Mente Counseling & Consultation

06/18/2025

The Center for Early Relational Health at Akin is offering FREE monthly Reflective Practice Groups focused on Relational Health in Mental Health settings. Emily Anderson and Safaa Sadik from Mente Counseling will be facilitating alongside Veronica Rosa-Sandoval.

Scan the QR code or visit the link below to express your interest in participating! https://bit.ly/3YF4P5S
👥 Available in English & Spanish
💻 Virtual sessions | June–March
📍 For providers practicing in King County
https://bit.ly/44XkTnD

We are excited to share FREE monthly Reflective Practice Groups focused on Relational Health in Mental Health settings. Scan the QR code or visit the link below to express your interest in participating! https://bit.ly/3YF4P5S

👥 Available in Arabic, English, and Spanish
💻 Virtual sessions | June–March
📍 For providers practicing in King County
https://bit.ly/44XkTnD

06/18/2025

Join Ash Warren, he/him, LICSW, for a supervision group starting this fall! Registration & more info: https://mentecounseling.com/offerings/supervision-fall-2025-8-weeks/
* 8 sessions: Wednesdays, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM on 9/10, 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3, and 12/17
* Tiered Pricing of $250-500 for 8 sessions ($21-$62.50/session)
* Location: Online

06/11/2025

Join us starting July 10 for a monthly attachment consult group with Mente! Emily Anderson and Rebecca Berg will facilitate a culturally-attuned, social-justice, and neurodivergent-affirming approach to bring attachment theory into practice.
* 2nd Thursdays, from 7/10-12/11 over 6 months from 11 AM - 12 PM PST.
* Rate: FREE through Best Starts for Kids Workforce Development Mini Grant, or support scholarships for services through tiered rates of $125-375.
Registration & more info: https://mentecounseling.com/offerings/attachment-consult-group-july-december-2025/

06/10/2025

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03/31/2025

Today on March 31st we proudly recognize Transgender Day of Visibility—a day dedicated to celebrating the resilience and lived experiences of transgender individuals. Visibility affirms the right of all people to live authentically.

Our blog explores the significance of this day and the importance of creating supportive spaces for transgender individuals in mental health and beyond. We also encourage you to tune into the Wild Heart Society Podcast, which talks with parents, experts, and transgender adults about their experiences with understanding identity and more.

Visibility is more than being seen—it’s about being valued and supported.

🔗Check out out blog here: https://mentecounseling.com/2023/03/international-transgender-day-of-visibility-celebrating-transgender-people-and-their-contributions/
🔗Check out the Wild Heart Society Podcast here: https://www.wildheartsociety.org/podcast

03/27/2025

Our latest member of the team, Sung Kim (she/they), is joining us this upcoming April!

We are so excited to have Sung Kim as part of our team! 🎉 With extensive experience in trauma-informed care, Sung is dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with compassion and expertise. Specializing in areas such as EMDR, mood disorders, and identity development, Sung brings a client-centered approach to therapy, fostering growth and resilience in every session.

They are accepting clients ages 5+, as well as individual adults and offers relationship counseling.

Please visit our website to request a consultation and meet with Sung this April: https://mentecounseling.com/contact-us/

03/24/2025

Meet our newest team member! 💜 Mente is excited to welcome Sung Kim to our practice this April. Sung is currently accepting new clients for individual counseling and relationship/couples counseling. Sung sees clients over telehealth and in person at our Seattle, Madison Valley, office. Their focus is on supporting BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ children, adolescents and families.

Learn more about Sung and their therapeutic approach on our website:
https://mentecounseling.com/about-us/

To book a free consultation with Sung, see our "Contact Us" page:
https://mentecounseling.com/contact-us/

03/20/2025

This week's spotlight: Mariana Boden (she/ella)

Mariana is Latinx Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHCA. She is also a daughter, a parent, a wife, a sister, a tia, and a friend. She speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and English.

Mariana's approach to therapy is acknowledging the challenges that life brings us and working to remember that setbacks do not have to define who we are. She works to make sure clients feel seen and heard and know that they deserve healing.

Mariana is currently accepting new clients including children, tweens, teens, individual adults, members of the LGBTQI+ community, and the refugee and asylee community.

To book a consultation, please reach out to us on our website: https://mentecounseling.com/contact-us/

03/13/2025

This week, March 9th-15th, Mente recognizes Sleep Awareness Week.

Quality sleep is essential for mental health, yet it is often overlooked. In Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, neuroscientist Matthew Walker explores the profound impact of sleep on cognitive function, emotional regulation, and overall well-being.

As a mental health practice, we emphasize the critical role of restorative sleep in managing stress, anxiety, and mood disorders. This Sleep Awareness Week, we encourage you to adopt healthy sleep habits to support both mental and physical wellness.

Learn more about this initiative on the National Sleep Foundation's Website: https://www.thensf.org/sleep-awareness-week/

03/06/2025

Mente provides a supportive and inclusive environment where LGBTQI+ tweens (ages 9-12) and teens (ages 13-17) can openly express themselves and navigate life’s changes with confidence. Our gender-affirming approach ensures that every young person feels seen as they explore their identity in a space that fosters understanding, growth, and emotional well-being.

If you or a loved one are seeking care, reach out to us at https://mentecounseling.com/contact-us/, directly at mentecounseling@gmail.com or call us at 206.717.3990.

02/24/2025

As we recognize Eating Disorder Awareness Week, it's crucial to reflect on the gaps in traditional eating disorder recovery frameworks—particularly how they fail to address the unique experiences of marginalized communities. The Eating Disorder Harm Reduction Workers, in an open letter to the eating disorder recovery industry, highlight the urgent need to reimagine care practices through the lens of equity, cultural sensitivity, and harm reduction.

This week, we urge both clients and practitioners to reflect on how we can foster more inclusive, compassionate, and culturally responsive approaches to eating disorder recovery. We encourage you to read the full open letter and explore how these insights can inform healing practices across all communities.

Read the open letter here:🔗https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/npp-blog/open-letter-to-the-eating-disorder-recovery-industry

02/18/2025

This week's spotlight: Sung Kim (she/they)

Sung is a q***r Korean-American Mental Health Counseling Intern. She is also a lifelong learner, community builder, mother, child, sister, partner and friend.

They know how difficult life can be and that trying to do it all yourself can feel impossible. She works with her clients from an anti-oppression, trauma-informed, and liberation-centered approach to help them get to the place they want to be.

Sung will be starting at our practice in April and we couldn't be more excited to welcome them and their perspective into our practice. If you you like to be put on a waitlist for her individual and relationship counseling services, please visit our website.

🔗https://mentecounseling.com/about-us/