Heidi Halsey, MA, LMFT
Heidi Halsey, MA, LMFT
2832 S. Meridian Street
Suite 204
Puyallup, WA 98373-1447
United States
ph: 253-446-9222
fax: 253-770-7787
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What do Counselors & Therapists really do?
I would like to assist you in improving your life, recovering from difficulties or developing skills or relationships that will enhance your future. You will set your goals or we will develop them together. As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, when requested and when it appears to be the best form of treatment for the family, I may see members of the family all together, individually or in various combinations as therapeutically neccessary to provide support, problem solving, healing, skill building or whatever is requested or needed by the individuals and family members.
What are the differences between a
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist/ LMFT, and a
Licensed Mental Health Counselor/ LMHC?
As explained in the RCWs of the Washington State, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists have training in addition to the training and education of Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Both utilize and apply the principles of human development, learning theory, psychotherapy, origins of mental and emotional distress or unproductive behavior to individuals, couples and families. Both include the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders. Marriage and Family Therapists, also utilize a variety of theories and treatment strategies, including cognitive, affective, dialectic or behavioral, to assess and resolve the impact of mental and emotional distress or disorders, various forms of abuse, substance use and life events within the context of a client's relationships.
By utilizing psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques along with mental health development theories, clients learn the origin and impacts of their relationships, life events and mental or emotional distress. Clients learn ways to resolve symptoms, feelings, thoughts and behavior patterns that are ineffective or problematic, adopt more productive ways of coping with or responding to symptoms, people or events so that their lives and relationships are more fulfilling and less negatively impacted by the events, relationships or symptoms that brought them to counseling.
My staff and I have a primary mission of maintaining your confidentiality and providing you with professional and respectful services.
I reserve the right to refuse to provide services when I am not a provider for the service requested, when the presenting needs are not within the scope of my expertise and when I believe another provider would better serve someone. I also reserve the right to refuse to provide services to people who do not comply with their financial agreement or who are threatening, intimidating or hostile to me or my staff.
I am in private practice and consult with other Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists and ARNPs when neccessary to make sure I provide you with high quality services.
Heidi Halsey, MA, LMFT
2832 S. Meridian Street
Suite 204
Puyallup, WA 98373-1447
United States
ph: 253-446-9222
fax: 253-770-7787
heidital
