Northwest Counseling Center
Counselors working together to promote positive mental health and healing from trauma.
Home
Welcome to the home of Northwest Counseling Center.
Our counselors have a passion for helping people find hope and healing. We are trained in specialized trauma therapies including EMDR, Brainspotting and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). Because this is a veteran owned company we have a special passion for helping members of the military, veterans, and first responders. Trauma-Informed Therapy is an approach that shifts the question from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” We look beyond your symptoms to understand how your past experiences shape your present mind and body.
Our Mission
Our mission at Northwest Counseling Center is to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed, care for positive mental health. Our therapists specialize in working with trauma to allow people to find healing and to regain control over their lives. Additionally, therapists enjoy working with children, advocating for…
About Us
This organization is composed of mental health counselors who have come together with the focus of providing evidence-based, trauma-informed, treatments to our clients. The therapeutic relationship is based on a strong alliance between the therapist and the client. Our therapists have a passion for…
Client Portal
The client portal is a convenient way for the client to see their upcoming appointments, to complete necessary paperwork, and to communicate with their provider. https://nwestcc.mytheranest.com/home/login
Brain Science and Mental Health
Mental health counseling is a brain-based practice. Or at least it should be. Shouldn’t we be looking at the organ we’re treating? Researchers have established human behaviors and emotions as based in brain functioning (Beeson & Field, 2017). Because of advancements in technology, mental…
How EMDR Changes Lives
Adam Cayton-Holland is a comedian that shared his personal experience with trauma in the article “The Best Drug I’ve Ever Taken Wasn’t Even a Drug. It Was EMDR Therapy” (Cayton-Holland, 2018). As a young man, Adam experience the traumatic loss of his little sister…
Being Mindful
It is easy to get caught up the busyness of everyday life. With the various responsibilities, a moment of quiet may be difficult to achieve. This chaotic and rushed mindset decreases a person’s awareness of the here-and-now. Mindfulness is a practice by which an…