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Training and Background: I received my Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Washington in 1973. (Before that, I had trained to become an economist, taught high school and middle school, and served as a volunteer and later as an administrator with the Peace Corps.) I worked at the Ryther Child Center with children and families for many years. For ten years I worked with Divorce Lifeline, a counseling service for separating and divorcing individuals and their families. I was Adjunct Faculty at Seattle University for fifteen years. For over twenty years I taught workshops and training programs for the University of Washington Department of Continuing Education. I work with families, couples and individuals. I help people derive more satisfaction from their interpersonal relationships, help children do better at home and at school, help adolescents and their families be more caring and competent, help people who feel depressed and anxious generate more creative satisfaction in their jobs and lives, and help people gain more control of their use of drugs, alcohol and food. My counseling approach varies with the needs and strengths and goals of my clients. My clinical work, as well as my teaching, is characterized by an emphasis on positive communication patterns. Our emphasis is more likely to be on where we are going and how we will create solutions, and less on why there are problems. I am currently licensed by the State of Washington, am a member of the National Assn. of Social Workers, and the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work. I am a preferred provider for many insurance companies, Employment Assistant Programs, and managed health care plans. |
Paul Bestock 1001 Broadway, Suite 318, Seattle WA 98122 206-325-9080 |