John Rumney, LMHC, PLLC

My strengths as a counselor lie in my ability to guide clients, with empathy and compassion; helping them increase insight, self-understanding, understanding of oneself in relationship with others, and understanding how social injustices may be interfering with personal or professional goals. I work to foster increased agency that allows clients to make choices that can fundamentally change their experience of the world and their relationships with themselves and others. Through our work together you should expect to develop insight into how your thoughts, feelings and behaviors affect your internal sense of self and your interactions with others. You will be supported in increasing skills to better manage anxiety and reconstruct unhelpful thinking patterns into more skillful ones. You will be offered opportunities to recognize patterns that interfere with your emotional well-being and you will be introduced to skills that can help to change them. You can expect to better understand how existing coping strategies may be contributing negatively to your current state of mind, and be offered opportunities to change them. Getting Started: If you would like to talk about the potential of working together, please contact me to schedule a free 15-minute call. During the phone consultation, we will talk about what you're hoping to work on in therapy, and whether my practice will be a good fit for what you need. If we agree to move forward, we will schedule an initial appointment that will give us a chance to further discuss and evaluate your needs and what working with me can offer you. I accept most health insurances through my affiliation with Summit Mental Health (www.shmwa.com) based in Gig Harbor, WA. You can contact me directly and I will connect you with administrative staff there, of you can contact them directly at admin@shmwa.com, and let them know that you are interested in working with me. Private pay sessions are also available for those who would rather not use health insurance. Cancellations require at least 24-hours notice or will be charged in full.