Relationship and Marriage Counseling in Ridgefield, WA
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Relationships
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 Ridgefield, WA (Online Only)
Relationships
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 Ridgefield, WA (Online Only)
Relationships
Dr. Brian Weir
Psychologist, PsyD
My work with couples often focuses on finding the underlying conflict and/or unmet needs that can end up festering and eroding the foundation of the relationship. I help each partner discover these needs and communicate in more accurate and productive ways. This can help each other genuinely want to understand and meet each other's needs, instead of deny/defend patterns that may exist. In cases of various forms of infidelity, after the direction and goal of therapy is explored, we may examine conditions that led to the behavior and learn from them to build a stronger and healthy relationship. Moreover, this process can help toward establishing long term forgiveness and trust. It can be surprising what is possible to overcome and how much better things can be.
23 Years Experience
Online in Ridgefield, WA
Relationships
Dr. Stephanie Vaughn
Psychologist, Psy.D., DBT-LBC™
When it comes to relationships, there’s more than one side to the story. Therapists experienced in working with couples know the struggles that go on behind closed doors. Whether it’s communication problems, sexual issues, infidelity, or something else, you can bet we have a therapist who can help. Looking for pre-marital counseling or just want to make sure you stay as happy as you are now? We can do that too.
16 Years Experience
Online in Ridgefield, WA
Relationships
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 Ridgefield, WA (Online Only)
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Ridgefield, WA Statistics
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Ridgefield, WA average 17 years of experience and charge around $204 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (70%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (41%), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (37%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$204
Accept insurance
34%
Offer sliding scale
38%
Gender ID
| 54% |
Female |
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| 41% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 59% |
In Person and Online |
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| 41% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 70% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 41% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 37% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 34% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 33% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 32% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 28% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 64% | Young Adult |
| 57% | Senior |
| 41% | Teen |
| 20% | Children |
Client Focus
| 54% | Women |
| 44% | LGBTQ+ |
| 43% | Men |
| 25% | Military / Veterans |
| 23% | Hispanic / Latino |