About

Welcome! I am Kim, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate in Washington State and an educator at heart. I’ve always been fascinated by people - their stories, their resilience, and the ways our experiences shape how we move through the world.

As a therapist, I am down-to-earth, warm, and endlessly curious. I truly believe that therapy should be a place where you feel genuinely seen and understood, not judged. There is room for both the hard and the hopeful, the tears and the laughter. I want therapy to be a place where you can show up exactly as you are.

One of my favorite parts of counseling is helping people understand the why behind what they are experiencing. Before starting clinical counseling, I spent over 18 years as a school counselor, public school teacher, and homeschool teacher. I used brain-based approaches and social-emotional learning to help students better understand themselves. I am endlessly fascinated by the connection between the brain, the nervous system, and our emotional experiences.

Whatever brings you to therapy, I want to help you connect the dots between your experiences, your patterns, and the ways your brain and body have learned to respond to the world. Understanding what’s happening beneath the surface often opens the door to meaningful change.

Outside of the therapy office, I am a wife, mom, homeschool educator, gardener, dog lover, and someone who finds peace in nature. My own journey through infertility, special needs parenting, adoption, and caregiving has taught me that life rarely unfolds the way we expect it to and that resilience often grows in places we never would have chosen.

Estuary Wellness & Counseling was inspired by the meeting place between moving waters; a reminder that healing is not about perfection, but learning how to navigate life with greater steadiness, self-compassion, and hope.

If you are carrying a lot, feeling stuck, or simply trying to make sense of what’s happening, I would be glad to help you sort through it. Let’s chat.

Kim Heming, LMHCA