Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Hello! My name is Sarah and I have been a licensed mental health counselor since 2003. I have also held many titles such as a certified thanatologist (grief and loss), clinical supervisor, and clinic director. I have worked in many settings besides private practice, including community mental health settings where I often worked with the chronically mentally ill, drug court where I worked together with substance use counselors to help people with addiction, and marital counseling centers where I taught communication skills to couples. I have treated clients who have struggled with depression, anxiety, relationship, and/or family issues, phase of life issues, grief and loss, and I have worked with many adult children of alcoholics and the challenge of low self esteem.
Asking for help takes a lot of courage, and you should be proud of yourself getting to this point of choosing the right counselor for yourself.
I strive to be a safe place for my clients, that they know that they are never judged, only given positive regard and encouragement. I am an interactive therapist, often looking for those “blind spots” my clients can’t see are not in their best interest, and bringing them to light so my client can have those”light bulb” moments of new insight into themselves. I often remind my clients in the beginning that change in therapy is not a “drive through” fix, and it takes a commitment from both the client and the counselor to achieve the goals, outcomes, and change the client is wanting.
My approach is very eclectic, learning with years of experience, that different clients learn in different ways. I tend towards the cognitive behavioral, Adlerian, (feelings create thoughts, thoughts create beliefs, and beliefs create belief systems) and psycho-dynamic approaches. I am flexible in my approaches knowing that some clients need a more coaching kind of approach with lots of cheer leading, while others need a more nurturing and gentle approach.
I look forward to building a therapeutic alliance and relationship with you !
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Sarah Ross is a Washington-based mental health counselor who has been licensed since 2003 and brings 27 years of professional experience to her practice. She is licensed in Washington as a mental health counselor – her license number is LH00008167 – and she also holds certification as a thanatologist, specializing in grief and loss.
Her career has included roles as a clinical supervisor and clinic director, and she has worked in a variety of settings beyond private practice. Those settings include community mental health programs where she supported individuals with chronic mental illness, drug court programs collaborating with substance use counselors, and marital counseling centers where she taught communication skills to couples.
Sarah has treated people facing depression, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, phase-of-life transitions, grief and loss, and challenges such as low self-esteem often experienced by adult children of alcoholics. She also addresses trauma and abuse, parenting and career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and general coping with life changes.
She encourages anyone seeking help to recognize the courage it takes to begin therapy and to feel proud of taking that step. Sarah aims to provide a nonjudgmental therapeutic environment defined by positive regard and encouragement. Her style is interactive – she helps clients identify the “blind spots” that may be limiting them so they can experience moments of clear insight.
Sarah emphasizes that meaningful change in therapy requires commitment from both client and counselor, and she avoids presenting therapy as a quick fix. Her approach is eclectic and adaptable; she often draws on cognitive-behavioral, Adlerian, and psychodynamic techniques – holding the view that feelings influence thoughts, thoughts shape beliefs, and beliefs form systems of meaning. She adjusts her manner as needed, offering a more coaching-style, cheerleading stance for some clients and a gentler, nurturing approach for others, and she looks forward to building a strong therapeutic alliance with those she works with.
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