Nathan Akers
Pronouns: he/him/his
INDIVIDUAL & ADOLESCENT THERAPY
$90 / 50-minute session
Intern Therapist
Each of us has the potential to be in healthy relationships with one another, with the world, and with ourselves. We were born into relationships, and we learn to navigate this world through the relationships and contexts we’ve been given. Inevitably we suffer loss, hit patterns we can’t see our way out of, and can become disconnected to our relationships with others and ourselves. Coming to therapy is a courageous step in moving through these difficulties. I believe therapy is a special relationship where I come alongside you toward healing.
I work with adults and adolescents who are feeling stuck in relationships and within themselves. I work with people who struggle with anxiety, depression, and rumination, as well as people moving through life transitions, people working through difficult family dynamics, and people suffering loss. I also work with people who are dealing with religious confusion and addictions. My work is to be with you, in relationship with you, where we discover what parts of you need care, healing, even challenge — with the aim that more of you is connected and can flourish.
I approach my work from a contemporary psychodynamic and client-centered lens, and I am informed by somatic traumatic therapies and neurobiological attachment theories. This means that I use our therapeutic relationship as a partnership for healing–by noticing and addressing what comes up in our relationship, we can reveal and work through patterns and blindspots. Together we will work on the goals we set together so that you feel more connected to yourself and others, and more empowered to be more fully yourself in the world.
I grew up in Southern California and Florida, and spent my first career as a web designer in the Bay Area. I am a beach, water, and sun person through and through. I am currently finishing my Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. I enjoy gardening on my small porch, playing beach volleyball, watercoloring, and the freedom of road trips.
INDIVIDUAL & ADOLESCENT THERAPY
$90 / 50-minute session
nathan@selfspaceseattle.com