Kay Abramson, MS, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Approved Supervisor, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Works with Families, Individuals, and Marriage & Couples
WA License #LF00001410

My approach to counseling

With families and couples, I assist in their discovery of their unique path toward more satisfying relationships – primarily using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
With individuals, both men and women, I collaborate with them to find healthy solutions to their experiences of grief and loss, depression, anxiety, relationship problems and life transitions.

I have experience in working with

An awareness of the mind/body connection through imagery and movement.
I use EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to enhance talk therapy when appropriate.
I also have experience in facilitating “Orders of Love Family Constellation” work in the tradition of Bert Hellinger, and I am a Lifespan Integration Practitioner.

Education

MS, Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle Pacific University, 1984
BA, Sociology, Language and Theater Arts, Aquinas College, 1964

Professional Experience

Samaritan Center of Puget Sound since 1984
Faculty: Marriage and Family Training Program 1985-2000
Counselor at the University of Washington Medical School 1981-1985

Insurance Accepted

Aetna, Beechstreet, Blue Cross / Blue Shield Plans, First Choice Health Network, HMA, Kaiser (Not All Plans), Premera (Lifewise), Regence, and Uniform Medical

Training and Groups

"Finishing Strong": Intentional Aging Rather Than Just Getting Old

Writing by this therapist

What is Family Constellations Therapy?
Remarkably Bright Creatures - Book Review

Make an Appointment

Samaritan Center uses an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system developed by Valant for client intake and subsequent health records management. To set up your account and schedule your appointment, follow these steps, as directed by your therapist and prompted by Valant:

1. To begin the process, first contact the therapist by email or phone (listed on this page above) to schedule an initial conversation about fit.
2. When prompted by an email from Valant, set up your patient portal account using a validation code provided by your therapist.
3. Fill out your demographic/insurance information in Valant. Let your therapist know when this is complete.
4. When prompted by an email from Valant, complete our eSignature intake packet.

NOTE: All the above steps must be completed before your first session with your therapist.

Having trouble? Read Valant's detailed instructions for setting up and using your patient portal.
For additional assistance, email patientportalhelp@samaritanps.org.
Existing client? After your patient portal is set up, you can log in here.
First telehealth session? Read Valant's detailed instructions for Teletherapy.