Island Center Counseling PLLC

Creating change comes from being curious and compassionate about all aspects of your inner world, the thoughts, feelings, and perceptions that present as problematic.The most painful internal experiences can be transformed as your awareness turns inward to explore their origins and meanings. I know this to be true from both experience and observation as clients find that what appear to be hindrances can become sources of growth and clarity. All the answers come from within you and together we will create an approach that addresses your needs and goals.

My approach is solution focused and person centered. I’ve had training in Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

I enjoy supporting people who have concerns across the spectrum of mood and thought disorders. I will work with you to find the strategies that best address what you need.

I am also very interested in issues with creativity and imagination and in helping clients move through the barriers that keep them from fully expressing themselves. Counseling can help prepare us for the risks and rewards of sharing ourselves and our creations with the world.

I have worked extensively with First Responders and am familiar with the issues they experience.

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience in counseling and crisis intervention. I have an M.F.A. from Columbia University and an M.S.W. from the University of Washington.

I do sessions on-line through the platform, Doxy.me. I offer a free 15 minute consultation to decide if we’re a good fit as partners to explore the possibilities that live inside you.

Primary Address:

315 Ericksen Ave NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Phone: 206-351-4914

Email: islandcentercounseling@yahoo.com

Website: islandcentercounseling.org

Additional Services: Community Workshops.

Membership: Clinical

Licensures/Certifications: LICSW

License #: LW00007934

Populations: Adults, Geriatrics, LGBTQIA+

Issues and Concerns: Abusive Relationships / Domestic Violence, ADD/ADHD, Addictions and Substance Abuse, Adult Survivors of Child Trauma / Abuse, Aging (includes Geriatric Issues), Anger, Anxiety and Panic Disorders, Autistic Spectrum Disorders (includes Asperger's Disorder), Behavior Addictions, Bipolar Disorders, Career, Chronic Illness, Creativity, Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Family of Origin, Grief and Loss, LGBT, Life Transitions, Loss, Marriage, Medical Issues, Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Phobias and OCD, Postpartum and Perinatal Depression, Rape and Sexual Assault, Self Harm, Social Skills, Spirituality, Stress Management, Trauma and PTSD

Treatment Modalities: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Critical Incident Debriefing, DBT (Dialectic Behavior Therapy), Dreamwork, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Existential / Humanistic, Internal Family Systems, Interpersonal Therapy, Meditation and Mindfulness (includes MBSR - Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), Narrative Therapy, Positive Psychology, Psychoanalytic / Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy / Strategic Family Therapy

Insurance: Private pay only, no insurance accepted. Sliding scale or reduced fee possible.