What is the difference between a counselor, a social worker and a psychologist?

Each holds a different Washington license, and the state's lookup shows which one a person holds. Social workers are trained in clinical social work, mental health counselors in counseling, family therapists in couples and family therapy, and psychologists hold a doctorate in psychology. Washington's independent clinical social worker license is the one that carries the letters LICSW.

Where does the list of Washington therapists come from?

It comes from the Washington State Department of Health's open credential data , which the department refreshes every day, and from the federal NPI registry. A person is listed only when both records show the same license number and the same name.

Licensed therapists in Spokane Valley, WA

Here are 9 licensed therapists in Spokane Valley, Washington, checked against the state's own records.

Q: How do I check that a Washington therapist is licensed?

Open the state's license lookup , search by the license number or the name and finish the security check. The result should show an active license of the type you expect. Every profile in this list links to the same lookup.

Spokane Valley has 9 licensed therapists on this list: 3 independent clinical social workers, 3 mental health counselors, 2 psychologists and 1 family therapist. Each holds an active Washington license, and each name opens a page that links to the state's record and to the federal NPI registry, so you can check both yourself.

9
therapists listed
4
license types
20
Washington towns

Read from the Washington license list of October 28, 2026 and the federal registry on October 28, 2026.

See every listed town in Washington.

Spokane Valley on the map of Washington

These are the 9 licensed therapists listed in Spokane Valley.

Open any name to see the license number, the federal NPI and the links to check both.

Debbie Bardwell
Licensed Psychologist
Spokane Valley, Washington
License PSYC.PY.00001721
Public license record Active
Katrina Bishop, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Spokane Valley, Washington
License MFT.LF.61576150
Public license record Active
Elizabeth Campbell, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Spokane Valley, Washington
License MHC.LH.00011161
Public license record Active
Bonnelle Diaz, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Spokane Valley, Washington
License MHC.LH.60744063
Public license record Active
Dennis Dyck
Licensed Psychologist
Spokane Valley, Washington
License PSYC.PY.00001596
Public license record Active
Juliann Haffey, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Spokane Valley, Washington
License MHC.LH.60116244
Public license record Active
Kipp Helmer, LICSW
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Spokane Valley, Washington
License SWI.LW.60127704
Public license record Active
Margaret Richerson, LICSW
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Spokane Valley, Washington
License SWI.LW.61604930
Public license record Active
Shanay Wachtel, LICSW
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Spokane Valley, Washington
License SWI.LW.61341290
Public license record Active

The federal registry lists 313 people in Spokane Valley with these license types.

9 of them are listed on this page, and the bars show how the federal registry splits them by license type.

313

people in Spokane Valley with these four license types

Counselors227
Clinical social workers66
Psychologists7
Marriage and family therapists23

Source: the federal NPI registry, read October 28, 2026, counting providers with a Spokane Valley practice address and a Washington license number.

These listed towns are the closest to Spokane Valley.

You can check any Washington license in three steps.

1
Find the license number
It is on the therapist's page, card or letter, and on every profile here.
2
Open the state's lookup
Search by the license number and finish the security check.
3
Match the name and status
The name, the license type and the word Active should all agree.

Open Washington's license lookup

In Washington, the document a landlord looks to is a letter from a licensed clinician.

Washington has no state ESA registry. A licensed therapist who knows you can write the letter, and the Washington guide on this site walks through how to ask a landlord for the accommodation.

A therapist in a cream sweater at her desk, smiling at a laptop during a video call

Every listing is built from two government records.

Federal

NPI registry

Name and credential
NPI number
Taxonomy
Practice city and state

State

WA license record

License number
License type
Active status
Expiry date

This page

Same facts, same places

Links back to both records
No contact details
Dated by when each record was read

License data: Washington State Department of Health, data.wa.gov (Public Domain). NPI data: CMS NPPES.

People often ask these questions about therapists in Washington.

Open the state's license lookup, search by the license number or the name and finish the security check. The result should show an active license of the type you expect. Every profile in this list links to the same lookup.