There are many reasons why you might be looking for a counselor, but the search always involves a certain amount of courage and humility. Maybe things in life are not turning out as you've planned; or, you've woken up with a hangover three too many times or you can't quite kick your late night consumption of an endless scroll of pornography; or, perhaps, you've never quite gotten past the death of a loved one or a choice made during a heated conflict of war. Perhaps your fighting with your spouse, struggling to discern your vocation, or a myriad of other possibilities; whatever brings you, I commend your brave and humble beginning.
As a Catholic counselor, I have a passion for integrating the whole person- mind, body, and soul- in order to heal the lasting effects on well-being from the chronic stress of a turbulent childhood and/or traumatic experiences early on or later in life for combat veterans, service-members, first-responders, and the psychological needs of the Catholic community.
A faith based therapy clinic that enhances mental health care through physical fitness and the outdoors for combat veterans, service members, first-responders, and the local Catholic and Christian community.
We serve warriors of all types: from combat veterans, to the active military, and those throughout our community suffering from unseen wounds. Well-trained to engage the complexities of trauma and abuse through the prestigious Allender Center, our practitioners will accompany you toward true healing and integration of your whole person: body, mind, and soul. Our therapeutic methods are enhanced by the best evidenced-based, scientific insights into physical fitness and the outdoors to unravel the grip trauma has on your life.
Counselors at Saint George Counseling Clinic see children, adolescents, adults, and couples. We prioritize our services for combat veterans, current military and family, first responders, and the local Catholic & Christian community. Although our counselors are trained to engage stories of trauma and abuse as our primary specialty, they also work with other mental health concerns.
Eco-Therapy takes traditional psychotherapy outside, employing the beauty of the natural world as a critical dynamic for human flourishing and improving mental health. St. George Counseling Clinic currently offers "walk & talk" sessions at Illahee Preserve and "canoe counseling" in the Puget Sound at Illahee State Park when the weather allows.
Life is a “vale of tears,” and suffering is inevitable, and we often treat our wounds as if they really aren’t that serious. When we treat our heartache as not that serious, our pain becomes sediment in the bottom of our hearts, impacting every aspect of our lives and our relationships. Unaddressed suffering is a callus on our love and hinders our becoming saints. Story work is a bold and creative endeavor in which we bring our stories of harm to a group of wise peacemakers. Story work is a process of healing; a renewed encounter with our heartache; a holy work in which others can read well our hidden stories; and a tending opportunity for the glory of God to shine forth in the healing of our wounds. It is the unfolding of the story of God in the continued story of our lives.
