Welcome!

Welcome to Seattle Christian Counseling! My name is Eric Gomez and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist practicing at our Seattle (Greenlake) and Everett locations. Since 2007, I have helped numerous individuals, couples and families regain a sense of purpose in life, and learn to skillfully communicate so they can understand and fulfill the needs and desires within their relationships.

In our sessions together, I will draw from my diverse backgrounds of theological training, ministry experience and clinical education to provide the framework for a solid integration of Christian spirituality and clinical experience. Whether I am helping you through individual, couple, or family therapy, we take time to thoroughly identify your situation, then we work together to decide upon an appropriate, effective course of treatment.

I look forward to beginning this process with you!

My Work with Individuals
In my experience there are usually a few factors leading to the development of symptoms over the course of time. For this reason my approach to Christian counseling is holistic, dealing with:

• The impact life experiences have had on your self-development;
• The quality of your relationships and their impact on your emotional health.
• The role your physical body plays in your thought patterns;
• The role of your spiritual life in the health of your mind.

I have worked with people just like you to regain a sense of meaning & purpose in life. I have seen my clients become better parents by working through unresolved emotions and difficult life experiences. I have seen people who are baffled as to why they feel the way they do, seek Christian counseling and move beyond this uncertainty. Your process at Seattle Christian Counseling will be a dynamic process of assessment and treatment, providing individuals the chance to look deep within themselves and at the framework of their relationships as well as giving families insight and understanding as to what is actually taking place dynamically in their relationships with each other in order to support maximum change and healing.

My Work with Couples
Challenges are inherent in every committed relationship. Whether you are dating, engaged, or married, you are joining your unique personality, communication style, life experience, hopes and dreams with one another. Merging these differences into a cohesive relationship that is healthy and growing is something that any couple finds challenging. In the couples counseling sessions I offer at our Greenlake and Everett locations, I will help you move toward a new, restored and satisfying relationship. My work with couples looks closely at the following areas:

• Each member's experience in their family upbringing and how these experiences influence day-to-day life between you and your partner;
• Teaching couples how to communicate in such a way that their deepest needs are understood and shared;
• Working to heal relationships strained by addiction, infidelity, health concerns, raising children, a loss of intimacy, a loss of trust, and sexual dysfunction;
• Helping you and your partner establish a healthy work-family balance;
• Using Scripture as the basis for growing a healthy relationship in a non-preachy manner

Pre-Marital and Pre-Engagement Counseling
Pre-marital counseling is an invaluable part of helping engaged couples build a foundation for a strong and healthy marriage. The stronger this foundation is, the greater the potential for a fulfilling marriage where each member is truly known. Only then will each partner's needs be met in love and respect. In pre-marital counseling, your partner and you will learn to identify and discuss the strengths and weaknesses in your relationship. I will lead you in discussing these areas in a confidential envirorment designed to help you examine your relationship in a hopeful and constructive manner.

My pre-marital work with couples consists of 4-8 sessions, and involves a PREPARE / ENRICH assessment each couple completes online. Further sessions may be recommended at times, so that each couple is as fully prepared for the realities and adventure of the commitment to come as they will be in the great adventure ahead.

My Work with Families
As a Family therapist at Seattle Christian Counseling I focus on the health of each member individually and as a whole. Our work will encompass addressing the parent-child dynamics in your family, improving communication patterns & the relationship between members at home, working through grief and loss pertaining to the serious illness or death of a loved one and other important situations that involve the whole family. When working with your family, I will pay special attention to fairness in that all members will be carefully listened to and equally respected. Each person in your family will also receive support in challenging current family patterns of communication that may be preventing you from experiencing the type and quality of family life you long for. God has given us guiding principles in scripture for families to follow, and that those who align themselves with His purpose for fulfillment select the best and healthiest way to live. We can work together toward finding the health your family has been looking for all this time!

Integration of Faith & Psychotherapy
As a Christian, I believe the basis for healing and change is ultimately found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. As a therapist, I understand the significance of incorporating each client's faith into the process of therapy. These elements form the foundation of my clinical work. I take great joy in helping you draw from your faith in God and understand how Scripture applies to your journey of healing and change. All of this is done within the framework of clinical knowledge provided by my experience as a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist at Seattle Christian Counseling. I look forward to seeing you at our Greenlake and Everett locations!

Affiliations
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Life Innovations - PREPARE/ENRICH