About me
Greetings! My name is Evelyn Herman, and I am happy to meet you in this way. I have a Masters Degree in Integrative Psychology (Mind-Body-Emotions-Spirit) and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State, with 32 years of counseling experience. It is important to me in our work together to always create a safe space where you are confident that whatever you need to share will be received with compassion and without judgement. I acknowledge you for the courage it takes to reach out for help when you need it , and for your willingness to do the work to resolve issues in your life that have been holding you back. I promise you that I will listen deeply to your feelings, your problems, and your challenges, and offer you tools and strategies to resolve these issues in a way that empowers you in your relationship.
For 5 years (1985-1990), I was Co-Director of the CenteringPoint Team in Bellevue, Washington, where we used a team approach to couple counseling, usually a man and a woman counselor, or 2 men or 2 women depending on the nature of the couple. We found that this created a more balanced therapy process. In my private practice now, I use what I learned during those 5 years to make sure that both parties of the couple feel heard and understood equally. I teach couples how to use "non-violent communication" to increase the effectiveness of their communications with one another. I also teach "active listening", and help each member of the couple to get to what is really going on beneath their reactive emotions and behaviors. Being able to express their needs in a non-threatening way to their partner, and then to feel heard and received is an important step in healing any relationship. I, myself, have been married for a very long time, and I credit that with the fact that all of the tools and communication skills that I teach others, I have actively used in my own marriage with great success. I enjoy helping couples to untangle where they have gotten stuck, and to enter into a renewed and deeper connection with one another.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationships
- Trauma, Abuse
- Grief
- Depression
LGBT , Family conflicts , Intimacy-related issues , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Coping with life changes , Abandonment , Adoption and foster care , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Years of Experience: 32
Services offered
Messaging
Phone
Video
Licensing
WA LMHC LH00006129
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Evelyn Herman. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Regain might be different.
Working with Evelyn Herman has been a processional and positive experience so far. She has been able to foster a counseling environment in which I feel safe to be open about and reflect on current and past challenges in my life. She is attentive and actively engaged during our sessions together and provides helpful feedback and new perspectives.
Penny is great!!
Evelyn has been really thorough in her time with us. She listens to what both me and my partner have to say and responds with well thought out and kind responses to help us better our relationship and ourselves. I'm deeply greatful for how she interacts with us and for having her to talk to. I couldn't recommend her more!!
Evelyn is compassionate and makes a huge effort to understand a complex relationship with a lot of back story and baggage. I am grateful.
We are very happy to have Evelyn as our counselor. She is very neutral and has helped us resolve some of our problems after just two sessions. We would highly recommend her.
Very kind and wise soul. She hears me, and suggests tools that I understand and can use. I couldn’t have asked for a better guide in my life at the moment than Evelyn.