Dylan Bandy (they/them)

LMHCA
Accepting Clients

I love working with queer and trans community through shifting relationships and challenging life transitions.

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate in Washington
Supervised by Erin Berzins, LMHC

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

In our work together, therapy moves at your pace and is guided by your needs and desires. My role as a therapist is one of non-judgemental curiosity. And, I offer ways to work toward your goals. I offer abolitionist, sex-positive, body-neutral, anti-racist, disability-justice-oriented, gender-affirming, kink- & poly-affirming, and strengths-based therapy.

My Background and Approach

I have an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Antioch University Seattle and I have worked at Queer City Therapy in Buffalo, NY. I have specialized training in Sex Therapy, serving 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and ethically non-monogamous (ENM) dyads and triads. My therapeutic approach is Somatic, Liberatory, and Attachment-based. This means that therapy centers your lived experience and personal history. I offer ways to explore bodily sensations, emotional states, triggers, and/or grounding techniques to source you within your body in a trauma-informed way. I also discuss the impacts of systems on your daily life (work, school, family, society), and try to find useful ways to navigate those systems or simply cope within them. With dyads and triads, I use Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to bring awareness to relational dynamics, and offer ways to re-balance relationship(s).

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am a counselor oriented toward liberation; that means liberation for all oppressed peoples. We can discuss values in more detail in a free consultation or you can check out my Instagram to see if we might be a good match: @queertherapistpnw. I am anti-carceral in my approach to therapy and I value data privacy in my record keeping.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Attachment Theory Couples Counseling Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Couples Counseling
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Sex Therapy
  • Relationship Counseling

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists Polyamorous and Open Relationships
Other Issues
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Burnout
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 4 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $150 - 175/session

Reach out to Dylan