You’ve been dating someone with sexual trauma you care about deeply, and things were going well—until a casual touch, a certain word, or even a well-meaning question brought everything to a sudden halt. Your partner froze, pulled away, or left the room. Your heart sinks. You didn’t mean to hurt them. Now what? The moment […]
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We’re excited to welcome Bree Mirus to Steffen Counseling Services as our newest clinical intern! Bree is passionate about working with neurodivergent clients, gamers, and couples across Washington State. She offers affordable therapy sessions (between $65–$85 per session) online and in Seattle to make specialized, supportive care accessible to everyone. Her work focuses on helping
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Money is one of the most common sources of stress in both personal life and relationships. Whether it’s arguments about spending, guilt over debt, or financial shame, these issues often reveal something deeper than numbers. They reflect long-held emotions, beliefs, and experiences. Ultimately, financial therapy bridges the gap between emotional health and financial habits, helping
Being a Gen-Z adult today means moving through a world that shifts quickly, feels uncertain, and demands a lot from you. You juggle social media, financial stress, family expectations, and nonstop news cycles while trying to sort out what you genuinely want from what everyone else pushes onto you. When anxiety, shutdown, or confusion about
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When family conflict shows up, it doesn’t usually announce itself with a bang. It sneaks in quietly—through small misunderstandings, unspoken resentment, hurt feelings, and everyday stress that slowly wears everyone down. You love each other, but the connection starts to fray. It’s easy to think the goal is just to stop the fighting or fix
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Complex trauma shapes emotions, relationships, and sense of self through ongoing, repeated, or long-term traumatic experiences—often beginning in childhood. Therapeutic support helps many people build safety, reduce symptoms, and create a life that feels more grounded and connected. What is complex trauma? Repeated or prolonged traumatic experiences, such as childhood abuse or neglect, domestic violence,
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Allow Us to Reintroduce Anna Stevens, LMFTA We’re excited to celebrate the transition of Anna Stevens, previously a clinical intern, into her new full-time role as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate with Steffen Counseling Services! Anna brings a grounded, relational presence to her sessions—defined by warmth, empathy, and curiosity. Her integrative approach reflects a deep
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. This includes a natural disaster, serious accident, sexual assault, war, or the sudden loss of a loved one. PTSD involves ongoing symptoms that persist for weeks, months, or even years—interfering with a person’s daily life
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What is codependency? What does it really mean, and more importantly, how do we start healing from it? The basic description of codependency as losing yourself in someone else. It’s when your identity, your value, and your peace become overly tied to another person—often at the expense of your own needs. If you’ve ever felt
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Have you ever felt like you’re made up of many different parts? Maybe one part of you is super confident at work, but another part feels like an insecure kid in social situations. Or perhaps you’ve noticed an inner critic constantly nitpicking your choices, while another part of you just wants to be left alone
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