Michal Goldring Keidar, LICSW
Michal is a licensed clinical social worker (LW61207715) who provides psychotherapy for teens and adults coping with trauma, oppression, cultural issues, anxiety, relationship issues, relocation, and life transitions. She supports clients in navigating their relationships with themselves and with others.
She also works with parents of neurodivergent children, parents of children with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, and people of all ethnicities and gender identities.
AREAS OF FOCUS
Trauma, Complex Trauma, and Recovery
Attachment, Family of Origin, and Relational Patterns
Relationship Enhancement and Interpersonal Difficulties
Identity, Self-Esteem, and Personal Growth
Adolescents, Young Adults, and Neurodivergent Individuals (ADHD, Autism, and Twice-Exceptionality)
Parenting, Including Neurodivergent Children and Children with Disabilities
Life Transitions Across the Lifespan, Including Parenthood, Immigration, Relocation, Cultural Adjustment, Empty Nest, and Aging
Oppression, Cultural Identity, and Cross-Cultural Experiences
FEES AND INSURANCE
Michal works as an out-of-network provider and accepts payment at the time of each session.
If you plan to use your out-of-network benefits, Michal will be happy to provide a superbill (an insurance receipt) that you can submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement.
Please check with your insurance provider in advance to confirm your mental health coverage and reimbursement options
Therapy Approach for Teens and Adults
I believe that meaningful change begins within the context of a genuine therapeutic relationship. My approach is relational, psychodynamic, trauma-informed, and collaborative. Together, we explore not only current challenges and symptoms but also the deeper emotional experiences, attachment patterns, and family-of-origin relationships that have shaped how you relate to yourself and others.
I strive to create a warm, thoughtful, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe to slow down, make sense of their experiences, and reconnect with parts of themselves that may have been overlooked or protected. Therapy is not only about reducing distress, it is also about cultivating greater self-understanding, emotional freedom, resilience, and more fulfilling relationships.
While my work is grounded in contemporary psychodynamic and attachment-based therapy, I thoughtfully integrate evidence-based approaches—including EMDR, CBT, DBT, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), and narrative therapy-when they can support each client's unique goals and needs. Rather than following a predetermined formula, I tailor therapy to the individual, honoring each person's history, culture, strengths, and capacity for growth
Michal is a licensed clinical social worker who has been providing psychotherapy to adolescents, adults, couples, families, and groups for over two decades. She earned her bachelor's degree in Social Work from Tel Aviv University in Israel and her Master of Social Work from the University of Washington.
Since establishing her private practice in Seattle in 2016, Michal has specialized in working with trauma, complex trauma, life transitions, identity, relationships, parenting, neurodivergence, and the impact of social, cultural, and systemic experiences on emotional well-being.
In 2026, Michal completed the two-year Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program at the Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (SPSI). She continues to deepen her clinical work through ongoing psychoanalytic consultation and participation in a weekly Modern Psychoanalytic Lens consultation group.
Michal's therapeutic approach is primarily relational and psychodynamic, grounded in attachment theory and informed by contemporary psychoanalytic thinking. She believes that healing occurs through a collaborative therapeutic relationship where clients can safely explore longstanding patterns, deepen self-understanding, process trauma, and create meaningful and lasting change.
Her work is also informed by evidence-based approaches including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), narrative therapy, and anti-oppressive psychotherapy. She integrates these approaches thoughtfully and flexibly, tailoring therapy to each client's unique needs rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all model.
Michal practices from a culturally humble, feminist, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive perspective. She welcomes clients of all racial, cultural, ethnic, religious, gender, sexual orientation, and neurodivergent identities, recognizing that our personal experiences are shaped not only by our individual histories but also by our relationships, families, communities, and broader social contexts.
She is also a Certified Gottman Educator for both Bringing Baby Home®, supporting expecting and new parents, and The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work®, helping couples strengthen their relationships.
If you are interested to connect with Michal, feel free to email or call:
(206)-486-4131