If you are experiencing a crisis or emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

24/7 Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988

Drug and Alcohol 24-Hour Helpline: (206) 722-3700

LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262)

Parent Support Warm Line: 1-888-404-7763 (non-emergency peer support open Monday through Friday, 9am to 4:30pm PST)

Physician Support Line: 1-888-409-0141 (free, confidential, and anonymous non-emergency peer support for doctors and medical students open Monday through Friday, 8am to 12am ET)

Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860 (trans peer support)

Veterans Crisis Line: dial 988, then press 1

If you would like to use your insurance benefits for therapy, please call your insurance company and ask for a list of in-network providers with current openings.

For out-of-network benefits, please confirm coverage with your insurance company. Let them know the therapist’s credentials and type of service so they can verify coverage. To check whether my services are covered, please share with them that I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA) and the billing codes I use are 90791 (initial assessment), 90834 (individual therapy), and 90847 (couples therapy).

Please note that couples therapy is rarely reimbursed by insurance companies because it is not considered a medical expense. There is a limited exception if the sessions focus on treating a mental health diagnosis of one of the partners (the “identified patient”). This limited scope may not be appropriate for many couples therapy clients.

Here are some free or low-cost therapy options that might be available to you:

Antioch Community Counseling and Psychology Clinic: Low-cost counseling services staffed by graduate students under supervision.

Asian Counseling and Referral Services: Sliding scale therapy offered to all ages (accepts Medicaid).

Bastyr Center for Natural Health: Low-cost counseling services staffed by graduate students under supervision.

City U of Seattle Counseling Center: Low-cost counseling services staffed by graduate students under supervision.

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP): Check with your employer about whether you are eligible to access any free or low-cost therapy sessions through your EAP.

Open Path Collective: Nationwide low-cost mental health counseling services.

Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Member Wellness Program: Individual consultation, groups, information and referrals, peer counseling, and prevention training for Washington-based attorneys and law students. Services are provided at no cost to WSBA members.

Washington Therapy Fund Foundation: Up to eight free therapy sessions for Black adults and children facing economic hardship.

If you are curious to learn more about mental health, please check out any of the books below.

Trauma

"Trauma and Recovery" by Judith Herman, PhD

"The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Child Adversity" by Nadine Burke Harris, MD

"Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions" by Christine Caldwell

"Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others" by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky

"The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma" by Bessel Van der Kolk

Relationships

“Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection” by Judy Schwartz Gottman, PhD and John Gottman, PhD

"The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work" by John Gottman, PhD and Nan Silver

"Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)" by Eve Rodsky

"Hold Me Tight" by Dr. Sue Johnson

"Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Nonmonogamy" by Jessica Fern

Parenting

"How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

"No Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture your Child's Developing Mind" by Daniel Siegel

"Dibs in Search of Self" by Virginia Axline

“The Reason I Jump” by Naoki Higashida (translated by KA Yoshida and David Mitchell)

Addiction

"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction" by Gabor Mate

Sex

"Come As You Are" by Emily Nagoski, PhD

“The Art of Receiving and Giving: The Wheel of Consent” by Betty Martin and Robyn Dalzen

“Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma” by Staci Haines

Therapy

"The Gift of Therapy" by Irvin Yalom

"Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" by Laurie Gottlieb

"Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death" by Irvin Yalom

"Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?" by Roz Chast

“Last Chance Couple Therapy” by Peter Fraenkel

“Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations: The Pursuit of Love, Admiration, and Safety” by Elinor Greenberg, PhD