Shelley Bartels, MA, LMHC   Counseling
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Welcome!

Your decision to seek help and reach out is often the most difficult but most rewarding choice you can make. Counseling is a great way to move forward into deepening intimacy, more satisfying relationships and increased confidence. I can help you experience your relationships in a richer and more satisfying way. Together we will journey towards healing so you can find fulfillment and purpose in life.

I invite you through our work together to:
• Put an end to depression
• Deal with anger, sadness, anxiety
• Discover how to move away from loneliness and move towards relationship
• Successfully navigate life transitions such as an empty nest, divorce or a new baby
• Recover from the damages of marital infidelity
• Relieve struggles dealing with intimacy, communication or conflict in your marriage
• Find comfort and courage after devastating loss and grief
• Manage stress found in family or work place relationships.

Overall, I work from a relational perspective, meaning we work together in the process of your self-discovery, problem solving and growth. I give special attention to your relationship with yourself (your identity and esteem) as well as the quality and function of how you relate to others and to God.
Premarital Counseling:
I also offer pre marital assessment and counseling: I use an educational approach that teaches pre marital couples the skills necessary to help build a lasting relationship. Couples learn to avoid behaviors that can result in being unhappy or divorced.
I believe it is important to work with you to determine your goals for counseling so you can know when counseling has been successful. It is a priority for me to create a healing relationship with you; offering respect, warmth, acceptance and safety. To take the next step, I warmly invite you to contact me on my confidential line (206) 271-9371.

Memberships and affiliations:

American Counseling Association (ACA)

The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)

Lifespan Integration: Peggy Pace

TLife Innovations - Prepare Enrich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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