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As a military brat, spouse, and first responder, I bring a lived understanding of how service, sacrifice, and painful experiences ...
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As a military brat, spouse, and first responder, I bring a lived understanding of how service, sacrifice, and painful experiences shape us, and how we can cultivate resilience, healing, and wholeness.
I am a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 28 years of experience supporting children, families, and service professionals through life’s most difficult challenges. I specialize in treating trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, and complex family dynamics. I also have extensive experience working with military members, veterans, first responders, and individuals impacted by abuse or sex addiction. My approach is collaborative, strength-based, and direct.
I earned my Master of Counseling in marriage and family therapy from the University of Phoenix. I integrate evidence-based approaches, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, dialectical behavior therapy, and solution-focused therapy, to support healing, emotional regulation, and healthy relationships.
Seeking support can feel overwhelming, but you do not have to face it alone. I strive to create a safe, respectful space where you feel heard and supported as we work through what may be holding you back. Together, we can identify practical tools and strategies to help you heal, strengthen relationships, and move toward a more balanced and meaningful life.
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As a person who has experienced trauma, loss, and chronic health conditions, I have an authentic understanding of how these can im...
As a person who has experienced trauma, loss, and chronic health conditions, I have an authentic understanding of how these can impact your life and how building coping strategies and skills can empower you to move forward.
I am a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with 14 years of experience providing therapy to individuals facing chronic illness, medical diagnosis crisis, grief, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression and multiple other mental health diagnosis. I have experience supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community. I work with a wide range of clients and tailor care to each person’s unique goals and needs.
I earned my Master of Social Work from Eastern Washington University. My approach includes cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, strength-based therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, Gottman method interventions, motivational interviewing, boundary-focused work, and supportive therapy.
I am a nonjudgmental and compassionate therapist who strives to create a relaxed, safe space where you feel heard and supported. Together, we will identify meaningful goals and develop practical strategies to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
As a person with lived experience, I understand that your care needs to be tailored to you and focus on solutions to gain confiden...
As a person with lived experience, I understand that your care needs to be tailored to you and focus on solutions to gain confidence in your ability to make changes.
I am a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with 33 years of experience in the mental health field. I specialize in working with individuals navigating complex and long-term challenges, including trauma, mood disorders, anxiety, and life transitions. My work often supports clients who are seeking deeper insight, sustained change, and recovery through a thoughtful and collaborative therapeutic process.
I earned my master’s degree in social work from New York University. My clinical approach is grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy and incorporates motivational interviewing, stages of change, recovery-oriented care, and Beckian cognitive behavior therapy techniques that are tailored to each client’s unique needs.
You can expect me to be deeply curious about your experiences, goals, and personal story. Together, we will build a clear understanding of what has shaped you and develop strategies that support meaningful progress and hope. Change takes time and practice, and you do not have to navigate it alone. I am here to support you every step of the way.
You deserve dedicated time with a mental health professional — it can be life-changing.
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Grief and loss counseling helps people grieve difficult losses including the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or the end of a relationship. It helps people navigate their grief process and eventually accept, understand, and move forward from their loss. Thriveworks grief therapists in Vancouver, WA have specific experience, training, and skills that enable them to best support grieving individuals.
Grief and loss counseling isn’t one-size-fits-all, but it involves sharing about your loss and then working with your counselor to acknowledge and accept your new reality in its wake. Your provider at Thriveworks in Vancouver, WA will design your treatment plan around your unique needs and goals for therapy, applying the counseling techniques that best support them.
If you have recently experienced an event like the death of a loved one, a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or another major life change, then you may want to seek grief and loss counseling. Grief can be caused by many experiences and events, so if you feel that you are having trouble moving on from a certain event or find that it is still impacting your life and functioning, grief and loss counseling can help you process it more effectively so that you can move on and once again find fulfillment and satisfaction in your life.
There are many counseling theories for treating grief, one of the most frequently used being the dual process model of grief which helps people acknowledge who or what they’ve lost through rumination while also adjusting to the new roles and identities that this loss has now placed on them. There are also many commonly used therapy approaches used in grief and loss counseling, including Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and traumatic grief therapy.
Grief & loss counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
For many, grief and loss counseling lasts for about 6 months. For others, it may last shorter or longer, depending on the severity of their loss and their grief.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Vancouver is located at the corner of NE 77th Ave and NE 45th St. We currently share the building with TRW and Okojie Wellness, among other businesses, and are located in the same parking lot as Romano Capital Inc.
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