LifeCircle Counseling and Consulting

Yes!

You can call me at 425-320-4710 or fill out the form on my contact page to request an appointment. I will reply as soon as possible.

I work with individuals, couples, and families depending on the nature of my client's needs, goals, and contexts.

Except for information that you give me permission to release to others or information that I am required by the ethics of my profession or by law to release to others in the rare event that I may need to protect your safety or the safety of another person, I will keep what you tell me confidential.

If you haven't already completed intake forms, you will do that first. Then we'll review them so we can talk about anything that needs more discussion. My goal is to start understanding the concerns that bring you to therapy as well as your background and personal history. I also want to learn about what you hope to get out of therapy. You can share as much or as little detail as feels comfortable for you.

Counseling can be described as a process by which distress is relieved. While consulting is an opportunity to receive guidance regarding a specific problem from a professional who has expertise in that area.

I do not currently accept insurance. I can, if you wish, provide you with a bill that you can submit to your insurance company to see if they will reimburse you for out-of-network services.

I don't accept insurance for several reasons. Not accepting insurance:

1. Allows you and I to remain collaboratively in charge of your goals, the length of your treatment, and the nature of your treatment instead of putting them in the hands of an insurance company. 
2. Allows me to charge lower fees because I don't have to spend valuable time on the large amount of paperwork required by insurance companies.
3. Keeps me from having to release private information about you to an insurance company.
4. Keeps me from having to obtain authorization for treatment by telling an insurance company a diagnosis which, in the case of counseling, may then become a permanent part of your record and could, for some diagnoses, be used against you in a future legal or other situation (e.g., seeking employment).