Services
Seattle-based trauma & anxiety therapy for adults (18+)
Holistic approaches For your healinG
& inner liberation
How therapy can help
Therapy is a place to (re)connect with yourself and what matters most to you. We can explore how your past impacts your present and why you do what you do - to interrupt unhelpful patterns that keep you feeling “stuck” and to build more peace and presence in life.
Our work together might include:
Explore patterns of how you think, react, communicate, and show up in relationships
Untangle narratives that no longer serve you
Build coping skills to better manage life’s challenges with more compassion
Explore what your emotions and body are signaling to you, and how to respond
Reclaim what brings you joy and meaning
Explore your identities and different ways to express yourself or move through the world
Gradually face fears that are holding you back
Process trauma to move beyond your past
I am collaborative in my approach and will tailor our sessions to address your unique goals and needs. I strive to offer therapy from a relational, anti-oppressive, multicultural, and neuro-affirming lens. I integrate varying evidence-based modalities to best support your growth, including EMDR, IFS (parts work), Somatic therapy (body-oriented approach), DBT, and CBT.
Unaddressed pains can show up as anxiety, depression, trauma, harmful relationships, and self-criticism. Therapy is a space to honor your lived experiences and get to know who you are beneath the survival strategies that have gotten you this far. I’m here to offer support and guidance in creating meaningful changes in your life.
What brings folks to therapy
You might be feeling disconnected from yourself, your body, and the people you love.
You constantly feel on edge and avoid people or places that are important to you.
The fear of failing is preventing you from getting started and taking meaningful risks.
Past painful memories and trauma might be creeping into your present as nightmares, endless worry, constant tension, or a pervasive fear of what might go wrong.
Your mind is often racing and filled with worries or “what ifs”, making it hard to focus on what’s in front of you.
Emotions might feel out of control and be coming out in unexpected ways.
It’s hard to trust yourself, the people in your life, and what you’re feeling.
You often feel like you’re fighting yourself and have a harsh inner voice.
It might be difficult to hold onto your boundaries and advocate for yourself.
You have a hard time making decisions and understanding what you want.
Maybe you’re struggling to know who you are and where you belong.
I work with adult individuals ages 18 and older. I offer in-person therapy in the Ravenna neighborhood of Seattle and virtual sessions to people across Washington state.
Learn more about session fees & frequently asked questions here
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR helps the brain process overwhelming experiences to reduce the emotional charge they carry. This can be helpful for working with painful memories, trauma, or severe anxiety that feels “stuck” in the body. Reprocessing memories aims to lower the intensity of emotional and physical responses, help teach your body where there is safety in the present, and build more adaptive beliefs about yourself, your relationships and the future.
trauma & anxiety Therapy
that HONORs your whole story
Internal family systems (IFS)
All parts of you are welcome.
IFS is a holistic, non-judgmental approach that honors your multitudes and seeks to build capacity for being present with yourself and the complexities of your experiences. This can be supportive for better understanding how you’ve made sense of past experiences and learned to navigate the world. We can move towards creating more peace in your inner world by working through conflicting experiences, cultivating more compassion towards different parts of yourself, and strengthening your sense of self-trust.
Somatic therapy
Learn to reconnect with yourself and your body in ways that feel safe. Somatic therapy helps build an understanding of how your body stores experiences/memories and carries the impact of past challenges or trauma. This can be supportive for better attuning to your internal and physical experiences, while developing tools to help calm your body and regulate emotions when needed. Work on strengthening the mind-body connection to address how anxiety and trauma are stored in your body, rather than solely relying on ways to to think your way out of a physical/emotional reaction.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical means recognizing that seemingly opposite realities can both be true at the same time. DBT emphasizes finding a middle ground to integrate those co-existing truths. This is an approach that seeks to balances both acceptance and meaningful change; validation and challenge; capacity and support. This is a skills-focused approach that helps develop tools for improving mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. I offer support with developing DBT skills that can help you navigate your world and increase acting in alignment with your values. I do not offer full-model DBT services, which generally include a skills training group, phone coaching, and a consultation team.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Understand how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected and impact your wellbeing. CBT helps with identifying and shifting patterns of thinking, related emotions, and subsequent actions that are no longer serving you. On the level of our thoughts - this might include interrupting negative thought spirals, exploring underlying assumptions, expanding your perspective on challenging situations, and developing more compassionate self-talk. On the behavioral side - we might explore actions that align with your values, find ways to increase meaningful experiences in your life, build healthier coping strategies, and work towards facing feared situations.
“Healing is a reminder of what we already are and what we have always been part of.”
— Resmaa Menakem
Getting started
(1) Book a consultation
You can reach out to me to set up a free 15 minute consultation call. We’ll use this time to briefly get to know each other, talk about what you’re wanting to work on in therapy, and decide if we feel like a good fit for your therapeutic goals.
(2) Scheduling
If we feel like a good fit, we’ll find a regular time slot for our sessions and talk through some logistical information. I work with clients on a weekly basis when starting our work together to establish our therapeutic relationship and make progress towards your goals. I offer less frequent appointments to clients who have achieved their goals and are preparing to transition out of therapy.
(3) initial sessions
Our 1st session will be an intake appointment where we’ll go over logistics, your background information and history, and spend time exploring what’s important to you as we begin our work together. This may take 1-3 sessions.
Our following session will focus on deepening our understanding of what you’d like to work on in therapy and clarifying your therapeutic goals. We’ll explore what has worked well for you in the past and map out different pathways towards your goals. It’s normal for people’s goals and priorities to change over time. I view therapy as a collaborative and adaptive space where we can shift the focus and therapeutic approach as need.
"Maybe the most important thing we can do is be willing to sit with the discomfort of not knowing what comes next."
— Kai Cheng Thom
Plumeria Psychotherapy PLLC resides on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, who have stewarded this land since time immemorial. Learn more about the land you occupy and local tribes (including the Duwamish, Snoqualmie, Suquamish, Tulalip, and Muckleshoot tribes in Washington state).