Trauma Therapy in Kirkland, WA

10512 NE 68th St, Suite 202, Kirkland, WA 98033, in the Houghton neighborhood just south of downtown Kirkland, off I-405 and near Metro Route 255. The Get Directions link opens the precise location in Google Maps, and we confirm arrival details when you book.

Yes. Houghton sits minutes from both, and a large share of this office's clients come from Bellevue, Redmond and the wider Eastside. Online sessions are also available anywhere in Washington if the commute doesn't fit your week. If you are deciding between in-person and online care, the free consultation can help you talk through location and fit before you choose a format.

Yes. Trauma-informed couples therapy, grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy, is available at the Kirkland office, for couples where trauma is part of the picture and for those simply stuck in cycles they can't name. Couples therapy is not the right fit for every relationship or every stage of trauma treatment, so the consultation is also a place to clarify whether couples work, individual therapy, or another form of support makes more sense.

A first trauma therapy session is generally focused on understanding what brings you in, what daily life looks like, what has and hasn't helped before, and what you want from treatment. You control how much detail you share. You do not need to recount traumatic events in full, and any processing method should be explained before you use it. The session can also clarify the proposed direction, pace, and whether the approach feels like a reasonable fit.

Trauma therapy may be worth considering when symptoms seem to involve more than thoughts or insight alone, for example, reactions that outrun your reasoning, a body that stays braced or shuts down, or patterns that persist even when you understand them well. General counseling and evidence-based talk therapies can be helpful, and somatic work is not automatically better. The difference is that STC's approach also pays attention to nervous system and body-based responses when those are part of the problem.

Yes, trauma therapy may still be worth considering if previous therapy did not help enough, but a different modality is not automatically the answer. Talk therapies can be effective, and what matters is understanding what was useful, what felt limited, and what you still need help with. That history can help guide whether a somatic approach, another therapy, or a different level of care makes sense.

Do not wait for a therapy appointment if safety is in question or symptoms may be medical. Call 911 for an emergency. Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, if you or someone near you is at risk of harm. New, severe, or unexplained physical symptoms should be evaluated by an appropriate medical professional. STC therapists do not prescribe medication or replace medical care. Once the immediate issue is addressed, you can contact us about ongoing therapy.