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Counseling Staff

CPCN Clinical Director
Rev. Dr. Phil Templeton, LMFT, BCPCC

    Dr. T is an ordained Christian minister and a  state-licensed  therapist who provides Christian counseling and traditional counseling by appointment at Cedar Park Counseling Network's locations in Kenmore and Bellevue.

As Clinical Director, he trains and supervises CPCN's excellent team of Christian professional therapists. 

He is a veteran of more than 20 years in the mental health profession who has worked in hospitals, outpatient clinics, Christian counseling centers, and churches. As a friendly "coach," "mentor," or "teacher" he enjoys helping individuals, married couples, families, parents, singles, and pre-marrieds resolve

  • relationship conflict
  • reconciliation and forgiveness
  • parenting problems
  • life planning (personal/career goals)
  • anxiety (worry)
  • stress management
  • depression (sadness)
  • grief and loss recovery (healing from losses)
  • anger problems (frustration, fear, or hurt)
  • recovery from addictions (living free from substances

          and destructive behaviors)

  • healing from extramarital relationships (affairs)
  • and men's issues (developing healthy relationships with self and others)

Dr. T is an adjunct professor at Northwest University's "Leadership Education for Adult Professionals" undergraduate program.  He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Seattle-area office of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families He also teaches Bible and people-helping classes in local churches.

Call 425 939-1490 for an appointment.

To see Dr. T's web site, click on this link:

www.LoveLifeSolutions.com

(Dr. T helps people "Love Life" by finding solutions to

their problems.)

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Mary West Brandenburg, M.A., LMHC

     Mary West Brandenburg is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a licensed, ordained minister with 30-plus years of pastoral Christian counseling experience helping adults, teens, and children.  She also has specialty training in Addiction and the Brain from the University of Washington.  She provides Christian counseling and traditional counseling by appointment at CPCN's Kenmore and Bellevue locations..  Mary's special counseling interests are:

  • addictions recovery
  • co-dependency
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • stress management
  • post traumatic stress disorder
  • individual counseling
  • relationship conflict
  • group counseling
  • life coaching and spiritual direction
  • religious or spiritual abuse
  • self mutilation

Call 425 939-1490 for an appointment.

                                                                 

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Lisa Kwak (Terada), M.A., MHC-A

  Lisa has M.A. in Clinical Psychology of Couples &

Family Therapy from Antioch University, Seattle.

She also earned a B.A. from the Seoul College of Arts in

Korea and a M.Div. from Tokyo Theological Seminary in Japan.

She is the founder of the Asian Family Counseling

Network of CPCN and is a Registered Counselor with

more than 25 years of experience. She is a gifted linguist

who is knowledgeable of Korean and Japanese cultures

and specializes in bi-cultural marriage/family issues.

She provides Christian counseling and traditional counseling.

Counseling for Individual and Marital Problems:

  • Mental Health (depression, anxiety, stress, OCD, and other mood & personality issues)
  • Addictive Behaviors (eating, gambling, drug & alcohol, affairs, female love & sex addictions)
  • Life Transition Issues (pre-marriage, mid-life crisis, menopause, retirement)
  • Grief & Loss Issues (Death of family members and other loved ones)
  • Spiritual Issues (Christianity and other Religions)
  • Marital & Family Problems (marital discord, in-law relationships, separation, divorce & remarriage issues)
  • Bi-cultural Marriage & Family Issues (especially between Asian wife and American-born husband)
  • U.S. Immigrants and Students from Asian Countries (cultural adjustment, legal & "living in the U.S." issues)

Counseling for Parent-Child Relationship Issues:

  • Child Problem Issues (depression, eating disorders, ADHD, OCD, teenage issues, academic & behavior problems)
  • Conflicts between parents & children, and parenting skills issues
  • Conflicts between U.S.-born child and immigrant parents
  • Conflicts between host family and students from other countries staying in the U.S.

 

Lisa is available to teach the following church seminars and counseling classes for Korean and Japanese churches:

  1. "Marriage Works" (Divorce Prevention)
  2. "Family Works"
  3. "Midlife Crisis" and    
  4. "Parenting Adolescents" 

Lisa's classes meet for 10 weeks at churches throughout the Puget Sound area.  Call 425 939-1490 or 206 412-7572, or email Lisa at lcounsel@mail.com for more information.  She sees clients by appointment at CPCN's Bellevue and Kenmore locations.

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Mei Sims, M.A., LMHC

 Individual & Marital Counseling....

 Including Asian-American Family Counseling

 

 Mei Sims is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has worked at community outreach programs in the Greater Seattle area to provide psychotherapy with cultural awareness. She is an ordained minister. Mei strives to provide a safe place for healing the hurting individuals to equip them make a change for life. She is also passionate about helping clients build a healthy family system and resolve personal problems.

 

Professional Credentials:

  • Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselor
  • Trained in "Biblical Counseling"
  • Multicultural Specialist: Speaks English & Chinese

Individual Therapy

  • Depression
  • Anger/Stress Management
  • Life Transitions (decision making)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Grief and Loss
  • Addiction Recovery
  • Divorce Care

Couples Therapy & Parenting Counseling

Child/Teen/Young Adult Therapy

  • Bridging the cultural gap between Asian parents and their U.S.-born/raised or adopted children
  • Child/Teen/Young Adult Therapy: Identity Searching; Depression (Fear, Low Self-esteem, Social/Behavioral/Relational Problems)
  • Communication with Parents

Call 425 939-1490 for an appointment with Mei at our Bellevue or Kenmore locations.

Contact Mei by Email: mei.s@cedarpark.org

See her website: http://www.mscounseling.com/

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D. Gregg Mohr, M.A., MHC-A

 Gregg says, “For change to occur in one’s life, one must seek a deeper understanding of self in relation to the greater opportunity to be of service. This demands an in-depth exploration of one’s past traumas, one’s thinking and belief system, and one’s pursuant self-fulfilling behaviors.”

Gregg counsels with an emphasis on

     "changing your thinking

     + changing your behavior

     = a change in life experience."

From this change in life experience, Gregg emphasizes the healing impact of renewed meaning, resolution and a connection with a greater sense of hope. 

Gregg specializes in chemical dependency and anger management to include the resolution of interpersonal conflict, anxiety and stress. Gregg lives each day in the reality of God and is devoted to the facilitation of spiritual transition.

Gregg is the Clinical Supervisor of Cedar Park Counseling Network's Drug and Alcohol Services Program.  He has his Master’s in Counseling Psychology and is certified as a Chemical Dependency Professional. Gregg has worked for the past 17 years in the mental health field with extensive experience in the forensic counseling milieu.

He sees individual clients and couples, and leads classes and groups in CPCN's Bellevue and Kenmore offices by appointment.  Call 425 939-1490 to arrange to see Gregg for counseling.

                             

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Danny McKenzie, M.S., MFT-A

 Danny McKenzie earned his M.S. degree in Marriage & Family Therapy at Seattle Pacific University and is a Registered Counselor in the State of Washington. He has worked extensively with adolescents and “At-Risk” youth for more than six years and enjoys working with young adults and couples as well. Danny completed "Pure Desire" training (www.puredesire.org) and helps men live pure, healthy lives in their relationships. He is comfortable working from a traditional counseling perspective as well as a Biblical Christian approach. He is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors (www.aacc.net).

Danny’s special interests include:

  • conflict resolution
  • teen’s challenges
  • boundaries
  • anger
  • men’s issues
  • faith ambivalence and confusion
  • decision making
  • forgiveness
  • stress management
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • negativity

Danny will start a new Valiant Man Series (a 10-week class) September 15 in Bellevue, for men wanting to be educated, encouraged and supported in their desire to maintain lives of healthy sexuality). Danny sees clients by appointment at CPCN's Bellevue and Kenmore locations. Learn more about "Valiant Man" by going to our "Current Classes" page on this site.

Call 425 939-1490 to set up an appointment for individual or couples counseling with Danny in Bellevue or Kenmore. Contact Danny at danny.m@cedarpark.org

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Janet O'Donnell, M.A., MFT-A

  Janet O’Donnell specializes in working with children using Play Therapy, a natural way to relate to children in a therapeutic, play room setting.  She is a certified "Family Wellness" instructor who teaches family survival skills, coaches parents in using effective communication, and through individual sessions and classes enhances healthy family interactions and conflict management. She sees children and teenagers up to 17 years of age, and provides family therapy through the different stages of adjustment during separation, divorce, and the blending of families.

Her areas of interest in counseling include:

  • Parenting a Difficult or Defiant Child
  • Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity, Autism, Asperger's
  • Feeling Isolated due to Child-related Problems
  • Depression, Sadness, Irritability, Moodiness
  • Angry Outbursts, Tantrums
  • Anxiety, Worry, Stress, Fearfulness
  • Self-harm (cutting, burning)
  • Sibling Rivalry
  • Single Parent Issues
  • Blended Family Challenges
  • Healthy Boundaries in Family Relationships

She is a Washington State Registered Counselor and completed her Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology at Northwest University in Kirkland. She has a particular focus in helping children with Aspergers, ADD and ADHD, and other learning / behavioral problems.  She has a great understanding of the parenting difficulties that are involved in raising a child with these difficulties.  Parents who meeet with Janet receive encouragement and practical coaching in day-to-day life. She especially enjoys teaching classes/seminars and leading supportive groups.

She has more than 10 years' experience working with teenagers from diverse cultures in international student exchange programs, and in the past few years has mentored and volunteered with programs such as Youth Dynamics and Cocoon House. She has worked for the past 12 years in education, homeschooled her three children, and assisted in the development of a Parent Partner Program for homeschooling families in the Arlington School District.  She has facilitated True Color Seminars, staff development programs, and is a substitute teacher in the Arlington School District.

She sees children, teens and their famiies at CPCN's new location in Monroe and at also our Kenmore office. To schedule an appointment with Janet or to contact her about the classes and seminars she teaches, call CPCN— 425 939-1490.

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