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Category: Trauma

Understanding Flashbacks in PTSD: It isn’t like in the movies.

Robert Espiau January 27, 2025 No Comments

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a complex mental health condition that can significantly impact an individual’s daily life. Among the most distressing symptoms of PTSD are…

Navigating Conflict with Compassion: Some Lessons from a Decade of Marriage/ Couples Therapy

Robert Espiau January 14, 2025 No Comments

Over the past ten years, I have had the privilege of working with couples from diverse backgrounds as I have lived and worked internationally. I truly love helping couples to…

Thinking is not conscious awareness

Robert Espiau December 21, 2024 No Comments

In an old Laurel and Hardy comedy movie Stan is supposed to keep guard while his friend Ollie sleeps. After a while Ollie wakes up and finds Stan asleep on…

3rd culture kids and identity confusion

Robert Espiau December 21, 2024 No Comments

I grew up in a whirlwind of cultures, languages, and shifting landscapes. As a Third Culture Kid (TCK), I was raised outside my parents’ culture while absorbing the influences of…

How Internalized Shame from Trauma Can Lead to Depression

Robert Espiau December 20, 2024 No Comments

In our journey toward healing, we often confront deep-seated emotions that have shaped us, sometimes, unconsciously in ways we don’t even realize. When we have unresolved trauma from the past,…

Do You Have Trauma or ADD? Understanding Trauma-Based Dissociation and ADD/ADHD: How Are They Different?

Robert Espiau September 20, 2024 No Comments

By Robert Espiau Understanding the differences between dissociation due to trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD/ADHD) is crucial for accurate diagnosis and treatment. While these conditions…

Anxiety Therapy: Understanding the Roots and Effective Treatment Approaches

Robert Espiau September 19, 2024 No Comments

Anxiety and panic attacks are increasingly prevalent in today’s fast-paced world, affecting millions of individuals globally. While the pharmaceutical industry has long promoted the idea that anxiety disorders are primarily…

Dr. Gabor Maté: The Controversial Healer Transforming Our Understanding of Consciousness and Psychedelic Medicine

Robert Espiau September 3, 2024 No Comments

Dr. Gabor Maté is not just a physician or a psychologist; he is a provocateur in the world of medicine, a figure whose writings and ideas have sparked intense debate…

Panic Attacks

Robert Espiau September 3, 2024 No Comments

Reevaluating Panic Disorder Treatment: The Case for Somatic Therapies Over CBT Panic disorder is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide, characterized by sudden and overwhelming episodes of…

The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Adult Codependency: A Deep Dive into Fear of Intimacy and Boundaries

Robert Espiau July 4, 2024 No Comments

Introduction: The Roots of Codependency in Childhood Trauma Traumatic experiences during childhood can have profound and far-reaching effects on an individual’s psychological and emotional development. One of the more insidious…

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Seattle Trauma Counseling is a collective of licensed somatic trauma therapists co-founded in 2015, with offices in Edmonds and Kirkland, Washington, and telehealth across the state.

We specialize in EMDR, Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Internal Family Systems for trauma, PTSD, complex trauma, religious trauma, sexual trauma, anxiety, and dissociation.

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Edmonds

8923 240th St SW,
Edmonds, WA 98026
United States

Kirkland

10512 NE 68th St #202,
Kirkland, WA 98033
United States

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(206) 552-8207

1 253-3933251

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