About Germe
Germe Poston is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Washington. She focuses on stress and anxiety and helps people navigate mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder. Germe also addresses relationship challenges and life transitions.
Germe spends sessions listening with respect and sensitivity. She shapes conversations and goals to match each person’s situation. That can include practical coping strategies for anxiety, ways to manage mood swings, or rebuilding trust after infidelity.
Background and approach
Her work often looks at how attachment, communication, and control issues affect daily life. She also supports people with concerns around body image, gender dysphoria, and participation in BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture. First responder issues and the strains they create are a part of her experience as well.
Germe draws on client-centered therapy to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She uses mindfulness to teach moment-to-moment grounding skills and solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change.
She believes starting therapy takes courage and aims to make that step easier. Conversations are tailored to each person’s needs and pace. Germe works with people to find practical, achievable next steps for relief and progress.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what each person says matters most; it helps people feel heard and shapes goals around their own priorities. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple skills to notice thoughts and body sensations in the moment, which can reduce reactivity to stress and support managing anxiety. Motivational interviewing is a conversational style that helps people explore mixed feelings about change and find their own reasons to move forward.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to test methods and adjust plans based on needs, goals, and preferences. That way sessions stay practical and relevant rather than following a fixed script.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions can fit into a shorter break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging provide brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and options for people who prefer typing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while using the approaches above to address anxiety, relationships, and mood concerns.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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