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Meet Sauntia
Meet Sauntia
MSW, M.Ed., LICSW
I operate under a critically conscious,
anti-oppressive framework.
This means that I recognize that I am a part of the system of oppression;
that I work to dismantle that system (concurrently);
and that I recognize the community cultural wealth (social and cultural capital) that each individual brings to the table.
This awareness is a combination of my lived experience and my professional training which gives me an advantage in challenging systems while deeply understanding individual experiences.
I believe that change can only happen through human connection.
My goal is to provide a space that allows individuals to work through and grow into who they want to be.
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Sauntia earned a Bachelor’s in Social Work, a Master's in Education, and a Master's in Clinical Social Work from Seattle University. She has practiced in community mental health, medical social work, and in private practice,
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She has been trained in trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and a variety of techniques for evidence-based practice—regularly drawing from mindfulness and Gestalt approaches.
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"I want people to feel like they belong. That the space that I hold is just for them."
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Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.
I use the word 'love' here not merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace—not in the infantile American sense of being made happy but in the tough and universal sense of quest and daring and growth.
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James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
Connect
Connect
Seattle WA | sauntia@restoretherapyseattle.com
Schedule a free phone consult, or ask any questions you have.
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