“You’ve done so much for me and my family throughout everything. You’ve continued to reconfirm your trust and utter respect with unbridled care and love. I do not trust just anyone with my personal life nor my children’s hearts' and minds' welfare. I do trust you though.”

— D.W., Washington

“I have known Brad for twelve years now. I met him when I was fifteen and was really struggling. I had left home due to some pretty severe family problems. I was also experimenting with drugs and surrounding myself with friends that did not have my best interest in mind.

“I used to hang out at a homeless youth center that Brad was the Executive Director of. From day one, Brad treated me with respect and understanding. He believed in me even when I didn't believe in myself. But it was more than that. He was actually able to convey to me how much I was worth. He always focused on the positive things I was doing and made me feel like I could really make something of myself. This was always without judgment. It was a safe, comfortable, healthy relationship with an adult male and I really needed that at that point in my life.

“I have been clean for nine years now. I have gone on to receive a college degree. I am married and have a beautiful daughter. I now surround myself with healthy relationships. I truly credit Brad with giving me the tools to turn things around. He will always be in my heart, and I would recommend his services to anyone who actually wants to heal.”

— M.P., Utah

“ ...I have close to 15 years experience in the psychology and psychiatry field, either working with doctors or therapists or using them for myself. Of all the therapists I have worked with, not one of them were able to do the work that Brad and I were able to do in such a short time. It’s all in his form of therapy, combined with much more.

“When I began working with Brad, I saw instant changes in myself, in life, internally, emotionally, and physically. Brad has a completely unique therapy... to reach people, explain therapy, and teach new ways of living life to its fullest...

“If you have ever thought of using an online therapist, I highly recommend Brad. You will not be disappointed because, in reality, you do the work — he just guides you to where you want to be. He has a calm, peaceful, enlightening, sincere heart for each and every patient he has…”

— D.V., Alabama

“Brad brings a gift that I hope every person finds in one way or another during their lifetime. He brings the gift of healing through inner journeys, the gift of coming to know and live through your true self.

“I began working with Brad shortly after my foster children moved in. Unlike before, this time I began having intense anxieties that developed into panic attacks. I became paralyzed at the thought of going to work, being with my family, doing anything that had always been so easy for me. It became a challenge each day to just keep breathing. Many people thought I needed medication. I knew that I wanted to find the source of my fear, heal it, and grow from this experience. All my life, I had actively avoided therapy, feeling it wasn’t safe. Now, it seemed that in order to keep my job, my family, my life, I had no choice...

“I immediately trusted Brad. It was easy to talk with him. He was patient, gentle and firm, professional, and always, always positive. He has an amazing way of re-framing challenges into opportunities and healing. Brad encouraged me to call when I needed help — not just try to hold on until our next session. For me, this allowed my healing to happen much more quickly.

“He is very insightful and absolutely certain of your ability to grow and heal. It is this certainty that is a constant inspiration and reassurance to me. When I call him, he is always positive and confident, calm and focused. He quickly guides me back to a calm place with a clear intention and strategy for how to overcome the current challenge. And it works. Every time.

“He has taught me how to identify patterns from my past, recognize the role they filled in the past, and find new ways of being that are better suited to the present. After awhile, I was able to use the strategies he taught me on my own and had to call less and less. I have begun to find my own confidence.

“Brad has a way of guiding inner work that encourages you to find your own connection between mind, body, and spirit. It has been in becoming more and more conscious of this connection that my greatest healing has come. I truly believe that Brad saved my mental life. I was ready, he was there, and working together amazing things have happened.”

— J.C., Washington

“Brad is so gifted in the powers of words and soul guidance that I’d never think possible.”

— M.B., Washington

“Brad’s therapy is unique to me in that he does not focus on my past, ‘what my childhood was like,’ or blaming others for my circumstances. Rather, he moves me towards self-forgiveness and letting go of the past with the understanding that I cannot go on successfully until I let go of my past mistakes, heartaches and failures.

“Brad has always treated me with the utmost dignity and respect. I have never felt like I am ‘on the clock’ in my sessions with Brad. Brad has a way of weaving humor into my sessions, which creates a more friendly, informal, and personable atmosphere — allowing me to be more comfortable sharing. Brad is ‘real,’ and speaks and listens from the heart, meeting me right where I am at, in the moment, in a most nonjudgmental manner...

“Having a safe and trusting relationship with my therapist is critical. I have worked with numerous therapists over the past 30 years, trying to break my pattern of self-destructive behaviors brought on by shame and self-loathing. Brad Simkins is the only therapist that I have allowed to enter into the depths of my authentic self and to motivate me to speak my truths and change behaviors.”

— K.A., Washington

“When my son was 10 years old, he was diagnosed with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) as a result of living with his bipolar father. His behavior was so disruptive in school and at home, that I had no choice but to send him to live with a relative who was a licensed foster care provider.

“When he was about 12, it was time for him to come home, and Brad Simkins was appointed as the therapist to mediate our “family reunification”...

“I believe to this day that if we hadn’t been lucky enough to get Brad as our therapist, the whole thing could have been a disaster, and I would not have become the parent I am today. More importantly, my son would not have become the mature, honorable man he is today. My son is now serving in the Army National Guard in Afghanistan, in which he volunteered for service when he was a junior in high school...

“Before Brad came to work with my family, I had low confidence in my parenting skills…. Brad not only gave me the confidence I needed, but he also taught me coping mechanisms and the importance of balancing mind, body, and spirit as a parent. Eventually I managed to complete a master’s degree, both my children are/were honor students, and my son will start college when he returns from his deployment in September.”

— S.S., Florida

“Over the last several decades, I have seen a range of therapists as the need arose. One thing I really appreciate about Brad is his ability to help me work where I'm at, and not rehash things I've been through already.

“I feel like he has excellent judgment in trusting when I say I'm okay with something and knowing how to keep things open in case I need to be challenged.

“Brad is professional, caring and respectful. He knows how to challenge people while holding them with positive regard.”

— S.C., Washington

“Who will come find you
when you've wandered
blindly through the dark
and come to the edge of the cliff
Who will stand next to you
as you suddenly wake up
certain you can't go back
and terrified of going forward over the edge
Who will keep you from falling
when you try to find a way home
spiraling to higher and higher cliffs
and then at the highest peak paralyzed
Who will you trust to nudge you, guide you, teach you
at this moment, when terror and hopelessness reach out hungrily for you
Who will you trust when they suggest with the sureness of all their being
that you don't have to go back and you don't have to fall
that in fact, you'll fly.
Who will fly next to you
when you take this leap of faith
in your first celebrations of flight
soaring, laughing, great gratitude of wonder
Who will be there still
as sudden doubts bring your wings in close, mid-air
with quiet whispers as constant as the wind
reminding you that this isn't something you can do, you have done, you will do
flying is something you already are doing
Who will sit next to you on the tops of the trees
looking out with wonder, amazement, thankfilled peace
at all the places you've walked through
and now all the places you've soared high above
Who will you turn to
and thank from the center of your being
for having guided you in healing
reminded you about being
and come with you on the path from walking blindly in the dark
to soaring gratefully on the warm winds of love and light.”

— J.C., Washington