North Star Offices is home to counselors, lawyers, life coaches, web designers, writers, and more. Here are a few of the business owners who are working from North Star Offices.

Brook Damour, Middlemarch Therapy
Collaboration Understanding Change

Middlemarch Therapy is a psychotherapy practice providing support to both adults and children through individual and family therapy. Being responsive to each client’s specific needs is a focus of the practice; longer term work on how the past impacts current relationships and circumstances as well as more short term, solution focused work can be provided. Specialty areas include:

  • Healing from past trauma
  • Domestic violence
  • Helping immigrants adjust to living in the US
  • Supporting healthy attachment between children and caregivers
  • Depression and anxiety

More information is available at middlemarchtherapy.com, 206-313-5504, or at brook@middlemarchtherapy.com.

Debbie Lacy

Debbie Lacy, Certified Life Coach
debbie@theinspiredcoach.com
206-709-3948

Debbie has over 17 years of experience in helping professions. She has a Masters of Social Work degree and started her full-time practice as a coach and consultant in 2003. Debbie's coaching style is intuitive and action-oriented. Her clients benefit from clear decision-making, trust, and the ability to coach themselves. Debbie offers individual sessions, workshops and telecourses. Visit www.TheInspiredCoach.com and www.MoneyMindful.com for more information.

The Trip Clip

Molly Rhoten - The Trip Clip
Unplugged entertainment for families on the go

Molly is the inventor of The Trip Clip®. It is a website with lots of printable activities for kids, and it comes with a kid-sized clipboard and a 4-color attached pen to make it easy to grab and go. It is intended for road trips, plane trips, grocery store trips, errands, soccer games, etc. The activities are customizable to the child’s age and interests (ages 3-10).

The activities include:

  • Grocery List
  • Driving Directions
  • Daily Checklists
  • Packing List
  • Custom List
  • Bingo
  • Alphabet Game
  • Count On It
  • Dots and Boxes
  • Tic Tac Toe
  • Hangman
  • Word Search
  • Crossword Puzzles
  • Sudoku
  • Write a Story
  • Coloring Pages

For more information, please email molly@thetripclip.com

Cristina Sanders, Psy.D., LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Cristina is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has been working in the field of behavioral health since 2002. She achieved her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in April, 2011, her Masters in Clinical Psychology was completed en-route in 2007. Her work is founded on humanistic theory and tailored to fit the needs of her clients while drawing from Cognitive-Behavioral, Emotion-Focused, Motivational Interviewing, Parent-Child Interaction, and experiential therapies. Populations of specialty include adolescents, young adult, and families. Areas of specialty include: 

  • Drug and alcohol use
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Self-esteem
  • Boundary development
  • Child behavioral management
  • Parenting support & coaching
  • Relationship conflicts
  • Trauma

Cristina is also able to provide consultations to colleagues on client psychological evaluations. Cristina is accepting new clients. Please visit Cristina at www.cristinalynn-psyd.com or call 206-406-9088.

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Heidi Arizala Showman, MSW, LICSW

Licensed Therapist,
Approved Supervisor & Children’s Mental Health Specialist

Heidi has her own private practice providing mental health counseling to individuals and families. She has expertise in the following areas: self-esteem, life transitions, depression & anxiety, relationship and family challenges, adults and families new to parenting, adolescence, and creating and finding balance.

Heidi is now accepting new referrals. Please contact her at 425.296.2806 ext. 102 or at heidi@northstaroffices.com.  

Please refer to www.heidisprivatepractice.com for more information.

North Star Girls Group Project

Heidi Arizala Showman has also written, developed and published a curriculum for young adolescent girls. The North Star Girls Group Curriculum is designed to help girls gain a sense of competency and empowerment through education, support & connecting with others. More information about the North Star Girls Group Program and how to purchase the curriculum can be found at www.northstargirls.org.

Rachael Treiber, MA, LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Children’s Mental Health Specialist

Counseling with Pre-adolescents, Adolescents and Adults

Rachael has her own mental health counseling private practice for individuals, couples and families at North Star Offices. Her specialties include adolescent issues, loss & grief, anxiety & depression, pregnancy & postpartum, infertility & miscarriage and life transitions.

Rachael is currently accepting new referrals. Please contact her at 425.770.6111 or at rachaeltreiber@gmail.com.

Please refer to www.rachaeltreiber.com for more information.

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Rachel Wright, Compassionate Canines

www.compassionatecanines.com
rachel@compassionatecanines.com
425.296.2806 x 120

Counseling with Adolescents, Young Adults & Families
Animal Assisted Therapy Consultations, Therapy Animal Workshops, & Team Evaluations

Rachel has been working as a clinician in the field of chemical dependency since 1996. She is a registered counselor, credentialed chemical dependency counselor, and chemical dependency professional. She has expertise working in both the treatment and school-based settings. Her focus is with clients facing issues around substance abuse, chemical dependency, and family history of addiction. Rachel has a strengths-based approach. She works with clients to provide empowerment, hope, and builds upon their passions, talents and goals. Rachel specializes in Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), utilizing her therapy dogs as a tool in the healing process with clients. She has a passion for strengthening the human-animal bond, and is actively involved with Delta Society. She has educated others on the therapeutic benefits of animals, and has co-implemented Animal-Assisted Therapy Programs at both the clinical and school-based levels. She is also the founder/facilitator for the only local AAT Professional Consultation Group. Compassionate Canines also offers workshops, team evaluations, and professional AAT visits to local health care facilities.

  • Chemical Dependency Counselor
  • Registered Counselor
  • Expertise with Girls & Substance Abuse
  • Delta Society Pet Partner & Licensed Pet Partner Team Evaluator
  • Professional Certification in Animal-Assisted Therapy
  • Expertise with Addiction & Life-Threatening Illnesses