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Ellen L. Walker, Ph.D.

Practice Philosophy Dr. Walker’s evaluation approach is based on gaining practical answers and solutions to the concerns you have. She will assist you by communicating with your physician or other referral source and/or helping you to seek out your own resources. Dr. Walker is a solution-focused therapist. She strives to work with clients in achieving a greater understanding of how current and past thoughts, actions, and circumstances affect current emotions. Her goal is to assist clients in development and utilization of their individual personal resources in their treatment. Background and Clinical Training Dr. Walker’s first counseling experience came in 1983, when she began volunteer work as a telephone crisis counselor in Jackson, Mississippi and then Tokyo, Japan. She has been in private practice in Bellingham since 1991. Dr. Walker was a co-facilitator of the newly formed Adult ADHD Support Group in Bellingham back in the early 1990’s. She served on the board and was president of the Northwest Behavioral Health Independent Practice Association, an organization with over 150 mental health private practitioners. Dr. Walker earned her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1986. She returned to school at Seattle Pacific University for her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, completing this degree in 2000. Licensure and Professional Memberships Dr. Walker attained her Washington State Psychology license in 2001. Every three years, she completes a minimum of sixty hours of continuing education. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA), the Learning Disabilities Association of Washington State (LDAWA), Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). She is listed as a referral psychologist with each of these organizations.

Stories By Ellen L. Walker, Ph.D.

Relationships

Why Do Parents Of Childless Offspring Make Waves?

By Ellen L. Walker, Ph.D.Jun 23, 2015

Why should potential grandparent makers not feel free to exercise their right to have childless marriages?...
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3 Reasons Childless Couples Are More Faithful

By Ellen L. Walker, Ph.D.Jun 23, 2015

New study finds childless couples are more likely to be faithful This past weekend I stumbled...
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9 Reasons Dog Rearing Is Easier Than Child Rearing

By Ellen L. Walker, Ph.D.Jun 22, 2015

I’m the “mother” of three darling terriers, Bella, Scuppers, and Sable, and let me tell you,...
Childless

Would You Be Childfree For The Sake Of The Earth?

By Ellen L. Walker, Ph.D.Jun 22, 2015

Another good reason to be childfree but would you consider it? Most people consider whether or...