Therapy is a way for you to speak unabashedly about your thoughts and experiences, with the trust and confidence that you are worthy of respect and your words are worth listening to. I’ve always been described as a warm person, so becoming a therapist for me has been a way to pair my natural warmth with the skills and techniques that help you increase your ability to notice and manage your emotions.
In this space, your job is to be you. Maybe in your life, people haven’t deeply listened to you or respected your boundaries. Therapy isn’t about changing them, though that’s definitely a hope that can linger. Therapy is about changing the patterns that aren’t working for you anymore, so that when someone does push your boundaries or when you find yourself emotionally off balance, you know how to navigate it and make decisions based on your needs and values.
For me, one of the great privileges of being a therapist is being able to notice the social intricacies of the human experience. You can’t just read a book and think you know enough about someone else’s experience. I might share an identity with you, but that doesn’t mean our life experiences are the same. My goal is to always approach your words and experiences with compassion, levity, and kindness.
The idea is not that I will always get it right – that’s why we are a partnership. I bring the tools and ability to attune to things you might not realize about yourself, and you bring a deep understanding of your own history and values. The idea is that we will team together to help you reach your goals and deepen your ability to trust yourself.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate with the State of Washington (#SC61166185). I regularly seek consultation from colleagues as well as my licensed supervisor, Katherine Walter, MSW, LICSW, CSW-G (LICSW #LW 60136151).
Zoe offers individual counseling (not couples). She sees adults and seniors (18+).
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Frequency metrics:
Please use this as a guide if you’re considering allowing a client to drop down to every other week or monthly. Similarly, if you have an every-other-week or monthly client and their acuity increases, they need to increase their frequency.
Unlock the front door. You need to flip the deadbolt to “vertical”.
Disarm the alarm using your code. The alarm panel is in the top drawer of the cabinet by the front door (the cabinet under the big mirror)
Turn on the lights and lamps.
Turn on the sound machine in the hallway (located on the decorative cabinet in the hallway). Also turn on the lamp on top of this cabinet.
Turn on the music (Spotify should be running on the iPad. Using the remote in the drawer with the alarm panel, turn on the sound bar and press play.)
If you like coffee, make coffee (if not done already)
Turn off the lights and lamps.
Close the windows (especially on the waiting room side — they are all alarmed)
Turn off the sound machine in the hallway (located on the decorative cabinet in the hallway). Also turn off the lamp on top of this cabinet.
Ignore the music and ipad – it will take care of itself.
Arm the alarm – just press “away” and leave.
SUPER IMPORTANT: Lock the front door. You need to flip the deadbolt to “horizontal”.
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