About JEFF

JEFF SHENK – Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate, Professional Mediator, Life Coach, Life Recovery Coach.

If I had to describe myself, I would say I am a peacemaker and a puzzle solver. I will give you tools to understand and manage internal and external conflicts. As a puzzle solver, I will help you integrate the pieces of your life into a whole that is stronger and more resilient. I have a strong desire to see others overcome the problems and issues that arise from daily life and relationships.

Marriage is a bold commitment to spend the rest of your life with another person. Many of us come to it unprepared for the challenges it brings. I can assist with premarital counseling using the SYMBIS assessment or a more eclectic approach based on the Gottman Seven Principles work. I can also provide help for couples dealing with misunderstanding, conflict, and betrayal.

As a life and recovery coach I can provide targeted help for those working through difficult or changing life circumstances.

As a professional mediator, I provide mediation services to those in conflict.  I can also provide conflict coaching for those that are not ready to talk face to face with the other party, or who believe they can deal with the issue themselves. As a trained mediator, I adhere to the Washington Mediation Association Standards of Practice for Mediators.

As a recovery coach, I work with those in recovery to develop habits and ways of thinking that will help them overcome temptations and obstacles, and to have health and healing not only in their own lives but in their relationships with others.  An area of specialty is sex addiction recovery coaching.

I enjoy reading for enrichment and enjoyment.  I like the treasure hunt that is geocaching and spending time outdoors.  Enjoying my grandchildren is a daily blessing.