Trauma and PTSD therapists in Seattle, WA
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in Seattle, Washington who provide testing, evidence-based treatment for trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related challenges such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Compare detailed therapist profiles and connect with a provider that’s right for you.
PTSD/Trauma
Finley Anderson
Therapist, LMFT
Together we’ll create enough safety to begin exploring what you’ve been carrying, how it shaped you, and what it might mean to live with more freedom from it.
3 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Jeremy Grisham
Therapist, EdD, LMHC, MHP
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12 Years Experience
In-Person in Seattle, WA
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Megie Shean
Psychologist, PsyD
I have spent my career supporting those after trauma - including combat Veterans, sexual assault survivors, and women following birth trauma. I understand trauma's impact on your ability to engage in life and work to TREAT trauma, which is possible. You can get back to trusting others, feeling safe in your world, making decisions, and engaging fully in your days.
7 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Aaron Kapin
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, SEP, LMT
From the perspective of Somatic Experiencing, trauma isn't the thing that happened 15 years ago (or last week), it's the ongoing effects that that incident continues to have on your body.
We can work together to figure out how your body is still reacting to that incident, and work to help your body 'catch up' to the present moment. If you're safer now than you were then, there are ways we can help your body 'complete' the threat response from so long ago, and land in the comparative safety of the present moment.
I can't treat PTSD, so if you've been diagnosed with PTSD you should still work with a licensed mental health professional, even as you work with me. What I can do is support your body in turning down the volume on that threatened feeling that has been coming up since the trauma-inducing events.
11 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Ian Hagemann, MSW
Counselor/Therapist, MSW, SWAA 60977729
I use a trauma-informed approach throughout my practice because trauma is unfortunately so common throughout the world. I focus on symptom reduction, supporting my clients to better understand how their experiences affect them in the world, and help Clients develop concrete skills to keep their energy in the present and the future rather than in the past.
7 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Cascade Psychological Services, PLLC
Psychologist, PsyD, PMH-C
I work with adults affected by acute trauma, complex or relational trauma, military and first-responder experiences, and posttraumatic stress. Treatment is paced collaboratively and may integrate relational psychodynamic therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, acceptance-based work, exposure, and regulation skills to address both trauma symptoms and their effects on identity, trust, relationships, and the body.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Seattle, WA 98103
Online in Seattle, WA
PTSD/Trauma
Nicole Waters (Flowing Waters Counseling)
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
Trauma can leave lasting emotional and physical effects that make it hard to feel safe or at peace, even long after the event. I offer a trauma-informed approach to help you process painful memories while focusing on safety, grounding, and rebuilding a sense of trust in yourself and others. Healing doesn't mean forgetting—it means reclaiming your strength and sense of safety.
7 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Brandon Zahl
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC
Unresolved trauma is a ghost that haunts us in every part of our lives. Mental, emotional and even physical consequences manifest from our past experiences, even if we don't remember them. We don't want to "go back there" yet we remain stuck, either consciously or unconsciously, until we tap into the body's innate ability to heal from the past. Together we'll work on connecting with a sense of safety and security in the present moment and work on tools for you to manage anxiety and depression. Then we'll gently begin revisiting the unprocessed trauma, bit by bit, until we've processed it through and you are free of the past.
6 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Brian McCormack (Connemara Counseling)
Counselor/Therapist, LPC-A/LMHCA
I provide assessment and treatment for trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), helping individuals process distressing experiences and reduce symptoms such as hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, and emotional reactivity. Using evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches such as cognitive processing therapy, EMDR-informed techniques, and mindfulness-based interventions, I support clients in safely working through past experiences while building coping and grounding skills. My work focuses on restoring a sense of safety, improving emotional regulation, and empowering clients to move forward with greater stability, resilience, and control.
2 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Sumer Statler Aeed
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
Trauma is the experience not just of what happened to us, but by how our bodies, neurology, and hearts respond to what happened to us. Traumas of 'small t' and traumas of 'big T' both create adaptions to our true selves that can lead in our being 'stuck' in ways that don't serve us, that may create more trauma, or disconnection from our true selves and to our relationships with others. We have multiple ways of healing trauma, including complex traumas, including Flash Therapy, EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), clinical hypnosis, somatic work, art therapy and more. Coming back to your true self, perhaps for the first time, is not a journey to be missed.
27 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Michael Drane
Therapist, LMHC
I will use evidenced-based methods to help you access and resolve your trauma.
10 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Celeste Tomasulo
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
When we think of trauma, we typically think of Big “T” traumas: accidents, assaults, and overt physical danger. There are also Little “t” traumas which are chronic and ongoing moments where we’ve felt unsafe, unprotected, or in a constant state of survival (fight, flight, freeze, fawn). The brain interprets trauma from both real and perceived events. Trauma is not the event that happened, it's the internal reaction your body has in response. Using a trauma informed approach, I guide you through resourcing your body to address stored and unresolved trauma in a safe and grounded environment. This helps the body to reprocess these events and heal the parts holding onto these distressing memories and emotions.
5 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Melanie Carey
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA
Trauma and PTSD can affect how you experience safety, connection, memory, and your own body. Symptoms may include anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional numbing, intrusive thoughts, dissociation, or difficulty feeling grounded in the present moment.
In therapy, trauma is approached with care, pacing, and respect for your nervous system. We do not force disclosure or overwhelm the system with intensity. Instead, we focus on creating safety, stability, and choice in the therapeutic process.
From a psychodynamic and trauma-informed perspective, we also explore how past experiences continue to shape present emotional responses, relational patterns, and internal beliefs. Healing involves not only understanding these patterns, but gently updating the nervous system’s sense of what is safe now.
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy supports this process by helping you track the “felt sense” — the subtle body-based experience of emotion and memory — in a way that allows trauma to be approached without reactivation or overwhelm.
Over time, clients often experience greater regulation, emotional resilience, and a renewed sense of connection to themselves and their lives.
2 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Annette Tardif
Psychologist, PhD, MA
Tardif Psychology specializes in:
Persistent/chronic physical pain, eg. hypermobility/HSD/hEDS, migraines, cancer, pelvic pain
Times of hormone changes, eg. postpartum, perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause
Caretaking, eg. a loved one has a chronic illness
Burnout, ongoing stress, eg. school, work
Persistent/chronic mental health pain, eg. trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD
8 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Ryan Shannon
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA, MA, MS
Trauma can continue affecting you long after the danger has passed. You may experience intrusive memories, nightmares, avoidance, emotional numbness, shame, irritability, difficulty trusting others, or a constant sense that something bad is about to happen. Past experiences may also influence your relationships, self-worth, and the way you respond to conflict or vulnerability.
My approach is both insight-oriented and structured. Drawing from Adlerian and psychodynamic therapy, we may explore how traumatic experiences shaped the beliefs you developed about yourself, other people, and the world. Understanding these connections can help you recognize when old survival responses are still influencing your present life.
I use evidence-based approaches including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, or EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy, or CPT, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT. EMDR may help reduce the emotional intensity of distressing memories. CPT and CBT can help you identify and challenge beliefs related to guilt, blame, safety, trust, control, and self-worth.
We may also use mindfulness, grounding, and emotional regulation strategies to help you manage distress and remain connected to the present. Treatment is paced carefully, and you will not be expected to discuss painful experiences in more detail than you are ready to tolerate.
My goal is not to erase what happened. It is to help the past feel less present, reduce the power traumatic experiences have over your choices, and help you regain a greater sense of safety, connection, and control.
1 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Janelle Louis
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, ND, PMHNP-BC
If you've experienced trauma and PTSD, I'll help you make sense of your experiences without being overwhelmed by them. Using trauma-informed approaches, I'll work with you to help calm the nervous system, process painful memories, and build resilience. Healing is possible, and I'd be honored to walk alongside you on this journey.
10 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Bethany Latimer
Licensed Professional Counselor, M.A., LMHC
Trauma, complex trauma, and ptsd require somatic processing with an experienced counselor, like myself, to guide your brain to overcome the traumatic memories stored inside. We will use a combination of somatics, parts work and visualizations to feel resolution and release attachment to the patterns keeping the memories on repeat.
23 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Rooted In Psychotherapy
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Psychotherapist, LMHC, NBCC, Advanced Level Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, RYT-200
Somatic Experiencing® (SE) works with both the body and mind. Rather than just talking about your experience, we slow down and feel into it together—with care, compassion, and curiosity. This approach helps your nervous system shift gently over time toward greater regulation and healing. Learn more about SE International here: https://traumahealing.org/se-101/.
6 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Hannah Muetzelfeld
Psychologist, PhD
I specialize in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an evidence-based treatment for PTSD and trauma-related symptoms. CPT helps individuals process and reframe unhelpful beliefs related to their trauma, allowing them to regain a sense of safety, trust, and control in their lives. I work collaboratively with clients to adaptively apply this modality to each unique case.
12 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Vanessa Hooper
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC, PMH-C
Trauma changes how your body and brain respond to the present, not just how you remember the past. As an EMDR-trained clinician specializing in complex childhood and relational trauma, I help you process what happened and reclaim a sense of safety in your own life.
6 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Seattle, WA Statistics
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Seattle, WA average 15 years of experience and charge around $204 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (70%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (39%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (33%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$204
Accept insurance
45%
Offer sliding scale
35%
Gender ID
| 62% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 51% |
In Person and Online |
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| 48% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 70% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 39% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 33% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 32% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 29% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 28% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 28% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 70% | Young Adult |
| 51% | Senior |
| 38% | Teen |
| 15% | Children |
Client Focus
| 55% | Women |
| 44% | LGBTQ+ |
| 37% | Men |
| 29% | Military / Veterans |
| 23% | Black / African American |