Bridges and Boundaries Counseling Services

07/17/2025

Focused on bibliotherapy this week we have been adding pages to Dr. Seuss's My Many Colored Days as a way of processing emotion without the need for specific emotional vocabulary. This combination of literature, visual art, and poetry is an excellent protective technique for all ages!

06/03/2025

I've been offering in house CEUs to our therapists for a while now because of how cumbersome it can feel to make sure you have all the CEUs you need in the timeframe you need them. I feel like it could be a real benefit to the community to offer something similar more widely.
If you are a Washington State licensed therapist, please take a couple minutes to answer this survey about the kind of locally-offered CEUs you might be interested in.

It feels hard to get all our CEUs but did you know that it breaks down to 90 minutes a month? What if there was a simple, accessible, local way to get your CEUs in bite sized pieces spread out over a reasonable amount of time. Less stress and supporting a local small business instead of a big corpor...

06/02/2025

Get to know Taylor McAvoy, LMHC

Taylor is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 5 years experience.. Taylor began working with children with Autism in 2019 while gaining her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington. During her clinical internship at LifeWire in Bellevue, she gained experience working with survivors of domestic violence alongside advocates and other mental health professionals. During this time she practiced in trauma informed and social-justice informed approaches to counseling.
Taylor earned her Bachelor's degree from University of Washington, Seattle in 2018 and earned her Master's degree from Northwest University in 2021.

Her experiences working with survivors of domestic violence inspired Taylor to work in trauma-informed and narrative approaches to therapy. She is passionate about being an ally to people of all backgrounds and identities and integrates these values into therapy. As a member of the LGBTQI+ community herself, Taylor is well-practiced in understanding systemic issues and the unique challenges LGBTQI+ people face. She has also attended various training opportunities and consultation groups that integrate these systemic issues into therapeutic techniques with clients.

She believes that the professional relationship should be a safe space to explore identity, experience, coping, and meaning. Taylor uses narrative therapy practices in her work helping clients explore already existing capability within themselves and helps make meaning from their life experience. She also uses a person-centered approach to therapy believing that the client is the expert in their own life. Her skills and training include Trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques, Narrative Therapy, Existentialism, and integrating Polyvagal theory into therapy. She takes an acceptance-based approach to working with neurodiverse clients helping them find their own strengths, build healthy narratives of their lives, and practice self-advocacy.

06/02/2025

We have so much that even our office is a rainbow!

We show up every month (not just ) to provide queer-affirming counseling. Wishing everyone a very happy and safe pride celebration this month! 🏳️‍🌈

04/28/2025

The fun part of moving is choosing decor! We are well on our way in crafting a whimsical and functional space for each of our therapists. First day in the new office is May 5 and our open house is May 18!

04/25/2025

Licensed and creative mental health counseling for ages 5 and up!
We are growing. We are moving to a larger space starting May 5 and have recently added more therapists. We have after school, evening, and Saturday appointments available. We are in network with Regence, First Choice, Premera, BCBS, and Kaiser. Call today!

03/18/2025

Please help me welcome Jackie Posner to Bridges and Boundaries Counseling Services. Jackie will be seeing clients of all ages including children 5 years and up. She is able to take Regence, Premera, First Choice, Kaiser, and BCBS and will have evening and weekend appointments available starting April 11. Give us a call 3602597179 or check us out here www.bridgesandboundaries.com to schedule.
Jackie Posner is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate with 4 years of experience in behavioral health and over 7 years working with children, adolescents, and families in a variety of settings, including IOP, outpatient, schools, and nonprofits. She has a passion for supporting mental health in youth and adults and helping people explore their authenticity and vulnerability to develop adaptive ways of being. Jackie approaches therapy with compassion, curiosity, and collaboration, using a person-centered and relational process that centers the client's choice and wisdom. She offers an integrative approach with components of internal family systems, trauma-focused, existential, and experiential modalities. Jackie completed her Masters degree in Counseling from Prescott College with a specializations in Clinical and Somatic work, along with an Educational Specialist degree in Experiential Counseling with an Adventure-based specialization. Experiential counseling can involve art, play, body integration, nature, adventure, metaphors, movement, and more. It’s a non-traditional modality that is right at home with Bridges and Boundaries; focusing on the interactions between person and environment through activity. Jackie also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and has a certification in cognitive behavioral therapy. Jackie is excited to use these modalities along with your own lived and present moment experiences to help with anxiety, depression, behavior, trauma, and more. Jackie believes that healing must happen across systems, and her work is rooted in feminist frameworks which enables her to attend to the ways people are uniquely impacted by social and cultural factors. She has experience supporting people with diverse needs, diagnoses, lived experiences, and backgrounds, including individuals from LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and Neurodiverse communities

02/10/2025

This is a beautiful illustration of the therapeutic process!