Alan Friend

Alan Friend, M.Div., Dipl.Psy., is a mental health professional at Central Washington Psychotherapy Associates (CWPA). He brings a distinctive blend of theological training and psychological expertise and a holistic approach to mental health care that addresses both the mind and the spirit.

His M.Div. informs work with spiritual and existential concerns, and his Diploma in Psychology (Dipl.Psy.) provides psychological theories and therapeutic techniques. His practice is influenced by Jungian psychology.

At CWPA he subscribes to the core beliefs that change is possible and that every person possesses inner resources for desired change; he emphasizes empathy, trust, and unconditional positive regard. He works with depression, anxiety, life transitions, and questions of meaning and purpose.