Our Counseling Approach
Time and time again we come back to the fundamental truth that people heal in relationships. We highly value the unique relational connection with each of our clients. One of the most rewarding parts of being a counselor is experiencing our clients discovering emotional freedom and genuine satisfaction in their relationships. Through this relationship, we help our clients identify and transform inaccurate thoughts and self-perceptions that contribute to negative emotions, actions, and reactions. We believe in helping our client’s identify their core beliefs, so their actions are aligned with these core values. Our strengths-based model is grounded in encouragement, goal setting, accountability, and practical feedback. Working together with our clients, we identify their core skills, talents and unrealized spiritual potential to bring about positive change and emotional healing. Faith-based counseling with prayer in session is a part of our therapeutic approach, if this is comfortable and desired by the client.
Tim Bartlett, LMHC
Marriage & Family Therapist
Tim is a licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Washington. In 1998, Tim graduated with a Master’s of Science in Marital and Family Therapy from Fuller Theological Seminary. He earned a Child Mental Health Specialist Designation through additional postgraduate training and supervision focused on child and adolescent therapy techniques. Tim is a current member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Tim’s areas of focus include marital counseling including conjoint therapy with his wife, Debra, infidelity recovery, family counseling, parenting issues, adolescent and child counseling, depression and anxiety, workplace stress, and trauma recovery. Tim enjoys working with his clients to maximize their ability to communicate feelings and needs in their primary relationships by enhancing transparency and assertiveness skills.
Debra Bartlett, LMHC
Marriage & Family Therapist
Debra is a licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Washington. In 1997 she graduated with a Master of Arts in Professional Psychology from Azusa Pacific University. In 2003, Debra obtained her School Counseling Credential, E.S.A., at City University. Debra is a current member of the Coalition of Mental Health Providers of Washington. Debra’s areas of focus include child and adolescent counseling, parenting concerns, anxiety and depression, communication skills, boundary and assertiveness training, grief and loss, and marital counseling including co-therapy with her husband Tim Bartlett. Debra has been trained in Elijah House prayer counseling. She enjoys helping clients further understand themselves and grow to their full potential through personality assessments which allow deeper insight into their God-given temperaments.