| Office: |
2800 E. Madison St
Seattle, WA 98112
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| Phone: |
(206) 568-0062
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| E-mail: |
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| Web Site: |
www.LelandShields.com
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| Profession: |
Professional Counselor/Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
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| Practice Description: |
I am a Seattle-based therapist who enjoys working with people who are at transition points or difficult times in their lives.
My psychotherapy practice offers a variety of counseling approaches adapted to each individual. Counseling can be short-term or long-term and can change as needed.
I work with adults, couples, families, and teenagers who are looking for help with:
* Life and work issues
* Relationships and family stresses
* Growth and change
* Depression, anxiety, stress, and other symptoms interfering with living fully
* Problem-solving
* Purpose, meaning, and core life questions
* PTSD from sexual assault or military service
Some of the people and ideas that have inspired my work as a counselor include C. G. Jung, Mindfulness and meditation, existentialism, cognitive behavioral therapy, and chaos and complexity theories.
– C. G. Jung: I often find Jung’s ideas meaningful in therapy, particularly his thoughts on our continued development through our lifetimes, the use of dreams to re-connect to lost and estranged parts of ourselves (re-energizing), and the connection we share with others and the world. For information about my book, "Dreamwork Around the World and Across Time: An Anthology," see www.dreamworkatw.com
– Mindfulness and meditation: Mindfulness and meditation traditions offer insight as practical as relaxation exercises and as abstract as alternative perspectives on living – through “being” instead of “doing.” In our culture we learn well what to do, and how to do things, but not always so well how to just “be,” take pleasure, or accept the difficulties in our lives that cannot be changed.
– Existential psychology: Existentialists start with a stark view of painful realities of life: We are isolated in some ways, and we will die. I find many clients directly or indirectly bring related questions and want companionship in search for ways to live peacefully and even fruitfully in such a world. Existentialists emphasize fulfillment through finding one’s own meaning and the importance of engaging fully in life through one’s own choices. An approach to counseling focusing on these uniquely human issues is called humanistic psychology.
– Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT): CBT offers tested and practical approaches that help make us aware of distorted thoughts and find ways to change them.
– PTSD treatment: I have received training from the Department of Defense Center for Deployment Psychology to treat veterans of combat during military service. Treatment for active duty service personnel can be paid by TriCare insurance.
If you would like to get a better sense of whether our work together would offer you what you need, feel free to call and talk and discuss it.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Depression
Terminal/Chronic Illness
Self-esteem
ADHD
Adjustment Disorder
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Bipolar Disorder
Divorce/Dissolution
Domestic Violence
Grief/Loss
Learning Disabilities
Life Transitions
Men's Issues
OCD
Spirituality
Stress Management
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| Age Specialties: |
Adolescents
Adults
Elders
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Existential/Humanistic
Experiential
Integrative
Jungian
Psychodynamic
Mindfulness-based
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| Demographic Specialties: |
Buddhist
Christian
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Hindu
Jewish
Latter-day Saints/Mormon
People with Disabilities
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| Education: |
MA Clinical Psychology
Argosy University
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| License #: |
LH00010200 |
| License State: |
Washington |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | Jungian Psychotherapist Association (Emeritus President) | | American Counseling Association |
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| Fee Schedule: |
$100.00 per 50 minute session |
| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
I'm an in-network provider for Aetna and an out-of-network provider for all others |
| Office Hours: |
M-Fri, 8:30-5, Tu Wed to 8 |
| Driving Directions: |
From I-5 (Northbound):
Take Madison exit
Right (east) on Madison
From I-5 (Southbound):
Take 520 East
Exit at Montlake Blvd.
Right (south) at end of ramp (24th Ave E)
Left (east) on E. Madison
From I-405: (N or S), I-5 (Southbound):
Take 520 West
Exit at Lake Washington Blvd.
Left on Lake Washington Blvd. (at end of ramp)
Right (east) on E. Madison
North east corner of Madison and Martin Luther King
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