Providing counseling for children, adolescents and adults. Serving Bellevue, Issaquah, and surrounding areas.
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Valerie Slaybaugh MA, LMHC
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington. I work with children, adolescents and adults. I have previously worked as a child group therapist teaching social skills and emotion coaching, a grief counselor at a hospice working with individuals and groups and an adjunct faculty member at Northwest University.
I have experience working with a variety of clients and have enjoyed many cross-cultural experiences working with children in Russia, Uganda, Kenya, and Mexico. In addition, I worked in an ESL classroom with refugees from over seven different nations. I am passionate about other cultures and sensitive as to how that changes and impacts the counseling relationship.
Grief counseling is one of my passions. I count it a privilege to walk alongside clients in their grief journey and provide space for them to share their stories about their loved one. Grief counseling is humbling work as clients allow me to be a part of one of the hardest times of their lives.
A love for working with children has been a predominant theme in my life. I have worked with children in a variety of roles including camp counselor, children’s staff member at a church, nanny, and group therapist. I make it a point to acknowledge children wherever I am with a smile and even strike up a conversation with them. In return, children have walked up to me at Starbucks and the grocery store and started talking to me.
The relationship between counselor and client is the most important part of therapy and lays a foundation for the sessions. I desire to provide a warm and safe environment where clients feel comfortable to share. Part of therapy is wondering aloud and asking the right questions to uncover what is going on. I strive to be an attentive listener and believe that change happens through the therapeutic relationship.
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1740 NW Maple Street Suite 210
Issaquah, WA 98027
425-922-6731
Please note that I work in a shared office and that we are independent mental health professionals, under the name Eastside Psychological Associates. This is an association of independently practicing professionals.