“...what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Mary Oliver
Hello!
My name is Elizabeth Baer and I am the founder of Baer Creek Counseling. One of my goals is to make the process of starting therapy to be as simple and transparent as possible. Whether you are therapy curious, pretty sure about starting therapy, have questions, or are totally in on starting some sessions, please feel free to reach out!
I hope to create an environment in which each person has the opportunity to get to know themselves in a more confident way, and to step into the individual they are and want to be, starting with where they are at.
I believe that each person is fundamentally healthy and good, and that by learning more about themselves, you get to find healthy, sustainable and playful ways to engage in the world and relationships.
The Small Print
Elizabeth Baer's Professional Experience - I have worked within the mental health field in various roles since 2017 including providing therapy on an youth inpatient unit and providing wrap around services for families as an outpatient therapist. I moved to private practice in 2020 when the world changed for so many individuals.
LMHC License Number - My license number is LH61031011
Education/Training - I received my Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology from the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology in 2017. My undergraduate degree is in Natural Horsemanship training from The University of Montana - Western.
Therapeutic Modalities - I love to incorporate relational psychotherapy with a somatic work and awareness.
Populations Served - I work with individuals ages 18-50.
Areas of Focus - I work with humans navigating impactful life changes or increases in anxiety, healthcare workers, and people re-establishing who they are after religious trauma and processing the impact of religious deconstruction.
What Clients Can Expect - We get to talk as much or as little about life stuff as you are comfortable with. During the first session I usually ask “what has brought you to therapy?” And then we can talk about things like what you do for fun, how work has been lately, and overall how has life been going?
During further sessions we can talk about if you have had anxieties impacting daily life, and if there are there ways we can increase nervous system regulation by also supporting your body. I might ask about your sleep, how you feel about your nutrition patterns, what relationship stressors are present etc, and are these things impacting your overall wellness.
Moving forward from there we might get to explore you're relationship with yourself! What is that internal dialogue doing? These is just a few examples of what the first few sessions might explore. Each client is different and we get to work together to create a plan to help whatever your reason is for starting therapy.
Why you Chose this Work - I was a horse trainer what feels like a long time ago now. When individuals were riding the horses and sometimes just spending time around them, they would start talking about life things, experiences they’ve had, and a lot about what it was like to be on the back of a horse and the emotions that can sometimes surprisingly come up being around a very large animal. I got really curious on how I could get more education on being able to support people wanting to have these conversations and a Masters in Counseling Psych was a great answer. Fast forward and here I am!
States Where You're Licensed/Authorized to Practice - My license is for Washington State.
Who I work with
I currently work with adults ages eighteen to fifty. My ideal client is open to change and has a curiosity about learning tangible ways to support their nervous system and overall wellness.
“Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?”
Mary Oliver
If you have any questions,
please reach out to Elizabeth Baer, LMHC at baercreekcounseling@gmail.com.