Meet Your Therapist
Tracy Askilsrud, LMFT, CST
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 9 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life's most challenging moments — and come out stronger on the other side.
My Story
A Therapist Who Truly Listens
Tracy Askilsrud is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist with a deep commitment to helping people build healthier, more fulfilling relationships — with others and with themselves.
With over 9 years of clinical experience, Tracy specializes in working with couples, individuals, and families navigating a wide range of challenges: communication breakdowns, infidelity, life transitions, intimacy concerns, co-parenting conflicts, and more.
Tracy's approach is warm, direct, and grounded in evidence-based practice. She believes that therapy should feel like a partnership — a collaborative process where you feel genuinely heard, respected, and supported every step of the way.
Whether you're in crisis or simply seeking greater clarity and connection, Tracy is here to help you find your path forward.
Credentials & Training
Education & Licensure
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Washington State (LF61221525)
- 9+ years of clinical experience
- AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
- Certified in Discernment Counseling
- Trained in Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT) Levels 1 & 2
- Trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Trained in Gottman Method
- Trained in Developmental Model of Couples Therapy
- Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
- Trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
- Member, Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (WAMFT)
- Member, American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT)
- Saybrook University — M.A. Psychology with a Counseling Specialization (2017)
- University of Michigan — Sex Therapy Program (2024)
- University of Washington — M. Architecture Degree (2006)
- West Chester University — B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology Degree (1992)
My Approach
What You Can Expect Working With Me
Compassion First
Every person who walks through the door deserves to feel genuinely heard and respected — without judgment.
A Safe Space
Therapy works best when you feel safe. Tracy creates an environment of warmth, confidentiality, and trust.
Collaborative Approach
You are the expert on your own life. Tracy works with you — not at you — to help you reach your goals.
Evidence-Based Practice
Tracy draws on proven therapeutic methods tailored to your unique situation, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
How I Work
Therapeutic Approaches
Tracy draws on a range of evidence-based modalities, always tailoring the approach to the individual, couple, or family she's working with.
Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT)
An integrative approach that draws on attachment theory, developmental neuroscience, and arousal regulation to help couples create secure, lasting bonds.
Discernment Counseling
A structured process for couples on the brink of separation to gain clarity about the future of their relationship.
Mindfulness-Based Approaches
Incorporates present-moment awareness and nervous system regulation to support calm, grounded decision-making.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Explores how early attachment experiences shape current relationship patterns and emotional responses.
Neurodivergent Sensitive Approach
Therapy that honors and adapts to the unique needs of neurodivergent individuals and their relationships, fostering understanding and connection.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Helps couples and individuals identify and reshape emotional responses to create more secure, connected relationships.
Gottman Method
A research-based approach to couples therapy focused on building friendship, managing conflict, and creating shared meaning.
Cognitive and Dialectic Behavioral Therapies (CBT, ACT, DBT)
Evidence-based approaches that identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, build distress tolerance, and develop skills for lasting emotional wellbeing.
Ready to Work Together?
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation and take the first step toward the relationship and life you deserve.