Wm. John Gass III MSW, LICSW
Address:
1204 4rth Ave, Suite 3
Olympia, WA 98506
Phone: (360) 464-7998
Email: peaceandbalance@comcast.net
Therapeutic Style and Specialties:
My passion and motivation, as a therapist, is to help others reduce unnecessary suffering from their lives, and help
clear the path for increased happiness.
Much of my work focuses on helping clients identify and examine internalized images or beliefs that have been misunderstood or distorted, and are now linked to painful patterns or habits. We then work to reprocess these messages and beliefs and replace them with healthy beliefs.
This type of work has been helpful in dealing with depression, trauma, family of origin and relationship issues, self esteem, and other, similar, problems.
My work with clients tends to be eclectic. I work collaboratively with you, to help you identify what you hope to accomplish in therapy, and to determine what methods work best for you. I am increasingly using Hakomi therapy in my work. I find this method of "assisted self-study" to be highly successful and a wonderful "fit" for my style and for my clients. I have also been trained in EMDR.
I have been told that one of my strengths is my ability to connect with others and to be fully present when I am sitting with clients. When I sit with you I bring with me the life lessons learned as a career soldier {now retired}, the knowledge earned while gaining a Bachelor of Arts (Social Work) and a Master of Social Work, and the wealth of experienced gained from six years of work as a Child and Family Therapist in community mental health settings. All of those lessons and experiences have served me well as I have narrowed my focus as a Psychotherapist over the last three years.
I am also appreciative of what my clients bring into the room when we sit together. Each person brings with them strengths, wisdom, insights and hope. I feel that it is a gift every time a person chooses to share their story with me. I know that I grow, as a person, and (I hope) as a therapist from each person that I am honored to work with.
Insurances Accepted:
None accepted at this time.