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Hatoun Altharwa, LMHC

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationWashington
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, LGBT, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Hatoun

Hatoun Altharwa is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Washington with nine years of clinical experience. They emphasize honest, authentic therapeutic relationships where clients can gradually build trust and bring forward their genuine thoughts and feelings.

Background and approach

Hatoun views therapy as a collaborative exploration rather than a search for constant happiness, seeing growth and experience as central to long-term wellbeing. Their approach favors deep, person-centered engagement that challenges limiting beliefs and supports the emergence of healthier perspectives.

In sessions Hatoun integrates Internal Family Systems with client-centered methods and evidence-based skills from CBT and DBT, along with mindfulness and somatic tools, to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship struggles, grief, sleep difficulties, and self-esteem.

Clients can expect a focus on increased self-awareness, clearer values, and practical strategies tailored to each person’s needs.

How Hatoun Integrates Approaches for Online Care



Internal Family Systems (IFS) is used to help clients notice and understand different parts of themselves, allowing exploration of inner conflicts and the origins of distress in a gentle, nonjudgmental way. This approach can be useful for trauma, persistent emotions, and patterns that feel stuck. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting, accepting relationship so clients can safely explore their experiences and arrive at their own insights, which supports growth across many life challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it effective for anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Hatoun works with each person to clarify goals, preferences, and needs, and combines elements from different methods to create a tailored plan rather than using a one-size-fits-all model. Clients are invited to give feedback so the course of therapy can be adjusted over time.

Online therapy with Hatoun uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for scheduling and communication style. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity when in-person visits are difficult, and access ongoing support from a licensed professional in Washington without travel. Sessions can be adapted to focus on skills training, relational exploration, or somatic awareness depending on what the client and therapist decide together.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can Hatoun help with?
Hatoun works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, LGBT matters, family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship difficulties, grief, sleeping problems, and self-esteem.
What is Hatoun's therapeutic style like?
Their style is collaborative and client-centered, combining honest relational work with practical skills from CBT and DBT, somatic awareness, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems to explore patterns and support change.
How much clinical experience does this therapist have?
Hatoun has nine years of experience working with people facing complex issues and aims to create thoughtful, individualized treatment that respects each person’s experience.
What are Hatoun's credentials and where are they located?
They hold the credential WA LMHC LH61161457 and practice in Washington as a licensed mental health counselor.
Can I work with Hatoun in a language other than English?
Hatoun provides services in English and is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefSleeping disordersSelf esteem

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapySomatic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Washington

Languages

English