Dr. Claude Ouellette, LMHC

Dr. Claude Ouellette is a licensed mental health professional with more than 30 years of clinical experience working with people facing trauma, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and has earned Mental Health Professional (MHP) and Child Mental Health Specialist (CMHS) credentials; he is also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychoanalysis. These qualifications reflect a long-standing commitment to clinical training and scholarly inquiry rather than a reliance on credentials alone.

Throughout his career Dr. Ouellette has provided services across the full continuum of clinical work - from intake and assessment to ongoing psychotherapy and collaborative treatment planning. He has increasingly focused his practice on individuals living with dissociative identity disorder (DID) and related dissociative conditions, offering structured, negotiated treatment that begins with a clear assessment of needs and an agreed plan to monitor progress over time.

His treatment approach often integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and ego state interventions as part of a structured therapy plan. Clients should expect an initial informal dialogue to identify goals, the use of standardized assessments when indicated, and regular conversations about how therapy is progressing. Participation in a doctoral-level study may be invited at the client’s discretion, and any research involvement is entirely voluntary. Dr. Ouellette practices from Washington and accepts international clients.

Approaches for Trauma, Dissociation, and Online Care

Dr. Ouellette commonly uses EMDR and client-centered methods in his online work. EMDR is a structured therapy that helps people revisit and reprocess distressing memories with guided bilateral stimulation; it is often used for trauma-related symptoms and can be part of work with complex dissociation. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore feelings, build self-understanding, and clarify goals. Narrative Therapy may also be integrated to help clients examine and reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their experiences, which can be helpful when identity and memory have been affected.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Ouellette works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is monitored over time. This partnership helps ensure the work feels appropriate and purposeful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate differing routines and needs. For many people, working with licensed professionals in flexible formats makes it easier to maintain consistency in care and access therapeutic support from varied locations.