Wendy E. Smith, M.A. Psychology 2010

“In October, 2009, I opened a part-time private practice on Mercer Street near the Seattle Center, with post-Masters supervision from (Antioch’s) Flora Ostrow.  I work with adults and couples on a range of issues including: anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, shame, life transitions, identity issues, and relationship problems.  I’m using Existential and mindfulness-based approaches, among others.  
 
About a third of my practice has been working with people with physical and sensory disabilities and illnesses, which is an area of particular interest to me given my own disabilities.  Another third of my practice has been couple counseling, in which I received excellent training from (Antioch’s) Paul David.  I use mostly Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, and I particularly enjoy working with couples for whom illness or disability is a relationship issue. 
 
This spring I began training in Lifespan Integration ©, which strikes me as an effective technique for healing trauma without re-traumatizing. 
 
I am looking to grow my practice, so please don’t hesitate to contact me if you want to share practice information.  You can find me online at http://www.wendysmithcounseling.com. 
 
Finally, for anyone wanting to take the NCMHCE licensure exam, I highly recommend (Antioch’s) Lisa Mayfield’s one-day preparation class, which is an excellent guide to how to study. ”