Wade Walter
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Washington
Anxiety -Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)- Trauma- Depression-Personality disorders- Couples counseling-
Wade Walter
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Professional statement
Mr. Walter has over 37 years of experience in the mental health counseling field. Anxiety, PTSD, trauma and mood disorders as well as personality disorders are a particular area of specialization for him. He is a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) and specializes also in treatment of Personality Disorders. He is also a Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional. His theoretical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness practices. He works with individuals, couples, and families.
Mr. Walter has provided counseling to individuals and couples, crisis intervention and clinical case management to people with severe and persistent mental illness in community mental health centers in Washington and Oregon. He has supervised therapists in community mental health centers and in private practice and is a qualified supervisor for purposes of licensure.
Mr. Walter's practice is strictly Telemental Health and he is a Board Certified-Telemental Health Provider (BC-TMH).
Work and Education
Years of Experience: 29 years
Kitsap Mental Health Services, MA Care Coordinator/Therapist
Regence Blue Shield of Washington/Burlington, WA , Behavioral Health Care Mgmt./Utilization Mgmt. Clinician
Cascade Mental Health Care/Chehalis, WA , Adult Outpatient Program Manager
Wade Walter, MA, LMHC, Counselor - Sole Proprietor of Private Practice
Pierce County Human Services/Tacoma, WA, Pierce County RSN Adult Care Manager/Clinical Resource Specialist
Kitsap Mental Health Services, Coordinator of Resource and Accountability Systems (Assessment and Resource Mgmt. Team Supervisor)
Lewis & Clark College - Portland, OR, Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, 1995
Evergreen State College - Olympia, WA, Bachelor of Arts (Human Services and Psychological Counseling with a Multicultural focus), 1991
Tacoma Community College - Tacoma, WA, Associates of Technical Arts in Human Services , 1988
Licensure
Washington: LH00007547Languages
EnglishSpecialties
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Healing painful experiences and memories from the past
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Personality disorders - Support reducing emotional suffering and addressing relationship challenges
Couples counseling - Addressing relationship challenges and life transitions; strengthening communication and feelings of security, desire, connection, and love
General expertise
Treatment approaches
Clientele
- Adults (24+)
- Couples
- Families
- Parents
- Seniors (65+)
- Young adults (18-24)
Locations & Hours
Insurance
- Aetna
- Cigna
- First Choice Health
- PacificSource
- Premera Blue Cross
- Regence Blue Shield
- United Healthcare
Out-of-pocket fees
- Individual sessions:$150 (50min)
- Sliding scale:$100 - $150
- Initial session:$150 (60min)
- Couples sessions:$200 (50min)
Additional session information
Out-of-network billing options
This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:
Payment options
- Credit Card
Session frequency
Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Every other week
- Every other month
- Multiple times a week
- As needed
Therapist's note
Counseling sessions are designed to be FIFTY minutes long although our initial session may be longer. My standard rate for a therapy session is $150, payable before the session starts. I do offer a sliding scale however on a case by case basis. Please allow at least 24 hours' notice for a cancellation. Late cancellations and missed appointments will be charged at 50% of the agreed upon rate for the first occurrence and 100% for subsequent occurrences. Due to the nature of my practice I may not be able to respond to phone calls immediately. Phone calls between sessions will be free for the first 5 minutes. Beyond that, calls will be billed on a per minute, prorated basis based on the agreed upon hourly rate.