Jeanne Purdum, LMFT, CMHS, Co-Owner of ITSNW
MS - Marriage and Family Therapy - Seattle Pacific UniversityBA - Psychology - Pennsylvania State University
Jeanne is one of the co-founders of ITS and has been providing therapy to children and families since 1997. She works from a holistic perspective to address the mind-body connection and increase systemic health. Jeanne has special interest in addressing how nutrition, digestive health, and food allergies/sensitivities impact behaviors, moods, and ultimately mental health.
Certifications: AAMFT Approved Clinical Supervisor, PCIT Coach and Mentor, Certified Eating Psychology Coach, Child Mental Health Specialist
Sarah Atchison, LMFT, CMHS, Co-owner of ITSNW
Maternal Mental Health Specialist
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy- Pacific Lutheran UniversityBA - Psychology - University of Puget Sound
Sarah is the director and founder of the Bloom Program for Maternal and Infant Wellness. She has a background in working with children, adolescents, couples, and families of all ages and from a variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. She has worked extensively with pregnant and postpartum women, young families, and high-risk children. Sarah has a special interest in supporting those who are planning for a baby, have been trying for a while, are adjusting to new parenthood, coping with a loss or utilizing reproductive assistance.
Specialties: Maternal Mental Health, Infant Mental Health, Perinatal Loss, Infertility, Child Mental Health Specialist, BLOOM
Michael Nielsen, LMFT, CMHS, Co-Owner of ITSNW
MS - Marriage and Family Therapy - Seattle Pacific UniversityBS - Human Development, minor in Psychology - Brigham Young University
Mike frequently works with children of all ages from a variety of backgrounds. He has diverse experience working with at-risk youth, children with school related concerns, depression, anxiety, ADHD, blended families, foster children, adoption, anger management, and other disruptive behavioral issues.
Certifications: AAMFT Approved Clinical Supervisor, Child Mental Health Specialist
Jenelle Larson, LMFT, CMHS Co-Owner of ITSNW
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBA - Psychology - University of California, Davis
Jenelle has experience counseling couples, teens, young adults, and families with a variety of concerns, including anxiety, depression, co-parenting, self-esteem, self-harm, school concerns, and natural life transitions. She enjoys working with couples to help them build connection and communication skills in addition to support and forgiveness to work thorugh challenges. She also enjoys helping teens anvigate transitions associated with movement into adulthood.
Jenelle is a systemic therapist that uses a client-centered approach to help people identify their own strengths, work through underlying emotions, as well as build and strengthen attachments. She believes counseling is an avenue that helps her clients reconnect with their inner self. Additionally, she believes that every person possesses the strength and skill to lead a successful journey through life.
Certifications: AAMFT Approved Clinical Supervisor, Child Mental Health Specialist, TF-CBT, EFT trained, Gottman trained
Tamra Davis, LMFT, CMHS
MS – Marriage and Family Therapy – Seattle Pacific UniversityBA – Psychology – Carroll College
Tamra works with individuals and families of all ages and from all backgrounds. She frequently works with concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, at-risk youth, school concerns, ADHD, anger management, and other disruptive behavioral issues.
Tamra brings diverse experience from her work at Auburn Youth Resources and Catholic Community Services, including running the crisis line.
Certifications: CBT+, DBT, AAMFT approved supervisor, WA approved supervisor, Child Mental Health Specialist
Elizabeth Bergstrom, PhD, LMHC
PhD - Depth Psychology, emphasis in Psychotherapy - Pacifica Graduate InstituteMA - Counseling Psychology - Pacifica Graduate Institute
BA - Psychology - University of Washington
Elizabeth works with individuals and couples of all ages with concerns related to anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, self-esteem, self-concept and identity, and personal exploration.
Elizabeth utilizes a psychodynamic approach, operating from a systems theory background and relational lens. She assesses presenting issues holistically and maintains a strength-based practice. She enjoys creating warm, collaborative spaces that encourage meaningful exploration, and productive problem solving. She has extensive experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds.
Certifications: Washington State Approved Supervisor, Gottman Level 2 Trained
Shannon Armitage, LMFT
MA – Marriage and Family Therapy – Pacific Lutheran UniversityShannon can help anyone with a willingness to try new things, revise an old story, and think creatively (and sometimes playfully) about serious problems. She specializes in working with perinatal mood disorders, adolescent/child family therapy, transitions into adulthood and parenthood, mood and anxiety disorders, LGBTQ+ families, grief and loss, and PTSD.
Shannon brings a wide variety of experience to ITSNW, including work in community mental health, early elementary special education, and research on the role of early childhood education on outcomes for children ages birth-5. Additionally, she draws on lessons she learns from her family, especially regarding the importance of eating and sleeping well and remembering to laugh and have fun.
Certifications: DBT, FFT, BLOOM
Kathy Silveira, LMFT
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBA - Sociology - University of Washington
Kathy can help teens, young adults, women, and adults from diverse backgrounds, including members of military families, the LGBTQ+ community, and a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. She has experience helping her clients through life transitions, anxiety, depression, and crises including self-harm, suicidal-ideation, as well as counseling pregnant and postpartum women and families. Kathy is a PNW native from a multi-cultural, military background with experience as a student athlete. She holds a special interest in helping student athletes balance athletics and academics, handle sports performance anxiety, and cope with difficult transitions. Kathy takes a systemic, client-centered, solution-focused approach to help identify strengths and break down barriers.
Certifications: CBT, TF-CBT, BLOOM
Coleman Frostad, LMFT
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBA - Psychology - University of Washington
Coleman works with individuals, couples, and families of all ages and backgrounds with a variety of concerns. His specialty is working with members and families in the LGBTQ+ community with concerns around gender, sexuality, anxiety, depression, substance use, and major life changes. His approach is systemic and utilizes an experiential perspective, allowing him to create a holistic view that incorporates cognitive therapy and EFT with mind, body, and spirit.
Coleman is the director and founder of the Pride Program at ITSNW (beginning January 2020) and is deeply passionate about helping LGBTQ+ teens navigate building acceptance, and with concerns around gender, sexuality, anxiety, depression, substance use, trauma, and major life changes.
Certifications: Pride Program
Jessica "Jess" Bennett, LMFT
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBS - Psychology - Seattle Pacific University
Jess has experience in community mental health and private practice working with diverse backgrounds and concerns. She can help couples, families, teens, and young adults who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, sexual trauma, grief, and life transitions. She enjoys working with the LGBTQ+ community.
Jess takes a collaborative approach with her clients, working as a team to manage and overcome challenges.
Certifications: CBT, TF-CBT, BLOOM
Christina Jarchow, LICSW
MSW - Social Work - Wichita State UniversityBSW - Social Work - Wichita State University
Christina is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with experience working with several different populations with diverse backgrounds in a variety of counseling settings, including community health and substance use. She has experience working in foster care, with school systems, and with high risk youth. She most enjoys working with the younger population (ages 4 and up) with concerns including challenging behaviors and trauma in addition to anxiety, ADHD, ODD, depression, social issues, and parenting issues.
Christina provides a systemic approach and utilizes a holistic perspective to treatment that focuses on body, mind, and spirit to help treat the whole individual.
Certifications: CBT+, TF-CBT, PCIT
Andrea Rosenkranz, LMHC, CMHS
Doctoral Candidate - Psychology - California Southern UniversityMA - Psychology - Argosy University
BA - Psychology - University of WA
Andrea is a doctoral candidate with experience working with teens, young adults, and adults from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds with diverse concerns. She enjoys helping her clients overcome anxiety, depression, complex trauma, anger, and grief as well as build self-esteem, manage life transitions, establish self-concept and identity, and challenge/change unhelpful beliefs and behaviors. She brings experience in Community Mental Health and her work with military families to her work at ITS NW.
Andrea takes a client-centered approach and uses a solution-focused perspective to help her clients identify strengths, break down barriers, and identify and process underlying emotions.
Certifications: Child Mental Health Specialist, WA Approved Supervisor, CBT+, DBT
Kaitlin Williams, LMHC
MA - Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Antioch University, New EnglandBA - Psychology - The Evergreen State College
Kaitlin can help individuals, couples, and families who are ready to collaborate on uncovering unconscious ways of thinking, believing, and behaving that keep them stuck out of alignment with their authentic selves. She has experience working with issues including substance use, self harm, and severe mental illness. She enjoys helping her clients with concerns such as life transitions, grief and loss, trauma and healing, depression, anxiety, LGBTQ+ concerns, relationship issues, codependency, career counseling, and self-esteem.
Certifications: Motivational Interviewing, DBT
Amber Smith, LMFT
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy - Seattle Pacific UniversityBA - History - Liberty University
Amber is a Marriage and Family Therapist with over eight years of experience working with families and individuals ages 6 and up. She can help her clients with concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, developmental work. She has a special interest and background in helping first responders and their families.
Amber uses a variety of approaches including solution-focused, narrative, experiential, cognitive behavioral, and others. She tailors her therapeutic orientation to best fit her client’s needs.
Certifications: CBT
Mariette Guidry, LMFTA
MS - Marriage and Family Therapy - Seattle Pacific UniversityBA - Sociology - University of Washington
Mariette has experience working with children, teens and adults. She can help individuals working through anxiety, depression, behavioral problems, life transitions, low self-esteem, or school and social issues, and she is excited about the prospect of engaging her clients in the process of positive change. She enjoys helping individuals and families resolve emotional and relational issues.
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Patrick Barry, LMFTA
Doctoral Candidate – Marriage and Family Therapy – Liberty UniversityMA – Marriage and Family Therapy – Seattle University, School of Theology
BS - Political Science - Oregon State University
Patrick enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families of all ages. He can help his clients with family and marriage counseling in addition to parenting, military-related concerns, spirituality, trauma, PTSD, abuse, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, anger management, phobias, substance use, anxiety, behavioral issues, borderline personality, chronic impulsivity, chronic relapse, depression, suicidal ideation, and internet addictions. His military experience and extensive study in Bowen Family Systems gives Patrick a unique perspective from which to help his clients.
Patrick utilizes a systemic oriented perspective while valuing empowerment to work collaboratively toward achieving client goals.
Certifications: PCIT (in progress)
Kirstin Han, LMFTA
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBS - Psychology - Seattle University
Kirstin has experience working with individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and life stories, and can help adults, couples, and teens. She holds special interest in serving immigrant communities and addressing cross-cultural dynamics. She particularly enjoys working with women and couples who are seeking support, guidance, and/or positive life changes, as well as those seeking support through pregnancy. Kirstin takes a holistic approach to therapy, including focus on mind, body, and soul in addition to mental wellness.
Certifications: TF-CBT, BLOOM
Erin Manning, LMFTA
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBA - Psychology - University of Arizona
Erin’s passion is working with children, teens, and young adults with concerns such as anxiety, PTSD, behavioral issues, depression, school related concerns, foster care or adoption complications, blended families, coping with divorce, and children with developmental delays or autism spectrum disorder. She brings a unique perspective from her two years of experience as a visitation supervisor for children in foster care in addition to her work in an outpatient community mental health facility focusing on children with developmental concerns or complex medical conditions.
Certifications: CBT, TF-CBT
Holly Harden, LMFTA
MA - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBA - Social Welfare - University of Washington
Holly brings a diverse background and extensive experience to her work with couples, families, children, teens, and adults. She holds a special interest in working with child development, family relationships, parenting, anxiety, depression, religion/spirituality, and attachment. She has unique perspectives gained from her work as a Court Appointed Special Advocate, social worker, Family Resources Coordinator, and Family Advocate. She takes a systemic approach and enjoys working with multiple people in the room, whether that is a child with their parents, couples, or a large family system.
Certifications: BLOOM
Kelsey Wheat, MA Candidate
MA Candidate - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityKelsey works with families, couples, and individuals of all ages. She holds a special interest in working with blended families and adolescents.
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Allie Peyton, MA Candidate
MA Candidate - Marriage and Family Therapy - Seattle UniversityAllie is interested in working with teens and adults struggling with body image or eating disorders, in addition to trauma, attachment, nutrition, physical health in relation to mental well-being, and female empowerment.
Allie personally finds joy in living life full of new experiences, love, and justice. She finds she is her best self when she is honoring her body and mind through nutrition, movement, community, and alone time to restore.
Certifications: RYT-200
Cesar Molina-Sisimit, MA Candidate
MA Candidate - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBA - Psychology - California State University, Northridge
Cesar works with individuals, couples, and families including adults, teens, and Spanish-speaking clients.
253-460-7248 x 223Keely Nowak, MA Candidate
MA Candidate - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityKeeley works with individuals and couples of all ages. She is particularly passionate about working with the LGBTQ+ population.
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Alicia Elliot, MA Candidate
MA Candidate - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBS - Marriage and Family Studies - Brigham Young University, Idaho
Alicia enjoys helping anyone, individuals, couples, and/or families, with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, and family relationships. She has experience working with youth of all ages.
Certifications: TF-CBT, Gottman Trained, BLOOM
Ashley Kortman, MS Candidate
MS Candidate - Marriage and Family Therapy - Seattle Pacific UniversityBA - Theatre
Ashley works with everyone, especially teens, adults, couples and families with a wide range of concerns in various stages of life. She is particularly interested in helping her clients work through concerns including anxiety, family relationships, depression, spirituality/religion, and self-image. She uses her experience from her education to access emotional vulnerability, including the use of art and theater to express oneself and promote healing.
Certifications: BLOOM
Christi Carlton, MA Candidate
MA Candidate - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBS - Psychology - Washington State University
Christi works with individuals, couples and families, including children and adults, to help with concerns including anxiety, depression, PTSD, blended families, abuse, trauma, and grief. She has a special interest in supporting the LGBTQ+ community, addressing women’s issues, as well as navigating sex and intimacy concerns.
Certifications: TF-CBT
Julia Robison, MS Candidate
MS Candidate - Marriage and Family Therapy - Seattle Pacific UniversityBA - Psychology - Point Loma Nazarene University
Julia can assist anyone with their concerns, especially pre-teens, teens, and adults. She particularly enjoys working with clients to overcome anxiety and depression.
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Terri Cole, MA Candidate
MA Candidate - Marriage and Family Therapy - Pacific Lutheran UniversityBM - Music - University of Southern California
Terri is a family systems therapist who works with clients in areas including anxiety, depression, intimacy, communication, grief, divorce, life transitions, trauma, and PTSD. She sees individuals, couples, and families. Terri holds a special interest in working with mood disorders, attachment concerns, parenting skills, DBT, mindfulness, and the LGBTQ+ population.
Certifications: TF-CBT
Jacqueline "Jacqui" Parkes, LMFT, LMHC, CMHS, Co-Founder of ITSNW
RETIREDMA - Counseling Psychology, emphasis in Child and Family Therapy - St. Martin’s University
JD - University of San Diego
Jacqui can help children and adults with anxiety, depression, trauma recovery, parenting education, as well as children struggling with their parents’ divorce. She has extensive experience as a marriage and family therapist/mental health counselor, and is a child mental health specialist. She previously worked as an attorney for 15 years prior to her career as a therapist. Jacqui spends her time outside the office as a master gardener and animal enthusiast.
Certifications: Child Mental Health Specialist, TF-CBT, PCIT
