Michael Jay Badger

Michael Jay Badger

Licensed Psychologist

1200 6th Ave.
Suite 2001
Seattle, WA 98101

Phone: 206.619.9900

Fax: 425.242.5545

Email: Email Michael Jay Badger

Primary Focus: Adult Adjustment / Life Transitioning Counseling, Consulting / Coaching, Stress / Depression Counseling

Scope of Practice

  • Issues at the interface of one’s personal and professional lives, including:
    • Transition Management
    • Career Development
    • Work/Life Balance
    • Retirement Planning
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Relationship Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

Range of Focus

  • Career Development
  • Retirement Planning
  • Work / Life Balance
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Transition Management

Values and Philosophy

Our development (personal, professional, relational) depends upon the continual management of and response to a changing environment.  To a very large degree, we are a product of all that we have experienced. 

Much of life can be characterized as “planful serendipity,” suggesting that we plan as best we can, then cope as best we can with what “reality” presents us.  As circumstances change, the choices available to us also change.  Compromise and re-calibration are constantly required.

As we mature and develop, we need to continue to expand (or refine) our repertoire of both coping and decision-making skills.  Those skills that may have worked in the past will not necessarily work in the future. Informed decision making – about how we think, feel and act – is the key to moving forward.

Therapeutic Technique and Methodology

My approach to counseling or therapy is best described as fundamentally integrative or eclectic, suggesting that what works is more important than what you call it. 

Of the more than two hundred acknowledged theories of psychotherapy that exist, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) seems to have the most to offer in terms of practical application for the majority of adults.  The objectives of CBT are to identify irrational or maladaptive thoughts, assumptions, beliefs and behaviors that are related to debilitating emotions, and to identify how they are dysfunctional, inaccurate, or simply not helpful.

Education, Certification and Professional Associations

Degrees and Certifications

Ph.D. - Counseling Psychology
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

M.A. - Mass Communications
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Memberships
  • American Psychological Association
  • Society of Counseling Psychology
  • Society of Consulting Psychology
  • Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • American Red Cross, Seattle-King Co. Chapter, Bd. of Directors, ‘96-‘03, Board Chair, 2000-2002
  • Leadership Tomorrow, Seattle, Bd. of Directors, ’95-‘04, Board Chair, 2002-2003
  • Society of Consulting Psychology
  • Food Lifeline, Seattle, Bd. of Directors ’91-‘96
  • Committee for Children, Seattle, Bd. of Directors, ’87-‘89
  • Assoc. of Outplacement Consulting Firms, Bd. of Directors, ’87-‘89

Licenses to Practice and Registrations

Licenses

Washington State Psychologist
License number: #777

Payment Information and Hours

Please contact Dr. Badger for hours and rate information.

Insurance Reimbursement Provider For: Aetna, First Choice Health, Premera

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