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Biography of Trish Geist, MA, LMHC
Centralia, WA

You might say Trish was born to be an inspirational leader. You might even say she was born to help others achieve their dreams. However, neither of these statements would be completely true without understanding the knowledge and skills Trish brings to educating and leading individuals about personal elements inhabiting the mind, body, and spirit in conjunction to the world in which individuals live. From a young age Trish has been engaged with a deep desire to understand the world around her and the inner workings of individuals. Leading her to pursue a career in mental health, motivational speaking, and leadership. Trish is an inspirational leader with over twenty-eight years of experience leading individuals, diverse teams, and projects to success with unwavering integrity and dedication. With a proven ability to quickly acclimate, ascend, assess, and become a positive contributing force in an organization. Her leadership skills has helped her ascend to an executive management level as the Director of Clinical Services from 2018-2021 at Cascade Community Healthcare. She has particular skills and ability to empathize, relate, evaluate, and motivate individuals and teams. She is an adept communicator with blended experience learned through a variety of jobs in counseling, mediation, advocacy, public relations, marketing, financial, executive leadership, organizational psychology, and criminal justice. Throughout the last twenty-eight years her career and education expanding across mental health facilities, criminal justice, and non-profit agencies providing counseling involving a variety of mental health disorders. She is versed in dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) as a modality and has worked with it both in the juvenile justice system and mental health facilities. She has helped individuals understand their mental health through teaching groups based on a preset and a personally developed curriculum, as well as individual services. From her desire to help others Trish has focused academically on achieving a higher education that corresponds to understanding the human dynamics within the world that we live. Trish has licensure as a Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She has achieved not only two Bachelor of Arts degrees, but also a Master’s of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Saint Martin’s University. Trish lives and works with a simple philosophy “Life is a journey not a destination.” This is embodied in her approach to help individuals heal and teach individuals the concepts to grasp a deeper-rooted foundation of life’s journey. As well as her connection to strive for personal success through engaging life in all aspects, challenging conventional thoughts, and engaging opposing philosophies to transform others beyond the philosophical ideologies of society and self. With the knowledge and skills Trish brings to educating individuals she was born to be an inspirational leader and help others achieve their dreams and what better way is there to inspire others but through social media. Trish is available for motivational speaking engagements and counseling services Contact information is available below.

11/04/2025
Finding your home.
01/25/2025

Finding your home.

09/30/2024

Ways to achieve closure, even if the death was long ago.

We have become a cultural of avoiding tough conversations based on anxiety. Avoidance not only hurts the person ghosted ...
08/30/2024

We have become a cultural of avoiding tough conversations based on anxiety. Avoidance not only hurts the person ghosted but also the person doing the ghosting as they never learn how to handle conflict in relationships. Sometimes there isn’t even a conflict, it’s the persons’ own internal struggle causing the anxiety.

It's not just the pain; it's this.

Often used treatment modality is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to assist in this process.
08/20/2024

Often used treatment modality is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to assist in this process.

What happens in the brain as our worldview updates and expands.

07/09/2024

We've all been guilty of saying yes to something we don't want to do or trying to please others at the expense of our own well-being. To cut back on that behavior, consider these strategies.

06/07/2024

⭐️APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR OUR WELLNESS RETREAT FOR VIOLENT CRIME SURVIVORS OCTOBER 4-6, 2024!⭐️

Click the link below to apply. Applications are being accepted through June 30th.

👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼 https://forms.gle/o5opoCtRaWYp1AP26

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✨DISCOVER HEALING AND CONNECTION AT OUR WELLNESS RETREAT FOR VIOLENT CRIME SURVIVORS✨

📢If you’ve followed us for some time now, you’ve probably noticed one of our many announcements about our upcoming retreat. We are pleased to (finally) invite you to join us in embracing healing, resilience, and renewal together. Join VSS staff as we host the Wellness Retreat: A Weekend of Healing for Violent Crime Survivors, from October 4-6, 2024, in the serene and picturesque setting of Gig Harbor, WA.

🏞️This exclusive retreat will take place at a private AirBnB location, revealed only to confirmed participants to ensure a safe and intimate environment. Each attendee will have their own bedroom, providing a personal space to unwind. Due to the nature of this retreat, we are limiting participation to just 6 individuals, allowing for a close-knit and supportive community. There is no cost to attend.

ℹ️For more details, please visit:

👉🏼https://victimsupportservices.org/help-for-victims/wellness-retreat/

👩🏽‍💻Please note, applying does not guarantee a spot at the retreat. We will review each application carefully to ensure a warm, appropriate, and safe environment for all participants. Applications are open from June 3-30, and we will notify applicants of their status by July 10.

⁉️For any questions or concerns, please reach out to our Community Support Coordinator, Liberty Miller, at Liberty@victimsupportservices.org.

🩵We look forward to embarking on this healing journey together.

Women's History Month Theme 2024https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/womens-history-monthRecognizing some of our grea...
03/11/2024

Women's History Month Theme 2024

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/womens-history-month

Recognizing some of our great women of history:

“Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), political figure, diplomat, activist, First Lady.

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity," Amelia Earhart (1897-1937?), aviation pioneer.

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” – Rosa Parks (1913-2005), civil rights activist.

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." - Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005), U.S. Congresswoman.

“My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou (1928-2014), memoirist, poet, civil rights activist.

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” – Madeleine Albright (1937-2022), U.S. Secretary of State.

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King (1943 - ), tennis champion.

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker (1944 - ), novelist, short story writer, poet, social activist.

“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.”
― Malala Yousafzai (1997- ), Pakistani female education activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987.

Celebrating Women’s History Month! Knowing the stories of those that come before us is inspiring to every new generation...
03/02/2024

Celebrating Women’s History Month! Knowing the stories of those that come before us is inspiring to every new generation to help forge a path forward. Thank you to all those amazing female trail blazers.

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