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Therapy Services

Therapy 

Welcome to therapy—a space where you can tackle emotional, psychological, and relationship challenges, from anxiety and depression to personal growth. It's a journey toward improved well-being and self-discovery for a more fulfilling life.

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I'm committed to providing a safe haven for everyone, especially those from marginalized communities. While I can see clients age 12+ for a variety of concerns, I specialize in Relationship Dynamics (including Polyamory/Ethical Non-monogamy),  sexual trauma, body image issues, sex positivity, ADHD and more.

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You can find me at Real Life Counseling in Vancouver, Wa as a licensed clinical social worker associate, offering evidence-based approaches influenced by various therapies. Whether it's CBT, Attachment, or trauma-focused methods, my goal is to tailor therapy to your needs.

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To schedule a session, please fill out a request at https://reallifecounseling.us/becoming-a-client or call call (360) 619-2226. If you need assistance email rlc-referrals@reallifecounseling.us. I accept most major insurance as well as private pay and offer both in-person and telehealth appointments. If you have questions about your benefits, our receptionist can assist you. Let's embark on this journey toward healing together.

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Individual Therapy

Individual therapy involves one-on-one sessions between a client and a therapist to address personal challenges, improve mental health, and promote overall well-being.

 

Common therapeutic modalities include:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors to improve mood and behavior.

  • Psychodynamic Therapy: Explores unconscious processes and past experiences to gain insight into current issues and promote healing.

  • Mindfulness-Based Therapy: Incorporates mindfulness techniques to increase awareness of thoughts, feelings, and sensations and promote acceptance and resilience.

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Family Therapy

Family therapy involves sessions with family members or partners to address relational issues, improve communication, and foster understanding and unity within the family unit.

 

Common therapeutic modalities in family therapy include:

  • Structural Family Therapy: Restructuring family dynamics and roles to promote healthier interactions and boundaries.

  • Narrative Therapy: Understanding existing narratives and empowering families to rewrite their stories in more positive ways. 

  • Bowenian Family Therapy: Examines multigenerational patterns and promotes differentiation to improve relational dynamics.

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Identifies  underlying emotions and attachment patterns to strengthen family bonds and restore trust and intimacy.

  • Attachment Therapy: Emphasize creating secure and nurturing attachments between family members, fostering trust, empathy, and resilience.

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Partner/Relationship Dynamics

Relationship therapy supports partners of all constellations—monogamous, polyamorous, queer, platonic, and more—in deepening connection, navigating challenges, and co-creating a relationship that reflects shared values and mutual care. Sessions may address communication, intimacy, trust, boundaries, conflict, and systems of influence (e.g., culture, trauma, attachment, power dynamics) impacting the relationship.

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Common therapeutic modalities in partner and relationship therapy include:

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Helps partners identify emotional needs and attachment patterns to foster connection, reduce distress, and create secure relational bonds.

  • The Gottman Method: Evidence-based techniques focused on improving communication, managing conflict, increasing friendship, and building shared meaning.

  • Relational Life Therapy (RLT): Balances accountability and compassion, helping partners address power imbalances, understand core relational wounds, and shift into more respectful and connected dynamics.

  • Nonviolent Communication (NVC): Supports clarity and empathy in communication by focusing on observations, feelings, needs, and requests.

  • Narrative Therapy: Encourages partners to externalize problems, explore dominant cultural stories, and reshape their shared narrative in alignment with their hopes and values.

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