About Caitlin Shea
Clientele seen
Young adults (18-24)
Individuals
Adults (25-64)
Seniors (65+)
Treatment approaches
Art Therapy
Compassion Focused
Attachment-based
Culturally Sensitive
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Dialectical (DBT)
Identity
Gender
FemaleLanguages spoken
English
Getting to know Caitlin Shea
What does it mean to thrive? As individuals, thriving involves our own healing journeys and processes: experiencing the fullness of life, emotions, and experiences in connection with ourselves. However, we also exist within communities and environments that operate on collective levels; if thriving is absent in the collective, individual thriving is severely limited. I believe thriving means a deeper connection to self and others, the accessibility of spaces and resources that support dynamic growth and self-expression, and opportunities for communal activism and integration.
As a therapist with a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Moody Bible Institute, I am here to support you on your unique journey in these processes, however your journey may look. Specifically, I have experience working with people facing challenges related to anxiety, depression, mood disorders, addictions, adjustments, intergenerational and systemic trauma, learning disabilities, attachments, relationships, and self-connection. I believe that each person is already whole and has the capabilities to fulfill their goals; I am here to provide support, outside insight, and tools to walk through these processes with you.
What should a new client know about working with you?
I believe people are experts on themselves and with my training as an integrative therapist, seek to guide people in this journey of knowing themselves, experiencing freedom and healing from trauma. With connection to self and others in healthy relationships and community as a foundation of healing from trauma, processing pain and learning what living life in fullness can look like, I use a mix of techniques from different therapeutic modalities in dynamic response to the needs of each person. Behavioral models such as CBT and DBT, in combination with techniques drawn from trauma informed therapy, experiential therapy, and movement and mindfulness practices are modalities I pull from to support my clients depending on their specific needs, desires and therapeutic goals of the individual. I also seek to support people in engaging with their creativity which I believe can enhance and guide the therapeutic experience.
I do not believe that our journeys are linear, or that healing or thriving represent a set end goal to achieve or attain. I consider myself someone who, like everyone else, is on a journey and so as you commit to your own therapeutic process, so I am committed to my own. As a cis white women in residing in the so-called USA, I am committed to my own anti-racist, anti-oppressive training and growth and seek to use any positions that I am in to un-do the systems that actively oppress, abuse and disconnect people from the individual and collective thriving I seek to foster through healing practices.
What is your typical process for working with clients?
Before working with HIC, I worked as a equine-assisted psychotherapist- a modality in which people have the opportunity to work with horses as part of their therapeutic process of healing. This helped in drawing the person into the present moment and using mindfulness techniques to work through things like trauma, anxiety, depression and learning disabilities. I have also worked with an addiction and abuse recovery center, showing me how systemic and generational oppression can inhibit people’s growth and thriving and providing me with tools to support people in integrated ways. I also work as an art teacher and am interested in the ways in which things such as painting, drawing and writing can provide people with spaces to communicate and express themselves while also contributing to their growth and healing.
When I am not working, I am typically in nature or traveling. I find that for me, healing and growth are rooted in movement, being outside and connecting with people in places in environments that invite me to see life in different ways. I want to support clients well and one way I do this is to make sure I am spending time shaping and growing myself in ways that are often messy but also life-giving.
I hope that as I work with people in therapeutic settings, they feel accepted and cared for as they travel through whatever portion of life they are in, with all of its joys and obstacles, recognizing their own strength and intrinsic value.
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Education and training
- Moody Bible Institute, Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
NPI number
1053004804
How soon can I make an appointment with Caitlin Shea?
Generally, Caitlin Shea has appointments available on Zocdoc within 1 week. You can see Caitlin Shea's earliest availability on Zocdoc and make an appointment online.
Is Caitlin Shea accepting new patients?
Caitlin Shea generally accepts new patients on Zocdoc. You can see Caitlin Shea's earliest availability on Zocdoc and schedule an appointment online.
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Can I make an appointment with Caitlin Shea online?
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What practice does Caitlin Shea work with?
Caitlin Shea works with Helpful Institute for Change.
Where is Caitlin Shea's office located?
Caitlin Shea's office is located at 4501 15th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98106.
What are common reasons for patients to see Caitlin Shea?
Caitlin Shea frequently sees patients for New Patient Visit, Pain Management Consultation, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Sleep Problems. You can see other visit reasons for Caitlin Shea on their profile.
What languages does Caitlin Shea speak?
Caitlin Shea speaks English.