Counselor | Aaron Mitchell, MS, LMHC
Education
Aaron has a bachelors degree in psychology and a master's in science degree for mental health counseling from Western Washington University. His focus in higher education and research was cultural psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and developmental psychology. While Aaron studied many cultures and their psychology, his focus was on American Indigenous approaches to psychological health. Under the mentorship of two highly acclaimed and distinguished American Indigenous professors (Joseph Trimble PhD & Jeff King PhD), he quickly became versed in the vast cultural research available to him. ​
Experience
Aaron started in the healthcare industry while in college as a Chiropractic Assistant back in the mid 90's. He has worked in the healthcare field in various roles from administration to licensed professionals. He specializes in Mental Health treatment for trauma, anxiety, abuse, and depression across cultures. However, Aaron is well experienced in treating a diverse array of mental health issues from addiction to schizophrenia. Aaron has experience working through his own trauma and can likely relate.
Since his teens, Aaron has been mentored in American Indigenous cultural techniques used to address sickness and health. However, Aaron does not teach culture based techniques. See treatment origins for a clear understanding of what is taught and where it comes from. However, Aaron understands cultural diversity and its importance in providing mental health counseling for a culturally diverse community. Clients have found counseling to be empowering and quicker when it is adapted to their culture. But sometimes those long histories of abuse, trauma, and the like present longer healing journeys. There is simply more to heal and work on.