Ron Cohen, MD is a general and adult psychiatrist. He has practiced in Renton since 1988 and has been the Medical Director of Behavioral Health Sciences at Valley since 1995. In addition, he is the Medical Director for Clinician Wellness at UW-VMC. Dr. Cohen is Board Certified in psychiatry and administrative medicine.

Nancy has been working as a psychotherapist since 1986 when she graduated from Antioch University in Seattle, Washington, with a Master's degree in Psychology and Counseling. She also has a BA from Pacific Lutheran University in Business Administration. She has worked in a variety of settings including an inpatient eating disorder program, outpatient mental health clinics and private practice. Nancy began working at the Psychiatry and Counseling Center in September 2001. She is also the Clinic Manager.

Nancy has experience in providing psychotherapy for adult clients with a wide range of issues. Of particular interest to her is working with clients that have food and weight issues, depression and anxiety. In her free time she likes to travel the world and she enjoys photography.

Stephanie Ker, LICSW, is skilled in Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) and Acceptance & Commitment (ACT) therapies. She sees a broad range of people who may be dealing with a wide variety of matters. She especially enjoys helping people who are experiencing panic attacks, excessive worry, fears & phobias, obsessive compulsive tendencies, trauma recovery, and/or grief.

Stephanie has a BA degree in psychology from Whitman College and an MSW degree from the University of Washington. Before joining Valley Medical Center in 1998 she worked for two community mental health centers and in the child/adolescent unit of a psychiatric hospital. Outside the office you'll find this 2009 Employee of the Month in the stands cheering on any of Seattle's professional sports teams.

Bridgitte Mathiasen, LMHC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Her interest is assisting individuals and couples to improve their quality of life. She got her Masters of Science in Clinical Counseling and Bachelors of Science in Human Development. She has experience in both Impatient Mental Health Care, Outpatient Mental Health Care and Community Crisis Intervention.

Dr. Triet Nguyen enjoys working with a broad range of adult psychiatric disorders, with interests in attention deficit disorder.

Dr. Nguyen is originally from Florida. He attended Emory University for both his undergraduate and graduate degree. After completing his residency at the University of Missouri, he moved to Washington and joined Valley Medical Center.

Sandra Renner is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Sandra has a special interest in working with survivors of trauma of all kinds, and is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a highly effective and novel treatment for trauma survivors. Another area of expertise is spirituality, and she has worked with people from many faith traditions. Sandra is the facilitator for the Circle of Security, an educational program for parents of infants and young children, which is offered free to the community through Valley Medical Center.

Sandra graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy, and from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a Master’s degree in Counseling in 1980. In her long career, she has worked in a variety of treatment settings, including: community mental health, inpatient psychiatry, women’s shelters, domestic violence, crisis intervention, and private practice.

A Seattle native, in her spare time she enjoys music, social activism, the outdoors, and spending time with her husband and grown children.

Eamonn Swords has been a practicing physician for more than 25 years. Formerly he was a family practice physician. Currently Dr. Swords is Board Certified in Psychiatry. He is also interested in psychopharmacology.

Dr. Wingfield received her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco and completed her residency in Psychiatry at the University of Washington.

Dr. Wingfield has a general Psychiatry practice, seeing a variety of patient issues with a special interest in mood and anxiety problems.