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Online therapist

ArinNaia Olson

Calm, practical therapy for life transitions

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Washington
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About ArinNaia

ArinNaia Olson is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington. She has eight years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting concerns. Her work also includes helping those affected by trauma, relationship problems, and issues with self-esteem or intimacy.

Her style is warm and calm. She aims to meet people where they are and avoid one-size-fits-all plans. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps tailored to each person’s situation.

Background and approach

ArinNaia uses several approaches depending on the need. She draws from client-centered therapy to keep the person’s priorities central. She also uses EMDR for processing traumatic memories and existential ideas to explore meaning and values.

In a session she listens closely, helps name what’s most urgent, and works with clients to try different tools. That might mean learning grounding and mindfulness skills, trying EMDR when trauma is involved, or talking through choices around parenting and life transitions. She holds a Washington LMHC, license number WA LMHC LH61238030.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to the therapist’s availability. ArinNaia emphasizes collaboration.

She helps people form a plan that fits their goals and adjusts it as needs change. The aim is steady, practical progress rather than quick fixes.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s priorities and offers a space where the client’s experience guides each session. It helps when someone needs a supportive listener and practical choices rather than directives. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a targeted approach used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact; it is often chosen when trauma or past hurt is part of the concern.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist talks through goals, symptoms, and preferences and proposes methods that match those needs. Decisions about trying EMDR or keeping a client-centered approach are collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and real-time interaction. Phone sessions are useful when video is not possible or convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging give shorter, more frequent contact and can help with between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work schedules and to stay consistent with treatment over time.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, intimacy issues, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, and related struggles listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is warm, calm, and nonjudgmental. She centers the client, listens closely, and collaborates on practical steps that fit each person.
How many years of clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working as a therapist with a variety of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with the Washington license WA LMHC LH61238030.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and payments handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
Washington
Languages
English

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