Meryl Henry Counseling

Introduction: My name is Meryl Henry and I offer counseling services to teens girls and their families in Kirkland, Washington. Adolescence is an exciting time, but it can also be overwhelming, and sometimes even scary for both you and your teen. Your teen is test-driving his or her self-perceptions, caught between the safety and fun of being a kid and the responsibility and freedom of being a grown-up. In therapy, your teen will learn to better communicate emotional needs, gain self-confidence, establish safe boundaries in both friendships and romantic relationships, and identify values and priorities. Some of the issues I work with include but are not limited to: Family conflict, Depression, Self Harm and risk taking behaviors, Anxiety, Self Image and insecurity, College/Future stress and planning, Grief and loss, Processing parental separations and divorce, Lack of motivation and goal setting and Foster/Adoption Issues To accommodate the busy lives of todays teenagers, I offer evening and weekend hours. 1. I’m the type of person who values real communication, preferring, candid honesty over big, crazy crowds. “Small talk” just isn’t my thing – I find it shallow and fake. We live in a world where, when asked how we’re doing, we robotically regurgitate a rehearsed “fine” – even when we’re not. This kind of talk exhausts me. But being real with people – actually sharing stories of pain and anxiety and celebration and healing – not only builds an incredible personal connection, it also gives me energy and a profound sense of accomplishment. 2. I believe counseling fundamentally and positively changes people, and am honored to play a role in these changes. Whether someone needs to safe place to let off steam, needs to gain concrete skills to practice at home, or needs help diving deep into long-standing hurt in safe and productive ways, counseling can be a tremendous, life-changing help… and I feel exceptionally lucky to call this my “job.”