Welcome!

My approach is rooted in existential-phenomenological (depth-oriented, focusing on human existence and lived experience), developmental, and feminist concepts, guided by a strong anti-oppression lens.

What I bring to our sessions is a deep curiosity about who you are and how you move through the world. I provide a safe, supportive, playful and empowering space where, together, we can slow down and untangle those elements of life that challenge you.

My working style is fairly interactive, seeking to understand with you how your family and socio-cultural history influence your present experience, and helping to reflect back to you aspects of yourself that might be unclear or which may hold important but unacknowledged insight. Some of the goals of our work together will include managing stressors and styles of coping, breaking old patterns, setting healthy boundaries, and weathering the inevitable upsets life brings through self-care, mindfulness, co-regulation, and self-compassion. We will identify your strengths and discover how to integrate your experiences, including your traumas, into a fuller, more confident, most authentic sense of self.

I work with adults, couples, families, and groups, with an emphasis on the following:

• Neurodiversity

• Anxiety, depression, & grief

• Complex trauma & PTSD

• Sexuality, relationships, and polyamory

• LGBTQIA+

• Parenting across the lifespan

• Mindfulness psychology

• Burnout (especially in artists, musicians, and activists)

Background

I have been working, writing, volunteering, and training in the field of psychology since the early 1990s. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (with a Minor certificate in Human Sexuality) from San Francisco State University in 1994.

I managed the acquisitions department for New Harbinger Publications in Oakland, CA, where I acquired, researched, and developed psychology manuscripts for release to self-help and professional audiences. I was a freelance writer and editor as I stayed home with my young children, and eventually heeded the call to pursue my Master’s degree from the peerless existential-phenomenological therapeutic psychology program at Seattle University.

I currently see clients both virtually and in-person at The Living Room in the Ravenna neighborhood of Seattle.

kbecktherapy@gmail.com

(206) 713-4128

WA License #LH 61121944

Certifications and training:

Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)

Nature-based Therapy