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Brittany Ater, LMFTA (she/her)

I’m so glad you’re here.

I’m an individual and relationship therapist offering sessions in Seattle and virtually across WA state.

I provide Internal Family Systems Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to individuals, couples, polycules, families and friends (18+).

If you’re seeking connection and healing within yourself or your deepest relationships, it would be an honor to support you.

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“Brittany is an exceedingly warm presence—the kind that immediately puts you at ease and makes it feel safe to begin unpacking life.”
— Renee M.
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Services

individual therapy

Clients who seek out individual therapy with me may be: 

  • Healing from relational, developmental, or sexual trauma

  • Processing grief and loss

  • Seeking relief from anxiety

  • Navigating a life transition

  • Exploring identity and sexuality, including sexual shame

  • Looking for deeper self-understanding

  • Wanting to change unhelpful relationship or conflict patterns

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relationship therapy

Clients who seek out relationship therapy with me may be: 

  • Longing for repair and re-connection 

  • Navigating polyamory, non-monogamy, relationship anarchy, or other alternative relationship structures

  • Hoping to disrupt negative cycles of communication or relationship dynamics

  • Desiring more intimacy and pleasure

  • Moving through a relationship or life-stage transition

  • Looking for clarity about whether to work on their relationship(s) or consider letting go

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I offer 20-minute consultations, free of charge.

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Locations

  • Living room with a large wall of framed artwork, a large potted plant near the window, a leather sofa with pillows, a small electric fireplace, and a patterned rug.

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  • A cozy living room with a gray sofa adorned with colorful pillows, a window with greenery outside, a round wicker mirror on the wall, and a side table with a lamp, clock, and tissues.

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  • Two women sitting on a gray couch looking at a laptop with a colorful geometric pattern. One woman wearing glasses and a light blue shirt, the other holding a yellow mug and wearing a green sweater. There are decorative pillows behind them and a rainbow art piece on the windowsill.

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My approach

I believe that each of us already holds a deep internal understanding of what we need and desire…

…and my role is to help you uncover this knowledge for yourself and your relationship(s). The therapeutic process is a collaboration through which we will explore your concerns and experiences together to find a path toward healing and clarity.

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Fees

Individual Therapy: $160 per 50-minute session

Relationship Therapy: $185 per 50-minute session

20-Minute Phone or Video Consultation: Free

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Let’s figure it out together.

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I know it takes a lot of courage to begin therapy, and I’m so glad you’re here. I encourage you to reach out so we can take this first step together.

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“Only through relationship…can we see our shadows, the parts of ourselves that most deeply need to be embraced”

— Kathlyn Hendricks and Gay Hendricks, PhD