Body-Mind Counseling Arts
Embodying Narratives in Clinical Practice with a focus on nervous system regulation, relationships and the expressive arts.
“An unique, creative space that encourages you on your path of relational, spiritual growth using the arts of strengths, sass and honest human connection.” - Brian Kimmel
I specialize in…relationships!
Strengths-based crisis prevention, healing and transformation in adults experiencing a variety of everyday stress and ongoing social, environmental, and/or mental health challenges. These include signs and symptoms of spiritual fatigue, life transitions, burnout, and relational, institutional, and identity related issues.
My clients are often
Multi-Cultural, Multi-Heritage, BIMPoC/Communities of Color
LGBTQI, QTBiPOC/BAME, Anti-racist Allies
Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming and Non-Binary
Ethically Non-Monogamous, Poly, Open, or Monogamous
Survivors and Post Survivors
Counselors, Clinicians and Other Helping Professionals
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If you are seeking support…
and you think counseling might be a good fit, I am receiving new clients for both virtual and in-person sessions. Counseling is not the only path of healing and transformation. In our work together we can explore numerous paths including creativity through the arts and body-mind practice. I consider these a part of the therapeutic process. But what we do in session depends on you and the skills and talents you bring to this path of healing together.
I am a fully licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and registered-dance/movement therapist (R-DMT). This means that I have a variety of skills and experiences to pull from that are not limited to talk therapy alone. My lifelong paths as a musician-songwriter, dedicated body-mind practitioner and ordained, Dharmcharya (teacher) heavily inform who I am, how I show up in sessions, and the work we do together towards change.
My combined experiences include over twenty-five years in healing and human services in non-profit community mental health agencies, clinics, and private practice. I was born and raised in the Seattle area, the occupied lands of the Coast Salish. I am queer and gender expansive, and second generation Indonesian/Minahasan of a multitude of heritages and cultural belongings.
I have passed the National Board of Certified Counselor's examination, and I am licensed in the state of Washington as an independent professional counselor, LMHC (#LH60993754) and am a trained counseling supervisor.
If you are interested in a counseling session, I hope that this introduction will be helpful for you in determining whether I would be a good fit as your counselor. Feel free to contact me for a free consultation. We can discuss more and I am happy to answer questions about how I might be able to help.
Rates and Payment Types include:
Supporting rate $165 for individuals and relationships / fifty-minute session with a ten-minute buffer.
Group Speaker fee please call for rates
Insurance In-Network with Regence, Premera, LifeWise, First Choice Health and Wellspring EAP. Out of Network coverage when available including use of HSA and FSA benefits.
Out of Pocket cash, check, and major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) through a third party service. Mail: Brian Kimmel, 3417 Evanston Ave. N., 322, Seattle, WA 98103.
Will accept funds from The National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network for counseling sessions. Apply at their website: nqttcn.com.
Forms:
Treatment Policy and Disclosure Statement (summer 2021), Notice of Privacy Practices, Release of Information