Mags Aleks(She/Her/Hers)

Mags Aleks is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Seattle, Washington. She enjoys working with folks (ages 14+) who are feeling overwhelmed, distressed, or burned out because of their careers, because of societal and cultural expectations, and because of the state of the world, whether due to politics, the climate crisis, or how some people dehumanize others (by taking away rights or via state-sanctioned violence). Mags’ clients often struggle with feelings of grief for intangible losses–like loss of an internalized vision, an identity, or a place to which they felt connected–anxiety or worry, despair, disillusionment, or demoralization.

Mags collaborates with folks to examine the overlapping (and often oppressive) systems in which they live as well as their pasts to help them understand inner experiences that may leave them feeling isolated, helpless, or depleted. She draws from a variety of therapeutic approaches to encourage folks to reconnect to themselves, to stabilize their nervous systems, and to identify and prioritize their values as they find purpose and practice radical hope to move forward in their lives.

A career changer herself, who has graduate degrees in law and political science in addition to counseling, Mags is well-suited to work with individuals who feel impacted by or sensitive to the world around them. Her style is warm and sincere while also direct and pragmatic. She welcomes clients to be authentically human in session and invites rage, tears, swearing, laughter, and curiosity into the therapy space.