Children (6 to 10) Therapists in Tacoma, WA

I am a LICSW with a focus on psychotherapy with adults, children and families. I have been a practitioner for 48 years, in private practice for 12 1/2 years and had been a psychotherapist for 26 years in the Behavioral Health Department at Group Health. While there, in addition to a general caseload that included Medicare patients, I ran a Children's Therapy Group, served on a county-wide child abuse oversight committee, co-chaired an inter-disciplinary case consultation team, and managed an intern program.

Baxter Consultants is a family-centered practice designed to cultivate and enhance well-being. Our primary focus is restoration of mind, body and soul. Our practice recognizes the strengths of family relationships and builds on these strengths to achieve optimal outcomes. Our Consultants specialize in working with Military Families and Veterans. We are a group of Christian Counselors practicing within the psychological-emotional and spiritual dimensions. We provide family, couple, individual, and mental health counseling; life-skills training, professional development, and readjustment counseling.

Honey Bee Mental Health joins individual, groups, and families on their liberatory, collective healing journeys. Honey Bee Mental Health recognizes that an individual's healing work reverberates throughout one's family and community, just as bees work collectively to build their homes and create honey.

I specialize in the treatment of adolescents but also treat children, young adults, and their families. I am experienced with a variety of struggles that children, adolescents and young adults encounter including Depression, Mood Disorders, ADHD, Trauma, Anxiety, Behavioral issues, Anger management, Parenting, Communication/Conflict resolution, Family relationship issues, Social skills, Self Esteem and Self harming behaviors. I have found that counseling is such a unique experience for each person. It can be the one place where you find the support, encouragement, insight and empowerment to make the changes needed to begin living the kind of life you truly desire.

Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and others? I want you to know that I can help and that you are not alone. I help people find their future and reach their maximum potential. I work with a diverse clientele that includes individuals, couples, adolescents, and families. Counseling is available for relationship problems, conflicts, career and lifestyle changes, life coaching, anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief and loss including pet loss, and low self-esteem. I use a person-centered approach drawing from several different modalities but most importantly is matching the right modality to the client's needs.

It is not that things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult -Seneca. If you have the desire to change your life for the better, then I would like to work with you to achieve it. The journey to recovery is not easy, but easier with help. I hope to build trust and resilience in the people I work with so that they can reach their full potential in life. No matter where you are at the moment, with persistence, commitment and patience, anything is possible.

As a therapist, my journey is deeply rooted in personal and relationship transformation. I work with individuals, couples and families overcome deep wounds, improve communication and embrace self and others. My mission is to provide a sanctuary where individuals, couples & families to foster overall wellbeing. My professional background extends beyond therapy, having spent a decade the corporate world as a lawyer. This experience fueled my passion for giving my clients tools and resources for changing negative cycles and finding empowerment and positive change.

I strive to create an environment that encourages growth and healing. Issues such as anxiety, depression, grief/ loss, abuse, trauma, domestic violence, anger, relationship and identity crisis leave one feeling depressed and alone. Working closely with individuals, couples, and families, together we will face life's struggles. My experience as a family therapist has provided me with extensive opportunity to work with families and children in the foster care system, or those families at risk of children being removed from the home. Additionally, working as a mental health professional in hospital emergency rooms has provided hands on crisis intervention with individuals facing extreme emotional situations.

"I must be a mermaid; I have no fear of depths & a great fear of shallow living" (A. Nin). Are you wanting a deeper experience of life? I will explore those depths with you & help you craft a life that feels more balanced, that is rich and rewarding. I am an active & supportive listener & aim to help you feel held in your own journey yet challenged to be your best self. My deepest desire is to help you meet your own goals for balance, relationships, health & happiness so that you can truly feel the joy of living an enchanted life.

Hello, I am Jennifer R. Trefonas, MS, LMHC, MHP. I was initially licensed in FL in 1992, moved to WA 2002; licensed WA 2001. I ENJOY assisting INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COUPLES, & CHILDREN in overcoming obstacles. I AM ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. Contact me for HELP with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addiction issues, bullying, grief, feeling shamed, taken advantage of, abuse of any kind, trouble at work, getting along with others, HOW TO BE HAPPY and POSITIVE, hypnosis, and most anything! I'm NOT PARANOID, but that is funny,,,:)

As a therapist, I see my clients as the experts in their own lives. My role is akin to that of a guest—here to build upon the tools you already possess while introducing new ones that align with your life goals. I enjoy guiding clients through challenging life changes and helping them break patterns that no longer serve them. My experience primarily lies in working with teens and adults, including LGBTQIA+ youth and individuals with BIPOC identities.

I am committed to helping individuals reach whatever goals they have coming into therapy. I believe in working with my client to develop a plan for reaching these goals. I look forward to having a collaborative relationship with my clients and helping them on their journey through counseling. I have experience working with youth, particularly those who have been through severe sexual and physical abuse, and also those living in foster care. I also have worked with individual adults and couples. I enjoy working with a range of individuals and helping everyone to reach whatever goals they may have.

Now Accepting New Clients, with Immediate Openings! Alisha believes that counseling provides us the opportunity to connect and see our ideal self. Sometimes we unknowingly have obstacles that prevent us from reaching our fullest potential. Some of these obstacles can include inner conflict, family conflict, depression, anger, and overall emotional distress. Counseling can provide us the opportunity to see some of the barriers that may be holding us back while obtaining a different perspective to the overall presenting problem. With the right tools and guidance, we can walk through this journey together.

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.

My practice is focused on the resolution of trauma using EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) which effectively and efficiently treats trauma. Trauma can be a single event such as a car accident or sexual assault, or could be more complicated, involving childhood trauma. Memories of these events can cause big feelings to erupt, avoidance of similar situations, nightmares, and even flashbacks that make it feel like the event is still happening to you. Below is a simple, animated description of how EMDR works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKrfH43srg8

I am an LICSW in Washington State and specialize in work with Children, Youth and the LGBTQ+ populations. Much of my work has been centered around different ways to address and heal from trauma. Counseling can help to address painful or long held memories with core healing that frees you from old established patterns that no longer serve you.

I am not accepting new clients at this time. As a clinician, I believe in meeting you where you are and working with you to where you want to be. We can experience a range of emotions in our day-to-day lives. These emotions are not inherently good or bad, but the emotions and external situations can often be difficult to handle on our own. I would like to offer my services as a support to your children, your partner, or yourself as we work through situational hardships and emotional struggles.

My passion is to work with those that are going through a psychedelic journey, helping patients make sense of the messages received from their psyche. I also work with families, couples and individuals who are currently experiencing anxiety, depression, difficult life transitions, and PTSD. My work is informed through strategic perspective, which examines how we create patterns in our lives, and our attempted solutions, also the narrative perspective, which allows us to rewrite our story.

**My caseload is full and I am not taking new clients at this time.** Are you missing your joy? Has your “little light” stopped shining? Does life seem harder than it used to? For 18 years, I have helped children and families cope with loss, trauma, and stressful life transitions including illness, family changes, and problems with schooling. My office is a safe space where you can share your story, explore problems, and discover solutions. When we get distracted and disconnected by stress, self-doubt, or traumatic events, we can wind up feeling confused, overwhelmed, frustrated, fearful, and alone. You are not alone.