Your First Session - Seattle

Getting Here

The Seattle office is located in Pioneer Square, downtown Seattle in the Grand Central Building. We are in Suite 368 on the 3rd Floor. The Grand Central Building is on the East side of 1st Avenue South beside the Grand Central Bakery. For more detailed instructions on how to get here from your home or office please see our contact page.

Parking

In Seattle we do not have any reserved parking spaces. Parking downtown is limited to street parking and paid lots. Clients have not typically found parking on the street problematic. 

Arrival Time

The Seattle office has a waiting room for clients to wait in prior to their session.  Please enter the first door from the hall way.  Your therapist will come out to meet you there when it is time for your session.  Privacy and confidentiality are of the utmost importance to us so please do not enter the main office area until your therapist opens the door and invites you in.  Also be aware that another client may be leaving the office while you are in the waiting room.  If your appointment is scheduled for 6pm or later the main door of the Grand Central Building is locked. Your therapist will meet you by the front door to let you in at the time of your session.

Paperwork

During your first session we will talk about what is bringing you to seek therapy. You will complete some basic paper work including a Disclosure Statement, Fee Agreement Form, and Notice of Privacy Practice. All paperwork is held with strict confidentiality that will be discussed during the first session. Please also see the privacy section on this website.  

Notes / Documentation

Minimal notes may be written as part of your treatment process. Notes are taken strictly at the discretion of the therapist. Notes are not a major part of our therapeutic work and are not intended to ever be discussed or released unless required by law. If other documentation is needed for insurance purposes or by your request for any reason, there will be a $25 processing fee per incident and the client will be charged $1 per page. Requests for information may take up to 30 days to be fulfilled.