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Counseling and resources for mental health consumers throughout Washington State.  Additional counties and cities are added as counselors in those areas list the availability of their services to the public.


Find a counselor, therapist, psychotherapist or social worker in the greater Washington State area.  Counselor listings by name, city and specialty. 

Find a counselor who is fluent in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin), Danish, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Malayalam, Punjabi, Russian, Singhalese, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss German, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian, or signs American Sign Language.


Find a therapy group:  clients or therapists looking for group therapy / therapy groups will find them listed here.  Listings accepted from counselors all around Puget Sound.


Support Group Directory for persons in recovery or for their families and friends.  [There is a support group for just about everyone and every condition.]


Services for persons with disabilities Employment, Legal Rights and Other Resources


Consumers, clients or public questions about counseling and related issues: how to choose a counselor, how to file a complaint, what's the difference between a counselor, a therapist and a psychotherapist? Ask your question. 


Articles written for CounselingSeattle.com  ADD/ADHD, Best Known Therapists? Cocaine's effects, When your friend is using cocaine, Complex Trauma, Domestic Violence, Drunk Driving and DUI, Eating disorders & weight management, EMDR, Ethics, Counselor Acronyms, Feedback letters from viewers, Forensic Assessments and Psychological Evaluations, Motherless Daughters, Naturopathy, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, Premarital Counseling, Sex Offender Treatment Programs in Washington State, the WAC--Counselor record keeping and mandatory reporting.


One Point Snacks: for the weight watching public, products that fall in the 1, 2, 3, or 4 point category.


illegal Drugs-- How they affect the body and the brain.  Also, information on nicotine, alcohol and drunk driving & DUI charges.  How drug court works to help addicts get clean.


What do the initials mean?
A "Dictionary of Initials, Acronyms and Abbreviations Used by Counselors and Social Workers" (including these strange initials counselors write after their names).
 
Also see: Unethical use of counselor initials and acronyms.


Health and mental health resources by category


Health & Mental Health Alerts, Warnings & Safeguards-- discussion of a number of issues  that have made the news during the past year.

  



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Counselor - therapist resources for all 39 counties in Washington State.  If your city or county is not listed on this site, it is only because we are waiting for you to apply for services.

Webmaster, Floyd Else, MA, LMHC, NCC      
My job is helping counselors make money.


Counseling Office Space

As of November 19th we are listing available part-time and full-time counselor office space in Bellevue, Bothell, Federal Way, Kent, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Redmond, Seattle [Capitol Hill, Downtown, Eastlake, North Seattle, Queen Anne Hill, and West Seattle] Poulsbo, Edgewood, Gig Harbor, and Lynnwood, Washington


Are You ready to take the Counselor Licensure Examination? Attend the:
NCMHCE Licensure Preparation Course

Cascadia Training is offering the exam preparation course December 4, 2009. 
[ See the Counselor Training Workshop Calendar]


Questions commonly asked by counselors: Counseling and related issues--transferring to Washington State from another state, counselor registration, counselor licensure, types of licenses in Washington State, how to become a counselor, finding counselor supervision for licensure, advantages and disadvantages of registration vs. licensure, or where can I find a case consultation peer group?  Ask your question.

Warning about a New Scam Targeting Counselors and Therapists--Beware of prepayment for counselor services.

2008 Registered Counselor Law----->   3/2/09 Draft WAC----->   Frequently Asked Questions.


The find-a-counselor locator service -- Helps clients throughout Washington State to find their counselor (you).  If your area is not represented, it is only because you have not yet logged-in to request service.  (see below).

Advertise your private practice --The most effective and inexpensive way to publicize your practice and increase referrals.


Find a counselor-training workshop:  --Mental Health Counselor, chemical dependency counselor, marriage and family therapist or social worker--all are required to keep their skills current by participating in continuing education classes and workshops to get their "CEU's" (continuing education units) each year.  Counselors, therapists, social workers who need their annual CEUs, can consult the Workshop Calendar for local greater Seattle area workshop presentations. 

Advertise your workshop or training --The most effective and inexpensive way to publicize your local training and increase attendance.


Find counseling office space:
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Are you looking for full or part-time office space anywhere in the State of Washington? 

Advertise office space for rent --Do you have full or part time counseling office space that you wish to rent?  List your available office or group room space in any of the 39 counties of Washington State.


As a public service, CounselingSeattle.com offers the following
 Free Listings on special pages  for the counselors, therapists, or psychologists who are located in any of the counties in and around the State of Washington  who are also:

Fluent in ASL or a foreign language (languages other than English)

A Washington State Approved Supervisor who is available to provide paid clinical supervision for private practice counselors working toward licensure [See: WAC 246-809-334 ]  [This service is available for supervisors in any of the 39 counties in the state of Washington.

An approved Washington State Crime Victim Compensation Program CVCP mental health provider.


Employment: Therapist - Counselor Jobs throughout Washington State.


Government Web Sites
for Health Care Providers: Seattle, King County, Washington State, and national US Government Agencies offering information and assistance on a great variety of health, mental health and addiction problems and issues.


Local, state, and national
Professional Counseling Organizations
and related organizations in health, mental health and chemical dependency.

A email newsletter is planned to began in January 2007, "Mental Health Issues In and Around Washington State," to keep you aware of new services or information on this site and important mental health news in the Washington State area.  It will only be published when something worthy of note happens.  If you would like to be included, use the sign-up button below. 

Mental Health Issues All Around Puget Sound


Counselors: Whether you call yourself a psychologist, mental health counselor, an addictions or chemical dependency counselor, a marriage and family counselor, a therapist, a psychotherapist, or a social worker, advertise your therapy group on the group therapy page, your counselor workshop on the continuing education calendar, or your mental health counseling private practice in the therapist locator that serves all the cities and towns in the 39 counties in Washington State.  For more information see: " Advertising information page." 

A special welcome to the counsellor who is counselling in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Your professional organizations, initials and acronyms are welcome on these pages.   (And those folks who mis-spell it as councelor, counceling or councelling are welcome here too.)


If you find a typo or a link that points nowhere (or to the wrong place), please tell us about it.  We are happy to receive feedback, and grateful for the time you take to let us know.


 
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Counselors and Social Workers:  This site serves mental health, marriage and family and addiction counseling needs throughout Washington State.  If your city or county is not listed yet, sign up and we will create the page especially for you.  Just one single client can pay for a whole year on CounselingSeattle.com--but we expect you to do much better than that.

Clark County, Washington State cities of Vancouver, Battle Ground, Camas, La Center, Ridgefield, and Washougal, WA; the
Island County, Washington including Whidbey Island and Camino Island; the
Jefferson County, Washington State cities of Brinnon, Center, Chimacum, Irondale, Port Hadlock, Port Ludlow, Port Townsend, Quilcene, WA Washington State, the
King County, Washington State cities of Algona, Auburn, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Bothell, Burien, Carnation, Covington, Des Moines, Duvall, Enumclaw, Kenmore, Fall City, Federal Way, Hunts Point, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Lake City, Lake Forest Park, Maple Valley, Medina, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Pacific, Renton, Sammamish, SeaTac, Seattle, Shoreline, Snoqualmie, Tukwila, Vashon Island, Woodinville (not Woodenville), and Yarrow Point, WA; the
Kitsap County,
Washington State cities of Bremerton, Kingston, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, and Silverdale, and Bainbridge Island, WA; the
Kittitas County Washington State cities of Ellensburg, Cle Elum, Kittitas, Roslyn, WA, and
Mason County, Washington State towns of Shelton, Allyn-Grapeview, Hoodsport, Lilliwaup, Eldon, Union, Matlock, Tahuya, and Potlatch, the
Lewis County, Washington State cities of Centralia, Chehalis, Fords Prairie, Mossyrock, WA., and
Pierce County, Washington State cities of Gig Harbor, Tacoma, Lake Wood, Steilacoom, Fife and University Place, WA; the
San Juan County, Washington State and San Juan Island, Lopez Island, Shaw Island and Orcas Island and Friday Harbor; the
Skagit County,
Washington State cities and towns of Anacortes, Burlington, La Conner, Mount Vernon, Sedro Woolley
Snohomish County,
Washington State cities of Edmonds, Everett, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek and Mountlake Terrace, WA; the
Thurston County
, Washington State cities and towns of Lacey, Olympia, Rainier, Tenino, Tumwater, Yelm, and Bucoda or the
Whatcom County, Washington State cities and towns of Acme, Bellingham, Birch Bay, Blaine, Custer, Deming, Everson, Ferndale, Glacier, Lummi Island, Lynden, Maple Falls, Nooksack, Point Roberts, and Sumas, WA.

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