Ariel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate in WA State with a Master’s Degree in Couple and Family Therapy who helps couples and individual adults heal from anxiety, shame, loss of purpose and meaning, communication problems, and disconnection. With specialty experience supporting individuals and couples with chronic pain and illness, caregivers and nurturers who might be seen as “people pleasers,” and people exploring their sexuality or gender identity, Ariel is dedicated to fostering a warm, nonjudgmental relationship with clients so they can experience a real, felt sense of safety and acceptance in session. As a Gottman Level 2 therapist with advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and DBT, Ariel also receives ongoing training in individual and couples therapy from Inside Passage Counseling. With warmth, humor, authenticity and empathy, Ariel welcomes people who are skeptical about therapy and seeks to equip clients with the tools and resilience to survive and thrive in good times and bad.