Relationships bring challenges and concerns. Being a partner to someone means sharing life with them, and life isn’t always easy. Relationship counseling is an excellent option for people who want to deepen their relationship, work on problems, or maintain a good balance of emotional intimacy.
Available Treatment Options
Therapist and counselor interventions for relationships include creating a safe space for partners to speak their truths, processing emotions related to the relationship, working on communication skills and boundaries, and encouraging growth.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Relationship Issues
My philosophy and approach to counseling is to enable people to grow in the direction they choose, to solve problems and face crises. Counseling includes building a relationship through trust, and respect and to facilitate positive action. I will assist in helping facilitate positive action toward your goals. I will assist you in creating awareness, insight understanding, change in thoughts and...
There is brilliance in Neurodiversity but there is an art to collaboration & relationship. My work is to help cultivate tools to design the relationship that can work for you and no longer against you. Being in a Neurodiverse relationship CAN BE your advantage. Enough with the negativity. Enough with the labels. Let’s acknowledge the hardship but embrace the strengths together! I work with adul...
Are you feeling out of sorts? Are things just not falling into place for you? Is there a thought that won't go away, that you've perhaps tried to take away through drugs, drinking, or some other unhealthy way? Or, maybe you feel like things are going well, but you're afraid something bad will happen soon? Has someone said to you that maybe you should see a therapist about this? In today's world...
There is nothing that can compare to being in your own familiar setting when you are discussing serious personal issues. Online counseling provides this level of comfort and convenience. When you are struggling sadness, sleeplessness, racing thoughts, or even feeling overwhelmed by life's demands, trying to fit a traditional counseling session into your busy schedule, can be challenging and eve...
“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone.” — Fred Rogers. Being human is a difficult thing. As a fellow traveler, I know how painful anxiety and depression ca...
My life's purpose is to help people figure out how to move forward from their traumas, sadness or loneliness. I am here to help you find yourself again. I am here to help you fall in love with life again. I am here to help you realize your purpose. I use cognitive behavioral therapy to teach you how to identify negative patterns in your life and replace them with positive thoughts, change your...
There is no better day than today to make positive changes in your life. I feel that the counseling process is a good first step in making those changes. I have provided individual therapy for the past 35 years. My guiding principal in counseling is to help clients identify their issues and custom fit a plan to address their concerns. I use various counseling techniques, including but not limit...
Seeking support can be a very vulnerable and scary step to take. The fact that you’re here and demonstrating willingness to explore therapy options shows a significant amount of courage and bravery that deserves to be acknowledged! My current focus is providing 1:1 therapy services for adults who are looking to improve their overall well being and work through stuck points in their life, whethe...
In therapy we are not trying to fix ourselves, we instead learn how to co-exist, practice self-compassion, and broaden our perspective. Starting therapy can be challenging and can bring up many things that we spend a lot of time and energy avoiding. I will try my best to create a non-judgmental and safe space for you to process what is going on in your life. My approach is trauma-informed and...
Jemma earned a Masters in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara in 2011. She is also an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC) and CADC-II. Are you seeking help for anxiety, depression, addiction, or problems in relationships? Are you looking for support for yourself or your marriage? I...
Perhaps you or your child are unhappy, anxious, angry, or grieving. Maybe your life has been upended by COVID19, or you are recovering from trauma, coping with divorce, struggling in relationships, adjusting to a bipolar diagnosis, seeking personal growth, or discovering your identity. To begin psychotherapy is to explore the complexity of who and how you are—the sum total of your life...
Life can be daunting. I help busy and stressed out adults overcome anxiety, self-doubt and sleepless nights to find their footing and begin to create the lives they want. Want to talk to someone in a compassionate, unbiased and non-judgmental atmosphere? Feel like it’s too hard to confide in friends or family about a problem? Life is harder when you keep problems to yourself; get the support yo...
Selah Counseling Seattle, PLLC was created with the goal to invite you to pause and reflect on your life. In our busy worlds we rarely stop to notice ourselves, the ways we automatically respond in our relationships, and the stress our body carries until something breaks and becomes insurmountable. Through my own therapy experiences I learned the value of a non-judgmental, unconditional, accept...
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious or depressed? Are you struggling in your relationships or at work? Are you seeking a supportive counseling relationship to help you sort things out and move forward in your life? Whatever life challenges you are facing we will come together to work on them and develop solutions to help you experience relief and reach your goals. I bring over 25 years of...
