Therapy Questions

by Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Minjoo Bayers

In case of emergency

If you have a mental health emergency, please go to the emergency room closest to you. You can also contact me and these resources:

• Call National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 - 988lifeline.org

• Text Mental Health America Hotline: Text MHA to 741741 - mhanational.org

• Call SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services) National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) - samhsa.gov

• Call National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) - 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

• Call RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline - 1-800-656-4673

• Call NAMI Helpline (National Alliance on Mental Illness) - 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)

• Call Trans Lifeline Hotline - 1-877-565-8860

What kind of therapy do you offer?

• I can work with you on short-term, goal-oriented therapy such as:

  • addressing a specific issue

  • Career Counseling

  • working on a specific story

  • reading a difficult book together (such as The Wounded Heart by Dr. Dan Allender, The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk)

  • processing transitions during a big move or difficult changes (including immigration, moving, loss of relationship, miscarriage)

• Or we can engage in long-term, relational, trauma-focused therapy. Issues can include:

  • anxiety

  • depression

  • grief

  • racial identity

  • sexual abuse

  • spiritual abuse

  • trauma & PTSD

  • women’s issues

• What we do in therapy will be up to you. We can work on everyday issues with work, relationships, and in dealing with the stresses of the day. We can work on trauma and working on your childhood/family of origin stories. Or we can do both.

• EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing). For more information, please go to emdria.org or read this.

How do we get started?

1. First, please contact me for a free 15-minute consultation.

2. If after speaking with me, you would like to book your first appointment, please let me know, and I will also send necessary paperwork as well as an intake questionnaire.

3. I would ask that you spend at least 2-3 sessions with me before we commit to a weekly therapeutic relationship.

4. While I currently only offer teletherapy, in the future we can schedule in-person intensive sessions.

5. I ask that you set aside time and space for therapy, as much as possible. A private, comfortable space with a reliable internet connection will be best. You may want to keep tissues nearby as well.

Other things I should know?

• Teletherapy is only offered to residents in Washington State. Sessions and all paperwork will be conducted using HIPAA-compliant software.

• I am an independent practitioner working in association with the Shelterwood Collective. All Shelterwood Collective practitioners are independent provider businesses. All services rendered are representative of each individual practitioner’s license, independent business, and practice style. We share values and community in the spirit of providing ethical, professional healing services. I accept Premera and Lifewise insurances.

• Here is my license information:
  Mental Health Role: Counselor
  License State: Washington
  License Number: LH61544900

• Here is my Psychology Today profile: https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/807131