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Click here to contact our client care coordinator about working with Gitane!

Specialities include:

    -Adolescents, & Adults (age 13+)
    -LGBTQIA2+
and Non-Binary Affirming

    -Parenting Support

    -Anxiety & Depression

    -Disabilities & Chronic Pain

    -Intergenerational Trauma

    -Sex & Body Positive
    -Somatic & Polyvagal Therapy

    -Life Transitions/Identity Exploration
    -Post-partum Depression

    -Internalized Shame and Oppression

    -Military Family Support

    -Movement & Liberation Worker Fatigue

    -Intercultural/Bicultural Couple Support

*Couple & Family Therapist

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In Person Georgetown, Auburn & Telehealth

Gitane is in-network with Premera, Cigna, Regence, First Choice, Kaiser, LifeWise, Anthem and some other Blue Cross plans. Please be aware that Protea Wellness cannot accept insurance for couple's therapy.

Gitane's fees:

  • 50-minute session for individuals: $175

  • 50-minute session for couples: $175

  • 80-minute session for couples: $260

Gitane Versakos, LMFTA

Pronouns: she/her

Therapy can be a means for us to gain support, build our self-awareness, assess and make sense of relationships and build a path towards our desired liberation from relational patterns. As someone who has taken that path personally, I understand the work involved in therapy, and the healing and connection that it can mobilize in someone’s life when they are able and ready. Feeling empowered as a client in this process I believe is key to identify and seek the healing and change we need. I hope to be a resource of support on this journey, and for clients to feel valued, heard, and supported in a way that helps them gain new perspective, clarity and healing.

My approach...

Therapy is a time to center your unique lived experience. I hope to partner with you to support a deeper curiosity and hold space for reflection. If desired, I can support your self-exploration of various generational, familial and socio-cultural frameworks and beliefs to understand the intersections and how it has impacted your relationships. Together, I hope to create a supportive space in which you can connect more with your needs and support you in advocating within your relationships.

 

I tend to integrate a variety of therapeutic approaches that accommodate your specific needs and goals. My approaches can include narrative, emotion-focused (EFT), acceptance and commitment (ACT), cognitive behavioral (CBT) and attachment-based therapies, as well as intersectional feminism, family systems, somatic and embodiment work. I believe most individuals benefit from an approach that is flexible, and attuned to their needs. I realize that my perspective can be different from yours, and so I will routinely seek your feedback in our process to keep myself and our process accountable to your perspective and goals for therapy.

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I believe there are significant benefits to both individual therapy and family therapy. The power of self-reflection in an intimate trusted space can yield deep self-understanding and sense-making of our lives and relationships. Family therapy sessions can also support a shared reflection and understanding of varying perspectives among family members who have struggled to connect and communicate. Family therapy can often yield a powerful relational change when members can share the therapeutic space together. I believe when we work together to build a safe and trusted space, amidst our relational wounds and communication struggles, we can repair and strengthen those connections and attachments.

Professional training & memberships...

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA) in the state of Washington (MG61592964). I received my Master of Arts in Couple and Family Therapy from Antioch University Seattle. I am a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), and the Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (WAMFT). Prior to graduate school I worked for a number of non-profit organizations committed to social justice for disenfranchised communities. I earned my BA in Political Science from the University of Washington in 2003.

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