About Us
Gloria Sandford MA, LMHC received her Master’s Degree in Counseling, specializing in Marriage and Family Therapy, from Saint Mary’s University in 1995. Since that time she have worked with a variety of issues concerning adults, children, marital issues, families, and support groups. Gloria is a profession member and trained Parent Facilitator of SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted) and a Certified Lifespan Integration therapist.
Gloria’s areas of specialty are:
Creativity and Giftedness: How they relate to mental health: facilitating a process where each client uses their own strengths and creativity to solve the problems at hand.
Couples Therapy: Working with partners to recover a sense of intimacy and connection in their relationships.
Addiction Issues: Supporting people in recovery as well as educating and supporting their family members.
Trauma Therapy: Working with people with a range of traumatic experiences using Lifespan Integration therapy.
Rachel Elder, MA LMHC, CDPT received her Master’s Degree in Counseling from the Seattle School for Theology and Psychology in Seattle, WA. As a clinician, Rachel has managed a caseload of 50+ clients serving children, adolescents and adults. Rachel has provided individual and group therapy with a focus on Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She has experience being part of a Child Domestic Violence Response Team and Youth Substance Use Disorder Team. Rachel is certified as an Interpersonal Skills Trainer as well as being certified in Parent-child Interaction Therapy.
Rachel’s areas of specialty are:
Gifted Tweens and Teens and Parenting Support: Supporting the unique social and emotional needs of the gifted youth based upon SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) principles.
Premarital Counseling: Using Prepare and Enrich Tools to help guide couples through communication and connection exercises. Helping to grow stronger relationships.
Emotional Regulation and Social Skills: Supporting and growing interpersonal skills for clients with challenges that include anxiety, depression, social distress, isolation, and self-harm.
Addiction Issues: Supporting people in recovering from addictive practices.
Trauma Therapy: Working with people with a range of traumatic experiences using Lifespan Integration therapy.
