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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LaDonna knows that while we all face difficulties in this world, we also all deserve an outlet to process them. She is passionate about journeying with clients in a collaborative way to meet their desired goals and establish hope, healing, and restoration. Ladonna specializes in treating depression and anxiety, supporting those with chronic illness, and helping clients integrate spirituality into the challenges of life. She also enjoys assisting clients healing from trauma, couples seeking a richer and more meaningful connection, children coping with life stressors, and parents with a wide variety of concerns. Ladonna seeks to bring quality, accessible therapeutic help to individuals, couples, and families in her community, including you. 

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Clinical Supervisor
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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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Jarryn has been working with children, adults, and families for almost 10 years. She works in many different areas such as trauma, mental health relapse, substance use, racialized trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and identity development. Jarryn deeply enjoys her work as a therapist, educator, advocate, and mental health resource for the communities that we serve. She is honored to be able to come alongside individuals and provide support, encouragement, and insight during the most difficult or complex times.

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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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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
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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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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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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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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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Marriage and Family Therapist
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Patrick values the opportunity to come alongside individuals from all walks of life and sojourn with them in this brilliant and deeply troubled world. He works with individuals, couples, and families working through a variety of stressors and painful dynamics with a heart for those struggling with direction, relationships, depression, addiction, grief, and existential or spiritual questioning. He is also passionate about working with young adults and children. Patrick brings great empathy, curiosity, and attentiveness into the therapy room and values trust within the therapeutic relationship as he helps clients discover who they are and how to exist courageously and authentically.

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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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Marriage and Family Therapist
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Rocky believes in and loves her clients’ power to heal. Her passion is to witness how people work on getting their needs met. She supports clients as they move closer to living in sync with their own values. She helps clients reach their goals. Rocky holds space for pain and celebration as clients leverage their strengths to feel a greater sense of peace.

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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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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
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Jeremy believes in the power of change, choice, and challenge and strives to help his clients discover how this looks for themselves as they navigate their lives. Whether in the midst of ongoing conflict, questioning and struggling with a sense of self and identity, or finding themselves at a difficult and scary crossroads, Jeremy wants to walk with all his clients towards discovering the best path for themselves. In a world that makes finding and being who you really are practically impossible, Jeremy's desire is to create a place for clients too show up as they are iin tthe moment, practice what it is like to discover and live authentically, and feel encouraged, valued, and appreciated as all humans should be. He is honored to do this work with you.

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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 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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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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ASSOCIATE CLINICIAN
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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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Clinical Intern
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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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Clinical Intern
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Kris believes every person deserves quality mental health care and is grateful to be able to develop a trusting relationship with their clients in order to provide support and develop a way forward. They offer therapy to individuals, couples, and families with a variety of unique experiences and concerns such as loneliness, depression, and anxiety. Kris also has experiene and is passionate about working with teens and adults struggling with substance use and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Whoever they are seeing, Kris journeys with their cleints to tap into their own personal wellness, find solutions, uncover new perpsectives, and identify areas of strength. The brave space Kris cultivates encourages their clients to dig deep knowing they have an empathetic, calm, and encouraging partner with Kris.

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Clinical Intern
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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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Clinical Intern
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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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Clinical Intern
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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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Clinical Intern
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Tiffany knows that life can feel very dark at times while hope, light, and help can be difficult to find. Her work in therapy comes from a deep appreciation for the power of relationships to provide light, opportunity, and support in times of growth, healing, and change. Tiffany's aim is to work alongside her clients to navigate the daily life stressors they bring with them by providing an empathetic, non-judgmental, and safe therapeutic space. She brings empathy, curiosity, compassion, and acceptance into the therapy room along with a warm personality 

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Clinical Intern
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Lucinda knows sharing our lived experiences and inner thoughts takes courrage and vulnerability. She works collaboratively with her clients to honor their stories and create a space that feels safe, secure, encouraging, and validating. Lucinda brings an empathetic, warm, compassionate, and good-humored nature into the therapy room along with her understanding of how the mind and body work together to fully understand and process our lived experiences. She is honored too hear the stories of others and aims to collaborate with clients to find a way forward that is holistic, helpful, honoring, and healing.

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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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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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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