Meet Sofiya
Welcome! My name is Sofiya Kostareva and I am a
Creative, Somatic & Trauma Informed Therapist based in Seattle, WA.
Creative expression has always been a refuge for my own self-inquiry and self-care, but I wasn't introduced to therapy until my sophomore year of college to help manage anxiety and depression. This experience not only changed how I saw myself, but it also helped me own the stories of my life in an empowering way.
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From then on, I knew my life's work would be engaging in creative healing. Since 2016, I’ve been lucky to support exceptionally lovely humans of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and needs.
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I completed my Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley University and have extensive training in somatic and trauma informed approaches to care. I’m also a Clinically Certified Trauma Professional and am eligible for certification as a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT). For the last four years I’ve focused on providing high quality therapy to adults in the state of Washington.
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I’m humbled by the ability of art to help us see and feel the world through the eyes of another. My current creative practice involves writing down curious thoughts, strumming guitar, dancing in my living room, splashing paint against butcher paper and singing in the shower.
My most important identities are white, queer, cis-gendered female (she/her) , first generation Ukrainian-American immigrant, and multi-disciplinary artist.
