I am excited to bring my practice to Whidbey Island and to join the team at Water’s  Edge in beautiful Langley. I have been in the field of mental health for over 35 years in  various capacities, including a full time therapist in private practice at Ballard  Counseling Group.  

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The primary focus of my work is to help individual clients with the treatment of anxiety,  depression, life transitions, grief and loss issues, family dynamics, communication and  boundary skills. My primary mode of therapy is a cognitive behavioral approach with  heavy reliance on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT is extremely effective in  developing emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness and distress  tolerance skills. In recent years, I have begun to incorporate psychodynamic approach  where we explore the effects of one’s developmental history, past trauma (if any) and  attachment style on current functioning.  

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If you would like to make an appointment feel free to call Marie at 206-607-7076. 

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“The real act of discovery is not in finding new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.”    -Marcel Proust