About

Let’s explore your inner world—the world of your dreams, imagination, and creativity—as well as empower you to make meaningful changes in your life. Together, we can transform your life to one of vibrant color and vitality.
This can happen in both therapy and dreamwork.

Brandy, a white feminine person, sits cross-legged on a chair holding a cup of tee. She is laughing at something off camera.
Brandy Gillihan (she/her), LMHC.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State License No: LH60827190

My Training

I earned my undergraduate degree from The Evergreen State College in 2006, with specific focus on liberal arts and depth psychology. I received my Master's degree from Bastyr University in 2015, which focused on Health Psychology and mind/body connections. I have specialized training in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dream Tending and Imagination, and grief rituals/grief tending. My work is grounded within an anti-oppression framework and weight-inclusive lens.

Note: I also work with individuals struggling with disordered eating patterns. I have specific history and training working in higher levels of care for people struggling with eating disorders. In this setting, my services are best matched to people who need regular, weekly therapy, rather than more intensive services. I am a weight inclusive therapist.

Specialties:

• Anxiety (health anxiety, social anxiety, generalized anxiety)
• Internalized Antifat Bias & Weight Stigma
• Disruptions in Embodiment
•"Body Image" concerns
• Self-compassion
• Personal Growth & Values Exploration
• Vivid or Disturbing Dreams​
• Stress/Life Transitions
• Marginalized Religion/Spirituality (including animism, Paganism, New Thought, etc.)
• Integration of Creativity & Ritual
​• Disordered Eating Patterns
• Depression and Grief, Pet Loss
• LGBTQIA+ affirming
"Go inside the sweetness of life, catch the places where you genuinely were moved by or connected with life, and you'll find in there a kind of a light that can direct you when the cacophony gets very noisy and you get confused and lost, that can direct you towards what you care about."​
- Dr. Steven C. Hayes