Maya Sanchez (MA, LMHC) is a Bellevue-based mental health therapist, clinical director, and clinical supervisor. Maya specializes in individuals and couples counseling. Through her work as a consultant, Maya develops the curriculum and delivers trainings for the King County Police department to further understand how to manage critical incidents with the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) community and in learning active listening techniques. She developed a bespoke training to educate officers on autism, common behaviors that may be witnessed, and ways to assist with compassion.
Prior to joining Ellie Mental Health, Maya was a clinical supervisor and clinician at Lifestance practicing in Renton and Kirkland. Maya was the clinical and site supervisor as well as a mental health therapist for teens, adults, and couples for a Redmond-based group practice. There Maya conducted case consultations for interns, associates, and peer therapists. Maya’s corporate experience includes her work at Boeing as an employee assistance counselor. There she did case management, became an international trainer on a variety of mental health topics, and led and created new mindfulness programs for sites across the nation. Before Boeing, Maya successfully owned and operated a private practice in Kirkland where she assisted children, teens, adults, couples, and families with mental illness, navigating systems, and behavioral issues. Maya has always been passionate about serving the LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and ASD communities to advocate for equity and assist in managing the complex school and health systems.
In her early career, she was a case manager for developmentally disabled children, which prompted her continual support and advocacy for the ASD community and their families. In this capacity, she has worked in multiple settings as an ASD tutor and advocate including in home care, in schools, and in the community. This prompted her to earn a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from City University in Seattle to further assist families with ASD members. Since that time, she has gained experience with a wide range of mental health and behavioral disorders in a variety of treatment settings. Although Maya’s specialty is now counseling neurodiverse couples and adult individuals with mental illness, she continues to advocate for children and families with IEP and 504 plans in school systems.
