Debbie L. DeVries, MA, LMHC

Counseling and Psychotherapy

Welcome, my practice is fully virtual allowing me the ability to offer Washington State residents convenient, individual counseling and psychotherapy sessions right where you are at which creates comfort during your healing. It is my hope that this allows you greater access to counseling services. If this is new to you, let me reassure you that I'm experienced in cultivating authentic connection and a warm, supportive therapeutic environment.

I serve adults ages 21 and over.

Specifically, I partner with clients who have shown a tenacity to thrive, experienced adversity, and are driven by hope even if life feels unsatisfying right now. You may struggle to tune into your needs, making it difficult to maintain a healthy balance. You may be working toward cultivating a more positive relationship with yourself or managing anxiety rooted in painful or stressful life experiences. You may be feeling destabilized by panic attacks, traumatic memories, depression, a lack of structure, uncertainty about your career path, or difficulties in personal relationships.

I can partner with you as you reconnect with your authentic self, creating a more balanced and fulfilling life so you can live the life you want to live. I deeply value cultural differences and welcome the opportunity to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Specialties
Anxiety (generalized, social, performance, phobia, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and agoraphobia)
Stress (politics, life transitions, oppression, adjustment, injury, finances, career, etc.)
Depression (mild to moderate symptoms)
Relationship Issues (work, family, and friends)
Occupational, Educational, and Life Decisions
Coping & Mindfulness
Trauma History
Self Esteem

About Me
Hi, I'm Debbie!

From an early age, I was conscientious and observant with a natural ability to anticipate others' needs, listen, and offer support. Offering care and compassion felt second nature, well before I ever understood it as a skill. I found a career path early in life by entering the fields of social work and mental health, where these abilities not only had a place but could make a difference.

For over 30 years, I have been a member of the social justice and healing community and enjoying a thoroughly satisfying career, a trajectory profoundly influenced during my first internship at Western State Hospital. The individuals I came to know and support inspired me through their resilience, their stories, and their humanity, and they continue to guide my work today. That formative experience fueled my passion to serve the public, as it put into sharp focus the health and safety needs of our communities.

Throughout my career and in managing my personal holistic health challenges, stemming from severe injury, I gained valuable insight into the human capacity to be amazingly resilient when adequate supports are available. This work continues to be meaningful and is an enduring joy I carry with me every day.

What I'm Like As a Therapist
Our spirit knows how to heal and I will partner with you as you connect with your inner wisdom and strengths. My demeanor is best described as personable, nonjudgmental, and empathetic. I'm easy to talk to, collaborative, down-to-earth, and bring a warm, engaged energy to our work together. You'll experience a space where it's okay to shed some stress-relieving tears, sit in silence, or out of the blue laugh so hard you need a tissue for a different reason; tears of joy.

My approach draws on expertise I’ve developed in combining different yet compatible evidence-based theories and techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Guided Imagery, Energy Psychology, Mindfulness-Based practices, Positive Psychology, Solution-Focused strategies, and Strength-Based methods, all tailored to your unique goals for therapy.

I also offer trauma-informed therapy utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with energy-based approaches as additional modalities. If you’re curious to learn more, I invite you to visit the EMDR Therapy tab.

Across all approaches, I provide a supportive space with warmth, humor (yes, humor), encouragement, and gentle challenging. I am responsive to the unique needs of each individual and will tailor my interventions accordingly. I have a genuine affinity for people which comes through in my counseling style.

Education
Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Antioch University
Bachelor of Social Work, Pacific Lutheran University

Professional Affiliations
American Counseling Association
Washington Mental Health Counselors Association

Certificates
Certified Trauma Professional
Certified Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

EMDR therapy helps you heal from the impact of painful memories and traumatic events quickly. Trauma can develop weeks, months, or even years after a single terrible event. Complex trauma often builds over time through repeated experiences. Oftentimes, talking about these painful memories is something people prefer to avoid and EMDR therapy thankfully offers an alternative, gentler path to healing.

No matter what your history, healing happens in the presence of a therapeutic relationship where you are emotionally understood and feel a comforting connection.

Why Do EMDR Therapy?
EMDR supports healing from trauma that developed after one overwhelming event or through a series of difficult experiences over time. It’s also been my observation as a therapist that it's not at all uncommon for people to come into therapy seeking support to deal with stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, career uncertainty, relationship challenges, or a rough patch only to discover that many pieces of their lived experience have quietly taken root as small or even significant traumas.

I'll guide you in a variety of ways to gently support your nervous system's regulation. By integrating EMDR with other holistic approaches including mindfulness, somatic awareness, and energy-based practices this creates a uniquely beneficial approach tailored to you. Healing is typically felt early in the process of doing EMDR and the nature of this technique means that you will no longer experience emotional intensity and difficulties associated with the event(s). EMDR is incredibly healing and the relief you experience is lifelong.

How EMDR Can Support Your Healing
While Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was developed as a structured therapy by Francine Shapiro to treat PTSD, its core elements such as rhythmic movement and the body’s innate capacity to process and heal have long existed in practices across cultures. These traditions reflect a deep understanding of how the mind and body move through pain and reconnect with wholeness.

As EMDR taps into the brain's natural healing process, it has been proven useful for healing of many other conditions and below are an example of my areas of expertise:

Anxiety, panic, and phobias
Chronic stress and burnout
Depression and emotional numbness
Childhood trauma and complex PTSD
Intrusive memories and flashbacks
Feeling stuck in old patterns or memories
Grief and traumatic loss
Self-worth and limiting beliefs
Health and performance anxiety
Religious or spiritual trauma
Guilt tied to belief systems
Abuse recovery (emotional, physical, sexual)
Difficulty trusting others or feeling safe in relationships
Attachment wounds and boundary issues
Repeating relational dynamics you want to change
Career decisions and life transitions
Identity shifts and life changes
When talk therapy hasn’t been enough

I invite you to reach out to me to schedule a free consultation. Counseling is a collaborative process in which we will work together to determine your goals and the best ways to go about accomplishing them.

My practice is primarily private pay and out-of-network, with the exception of being in-network with Aetna. For out-of-network benefits, you'll pay session fees directly to me and I'll send you a monthly statement, known as a superbill, that you may then use for your out-of-network benefits.

Using your out-of-network benefits is simple. Just submit the superbill through your insurance provider’s website, typically under the 'Claims' section, for potential reimbursement of session fees.

Initial Consultation
15 minutes
Free

Individual Counseling Session Telehealth
50 - 60 minutes
$155

Individual Counseling Session Telehealth
80 - 90 minutes for extended sessions
$185

Intake Telehealth
80+ minutes
$175

Accepted Insurance

Aetna

Sliding Scale Fees

In an effort to reduce financial barriers and increase access to mental healthcare, I am offering a limited number of sliding scale fees ($100 & $120) for clients who are experiencing a temporary financial hardship. The fees will be set according to your unique financial situation. We will renegotiate fees once your financial situation changes. Please reach out to me to discuss this option.

Payment

I accept credit or debit cards, including Health Spending Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) cards as permitted by your insurer. My clients have access to a HIPAA compliant, secure portal that will allow you to track payments and view completed documents.

Good Faith Estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.

Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.

If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.

Debbie L. DeVries, MA, LMHC

Washington State

I invite you to please call or email to schedule a free, 15-minute initial consultation.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Phone: 206-552-0574

Email: counseling@devriesllc.com

By Appointment Only

Monday - Friday

11:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Please, if you are experiencing an emergency:

Dial 911

Call the National Suicide Prevention Line 988.

Call the King County Crisis Clinic (206-461-3222) to speak with a crisis counselor 24/7.

Text "HOME" TO 741741 from anywhere in the U.S. for support from a crisis counselor via text message 24/7.

Go to your nearest emergency room.

Debbie L. DeVries, PLLC is committed to supporting the community and has donated to the following nonprofits.

Des Moines Area Food Bank
http://www.myfoodbank.org

Northwest Justice Project
https://nwjustice.org

Rainbow Center
https://www.rainbowcntr.org

Service Peace Warriors
https://servicepeacewarriors.org

The Trevor Project
https://www.thetrevorproject.org

WWIN
https://wwin.org

YWCA Seattle, King & Snohomish Counties
https://www.ywcaworks.org

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