Robert Teister,MFT

Robert Teister
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Robert Teister,MFT

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Professions: Marriage & Family Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, Psychotherapist
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) - LF 60323811
Billing and Insurance:

I don't currently accept insurance, but I can provide documentation if clients wish to submit to an insurance company for "out of network" benefit coverage
Fees: Fee schedule: sliding scale: Therapy: $110-$130hr.
Fee schedule for Court Ordered and Legal cases: $140-$150hr.
Psychological Evaluations, Diagnosis, Treatment Reports, Treatment Summaries: $150hr.
Free Initial Consultation
Weekend Availability
Evening Availability
Ballard, Washington 98107

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Ballard, Washington 98107

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My Approach to Helping

PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: Therapist in Private Practice: Video Conferencing.
Robert Teister MFT, 32+ Years Private Practice. Direct Line Call: (206) 809 0226 Licensed Therapist.
Offering: Psychotherapy, Archetypal Psychology, Depth Psychology, Gestalt and Family Systems. Life coaching, Mentoring. Treating: Midlife Crisis, Grief Work, Anxiety, Depression, Incest, molestation, PTSD, Masculine Psychology, Addictions, Identity, Sexual problems, Child,Teen, Separation, Divorce, Hospice Work. Student of Comparative Religion including the Eastern Philosophies of India: Meditation Teacher 26 years, Spiritual Development, Advanced levels of realization. 32+ years in private practice. Expert in Masculine Psychology.
Free 15" phone consultation

View ten free video talks by Robert on Mental Health related topics here: https:www.youtube.com@thecultivationofwisdomvideos

More Info About My Practice

I studied Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University, which helped me learn and understand what the Masters taught.
Then I began studying Buddhist Psychology and attending Meditation retreats. I attended 10 day retreats every 6 months, then attending a 90 day meditation retreat. In 1996 I embarked on a residential 20 month period of meditation attaining a deep level of realization. This allowed me to integrate both Western and Eastern Psychology into my therapy practice, which I now share with my clients. The result is that people move much faster and successfully in their healing journey.

How Psychotherapy Can Help

Everyone gets wounded in this life. The deepest and most pervasive wounds come during early childhood (0-5.5 yrs.), then childhood (5.5-10 yrs) and typically both. Adults don't remember much of early childhood because these are pre-verbal years, there is little to no language. Sometimes adults have some memory or snapshots, but most is unconscious. That doesn't mean we weren't impacted on the emotional levels. Young children contact the world around them with their feelings. The question becomes "was I wanted, supported, loved...or not?" Was the living environment safe or chaotic, or both? On a deeper level we all remember. Recovering the ages from 0-10 is the deepest form of healing. The therapist who can do this kind of "depth work" have necessarily done their own inner work. That's who you want to work with.

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Services I Provide

  • ADHD Testing
  • Art Therapy
  • Chemical Dependency Evaluation
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Coaching
  • Consultation
  • Counseling for Offenders
  • Creative Arts Therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Group Therapy
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Ages I Work With

  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders

Languages

  • English

Groups I Work With

    Both men and women of all ages, all colors, English speaking.
    Also Spiritual Guidance, Meditation, Mindfulness, Metta

Industries & Communities Served

  • BIPOC
  • Education
  • Entertainment Industry
  • First Responder/Medical Professionals
  • LGBTQ+
  • Military/Law Enforcement

Client Concerns I Treat

  • Abandonment
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Aggression and Violence
  • Aging and Geriatric Issues
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Behaviorism
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Borderline
  • Breakup
  • Cancer
  • Career Choice
  • Career Issues
  • Caregiver Issues / Stress
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Chronic Illness / Disability
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsive Spending / Shopping
  • Control Issues
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
  • Disability
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug and Alcohol Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating and Food Issues
  • Elder Abuse
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Emptiness
  • Exercise Addiction
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Family Problems
  • Fear
  • First Responders
  • Forgiveness
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
  • Habits
  • Health / Illness / Medical Issues
  • Helplessness / Victimhood
  • HIV / AIDS
  • Hoarding
  • Identity Issues
  • Inadequacy
  • Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity (ADHD)
  • Incest
  • Individuation
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Internet Addiction
  • Irritability
  • Isolation
  • Jealousy
  • Learning Difficulties
  • LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Issues
  • Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
  • Military and Veterans Issues
  • Money and Financial Issues
  • Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Narcissism
  • Obsessions and Compulsions (OCD)
  • Oppositional and Defiant Behavior in Children and Teen
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Phobias
  • Physical Abuse
  • Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
  • Pre-Marital Counseling
  • Prejudice / Discrimination
  • Psychedelic and Altered State Integration Therapy
  • Psychosis
  • Racism
  • Rejection
  • Relationships and Marriage
  • Religious Issues
  • Schizophrenia
  • School issues
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sex Addiction
  • Sexual Assault / Abuse
  • Sexuality / Sex Therapy
  • Shame
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Social Anxiety / Phobia
  • Somatization
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation and Behavior
  • Suspiciousness / Paranoia
  • Teen violence/dating violence
  • Terminal Illness
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worthlessness
  • Young Adult Issues
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Types of Therapy

  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
  • Adlerian Psychology / Psychotherapy
  • Anger Management
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT)
  • Body Psychotherapy
  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Bowen Family Therapy
  • Breathwork
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Coherence Therapy / Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
  • Collaborative Therapy
  • Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
  • Conflict Resolution Therapy
  • Creative Art Therapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Emotional Freedom Technique
  • Emotional Transformation Therapy® (ETT®)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy
  • Energy Psychology
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Healing Touch
  • Holistic Psychotherapy
  • Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP)
  • Journal Therapy
  • Jungian Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Interventions
  • Other - Not Listed Here
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
  • Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)
  • Psychodynamic
  • Regression Therapy
  • Self Psychology
  • Somatic Experiencing (SE)
  • Somatic Psychotherapy
  • Systems Theory /Therapy
  • Transactional Analysis
  • Yoga Therapy
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