Carol Heinz About

"We shall not cease
from exploration

And the end of
all our exploring

Will be to arrive
where we started

And know the place
for the first time"

- T.S. Eliot

about me

I received my Masters of Arts in Counseling with an emphasis in Mental Health from Seattle University
and my Bachelor of Arts from Whitman College.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Child Mental Health Specialist and a Mental Health Professional.*

In addition to having a private practice, I am the Counseling Practicum & Internship Coordinator for Seattle University’s Graduate Program in Counseling and School Psychology. I also teach in an adjunct capacity and provide clinical supervision in Seattle University’s Graduate Program in Counseling and
School Psychology.

I have experience providing therapy at community mental health agencies, as well as doing advocacy work for and direct service with homeless women, families, and youth.

carol heinz LMHC llc | 3123 Fairview Ave East, Suite C | SEATTLE, WA 98102 | 206.753.9084

    *Licensed Mental Health Counselor
      A Licensed Mental Health Counselor must have a Masters Degree in
    counseling from an accredited college or university. Such person shall
    have, in addition to their advanced degree, at least 3000 hours in a
    position involving the direct treatment of persons with mental illness,
    or emotional disturbance, 1200 of which must be direct client contact
    hours, and 100 hours of individual formal meetings with an Approved
    Supervisor who has an advanced degree in counseling. In addition to
    required hours, such person will also pass the exam for the National
    Board of Certified Counselors.

     Child Mental Health Specialist
    A Child Mental Health Specialist must be a Mental Health Professional
    (MHP). In addition to MHP status, he or she must have a minimum of
    one hundred actual hours (not quarter or semester hours) of special
    training in child development and the treatment of children and youth
    with serious emotional disturbance and their families. He or she must
    also have the equivalent of one year of full-time experience in the
    treatment of seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth and
    their families under the supervision of a Child Mental Health Specialist.

      Mental Health Professional
    A Mental Health Professional must have a Masters Degree or further
    advanced degree in counseling or one of the social sciences from an
    accredited college or university. Such person shall have, in addition to
    their advanced degree, at least two years of full time experience (4160
    hours) in a position involving the direct treatment of persons with
    mental illness, or emotional disturbance, such experience gained under
    the supervision of a Mental Health Professional.