Sean Whalen
Counselor
“I use evidence-based practices tailored to fit your experience and worldview. Counseling is about combining acceptance and change.”
About Me
I offer a space where you can gently explore life's challenges. We'll work together to understand your unique experience, blending self-acceptance with practical steps towards desired change. My approach ensures the support you receive is always tailored to your personal worldview. This combination helps you find peace and build resilience, creating a deeply personal journey towards clarity and growth.
Approach
Therapy here moves from gentle acceptance toward clear, practical steps shaped by your values and pace. In my Tacoma office or through secure online sessions, we balance focused skill-building with space to process what feels heavy. I combine short, achievable experiments, cognitive reframing and thoughtful assessment when needed—especially with adolescents, parents and people facing trauma, addiction or identity questions—and encourage small between-session practices so momentum is steady. This way of working tends to suit those wanting compassionate, structured change.
Contact Sean
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Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
- •Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
- •Counseling
- •CBT
- •Adolescent Therapy
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Parents
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Abuse
- •Addiction
- •Life Transitions
- •Adolescent Therapy
- •Adoption
- •Anxiety
- •LGBTQI+ Support
Professional Title:
- •Counselor
Qualifications
University of Montana
Registrations
Washington State Department of Health
Certified Counsellor