Counseling for
Hope & Healing
I’m glad you’re here.
I’m a licensed mental health therapist in Seattle passionate about helping people feel confident and at peace with who they are and how they are living their lives. If you’re feeling thrown off course— anxious, depressed, avoiding and unmotivated- reach out.
I invite you to healing, to a place of restoration, to the person you want to be.
Life can toss us around, bringing us to places where we doubt and question ourselves. Sometimes this comes after a breakup you didn’t see coming, or when you recognize you’re in a relationship that isn’t healthy, or when you realized you’re tired of being lonely, or when the baby arrives and you don’t feel like yourself. If this is you, don’t stay in this place of confusion, and loss.
— 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
Understanding and protecting yourself from a narcissistic relationship
Rebuilding after loss— death, divorce, break-up
Healing from damaging relationships - emotionally immature parents or abusive partners
Working through the loss of what you thought your life was going to look like
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 an established 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.
If you know you’d like things to be different, but don’t know where to start, reach out to set up a free 15 minute consultation.
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.
Understanding Narcissism
If you’re confused about why your relationship isn’t working despite trying your best to communicate, confused why your partner is consistently upset with you, or if you’re feeling like everything is all your fault, it is important to explore if you’ve you might be in a relationship with someone on the narcissistic spectrum, and what you can do about it.
KAREN MORTON COUNSELING
Karen Morton, LMHC
Washington State #LH60244510
