Dr. Welton can be reached at (206)-300-5509 or dr.sarah.welton@gmail.com.
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Insurance: Out of Network Coverage
Locations: Bothell
Sarah R. Welton, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist who received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Seattle Pacific University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education at the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System. She provides psychotherapy to adolescents and adults across the lifespan, including specialized work with older adults, military veterans, and military families.
Dr. Welton uses an integrative, evidence-based approach informed by cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family Systems “parts” work, attachment-focused EMDR and mind-body therapies (e.g. somatic experiencing). She has specialized training and experience in complex trauma and PTSD, chronic pain and health conditions, substance use and addictive behaviors, adolescent development, behavioral medicine, primary care integration, and biofeedback.
Her clinical work frequently addresses trauma and unresolved grief, anxiety and depression, chronic illness and pain, relationship difficulties, stress and life transitions, substance use, emotional and binge eating, sleep difficulties, and the psychological impact of challenging life experiences. Therapy involves collaboratively understanding how past experiences, relationships, patterns of coping, and present circumstances shape emotional, cognitive, physical, and relational responses.
Dr. Welton believes that meaningful change often begins with learning to become more present to our experience with curiosity and compassion rather than judgment or avoidance. Therapy can help us understand the strategies we developed to cope and survive, discern which continue to serve us, and develop greater flexibility in how we respond to ourselves, others, and the circumstances of our lives. Her goal is not simply symptom reduction, but helping clients move toward greater health, connection, resilience, and a life that feels meaningful and aligned with what matters to them.
Areas of clinical specialty include:
Trauma and PTSD
Chronic pain, chronic illness, and behavioral medicine
Substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns
Grief, bereavement, and loss
Anxiety, depression, and stress
Relationship difficulties and life transitions
Binge eating and emotional eating
Mind-body health and wellness
Motivational Interviewing and Motivational Enhancement
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Military veterans and their families
Older adults