Phyllis A (Eicher) Dickenson, PhD, LMHC

I am passionate about helping clients find the awareness, insight, and resilience to live a joyful, meaningful, and fulfilling life. I respect that you are the expert of your life experience and my role as a therapist is to provide a safe and challenging environment for clients to increase their awareness, identify patterns, beliefs, and make changes. INIDIVIDUALS My approach to therapy is holistic and strengths-based and comes from a systems perspective. I use EMDR, attachment theory, mindfulness, somatic processing, EFT, CBT, DBT and neuroscience. I help individuals overcome issues from their past that may interfere with their present. EMDR INTENSIVES EMDR intensives provide an accelerated and concentrated treatment experience. Multiple sessions are scheduled within a shorter timeframe, often spanning a few weeks. This condensed schedule allows for a more concentrated and immersive therapeutic experience. You can attend an EMDR intensive as an adjunct to your counseling. COUPLES My goal is to help you achieve a deeper connection. We work towards getting to the root cause of problems, learn strategies and gain understanding to break through gridlock, achieve intimacy and move forward toward your specific goals. Using RLT- Relational Life Therapy, Gottman and EFT I help couples improve their communication skills, manage conflict, and strengthen their love and relationship. WHAT I BRING I have a PhD in Counseling Education and Supervision, and a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I have lead traumatic brain injury groups, worked with medical interdisciplinary groups and speak nationally about best practices for resolving trauma and PTSD, anxiety and building the therapeutic alliance. I am a certified EMDR therapist, & extensive training in Polyvagal theory based on the neurological and physiological implications of trauma and our emotions. As a couples therapist I am in the certification process for RLT, completed Gottman Level 1 & 2, human sexuality, Emotion Focused Couples Therapy, NLP and Adlerian parenting. I am an active member and presenter at the American Counseling Association, the International Association for Trauma and Resilience, the Washington State Counseling Association, and the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology. COACHING Certified Life Coach from Life Purpose Institute. Coaching work available on request. INSURANCE AND FEES I accept Private Pay, Premera or I can provide you with a “super-bill" so you may apply for provider out of network reimbursement. Please contact me for more information.