Providers

Sierra Swing, PsyD - Owner

Dr. Swing is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist. She provides psychotherapy for individuals and couples throughout the lifespan, as well as offers a breadth of experience in forensic, neuropsychological, parenting, and general psychological evaluations. She has extensive experience working with the consequences of adverse childhood experiences and trauma, as well as seeing clients who struggle with depression, anxiety, relationship problems, adjustment and life transitions, addictive behaviors, stress, chronic pain, health issues, dissociative disorders, and grief and loss. She offers an integrated and collaborative therapeutic approach pulling from multiple therapeutic modalities and empirically supported treatments. She also utilizes her Certified Therapy Dog, Blake, and her therapy dog in training, Boomer, as co-therapists in her practice.

Ashley Strauss, PsyD - Associate

Ashley is a licensed clinical psychologist who works full-time as a Behavioral Health Consultant at Neighborcare Health in Columbia City but also maintains a part-time private practice with Sound Psychotherapy & Assessment.

Ashley is an incredible practitioner who provides individual and couples therapy and specializes in the treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, adjustment related difficulties, health management, behavior change, mood disorders, addiction, sexuality, gender, and the LGBTQIA+ population.

Sarah Hays, PsyD, LMHC - Associate

Sarah is a licensed mental health counselor specializing in individual, family and couples therapy, as well as psychological testing. She recently graduated with her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a focus in Geek Therapy.

Sarah is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and has experience in forensic, primary care, and chemical dependency/treatment settings. Her specialties include geek culture, recovery from substance addiction, gender, sexuality, and the LGBTQIA+ population.

Carolyn Mathews, PsyD, LMHC, BCC

Carolyn is an integrative psychotherapist, with offices in Downtown Seattle and Bellingham, who works with adults in transition. She works with a broad spectrum of clients ranging from seasoned professionals to graduate students who are navigating or adjusting to complex life and career transitions. In addition, Carolyn specializes in working with those affected by cancer, (including patients, survivors, caregivers, family members and friends) -- known as psycho-oncology, and uses CBT-I for those suffering from the effects of insomnia. She tailors her approach to each individual, calling on techniques from cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, person-centered, and solution-focused therapies -- always focused on the needs of the client.