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 and recovery

  • Relationship with self and others

  • Life transitions to parenthood

  • Children leaving home

  • Aging and related changes

  • Oppression and cultural issues

  • Neurodivergent Individuals

  • Parents of neurodivergent children

  • Parents of children with disabilities

To Schedule
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Accepting new clients:

Schedule Hours:
In-person: Not at this time
Telehealth:

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

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Therapy Approach for Teens and Adults

The heart of my work is helping clients transform their relationships—with others and with themselves—into healthy, empowering, and meaningful ones. My style is relational, curious, and direct. I integrate a variety of therapeutic approaches, combining behavioral methods with psychodynamic theory so that I can help clients set attainable goals while also exploring deeper, family-of-origin patterns when relevant.

I tailor treatment to each client, working collaboratively to discover their emotional story-their thoughts, feelings, and needs in order to support growth and development.

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Michal is a licensed clinical social worker who has been providing therapy for adolescents, adults, couples, families, and groups for over two decades. She received her bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Tel Aviv University in Israel and her master’s degree from the University of Washington School of Social Work.

She has extensive experience as a therapist in outpatient mental health settings, focusing on trauma, social justice, and oppression. Michal is currently completing her second year at the SPSI Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program and participates in a weekly Modern Psychoanalytic Lens group for mental health therapists.

Michal integrates feminist theory and a social justice lens into her work, entering therapeutic relationships with cultural humility. She works with clients of all ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and neurodivergent experiences. Her therapeutic stance centers on providing grounded support, insight, and compassion.

She is informed by research-based therapy methods including anti-oppressive psychodynamic therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), narrative therapy, and attachment theory. She is also a certified Gottman educator in both Bringing Baby Home (BBH) for expecting and new parents and The 7 Principles Program for Couples.

Michal has been a private practitioner in Seattle since 2016.

If you are interested to connect with Michal, feel free to email or call:

Michalgkeidar@gmail.com

(206)-486-4131

About Michal