Shelley Bartels, M.A.   Counseling
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Welcome!

Your decision to seek help and reach out is often the most difficult but most rewarding choice you can make. Counseling is a great way to move forward into deepening intimacy, more satisfying relationships and increased confidence. As a professional Christian Counselor I can help you experience your relationships in a richer and more satisfying way. Together we will journey towards healing so you can find fulfillment and purpose in life.

I invite you through our work together to:

  • Replace depression with joy
  • Deal with anger, sadness, anxiety
  • Discover how to move away from loneliness and move towards relationship
  • Successfully navigate life transitions such as an empty nest, divorce or a new baby
  • Recover from the damages of marital infidelity
  • Relieve struggles dealing with intimacy, communication or conflict in your marriage
  • Find comfort and courage after devastating loss and grief
  • Manage stress found in family or work place relationships

Overall, I work from a relational perspective, meaning we work together in the process of your self-discovery, problem solving and growth. I give special attention to your relationship with yourself (your identity and esteem) as well as the quality and function of how you relate to others and to God.

Premarital Counseling:
I also offer pre marital assessment and counseling: I use an educational approach that teaches pre marital couples the skills necessary to help build a lasting relationship. Couples learn to avoid behaviors that can result in being unhappy or divorced.

I will work with you to determine your goals for counseling so you can know when counseling has been successful. It is a priority for me to create a healing relationship with you; offering respect, warmth, acceptance and safety. To take the next step, I warmly invite you to contact me on my confidential line (206) 271-9371.


Memberships and Affiliations:
American Counseling Association (ACA)
American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)
Life Span Integration: Peggy Pace
Life Innovations - Prepare Enrich

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