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The newest member of our clinical staff, Katie Geiser, is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker Associate. We are tremendously excited to welcome her as a skilled clinician and a valuable addition to our cadre of child- and family-focused therapists.\u201cMy heart for this work lies in helping children, individuals, and families navigate the ups and downs that come with our movement through life\u201d, attests Katie. She works with families and individuals, including youth and children. \u201cI appreciate the opportunity to walk along side those I work with, supporting the journey of making meaning of it all with the goal of fostering resilience and personal strengths.\u201d Katie Geiser joins Samaritan Center at our Main Office in Seattle. She is accepting new clients on a cash basis (including sliding scale).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9HFgk-mU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1420"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1435,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1420\/revisions\/1435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIn her work with children, Katie\u2019s primary mode is creative play. \u201cPlay, the work of childhood (but so important for all ages!), is a wonderful vehicle for expression, stress relief, connection, understanding, learning and growth; I have over ten years of experience working with and learning within the play of children.\u201d
\nWith adolescents and young adults, she shifts focus; here, the emphasis is on \u201csupporting critical thinking, defining the self, facilitating discernment (career, relationships, schooling, etc.) and supporting the important work of differentiation and individuation unique to this time of life.\u201d
\nBorn here in Washington, Katie received her B.A. in Psychology from Gonzaga University and went east to Smith College for her M.S.W. Prior to joining the staff at Samaritan Center, she was Clinical Supervisor for Kindle Farm School in Newfane, VT. While completing the final work for full licensure in the State of Washington, Katie offers her services on a cash basis (to include sliding scale). She sees clients at the main office, on Ravenna Blvd.
\nFor more information on Katie Geiser, see her profile<\/a> on this site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"