Denise Kapel

I am an experienced therapist currently serving adults ages 24-65 living in Washington state via telehealth. I am a National Certified Counselor, Board Certified Telemental Health provider and a GMHS (WA). I have a foundation of experience providing therapy for clients with a wide variety of mental health needs, and I have spent several years specializing in anxiety, trauma and supporting survivors of domestic/intimate partner violence in their recovery. Currently, I am working toward the international Registered Expressive Arts Therapist credential.

I support hope and self-determination as my clients pursue their therapeutic goals and well being. Therapy is a collaborative process in which I use a compassionate person-centered approach and evidence-based methods to address individual needs. These include Motivational Interviewing, CBT/Trauma-Focused CBT, ACT, Exposure and Response Prevention, Mindfulness, Gestalt Therapy and Narrative Therapy. Where applicable, I interweave psychotherapy with Expressive Arts Therapy.

My practice’s name, The Spotted Hawk Counseling, PLLC, refers to Walt Whitman’s poem, “Song of Myself” in which he related to the “untranslatable” in a hawk’s cry. Creative self-expression can give rise to insight and provide a path to healing and greater self-acceptance. Whether you are here for talk therapy or experiential creative work, I provide a safe space for you to confront life’s challenges and receive therapeutic support.