If you are struggling and need to talk with a pastor for spiritual, relational, or emotional support, please contact any of our pastoral staff. They are glad to support you with short-term, pastoral counseling. You can find a list of our pastors with contact information on our Leadership & Staff page.
PRIVATE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
Cathy McAlhaney, MS, LMFT
Cathy McAlhaney, a state licensed Marriage and Family Counselor and long-term Eastridge member. Cathy is at Eastridge during the week to provide professional counseling by appointment only. Contact Cathy if you are seeking professional Christian counseling for individual or relational issues. She works with individuals, couples, families, and children. Please mention that you are from Eastridge or that you were referred by the Eastridge Church website. Please call 425-785-6158 for appointment.
Everyone needs help sometimes. When it feels like circumstances and life-pressures are causing you to feel sad, hopeless, stuck, and/or afraid, counseling may help you regain emotional traction and move through the challenges of your life. I believe every person has great internal resources/strengths to uncover or discover solutions for life..I specialize in helping couples/families/individuals improve their relationships and also those who experience anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, self-worth, divorce, blended-families, healing from infidelity, parenting, and many other individual and relationship issues. I work from a variety of theories, including Cognitive Behavioral, Solution-Focused, and Gottman Relationship Therapy.
Often, we apply faulty, learned/conditioned, and unhelpful thinking to our problems. I specialize in helping people to renew their thinking, engage their faith, explore and challenge unproductive beliefs, embrace new behaviors and experience healthy change. Couples repair their injured friendship and may renew their passion. Renewed thinking restores relationships, empowers individuals and cultivates hope.
*Clinical member of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
*Completed Advanced Clinician Training with John Gottman in Gottman Relationship Therapy.
*Prior to returning to Graduate School, worked as an executive in Human Resources Management in the high-tech and financial industries for 16 years.
*Married 35 years/ three children.