Seattle Counseling Services: Marriage, Family, Couples, PTSD, Christian Counseling

Michael Jay Badger, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist

1200 6th Ave.
Suite 2001
Seattle, WA 98101

Phone: 206.619.9900

Fax: 425.242.5545

Primary Focus: Adult Adjustment / Life Transitioning Counseling, Consulting / Coaching, Stress / Depression Counseling

Scope of Practice

Issues at the interface of one’s personal and professional lives, including:
- Transition Management
- Career Development
- Work/Life Balance
- Retirement Planning
Adjustment Issues
Relationship Issues
Anxiety
Depression

Range of Focus

Career Development
Retirement Planning
Work / Life Balance

Depressive Disorders
Transition Management

Values and Philosophy

Our development (personal, professional, relational) depends upon the continual management of and response to a changing environment. To a very large degree, we are a product of all that we have experienced.

Much of life can be characterized as “planful serendipity,” suggesting that we plan as best we can, then cope as best we can with what “reality” presents us. As circumstances change, the choices available to us also change. Compromise and re-calibration are constantly required.

As we mature and develop, we need to continue to expand (or refine) our repertoire of both coping and decision-making skills. Those skills that may have worked in the past will not necessarily work in the future. Informed decision making – about how we think, feel and act – is the key to moving forward.

Therapeutic Technique and Methodology

My approach to counseling or therapy is best described as fundamentally integrative or eclectic, suggesting that what works is more important than what you call it.

Of the more than two hundred acknowledged theories of psychotherapy that exist, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) seems to have the most to offer in terms of practical application for the majority of adults. The objectives of CBT are to identify irrational or maladaptive thoughts, assumptions, beliefs and behaviors that are related to debilitating emotions, and to identify how they are dysfunctional, inaccurate, or simply not helpful.

Education, Certification and Professional Associations

Degrees and Certifications

Ph.D. - Counseling Psychology
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

M.A. - Mass Communications
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Memberships

American Psychological Association
Society of Counseling Psychology
Society of Consulting Psychology
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
American Red Cross, Seattle-King Co. Chapter, Bd. of Directors, ‘96-‘03, Board Chair, 2000-2002
Leadership Tomorrow, Seattle, Bd. of Directors, ’95-‘04, Board Chair, 2002-2003
Society of Consulting Psychology
Food Lifeline, Seattle, Bd. of Directors ’91-‘96
Committee for Children, Seattle, Bd. of Directors, ’87-‘89
Assoc. of Outplacement Consulting Firms, Bd. of Directors, ’87-‘89