Chris Schad (she/her)

MSW, LSWAIC
Accepting Clients

I counsel positive coping and adaptation to grief and loss, as well as other transitions such as: divorce, job loss, and health crises.

Social Worker in Washington
Supervised by Maria Carrington, LSWIC

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

I specialize in geriatric and hospice care. I love working with LGBTQIA+ folks and Veterans. I identify as Queer and celebrate the resilience that can be found in overcoming adversity through community and connection. I've worked with LGBTQIA+ Veterans at the Seattle VA. I advocate for healthcare equity for Transgender Veterans and people who are gender non-conforming. I believe that while everyone is doing their best to overcome difficulty in their lives, we all could use help along the way.

My Background and Approach

Whether you are experiencing a personal loss or a change in your health, career or a major relationship, navigating your feelings and responses to these experiences can be supported through counseling. Techniques I may utilize include: Psychodynamic, CBT, ACT, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Trauma Informed, Motivational Interviewing & Solution Focused.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I identify as Queer and celebrate the resilience that can be found in overcoming adversity through community and connection. I have a trauma informed approach. I use an anti-racist intersectional frame.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Cognitive Processing Therapy Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Aging Concerns Grief or Loss
Other Issues
  • Aging Concerns
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Judaism
  • Wicca/Paganism
  • Interfaith
  • Multifaith

At A Glance

  • Experience: 5 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $50 - 125/session

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