Licensing:
• Washington state Licensed [Clinical] Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) - # LH60656550

Education:
• Ongoing CEU courses to advance clinical skills as required by Washington state.
• MS degree (w/ Honors) - Mental Health Counseling from Capella University, September 2012. 
• BS degree - Philosophy from Excelsior College, May 2006.  ​
​**​Additional Numerous Academic Honors (Undergraduate and Graduate).

Memberships:
• American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
• Washington state Mental Health Counselors Association (WMHCA)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

 

Greetings! 

I am the owner of Life Path Counseling, PLLC. If you are seeking services, I offer professional Clinical Mental Health Counseling services here in Tacoma to individuals, couples, and families, as well as various clinical assessments. I can see clients anywhere in the state of Washington through virtual Telehealth services as well. I have been in professional counseling practice since December 5, 2013, and I have been in private practice since October 6, 2016.

My primary therapeutic orientation in working with clients is Person-Centered, (also known in clinical circles as Rogerian Therapy). However, other clinical approaches as needed to address the issues being faced in your life. Such approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Intervention; Play Therapy, (in cases of child level counseling); Motivational Interviewing; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Mindfulness/Meditation; Solution Focused Brief Therapy; and Holistic or Integrative counseling, to name a few.

The experience you receive in counseling in this practice will be a time of supportive growth and change, and you will be treated with unconditional positive regard. I have served many different clients from various life circumstances, challenges, and situations - from the most mild issues to the more severe. I would be equally honored to be given an opportunity to assist you as well, if you are seeking services at this time. Whatever your issue or concern, may you find me to be a compassionate person who is willing to help you journey through those challenges as you seek change on your life path.

In good mental health,

Shawn Berthel, M.S., LCMHC