Relationship and Marriage Counseling in Mountlake Terrace, WA
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Dr. Danielle Watkins at Sound Wellness Counseling PLLC
Counselor/Therapist, PhD, LMFT, LMHC, NCC, PMH-C
When working with couples in relationship and marriage counseling, I focus on helping couples strengthen their connection, improve communication, and navigate conflicts or life challenges together. This work provides a safe space to explore patterns in the relationship, address misunderstandings, rebuild trust, and deepen emotional intimacy. Counselors support couples in developing effective problem-solving skills, setting healthy boundaries, and fostering mutual understanding. The goal is to help partners create a more satisfying, balanced, and resilient relationship, whether working through challenges or enhancing an already strong bond.
18 Years Experience
In-Person Near Mountlake Terrace, WA
Online in Mountlake Terrace, WA
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Mr. Robert Hirsch
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
I have helped hundreds of couples. It is clear to me that it is not sufficient to simply want to love someone, each partner must be committed to growing and understanding themselves so that their dysfunctional patterns of communicating and living don't continue to sabotage the relationship. I help partners see themselves more clearly and find the motivation and strength to endure the difficulty of rebuilding trust and opening their hearts fully again to their partner.
36 Years Experience
In-Person Near Mountlake Terrace, WA
Online in Mountlake Terrace, WA
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Kate Dufek
Counselor/Therapist, MA, LMHC
My couples work is informed by PACT (psychobiological approach to couples therapy.) This approach takes into account developmental history, attachment, neuroscience, and object relations. It is highly interactive, and geared towards cultivating a sturdier, more secure relationship.
6 Years Experience
In-Person Near Mountlake Terrace, WA
Online in Mountlake Terrace, WA
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Annie Kurz
Counselor/Therapist, M.A., M.B.A., LMHC
Ms. Kurz has been working with couples for 15 years. Typically she meets with the individual who reached out with a full session, then a separate session for the spouse and then she brings the couple in together. Some couples make significant progress in 10-12 sessions, but others continue to seek on-going support. She is well-read and practiced in Gottman Institute literature and research (John and Julie Gottman) and attended their weekend retreat years prior. Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Couple's Therapy is also a structure she follows whereby each member of the couple learn how to listen and to share so that the other hears and understands.
20 Years Experience
In-Person Near Mountlake Terrace, WA
Online in Mountlake Terrace, WA
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Nicole Waters (Flowing Waters Counseling)
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
Relationships can be one of the most rewarding—and challenging—parts of life. I help couples improve communication, rebuild trust, and deepen emotional connection. Through a supportive and collaborative process, we’ll work to heal old patterns and create a more connected, fulfilling partnership.
7 Years Experience
Online in Mountlake Terrace, WA (Online Only)
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Finley Anderson
Therapist, LMFT
In couples work, I help partners slow down the patterns that are keeping them stuck. We explore what’s really happening underneath the conflict: the fears, the unmet needs, the old wounds each person brings to the relationship.
3 Years Experience
Online in Mountlake Terrace, WA (Online Only)
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Dr. Michael Drane
Therapist, LMHC
I really enjoy helping people with relationship issues and have been helping to save relationships for many years.
10 Years Experience
Online in Mountlake Terrace, WA (Online Only)
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Ryan Shannon
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA, MA, MS
Relationship difficulties often involve more than communication alone. You may repeatedly choose unavailable partners, withdraw when someone gets close, become anxious when a relationship feels uncertain, avoid conflict, struggle to express your needs, or feel lonely even while partnered.
My approach is both insight-oriented and practical. Drawing from Adlerian and psychodynamic therapy, we may explore how childhood relationships, past rejection, family dynamics, and early beliefs about love and security continue to influence the way you connect with others. Understanding these patterns can help you recognize why certain relationships feel familiar, even when they are unhealthy or unfulfilling.
I also use CBT to help you examine assumptions about rejection, abandonment, trust, and self-worth. We may identify distorted thoughts, consider alternative interpretations, and work on responding to relationship stress with greater clarity rather than reacting from fear or past pain.
Therapy with me is honest and collaborative. I will validate your experience, but I may also gently challenge patterns that are contributing to conflict or disconnection. When appropriate, I may suggest behavioral missions, such as expressing a need directly, setting a boundary, initiating a difficult conversation, tolerating uncertainty, or allowing yourself to be more emotionally open.
My goal is to help you develop healthier relationship patterns, communicate more confidently, and become more comfortable with closeness, vulnerability, and conflict. Whether you are dating, partnered, recovering from a breakup, or trying to build more meaningful friendships, we can work toward relationships that feel more secure, mutual, and fulfilling.
1 Years Experience
Online in Mountlake Terrace, WA (Online Only)
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Vanessa Hooper
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC, PMH-C
I work with couples across many relationship structures, monogamous, ethically non-
monogamous, polyamorous, and cross-cultural pairings on communication, trust, and
connection. Using discernment counseling when needed, I help you get clarity on where the relationship stands and where you want it to go.
6 Years Experience
Online in Mountlake Terrace, WA (Online Only)
Relationships
Sarah Wolfer
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LICSW
Relationship therapy gets a lot more interesting, and a lot more useful, when the therapist isn't quietly assuming your relationship should look a certain way. I work with couples, polycules, and relationships of all configurations: monogamous, non-monogamous, polyamorous, relationship-anarchist, kinky, queer, and everything in between. I'm non-monogamous and kink-informed myself, so your structure is safe here. We'll actually get to the work: communication patterns, repair after rupture, intimacy, trust, the ways your individual histories show up between you. I draw from the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy, and I bring an affirming, complexity-honoring lens to every relationship I work with. Telehealth in WA, ID, and FL.
14 Years Experience
Online in Mountlake Terrace, WA (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Mountlake Terrace, WA Statistics
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Mountlake Terrace, WA average 17 years of experience and charge around $204 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (73%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (40%), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (35%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$204
Accept insurance
33%
Offer sliding scale
43%
Gender ID
| 54% |
Female |
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| 40% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 57% |
In Person and Online |
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| 42% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 73% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 40% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 35% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 35% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 35% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 34% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 32% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 62% | Young Adult |
| 56% | Senior |
| 39% | Teen |
| 21% | Children |
Client Focus
| 56% | Women |
| 46% | LGBTQ+ |
| 46% | Men |
| 26% | Military / Veterans |
| 23% | Christian |