Welcome to Spring Day Therapy.
I help teens and young adults navigate intense emotions, break unhelpful patterns, and create lasting change. I support a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, OCD, eating disorders, substance use, trauma, self-harm, and suicidality. Therapy with me is embracing, playful, and persistent. I hold each of my clients with deep positive regard while also challenging them to do the difficult work that healing requires.
If this feels like the kind of support you’ve been looking for, I invite you to reach out!
About Adora Du, MA, LMHCA, NCC
My name is Adora (she/her pronouns) and I am an associate mental health counselor and the owner of Spring Day Therapy. I am also a current fellow in the Seattle Training in Adult, Adolescent, and Relationship (STAAR) DBT Program.
My career in mental health started when I began working in community mental health after receiving my bachelor’s degree. Since then, I have fallen in love with the therapy world and am honored to be a part of your mental health journey. My previous clinical training spans various levels of care and diagnoses, including experience in conducting individual and group therapy with children, adolescents, adults, and caregivers. I have worked in outpatient clinics and more intensive levels of care (intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, and residential programs).
My clinical work is further informed by my past research involvement at the University of Washington, where I supported numerous federally funded projects in school-based autism research. I am currently still involved in a research study on redesigning DBT for autistic young adults.
Outside the therapy room, I am an active Asian mental health advocate. I direct FAUNA Mental Health Foundation, a 501(c)3 recognized non-profit organization to provide free, culturally responsive mental health resources for the AANHPI community.
Adora’s Therapeutic Style
Adapted from the Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences
EDUCATION
Antioch University Seattle
Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
University of California Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Science - Psychological and Brain Sciences
LICENSE
Washington State Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate
License Number: MC61604494
National Provider Identification (NPI) Number: 1154119345
CERTIFICATIONS
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
National Certified Counselor (#1739204)
RELEVANT TRAININGS
Treatment Implementation Collaborative
Intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
William & Mary Counselor Education Program
LGBTGEQIAP+ Affirming Counseling Training
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
About Spring Day Therapy
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There are a few layers behind why I named my practice “Spring Day Therapy”. When I first decided to start my own private practice, I spent a lot of time trying to think of a name that was catchy, relatable, and most importantly meaningful.
I started graduate school in the springtime, and graduated in the spring 4 years later. I also opened up my practice in the spring! It seems like spring (as much as I complain about the allergies every year) has always brought me new opportunities in life.
Spring also symbolizes new beginnings, warmth, and hopefulness, which is what I hope your therapy journey with me can be for you. At the same time, spring (especially in Seattle!) is an unpredictable time - there are moments of sunshine and hints of summer, but there are also times of rain and remnants of winter. It is a season that demands mindfulness, flexibility, and intentionality in order for us to embrace each day as it comes.
Finally - and the cherry on top! - the song Spring Day by BTS was a song I listened to a lot when I was struggling in my own mental health journey. The lyrics brought me a lot of comfort during times of challenge, pain, and uncertainty:
“Past the edge of this winter's cold
추운 겨울 끝을 지나
Until the spring day comes again
다시 봄날이 올 때까지
Until the flowers bloom again
꽃 피울 때까지
Please stay there a little longer, stay there
그곳에 좀 더 머물러줘, 머물러줘”I hope that in our time together you will discover the meaning behind your own Spring Day.
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Meet Flora, the Cherry Blossom Bear
This is Flora, the mascot of Spring Day Therapy! I like to imagine Flora is a curious creature that keeps poking its nose into cherry blossom bundles.
Flora is an acronym that stands for Finding Light, Ownership, Resilience, and Acceptance. These are just a few of the things that I hope you can discover and reclaim for yourself in your therapy journey.
You might have the impression that Flora and the Spring Day Therapy website is quite cute. That is of course, by design! One continuous theme I have noticed in my nonprofit work in Asian mental health advocacy is the lack of mental health spaces designed with the Asian aesthetic & palette in mind. While cute may not be what you traditionally see on a therapist’s website, I hope this mascot brought you some form of comfort, tenderness, or warmth in your search for a therapist.
Ready to Get Started?
Step 1
Get Connected
Complete an interest form to schedule a 15 minute consultation call! I will reach out within 1-3 days to set up a time for us to talk.
Step 2
Consultation Call
During the call, I will ask you some questions to see if I will be a good fit for you. You will also get the chance to ask any questions you have about me.
Step 3
Schedule an Intake
If we both decide to move forward, we will schedule an Intake Assessment & get you started on paperwork to prepare for our first appointment!
All identities are welcome here.
