ABOUT

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I offer counseling in English and work with humans six years old to end-of-life.

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Hi, I’m Micah

me.

I’ve had the privilege of traveling all over this amazing blue dot and have gone through 4 passports. I also had the honor of living in both Taiwan 中国台湾 and Japan 日本. I must share, you learn a great deal about yourself and humility when you live in places of such diversity, history, beauty, and complexity.

I'm also not afraid to admit that I embrace my inner NERD! I love 80’s video games and consider myself a Galaga and Frogger Master.

I love documentaries, reading, playing with all my furry children, photography, sailing, and vibing with my spouse. I still listen to 80’s new wave music and identify as goth, new waver.

My favorite instrument in the world is the cello, and I find its haunting sounds both sonorous and transcendental.

Oh — and I’m also a sailor! I’ll soon be offering Sailing Therapy, combining the healing power of the sea with therapeutic support.

experience.

Since graduating from UW, I’ve worked in a lot of amazing clinical settings, which include the role of a medical social worker in a designated Level I emergency department serving adult and pediatric patients in Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WAMI); social worker supporting our nation's Veterans in areas of addiction, mental health and homelessness; as a crisis counselor in an inpatient crisis stabilization unit; behavioral health counselor at a COVID quarantine unit and a psychotherapist in both a community healthcare clinic and hospital outpatient clinic.

I’m also passionate about supporting trans youth and their loved ones through the work I do with TransFamilies. I’m also proud to say that - I’m published! Check out the second edition of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, Section Edition. I had the honor and privilege of co-authoring the chapter: Children with Aidan Key.

my approach.

At Toward the Within Counseling, it is my mission to provide inclusive therapy to folks through a lens that is anti-white supremacy, trauma-informed, queer-affirming, non-pathologizing, and strengths-based.

I love to work with folks addressing anxiety, depression, Political Stress, Ecological Anxiety, Burn-Out, Gender identity, and Sexual Minority Stress, as well as individuals with various neurovariations such as autism, ADHD, rejection sensitivity (RSD), and persistent demand avoidance (PDA).

I bring a feminist-infused perspective to my psychotherapy practice, which centers on non-judgmental listening, collaborative discourse, and behaviorally specific interventions. Over the years, I’ve developed a practical and conversational counseling style that is results-oriented and uses an integrative approach.

I’m also becoming more attuned in my climate-aware practice and work with collective healing, eco-anxiety, and environmental grief.

I practice from a place of humility, recognizing that I have many intersections of privilege that can create blind spots for me - I’m open to being called in and called up!

I’m committed to lifelong learning and enjoy attending trainings and workshops, especially around topics of climate justice, anti-oppression work, collective liberation, radical social justice work, gender, ecotherapy, and somatic healing.

education & credentials.

I attended the University of Washington for both my undergraduate and graduate degrees - Go DAWGS!

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Washington State.

License: LW 60806628

NPI: 1518374214

EIN: 86-3930962