Paul Berkelhammer, LMHC 511 28th Ave East Seattle, WA 98112 phone: (206) 720-1500 fax: email: pdberk@juno.com
License, Certification, or Registration: Licensed MH Counselor, Certified Group Therapist
Client Population: Individual adults, couples and groups
Appointments: Weekdays; groups in evening
Payment Options: Cash, check or insurance.
Therapy Styles: In sessions, I will first establish a secure place for you to speak safely about your current situation. I support your setting the agenda for our work together and for clarifying your goals in psychotherapy. I bring insight, patience and common sense practicality to our work together. I sometimes challenge and push, but I always listen as closely as possible.
I have post-graduate training in object relations, psychodynamic, interpersonal, relational, group, and retreat facilitation. If you are interested, I would be happy to explain what each of these approaches brings to my work.
Areas of Expertise: People yearn to change and to grow, yet we are powerfully "wired" to remain the same. Over many years of providing therapy, I remain moved and challenged by this basic fact – as much as we hope for change in our lives, we are predisposed to keep things "safe", familiar and unhappy. My training and approach to psychotherapy focuses specifically on this dilemma. The problem you may be bringing to therapy – depression, anxiety, loneliness, unhappiness with work, failure or struggle in relationship – conceals a deeper level of “hard wiring”. I work with men and women who have wrestled with their own capacities, who have struggled to make changes without success, who have felt overwhelmed by the “hand they’ve been dealt”.
The good news is that our minds continue to grow and develop throughout our lifetime. I provide an optimal therapeutic setting for my clients to learn about themselves and how their "hard-wiring" affect relationships and well-being. This increased self-knowledge brings greater personal choice, and helps to change the personal status quo.
My strong belief is that therapy should help you move toward the life you desire and to increase your satisfaction in relationships. I actively help people get unstuck, deepen their effectiveness in relationships, and improve their sense of well-being.
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I am deeply committed to the process of helping my clients get to the roots of problems with others, or to the core of their own personal struggles. I believe that psychotherapy can bring great value to enhancing our lives. I actively help people get unstuck, deepen their understanding and effectiveness as partners, and improve their sense of well-being.
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