CRISIS RESOURCES

Granger Counseling, PLLC is unable to provide crisis coverage.

If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest hospital’s emergency department.

If you are in crisis, please contact a 24 hour crisis support service:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call, text or chat 988

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I’m really nervous about starting therapy, what can you tell me that will help me feel more comfortable?

It is SO normal to feel nervous about starting therapy! I would say it’s actually more common that new clients feel nervous at first, than not.

Could we reframe this and say that showing up to therapy takes courage?

If you can find the courage to show up, I will meet you with warmth and empathy, and create a space where you feel safe to be vulnerable.

Most clients have told me that after the first session they feel soooo relieved, at ease, and excited that they finally did it!

What can I expect during our first session?

Our first session is a opportunity to get to know each other better! 🙂


Prior to our first session, I will help you get set up with a patient portal in Simple Practice. Within your portal, I will upload intake paperwork for you to review, fill out, and electronically sign. If you have any questions I encourage you to shoot me a message within the portal. You can also bring it up when we meet. We will spend as much or as little time as you need in our first session on logistics.


If you are ready, we can begin to talk about what brought you to therapy and what the goals of our work together will be. It will also be helpful for me to learn more about you, your history, and current context.


If there are things about me and my practice that would be helpful for you to know, I welcome you to ask me questions, too!

If I work with you, what am I committing to?

By starting your work with me as your therapist, you are showing up for yourself and making your healing, growth and wellness a priority. The therapeutic alliance we will create will be completely based upon your goals and interests, and the frequency of our sessions will reflect that.

Starting therapy does not need to feel like a big commitment. Some clients know exactly what they need support with, and can accomplish their goals in just a few sessions. Other clients find therapy so helpful that they continue for many years.

How often will we meet?

The frequency of our sessions will reflect your needs and likely change over time, as you change over time.

Most clients find they get the most benefit from meeting once a week, especially if they are new to therapy. I will with check-in with you along the way to see how the cadence feels and we will make adjustments as necessary.

I do my best to offer all clients a standing appointment that they can rely on, whether that is weekly, bi weekly or monthly will be determined by you.

Do you offer couples therapy or family therapy?

While I am trained and have experience providing couples and family therapy, I have spent the majority of my career developing my skillset as an individual therapist, and feel I have the most to offer in that role.

That being said, I believe that humans do not exist in a ‘vacuum’, and that clients benefit greatly when they can invite loved ones to join them for one or more sessions to communicate about a given topic.

If during our work together, you would like to include others in your session, just let me know 🙂

No offense, but you look like a privileged white woman. How can I show up as myself and trust that you will understand me when we are so different?

You are totally right, and no offense taken! I identify as white, heterosexual, cisgender, and educated. I recognize that I benefit from  privilege in many aspects of my life.

 I publicly commit to:

  • To listen, to not speak for, but to amplify the voices of marginalized groups
  • Explore, confront, and challenge my own personal biases, assumptions, actions and aspirations
  • Dedicate my own time, on a regular basis,  to further my education and self-knowledge of  issues of oppression and inequity
  • Recognize inequity of  emotional labor as it pertains to social justice and work to alleviate it’s burden and impact by attempting to shoulder some of  the weight myself
  • Welcome and affirm people to be their whole selves, honoring their multiple identities and lived experiences
  • Work to resist and interrupt systems of oppression that marginalize individuals and communities based on social identities
  • Support the dignity and worth of all people