Merrill Bading

LCSW
Accepting Clients

I am a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Idaho. I offer both in person and online counseling.

Clinical Social Worker in Boise, ID

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

Are you ready for change? You may be functioning in your life, yet something in you is asking for your attention. Maybe you know your story, and have a desire to deepen your understanding of yourself Perhaps you are ready to face something that you’ve resisted in the past out of habit, fear, or a sense of being existentially stuck. Or maybe a recent diagnosis, loss, or life transition has you questioning how you’ve been living until now.

My Background and Approach

I have extensive experience in hospice and have an Advanced Hospice Palliative Care certification. I completed the Integrative Psychiatry Institute certification program for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy in 2022. I have also had training in Brainspotting and Internal Family Systems. I believe the body, mind, and spirit are all connected and I will attune to you from that perspective. My work is to provide a calm, grounded container for you to explore that which lies underneath the surface thoughts, stories, and emotions, that manifest not just in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors but also in body responses. I use different therapy tools depending on the situation and your response.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

The lotus flower has different meanings in different cultural traditions. It emerges clean from the mud and is often noted as a symbol of purity. But the lotus flower returns underground to the dark in the evening so it can also represent strength, resilience, rebirth, and transcendence. Like the lotus flower hidden from view until it's ready to emerge, we all have an inner healer within us. It is often obscured in our unconscious. What keeps our healer hidden are those things that drive us without knowing why, or those things that scare us, or are simply too painful to bring into our everyday existence. I am interested in your journey. If you are motivated, you may find that immersing yourself in the mud and muck of your psyche will allow what was hidden to be revealed in ways you may not have anticipated.

I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Buddhism
  • Judaism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 14 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $130 - 150/session

Info

208 615-2670 Email Merrill
3350 W. Americana Terrace
#360-C
Boise, ID 83706

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