Welcome to Blackbird Pond Retreat

At Blackbird Pond Retreat I see individual clients, couples, families as well as doing group therapy.  Weekend  retreats include therapeutic healing "marathons", weekends for couples to heal and enhance their relationships AND spiritual, meditation intensives.

Horses, dogs, cats and even the chickens help in the process, as well as the beautiful natural surroundings.

Original artwork by Laura Stone.

Gillian Marrah MSW, LMHC, LICSW  
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker 

I have been in private practice since 1980, working with adults, teens and children. Offering individual, couples, family and group therapy sessions.

I use a large variety of counseling modalities which includes: cognitive-behavioral therapy, transactional analysis, transpersonal, and canine assisted therapy. I help people heal: family of origin issues, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, addictions, relationship and sexual issues, PTSD, spiritual, etc. 

I offer all of the above therapy services as well as Equine assisted therapy and personal healing retreats at Blackbird Pond Retreat on Whidbey Island.

Currently seeing clients in two locations:
Ballard, Seattle, WA 
Greenbank on Whidbey Island, WA

Contact Information:  
(206) 633-5864 or (360) 678-1520
gillianmarrahmsw@gmail.com


You can hear me on KUOW's Weekday program:

Animal assisted therapy:
http://www2.kuow.org/program.php?id=27485

Tips on coping with violence:
http://www2.kuow.org/program.php?id=27636