She works with a variety of topics, including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues and s*xuality issues (always from a s*x positive lens!). Carly is a licensed marriage and family therapist associate in Seattle, WA. Currently, she sees individuals, couples and families at Emerald City Sanctuary in South Lake Union, and couples at Pacific Northwest Family Therapy in Laurelhurst. Because Carly's been trained to work with families and couples, she is oriented to view problems systemically, even when working with individual clients. This means that she believes it is important to examine each client’s context, including their family of origin, to understand their position. She strives to be a culturally competent therapist, considering clients’ identity, s*xual orientation, race, gender, ethnicity, and other aspects of diversity and intersectionality in the therapy process. She is kink friendly, LGBTQ affirming, and respects all relationship structures. Carly has experience working with:
-Depression
-Anxiety
-Low self-esteem
-Self-harm
-Anger
-Trauma
-Sexual dysfunction
-Sexual abuse
-Grief
-Relationship issues
-Family conflicts
-Identity issues
-Life transitions
Her work is informed by Emotionally Focused Therapy, family systems theory, Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative, and Attachment-Based Family Therapy, among other approaches.
