Gary Grant, LMHC

Gary Grant, LMHC, licensed in Washington, has practiced for 50 years. He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, depression, addictions, and many other concerns using client-centered, attachment-based, cognitive behavioral, existential, and hypnotherapy approaches. He describes his work as drawing on client strengths and resilience to support lasting change.

Grant began his career in education and probation before moving into mental health practice. His background includes long-term work on the Salish/Kootenai Reservation in Montana and with Alaskan Native communities in Fairbanks. That cross-cultural experience shapes how he talks about identity, culture, and the effects of marginalization.

He trained in counseling and education, holding a Master of Education in Guidance and Counseling and a Master of Fine Arts with coursework in group psychotherapy. He also completed clinical hypnotherapy training and substantial graduate study toward a PsyD. Grant describes using mindfulness and group therapy techniques for emotional regulation, especially for people with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and anger management concerns.

In practice he uses client-centered methods rooted in Rogers alongside cognitive approaches and attachment ideas. Sessions often focus on identifying strengths, building coping skills, and addressing relationship patterns. Hypnotherapy and existential conversations are offered when they fit the person’s goals.

Grant reports experience with LGBTQ clients, Native and African heritage communities, adolescents in residential settings, and people affected by serious mental health conditions including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. He frames therapy as a collaborative process that emphasizes practical steps toward more resilient mental health.

How his approaches translate to remote sessions