Kimberly Peterson, MA, LMHC (206) 240-5833
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Ahimsa Counseling Services
600 First Avenue, Suite 531, Seattle, WA 98104-2229.
Niche Specialty©: Buddhist Existential Psychotherapy.
Location: Pioneer Building, corner of First & James, next to the home of
Seattle Underground tours.
General Practice Areas: I provide individual and couples counseling for
adults seeking deep transformation and greater heart connections. If you suffer
from anxiety, depression, relationship issues, loneliness, grief & loss, phase of
life transitions, a dysfunctional family of origin, chronic conflict and/or
emotional and spiritual emptiness my services may be of great value to you. I
have a preference for Buddhist / Existential psychological theory, and offer a
unique form of couples counseling that focuses on the Buddhist Eightfold Path. I
am trained in a variety of methods to help you feel more at ease in the world.
Let’s find the way that works best for you. [
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Doris Bartel, MSW, LICSW (206) 683-2742
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
600 - 1st Avenue, Suite 236, Seattle, Washington 98104-2262
Niche Specialty©: Counseling the adult man or woman or adolescent boy or girl
who has been sexually abused.
Location: Pioneer Square in Seattle, Washington
General Practice Areas: I have over 10 years experience in the mental
health field, working with individuals, couples and families. I specialize in
psychotherapy with adult and adolescent survivors of sexual abuse. I also have a
special expertise and interest in those experiencing grief and loss issues
(particularly of a child and including chronic illness), depression, anxiety, and
relationship issues. I am also a child mental health specialist and help families
addressing issues of divorce, grief and loss, chronic illness or relationship
conflict. My approach is eclectic, meaning I draw from many theories rather
than one. However, I primarily draw from Systems theory and focus on
clients strengths to work through current issues. This approach also notices how
our family history may impact our present day to day lives. In noticing these
patterns we will explore the behaviors and actions that have been working for you
and strengthen these skills while trying to ease out of ineffective behaviors
that have been limiting your true abilities. The treatment I provide is
individualized to the person or family I am working with. The pace of change will
vary according to the individual and the relationships involved and there is no
right or wrong way, only a journey in finding your own unique path. Free
consultation available by phone or office visit. Sliding scale fees available.
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Sue Bates, MA, LMHC
(206) 441-7101
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
1904 3rd Avenue, Suite 919 Seattle, Washington 98101
Niche Specialty©: Eating Disorders: Adults who are doubting themselves in work,
relationships or life choices.
Location: across from Macy's.
General Practice Areas: Work with eating disorders including anorexia,
bulimia, and compulsive overeating. In 30 years of counseling experience, I have
developed an eclectic approach which is very practical. You can easily move forward and
reach your goals and make the changes you want in your life, your work and your
relationships. Counseling for stress, overcoming self-doubt, learning to speak
up and ask for what you want and to listen to and trust yourself. My couples counseling
is based on Imago Relationship Therapy by Harville Hendricks (Oprah's favorite couple's therapist)
and John Gottman. Sliding scale available. Individual adults, couples and groups. [
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Donovan Bigelow, JD, LLM, MA (206) 940-6732
Attorney, Registered Counselor
600 First Avenue, Suite 524, Seattle, Washington 98104-2229
Niche Specialty©: dream interpretation
Location: The Pioneer Building
General Practice Areas: Psychoanalytic
therapy working with individual adults and couples to understand and
resolve depression, stress, and anxiety. Marriage and family conflict
resolution including difficult children and adolescents. Sexuality and
body image, love and intimate relationships, balancing work and
personal life, and managing emotions effectively. The focus is on
strengthening the will/ego and recognizing the unconscious patterns
that interfere with personal and professional functioning.
Difficulties are often tied to family of origin issues and the
relational dynamics have become internalized. Our goal is to
initiate a new developmental process that corrects early failures and
leads to increased autonomy, a conscious and aesthetic self-creation,
and the creation of meaning. Sports psychology: working with athletes
to overcome blocks to motivation or training and competition focus, and
achieving peak sports performance. Dream Interpretation:
understanding the hidden latent meaning beneath the surface content
can give you access to long hidden memories, desires, and fears.
Brought to consciousness, dreams offer the key to self awareness and
the starting point for fundamental change. [
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Rebecca Bloom, MPS, LMHC, ATR
(206) 380-6297
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
600 - 1st Avenue, Suite 236, Seattle, WA 98104-2216
Niche Specialty©: The adult man or woman dealing with overcoming depression
Location: in the Pioneer Building at the corner of 1st and James - across
the street from Magic Mouse Toys.
General Practice Areas: I work with adults and with children,
specializing in anxiety, depression, life transitions (career changes and divorce), and gay, lesbian, bi-sexual
and transgender issues. Through an open dialogue about how your life has
unfolded, we will identify repeating patterns that have informed your life
choices. By addressing what has and hasn't worked for you, we are able to
find new ways of being that support the life you want to live. I am a
clinical art therapist. The focus of
my work is to help you address life issues through art therapy. I help you
find the helpful and knowing artist that lives within you--within all of us.
Through a blending of creativity, education, compassion and encouragement, you
will come to feel more grounded in your life. As you grow and change, you
will have your artwork to look back on and recognize the path of your progress.
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Michael Susanne Butler, MA, LMHC (206) 624-1300
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
600 - 1st Avenue, Suite 215, Seattle, WA 98104-2238
Niche Specialty©: Anxiety about relationships and intimacy--fear of losing
oneself and the opposite, being too separate and not knowing how to set
boundaries.
Location: Pioneer Square in the beautiful Pioneer Building next to the
Underground Tours and the Pergola.
General Practice Areas: Individuals and couples. Parenting
consultations. I commonly work
with issues of anxiety, depression, childhood trauma and abuse, life transitions
and sexual orientation. I have worked with clients on issues of grief and
loss, particularly complicated grief that is difficult to resolve, and
difficulties with intimacy including fear of closeness, assertiveness in
relationships (basically being able to stay in touch with self and be intimate
with others). I deal with issues of identity including sexual orientation.
I have worked with couples dealing with infidelity and general relationship
difficulties. I have also worked with gay and lesbian parents around
parenting roles. I practice a psychoanalytically informed psychotherapy
which I feel is particularly suited for those wishing to do in depth work
involving issues of personal growth and achieving their potential. I also have
recently trained in psychosocial aspects of having multiple sclerosis and
will be taking referrals for those who struggle with this illness as well as their
families.
Mr.
Atta Dawahare, MA, LMHC (206) 992-2097
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
206 - 1st Avenue S., Suite 390, Seattle, WA 98104-2504
Location: in the Grand Central Building by the Occidental Square in the
Pioneer Square district, one block north of Elliott Bay Bookstore.
General Practice Areas: individual adults, adolescents and couples.
Counseling for relationship problems, boundary issues, power issues, divorce,
separation, sexual issues, sexual identity, gender issues, life fulfillment, Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), multi-race and mixed race issues, dealing with
parents and parenting skills, and depression counseling.
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Anne Ihnen, MA, LMHC
(206) 748-9640
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
600 First Ave., Suite 425, Seattle WA 98104-2229
Niche Specialty©: Integrating Mindfulness Practices and Psychotherapy
Location: Seattle-Pioneer Square
General Practice Areas: Gentle, supportive psychotherapy that recognizes each
person's unique strengths and gifts in addition to the issues that brought them
to therapy. I work with people dealing with life changes, depression,
anxiety, grief and loss, low self-esteem, feelings of meaninglessness and
spiritual issues. I won't give you the answers, but I can help you find the
answers within yourself.
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Adrian Jarreau, MA, LMHC (206) 725-6920
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
219 - 1st Avenue S., Suite 405, Seattle, WA 98104
Niche Specialty©: Developing trust and safety in relationships
Location: Seattle--Pioneer Square area
General Practice Areas: Depression counseling, overwhelming
sadness, relationship problems, low self esteem, motivation problems or
procrastination, excessive stress, excessive anger, fearfulness and
panic attacks, obsessive compulsive problems, life changes that are
painful or difficult to handle such as a mid life crisis, getting into
or out of relationship, being unemployed or looking for work.
Individual counseling, couples counseling and marriage counseling. [
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Justine Joslyn, MA, RC (206) 697-6206 Registered Counselor
600 - 1st Avenue, Suite 622, Seattle, WA 98104-2231
Niche Specialty©: Couples and marriage counseling using treatments
shown to be effective.
Location: Pioneer Square, 1st and James.
General Practice Areas: Anxiety and depression counseling for couples,
children, teens and individual adults. Relationship problems, concerns over
distancing or conflict with spouse/partner, family or people in workplace.
Therapeutic recovery from childhood abuse and neglect, domestic violence, post
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and interpersonal or complex trauma. Issues
related to feeling stuck or overwhelmed, problems with identifying and achieving
goals, treatments for the misuse of work, food, alcohol, drugs,
sex/porn/relationships, to manage stress. Help with finding the spiritual lessons
that come out of painful events, forgiving and expanding compassion for self and
others, letting go of less effective ways of coping and moving on.
Clarifying and pursuing the necessary steps toward creating a more fulfilling
life. Therapeutic approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),
mindfulness-based treatments, humanistic, narrative and spiritual/existential
approaches that are tailored to your unique background and preferences. Saturday and weekday
appointment times, VISA/MC/Discover accepted.
Randy Marinez, MS, LMHC (206) 343-5561
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
811 First Ave, Suite 540,
Seattle, Washington 98104-1428
Niche Specialty©: male survivors of sexual victimization.
Location: just north of Pioneer Square in Seattle
General Areas of Practice: Childhood sexual abuse, incest, rape,
prison rape. Gay and lesbian life issues (coming-out, dealing
with cultural oppression, personal discrimination, family-of-origin
issues, history of hate crimes against them as well as relational
issues and internalized homophobia). Sex and sexuality issues as well
as sexual addiction and sexual anorexia, HIV, AIDS and safer sex
issues. General men's issues--individuals with relationship
issues or isolation issues, persons healing from childhood trauma or
abuses or family-of-origin issues. Working with people who are overly
guarded to learn how to experience more intimacy and vulnerability, and
people who are shut down and out of touch with their emotions. Support
for reaching goals and moving through the shame and fear in going after
those goals. Spirituality, faith and existential issues. Working with
people in transition, grief and loss issues, end of life and death and
dying issues. Working with men as well as working with people of color
and other cultures in my practice. Individual adults and both
heterosexual and gay/lesbian couples.
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Kimberly O'Brien, MA, RC (206) 579-1926 Registered Counselor
600 First Avenue, Suite 205-A, Seattle, WA 98104-2259
Niche Specialty: post abortion
counseling
Location: Pioneer Building, corner of First & James, next to the home of
Seattle Underground tours.
General Practice Areas: I work with individuals and couples who are
looking to explore specific issues or pursue ongoing personal growth. Areas
of focus are stress reduction counseling; gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues;
and pregnancy decision-making including post-abortion counseling. I also have experience
working with anxiety counseling, depression counseling, relationship problems,
sexuality or identity issues, grief and loss counseling, family of origin health concerns, life
transitions, work changes or challenges and spirituality. I have over five
years of experience counseling women who have experienced an abortion and are
dealing with on-going feelings, in particular complicated feelings of grief and
loss. My compassionate
counseling style provides you with the support and guidance to find healing within
yourself. Primarily, we will focus on what is happening for you in the
present time, although often discussion of related past experiences can help us
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Erin Rogich, MA, LMHC (206) 903-3133
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
219 First Avenue S., Suite 405C, Seattle, WA 98104-2551
Niche Specialty©: Therapy for the woman seeking
to create new possibilities in relationships, career, family, parenting, personal
or physical health.
Location: on first avenue, just south of Pioneer Square
General Practice Areas: I have provided adult, child and family
psychotherapy for over seven years in school-based, private, inpatient and
outpatient settings. My clinical focus is on depression counseling, anxiety
counseling, trauma, anger-management, relationship problems and skills,
communication, and life-changes. I work with individuals, couples and
families seeking to replace feelings of frustration, helplessness, fear,
isolation and sadness with feelings of clarity, understanding, respect, love, and
hope for new possibilities in their lives. My therapeutic approach is
strength-based, client-centered and supportive. I help clients identify
patterns of thinking and behaving that keep them from achieving their "highest
self" by replacing "obstacles," or limiting thoughts and behaviors, with new
approaches and ways of "being in the world." I believe that an authentic,
open and trusting relationship is the basis upon which genuine growth and change
can occur in therapy.
Lisa Weinberg, MA, RC (206) 898-0515 Registered Counselor
600 - 1st Avenue, Suite 329, Seattle, WA 98104-2246
Location: Pioneer Building at corner of First and James, next to the Seattle Underground Tour and the Pergola.
General Practice Areas: I work with people who are feeling stuck or at a crossroads in their lives, supporting them to
explore the feelings and beliefs that contribute to their experience of current life circumstances. Using a mindfulness-based
approach (i.e. paying attention in a non-judgmental way to what is going on for you in the present), we work together to expand your
awareness and understanding of your experience, which can provide you with a greater sense of possibilities. My background and interest
includes work with women and men who seek depression counseling, anxiety counseling, loss and grief counseling, eating disorders
counseling, and counseling regarding career and life transitions. [
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Christine Wylde, MA, LMHC (206) 321-2887
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
600 First Avenue, Suite 430-A, Seattle, WA. 98104-2269
Niche Specialty©: Couples counseling for gay and straight couples.
Location: in the Historic Pioneer Building (where the Seattle Underground Tours start) near the Pergola at First and James.
General Practice Areas: For over 15 years I have done individual counseling, couple counseling and marriage counseling.
I counsel both gay and straight couples. I teach couples how to increase positive communication, enhance emotional and sexual
intimacy, foster mutual respect and deepen commitment. I draw on the work of Passionate Marriage author David Schnarch and
the couple's researcher, John Gottman. With individuals I practice a new research based form of psychotherapy known as
Positive Psychology. Using this model we work collaboratively to identify your strengths and talents and use them to meet your
current life challenges. Also, you'll learn skills to increase your positive thoughts and manage negative emotions. Together
we can work on any needed anxiety counseling, depression counseling, grief and loss counseling or work issues. As a result of our
work together most clients emerge with a much stronger and positive sense of self.
I encourage you to call me today to schedule your free consultation
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