Walking alongside you in
your journey to wellness.

I offer personalized, tailored mental health care. I’m here to help you with anxiety, depression, and stresses in your life when you need an objective frame of reference. I specialize in addressing concerns unique to Black and African-Americans as well as the BIPOC population, all from a client-centered lens.

Certifications

Clinical Trauma Professional Certification
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TREATMENT
SPECIALIST
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GERIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH
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Relax. Relate. Be Real. Release.

Have you been faking the funk and are ready to do the work? Or are you the one holding it all together for everyone else around you while you struggle inside? You’ve come to the right place for support. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and Geriatric Mental Health Specialist. I have spent my career serving diverse multicultural backgrounds from teens to older adults. My passion is to serve the under served, as well as clients who may not be apt to seek services due to a lack of culturally relevant representation. With me, you can have a therapist who looks like you and understands your cultural lens. This is important in effectively achieving wellness and recovery.

My ancillary experience includes fitness instruction of yoga and Pilates. I believe in incorporating movement and meditation into my therapy practice as clients gain trust and comfort, are able, and express interest to resolve issues of depression, anxiety, panic, attention deficit, and the ups and downs that come with day to day stress.

We all go through blends and transitions in our life. The old adage of "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" no longer serves us. When the world around us is "doing the most," of course we are going to feel the pressure! Getting support for those during our difficult times in life is just what I offer. My hope is that you will rediscover your inner strength through our work together and find the tools to combat what has you feeling blue.

TESTIMONIALS

"In private practice based in Gig Harbor, Juanita Beard's guidance has been such a boon to me, helping me navigate a really terrible down time that put me out of commission the COVID lockdown. I couldn't work, I couldn't think. Slowly I let myself appreciate Juanita's methods, approach, and skill at navigating my objections to trying new things...it's been a life-changing experience these months. I am so grateful for the new part of my life that's begun since she and I started meeting together. Even remotely our sessions have a really connected feeling. First we met pretty often - once a week, in fact, as I was genuinely in crisis. As I learned how to get comfortable trying new tools she showed me and we kept checking on progress and unfolding new challenges, we now see each other regularly without so much urgency. She was with me when it was a big crisis, and now it has mellowed as my heart opens up more, her guidance remains so valuable. I feel so lucky to have Juanita available!"

-Thomas, Nov 10 2021

Services

Individual Counseling
Racial Trauma
Mediation Meetings
Consulting for your Business

Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Trauma Focused

Insurance Accepted

  • Kaiser (out of network)
  • First Choice Health
  • Aetna
  • Premera Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Cigna

Fees

  • Individual session: $155
  • Family mediation: $395
  • Individual w/ 1+: $395

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