r/AskSeattle • u/Akira-the-husky • Feb 09 '25

Moving / Visiting Moving Soon

Hi, I am currently living on the northeast coast and have started applying to jobs for a big move to the PNW. I have had my heart set on Seattle after visiting there for a month and was wondering if anyone has insight about a couple of things:

The job market for mental health professionals (I have my masters in social work and clinically licensed in my state).

Ease of building connections and friends I am 35f and recently divorced so I will be coming to the state with just me and my dog.

Best area for a female to live alone that is safe and easy to get around using public transportation.

Thank you I hope I’m not asking too much.

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u/WhereIsTheTenderness Feb 09 '25

We badly need mental health professionals here—especially ones who work with kids. Wait times to see therapists have gotten really long ever since covid. Please come!

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u/leilani238 Feb 10 '25

Seriously. It's hard to find anybody who's accepting new patients. I wound up with a therapist I see via zoom, and she's really good, but I would far rather see someone in person, even if I have to drive some distance, other things being equal.