Counseling for Hope and Healing
Compassionate Help in Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
Recovery from Traumatic Birth
Couples Counseling
EMDR
I’m glad you’re here.
I’m a licensed mental health therapist in Seattle passionate about giving people a safe place to wrestle with pain, loss, trauma, shame and grief where they know their unique story will be honored.
I invite you to healing, to a place of restoration, to the person you want to be.
Our work together is to help you make meaningful changes in your life: this may mean learning new ways to cope, learning and leaning into your strengths, finally allowing yourself to feel the sadness or anger that has always felt too scary or dangerous to acknowledge, or finding new insights into the way you relate to yourself and others that hinder who you really want to be.
— IF YOU’RE HURTING, THERAPY CAN HELP —
Healing from postpartum depression and/or anxiety
Healing after a terrible birth - either for you or your baby
Rebuilding after loss— death, divorce, break-up
Working through the loss of what you thought your life was going to look like
Healing from damaging relationships - emotionally immature parents or abusive partners
Finding your sense of self and confidence
Rediscovering your sense of self-respect and worth in relationships
EMDR to process and recover from trauma
EMDR is a powerful method of using eye movements and dual attention to help our brains heal and stabilize after a traumatic event. If you are interested in using EMDR in therapy and have questions, reach out and we will talk through what it would look like for you.
You can heal from even your deepest pain and use it to bring growth and new life. If you know you’d like things to be different, but don’t know where to start, reach out to set up a consultation.
I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation. Feel free to give me a call. Get to know me, ask questions, and from there we can decide if we're a good fit working together.
Postpartum Depression and/or Anxiety
If you have been brought down by emotions you never thought you would feel toward yourself or your baby: we will work together so you feel strong and resilient again, and then rebuild joy and trust in yourself as a mother.
Depression
If you are struggling to feel like you used to, if you don’t have the energy or courage to do the things you value: we will explore what is holding you back for you to heal and engage with the world in a new way.
Traumatic Birth
You know it as the moment when everything changed. When life became panicked and destabilized in your body and before your eyes. Sometimes we are left with permanent changes and losses in our own bodies or in the life of our baby. Sometimes there are no physical scars, but you feel trapped by fear and dread. You can feel better again- we will grieve what is lost and work through the trauma so it isn’t so consuming.
Couples Counseling
If you’re not connecting the way you used to, and miss the relationship you used to have: I help you rebuild trust, and a deeper understanding of yourself and your partner and what you both mean to each other.
Healing Trauma with EMDR
If you’re recognizing how your past still haunts you- whether it is one terrible moment during birth, or a time riddled with hurtful words from a parent; I use EMDR to help you process through the trauma and build a stronger sense of what you’ve overcome.
KAREN MORTON COUNSELING
Karen Morton, LMHC
Washington State #LH60244510
