LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
Pronouns: She/Her, They/Them
Bailey earned her Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare from the University of Washington Tacoma in 2017, which launched her into a leadership role at a community behavioral health program supporting people experiencing homelessness. She went on to complete her Master of Social Work at UW Tacoma in 2021 and continued working in community behavioral health until December 2025. She brings nearly 10 years of direct service experience addressing her community’s mental health needs, along with over 15 years of personal experience as someone who has engaged in her own therapy.
Bailey believes that one of the most powerful tools in the therapy space is a client’s own inner wisdom. Sometimes that wisdom may have gotten lost in the process of adverse experiences, trauma, or longstanding mental health challenges. Bailey sees therapy as a place to ‘unearth’ inner wisdom and bring it to the forefront of the healing process. She takes great joy in getting to learn each of their clients' stories, and walking alongside them in the path toward transformation. Their therapeutic style is playful, exploratory, attuned, and compassionate. In sessions, Bailey uses reflective listening, collaboration, empowerment, and identity exploration. Her therapeutic style is eclectic and integrative, drawing from a range of evidence-based frameworks and tailoring them to best support each client’s individual goals.
Bailey has worked with adults from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences. Her work has included supporting LGBTQ+ individuals, neurodivergent clients, survivors of both complex and acute trauma, and individuals who are unhoused and facing multi-systemic oppressions. Bailey is skilled in serving those with complex needs who may have encountered challenges while accessing counseling services in the past. She is committed to providing affirming, trauma-informed care that honors each person’s unique identity and circumstances.
Bailey’s clinical approach is grounded in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). She especially enjoys helping clients explore the “gray space” between seemingly opposing thoughts, emotions, and values. She has a strong interest in attachment theory and is passionate about understanding how early relational experiences shape both interpersonal relationships and one’s sense of self.
Bailey has received additional training in suicide prevention, crisis de-escalation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and harm reduction. Committed to ongoing professional development, she continuously seeks out new learning opportunities to deepen her knowledge and better serve her clients.
Bailey is a licensed independent clinical social worker in Washington State (License #LW61675610 ; NPI #1760904825).
