Female Therapists in Belltown, Seattle, WA
Do you feel stuck? Are you sad or anxious? Are you having difficulty managing your relationships or experiencing self-esteem issues? My psychotherapy practice can help you rediscover and expand your personal strengths and self-knowledge in order to deal with the challenges in your life. I understand the courage it takes to make the first step into therapy and I focus on creating a safe environment for you to build towards a happier life. I have extensive training in issues related to loss and grief, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and trauma.
Do you feel stuck? Are you sad or anxious? Are you having difficulty managing your relationships or experiencing self-esteem issues? My psychotherapy practice can help you rediscover and expand your personal strengths and self-knowledge in order to deal with the challenges in your life. I understand the courage it takes to make the first step into therapy and I focus on creating a safe environment for you to build towards a happier life. I have extensive training in issues related to loss and grief, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and trauma.
Heidi Vander Pol
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98101 (Online Only)
You might be here looking for a professional to talk with because you are feeling depressed or anxious or you are having difficulties in your relationships. You might find it hard to feel an adequate sense of motivation, direction, or meaning in your life. Maybe you've talked with friends or family but you continue to feel stuck in your unsatisfying emotions and relationship patterns. I believe that therapy offers a unique place for gaining a deeper understanding of your difficulties by reflecting on who you are, your thoughts and feelings, and your life history and experience.
You might be here looking for a professional to talk with because you are feeling depressed or anxious or you are having difficulties in your relationships. You might find it hard to feel an adequate sense of motivation, direction, or meaning in your life. Maybe you've talked with friends or family but you continue to feel stuck in your unsatisfying emotions and relationship patterns. I believe that therapy offers a unique place for gaining a deeper understanding of your difficulties by reflecting on who you are, your thoughts and feelings, and your life history and experience.
Welcome! I am a licensed clinical psychologist. My passion is helping others gain insight into their unconscious patterns and empowering them to transform their relationships with themselves, others, and their environments. Often, our distress is rooted in experiences from the past. I am honored to help people understand themselves more deeply, so that they can live fuller lives. My approach is based on your individual needs.
Welcome! I am a licensed clinical psychologist. My passion is helping others gain insight into their unconscious patterns and empowering them to transform their relationships with themselves, others, and their environments. Often, our distress is rooted in experiences from the past. I am honored to help people understand themselves more deeply, so that they can live fuller lives. My approach is based on your individual needs.
Nicole Gehlbach-Wilson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98154 (Online Only)
My name is Nicole, and I am a bilingual clinical social worker fluent in Spanish and English. I am a queer, Swedish-German American, cis-gender woman with chronic illness and an artist’s eye. All of this shapes who I am and how I enter my practice as a trauma therapist, artist, advocate and author. My passion and experience are in trauma healing, and specifically working with those who are survivors of religious trauma, immigration injustice, female disempowerment, chronic health conditions, and the cumulative traumatic stress that can come from navigating this world as queer and/or trans.
My name is Nicole, and I am a bilingual clinical social worker fluent in Spanish and English. I am a queer, Swedish-German American, cis-gender woman with chronic illness and an artist’s eye. All of this shapes who I am and how I enter my practice as a trauma therapist, artist, advocate and author. My passion and experience are in trauma healing, and specifically working with those who are survivors of religious trauma, immigration injustice, female disempowerment, chronic health conditions, and the cumulative traumatic stress that can come from navigating this world as queer and/or trans.
Mind Over Matters Institute
Counselor, MA, LMHCA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98121 (Online Only)
As a proud Kānaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) woman on her own path of unpacking intergenerational trauma, I have a calling (but am not limited to) work with fellow native and indigenous folk.
I like to think of the journey to healing as a path back to one’s self. It’s incredibly easy to lose bits and pieces of ourselves when trying to recalibrate after traumatic experiences or just trying to function every day waking up to the current state of the world. Perhaps you’ve pushed your needs aside in this process, or just haven’t had the time or understanding of what those needs are. In therapy I offer a safe space to slow down and assist you in identifying your needs and learning how to tend to yourself. Common therapeutic goals can include trauma and emotional processing, confidence building, communication and self-care.
As a proud Kānaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) woman on her own path of unpacking intergenerational trauma, I have a calling (but am not limited to) work with fellow native and indigenous folk.
I like to think of the journey to healing as a path back to one’s self. It’s incredibly easy to lose bits and pieces of ourselves when trying to recalibrate after traumatic experiences or just trying to function every day waking up to the current state of the world. Perhaps you’ve pushed your needs aside in this process, or just haven’t had the time or understanding of what those needs are. In therapy I offer a safe space to slow down and assist you in identifying your needs and learning how to tend to yourself. Common therapeutic goals can include trauma and emotional processing, confidence building, communication and self-care.
Shanna Zoe Sexton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98101
Currently accepting new clients facing depression, chronic illness or pain, medical oncology, anxiety, agoraphobia, grief, a history of trauma, and other issues. Together we will customize a person-centered approach as unique as your identity and values, to cultivate your strengths that best serve you. This transformative and tailored approach is designed to meet you where you are in your journey to empower you for sustainable and improved outcomes.
Currently accepting new clients facing depression, chronic illness or pain, medical oncology, anxiety, agoraphobia, grief, a history of trauma, and other issues. Together we will customize a person-centered approach as unique as your identity and values, to cultivate your strengths that best serve you. This transformative and tailored approach is designed to meet you where you are in your journey to empower you for sustainable and improved outcomes.
Concise Coaching and Counseling, LLC
Counselor, LMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98101 (Online Only)
Are you ready to go on a journey that promotes growth, development, and transformation? Are you willing to explore a path of relief and well-being while giving yourself the opportunity to expand and to become comfortable in your individual identity? Are you in a relationship where you often feel frustrated and invalidated? Do you feel like you're making changes and your partner fails to recognize the efforts you're making? What are the issues that keep you up all night and leave you exhausted and annoyed all day?
Are you ready to go on a journey that promotes growth, development, and transformation? Are you willing to explore a path of relief and well-being while giving yourself the opportunity to expand and to become comfortable in your individual identity? Are you in a relationship where you often feel frustrated and invalidated? Do you feel like you're making changes and your partner fails to recognize the efforts you're making? What are the issues that keep you up all night and leave you exhausted and annoyed all day?
Diana Wiley
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, BA
Verified Verified
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98121 (Online Only)
With 40 years of experience as a sex therapist, I help couples and individuals with a variety of sexual problems and relationship issues. Clients describe me as warm and caring, and I take pride in my results-oriented and sex-positive approach to helping people deal with this most intimate area of our lives. I will give you accurate information, share practical techniques, and explore the relationship dynamics or psychological factors that may be keeping you from enjoying a healthy, pleasurable sex life. My goal is to help you resolve your sexual problems and reclaim more of the joy and fun of sex.
With 40 years of experience as a sex therapist, I help couples and individuals with a variety of sexual problems and relationship issues. Clients describe me as warm and caring, and I take pride in my results-oriented and sex-positive approach to helping people deal with this most intimate area of our lives. I will give you accurate information, share practical techniques, and explore the relationship dynamics or psychological factors that may be keeping you from enjoying a healthy, pleasurable sex life. My goal is to help you resolve your sexual problems and reclaim more of the joy and fun of sex.
You may be experiencing a great loss, or even many losses from the pandemic, or feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve your growth. You may be experiencing pain or conflict in relationships, anxiety at work, stress from trying to “balance it all”, or residual pain from the past. There may be a sense of increased collective grief and eco-anxiety. The discomfort brings us back into conversation with ourselves- all the parts. From here we begin the process of healing and meaning making, to come to inhabit your life in a more embodied, present, and clear way.
You may be experiencing a great loss, or even many losses from the pandemic, or feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve your growth. You may be experiencing pain or conflict in relationships, anxiety at work, stress from trying to “balance it all”, or residual pain from the past. There may be a sense of increased collective grief and eco-anxiety. The discomfort brings us back into conversation with ourselves- all the parts. From here we begin the process of healing and meaning making, to come to inhabit your life in a more embodied, present, and clear way.
I believe in the transformative power of trusting and safe relationships. In these therapeutic relationships, we are able to reflect, process, learn, and begin to create new narratives that best suit our needs, wants, and goals. This process takes great courage and vulnerability, and I feel honored to step into each and every one of my clients’ unique journeys as they become a more cohesive, integrated version of themselves.
I believe in the transformative power of trusting and safe relationships. In these therapeutic relationships, we are able to reflect, process, learn, and begin to create new narratives that best suit our needs, wants, and goals. This process takes great courage and vulnerability, and I feel honored to step into each and every one of my clients’ unique journeys as they become a more cohesive, integrated version of themselves.
Sheena Kaas Mudaliar
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98121 (Online Only)
I work with individuals who want to make sense of their emotions, heal from trauma, and build authentic relationships with their loved ones. Many of my clients are brave change-makers, the first in their family to break multi-generational patterns. They wonder how to forgive, cast away anger, and move forward while at the same time standing up for themselves and their needs. They want tools for immediate relief, but they want to go beyond managing symptoms. They know that this work is so much bigger than themselves and that they are creating a new legacy for future generations
I work with individuals who want to make sense of their emotions, heal from trauma, and build authentic relationships with their loved ones. Many of my clients are brave change-makers, the first in their family to break multi-generational patterns. They wonder how to forgive, cast away anger, and move forward while at the same time standing up for themselves and their needs. They want tools for immediate relief, but they want to go beyond managing symptoms. They know that this work is so much bigger than themselves and that they are creating a new legacy for future generations
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Licensed Mental Health Counselor , MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98121 (Online Only)
Are you experiencing persistent fatigue throughout the day? Do you find yourself caught in a cycle of worry and fear? Are you seeking to understand the underlying sources of stress, anxiety, or sadness in your life in order to develop effective coping mechanisms? Are you in search of a therapeutic setting characterized by compassion, empathy, and safety? Look no further.
Are you experiencing persistent fatigue throughout the day? Do you find yourself caught in a cycle of worry and fear? Are you seeking to understand the underlying sources of stress, anxiety, or sadness in your life in order to develop effective coping mechanisms? Are you in search of a therapeutic setting characterized by compassion, empathy, and safety? Look no further.
Makiko Guji
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98101
Waitlist for new clients
As you are in the process of looking for a therapist, you may already be half-way through resolving your issues. It is said that client's readiness and willingness to make changes is the strongest indicator of successful therapy outcome. As a therapist, I will accompany you in the journey of actualizing your fullest potential by assisting you to develop internal and external resources such as the sense of freedom, choices, healthy sense of self, responsibility, managing life balance, and strong support systems and relationships.
As you are in the process of looking for a therapist, you may already be half-way through resolving your issues. It is said that client's readiness and willingness to make changes is the strongest indicator of successful therapy outcome. As a therapist, I will accompany you in the journey of actualizing your fullest potential by assisting you to develop internal and external resources such as the sense of freedom, choices, healthy sense of self, responsibility, managing life balance, and strong support systems and relationships.
Do you worry, overthink, feel anxious, have panic attacks, social anxiety, PTSD, or avoid situations because of anxiety/trauma? Your thoughts may be racing, spiraling, or making you feel like you’re experiencing distressing situations all over again. You may be left feeling overwhelmed, out of control, and not knowing how to cope. You may avoid people, isolate yourself, worry about others judging you, or feel anxious about relationships. Anxiety can sometimes consume your thoughts and make it hard to focus on anything else. At times, it can feel hard to function.
Do you worry, overthink, feel anxious, have panic attacks, social anxiety, PTSD, or avoid situations because of anxiety/trauma? Your thoughts may be racing, spiraling, or making you feel like you’re experiencing distressing situations all over again. You may be left feeling overwhelmed, out of control, and not knowing how to cope. You may avoid people, isolate yourself, worry about others judging you, or feel anxious about relationships. Anxiety can sometimes consume your thoughts and make it hard to focus on anything else. At times, it can feel hard to function.
Karlie Markendorf
Counselor, LMHC, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98101
Waitlist for new clients
During times of stress and transition, seeking therapy can be a source of support, comfort, and even inspiration. My experience has focused on creative and body-centered approaches to growth and healing, including art therapy, trauma-sensitive yoga, dreamwork, and EMDR. This includes grief work and issues that accompany trauma-related treatment, such as anxiety, depression, and existential/spiritual issues. Additional themes in clients' healing work include explorations of relationships, sexuality, and identity. I love working co-creatively with clients of all ages and backgrounds.
During times of stress and transition, seeking therapy can be a source of support, comfort, and even inspiration. My experience has focused on creative and body-centered approaches to growth and healing, including art therapy, trauma-sensitive yoga, dreamwork, and EMDR. This includes grief work and issues that accompany trauma-related treatment, such as anxiety, depression, and existential/spiritual issues. Additional themes in clients' healing work include explorations of relationships, sexuality, and identity. I love working co-creatively with clients of all ages and backgrounds.
Katie Morse
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98121
My approach to therapy is supportive and empathetic.I believe the most important element of therapy is the genuine connection between the client and therapist. Each client has unique needs and my goal is to meet each client where they are in their process of self awareness and healing. Therefore I utilize a variety of modalities such as CBT, ACT and Mindfulness. I see psychotherapy as a joint collaboration between therapist and client and strive to empower each client in their journey of inner exploration, mental, spiritual and physical healing.
My approach to therapy is supportive and empathetic.I believe the most important element of therapy is the genuine connection between the client and therapist. Each client has unique needs and my goal is to meet each client where they are in their process of self awareness and healing. Therefore I utilize a variety of modalities such as CBT, ACT and Mindfulness. I see psychotherapy as a joint collaboration between therapist and client and strive to empower each client in their journey of inner exploration, mental, spiritual and physical healing.
Do you struggle with low self-esteem, negative self-talk, feeling not good enough, feeling like a failure, or feeling like you're somehow flawed or unworthy? Do you compare yourself to others and feel like you fall short? Or does it feel like no matter how hard you try, it's never good enough?
Do you struggle with low self-esteem, negative self-talk, feeling not good enough, feeling like a failure, or feeling like you're somehow flawed or unworthy? Do you compare yourself to others and feel like you fall short? Or does it feel like no matter how hard you try, it's never good enough?
Dr. Jarryn Robinson-Ellis
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Belltown, Seattle, WA 98121 (Online Only)
I am deeply committed to creating a safe and inclusive therapeutic space for individuals and couples. My passion lies in addressing the unique challenges faced by women, particularly in the realm of motherhood and parenting. I recognize the complexities and emotional nuances of these roles, and I'm dedicated to helping clients navigate their journeys with empathy, resilience, and self-discovery. In addition to my focus on women's issues and motherhood, I am passionate about exploring the experiences of BIPOC individuals, Couples, and those struggling with concerns like anxiety, depression, and attachment related concerns.
I am deeply committed to creating a safe and inclusive therapeutic space for individuals and couples. My passion lies in addressing the unique challenges faced by women, particularly in the realm of motherhood and parenting. I recognize the complexities and emotional nuances of these roles, and I'm dedicated to helping clients navigate their journeys with empathy, resilience, and self-discovery. In addition to my focus on women's issues and motherhood, I am passionate about exploring the experiences of BIPOC individuals, Couples, and those struggling with concerns like anxiety, depression, and attachment related concerns.
Therapy is a unique and personal journey that can lead to tremendous healing. Using your personal goals and values as a guiding force in our work together, we will create a safe space for you to feel known and empowered. My therapeutic approach focuses on amplifying your strengths and helping you live your purpose each and every day. My background includes work with adults and adolescents struggling with anxiety, grief and loss, eating disorders, trauma, and the perinatal time period. I love working with individuals who find themselves navigating changing seasons of life, as well.
Therapy is a unique and personal journey that can lead to tremendous healing. Using your personal goals and values as a guiding force in our work together, we will create a safe space for you to feel known and empowered. My therapeutic approach focuses on amplifying your strengths and helping you live your purpose each and every day. My background includes work with adults and adolescents struggling with anxiety, grief and loss, eating disorders, trauma, and the perinatal time period. I love working with individuals who find themselves navigating changing seasons of life, as well.
Welcome! My name is Ann Thomas, and I am so glad that you have decided to take your first steps towards starting therapy! Seeking counseling is a courageous act, and I am happy to be alongside you. I received my master's degree in counseling psychology from Antioch University in Seattle, WA. I have experience working with folks with ADHD, bipolar disorders, depression, anxiety, and more.
Welcome! My name is Ann Thomas, and I am so glad that you have decided to take your first steps towards starting therapy! Seeking counseling is a courageous act, and I am happy to be alongside you. I received my master's degree in counseling psychology from Antioch University in Seattle, WA. I have experience working with folks with ADHD, bipolar disorders, depression, anxiety, and more.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.