Fresh Start Counseling PLLC

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Fresh Start Counseling PLLC We offer evidence-based therapy for teens, adults, and couples in Port Orchard and across Washington. Telehealth statewide and in-person avalible.

Specializing in DBT, anxiety, burnout, emotional regulation, and relationship counseling. Insurance Accepted: Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna, First Choice Health, Kaiser, Premera, Regence, and Out of Network

BUSTING REEL SCRIPTMyth 1: Therapy is just talking. → At Fresh Start, you leave with skills you can use that week.Myth 2...
08/28/2026

BUSTING REEL SCRIPT

Myth 1: Therapy is just talking. → At Fresh Start, you leave with skills you can use that week.

Myth 2: You have to be in crisis. → Most of our clients are high-functioning, overwhelmed, and tired of white-knuckling it.

Myth 3: Going to couples therapy means you failed. → It means you're investing before resentment builds.

Which myth held you back the longest?

Learn more at www.freshstart-counseling.com

Back-to-School OverwhelmAugust feels like it should be calm. For a lot of high-functioning adults, it's not. Back-to-sch...
08/26/2026

Back-to-School Overwhelm

August feels like it should be calm. For a lot of high-functioning adults, it's not. Back-to-school logistics, work picking up, social battery on low.

If you're feeling stretched thin, you don't need to hit rock bottom to get support. Therapy is a great place to build stability BEFORE crisis.

You deserve tools before the burnout.

We have limited in-person openings in Port Orchard this month + telehealth statewide.

🌿 You don't have to hit rock bottom to start therapy.Many high-functioning adults I work with come in saying "I should b...
08/01/2026

🌿 You don't have to hit rock bottom to start therapy.
Many high-functioning adults I work with come in saying "I should be able to handle this."
Therapy is for building emotional stability before burnout hits.

🧠 ADHD isn't a lack of motivation.One of the biggest myths I hear: "Just try harder."For ADHD brains, it's not about wil...
07/30/2026

🧠 ADHD isn't a lack of motivation.
One of the biggest myths I hear: "Just try harder."
For ADHD brains, it's not about willpower — it's about executive function overload. That feeling of 50 tabs open at once? It's real.
This week I'm sharing 3 small, DBT-based tools that help quiet the mental clutter.
Does your brain feel like 50 tabs open? 👇

07/22/2026

It's often about struggling with executive functioning—the mental skills that help us plan, organize, prioritize, and get started.If you've spent years wondering why things that seem "easy" for everyone else feel overwhelming, you're not alone.The good news is that ADHD is highly treatable, and therapy can help you develop strategies that actually work for your brain.💙 Fresh Start Counseling specializes in helping teens and adults with ADHD build practical skills for everyday life.📍 In-person in Port Orchard💻 Telehealth throughout Washington isn't about being lazy.
It's often about struggling with executive functioning the mental skills that help us plan, organize, prioritize, and get started.

If you've spent years wondering why things that seem "easy" for everyone else feel overwhelming, you're not alone.

The good news is that ADHD is highly treatable, and therapy can help you develop strategies that actually work for your brain.

💙 Fresh Start Counseling specializes in helping teens and adults with ADHD build practical skills for everyday life.

📍 In-person in Port Orchard
💻 Telehealth throughout Washington

✨ At Fresh Start Counseling, I believe therapy should leave you with more than just a place to talk.My goal is to help c...
07/19/2026

✨ At Fresh Start Counseling, I believe therapy should leave you with more than just a place to talk.

My goal is to help clients walk away with practical skills they can use every day.

Whether you're navigating ADHD, struggling with overwhelming emotions, or working to strengthen your relationship, therapy should help you feel more confident—not more dependent.

Small changes practiced consistently can lead to lasting transformation.

Everyone deserves the opportunity for a fresh start.

💙 If you're ready to take that first step, I'd love to help.

❤️ Healthy relationships don't happen by accident.Most couples wait an average of several years after problems begin bef...
07/17/2026

❤️ Healthy relationships don't happen by accident.

Most couples wait an average of several years after problems begin before seeking counseling.

By then, small misunderstandings have often turned into ongoing patterns of conflict, distance, or resentment.

Couples counseling isn't about deciding who's right.

It's about learning how to:
💬 Communicate more effectively.
❤️ Rebuild trust.
🤝 Understand each other's needs.
🌱 Strengthen your relationship for the future.

As a Gottman-trained therapist, I help couples develop practical skills they can use long after therapy ends.

If your relationship feels stuck, you don't have to figure it out alone.

Fresh Start Counseling offers couples counseling in Port Orchard and virtual sessions throughout Washington.

🧠 **ADHD isn't a lack of motivation.**One of the biggest myths about ADHD is that people just need to "try harder."The r...
07/16/2026

🧠 **ADHD isn't a lack of motivation.**

One of the biggest myths about ADHD is that people just need to "try harder."

The reality is that ADHD affects executive functioning—the brain's ability to plan, prioritize, organize, and regulate attention.

That means someone with ADHD may:
✔️ Know exactly what needs to get done.
✔️ Want to do it.
✔️ Feel frustrated that they can't get started.

It's not laziness.

With the right strategies, therapy, and support, people with ADHD can build systems that actually work for their brain—not against it.

If you've spent years feeling like you're constantly falling behind, know that you're not alone.

There are tools that can help.

📍 Fresh Start Counseling
Serving Washington through telehealth and in-person appointments in Port Orchard.

We spend so much time teaching children how to manage their emotions...But many adults were never taught those same skil...
07/14/2026

We spend so much time teaching children how to manage their emotions...

But many adults were never taught those same skills.

If you grew up hearing things like:
• "Calm down."
• "You're too sensitive."
• "Stop crying."

You may have learned to hide your emotions instead of understanding them.

Therapy isn't about getting rid of emotions.

It's about learning what they're trying to tell you and responding in ways that move you toward the life you want.

That's one of my favorite parts of using DBT skills in therapy—helping people build confidence in handling life's ups and downs instead of feeling controlled by them.

You deserve more than just surviving.

07/06/2026

Your fresh start begins with one conversation. At Fresh Start Counseling, we offer virtual and in-person therapy across Washington. Book your free 15-minute consult at freshstart-counseling.com.

Address

1700 SE Mile Hill Drive Ste 207
Port Orchard, WA
98366

Opening Hours

Sunday 09:00 - 17:00
Monday 10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 15:00
Thursday 10:00 - 15:00

Telephone

+12532943748

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