Bobby Touhey Psychotherapy

"We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond."

Gwendolyn Brooks

My Approach to Therapy

Therapy can be a valuable practice in deepening your relationship to your life: your story, your growth, your capacity to enjoy and make meaning of your world. I operate from an anti-oppressive framework and believe that our individual suffering cannot be separated from the broader political, economic, and social structures that harm us. This lens is foundational to how I understand and work with mental health issues and establish a container for healing. In the therapeutic space, my aim is to provide compassionate support & emotional attunement to clients so that they may develop self-compassion & attunement to themselves. I view therapy as a collaboration, and an investment of time, energy, and trust. Together we can build on your existing skills and knowledge as well as identify and incorporate new strategies for coping and healing. Using a strengths-based relational approach, we can work to take stock of the difficulties & struggles you experience, and explore your goals, values, and vision for leading a fulfilling life.

How & Who I Work With

I draw from a variety of theories and modalities to inform my work: psychodynamic therapy, attachment theory, somatic awareness, polyvagal theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Lifespan Integration therapy, DBT, and motivational interviewing. I invite feedback and ongoing dialogue about how therapy is going. I enjoy helping clients learn skills and build practices for distress tolerance, direct communication, boundary setting, and nervous system regulation. In addition to being a space to process trauma & grief, I also firmly believe that therapy should make room for celebration & play.

Trainings:

Lifespan Integration (2018)

Motivational Interviewing at UW (2019)

EMDR through EMDR HAP (2022)

Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate through Embody Lab (2022)

PACT Couples Therapy (in process)

I enjoy working with people of all identities and backgrounds. Some areas I feel particularly passionate about & have experience working with include:

Queer & trans youth, individuals, couples, & families
Care providers, educators & activists
Artists & makers of all kinds
Bodies of all sizes
Kink & BDSM
Nonmonogamy & polyamory
ADHD, autism & neurodivergence
Disability & chronic health issues
Grief, death & loss
Harm reduction & substance use
Intimate relationship dynamics
Sexual empowerment & wellness
Complex trauma
Family of origin trauma & estrangement
Sexual abuse & assault survivors
Childhood abuse survivors

Services & Rates

I am licensed in Washington (LICSW) and Michigan (LMSW) and am accepting clients in both states. I am currently fully remote and working via telehealth sessions for the time being. I offer free 30 minute phone or video consultations to potential clients to see if we would be a good fit for working together.

My rate is $165 for individual therapy sessions and $190 for relational/couples' therapy sessions. All sessions are 50-minutes unless we have negotiated otherwise. At this time, I am not paneled with any health insurance companies and am considered an out-of-network provider. At your request, I can provide you with a superbill, statement, or monthly receipt that you can submit to your insurance carrier for out of network coverage. I encourage you to call your insurance carrier to verify out of network coverage if this is something you hope to pursue. Limited sliding scale fees are available upon request and availability.

Please note that you are responsible for the full cost of our session at the time of service. Sessions cancelled less than 24 hours in advance will be charged the full rate of service.