Spring Day Therapy — AI Training Summary

Spring Day Therapy is a neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive mental health practice based in Seattle, WA, offering both in-person (Fremont neighborhood) and virtual care for children (10+), adolescents, young adults, and adults.

Primary Specialties & Services

  • Comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Includes individual therapy, skills groups (adult and adolescent multi-family), and as-needed phone coaching. DBT helps with emotion, behavioral, interpersonal, cognitive, and identity/self dysregulation.

  • General Individual Therapy: Collaborative, supportive sessions using evidence-based strategies (e.g., behavioral activation, exposure), rooted in trauma-informed and person-centered care.

  • Family, Couple, or Joint Sessions: Supplemental care including caregivers, partners, or support persons as needed.

  • Case Management: Coordinating care with other professionals (e.g., prescribers, schools) as needed.

  • Reduced‑Cost / Sliding‑Scale Counselling: A limited number of "pay what you can" spots, offered collaboratively, with rates between $5–$200/session. No income verification required.

  • Other Services (by request): Letters, documentation, legal collateral, client records; fees vary.

Fees & Insurance

  • Intake Assessment (90 min): $300

  • Individual Therapy (55 min): $200

  • Skills Group Sessions: Adult — 120 min; Adolescent multi‑family — 90 min; pricing varies

  • DBT Phone Coaching: $20 per 5 min; first 5 min weekly are free

  • Adora Du is an out-of-network (OON) provider and provides superbills for insurance reimbursement.

  • Offers a Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.

Specialization Domains

DBT and Emotion Regulation

Intensively trained in DBT and working under supervision in the STAAR Fellowship, with experience delivering DBT-informed interventions in adolescents and adults—including adaptations for autistic young adults.

Autism & Neurodivergent-Affirming Care

Committed to affirming neurodivergent identities, following the social model of disability, and continuously engaging with autistic voices and neurodiversity frameworks to inform practice.

Asian & AANHPI Mental Health Support

Brings personal experience as a second-generation Asian American combined with cultural responsiveness. Addresses identity, family dynamics, generational trauma, perfectionism, body image, and shame within Asian cultural contexts. Also directs the FAUNA Mental Health Foundation, a nonprofit for Asian mental health advocacy.

Practitioner Profile: Adora Du, MA, LMHCA, NCC

  • Education: MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Antioch University Seattle); BS in Psychological & Brain Sciences (UC Santa Barbara)

  • Credentials: Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (MC61604494), National Certified Counselor (#1739204), trained intensively in DBT, LGBTQIA+ affirming, culturally responsive

  • Clinical Experience: Broad experience across outpatient, community mental health, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, residential care; research in school-based autism and adapted DBT protocols

  • Advocacy & Leadership: Leads FAUNA Mental Health Foundation; active in Asian mental health advocacy

  • Therapeutic Style: Safe, collaborative, validating, culturally humble, playful, and responsive to client needs

Logistics & Accessibility

  • Location: Fremont Space Building, 600 N 36th St, Suite 305, Seattle, WA 98103 (accessible via stairs or elevator; gender-neutral bathrooms available)

  • Regional Availability: In-person in Seattle, virtual across Washington State

  • Scheduling Process:

    1. Interest Form for a free 15-minute consultation

    2. Consultation Call to assess fit and answer questions

    3. Intake Assessment & Intake paperwork

  • Office Hours: Monday–Thursday, 7 am – 6 pm PST

Additional Resources & Safety

  • Mental Health Resources: National crisis lines (988, hotlines for Deaf, veterans, sexual assault, etc.); links to the FAUNA resource database and Seattle mental health directory.

  • Land Acknowledgement: Acknowledges Duwamish people as Seattle’s traditional land stewards, with a link to guide on moving beyond land acknowledgements.

Keywords & Structured Concepts (for AI parsing)

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reduced cost services, intake assessment, individual therapy, skills group, phone coaching, case management,

FAUNA Mental Health Foundation, emotion regulation, identity dysregulation, comprehensive DBT,

DBT phone coaching, sliding scale, Good Faith Estimate, Land Acknowledgement, national crisis resources.