About

Life can be hard at times, it can feel overwhelming, daunting, and "too much". When we are paralyzed in anxiety, we're mad all the time, or the shadows of our past experiences seem to hover a bit too close, we can feel at a loss for what to do. Natural instinct may be to push it down, push through it, ignore it, anything but feel it. That emotional hurt is hard. But... so is not living the life you actually dream of living. So, you are ready to make change, ready to work, ready to face the discomfort now so you can feel less burdened by it later. That's good! We can work with that! My name is TinaMarie Schmidt, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with several years of experience working with a diverse population of adult clients struggling with anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, difficult life transitions and substance abuse. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Pacific Lutheran University and my Master of Social Work from the University of Washington Tacoma. I am a transdiagnostic, trauma informed, ACT oriented provider. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), with multiple trainings in a variety of methods to include Written Exposure Therapy (WET) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). That is all to say I have experience with a variety of approaches, have a deep understanding of the impact of trauma and value the power and strength in the individual experience. I have over 15 years of experience working with active duty, veteran and military family populations and deeply enjoy working with first responders, veterans, high achievement performers and individuals struggling with anxiety, anger, trauma and life transitions.