Steve Hammil Counseling

My Approach 

Welcome to my individual counseling page!  I work with both adults and teens to improve a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues.

My special interests are treating anxiety, depression, and complex trauma. Any of these can severely limit life's opportunities and even rob us of life itself. Often these conditions occur together.

In individual counseling I work with you to recover your energy, positive sense of self, enjoyment of activities and hobbies, and freedom from fear and harmful stress. In the case of complex trauma I work with you to heal from its often painful and crippling legacy.

As a result you increase your capacity to live life more fully, with confidence and resilience.

Respect, trust, understanding and support combine with research informed practices to hold and guide our work together. My counseling practice is in the University District in Seattle, WA. You can reach me at 206-661-2854.

Choosing a counselor is a very personal decision. The best information for making it comes from meeting in person. 

Why? Because  research consistently shows that the best results are achieved when the quality of the client/counselor relationship is high. 

To get a sense of how we would work together schedule a no fee get acquainted session or call Steve at 206-661-2854.

General Goals of Counseling 

To identify and change the patterns and principles which are unconsciously organizing your experience and  perpetuating self-limiting and sometimes self-defeating behaviors

To increase your ability to live life as fully as possible by increasing your awareness of the rich possibilities that life offers

To increase your confidence in your ability to act effectively and to accomplish your goals

To increase your capacity to manage your frustrations, regulate your emotions, and rebound from disappointment

To alleviate chronic painful feelings such as depression, anxiety and toxic shame

To appreciate and develop meaningful relationships that are mutually gratifying and based on equality and mutual respect