Stacey Prince

Stacey Prince, Ph.D.

Partner since 2002

  • Mood 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, transgender, queer and questioning clients
  • Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy with same-sex and heterosexual couples
  • Impact of oppression based on racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, classism, and other social group memberships

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. In addition to CBT 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 very committed to integrating a social justice and anti-oppression orientation into psychotherapy. This means that, when relevant, we might explore the impact that racism, sexism, classism, able-ism, homophobia and other experiences of oppression based on social group membership may have had on your life. We might also explore areas of privilege and oppression as they occur in and impact our therapeutic relationship.

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 for four years, as part of the inpatient Posttraumatic Stress Disorder treatment program, prior to beginning private practice. I joined Associates in Behavioral Health 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 also supervise pre- and post-doctoral psychology interns at the Fremont Community Therapy Project, a low-fee private practice and training setting in Seattle. I have served as a consultant and supervisor on a national Veterans’ Administration project aimed at bringing high quality, evidence-based couple and family therapy to veterans and their partners/spouses.

I have written articles, book chapters, and given talks on topics including couples therapy, gender and depression, working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender clients, integrating psychology with political advocacy, and managing a private practice. Along 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 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 social justice and anti-oppression work into our professional practices. In 2010 I founded Beyond the Bridge, a community organization whose goal is to reduce LGBTQ youth suicide by focusing on the primary risk factors including bullying, family rejection, homelessness, messages of intolerance from faith communities, homophobia and transphobia. In 2011, in partnership with the Pride Foundation, we formed the Beyond the Bridge Fund and awarded our first grants to several Puget Sound organizations doing work in these areas.

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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