Sommer Seitz is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with 18 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, low self esteem, and depression. Sommer aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.
She uses straightforward conversation to help people name what feels hard and decide what matters most to them. Sessions emphasize learning practical ways to cope with overwhelming feelings and to repair strained connections. Sommer pays attention to patterns like abandonment fears, attachment concerns, codependency, and control issues that often keep people stuck.
Work might include talking through painful memories, strengthening communication skills, or building small habits that increase confidence. She also helps with body image worries, guilt and shame, isolation, and the specific stresses that come with divorce or family-of-origin problems. Obsessions, compulsions, and related behaviors are addressed with focused, goal-oriented plans.
Sommer aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. She supports clients in taking gradual steps toward more satisfying relationships and daily routines. The process is practical and paced to each person’s needs.
Clients who want to begin can expect a collaborative approach that balances emotional support with clear tools for change. Sommer encourages people to bring their real-life concerns so therapy can connect directly to everyday challenges.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online work
Sommer draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions toward specific, measurable goals. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new experiences to reduce anxiety and build confidence; this helps with worry, low self esteem, and depressive thinking. Another approach centers on improving communication and attachment patterns by practicing new ways of relating and setting boundaries, which can ease relationship stress and codependency.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means checking in often and adjusting strategies if something isn’t helping.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for consistent check-ins during life transitions. It can also allow for different ways to work together, such as shorter focused meetings or longer deep-dive sessions, depending on what fits a person’s schedule and goals.
She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self esteem, and depression, plus related issues like attachment and body image.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is conversational and practical, focusing on naming problems, building coping skills, and creating steps that fit everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional work experience helping people with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, practicing in Washington.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.