Low-Cost/ Sliding Scale Therapy
affordable therapy services in Seattle, WA and online across Washington state
Our team of Graduate Student Interns provide low-cost and sliding scale therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Graduate student therapists are up to date on the latest research and clinical training and receive several hours of direct supervision per week.
Rates for 50-minute sessions with Graduate Student interns are $80, or sliding scale. We do not ask for proof of income to offer sliding scale rates.
Our interns see clients both in-person and online, offer flexible scheduling, and usually have immediate openings.
Learn more about our team below!
We have a diverse team of therapists to accommodate a wide variety of needs!
Associate level and Graduate student therapists are up to date on the latest research and clinical training and receive several hours of direct supervision each week, while able to offer services at a reduced rate.
Our therapists see clients both in-person and online, offer flexible scheduling, and usually have immediate openings. All of our clinicians see individuals, couples/polycules, and families.
Please see individual profiles for office, remote, Equine, or group location availability.
Associate Therapist fees: $125 to $150 (or sliding scale)
Graduate Intern fees: $80 (or sliding scale)
Sessions with Cory: $225
Equine assisted session fees: $200 (or sliding scale)
Learn more about our team below!
Licensed Associates
Marisol Swords
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Marisol Swords (she/her)
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Associate
Hi, I’m Marisol—from the Bronx, because it’s always relevant. I bring the strength, resilience, and heart of my Boricua upbringing into every room I’m in. My approach to therapy is relational, culturally attuned, and rooted in ancestral wisdom, helping clients reconnect to self and community. I integrate DBT and Nonviolent Communication (NVC) through a deconstructive, decolonial lens—centering liberation, identity, and body-based awareness. With over 20 years of experience in meditation and coaching, I support clients navigating complex relationships, life transitions, chronic stress, and identity exploration.
My work is LGBTQIA+ affirming, trauma-aware, and grounded in collective care. I offer sessions both in-person in West Seattle and virtually across Washington.
Focus Areas / Modalities / Populations:
DBT & Nonviolent Communication (NVC) through a decolonial lens
LGBTQIA+ affirming and identity exploration
Chronic stress, burnout, and life transitions
Relational healing, open relationships, and chosen family
Mindfulness, somatics, and ancestral reconnection
Neurodivergent adults, trauma healing, and intergenerational/family-of-origin work
Stephanie Smith
Alana Ahn
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Alana Ahn
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
Alana is here to walk alongside you on the path to wellness. She provides a safe, supportive space for you, in which deeper understanding and improved wellbeing can be fostered and achieved. Therapy with her will be a collaborative venture, working towards finding ways to heal that are personal and meaningful to you.
While Alana approaches therapy largely from a person-centered perspective, she simultaneously utilizes an integrative approach by adapting methods to fit your unique needs, and strives to support and to help explore the best paths to healing without judgment.
She obtained her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Virginia Tech, and is currently finishing her graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with Wake Forest University, set to graduate in May of 2025.
Due to being raised in a military family, Alana grew up in several different parts of the world, including South Korea and multiple regions within the United States. She recently moved from Northern Virginia to Bellevue, WA, and in her spare time, enjoys exploring the city with her husband, lifting weights, or watching science fiction shows.
Focus Areas / Modalities / Populations:
DBT and mindfulness
Multicultural counseling
Eclectic counseling (integration of different therapeutic approaches to personalize treatment planning)
Identity exploration
Life transitions
Relationships
Adolescents, Teens, Young adults
Adults
Sarah Henderson
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Sarah Henderson
Clinical Mental Health Intern
Being human is complex—and often incredibly hard. We all deserve support and a space where we can be honest, vulnerable, and work toward navigating life with more strength, resilience, and self compassion.
My work is grounded in the belief that healing happens in relationships, whether that’s the relationship we have with ourselves, with others, or within our communities. I’m especially interested in helping clients build meaningful connections that reflect their core values. So many of us carry relational wounds—disconnection, shame, or patterns that no longer serve us—and therapy can be a powerful place to explore and shift those dynamics. Authentic relationships are essential to our well being, and I view this work as a collaborative process of learning to show up more fully and freely in all areas of life.
I take a trauma informed, integrative approach that draws from multiple therapeutic modalities to meet each person’s unique needs. I work with individuals across the lifespan, including older adults navigating aging, identity shifts, grief, regret, or changes in intimacy and relationships. I'm also especially passionate about sex therapy and work with individuals, couples, and polycules around a wide range of concerns.
Focus Areas / Modalities / Populations:
Desire discrepancies
Infidelity and rebuilding trust
Navigating open relationships or polyamory
Sexual shame and performance anxiety
Body image issues affecting intimacy
Past sexual trauma or abuse
Exploring sexual orientation and gender identity
Navigating kink and other non-traditional sexual practices
Other modalities include: IFS, EFT, RCT, Existential Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Person Centered Therapy
Sarah Ward
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Sarah Ward (she/her)
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
Sarah is a pre-licensed counselor, currently earning a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling at Seattle University. Sarah supports individuals, couples, polycules, and families on their journeys toward healing, emotional well-being, personal growth, authenticity, balance, and fulfillment. Utilizing a person-centered approach grounded in evidence-based practices, she creates a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to explore, clarify values, find purpose, develop goals, build resilience, and navigate life’s complexities with hope.
Focus Areas / Modalities / Populations:
LGBTQIA+
Polyamory
Sex therapy
Neurodivergence/ADHD
Equine Assisted Therapy
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Stephanie Smith
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Associate
Feeling lost, overwhelmed, or stuck? Maybe life isn’t matching the picture you once imagined, or you're navigating painful transitions—divorce, parenting, step-parenting, breakups, career shifts, or the aftermath of trauma. These can leave you feeling exhausted, disconnected, or uncertain about what’s next. I work with both youth and adults during these challenging seasons, offering a grounded, compassionate space to process and heal. My own lived experience, along with years in the mental, emotional, and behavioral health field, helps me meet clients with genuine empathy and insight.
I take a whole-person, psychodynamic approach that integrates talk therapy, somatic work, neuroscience, and equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) as multi-hour intensives or weekly sessions. EAP often involves a team approach including the therapist (me), horse, and equine professional.
I would love to hear your story. Together, we can work toward the relief, recovery, and growth you deserve. Equine sessions are available as an adjunct therapy if your current providers feels it is appropriate and available upon your consent to consult on treatment goals.
Clinical Interns
April Adams
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April Adams (she/her)
Couples and Family Therapy Graduate Student
I practice from a systemic and holistic lens, considering how biological, psychological, and social factors shape overall well-being. My integrative approach draws from multiple modalities, and I value each client’s input to tailor treatment to their unique needs. It’s important to me that clients feel heard, respected, and empowered to explore their experiences in a safe, nonjudgmental environment.
I support young adults, couples, and families experiencing grief, whether through the loss of a loved one, pet, job, relationship, or a major life transition. Change, even when positive, can bring its own form of grief. I aim to provide a compassionate space to explore and honor these experiences.
I also work with those who are exploring, involved in, or have experience with adoption or foster care. The introduction of a new family member can bring both meaningful connection and significant transition. As someone who was adopted, I understand firsthand how therapy can offer a supportive space to process identity, belonging, and change.
Therapy can be a beautiful and transformative process and I would love to support your journey of growth.
Other focus areas/ modalities/ populations are:
Family dynamics and intergenerational influence within relationships
DBT, mindfulness, and somatics (polyvagal) for anxiety, depression, and mood challenges
Building awareness, structure, and emotional insight to navigate ADHD
Exploring emotional and psychological impacts of head injuries
Helping partners reauthor and find meaning within their shared story
Maddie Davis
Ben Josie
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Ben Josie (he/him)
Clinical Mental Health Intern
Hi, I’m Ben Josie (he/him).
Are you—or your teen—feeling misunderstood, disconnected, or stuck in painful relationship patterns? Struggling to manage big emotions, communicate effectively, or build confidence? Maybe you're navigating identity exploration and looking for a space where you can be fully seen and accepted. If so, you’ve come to the right place.Before becoming a therapist, I spent years as a high school teacher, where I had the privilege of working with diverse, creative, and resilient young people. That experience continues to inspire my work today. I specialize in supporting teens and young adults who feel dismissed or misunderstood, and who are seeking meaningful change.
I know how vulnerable it can feel to talk about things like addiction, trauma, sexual fantasies, or family conflict. Whatever you’re carrying, I offer a nonjudgmental, affirming space where you can share your story when you’re ready. My approach is neurodiverse-, queer-, and kink-affirming, and I welcome all aspects of your identity into the room.
Outside of my clinical work, music is a huge part of my life. I love to sing and play guitar. There’s no better feeling to me than connecting with others to create something beautiful. You can often find me biking around the Seattle area, attending concerts and finding peace on the Puget Sound.
Zoe Kilgore
Erik Sackstein
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I've been a carpenter, a social worker, a teacher, and an adjudicator across three continents. What I've learned is this: whether you're building a house, a life and a future, the foundation matters most.
As a therapist, I work like I did as a carpenter. We examine together what's structurally sound, what needs reinforcing, and what might need to come down entirely before we can build something stronger. But unlike construction, there's no blueprint for a life. We create that together.
I'm drawn to the mess and complexity of being human. The way modern men struggle to define themselves when old scripts no longer fit. How new parents discover their relationship and identities fundamentally shifted overnight. The spiritual hunger that shows up in unexpected places, not just meditation cushions or churches, but in career crises or trying to find meaning in a rapidly changing world.
My approach isn't about fixing you (you're not broken) or finding your "authentic self" (as if there's only one version of you). Instead, we'll dig into what's actually happening in your life right now. What patterns keep showing up? What do you keep building that doesn't serve you? What would it look like to construct something different?
I speak three languages fluently and that has taught me how culture and words shape our realities. In therapy, we'll find the language that best works for you to understand your world, whether that's through a Person-Centered approach where you take me along in your interior world, Nonviolent Communication that emphasizes needs, or Internal Family Systems that helps us map the different parts of our person. The method matters less than the connection.
If you are having difficulties with a relationship important to you, are someone questioning your career or struggling to find meaning or you're a man trying to figure out what masculinity means in 2025, let's talk. I've lived enough life to know that the interesting stuff happens in the spaces between what we planned and what actually shows up.
I specialize in:
Men navigating modern masculinity and identity
New parents adjusting to fundamental life shifts
Couples rebuilding relationships that have lost their foundation
Career transitions
Spiritual questioning in a rapidly evolving world
Sexual intimacy issues and communication breakdowns
Individuals wrestling with multicultural identities or relationships
My approach draws from:
Person-Centered Therapy
Attachment theory
Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
Internal Family Systems
A carpenter's understanding of structure, foundation, and renovation
A multi-cultural approach that understands the variety of realities and frameworks that shape our lives.
Languages I Speak:
English, French, Thai
Jenny Tauscheck
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I work with adults and couples who struggle with anxiety, self-worth, abandonment or betrayal fears, and repeated relational pain. Some of my clients identify as survivors of childhood abuse or attachment trauma. Others seek therapy because of the symptoms themselves: feeling trapped or weighed down by anxiety & depression that they can't find relief from, painful relationships, chronic stress, or even chronic pain. Beneath their struggles, they seek lasting relief in ways they haven’t been able to find, to feel whole, and safe within themselves. To experience healthier relationships, and a deeper sense of peace and purpose in life.
My approach is rooted in attachment science, trauma neurobiology, and parts work. I also draw from EFT, narrative, and experiential methods. Before beginning my clinical training, I spent six years as an attachment-based personal development coach. In therapy, I support clients in moving beyond survival patterns and creating new ways of relating that feel secure and authentic.
For couples, I integrate the Gottman Method with attachment and trauma-informed approaches. By slowing down conflict & uncovering blocks to connection, I help partners build new patterns and discover positive resources within their relationship.
Focus Areas / Modalities / PopulationsFamily systems, attachment, and trauma-informed work
Inner child healing, reparenting, and somatic approaches (polyvagal, sensorimotor)
DBT, EFT, and emotion regulation for anxiety, panic, depression, and mood challenges
Support for neurodivergent individuals (ADHD, ASD) and their partners
Adolescents, young adults, and life transitions
Couples and relationships: communication, conflict, trust repair, life transitions, and first responders
Identity, existential, and spiritual exploration
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Maddie Davis
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
Maddie’s approach to counseling is rooted in person-centered, mindfulness-based, and existential practices. With a belief that there is meaning in even the minute and that the therapeutic relationship is central to growth and healing, she approaches the unique needs of each individual with an integrative and eclectic framework. As an avid artist, she enjoys incorporating art therapy into her sessions when appropriate, giving people an alternative to using words to express themselves. With a background as a professional equestrian, she combines her passion for mental health with her love of horses to help people heal, understanding the therapeutic quality that animals can possess.
Maddie is currently in her final year of graduate study at Seattle University where she has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. She is set to graduate in August 2026. Her undergraduate degree is in Psychological Science from Oregon State University, giving her a solid foundation in psychological theory and research.
As a born-and-raised Washingtonian, Maddie loves spending as much time outdoors as possible—whether running with her dog, riding and competing with her horse in the jumpers, or simply getting out into nature. She also likes listening to true crime and paranormal podcasts, reading epic fantasy/adventure books, and picking up new artistic and creative hobbies.
Focus Areas/Modalities/Populations
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), as well as other mindfulness-based practices.
Integrative and eclectic counseling
Equine assisted therapy
Art therapy
Adolescents, teens, young adults, and adults
Equestrians (sports performance, injury, identity, transitions, etc.)
Neurodivergence
Trauma and complex trauma
Life transitions
Identity exploration
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Zoe Kilgore
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
Hi, I’m Zoe. I am passionate about fostering a warm, supportive, collaborative space where you can navigate life's challenges, process the past, and create a future you feel good about. I believe in the power of genuine connection and meeting people exactly where they are. My approach is person-centered and collaborative, rooted in the belief that you already have the capacity for healing. Together, we will explore your experiences, clarify your goals, and empower your journey toward emotional well-being.
My work is grounded in deep respect for your lived experience. I won’t come in with assumptions or a set agenda—instead, I’ll walk beside you with empathy, curiosity, and unconditional positive regard as you explore what’s most important to you. I work with teens, adults, and couples navigating trauma, grief, life transitions, self-esteem, and relationship challenges. I also specialize in sex therapy, healing clients address sensitive topics with safety, openness, and respect. If that sounds like it may be you, I’m here to support your journey in discovering your own path forward.
Outside the therapy room, I find renewal and perspective in nature—hiking, snowboarding, or simply taking in the quiet beauty of the outdoors. I often find that the natural world can be a powerful metaphor for the therapeutic journey: full of seasons, cycles, challenges, and beauty.
It takes courage to seek support, and I honor your willingness to take that step.
Focus Areas / Modalities / Populations:
Sex therapy
Couples
Teens
Trauma
Life transitions
Grief
Equine Assisted Therapy
Licensed Clinicians
Cory Wilson
M.S./ Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
AAMFT Approved Clinical Supervisor
WA State Approved Supervisor
Owner/Founder
Cory works with individuals, couples/polycules, and families, and has experience treating a wide spectrum of issues, such as depression, anxiety, substance use/abuse, and trauma.
Cory completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Washington and worked for several years in psychology and psychiatry research. She received training in Motivational Interviewing, PTSD etiology & treatment, substance use & harm reduction strategies, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Her extensive research background led her to pursue a clinical career in Marriage and Family Therapy at Seattle Pacific University, and a strong belief in providing evidence-based treatments- meaning the modalities she uses have been supported by research to be effective. Some of those modalities include DBT, CBT, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Gottman Couples Therapy, Sex Therapy, and Equine-Assisted Mental Health.
Cory is currently completing her PhD in Clinical Sexology.
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