Stacey Prince

Stacey Prince, Ph.D.

Partner since 2002

  • Depression and anxiety disorders
  • Recovery from trauma and abuse, including treatment of PTSD
  • Life transitions, school and work stress, relationship issues
  • Affirmative psychotherapy with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients
  • Couples therapy with same-sex and heterosexual couples
  • Impact of oppression including racism, sexism, and homophobia

Orientation

My goal is to create a supportive atmosphere in which clients can learn new ways of coping with challenges in their relationships, work, family, and personal lives. I aim to provide effective psychotherapy in the context of a warm and affirming therapeutic relationship. My approach is integrative, meaning that I utilize a variety of approaches and integrate gaining insights from the past with making behavior changes in the present. I have specialized training in empirically validated, cognitive-behavioral approaches to the treatment of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and relationship distress. I also utilize interpersonal, feminist, gestalt, and object relations perspectives. My style is interactive, meaning that I will listen, respond, ask questions, and suggest new skills and coping strategies. Sometimes I will utilize between-session homework assignments and suggest relevant readings. I am also interested in the impact of oppression on psychological well-being, and when relevant will explore with you the role that racism, sexism, classism, ableism, homophobia and other oppression experiences have had in your life.

Background

Curriculum vitae

I earned my doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Washington in 1999, and completed my pre-doctoral internship at the Seattle VA Medical Center. I continued to work at the VA, as part of the inpatient Posttraumatic Stress Disorder treatment program, for 4 years before joining ABH. I joined the practice in 2001 and became a Partner in 2002.

In addition to private practice, I am a Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington, providing supervision to psychology graduate students. I have written several articles and book chapters, and give talks on couples therapy, gender and depression, working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender clients, managing private practice, and integrating psychology with political advocacy. Together with Christopher Martell, Ph.D. and Stephen Safren, Ph.D. I co-authored Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients which won the Distinguished Book Award from the American Psychological Association - Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues) in 2004.

I am active with the Washington State Psychological Association, having served as co-chair of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns Committee (2002 - 2003), Secretary and Executive Board member (2004 to 2005), Diversity Ombudsperson (2006), Member at Large (2007-2008), and most recently as co-chair of the Leadership Development Committee. I am also a member of the Public Policy Committee of the American Psychological Association - Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues). I have been involved with political advocacy at the state and federal levels, and a passion of mine is integrating advocacy and social justice work with traditional psychology. In 2008 I co-founded an organization called Therapeutic Justice Project, a multidisciplinary group of mental health professionals, advocates, and healers dedicated to integrating a social justice and anti-oppression focus into our work.

Insurance

I am a preferred provider on the following insurance panels:

I also accept Cigna, Group Health Options and other plans as an out-of-network provider. If you have questions about whether I accept your particular insurance plan, please free to ask during your initial contact. I also offer a sliding fee for clients with financial need.

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