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Mohamed Abdelaziz
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98102
We both bring our backgrounds and histories into the relationship.
I work with folks who are dealing with a wide range of challenges. I can help you navigate the impact of trauma on your daily life as you work to integrate lessons from the past and find hope for the future. Anxiety and depression can be debilitating constraints leaving you feeling stuck, together we can work to understand their underlying causes and find effective ways to help you reconnect to your values and a renewed sense of agency. My hope is that our work can guide you towards reconnection, an enriched relationship with yourself, an invigorating relationship with others and an intentional connection to your present moment.
We both bring our backgrounds and histories into the relationship.
I work with folks who are dealing with a wide range of challenges. I can help you navigate the impact of trauma on your daily life as you work to integrate lessons from the past and find hope for the future. Anxiety and depression can be debilitating constraints leaving you feeling stuck, together we can work to understand their underlying causes and find effective ways to help you reconnect to your values and a renewed sense of agency. My hope is that our work can guide you towards reconnection, an enriched relationship with yourself, an invigorating relationship with others and an intentional connection to your present moment.
(425) 264-8684 View (425) 264-8684
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Brandon Tripp, MS, LMHC, SUDP, MAC, SAP
Counselor, MS, LMHC, SUDP, MAC, SAP
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98118
I have particular expertise working with: Couples and non-heteronormative relationships.
My Clients: I regularly work with clients on common issues such as: major life transitions, depression, anxiety, struggles with work-life balance, racial identity, family of origin issues, grief, trauma, and addiction recovery. I am passionate about working with: People of color, Students, people who identify as possessing multiple minority identities, LGBTQIA+, relationship problems, bicultural stress, cultural adjustment, sexual trauma, and issues related to sexual identity and gender. I am also comfortable working with non-heteronormative relationship lifestyles; particularly navigating issues related to open/poly relationships.
I have particular expertise working with: Couples and non-heteronormative relationships.
My Clients: I regularly work with clients on common issues such as: major life transitions, depression, anxiety, struggles with work-life balance, racial identity, family of origin issues, grief, trauma, and addiction recovery. I am passionate about working with: People of color, Students, people who identify as possessing multiple minority identities, LGBTQIA+, relationship problems, bicultural stress, cultural adjustment, sexual trauma, and issues related to sexual identity and gender. I am also comfortable working with non-heteronormative relationship lifestyles; particularly navigating issues related to open/poly relationships.
(425) 230-4099 View (425) 230-4099
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Carole Milan Danis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98133
I believe each of us is capable of changing, growing and rising above emotional pain. I invite you to participate in this process, not only to gain relief from your distress, but also to create a life that you truly enjoy. In an atmosphere of hope and support, I will help you move beyond the emotional and psychological barriers that keep you stuck in self-defeating beliefs and behaviors. Likely outcomes are reduction of emotional distress, the ability to act on your own behalf and to engage more fully in life. My clients are women, men, young adults and couples.
I believe each of us is capable of changing, growing and rising above emotional pain. I invite you to participate in this process, not only to gain relief from your distress, but also to create a life that you truly enjoy. In an atmosphere of hope and support, I will help you move beyond the emotional and psychological barriers that keep you stuck in self-defeating beliefs and behaviors. Likely outcomes are reduction of emotional distress, the ability to act on your own behalf and to engage more fully in life. My clients are women, men, young adults and couples.
(206) 633-0101 View (206) 633-0101
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Lujane Helwani
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98136  (Online Only)
I enjoy and am qualified to help individuals, couples, or families navigate life's challenges, whether personal, with a partner, family, or peers. You will find that I am respectful, personable, open, knowledgeable, and humorous in my sessions. All faiths, or lack thereof, are welcome. I am experienced with grief, loss, trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, bipolar, schizophrenia, autism, ODD, and OCD. My therapeutic approach involves collaborating with clients to identify and enlist their strengths or resources to improve their quality of life.
I enjoy and am qualified to help individuals, couples, or families navigate life's challenges, whether personal, with a partner, family, or peers. You will find that I am respectful, personable, open, knowledgeable, and humorous in my sessions. All faiths, or lack thereof, are welcome. I am experienced with grief, loss, trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, bipolar, schizophrenia, autism, ODD, and OCD. My therapeutic approach involves collaborating with clients to identify and enlist their strengths or resources to improve their quality of life.
(360) 515-4722 View (360) 515-4722
Photo of Abdullahi Jaranow, Counselor in Seattle, WA
Abdullahi Jaranow
Counselor, LMHCA
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98178
As a licensed therapist and clergy, my aim is to provide my clients with the utmost understanding of their diverse needs. With my background as a black, immigrant, and Muslim individual, I bring a unique perspective to the table that fosters cultural humility. My approach is personalized and family-centered, valuing the stories of each and every client. I create a supportive environment that embraces all identities, and I help my clients navigate their mental health journeys with confidence, using evidence-based practices and cultural competency.
As a licensed therapist and clergy, my aim is to provide my clients with the utmost understanding of their diverse needs. With my background as a black, immigrant, and Muslim individual, I bring a unique perspective to the table that fosters cultural humility. My approach is personalized and family-centered, valuing the stories of each and every client. I create a supportive environment that embraces all identities, and I help my clients navigate their mental health journeys with confidence, using evidence-based practices and cultural competency.
(206) 929-2614 View (206) 929-2614
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Sam Nabil
Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98104
My clients are managing relationship difficulties, seeking couples counseling, overcoming sexual trauma, working through anxiety & stress, gaining self esteem,getting out of a rut, or engaging in personal growth .
My goal is to help you discover your own strength and resilience and to create the life you want for yourself. I think of my role as your travel partner on your journey to knowing yourself and your motivations better than you ever have before. I draw on 20+ years of experience in human behavior, human performance, and organizational behavior from my careers in counseling, business, marketing and sports.I bring to my counseling a diverse multicultural experience having lived/studied/worked in half a dozen countries around the world. I also created my trade marked counseling approach Positive Existential Therapy.
My clients are managing relationship difficulties, seeking couples counseling, overcoming sexual trauma, working through anxiety & stress, gaining self esteem,getting out of a rut, or engaging in personal growth .
My goal is to help you discover your own strength and resilience and to create the life you want for yourself. I think of my role as your travel partner on your journey to knowing yourself and your motivations better than you ever have before. I draw on 20+ years of experience in human behavior, human performance, and organizational behavior from my careers in counseling, business, marketing and sports.I bring to my counseling a diverse multicultural experience having lived/studied/worked in half a dozen countries around the world. I also created my trade marked counseling approach Positive Existential Therapy.
(206) 590-5209 View (206) 590-5209
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Amal Muammar-Hastings
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98105
Through my training and experience I developed an expertise in helping people of various back grounds move through life transitions. I believe our present is highly influenced by our past experiences, therefore understanding our life experiences and taking the responsibility to change our present is the ultimate goal in therapy.
Through my training and experience I developed an expertise in helping people of various back grounds move through life transitions. I believe our present is highly influenced by our past experiences, therefore understanding our life experiences and taking the responsibility to change our present is the ultimate goal in therapy.
(206) 317-1872 View (206) 317-1872

More Therapists Nearby

Photo of Zainab Akef, Counselor in Seattle, WA
Zainab Akef
Counselor, LMHCA
Verified Verified
Kirkland, WA 98033
If you are a person who is willing to put the work in, ready to be vulnerable in the process, and wants a therapeutic relationship that is collaborative, I am here for you. I have experience in dealing with depression, anxiety, and multicultural issues. I also have experience with teenagers and young adults dealing with different life transitions and acculturative stress. I am bilingual in English and Arabic, and want to help you express yourself in the language you feel most comfortable in.
If you are a person who is willing to put the work in, ready to be vulnerable in the process, and wants a therapeutic relationship that is collaborative, I am here for you. I have experience in dealing with depression, anxiety, and multicultural issues. I also have experience with teenagers and young adults dealing with different life transitions and acculturative stress. I am bilingual in English and Arabic, and want to help you express yourself in the language you feel most comfortable in.
(425) 372-7843 View (425) 372-7843
Photo of Deema Soufan, Counselor in Seattle, WA
Deema Soufan
Counselor, LMHC, LCPC, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Therapy is an intimate and vulnerable relationship.
Many of the clients that I work with are people who are processing the factors that are impacting them as individuals today. Parent's are able to explore a space where they are validated and empowered. Much of the work that we do is rooted in identity and discovering what it is they need, not what they have been socialized into thinking they need. Together we explore experiences and dynamics that have occurred throughout their lifetime. Marginalized populations come to me to learn more about themselves and the ways in which they interact with the world around them including exploring family of origin issues.
Therapy is an intimate and vulnerable relationship.
Many of the clients that I work with are people who are processing the factors that are impacting them as individuals today. Parent's are able to explore a space where they are validated and empowered. Much of the work that we do is rooted in identity and discovering what it is they need, not what they have been socialized into thinking they need. Together we explore experiences and dynamics that have occurred throughout their lifetime. Marginalized populations come to me to learn more about themselves and the ways in which they interact with the world around them including exploring family of origin issues.
(206) 736-4152 View (206) 736-4152
Photo of Mouna El-Khadiri, Counselor in Seattle, WA
Mouna El-Khadiri
Counselor, PsyD, LMHC
Verified Verified
Bellevue, WA 98007
I strive to create a therapeutic relationship that is based on trust, respect and empathy for you.
Do you feel stuck or unable to experience joy, or have a meaningful life. Maybe, you are experiencing sadness, loss or difficult life transitions. You are not alone and I am here to offer you hope that you can overcome these challenges. I am here to support you and help you feel safe and grounded as we explore your life experiences and challenges that are keeping you stuck. You will learn new healthy ways to cope with difficult emotions and life situations. When necessary, we will focus on childhood experiences and relationships that may still impact you and prevent you from having the life and connections you want.
I strive to create a therapeutic relationship that is based on trust, respect and empathy for you.
Do you feel stuck or unable to experience joy, or have a meaningful life. Maybe, you are experiencing sadness, loss or difficult life transitions. You are not alone and I am here to offer you hope that you can overcome these challenges. I am here to support you and help you feel safe and grounded as we explore your life experiences and challenges that are keeping you stuck. You will learn new healthy ways to cope with difficult emotions and life situations. When necessary, we will focus on childhood experiences and relationships that may still impact you and prevent you from having the life and connections you want.
(206) 593-2557 x5249 View (206) 593-2557 x5249

Online Therapists

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Twin Lakes Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
16 Endorsed
Federal Way, WA 98023
We help families recover from divorce, guide couples putting relationships back together, and support individuals through difficult life transitions.
Twin Lakes Counseling provides individual, couple, and family therapy to children, adolescents, and adults in the South Sound community. We are a group of marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors who offer quality, affordable mental health services for a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, pre- and post-natal work, and relationship conflict. We have clinicians trained in play therapy, the Gottman method, TF-CBT, psychodynamic work, and more. Located in Federal Way with easy access to Northeast Tacoma, our neighborhood counseling center makes finding the help you need simple and accessible.
We help families recover from divorce, guide couples putting relationships back together, and support individuals through difficult life transitions.
Twin Lakes Counseling provides individual, couple, and family therapy to children, adolescents, and adults in the South Sound community. We are a group of marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors who offer quality, affordable mental health services for a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, pre- and post-natal work, and relationship conflict. We have clinicians trained in play therapy, the Gottman method, TF-CBT, psychodynamic work, and more. Located in Federal Way with easy access to Northeast Tacoma, our neighborhood counseling center makes finding the help you need simple and accessible.
(206) 966-6383 View (206) 966-6383
Summit Health Management, PLLC
Counselor, LMHC, CMHS
Verified Verified
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
I am a partner in Summit Health Management, a group founded by an eclectic partnership of four established, experienced providers with the vision of offering a variety of therapeutic services to meet the needs of children, adolescents, adults, elders, couples, and families in our community. Our group’s mission is to provide the region with experienced, compassionate, professional, and proficient mental and behavioral health care. We offer a therapy and psychiatric care for all ages, presentations, relationships and disorders, including individual, couples, family and group therapy, as well as substance abuse recovery for all ages.
I am a partner in Summit Health Management, a group founded by an eclectic partnership of four established, experienced providers with the vision of offering a variety of therapeutic services to meet the needs of children, adolescents, adults, elders, couples, and families in our community. Our group’s mission is to provide the region with experienced, compassionate, professional, and proficient mental and behavioral health care. We offer a therapy and psychiatric care for all ages, presentations, relationships and disorders, including individual, couples, family and group therapy, as well as substance abuse recovery for all ages.
(253) 215-8451 View (253) 215-8451
Couples Counseling Therapists

Does couples counseling work?

Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.

When should a couple seek counseling?

Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.

How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?

The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.

How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?

The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.