Attachment-Led, Embodied, & Trauma-Informed Care
Let's listen to what your emotions are telling us.
Through deeper connection to your emotions, your young nervous system will be less guarded and able to be more YOU.
Ballard Seattle & Telehealth Washington State
Education
M.A. Counseling, Saybrook University
B.A. Psychology, Seattle Pacific University
Specialized Certifications in;
Emotion Focused Individual Therapy (2026)
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (2025)
Nutrition Counseling (2025)
Trauma-Informed Care / CCTP (2024)
Child Centered Play Therapy (2023)
Educational focuses in Gendlin Focusing Skills, DBT, IFS Techniques, Neurodivergence-Informed Care, & Chronic Illness Wellness.
Vanessa Daiger MA, LMHCA
This therapy is where magic, science, and soul meet.
Let’s explore your Wildness!
Together we'll uncover & guide your path through these woods.
I specialize in attachment trauma and somatic connection.
I enjoy working with those who feel disconnected from themselves; whether that be living in misalignment from your values or stuck in survival mode. This could show up for you as feeling emotionally shut down and distant or overly overwhelmed and mentally hyperactive; that you're constantly carrying something heavy or fast paced in your mind and in your body.
I offer support for Adults & Teens in Washington State through individual sessions & trauma intensives; particularly supporting relational wounds, neurodivergent minds, chronic illness/pain, and those anywhere from limited to expert body awareness.
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Together we will dip into the feelings you haven't wanted to know or simply haven't had the tools to connect with. We will get to know the now-overactive and often unnecessary 'protective younger parts' of yourself that once kept you safe and find something better for them to do.
We live in brilliant bodies constantly learning and unlearning.
As we grow, our bodies and minds create rules and behaviors to keep us safe. Problem now is, we're grown up; maybe mentally we've moved on. These rules and protections are outdated and need new jobs. They no longer need to help us when we have the capasity to help ourselves.
In session, expect authenticity, honesty, collaboration, curiosity, learning, & a little humor along the way. This is a guided but flexible space to really learn about and reconnect with yourself in a new way. Let's take notes from the journey you've lived and create something meaningful for you to take with you.
Who This Supports
What To Expect
You'll feel like you again, maybe even for the first time.
We will learn the purpose of your emotions and behaviors & find unique ways of redirecting their energies into something more productive and meaningful.
Together we will connect to your body and feelings, create and fine-tune unique values-based tools and explore what stories your mind and body have bonded to. These tools will guide your system to be mindfully responsive rather than reactive.
The reverberations of this work together will reflect on and impact all areas of your daily life, relationships, goals, and growth. The goal is not to 'fix' you, but to 'find' you so authentically that you might not even need my support anymore.
The Outcome
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Focus Areas for Healing
Compassionate wellness support specializing in;
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Mood Disorders
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C-PTSD & Trauma Processing
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Relationship & Family Balance
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Neuroaffirming Care (ADHD/ASD/AuDHD)
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Behavior Management & Goal Setting
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Women's Wellness
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Body Positivity & Diet Culture Exploration
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Narcissistic Traits in Self & in Relationship
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Personality Disorders (BPD & OCPD)
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Spiritual & Cultural Sensitivity
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Teens, Young Adults, & Adults
Services Offered
At this time I am out-of-network with insurance.
Please contact your policy for superbill reimbursement options.
If financing is a concern, reach out for sliding scale availability.
New Client Consultation
A complimentary 15-minute phone consult to explore if the therapeutic process, experience, & energy match your unique needs & goals.
15 minutes
$0
Intake Session New Client
First session prioritizing a more in-depth exploration of goals, therapeutic history, and any provided assessments or evaluations.
50 Minutes
$120-150/session
Individual Session
Regularly occurring sessions, guided by yourself and therapist utilizing individualized methods guiding towards your path of healing.
50 minutes
$120/session
ART Trauma Intensive Session
90-minute intensive session to re-stabilize emotional triggers impacted by past events. This session is directive and emphasizes body awareness.
90 minutes
*see ART intensive page for more pricing
Meet Vanessa
Wildwood's therapeutic style is one of acceptance, openness, curiosity, & humor. We will explore the impacts of your life on physical, behavioral, and mental health. Together we will explore interactions with your world and the meanings you hold within it.
We honor and play off your uniqueness as we meet your authentic wild self!
As a Seattle local, I enjoy my time outside of session exploring the natural world.
I find groundedness in nature, my morning critter and coffee ritual, live music, intentional wellness and movement, finding humor and beauty in every day moments, spending with my animals, exploring the newness in my favorite parks, & moments on the road.
You may see some of these aspects of adventure, wellness, & groundedness show up in session.
The Wildwood Approach
An emphasis on...
Holistic Exploration
Exploring wellness in all forms. Pulling from your history of lifestyle and routines to define supports and barriers to your ideal growth.
Diving into impacts of your macro and micro systems, physical wellness, chronic pain, nature, social context, life stressors, family wellness history, role in society, movement, nutrition, & self.
Somatic Connection
At your pace, learning ways of experiencing body-connection through stillness, imagination, and mindfulness states. Utilizing Internal Family Systems parts-work skills & Gendlin Focusing.
Safely strengthening & healing through whole system connection rather than through thought and behavioral changes alone.
Exploring where the body has integrated it's own meanings, memories, rules, and expectations that impact the nervous system.
Behavioral Skills
Thoughtfully exploring the interplay between thoughts and behaviors. Paying attention to the protective traits arising from conscious and subconscious triggers.
Healing through techniques promoting values-based living, distress tolerance, mindfulness, radical acceptance, thought-challenging, emotion regulation, and relationship communication.
Attachment Oriented
Drawing from the basic human need for connection, to be known, and to be safe; exploring your relationship to self, world, & others.
Leaving space for acceptance of and learning the attachment styles of those around you & how to best communicate & receive needs.
Solution-Focused Techniques
Utilizing your strengths, values, & personalized goals to explore methods of 'how' to reach for your ideal outcomes emphasizing more of 'what is working' and less of why the problem exists.
Trauma-Informed Care
Collaborative healing in a curious, safe, relational way honoring your past & present states.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
Intensive Treatment Session
90 minute trauma intensive for nervous system regulation
Integrating somatic techniques & memory reprocessing, we will decrease your nervous system response to triggers.
Offered in a three-session model or as needed in session (for recurring clients).
This technique can particularly benefit those experiencing;
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Grief & Loss
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Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms
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Complicated Birthing Experiences
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Relational Traumas
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Chronic Pain, along with medical support
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First Responders & Witnesses to Disaster
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Anyone still experiencing ongoing turmoil related to memory images and themes.
A.R.T. Bundle
This package is for individuals seeking immediate relief from trauma triggers. For those hoping for a one-time reprocessing session rather than ongoing sessions with Wildwood Counseling at this time.
After an ART session, you will remember the details of your memory but lose emotional hold. The intensity will be diminished or evaporated after one session. During an ART session, you may keep your 'story' private to yourself or invite the therapist to know more. The only thing required is a willingness to explore and disclose current emotions.
No preparation necessary, besides willingness to engage and a desire to release the traumas.
We will utilize bilateral eye movement, imaginative visualization, somatic connection, and talk therapies to decrease impacts to your nervous system as related to past stressors, traumas, losses, relational dynamics, or daily pressures. As an evolutionary protection, our systems hold onto the impacts of memories logically AND somatically.
Through ART we will allow the somatic body memory to heal in ways our brain and logic might never allow.
*You are encouraged to maintain support from other therapists and/or practitioners in the community for best care.*
Session Bundle: $500
30 minute Intro Session
The prep session; getting to know each other, exploring themes and triggers, practicing eye movements, exploring supports, & creating a follow-up plan.
We will explore how healing will impact your life and others.
A R T Processing Session
The 90-minute trauma intensive; working together to reprocess the impacts of trauma on your wellbeing.
This session is structured and directive.
30 minute Outtake Session
The follow-up; we will briefly explore the impacts of ART on your growth and nervous system. This session will be within 2 weeks of your ART intensive.
At this session we may schedule more sessions as needed.
