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Self Space Seattle Self Space offers counseling services in downtown Seattle and Kirkland.
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Why does fall feel like a fresh start?For many of us, this season has always signaled a reset. New schedules, new goals,...
10/15/2026

Why does fall feel like a fresh start?

For many of us, this season has always signaled a reset. New schedules, new goals, and that back-to-school energy can make it feel like the right time to begin again.

But fall also pulls us in two directions. Shorter days nudge us to slow down, while work, school, and full calendars speed everything up. That mismatch can leave us feeling both energized and overwhelmed.

Our latest blog post explores how to approach the season with intention, including:
• Why a refresh doesn't have to mean an overhaul
• Small, sustainable shifts that make a real difference
• Reflection questions to help you ease into fall instead of sprinting into it

If this season is stirring up old patterns or bigger questions about what's next, our therapists are here to help. Free consultations are available.

📖 Read the full post: https://www.selfspaceseattle.com/blog/2026/9/3/fall-season-a-natural-refresh

10/09/2026

Why do breakups hurt so much? Because ending a relationship is a form of grief.

Beyond losing a person, we lose shared routines, plans, and the life we built together. In his recent post, Self Space therapist Josh Saunders shares practical ways to care for yourself through it, including:
• Reaching out to trusted people and telling them what you need
• Accepting that grief has no set timeline
• Taking responsibility for your part, without carrying what isn't yours
• Offering yourself compassion, then a little more
• Remembering the relationship honestly, both the good and the difficult
• Building new routines, and taking breaks when you need them

Grief is ultimately a reflection of how deeply we cared. If you're navigating the end of a relationship, our therapists are here to support you.

📖 Read the full article: https://www.selfspaceseattle.com/blog/2024/11/15/grieving-the-end-of-a-relationship

10/07/2026

What do you return to on the days you forget why you started?
Our therapist Susan Dorsch recently joined Self Space Seattle after completing her clinical internship. Before therapy, she was a small business owner, and she brought one ritual from that career into this one: the Why folder.
Whenever a client or colleague sent a message that reminded her why she does this work, or who she wants to be, she saved it there. On the days that felt like just putting one foot in front of the other, she could open that folder and reconnect with her purpose.
It's a simple practice that works in nearly any profession:

→ Save the notes, emails, and messages that remind you why your work matters
→ Name it whatever motivates you: "Why," "Joy," or something else
→ Revisit it when you're feeling disconnected or stuck

It works outside of work too. A message from a friend can remind you of the kind of person you want to be.
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Do you have a practice like this? We'd love to hear about it in the comments.
Susan is now accepting new clients.

If you're looking for support reconnecting with your sense of purpose, you can book a session with her here → https://spwidget-selfspace.clientsecure.me/widget/service?appearance={"fullScreen"%3Atrue}&channel=client_portal&clinicianId=1860958

10/02/2026

"Why do I feel so unmotivated lately?"
It's one of the questions intern therapist Chris Bruno hears most. Before becoming a therapist, Chris spent about 25 years in the business world, working in digital media and technology in New York and Seattle. That experience taught him that burnout isn't always about working too hard.
Sometimes rest is what you need. Other times it's more complicated. Something that used to motivate you no longer does, or you realize you've been working toward something you thought you were supposed to want.
Chris's approach is integrative and rooted in person-centered, existential, and relational-cultural therapy. Rather than trying to fix things quickly, he helps clients slow down, look at the expectations behind their motivation, and figure out what still feels meaningful. Sometimes the real question isn't "How do I get motivated again?" but "What matters to me now?"

Chris works with:
🌿 Competent, self-sufficient people who are quietly struggling inside
🌿 Professionals in fast-paced, high-stress careers
🌿 Parents of neurodivergent kids
Chris is now accepting new clients through Self Space's Low Cost Therapy program.

Our intern therapists are advanced graduate-level clinicians who receive extensive supervision from licensed clinical supervisors. Sessions are $90, and educators pay $60.

Learn more and request an appointment: https://www.selfspaceseattle.com/low-cost

Book with Chris today: https://spwidget-selfspace.clientsecure.me/widget/service?appearance=%7B%22fullScreen%22%3Atrue%7D&channel=client_portal&clinicianId=2120487

09/28/2026

Meet the Team: Rachel Adams (she/her)

Rachel is an intern therapist at Self Space who loves working with couples. She supports them through everything from communication challenges to becoming new parents to repairing trust after infidelity.

She also works with:
🌿 overwhelmed, burned-out individuals who need space to slow down, look at their lives with clarity and compassion, and recalibrate
🌿 people exploring sexuality, desire, and intimacy, in a safe, non-judgmental space to unpack old scripts that no longer fit

When she's not in session, Rachel is in mom mode peeling spaghetti off the ceiling, heading into the PNW mountains, or catching a stand-up show. Her secret? Comedy is some of the best therapy out there.

Rachel is now accepting new individual, couples, and family clients through our Low Cost Therapy program, with $90 sessions available virtually or in Seattle.

Meet Rachel: https://www.selfspaceseattle.com/therapists/rachel-adams

Learn about Low Cost Therapy: https://www.selfspaceseattle.com/low-cost

For much of my adult life, I believed my worth was defined by how much I achieved. It took becoming a parent — and final...
09/25/2026

For much of my adult life, I believed my worth was defined by how much I achieved. It took becoming a parent — and finally turning the same compassion inward that I offered everyone else — to begin finding my way back to myself.

In this post, I share a little of my own story: where those patterns came from, what shifted, and why I became a therapist.

If you've ever felt like you're moving forward but quietly losing yourself along the way, this one's for you.

— Nicole Forrest, LMHC

🪴 Follow the link to read the full essay → https://www.selfspaceseattle.com/blog/2026/4/7/finding-your-way-back

09/24/2026

Burnout isn't just a self-care problem.
Rest helps. So do better routines. But when so many of us work inside high-pressure systems that measure our worth by our output, burnout often comes right back.
That's the work our intern therapist Brian Dang (he/him) is passionate about.
Before becoming a therapist, Brian spent 15 years in high-pressure tech roles. He knows the grind from the inside: the constant performing, the digital fatigue, and the question of who you are when you're not being productive.
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Brian helps clients:

→ unhook from narratives that tie self-worth to economic output

→ clarify what they truly value

→ take concrete steps toward deciding where their time and energy go
He works especially with burned-out high-achievers, tech and corporate professionals, and BIPOC and multicultural folks navigating identity and belonging.
Brian is now accepting new clients through our Low Cost Therapy program, with $90 sessions available virtually or in Seattle.
Meet Brian: https://www.selfspaceseattle.com/therapists/brian-dang

Learn about Low Cost Therapy: https://www.selfspaceseattle.com/low-cost
If this resonates with you, or with someone on your team, we'd love to help. 🤍

We're so grateful to share that Self Space was voted one of the top 3 mental health providers in The Seattle Times Best ...
09/23/2026

We're so grateful to share that Self Space was voted one of the top 3 mental health providers in The Seattle Times Best in the PNW People's Choice Awards. 🤍

Thank you for creating space to celebrate local businesses, and for including mental health care in the conversation.

To everyone who took the time to vote: thank you. Your support means more than we can say. Being recognized by the community we serve is the greatest honor there is.

A heartfelt congratulations to all of this year's nominees and finalists. It's inspiring to be in the company of so many providers who show up for our community every day.

Here's to making mental health support more visible across the Pacific Northwest. 🌲

Meet Louis, our newest Associate Therapist Candidate 🌿Louis creates a space where you can be fully seen, heard, and unde...
09/14/2026

Meet Louis, our newest Associate Therapist Candidate 🌿

Louis creates a space where you can be fully seen, heard, and understood — no judgment, just curiosity and a deep belief in your capacity to change. Drawing from psychodynamic and acceptance-based approaches, he helps clients explore what's beneath the surface, understand long-standing patterns, and take meaningful steps toward the life they want.

He works with teens, adolescents, and adults navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and that general feeling of being "stuck" — with a particular interest in belonging, meaning, and authenticity.

Currently accepting new clients, follow link to book a session with Louis today → https://spwidget-selfspace.clientsecure.me/widget/service?appearance={"fullScreen"%3Atrue}&channel=client_portal&clinicianId=1860959&preselected=true

Burnout doesn't always look like burnout.Sometimes it looks like still showing up. Still performing. Still being "fine" ...
09/08/2026

Burnout doesn't always look like burnout.

Sometimes it looks like still showing up. Still performing. Still being "fine" — while feeling completely disconnected inside.

Our intern therapists specializing in corporate burnout and high-achiever stress have been there themselves: in tech, product management, and corporate accounting, before this work.

Meet the team who specialize in this unique experience, bringing first-hand experience to the work.

Our Intern therapy sessions are lower cost, so support doesn't have to compete with everything else on your plate.

Learn more and book a session → selfspaceseattle.com/low-cost

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2033 6th Avenue #826
Seattle, WA
98121

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Monday 7am - 8pm
Tuesday 7am - 8pm
Wednesday 7am - 8pm
Thursday 7am - 8pm
Friday 7am - 8pm
Saturday 7am - 6pm

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