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Each clinician is an independent private provider business, providing services and operating completely independent from any control or liability of each other. Each provider carries their own business licenses, Department of Health mental health license and liability insurance. Each provider has their own business practices and policies. The Attachment and Trauma Specialists website serves solely as a tool to help client find providers of therapy services and is not a therapy or healthcare service itself.
THERAPY, CONSULTATION, TRAINING
Rebecca Perbix Mallos, MSW, LCSW
(Rebecca is offering online sessions only)
Rebecca is a founder of Attachment and Trauma Specialists, an internationally recognized agency specializing in the treatment of children with attachment and Trauma related issues. Rebecca received her master's degree in social work in 1990 from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Rebecca has over 30 years of experience working with children and families, adoption, attachment, and trauma. Rebecca is the former director of the Adoption Resource Center of Children's Home Society of Washington, and Executive Director of the Attachment Disorder Institute, a non-profit organization providing education and support to families and professionals living or working with children with attachment disorders. She served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington's MSW program in the School of Social Work.
Rebecca presents internationally on the effects and treatment of early childhood trauma and its impact on attachment. She conducts clinical training and community education on issues of attachment, adoption, and early childhood trauma for professionals, agencies, and families. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, a board member of ATTACh, and member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Rebecca is also a past board member of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute in New York and a founding board member of the Kinship Alliance in California. She is a parent by birth, adoption, and foster care. She is an Approved Clinical Supervisor for the Department of Health and supervises professionals working toward licensure.
She is also a Practicum Field instructor for the University of Washington, School of Social Work a Clinical Supervisor, a Certified Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and a Certified Behavioral Health and Aging Specialist. Rebecca also has a post-graduate certificate in Geriatric Behavioral Health and can assist families in making decisions for elder care.
Rebecca is also an Expert Witness for attachment problems and trauma in children.
In Rebecca's words:
"Attachment and trauma work is fascinating; I learn a great deal from my client families about commitment, trust, and recovery as they work so hard to build secure family relationships. Children with backgrounds of abuse, neglect, and institutionalization are remarkable in their ability to take the necessary leap of faith to trust their adoptive parents. Their bravery is amazing; I am grateful to be able to work with these children and their families."
Rebecca is an in-network provider for the following insurance companies:
Premera
Regence
Blue Cross Blue Shield
You can contact Rebecca at:
(800) 550-2105
THERAPY, CONUSLATION, TRAINING
Mia Sa, MSW, LCSW
Mia attended the University of Washington where she received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her master’s degree in social work.
Mia has co-presented at attachment conferences on issues of adoption, foster care, attachment, child development, and the unrecognized trauma of abandonment. She has developed and facilitated social skills groups for children who are adopted and in foster care, and who are experiencing emotional and social challenges with family relationships, peer friendships, self esteem, and in forming a healthy identity.
Mia brings a unique, personal perspective and advocacy to her work and draws upon her experiences as an adoptee. Adopted from South Korea as a toddler, she was subsequently raised in a multicultural family. As a teen, Mia and her family received therapy through ATS.
She has experienced first-hand the emotional struggles, sense of displacement, fear of abandonment, and search for identity, culture and belonging that are so much a part of the lives of many of the children with whom she works.
Through her experiences, she has developed an intense understanding of the significant role of culture and self identity, and the benefit of family attachment therapy in the development of successful relationships.
Mia is an in-network provider for the following insurance companies:
Premera
Regence
Blue Cross Blue Shield
You can contact Mia at:
(206) 457-7313
THERAPY, CONSULTATION, TRAINING
Linda Smith, MA, LMHC
(My practice is currently full)
Linda is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who provides in-person sessions in her Lynnwood, WA office and online sessions to clients in Washington State. She has been working in social service since 2003, working with families and adolescents in drug treatment programs, youth shelters and housing service programs as well as an adolescent residential mental health program.
Several years ago, she decided to go back to school, first to study chemical dependency counseling followed by an undergrad degree in psychology and a graduate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy - with a specialization in Child and Adolescent Family Therapy.
Linda completed a rigorous internship at Attachment and Trauma Specialists, specializing in treating kids with attachment disorders, oppositional defiant disorder and other behavioral issues. She holds additional certifications as a Crisis Intervention Specialist and Certified Anger Management Specialist through the National Anger Management Association.
Linda has two biological children and one adopted child who are now all adults and she understands the complex issues related to attachment disorders and the struggle to find competent help.
In Linda's words:
“I enjoy working with families who are dealing with issues related to their child’s adoption and trauma history. I know what it is like to be looking for good counseling help and how hard it is to find. Through education, training and work experience, I developed specific interests in parent/teen relationship struggles, anxiety, trauma, attachment disorders and autism spectrum disorders.
My approach with children and teens is one that seeks to include the parents in the counseling. My goal is to strengthen the connection between you and your child while we work on the issues your child is facing.”
Linda is an in-network provider for the following insurance companies:
Aetna
United (commercial plans)
Kaiser
Premera
Anthem
Lifewise