Welcome

Coronavirus Update

Thrive for the People remains open and we are offering online therapy at this time.

Who You Are

Are you a giver, healer, or fixer who feels depleted, empty, unworthy, lonely, and unsatisfied on the inside? Do you find yourself constantly giving to others and are now ready to focus on your own mental health?

You may struggle with tuning into your own wants and needs, prioritizing self-care, expressing your emotions, and asserting yourself. You may feel a gnawing sense of emptiness that cannot be filled by work, friends, family, or food; nor can you escape it through instant gratifications or mindless distractions. You may have a hard time depending on others and asking for help even when you are at your limit. You may struggle with lack of self-discipline and/or overworking yourself to the point of exhaustion. You may have a wealth of compassion, love, faith, support, and kindness for others and yet do not have a positive relationship with yourself. Instead, you may be angry, blaming, and critical of yourself for not living up to your full potential. You might wonder if there is some magical ingredient for happiness and connection that others have that you do not. You might say to yourself, “If people really know who I am, they won’t like me, and they will leave.”

You are not alone. You are not broken. This pattern of being is learned and can be unlearned.

You are exhausted and ready for change.

By the time you are reading this, you might feel fed up and tired of the patterns of emptiness and loneliness in your life. You may be struggling with depression and anxiety symptoms. You may have a history of trauma that you are now ready to address. You may struggle with your body image and your relationship with food and want to be free of the constant cycles of shame and guilt.

You are in the right place. Counseling can help.

Through counseling, we can help you reconnect with your whole and authentic self, create a more balanced life, prevent burnout, and develop mutually nurturing relationships.

Here at Thrive for the People, we believe that every person has the power to heal themselves by getting in touch with their inner wisdom and nurturing their mind, body, and spirit. Together, we will explore the origins of your patterns of thinking/behaving/relating as well as the functions that these patterns serve, gain insight into your barriers to change, explore your emotional landscape, identify your strengths and resources, and practice new ways of coping in order to help you live a deeply satisfying life.

Photo of the Ballard Counseling office. Therapy for anxiety, depression, disordered eating & trauma. Couples counseling & marriage therapy available. Seattle, WA 98107

Welcome to our Ballard Office

Who We Are

We are a group of passionate therapists who believe in the power of counseling to heal and transform the individual, relationships, families, and society. We deeply value social justice, cultural humility, anti-oppression, and liberation. We aspire to "walk the talk" of living a healthy, authentic, and thriving life while caring for others and contributing to our communities from a place of overflow. See our therapist profiles for more information.

Our Approach to Counseling

We use an overarching feminist multicultural and interpersonal process framework, which means that we will explore with you the historical, societal, community, family, relationship, and personal factors that contribute to your concerns. We believe that the relationship between you and your therapist is an important part of what makes therapy work. We will provide a supportive space with deep listening, warmth, understanding, encouragement, and gentle challenging. We use an integrative approach and we will tailor evidence-based treatment to your unique needs.