Proudly serving Washington State.

Our Kirkland Office is moving to a new home starting December 1, 2024.

625 4th Avenue, Suite 203 Kirkland, Washington 98033

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Ryan Cavalcante

Intern

Accepting new Clients

Telehealth & In-Person

Children (5+), Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Couples

Philosophy of Care

It would be an honor to welcome you to my practice. Here you will find a safe and compassionate space to explore your inner and outer worlds and discover deep meaning and purpose.

Our work together will be collaborative and centered on you. I vow to listen attentively and empathetically, without judgment, to understand the fullness of your experience. I will hold space for your pain and joy. I will stand alongside you, helping to make sense of your life—its limitations and possibilities. We will explore the values that give meaning and purpose to your life. I invite you to engage in this work with openness, honesty, and courage.

Your trust is a great privilege. I will honor it with fully engaged and authentic presence and a commitment to promote your well-being. Together, let’s see the reality of your life clearly and figure out a plan to move forward to richer experience, deeper meaning, truer purpose, and greater freedom and autonomy.

Education and Licensure

Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Northwest University, expected graduation May 2025
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Duke University, May 2003

Specialties

Anxiety
Career Counseling
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Divorce
Family Issues

Grief
Life Transitions
Men’s Issues
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Relationship Issues

School Issues
Shame & Guilt
Spirituality
Tech Work
Stress
Trauma and PTSD

Treatments

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Culturally Sensitive
Existential
Humanistic
Integrative
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)

Motivational Interviewing
Narrative
Person-Centered
Solution-Focused
Strength-Based
Trauma-Focused

Clientele

Individuals: Children (5+), Teens, Young Adults, Adults
Couples: Heterosexual, LGBTQIA+

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

GAD affects 6.8 million adults, or 3.1% of the U.S. population, yet only 43.2% are receiving treatment.
Women are twice as likely to be affected as men.
GAD often co-occurs with major depression.

Panic Disorder(PD)

PD affects 6 million adults, or 2.7% of the U.S. population.
Women are twice as likely to be affected as men.

Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

SAD affects 15 million adults, or 6.8% of the U.S. population.
SAD is equally common among men and women and typically begins around age 13.
According to a 2007 ADAA survey, 36% of people with social anxiety disorder report experiencing symptoms for 10 or more years before seeking help.

Specific Phobias

Specific phobias affect 19 million adults, or 8.7% of the U.S. population.
Women are twice as likely to be affected as men.
Symptoms typically begin in childhood; the average age-of-onset is 7 years old.

Treatment For Anxiety

Psychotherapy or “talk therapy” can help people with anxiety disorders. To be effective, psychotherapy must be directed at the person’s specific anxieties and tailored to his or her needs.