CROSSWINDS COUNSELING,
CONSULTING, AND WELLNESS
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SHALEENA BERTRAM
Mental Health Counselor
MSW, LMHC
You don't drown by falling into the water. You drown by staying there.
Life is sacred, and you deserve to enjoy it.
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Hello, I'm Shaleena Bertram, an enrolled tribal member of the Lummi Nation. With 20 years of experience as a mental health counselor, I've been fortunate to be welcomed into the lives and challenges of individuals and families. It's an honor to have you here considering taking this journey with me. Counseling is a safe space where we will build trust, explore your strengths, navigate through challenges, develop new skills, take risks, and embrace life.
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Youth aged 7+ through Elders
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I do telehealth sessions (WA State)
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If you are in the Bellingham area, we can also meet for walk and talks.
MY SERVICES
EMDR
Who can benefit from EMDR therapy?
EMDR therapy helps children and adults of all ages. Therapists use EMDR therapy to address a wide range of challenges:
Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias
Chronic Illness and medical issues, Depression and bipolar disorders, Dissociative disorders, Eating disorders, Grief and loss, Pain, Performance anxiety, Personality disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other trauma and stress-related issues, Sexual assault, Sleep disturbance, Substance abuse and addiction, Violence and abuse.
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
I work with youth, teenagers, young adults, adults, and elders.
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Contact me for telehealth (video chat) counseling sessions. If you live in the Bellingham area we can schedule Wilderness Therapy sessions or walk and talks.
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Agency contracting options
ANGER MANAGEMENT & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PERPETRATOR TREATMENT
Voluntary and court mandated anger management and Domestic Violence perpetrator counseling.
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YOUTH/SCHOOL BASED (AGES 9-18)
I have 20 years of experience working with youth that have self-harm, suicidal ideations, depression, anxiety, mean girl drama, attention issues, behavioral concerns, complex trauma+. I can collaborate with their school to set up telehealth (video chat) sessions with your youth while they are at school.
CONTACT ME
Contact me today to book a session or learn more.
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Book a free 20 minute consultation.
Bellingham, Wa
Sometimes in the winds of change, you find your true direction.