Engaging Grace MHC

07/12/2025

Navigating Life's Chapters with Compassion and Expertise

Are you an older adult facing the challenges of major life changes, the deep pain of loss and grief, or the daily struggles of chronic illness? The later years of life, though often filled with wisdom and experience, can also bring unique difficulties that feel overwhelming or isolating. You might be dealing with health changes, relationship shifts, the loss of loved ones, or a reassessment of your life's purpose. Reach out to trisha@engaginggracemhc.com

12/12/2024

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This video was developed as a basic introduction to a Polyvagal view of how trauma and chronic stress affect our nervous system. If you would like to watch ...

12/03/2024

11/03/2024

Looking for a child therapist, I recommend Olive Tree Counseling

Olive Tree Counseling in Shoreline utilizes the power of play therapy to help your child become more confident, competent, and less reactive to triggers. Using child centered play therapy (CCPT), therapist, Darlene Wagler guides your child learn to work through their anxiety and express their frustr

10/25/2024

https://engaginggracemhc.com/rates/

I am now covered with Premera and Lifewise Insurance.

Rates are $130 (50 min.) for Individuals and $150 (50) for couples therapy. Cash, checks, and all major credit cards are accepted.

10/17/2024

10/14/2024

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.
Van der Kolk highlights that trauma is stored in the body, often unconsciously. Intergenerational trauma can influence our stress responses, but awareness can help us release unhelpful patterns.
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10/14/2024

Unrecognized chronic stress or unresolved trauma impacts our bodies, minds, and relationships. You are not alone. Within a collaborative relationship, we can explore, gain understanding, and graciously tend to you. I help women of all ages navigate through trauma and abuse, explore the roots of their struggles, understand their emotions, and learn how to regulate their minds, bodies, and hearts to promote healing.