Scale Counseling
Counselor or Therapist
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Samaritan Center (206) 527-2266.
[Formerly known as Presbyterian
Counseling Service]
Many families with restricted incomes have found mental health
services priced out of reach. Presbyterian Counseling Service
has responded to this need by creating The Clinic at Samaritan Center, a
resource particularly for those who have very limited funds to
provide for their counseling needs. The Clinic emphasizes
quality of service at the same time it provides affordable services.
Samaritan Centers:
reduced fee therapy for low-income clients
Green Lake - Ravenna, NE 65th St & Ravenna Blvd, Seattle,
WA.
Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church, 1625 S Columbia Way, Seattle,
WA
Trinity Lutheran College, 4221 228th Ave SE, Issaquah,
WA.
Bellevue First Presbyterian Church, 1720 100th NE, Bellevue,
WA.
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Family Services of King County (206) 524 9055
Multi-Cultural Counseling Services
Locations: 4 offices: Bellevue, & Seattle (Downtown
Seattle, West Seattle and Northgate).
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