Jon Leong, MA

jon.leong@avantinw.com

(425) 780-5294

Education and Training:

Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwest University

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Northwest University

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS) Facilitator

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Certified Practitioner

Background and Experience:

Jon has over fifteen years of experience working with adolescences and young adults in youth ministry at churches in Hawaii and Seattle. He received clinical training as a therapist at Meier Clinics in Bothell, working with clients attending the partial hospitalization program for acute mental health issues. 

Special Interests and Services:

Jon was born and raised in Hawaii and moved to Seattle in 2006. Jon is passionate about helping different cultures understand one another. Having been raised in a collective culture and then marrying someone from a more robust individualistic culture, Jon strives to help bridge the gap between those two worlds through mental health counseling and psych-education. 

People are multi-faceted and complex. Jon believes that people grow and heal when they understand the relationship between biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors and how they impact and influence the client’s world. 

Jon loves using Object Relations, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) with clients. Jon also enjoys utilizing personality assessments to help clients achieve and develop their goals by understanding themselves and relating to others.