Who We Are

FOUNDER & Owner
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Laura grew up in Federal Way, Washington. Her whole life, she found herself in new places, amidst new cultures, surrounded by new people. Each had stories unique to themselves, and through these experiences, she cultivated her passion for learning, growing, and exploring. Since graduating from Southern Connecticut State University in 2010, she has been working with individuals and families as a marriage and family therapist to discover freedom and resolution in the midst of struggles. Now, with her cross-cultural expertise, a deeply personal understanding of spirituality, and years of experience as a community-based researcher, Laura not only gets to do what she loves as a therapist, she also gets to build her dream team of incredible therapists. Together, they are able to reach further than she ever could alone and serve even more people in her home town.

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Clinical Director
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Rebekah values being able to come alongside people in their hardest moments, develop an understanding of how they got where they are, and then partner with them to create a new path. Though this journey is not easy, you can trust Rebekah's skill in finding the strength you possess. She sees the hope in your challenges where you perhaps cannot at this moment. Rebekah wants to team up and collaborate with you to find practical solutions to current challenges while exploring and better understanding the origin of feelings and behaviors that are challenging you today.

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ASSISTANT CLINICAL DIRECTOR
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Danielle has always possessed a curiosity for what motivates people and what contributes to their sense of fulfillment in life. This curiosity informs her holistic, thematic, and integrative approach to therapy as she listens intently and takes care to ask the right questions at the right time. Danielle specializes in working with those facing relationship challenges, sex and intimacy issues, eating disorders, anxiety, and ADHD. The welcoming, kind, and judgement-free space that Danielle cultivates with her clients along with her direct and solution-focused therapy allows her clients to move through the therapeutic process fully and authentically knowing they have a strong guide by their side. 

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CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
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Cherie aims to provide her clients a calm place of respite from the noise of everyday live by offering a secure space free of judgement, comparison. She believes her client is the expert of their own life and she the student. Cherie works with individuals of all religions, races, genders, and identities who experience issues stemming from crisis, trauma, depression, anxiety, life transitions, chronic illness, or attachment/relationship issues. She strives to integrate her optimistic, compassionate, and down-to-earth personality with evidence-based therapeutic approaches to empower, bring hope, and encourage healing. 

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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
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Haley believes it takes great courage to seek help, particularly during hard times. She also believes we should not have to survive hard things by ourselves, feeling stuck and alone in this world. You deserve to be here, be heard, and be helped. Haley wants to provide this support to each of her clients. She is an empathetically direct, encouraging, challenging, and compassionate therapist who is committed too your journey towards clarity, healing, and a happier life.

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Clinical Supervisor
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Sharayah knows that life can bring hurtful and overwhelming experiences. It is natural for our bodies to disengage in these moments particularly if we do not feel we have the resources or support needed to move forward. Chronic stress and burnout are very in our world today, but they are not personal failures; rather, they can represent our bodies' attempts to protect us, and learning about and practicing self-compassion can offer real help. No matter who she is working with, Sharayah wants to help individuals to feel well-connected and more like themselves by building things into their lives that sustain, fuel, and give back. Her holistic, individualized, and open approach to therapy helps individuals develop new ways of relating and interacting with their worlds, other people, and themselves.

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NURSE PRACTITIONER
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Karin brings to clients the opportunity to explore whether or not incorporating medication would be helpful in their therapeutic journey. She works with clients as a teammate and enjoys working on the best care plan possible for each of her clients. She believes that when those involved in the client's care plan come together as a team - the client, providers, and those close to the client - life-changing and long-lasting results can be achieved.

Karin deeply enjoys providing care to all clients seeking her help and specializes in care across the lifespan whether it be a 3-year-old child with ADHD or a 103-year-old adult suffering from depression. She also specializes in LGBTQ health, gender-affirming treatments, family- and systems-based interventions, trauma-informed care, multimodal treatments (pharmacotherapy + psychotherapy), and interdisciplinary collaborative care. 

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Mental Health Counselor
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Holly provides her clients with an authentic, direct, and nurturing demeanor. She is there to help identify strengths and gifts that already exist and work with you to help reduce or manage distressing patterns that you would like to see change. She is particularly interested in working with individuals and couples experiencing difficult and transitional seasons of life, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Complex-PTSD, depression and anxiety.  Holly is experienced in supporting single parents on their journey, clergy, and values being able to serve the military and first responder communities. She most often uses modalities such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, psychoanalytic therapy and solution-focused therapy. She is happy to integrate Christian Counseling into therapy for clients who request it.

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Mental Health Counselor
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Jenna knows everyone experiences life and this world in a unique way, and sometimes our experiences are more overwhelming, complicated, and difficult than others for a number of reasons. Jenna wants to come alongside those struggling with life and relationships to offer insights and tools that will help them feel empowered. While she enjoys working with a variety of ages and issues, Jenna has specialized in adults struggling with self-esteem, depression, anxiety, or ADHD, as well as those of mixed ethnicities, people of color, refugees, and the Muslim community as they work through oppression, a complex family of origin experience, and much more. With Jenna you will find a warm and experienced professional invested in hearing and understanding your life experiences and goals and prepared to help you experience and interact with the world in a more confident, compassionate, and powerful way. 

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Marriage & Family Therapist
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Sinead brings with her a deep respect for an individual's story, an adventurous spirit, and a desire to learn and explore with her clients. Her warm and gentle personality encourages those she speaks with to be themselves throughout the therapeutic process. Sinead works with individuals, couples, and families in an effort to understand their current environment and experiences while exploring new perspectives. She believes this collaborative approach ultimately can lead to an empowered sense of self. 

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Mental Health Counselor
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Talia believes everyone is the expert on their own life and feels privileged when given the opportunity to be a guide for someone during their life. In therapy, she seeks to find the underlying imbalance in a client's life that she finds exists in the challenges or dysfunctions being experienced. Talia specializes in working with non-monogamous relationships, individuals who have participated in the erotic trade industry, and the kink and queer communities. She also specializes in working with substance use disorders, relationship dynamics and patterns within alternative relationships, anxiety, depression, trauma and ADHD. Talia is outgoing and passionate about therapy and looks forward to sharing a space free of judgement with you in which she can gain your trust and encourage you to share and process your experiences of life with her. 

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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

Victoria works with adult and older adolescent individuals and couples struggling with a variety of concerns such as depression, anxiety, body image/dysmorphia, relationship/family distress, and personality disorders. She has a specific appreciation for working with those populations to process and work through past traumas. Victoria believes that everyone comes into their present situations based on what they have gone through, and that to understand ourselves we must recognize how our past experiences have shaped us. Beneficial to her work with trauma and disordered eating, Victoria has knowledge in nutritional psychology and formal training in EMDR, currently awaiting certification. 

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Mental Health Counselor
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While serving in the military, Amanda uncovered a talent and desire for helping people as she was exposed to a vast array of life stressors in those serving around her. She followed this calling and now specializes in working with struggling veterans, those going through life transitions, and women issues. She is also passionate about working with autism, anxiety, self-esteem, conflict resolution, and relationship issues. Amanda desires to work with anyone ready to start or continue “the work” of personal growth and change. She is ready with a warm and accepting environment to help you heal and empower you to make better decisions aligned with the life that you are trying to build.

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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
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Daniel is honored to hear the stories of others and come alongside them in darker, discouraging, confusing, or seemingly impossible times. He offers his clients a strusting and safe environment in which to explore and discover the complexitites of their worlds. Clients will find Daniel to be a kind, warm, good humored, and patient listener, motivated to guide each one through the journey towards growth, change, and understanding.

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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
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Dominique knows that life can bring unbearable pain and she knows how important and rare it is to find someone to listen, support, encourage, and challenge without judgement. Individual, couple, and family clients find a safe space filled with assistance, honesty, and groundedness as she helps them reach their own version of self-actualization. Dominque is honored by her clients' bravery in sharing their stories, their willingness to trust her guidance, and their time and commitment to the process.

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MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST

Edmond has experience providing individual, family, and group therapy, helping clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and addiction. He uses a variety of counseling techniques, including Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. Edmond has experience providing therapy since 2020, including outpatient mental health counseling (in-person and telehealth), community outreach, case management, and collaborating with his clients other health care providers to best serve them.

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MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST
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Julia loves the opportunity to hear her clients' stories and perspectives as she collaborates with them to explore ways of living a life they imagine for themselves. She sees individuals of all ages, families, and couples seeking help with a wide range of concerns such as depression, anxiety, struggling relationships, life transitions, and more. Julia is also passionate about working with teenagers, those working through spiritual or existential questions, and anyone who is particularly nervous about beginning therapy. Her comfortable, caring, grounded, and conversational personality and techniques put her clients at ease so they can do the transformative work they are there to do.

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MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST
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Kimberly empathetically collaborates with her clients throughout their therapeutic journey, meeting them where they are in their unique circumstances. Authenticity, social justice, acceptance, and curiosity from a warm and non-judgmental stance are all values that infuse her therapeutic practice. Kimberly takes a special interest in blended families, couples, parenting, grief & loss, medical family therapy, military families, perinatal women, and life transitions. Kimberly also offers faith-based counseling for clients who seek to integrate their spirituality and their therapeutic journey.

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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
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Kris's approach to therapy is person-centered and trauma-informed, with a foundation in social justice. They believe each person has a story completely unique to themselves that deserves to be heard and understood. They work to create a trusting relationship with their clients to best support them and develop a way forward. Kris pulls from therapies such as
Narrative, Dialectical Behavioral (DBT), Strengths-based, Solution Focused, Motivational Interviewing, and Feminist/Queer theory. Kris is committed to supporting their clients in finding those places where progress is made, offering an empathetic, calm, and encouraging presence.

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marriage and family therapist
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Marisa is fascinated with the process of life, how we can move through it with grit, vulnerability, and authenticity even when we are feeling threatened, angry, or uncomfortable. She believes we do not grow through challenges alone, but also through companionship which often comes from unexpected places. Marisa helps her clients explore the impact of relationships, culture, and the many systems we live in and through therapeutic dialogue centers her clients' experience and emotions as guides for the process of therapy. Clients experience Marisa's warmth and sincerity as she collaborates with them, first meeting them wholly where they are at, to build concrete skills alongside their existing strengths to navigate difficulty. 

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marriage and family therapist
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Megan is honored to be able to help others through therapy, particularly in today's climate with increased stressors. She works with individuals, couples, and families seeking care for themselves and their relationships. Her patience, understanding, and collaborative nature creates an environment that promotes authenticity and respects vulnerability. Whether struggling with issues such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship conflict, self-esteem, or low motivation, Megan wants to offer encouragement and insight that will help her clients find more joy and purpose within their lives.

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Mental Health Counselor
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Meghan deeply enjoys providing her clients with an empathetic and non-judgmental ear, offering insights and guidance as a professional. She works with individuals of all ages working with a variety of mental health concerns such as anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Meghan works with her clients collaboratively to learn about their life experiences, uniques circumstances, strengths, and their minds. Her goal is for her clients to feel empowered to live their best, healthiest, most functioning life - whatever that looks like for them. 

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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
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Rachel believes you are so incredibly brave for seeking help and is honored to sit with you as you face the painful, difficult parts of your life. As she does so she makes use of already existing strengths while defering to her clients as the expert on themselves. Rachel offers her clients a safe space where they can speak freely and without fear of judgement. In this space she collaborates with her client to work to improve their quality of life. 

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CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
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Samhar's approach to therapy is holistic and person-centered. He believes in accepting clients as they are and providing them with a safe and non-judgmental space to explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. He incorporates a range of therapeutic theories and models, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and family systems. Samhar provides a supportive, empowering environment in which you can explore your thoughts and feelings, and will work with you to develop effective strategies for coping with life's challenges.

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CLINICAL INTERN
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Angelica aims to provide culturally-aligned and trauma-informed care through a social justice framework that allows her clients to feel understood, safe, hopeful, and empowered. She is equipped to help unpack how clients experience the weight of social injustice, systemic racism, or intergenerational trauma. Utilizing client-centered, evidence and strength-based, narrative, and trauma-informed practices, Angelica guides her clients not just to alleviate symptoms but to create self-care routines and coping skills habitually, which allows them to sustain meaningful lives. 

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CLINICAL INTERN
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With Arielle, you will find a collaborative, affirming outlet for exploration and discovery. Her goal is to create a space of non-judgement and fluidity while leaving room for constant transformation of the self. Some modalities used in session with Arielle include Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Bowen Family Systems Theory. She values the importance of learning about what makes you you while also tapping into systemic theory to dive deeper into patterns in your story. Arielle aims to create a space of equity and encourages feedback to ensure she meets you where you are at.

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CLINICAL INTERN

Christian Chan is earning a Masters in Couples and Family Therapy from Seattle University. Christian has training experiences in individual, family, and group counseling, and has previously worked with the Neurodiverse community and preschool age children. Christian is an intern at Twin Lakes Counseling under the supervision of Dr. Jarryn Robinson-Ellis, LMFT and provides individual, couples, and family therapy. The primary counseling techniques Christian uses with clients include mindfulness practices, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Structural Family Therapy.  

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CLINICAL INTERN

Elena views the therapeutic relationship as a partnership where all members are working together as a team. She believes that clients bring essential knowledge into the therapy space, and it is her job as the clinician to help leverage this knowledge, while providing new ideas and support, to help the client reach their goals. Elena aims to support her clients and embraces a systemic perspective, meaning that she approaches all problems and solutions while considering relational, cultural, and environmental contexts. Elena has consistently received feedback that she is compassionate, attentive, and gently directive. Her hope is that clients walk out of session feeling challenged at times, but often relieved and with greater comfort and meaning in their lives.

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Clinical Intern

Jillian combines a background in arts education, experience in the equine industry, and a passion for connecting with unique individuals to provide high-quality individualized counseling for her clients. Her creativity, competence, and deep love for people shine through in her clinical work, which is characterized by a growth-mindset, collaboration, and strong interpersonal skills. According to Jillian, "No two people pain the same, and no two riders relate to their horses in the same way" -- she considers this her calling to adapt to each new person and situation with a fresh perspective.

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Clinical Intern
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Jonobie believes in caring for ourselves and, if we can, those around us as well. She appreciates how therapy provides soo many ways of doing so and enjoys sharing this with others. Jonobie offers her clients a judgment-free space, a deep appreciation for the wisdom within each person, and encouragement as she collaboriates with them to find understanding and opportunities for change. She is honored to help her clients reach their goals and move towards the life they desire. 

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CLINICAL INTERN
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Kalisi places a strong emphasis on empathy, collaboration, and cultural sensitivity. He believes in providing a secure and nonjudgmental environment where individuals and families can share their stories. By tailoring his approach to suit each client’s distinct needs and values, he fosters an atmosphere of trust and personal growth. He is committed to nurturing resilience and enhancing mental and emotional well-being within the context of relationships.

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Clinical Intern
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Katherine deeply appreciates how therapy and the use of psychology is able to contexualize the past, inform the present, and free the future. She is grateful for the opportunity to bring this to each of her clients as they journey towards greater understanding of their lives and the world they find themselves in. Katherine's aim is to supporrt, encourage, and offer different ways to view the therapeutic process to help her clients view their worlds with greater compassion, clarity, and courage.

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Clinical Intern
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OluSola offers multi-culturally aware services to individuals and couples. Her main areas of clinical focus include depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, life transitions, caregiver support, work with adolescents, and those experiencing infertility or pregnancy loss. With a desire to provide each client with effective and individualized care, OluSola draws from a toolbox of theories including: internal family systems (IFS), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and person-centered approaches. OluSola offers a safe, judgment-free zone for clients to genuinely express themselves.

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TLC is expanding and hiring the very best mental health therapists and associates for our team.

If you are a licensed mental health practitioner or associate interested in bringing your talents and skills to Federal Way, Washington, apply for our open positions here: https://twinlakescounseling.bamboohr.com/jobs