About Us
Merrie Day, Ph.D., LMFT
I bring to my work a commitment to help people create the lives that they want. Therapy is a co-creative process wherein you and I work together to help you choose what will work for you in your life. The therapeutic relationship becomes a place to heal and remove old patterns of behavior and limiting thinking that no longer help you. Therapy sessions are safe, supportive, and yet challenging. I incorporate knowledge and skills from different psychological foundations: client-centered, transpersonal, family systems and phenomenological. I understand symptoms as the individual’s creativity in dealing with often overwhelming emotional pain. I am trained in a variety of techniques. “Talk therapy” helps individuals verbally express themselves, includes cognitive work, psycho-educational, connecting and validating work, and asserting oneself. Expressive therapies help you move into feeling states, reconnect with your inner resources, and express yourself. Relaxation develops breathing and imagery skills that help with managing stress and unwanted negative emotional states, helps you reconnect with inner resources, and helps you stay grounded and present in your life. EMDR is useful for both healing old pain, including removing negative thoughts and belief systems, and strengthening & installing positive emotional states such as competence, mastery, contentment, joy. I love to learn and together, we will decide what course of therapy will work best for you.
I have been in private practice for over 35 years. During this time, I have also worked at various mental health settings including:
- Highline West Seattle Mental Health Clinic, Emergency Services.
- Walk in crisis counseling center in St. Paul, MN
- Child Guidance Clinic, Family Safety Team, Tacoma, WA
- Ruth Dykman Center, Family Reconciliation Services, Seattle, WA
I received my Doctoral degree from Saybrook Graduate School & Research Center and my Masters degree from Antioch University. I love to teach and have presented to professional and lay audiences on a variety of topics including self-esteem, eating disorders, stress management, relationship building, parenting, healing for the professional, family therapy, and play therapy for children. I am networked in the professional community, frequently attend trainings and workshops relevant to my work, and actively participate in peer consultation.
- Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Washington State
- Clinical Member, American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy
- EMDR Therapist since 2002
- Ph.D. Psychology, Saybrook University 2000
- M.A. Psychology, Antioch University Seattle 1982
- B.S. Medical Technology, University of Washington
Writing credits include:
- My doctoral dissertation: “A Phenomenological Psychological Analysis of Multiple Experiences of Bulimia,” (2000).
- “The Acquisition of Bulimia: Childhood Experience,” The Journal of Phenomenological Psychology, Volume 35 / No.1 / 2004.
When I am not at work, I am at my home relaxing with my husband and two cats or spending time with friends and family.
Ken Drummy, M.S.W.
I have been a psychotherapist for 43 years and in private practice for 30 years. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve. At this time I am not taking on new clients as I have made the decision to retire.
- Clinical Social Worker, Washington State
- M.S.W. Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas
- B.A. Psychology University of Washington