“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.”
Daniel Kelley-Petersen, MAEd, LMHC, LPC, NCC
Hi! I’m Dan. I am a licensed mental health counselor in WA state and licensed professional counselor in the states of Arizona and Oregon. I became fascinated with Gestalt as a 1st year graduate student in a counseling theories class and didn’t get nearly enough of it. I began studying Gestalt Therapy in 2013 as a second year graduate student and 10 years later, became a Certified Gestalt Therapist from the Gestalt Associates Training Los Angeles (GATLA). I love learning about therapy and how its relational foundation is where the healing happens. I also love teaching and so I currently serve as a clinical supervisor for Associates in WA state and pre-licensed counselors in Oregon. I also serve as Faculty with Gestalt Associates Training Seattle (GATSEA) Program and as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Counseling in the Clinical Mental Health Program at Seattle University. I remain passionate about learning and expresses this passion through teaching, seminars, workshops, and salons in the region and internationally. At the heart of my work is the therapeutic relationship with adults, couples, and groups through a social justice lens, taking a non-pathologizing and anti-oppression stance. I identify as white, cisgender, straight, able-bodied, and an ally. I love baseball, golf, spending time outside, cooking a meal and sharing it with others, and exploring the depths of self in any conversation. I am constantly challenged and supported in my relationship with my partner and my adult son who is currently away at college.
