Rachel Guinevere LordKenaga, LMHC, MA
Licensed Mental Health Clinician
Suite 2001
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-419-5052
Fax: 206-624-5806
Email: Email Rachel Guinevere LordKenaga
Website: www.sakuracounseling.com
Primary Focus: Abuse / Incest / PTSD Counseling, Anxiety / Panic Disorders Counseling, Communication / Social Skills Counseling, Couples / Marriage Counseling, Grief Counseling, LGBTQ Counseling, Specialty Issues
Scope of Practice
I work with adolescents, adults, older adults and couples. I assist the client in their process by utilizing art therapy or talk therapy, or any combination within, to facilitate growth and understanding.
Range of Focus
- Abortion / Pregnancy Counseling
- Bi-polar Disorder
- Emotional Abuse
- Manic Depression Disorder
- Panic Attacks
- Physical Abuse
- Schizophrenia
- Sexual Identity Issues
- Social Friendship Skills
- Transsexual Issues
- Verbal Abuse
- Anxiety
- Communication Skills
- Incest
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship Issues
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Role
- Transgender Issues
- Uni-polar Disorder
Values and Philosophy
I work from three primary concepts:
- Mindfulness: Helping you become more aware of your identity, actions, intuitions, and encourage you to be authentic and present in all aspects of your life. This is a challenging and evocative process when overcoming traumatic history, depression, anxiety and loss of self.
- Resilience: Something led you into therapy, be it an issue, loss, trauma, or simply a desire to understand yourself better. By merely engaging in the work of therapy you have shown motivation for creating a better life and I would like to both illuminate and help you master these skills.
- Creativity: This awesome power we all have challenges us to be more than the sum of our parts, in order to transcend our own concepts for wellness. Learning perspectives and how to tap into creativity is foremost in my philosophy of wellness.
Therapeutic Technique and Methodology
As an Existential art therapist I am passionate about making a safe space in which the creative process of facilitating your personal meaning can occur. I believe that the relationship between the therapist and the client is a tool in this process. We create trust, understanding, and empathy necessary for the work of therapy. The work entails identifying issues and concerns and processing them in a constructive way. I am interested in holding hope for you on this journey, even when you are feeling hopeless. I think it is important to understand the connection between the mind and the body as well as the past and the present as challenges are confronted. I find the use of creativity, both in art making and perspective changing, very healing. It is an honor to guide you in the process of creating the life you desire.
Education, Certification and Professional Associations
Degrees and Certifications
Masters in Mental Health Counseling and Art Therapy, 2004
Antioch University
Seattle, WA
Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Arts and Psychology, 1996
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Fine Art Studies, 1993
Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA
Licenses to Practice and Registrations
Licenses
Mental Health Counselors License
License number: LH 00011332
Art Therapy Registered
License number: 07-196
Payment Information and Hours
Contact me for hours and rates.
Insurance Reimbursement Provider For: Premera
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