Jared Michonski, Clinical Psychologist in Seattle, WA — therapist at ThriveTalk

Jared Michonski

Clinical Psychologist

15 yrs experience

Updated November 1, 2026 How we verify

About

Jared Michonski, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Seattle, WA, and co-director of S-T-A-A-R DBT (Seattle Training in Adult, Adolescent, and Relationship DBT). He is board certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy by the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification and trained directly with Dr. Marsha Linehan, the developer of DBT. He earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Houston (2011), completed a predoctoral internship at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the DBT Center at Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (EBTCS), where he was later a staff psychologist for four years. He has been in independent practice since September 2017, treats adults, teens (13+), and families for suicidality, self-harm, BPD, emotion dysregulation, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and depression, and also serves as clinical faculty in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington and as a DBT supervisor/trainer.

Services

  • Suicidal ideation
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Self-harm behaviors
  • Intense emotions / emotion dysregulation
  • Interpersonal difficulties
  • OCD
  • PTSD
  • Depression
  • Parenting challenges
  • Religious faith and mental health integration
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Christian Counseling
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy
  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy
  • Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology

State licenses

  • Washington · License #PY60249750 · Psychologist Active

In the field

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 11 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Identity, credentials (PhD, DBT-LBC, PSYPACT), practice name S-T-A-A-R DBT, Seattle WA [redacted], license number PY60249750, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, insurance, session formats, years in practice (psychologytoday.com)

provider website (about page)

  • Bio, education history, professional experience, practice philosophy, contact email, address (drjaredmichonski.com)

provider website (services page)

provider website (headshot image)

NPPES registry (NPI Registry API)

  • NPI 1952699308, active status, taxonomy codes, practice address [redacted], phone [redacted], enumeration date July 19, 2011 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

web search aggregator (npiprofile.com)

  • Alternate/older practice address on file for NPI 1952699308: [redacted] #800, Seattle, WA [redacted] (conflicts with current NPPES address) (npiprofile.com)

Healthgrades directory

  • No ratings/reviews currently posted; practice location Spring Day Therapy, [redacted]; phone [redacted] (healthgrades.com)

Zocdoc directory

  • Listed as psychologist in Seattle, WA (review rating/count not independently extracted) (zocdoc.com)

academic publication (ScienceDirect / Cognitive and Behavioral Practice)

  • Co-authored 'Clarifying the Core Problem Concept in DBT: A Case Illustration' (2023) with Elizabeth LoTempio (sciencedirect.com)

LinkedIn

  • Professional profile exists under the name Jared Michonski, Licensed Clinical Psychologist (linkedin.com)

web search (STAAR DBT / practice description)

  • Co-directs STAAR DBT with Dr. Erin Miga; provides DBT supervision/training for practicum students and postdoctoral fellows (drjaredmichonski.com)
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