I am a licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State with over 28 years of professional experience helping clients to find balance in times of stress, anxiety, and change. My background and training includes Trauma Informed Therapy for adults and youth. My expertise includes but is not limited to the following areas;
Anxiety, Depression, loss and grief, life transitions , Traumatic Brain Injury, ADD and ADHD both men and women, Somatics and therapeutic yoga ,
My approach is client centered, holistic, and transformational . I use a mindful and body centered approach. Your work with me will be a creative, collaborative and solution focused.
My extensive background providing therapy and psychoeducation in Therapeutic Yoga, Somatics, Mindfulness/Meditation and Movement Therapy provides a body mind approach for clients interested in expanding self care and healing from abuse and neglect.
I believe that you are the expert. The journey is collaborative. Therapy offers an opportunity to find a more balanced and fulfilling way of relating to yourself and your world. I am committed to you to create an open, safe and warm therapeutic environment without judgment that is growth oriented . Taking the first step to seek a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process. I hope to meet with you soon!
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Family of origin issues, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing
WA LMHC LH00006159
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Susan is a beam of light! She offers such rich wisdom and thoughtful compassion to our sessions. I hope to continue under her guidance as a therapist for as long as I can. Additionally, I must note how quick Susan is able to pick out the important stuff and steer my often scattered thoughts into sound reasoning. Grateful to know this therapist! Highly reccommend.
Written on Mar 06, 2025 after therapy with Susan for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Susan is amazing and the first therapist I've met that I instantly felt comfortable with. I love that we can have dialog, it helps me feel mire like I'm talking to an intelligent friend and less like this is just her job. Thank you Susan!
Written on Feb 17, 2025 after therapy with Susan for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coaching
Very easy to talk to and supportive
Written on Dec 06, 2024 after therapy with Susan for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Susan always listens and shows that she truly cares. Its completely sincere and obvious where it would be quite easy to spot if she wasn't. She is very happy to give you direction and systems to help you with whatever you're going through. Many therapists give you a "feel-good" talk session and don't really give you many valuable tools or actual direction. She, however, is completely different than the vast majority.
She listens, acknowledges, gives simpathy and care when nessessary, and then directly addresses the issues with a plan. I truly appreciate everything she does and I'm so thankful that I have found her.
Written on Nov 09, 2024 after therapy with Susan for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coaching, and adhd
Susan St. Vrain is hands down the best therapist I have ever had! She is truly brilliant at helping me transform my behavior, my mindsets, and gently but firmly encourages me to look at situations from a new outlook. My life is completely changed.
My life has changed- so much so that I had to look back to remember the state of fear, frustration and hopelessness that I came to her in. She really helped me transform at the deepest level. My depression of a lifetime has lifted, I have better (not perfect) relationships with family, and I see a bright future for myself.
I highly recommend Susan. She's really amazing. I can't thank her enough.
Written on Aug 29, 2024 after therapy with Susan for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety
She is incredible! My sessions with her are very insightful and helpful.
Written on Aug 13, 2024 after therapy with Susan for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, and coping with life changes