MEET DR. SAVANNA
Savanna Parker, PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Relational, neuroaffirming therapy for adults and couples in Vancouver and across Washington State.
If you’re hesitant about therapy or have tried it before and left feeling misunderstood, you’re in the right place.
Dr. Savanna’s work is grounded in the relationship she builds with clients. Using a balance of compassionate understanding and direct challenging, she helps clients pause in real time to build awareness of their true experience during the moments they usually push through or minimize.
Her approach is deeply relational, meaning that your real time experience in the therapy room will be used as a tool to understand how you’re showing up in relationships. With this, you can explore ways to start showing up in ways that allow space for your own needs and desires.
HOW DR. SAVANNA VIEWS CHANGE
Your emotions and protective patterns make sense.
Dr. Savanna draws from therapeutic approaches that share a common foundation: your nervous system, emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are communicating something meaningful. With the support of therapy, you can make sense of what these responses have been protecting, listen for the needs beneath them, and build greater freedom to respond in ways that feel true to you.
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy helps you understand what your emotions are communicating and how they relate to your unmet needs. The work supports more authentic responses to yourself and greater emotional honesty in your relationships.
Gottman Couples Therapy
Gottman Couples Therapy is a heavily researched approach that focuses on reducing conflict, increasing respect and affection, and building shared meaning together. Partners will learn concrete communication skills to reduce hostility and increase understanding.
Internal Family Systems
Internal Family Systems therapy helps you approach protective, critical, overwhelmed, and vulnerable parts of yourself with curiosity rather than judgment. By understanding what these parts are trying to protect, you can access greater self-trust and compassion.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy isn’t about just thinking positively. It helps you understand the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. We’ll explore your go-to cognitive patterns and the protective function they serve while working toward greater cognitive flexibility.