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Since 2010, Real Life Counseling has been seeking to help individuals, families and couples throughout the greater Clark County, Wa area find their way forward with various areas of life.  

Pursuing counseling is always a first big step and we're here to partner with you on that journey towards hope, healing, help and finding your own way forward.  

Our team of counselors, who work from a strengths-based and client/individual-centered counseling approach, are ready to come alongside you.  They take a collaborative approach to hear from you what your purpose & goals for counseling are and then work in stewarding those goals forward, with you.  To us, this counseling process belongs to you and we're here to help and support it forward.  

Below are examples of just some of the areas we provide support around.

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Grief & Loss

When it comes to grief and loss, most of us struggle to even know where to begin. That’s normal, as grief & loss can look so different with each of us and be centered around a diverse focus.

Finding a safe & directing environment to process grief and loss, with support, can help people “find their way forward”, without ever leaving behind the ones or things that meant so much.

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Depression

For those dealing with depression, it’s hard to capture just how debilitating it can be, all the while to look like it isn’t. On the outside, one can look like nothing is wrong - all the while struggling to just get out of bed, be present with those around them or even just enjoy life.

There is help for depression - you can learn to understand it, how it engages with us and ways to manage & decrease its impact on your life.

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ADHD

ADHD is one of the more misunderstood mental health struggles.  Most see it as just having "high energy".  In reality, ADHD isn't really that - it's the struggle to focus, be present, remember to follow through, and the identity-shaping impact these struggles have on those living with it.  This includes the shame cycle of missed appointments, missed conversation points, school or work focus struggles, and the daily struggle to compensate for these areas. It's often mistaken for not caring, not being dependable, or even "purposely" doing things - when that's not it at all. 

If you wonder if ADHD is affecting you, please reach out to one of our counselors. They can assess if it is, collaborate with you on a treatment approach, and help you take back control of your life that ADHD keeps undermining.

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“Not all battles are visible and neither are the victories.”       

Brittany Burgunder

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Trauma & PTSD

The trauma’s we’ve experienced - whether large or small - shape the way we think, interact, believe and engage with life. If you’ve experienced trauma or are having symptoms of or are like PTSD, they can sometimes be debilitating or at minimum, a nuisance in important areas of our lives.

There are ways to work through, resolve or even eliminate their impact on us.

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Men's and Women's Issues

Needing a safe place to talk about those areas relating specifically to these topics is important.  They aren’t foreign to anyone but can still feel isolating.  Joining with one of our team of counselors - who approach every person with unconditional, positive regard - can be a place of finding answers to those very feelings, struggles and experiences. 

Learning you’re not alone in these and that there are ways to understand and develop effective strategies can start here. 

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Couples/Marriage

Struggles in important relationships are distressful - no more so than in couples, partnerships, and marriage relationships.  Resolving these struggles increases well being, promotes greater focus and enjoyment of life. 

Couples/Marriage issues focus on identifying the barriers, focusing on the needs, increasing an understanding of your partner, and learning how to communicate safely and effectively.

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"There is hope even when your brain tells you there isn't."

John Green

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Anxiety & Stress

Anxiety and stress do a lot to make life less enjoyable and more difficult to engage in.  Much of the time, we don’t even recognize it's anxiety and stress that is what is going on inside of us.  Understanding our anxiety or our sources of stress are always the first and most important steps in improving how they are impacting our lives. 

Even just learning more about yourself can help in managing both. 

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Family

Families have the potential to be both the most enriching part of our lives as well as our greatest sources of stress and conflict. We can help when it's the latter :-). 

Learning about your family’s “eco-system”, the roles each person plays, the needs each one has, and how to communicate in a way that fits your family values, are some of the ways to get your family back on track.

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Phases of Life & Life Changes

Part of the human experience is change.  Sometimes change is exciting and brings even greater joy into our lives.  Sometimes though, we experience change we weren't ready for - whether suddenly or, as part of a transition to another phase of our life.  These types of changes can be disorienting or can "knock us off our feet" a bit, leaving us feeling less stable and uncertain of direction.  

When this happens, find someone to journey with you as you "find your way" through it.  We focus on re-centering around your values, identifying your sources of strength, processing any associated areas of grief and adhering to your guiding principles to bring empowerment to a time that can feel so disempowering. 

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Phobias

Living with a phobia or obsession can be a secretly debilitating experience.  Those around us don't see our struggle but we navigate our entire lives around it. 

Whether it's the scary experiences associated with OCD (like unwanted thoughts & worries), or a specific phobia creating negative effects in the quality of your life, we can partner with you in finding help and solutions.

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"Small lights have a way of being seen in a dark world"

Neal A. Maxwell

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Fees & Insurances

RLC accepts private pay and most major insurances.  Please see our list of accepted insurances below.  If you use insurance, your insurance will set your copay and deductible based upon your own individual plan.  When requesting services if you disclose your plan to use insurance, RLC will provide you our assessed copay/deductible, but ultimately this is set by your insurance.   Counselors set their own private pay rate and will be provided to you prior to your initial appointment.  

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Insurances we work with

Kaiser, Cigna/Evernorth, Regence/Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Providence Health Plan, Pacific Source, Medicaid & Medicare, Molina, CHPW, Coordinated Care, Optum, Premera, and First Choice.  Please keep in mind that not all counselors work with all insurances but we will pair you with a counselor who can work with yours when requesting services.  

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Billing Practices

RLC requests time of service payments for private pay and copay/deductibles.  For those using insurance, we typically bill insurance within 4 business days of each appointment.  Payments can be made a variety of ways, including via our Client Portal where all balances are also visible.  Insurances utilizing a deductible plan will vary in copay charges (please consult your plan for details and we are also happy to provide you an estimate on those prior or during services).  If we experience a billing barrier with your insurance or Credit Card provided, we will reach out to you to coordinate.  It is RLC policy to not have individuals carry large balances as we do not seek to burden clients with unresolvable bills.  

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Missed Appointments

If you need to cancel an appointment, please reach out directly to your clinician.  All clinicians require at least 24 hours of notice.  Insurances will not cover missed or late notice cancellations and it is customary to bill you for these charges. 

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Making Payments

You are able to see and make payments on your balance via our Client Portal.  You can also complete our Credit Card authorization for charging your copays/deductible.   If neither of those are accessible to you, you can also call into our office for support. 

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Administrative Office Hours

Though our team of clinicians may work outside of some standard office hours, you can reach our Administrative Team Monday - Friday, 9am up to 5pm.  We seek to respond to all inquiries within 24 business hours.  Our Administrative Office is closed evenings, weekends and most major holidays.

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Our Client Portal

All individuals working with us are set up with their own secure Client Portal, allowing you to track upcoming appointments, see and pay any balances, complete any documentation, update insurance or contact information and access your records at any time.  Our Client Portal also meets PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) to provide peace of mind when making any credit card/debit card payments. 

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Our Locations

East Vancouver - 1498 SE Tech Center Place Suite 300 Vancouver WA 98683

West Vancouver - 3606 Main Street Suite 205 Vancouver WA 98663

Salmon Creek/North Vancouver - 2501 NE 134th Street Suite 201 Vancouver WA 98686

Telehealth/Virtual from you own location

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"We are not what happened to us.  We are what we wish to become." Carl Jung

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