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ArinNaia Olson, LMHC

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationWashington
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Self esteem, and Depression
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About ArinNaia

ArinNaia Olson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Washington with eight years of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She draws on a range of therapeutic traditions to support people coping with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, and the many challenges that follow trauma and abuse. Her work also includes attention to issues such as self-esteem, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strains, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

Her approach blends respect for the whole person with practical techniques drawn from Internal Family Systems, Client-Centered and Existential perspectives, EMDR, and hypnotherapy. Olson aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients are treated with kindness and sensitivity rather than with rigid labels.

She emphasizes collaboration, helping clients shape a treatment plan that responds to their unique history and goals. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and she works with clients according to therapist availability and a subscription scheduling model that can be canceled at any time.

People seeking a thoughtful, compassionate guide for navigating life transitions, chronic stress, family-of-origin issues, or recovery from trauma may find her style fitting. To begin, prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

Integrative and Accessible Therapeutic Approaches Online

Internal Family Systems focuses on identifying and working with the different parts or subpersonalities inside a person to promote internal harmony; it can be helpful for trauma responses, self-criticism, and patterns that feel stuck. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and the therapist's nonjudgmental presence, supporting clients as they explore values, self-worth, and life choices. EMDR uses guided bilateral stimulation to help process distressing memories and reduce the intensity of trauma-related symptoms, often used when past events continue to impact daily functioning.

Choosing the right method is part of the therapeutic journey, and Olson approaches this collaboratively. She will discuss each option, consider a client's goals and preferences, and adapt the plan as work progresses so the approach remains aligned with what the client finds most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to engage in work from locations that fit their schedules. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, manage time around work or caregiving responsibilities, and access therapeutic tools without travel. Licensed professionals can use the range of available approaches to meet clients where they are and support steady progress over time.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, parenting and career concerns, and related areas such as compassion fatigue and ADHD.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The style is described as warm, peaceful, and caring with an emphasis on kindness and sensitivity; treatment is collaborative and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She brings eight years of experience working with a wide range of issues including trauma recovery, relationship challenges, and mood concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is licensed as an LMHC in Washington with licence number WA LMHC LH61238030 and practices from that state.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
Clients can meet via video calls, by phone, through live chat, or using text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are sessions priced and scheduled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)HypnotherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Washington

Languages

English