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Black Sheep Counseling Unconventional therapist helping people navigate their emotional journeys. Licensed in Washington, Oregon, and Massachusetts. Woodworth, LICSW

I am a dedicated telehealth psychotherapist committed to helping individuals navigate their emotional journeys towards well-being and personal growth. With a foundation in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I offer evidence-based techniques that empower clients to identify and modify unhelpful thought patterns, leading to healthier behaviors and emotions. I embrace eclectic approaches, and understand that each person is unique. I tailor my therapeutic methods to suit individual needs. By drawing from various modalities, I create a personalized and holistic approach that supports my clients on their journey to improved mental health. My passion for healing and fostering mental well-being allows me to provide a safe and compassionate space for clients to explore their challenges, uncover their strengths, and work towards meaningful change. Together, we can embark on a transformative therapeutic journey towards a brighter and more fulfilling future. -Barbara A.

08/05/2026
08/05/2026

Imagine a client who says, “Do you think I’m a bad person?”

The therapist hears shame and responds with compassion, context, and reassurance. Those responses may be thoughtful and clinically reasonable but avoid the true center of the question.

In this week’s essay, “The Client Who Thought She Was a Bad Person,” I examine what happened when the therapist stopped helping the client decide whether she was good or bad and began paying attention to what the question was doing in the therapy.

The client became more anxious. She presented more evidence. She pressed more directly for a judgment. The therapist could finally see that the question was pulling the clinical work away from the client’s actions, motives, impact, and responsibility and toward a verdict about her character.

The essay explores a central principle of clinical work:

The therapist had to understand what was happening before she could decide how to help.

Two clients can say the same words for very different reasons. A response that helps one client may keep another client’s difficulty going.

Until the therapist understands what is happening, even a compassionate and clinically reasonable response can help keep the problem in place.

Read the full essay here: https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahozolshore/p/the-client-who-thought-she-was-a?r=q0wqo&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

07/27/2026

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07/17/2026

My Depression Is Not Your Depression https://buff.ly/XaKDMOm

😰 Everybody's depression looks different and is unique to them.
🫨 One person's depression is not more legit than another person's because no one's mental health is like anybody else's.
🍎 🍑 It's comparing apples to oranges.

Our associate therapist Rachel Werth, LSWAIC is taking new clients! We currently can take Aetna, Premera, and private pa...
07/17/2026

Our associate therapist Rachel Werth, LSWAIC is taking new clients! We currently can take Aetna, Premera, and private pay for Rachel.

05/31/2026

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Seattle, WA

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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