Gretchen Van Blair

Gretchen Van Blair, LMHC, is a licensed therapist practicing in Washington who helps people navigate anxiety, stress, addictions, eating concerns, and challenges around self-esteem. With six years of clinical work, she focuses on practical strategies for coping while attending to deeper patterns such as attachment wounds, abandonment issues, and the effects of trauma. Her approach emphasizes understanding how past experiences shape present feelings and behaviors.

Gretchen brings an affirming stance to work with LGBTQ+ individuals and offers focused support for body image, disordered eating, and recovery from addictive behaviors. She also addresses life-stage and role-related stressors including caregiver strain, workplace pressures, pregnancy and childbirth transitions, and chronic health challenges. Communication difficulties, control issues, and struggles with guilt or forgiveness are among the relational themes she explores with those she works with.

Her practice centers on building self-awareness, strengthening self-love, and improving interpersonal connection. She aims to collaborate with people who are ready to examine patterns, develop clearer communication, and take steps toward greater emotional balance and purpose in their lives.