The desired therapeutic relationship between our counselors and their teen clients can best be described as collaborative, safe, trusting, and respectful.
As adolescents are developing a sense of self within the family while preparing for adulthood, counseling is a means by which adolescents can gain emotional regulation skills and strengthen their sense of self in the world.
Through counseling, adolescents hope to:
- Recognize and modify negative patterns of behavior
- Address emotional difficulties related to traumatic life events
- Gain mental health support for matters related to anxiety or depression, which might include thoughts of self-harm or risk-taking behaviors
- Improve self-esteem or feelings of social isolation
- Work towards future social, academic and financial goals to become independent
Our counselors are in-network providers for most major health insurance companies, including but not limited to: Aetna, Cigna, First Choice, Kaiser Permanente, Premera, Regence, and Optum/United Healthcare. Please call 206-858-1177 for additional details.
Adolescent Practitioners
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Nicole Ahn, MA, LMHC
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Emily Bates, MA, LMFT, MHP
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Jing Ceci Bissonnette, MA, LMFTA
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Ythu Cruzada, MA, LMHCA
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Sarah Davis, MSW, LICSW
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Austin Edge, MA, LMFTA
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Sheila Ewell, MA, MS, LMHC
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Liam Kelly, MSW, LSWAIC
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Cassie Matsuzaki, MS, LMHC, NCC
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Alex Moore, MA, LMFTA
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Hannah Nye, MA, LMHCA
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John Patella, Ed.D., LMHC
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Mark Pilger, PhD, MA, LMHC, NCC
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Elise Quiggins, MA, LMFTA
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Jensen Southwick, MA, LMHCA
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Rachel Stewart, MA, LICSW
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Elizabeth Vital-Gragnani, MA, LMHC, SUDPT, RDT
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Kate Vittes, PhD, MPH, MSW, LSWAIC
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Jessica Wattnem, MBA, MA, LMFTA
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Theresa Winther, MA, LMFT, SUDP, MAC
