A man with brown hair, brown eyes, and a beard, wearing a dark green shirt, smiling against a dark background.

Josh Evergreen, MA, LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Intern Supervisor, Co-Owner

josh@lighthousecw.org 360-230-8435

My Approach

*Now accepting new clients

Starting therapy can be overwhelming and sometimes frightening, and I want to acknowledge the strength and bravery that it takes to try something new. I offer individual counseling for adults and adolescents (age 15+) with a wide range of presenting issues. I serve clients in-person in Mount Vernon and telehealth clients in Washington State.

I practice using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).  ACT is all about creating new ways of handling your life’s problems to engage more fully and freely as you build a meaningful life. When we have a problem, it’s our natural drive to solve it. Most often, this works. However, when it doesn’t, it can leave us feeling lost and powerless to life’s challenges. We hope that if we just try hard enough, if we just put in a little more effort, we’re going to figure it out. All the while we miss out on the wonders of life, disconnecting from the people closest to us. 

As your therapist, I work hard alongside you to release you from patterns that no longer serve you and develop new ways of viewing and responding to life’s problems. With humor and teamwork, I aim to empower you to live your life aligned with your values to make meaningful change. ACT is a proven evidence-based psychotherapy that has over 3000 published studies showing its effectiveness in treating a wide range of mental health issues with powerful results. 

I welcome a diverse clientele as I feel that our differences are often our greatest assets. All are welcome and safe here. I look forward to the prospect of walking alongside you on your journey towards a rich and meaningful life.

About Josh: 

I show up as my authentic self with clients and I’m passionate about this work. I bring humor, creativity, and fun into therapy. After all, being a human is hard work, and we deserve to have some fun along the way. I’m an avid outdoorsperson, a cascade-crawling mushroom hunter, and hiker. I love to cook, eat, and have adventures indoors and out.

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  • ACT in an outdoor setting takes on a more practical, physical, expressive, and experiential form. Using ACT outdoors we put our feet on the ground, literally. I like to think of outdoor therapy as a therapy field trip where we work together in a new setting to strengthen what we build in the office. We have natural hearts, but sometimes we lose our roots - let’s get outside to reclaim them while working together to reach your goals along the way.

  • Video games and tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) have a special place in therapy as they allow us to try out new things in worlds that are more forgiving. I use games to help clients build social skills, effective goal setting, and develop new ways of doing and being to take into everyday life. To those curious, I have a Switch with a growing library, and I use 5th Edition D&D with modified house rules. Remember, grand adventures are for people of all ages!

    • Individual 53 min. - $150

    • Outdoor 53 min. - $150

    • Gaming 53 min. - $150

    • Initial Intake 53 min. - $200

    We believe everyone deserves access to counseling services and we will do our best to find a sustainable rate that works for you. We have many reduced-rate options available. Reach out for more information.

    • MA in Counseling Psychology - Bastyr University

    • BA in Psychology - Central Washington University

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor License #LH61549596

    • Membership of Washington Mental Health Counselor Association (WMHCA)

    • Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)

  • We are currently in-network with Premera, Lifewise, Regence, Anthem, and HMA. We can also provide a superbill for possible reimbursement for out-of-network clients. Reach out for more information!

    Good Faith Estimate: You have a right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your mental health care will cost. Under the law, healthcare providers need to give patients who don't have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of expected charges for services. You can ask me for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an appointment.

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”
— Carl Rogers
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Living room with light green walls, three large windows, and a striped area rug. Contains a gray sofa with white, green, and beige pillows, a beige armchair, a small wooden side table with a lamp, a television on a wooden stand, a whiteboard on the wall, and various small plants and decor items.