Dr. Irene Arden
EdD · Counseling Psychologist
Counseling psychology for adults. Over 30 years of experience. Building owner and practitioner.
The Building
A Century on the Hill
Built in 1917, 226 Summit Avenue East is one of Capitol Hill's remaining Craftsman-era homes — a quiet survivor on a street that has changed dramatically around it. The building sits on the western slope of the hill, a few blocks from Broadway and a six-minute walk from the Capitol Hill light rail station.
The house was constructed during the period when Capitol Hill was rapidly transforming from wooded hillside to one of Seattle's most densely built neighborhoods. Summit Avenue, running along the hill's western ridge, was home to a mix of single-family residences, apartment buildings, and — increasingly — the institutions and offices that served a growing community.
In the 1980s, the home was converted to professional office use, but many of its original residential features remain intact: the stone fireplace with its decorative masonry, the fan-shaped dormer window on the upper floor, vaulted ceilings, built-in shelving, and the shingled Craftsman exterior with its characteristic pergola brackets and deep eaves.
Today, the building houses independent practitioners in counseling, psychotherapy, and bodywork — a use that suits a house built for warmth, privacy, and the kind of quiet that healing work requires.
The hallway and built-in shelving — original to the 1917 construction.
4,050 square feet
Multiple private office suites across two levels, with a shared waiting area anchored by the original stone fireplace.
Capitol Hill, Seattle
Six-minute walk from Capitol Hill Station (Link Light Rail). Street parking available with 2-hour limits.
Our Practitioners
Independent Practices, Shared Home
Fourteen private offices across three floors, each home to an independent practitioner in counseling, psychotherapy, or bodywork. Every practice is separately owned and operated.
Matthew Sorg
MA, LMHC · EMDRIA Certified
Epoché Psychotherapy
Matthew Sorg, LMHC, is a trauma therapist in Capitol Hill, Seattle, and a faculty at Seattle University. He works with adults (mostly men, including LGBTQ+ men) on complex and developmental trauma, held inside an existential-phenomenological orientation: he starts with your lived experience, not a label. The techniques follow—EMDR, Brainspotting, the Flash Technique, and ACT—reaching beneath your symptoms rather than managing them only at the surface. Matthew is EMDRIA-certified and an EMDR consultant-in-training.
Website (opens in new tab)206-580-4841matt@matthewsorg.com
Suite B-03
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Getting Here
226 Summit Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98102
Capitol Hill neighborhood
Accessibility
ADA accessible entrance available via the rear of the building.
Light Rail
Capitol Hill Station is a 6-minute walk. Take the Link 1 Line to Capitol Hill, then walk south on Broadway and west on Thomas.
Parking
Street parking with 2-hour limits (7am–6pm) on Summit Ave. Free on Sundays. A small lot is available behind the building — please check with your practitioner.
When You Arrive
Enter through the front steps on Summit Ave. The shared waiting area has seating by the fireplace. Please keep voices low — sessions may be in progress.