Natalie Schwartz, MA, LMHC
Helping children blossom through trust and acceptance
I am a licensed child and family therapist in the state of Washington. I work with children, ages 0 - 18, and their families to improve their quality of life. I believe that if children have a safe place to express themselves when they are young, they will grow into healthy, happy and productive adults. I combine play and talk therapies to meet my clients at their level, and to help them express their emotions and needs. Teenagers, and even some adults, also benefit from play therapy because it can be a nonthreatening way to talk about things that are difficult or scary to put into words.
"Play is a natural and spontaneous part of peoples' lives. Play is fun, creative and critical to healthy development...Play is one way children learn to communicate. In play they can show others things that are too complicated to say...Therapists use play in therapy for many reasons. Play promotes healthy development. Play helps build a positive relationship between the therapist and the cleint. Play is fun and helps to engage the child in the therapy session. Children can often communicate their difficulties more effectively through play than they can through language." (APT, Inc., 2000)
I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree from Chapman University in 1995, and my Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology degree from Lewis and Clark College in 2002. I have worked in the mental health field since 1996. I currently work at a community mental health agency in Clark County, and also have a private practice. In my private practice, I accept private insurance, and fee for service.
My practice is located in downtown Vancouver, Washington at The Heritage Building.
601 Main Street, Suite 210
Vancouver, WA 98660
You may reach me:
By phone at (360) 921-9365
By email at [email protected]
"Play is a natural and spontaneous part of peoples' lives. Play is fun, creative and critical to healthy development...Play is one way children learn to communicate. In play they can show others things that are too complicated to say...Therapists use play in therapy for many reasons. Play promotes healthy development. Play helps build a positive relationship between the therapist and the cleint. Play is fun and helps to engage the child in the therapy session. Children can often communicate their difficulties more effectively through play than they can through language." (APT, Inc., 2000)
I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree from Chapman University in 1995, and my Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology degree from Lewis and Clark College in 2002. I have worked in the mental health field since 1996. I currently work at a community mental health agency in Clark County, and also have a private practice. In my private practice, I accept private insurance, and fee for service.
My practice is located in downtown Vancouver, Washington at The Heritage Building.
601 Main Street, Suite 210
Vancouver, WA 98660
You may reach me:
By phone at (360) 921-9365
By email at [email protected]