About Arielle Fettman, MA, LMFT

I earned my Master of Arts in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy from the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, a program known for their emphasis on intersectionality and social justice.

During my Masters Program I worked as a Family Therapy Intern at Peace Health Family Medicine of SW Washington in downtown Vancouver where I served individuals, couples, and families with a variety of needs. After earning my Masters Degree, I joined a community mental health agency as a school-based therapist working with teens and pre-teens and their families.

In 2018, I was introduced to Internal Family Systems (IFS) through a Continuing Education course, which sparked a passion for this theory and approach to healing. I graduated from the Internal Family Systems Institute Level 1 IFS training in January of 2021 and the IFS Level 2 training in IFIO, facilitated by Toni Herbine-Blank, in August of 2022.

Over the years I have cultivated a practice that primarily combines Internal Family Systems (IFS), Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO), Attachment Theory, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness concepts through a Queer Theory lens. (To learn more please refer to the section regarding ‘My Approach’ to therapy.)

While I do identify as a Queer Woman and an LMFT with specialized training in couples work, perhaps more importantly I identify simply as a human with a desire to know people, understand them, and provide them with tools to help alleviate suffering. I believe that relationships are central to our experience and have a profound impact on physical and mental health. I genuinely care about people and their well-being, which is why I entered this field.

I continually engage in post-graduate training specific to relational trauma, attachment, and resilience. I also engage in my own personal “parts work” and mindfulness practice in order to show up with curiosity, clarity, compassion, and creativity for my clients.

When I am not working you can find me spending quality time with my wife and three kids, riding my horses, or snuggling with my rescue dogs and cats.