Chelsea Myrick
Helping teens, adults, couples and families.
Offering in-person appointments in our University Place office and telehealth throughout Washington.
Chelsea Myrick, AAC
I believe counseling can be a place to slow down, get curious, and gently untangle the stories we’ve learned to tell about ourselves. In my work with clients, I aim to create a space that feels grounded, thoughtful, and collaborative—where you don’t need to have everything figured out to begin.
I am a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and I am especially drawn to narrative and strengths-based approaches. I enjoy helping people explore how their experiences, relationships, and identities have shaped them, while also making room for new meanings, perspectives, and possibilities to emerge. I value creativity in the counseling process and welcome expressive approaches—such as metaphor, reflection, or storytelling—when they feel supportive and aligned for clients.
I am particularly interested in working with individuals navigating life transitions, identity exploration, relational stress, and periods of uncertainty or change. I strive to meet clients with warmth, respect, and curiosity, honoring each person’s pace and lived experience.
As a counseling intern at Mindscape Counseling, I work under the supervision of licensed clinicians and collaborate closely with clients to provide ethical, evidence-informed care. My hope is to offer a space where clients feel seen, supported, and empowered to move toward lives that feel more authentic and meaningful to them.
Specializations:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Grief and Loss
- Relationship Conflict
- Life Transitions
- Self-Esteem
Credentials
- Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, University of Puget Sound (In Progress)
- Bachelor of Psychology, Washington State University
Counseling for Trauma and PTSD
As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I am trained to look for the widespread impact of trauma on a client’s life and relationships and to consider underlying reasons for their particular beliefs and behaviors. I’m passionate about working with individuals to help them overcome their past and find meaning in life after trauma.
I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a psychotherapy treatment used to alleviate the distress associated with past trauma. Clients who engage in EMDR go through an eight-phase treatment that involves attention to the past, present and future. EMDR therapy addresses past emotional disturbances, memories and events, while helping the person develop new skills and attitudes to move toward a positive tomorrow.
I am grateful each day to play a role in the facilitation of healing and transformation. I am truly fulfilled by my work, because I see the positive impact it makes on a person’s life.
What to Expect in Counseling
My job as a therapist is to facilitate the process of healing and change using evidence-based treatments and a humanizing stance. I am fully committed to meeting the individual needs of my clients and I make every effort to personally tailor the process.
I take an existential approach in that I see many of the problems we experience are part of the human condition. Unfortunately, our reality is limited by what we can perceive. I view the process of psychotherapy as an ever-evolving lens to understanding the perceptions we have of ourselves and the relationships we have with our external world. The therapeutic process enables us to change our vantage point so we can see things more clearly, assess the challenges that lay ahead of us, and approach the future with optimism and healthier concept of self.
I make a commitment to you to work hard to help you get better, feel happier and attain goals which previously may have seemed impossible.
My Background & Experience
Manny Occhiogrosso has over 20 years of experience in the mental health field as a therapist, consultant, and healthcare administrator. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor certified by the National Board of Counselors, Manny is passionate about working with varied populations, and has done so in a variety of settings—with their families in their homes, in hospitals, residential treatment, and in private practice. He specializes in treating anxiety disorders, codependency, and family conflict, works extensively with EMDR and has developed treatment programs utilizing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, hypnotherapy, expressive arts, and experiential modalities. As a qualified clinical supervisor since 2006, he mentors mental health professionals in their lifelong goals of helping clients and their families.