Wendy Knowles

Wendy is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and WA Licensed Behavior Analyst who brings an integrative approach to trauma work. She's trained in EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, and somatic therapy, and holds certifications as an Integrative Mental Health Practitioner and Trauma Practitioner. Wendy brings a body-based, whole-person lens to how she supports people through grief, anxiety, depression, and the aftermath of hard experiences.

Wendy sees her clients as the experts in their own lives. Her approach is collaborative and strength-based: rather than a one-size-fits-all method, she works with each person to figure out what's actually needed, drawing on whichever combination of CBT, DBT, ACT, mindfulness, EMDR, and somatic work fits. She holds space for the fact that life is complicated, and that reaching out for support (especially around trauma) takes courage.

Based in Bellevue, WA, Wendy brings that same grounded, integrative presence to her work with retreat guests, meeting people wherever they are in their healing.