Marc Anderson

MA, LMHC, CMHS, MBA

 

I am a licensed mental health counselor with a master’s degree from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology (2012-2015).

 

I am passionate about helping others find their voice, improve their relationships, and step into hard areas of life that are often neglected in our fast-paced world. I provide a comfortable space to offer support in finding new ways of engaging old problems that often plague us in our human journey.   

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My beginning years as a therapist were spent in community mental health at Sound (Child & Family Services) working with families, children, and teens. I was a school-based therapist and met with students during their school day. I also worked with families to process chaos in their family systems and helped them engage each other in kinder ways. This experience highlighted the importance of parenting on kids, modelling healthy ways of engaging relationships, and working with students on peer-to-peer engagements at school and with friends. 

 

I also worked at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology as a practicum facilitator in therapy groups for therapists in training. I met with each student individually to discover what happens in the group that is related to roles and patterns they grew up with etc. Growing up in our families ends up having an impact on us as adults and the roles that we play out due to what was expected of us in early years. I highly value the work of exploring the past and uncovering themes that reoccur in the present. 

 

Another unique experience was working in a preschool setting on an army base (JBLM) with young children of military servicemen and women. This job was helpful in learning more about what children go through developmentally at specific stages. This experience serves me today working with clients when it comes to talking about early childhood attachments and their importance/implication later in life. 

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On a personal note, I spent formative years (ages 10-19) in Guadalajara Mexico. As a third-culture-kid (TCK), I experienced the unique challenges of living in a foreign country during developmental years, losing a sense-of-self due to the new culture, and then having reverse culture shock to return home and feel the loss of voice/identity. It is extremely difficult to live between worlds and to not fit in with either a home culture or the culture away from home. Growing up in Mexico also gave me an appreciation for other cultures and insight into how unique and complex all of us are. I have travelled to roughly 25 countries and I lived in Australia for a year.

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Education:

The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology - Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology

Queensland University of Technology - Master of Business Administration |Brisbane, Australia 

Seattle Pacific University - Bachelor of Arts in Music

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Credentials:

• Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselor #LH60717794 

• Certified Mental Health Professional (MHP) per WAC 388–865–0150

• Certified Child Mental Health Specialist per WAC 388–865–0150

  

Trainings:

2025:

​Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment: 4-Month Intensive with Dr. Ramani Durvasula

(In progress)

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2024:

HIPAA/Cybersecurity Review for Clinicians

Trauma-Informed Therapy: Philosophy and Techniques

ADHD: A Primer for Professionals 

Building Connections: Making a Case for Cultural Competence

Safety Planning and Management in Telehealth

Mind Over Matter: The Power of Mindful, Self-Compassionate Motivation

TSS Audit: Psychopathology II 

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2023:

HIPAA for Covered Entities 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Application of Strategies to Clinical Practice - Dr. Jamie Bodenlos

Socioculturally Attuned Solution Focused Therapy - Dr. Alicia Gomez

Abuse In-Depth Workshop with Dr. Ramani Durvasula  

Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Training Course - Essentials of Trauma Treatment

Speakers: Peter Levine, John & Julie Gottman, Deany Laliotis, Frank Anderson  

Introduction to Military Culture & Deployment  

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2022:

Psychotherapy.net: Legal & Ethical Issues for MHP's  

Tele-behavioral Health Institute: Introduction to Telehealth Theory & Practice  

Psychotherapy.net: Integrative Counseling - Dr. Jeffrey Kottler

Psychotherapy.net: Culturally Sensitive Counseling with Latinos 

TSS Audit: The Battle of Shame

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2021:

Understanding Group Psychotherapy - Outpatients 

Harnessing the Power of Genograms in Psychotherapy 

Resolving Trauma in Psychotherapy 

Group Therapy: A Live Demonstration 

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2020:

Gottman Method - Therapy Level 2: Assessment, Intervention, Co-Morbidities  

Psychotherapy.net: Irvin Yalom - Foundations of My Life & Work  

Psychotherapy.net: Irvin Yalom - In Session w/Eugenia, Gareth, Luke  

Telehealth: Legal & Ethical Issues 

HIPAA Refresher Training 

Child Traumatic Stress: Foundational Knowledge  

Child Traumatic Stress: Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children & Youth   

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2019:

Gottman Method - Therapy Level 1  

Military & Family Life Counseling Program  

Government Contracting Compliance Training 
Compassion Fatigue 

2018:

Renie Hope: Using the Enneagram in Clinical Practice 

Northwest Family Life - Nancy Murphy: Recognizing & Addressing Domestic Violence

Lifespan Integration Level One  

Ethics: Money & the Therapeutic Relationship

Ethics and Countertransference

Ethics: Confidentiality

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2017:

Breining Addictive Disorders Studies Certificate (450 hours) 

Introduction & History, Program Approaches, Family Systems, Development of Personality, Cultural Differences, Prevention & Education, Intervention Techniques, EAP's, Legal & Confidentiality Issues, Self-help/Twelve Step Therapy, Disease of Addiction, Physiology & Pharmacology, Illicit Drug Abuse, Medical Treatment, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Smoking Addiction, Eating Disorders, Compulsive Gambling, Sexual & Other Behavioral Addictions, CoDependency, HIV/ARC/AIDS, Perinatal Care and CD, Role of the Counselor, Individual Counseling Techniques, Group Counseling Techniques, Family Counseling Techniques, Adolescent Counseling, Dual Diagnosis/Co-Occurring Disorders, PTSD, Personal/Professional Growth, Relapse & Burn-Out Prevention, Therapeutic Approaches in Treatment, Case Management I & II. 

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2016:

David Wallin: Attachment in Psychotherapy  

Curt Thompson: Shame & Vulnerability 

Daniel Siegel: Mindsight in Childhood/Adolescence  

Ryther: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy  

Trauma Stewardship - An Everyday Guide for Caring for Self While Caring for Others  

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