Thank you to clients who
have written in to express
their gratitude for help
through the counseling
process.

"Over the years, Kathryn has helped me be open to learning lessons I might never have tapped into had she not been there to support me.  She has provided a safe place for me to work through the issues in my past, present, and future.  I have always been free to feel whatever emotions were happening at the time and just be me.   She has always encouraged me to let out the feelings and emotions I was trying so hard to stifle.  In the sanctity and protection of her office, I have laughed, cried, learned, and grown without fear of judgment or ridicule.  Although I might have wanted her to, Kathryn has never told me the answer to my problems.  She has never simply told me what to do or that I was doing something wrong.   Through listening and asking questions, Kathryn has helped me come to my own conclusions.  With her guidance, I have learned to work through issues myself and as a result, have grown more confident and self-assured. 

Kathryn King knows me better than anyone on the planet.  She knows who I am and what I'm about.  That is not simply because I pay her to listen hour after hour to the minutiae of my daily life.  It is because she really cares about me.about the details.about how I feel and think.  She not only listens to me, but actually hears what I say and understands my intent.  In my opinion, there isn't any better feeling in this life than to be known.really known.  Kathryn has gives me that.and then some!" - Kristen K. Vancouver, WA

"You are such an accepting person. Your presence is this sturdy place where a person feels able to go to an emotional place and know that it's safe and that you can hold that in a way that one feels loved and held up. I hadn't cried about my mom in a long time. Thank you for helping me get there with just the right questions and the presence you offer of love and containment and acceptance. All that's what makes you such an amazing therapist." -B.R.  Vancouver, WA

"During the time I have worked with Kathryn, we have waded through years of abuse and pain. When I wanted to give up on myself, she did not.  She has helped me see that the process, although painful at times, is the way to growth and healing" 
Becky, Vancouver, WA

 "Kathryn helped me to move outside the point of my reality just enough to gain a more objective view of my life and the events that defined it.  In that safe place, I was able to gain a perspective that had been just beyond my grasp up to that point. I now feel a strength that I had not been aware of before.  A strength that has allowed me to see new options and supplied mw courage and determination to pursue them. She is a caring and compassionate professional with an ability to open up space and then hold it."  
Carla, Portland, OR

"Kathryn helped me internalize my priorities around mothering, to actually feel them at the emotional level so I could change my behavior.  She helped me to know how important my kids were to me and how critical it was to make ample room for them in my life now.  And to do this to the extent that I wouldn't have regrets later about the time spent with my kids or the depth of our relationships.

In addition, without my even knowing it at the time, Kathyrn filled in the gaps of my childhood mothering, leaving me much more whole and ready and capable to mother my own children.  She did this by intuitive listening, modeling how to be real and authentic, and helping me to expand and get past unproductive assumptions about what it means to be a mom. Overall, Kathryn made a huge difference in my life and has helped me to become a much stronger parent.  Thank you! "

 - Kelly, mother of two