- Mindfulness based
- Practical tools
- Warm listening
About Evelyn
Evelyn Herman is a Washington-based Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 32 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or facing relationship and intimacy struggles. She also supports those dealing with trauma, depression, parenting challenges, sleep problems, and life transitions.
Evelyn works in a straightforward, compassionate way. She listens closely and helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical strategies. Sessions often include mindfulness, simple breath exercises, and guided imagery to calm the body and mind.
Her background includes years running a private practice and earlier leadership at a counseling center in Bellevue, Washington. That mix of community and private work has shaped a flexible approach that fits different personalities and life stages.
Evelyn describes therapy as a team effort. She blends client-centered conversation with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and emotionally-focused tools to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding. Clients are encouraged to give feedback so the direction of therapy can change as needs shift.
She names specific areas of focus such as abandonment, blended family concerns, codependency, communication problems, and issues around shame or forgiveness. Evelyn aims to help people build clearer boundaries, restore self-esteem, and find practical steps toward more restful sleep and steadier moods.
Her style is warm and down-to-earth, and she encourages people to try tools in everyday life between sessions. Her goal is practical change: clearer thinking, calmer nights, and better ways to manage difficult feelings.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Client-centered work focuses on what matters most to the person in the room. It involves listening, reflecting feelings, and helping people decide what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and improve sleep.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose techniques that match the client's needs and goals, and will adjust methods based on what feels most useful. Client feedback shapes each step so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as current options are set by the practice. Online therapy can make regular contact easier to fit into a busy life. It can allow shorter check-ins, weekday appointments during breaks, or sessions without travel time so tools can be practiced between meetings and applied to real routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
32+ years
Credentials
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Evelyn help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and sleep difficulties among other life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness. Sessions include discussion plus exercises to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 32 years of counseling experience, including leadership in a counseling center and long-term private practice in Washington.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a Washington LMHC credential and practices in Washington state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.