Business Details
Trusted Mental Health Counseling Services in Silverdale, WA
MCS Counseling Group is a dedicated mental health practice serving individuals, couples, and families seeking healthier ways to navigate life's challenges. Our team of licensed therapists and clinical interns employs evidence-based interventions tailored to each client's unique needs, fostering safe environments for growth and healing. With expertise in trauma-informed care, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and gender-affirming services, we prioritize building trust through personalized approaches that address mood disorders, relationship difficulties, and systemic oppression.Our clinicians bring diverse backgrounds in school counseling, hospital settings, and community mental health, ensuring comprehensive support for clients across the lifespan. We collaborate with major insurance providers to maximize accessibility while maintaining rigorous professional standards through continuous education and contemporary treatment methods. As a community-focused practice, we emphasize holistic well-being through modalities like EMDR, DBT, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, serving Kitsap County and surrounding areas with two convenient locations.
Services
Individual Therapy
Couples Counseling
Trauma Treatment
CBT Therapy
EMDR Sessions
Gender Affirming Care
Family Counseling
Mood Disorder Treatment
DBT Skills Training
Play Therapy
Highlights and features
- We offer evidence-based therapies including EMDR, DBT, and CBT for comprehensive treatment
- Our team includes specialists in gender-affirming care and trauma-informed counseling
- We accept major insurance providers to maximize treatment accessibility
- Clinicians maintain current certifications in contemporary therapeutic approaches
- We provide both online and in-person therapy options for client convenience
Services
Individual Therapy
Our individual therapy sessions create personalized treatment plans addressing anxiety, depression, and trauma recovery. Therapists employ evidence-based techniques like CBT and mindfulness to help clients develop coping strategies. This service supports adults, adolescents, and teens seeking mental health improvement through weekly sessions.
Couples Counseling
Couples therapy focuses on improving communication patterns and resolving conflicts in romantic relationships. Using emotionally-focused techniques, our clinicians help partners rebuild trust and strengthen emotional connections through structured weekly sessions.
Trauma Treatment
Specialized trauma treatment incorporates EMDR and somatic therapies to address PTSD and complex trauma symptoms. Our clinicians provide safe environments for processing traumatic experiences while developing grounding techniques for daily functioning.
Gender Affirming Care
Gender-affirming services support transgender and non-binary individuals through identity exploration and transition-related counseling. Therapists provide WPATH-standard care while addressing anxiety, depression, and social adjustment challenges in safe spaces.
Family Counseling
Family counseling sessions address intergenerational patterns and improve communication within households. Using structural family therapy approaches, our clinicians help resolve conflicts and strengthen relationships across all family dynamics.
People
Julie Canterbury
Owner
Founder of MCS Counseling Group with a Master's in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University-Seattle. Specializes in building community partnerships and maintaining clinical excellence through ongoing professional development.
Dr. Matt Poinsett
Clinical Director
Clinical Director with a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Eastern Michigan University. Expertise in resilience-building and wellness programs, offering diverse therapeutic approaches including wilderness therapy and community outreach initiatives.
Erin Anderson
Therapist
LICSW therapist with a Master's from Tulane University. Specializes in emotion-focused therapy for depression, anxiety, and eating disorders using intersectional feminist perspectives and mindfulness techniques.
Octavia Craig
Therapist
Doctoral student at University of Western States with 15 years of youth athletics leadership experience. Focuses on collaborative goal-setting for teens, young adults, and performers through clinical mental health counseling.
Gillian Farrel
Therapist
LICSW therapist with 10+ years in social services. Specializes in trauma recovery (PTSD/C-PTSD), grief counseling, and LGBTQ+ affirming care using humanistic and somatic therapeutic approaches.
Questions
What mental health services do you offer?
We provide individual, couples, and family therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, gender-affirming care, and relationship issues using evidence-based methods like CBT, DBT, and EMDR.
Do you accept insurance?
Yes, we work with most major insurance providers including Aetna, United Healthcare, Premera, and Regence. Our billing specialist helps maximize your mental health coverage benefits.
Are your therapists licensed?
All our clinicians hold active state licenses including LICSW, LMHC, and LMHCA credentials. They maintain current certifications in evidence-based therapeutic approaches.
Do you offer online therapy sessions?
Yes, we provide telehealth therapy options for clients who prefer virtual sessions, maintaining the same quality of care through secure video conferencing platforms.
What ages do you treat?
Our services cover children (7+), adolescents, adults, and seniors. Specialized approaches address developmental needs across all life stages through age-appropriate therapeutic techniques.
How do I schedule an appointment?
Contact us via phone at (360) 698-5883 or through our website contact form. Our care coordinators will help match you with the appropriate therapist and schedule your initial session.
