Therapy for Childless and Childfree People

Finding a counselor for childessness near you can be difficult, I am committed to provide services to nonparents within Washington state.

My work includes a very meaningful niche of practice with people without children. As I have lived experience here too, I feel it’s important to provide the type of therapeutic relationship that was difficult to find when I was reckoning with the fact that kids weren’t in the cards. I struggled to find a therapist with which I’d feel truly ‘seen’ and unfortunately experienced a lot of microaggression, misunderstanding, and disenfranchisement of both my grief and joy.

Some of our work may be about not having children but I don’t assume that our time together will always be focused on this. It may feel good to just be in the presence of someone who ‘gets it’ as you and I work on other issues in your life. You may also be a person who’s ambivalent about parenthood and that is ok too! In fact, I think pursuing therapy during this ambivalence could be of incredible support. Your story is your own and I’m here to support you with enthusiastic empathy.

Sometimes I am full or we’re not a good fit. Keep looking! I’ve created some ideas about how to find a therapist that understands childlessness or is willing to learn. Click the button to download! (The PDF will just pop open in a new window)

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