Vanessa Daiger, LMHCA
A Holistic, Embodied, Trauma-Informed Approach
Vanessa Daiger is a Licensed Mental Health Counseling Associate working with Adults & Teens in Washington State via telehealth.
Vanessa's approach is welcoming & integrative. She explores with you, the impacts of your past & current roles on physical, behavioral, and mental health.
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Vanessa's approach is person-centered, holistic, and incorporates multiple therapeutic methods. Self-knowledge is grown through the power of connection in relationships & systems. Through the therapeutic process, we may explore interactions with yourself and your world & the meanings you hold within it. This therapeutic style is one of acceptance, openness, curiosity, and humor. Uniqueness and search for authentic self are honored in this collaborative space; as you are the expert. We will emphasize the often overlooked disconnect of mind/logic and body/system responses that have been adapted throughout your life for purpose of self-protection, to cultivate a personally guided framework towards your healing.
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Vanessa is a Seattle local and enjoys her time outside of session exploring historic parts of the city and spending time outdoors. Vanessa finds groundedness in nature, live music, movement, and through time spent with animals and loved-ones. She spends her free time cultivating balance between physical and mental wellness routines. Within this balance, she spends time noticing uniqueness in nature, road tripping to pnw towns, exploring various outdoor hobbies, visiting her favorite local parks and coffee holes, & spending time with her pets and family.
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Education
M.A. Counseling, Saybrook University
B.A. Psychology, Seattle Pacific University
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Certificates of Continued Education in;
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Child Centered Play Therapy
Trauma-Informed Care & CCTP skills
Internal Family Systems Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure & Response Prevention
for Anxiety, Panic, & OCD Tendencies
Neurodivergence & ASD intensive trainings
Emotion Focused Therapy Skills
Solution-Focused Techniques
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*certificate courses completed in all areas listed above, but not a certified clinician in these areas
The Wildwood Approach
An emphasis on...
Holistic Approach
Integrating exploration of various avenues of health and wellness that are prevalent and impactful in your life & your history.
Diving into how your experience & route to healing is impacted by connections to your unique macro and micro systems, physical wellness, chronic pain, nature, social context, life stressors, family wellness history, role in society, movement, nutrition, & self.
Somatic Connection
At your pace, learning ways of experiencing body-connection through stillness, imagination, and mindfulness states. Safely strengthening & healing through whole system connection rather than through thought and behavioral changes alone. Exploring where the body has integrated it's own meanings, memories, rules, and expectations that impact the nervous system.
Behavioral Skills
Thoughtfully exploring the roles, patterns, history, and impacts of experiences on thoughts, emotions & behaviors. Paying attention to the protective traits arising from conscious and subconscious triggers.
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Healing through techniques such as; values-based living exercises, distress tolerance skills, mindfulness techniques, emotion regulation practice, and interpersonal effectiveness application.
Emotion-Focusing &
Attachment Style Exploration
Exploring relationship to self, world, & others drawing from knowledge based on the basic human need for connection, in-depth knowing, and safety.
Using attachment-based research to understand and explore the motives of your distinct style of human-to-human connection.
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Leaving space for acceptance of and learning the attachment styles of those around you & how to best communicate & receive needs.
Solution-Focused Techniques
Utilizing your strengths, values, & personalized goals to explore methods of 'how' to reach for your ideal outcomes emphasizing more of 'what is working' and less of why the problem exists.
Trauma-Informed Care
Collaborating with you & your environment to guide healing in a curious, safe, relational way as to honor your past & present states.
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Focus Areas for Healing
Wildwood Counseling provides compassionate mental health services to help you navigate life's challenges with holistic & trauma-informed care in the following areas;
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Mood Disorders
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C-PTSD & Trauma Processing
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Behavioral Concerns
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Women's Wellness
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Neurodivergence (ADHD/ASD/AuDHD)
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Anger Concerns
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Body Positivity and Intuitive Eating
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Obsessive Compulsive Behaviors & Intrusive Thoughts
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Relationship & Family Balance
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Spiritual & Cultural Sensitivity
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Teens, Young Adults, & Adults
Services Offered
New Client Consultation
Wildwood Counseling offers a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation to explore if the therapeutic process, experience, & energy match your unique needs & goals.
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15 minutes
$0
Intake Session New Client
At our first session, you can expect yourself and therapist to take a more in-depth exploration of goals, therapeutic history, and any provided assessments or evaluations.
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50 Minutes
$150/session
Individual Virtual Session
Moving forward in all future sessions, guided by yourself and the therapist in individualized methods, towards your path of healing.
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50 minutes
$125/session
Inspiration
Resources
My continuing growth as a therapist & a community member has many avenues of learning. I am sharing a few resources as a glimpse into stories that have inspired me & knowledge from those I admire.
I offer these resources in the hopes that you have them when you feel ready. Your system will tell you calmly when it wants to learn more.
In cases of emergency please reach out to crisis services as I will not be immediately available for support. Dial : 988 ; 1-800-273-8255 ; 9-1-1 , OR Text : 741741.