"Feeling stuck? Struggling in your relationships? Can't quite figure out what's going on in your life? I have over 18 years experience working with individual adults, couples, and partners to find their way to better communication, decrease feelings of sadness, loss, anger, and anxiety, and improve their relationships. I help you find understanding, insight, and awareness."

"I provide individual and family therapy for teenagers and adults. One of my specialties is supporting teenagers to process and manage life transitions (i.e. entering into high school, identity formation, family /social dynamics, moving into adulthood, etc.). I provide therapeutic practices such as EMDR, CBT, Narrative Therapy, and DBT (mindfulness). My focus for individual and family therapy is maintaining a therapeutic environment that is safe, client-centered, and of high cultural awareness."

"I am here to reflect the beauty of your true nature, especially if you are having trouble remembering it due to life's issues and traumas, the experience of being marginalized, the exhaustion that comes with serving others, or addiction, or illness-- whatever the cause. With 30 years' experience and as a therapist to many therapists, I love the privilege of sitting with you as you seek greater peace and effectiveness and move into your power and toward desired change. I can offer a variety of supports, from powerful energetic work for trauma to quiet inner processes, movement, or art."

"When you need support during difficult times, I can help. I have over 20 years international experience working with people whose coping skills have been overwhelmed by unexpected change, stress, life transitions, depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic illness, addictive behaviors or when you simply need support during those difficult times of life we all experience. My role is to act as a guide providing support and skills to help you to live a more genuine and meaningful life."

"I love working with people and care deeply for all humans. I often use humor, diagrams and story telling to assist individuals through the therapeutic process. I am direct and open with clients in a loving and supportive way. I am solution focused and can help people through a variety of issues including dealing with grief and loss, life transitions, depression and anxiety, relationship stress, family and work stress, race and identity issues, chronic pain and trauma. I believe the therapeutic relationship is extremely important in the process of therapy."

"If you're looking for a safe and supportive place to explore possibilities for change, growth, and healing in your life or in a relationship, I can help. Whether you face increasingly stressful life circumstances - feel disconnected from work, family, friends, life dreams - or stuck in self-defeating thoughts, feelings, habits - or dealing with challenging relationship dynamics, negative body image, chronic pain, or residual trauma - this very moment can be a turning point in a new direction. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, or to talk about therapy, counseling, or herbal consultations."

"I bring compassionate presence, mindful awareness and deep listening to my work with clients, to facilitate their negotiating life's inevitable difficulties and challenges with a sense of meaning and intention. I draw from a variety of modalities and allow the client's goals, be they short-term or long-term, to inform the work. I have had a long-standing Jungian orientation to therapy, as it is in accord with my belief in the client's own innate capacity for healing and wholeness, given the right relationships and circumstances."

"I believe we all have the inner resources to heal ourselves and sometimes we need guidance in accessing those abilities. To create a safe space for this transformation, I extend genuine empathy, humor when helpful, and wholehearted listening with a nonjudgmental disposition. My hope is that you gain insight into your internal and external experiences so that you may form healthy connections with yourself and others. To do so, I teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy & Compassionate Communication techniques from a client-centered approach. Together, we work toward increasing your satisfaction with yourself and your life."

"You are courageously looking for help to improve and enhance your life. Depression, anxiety, losses or fears may be getting in your way. You know life can be more fulfilling, but you are challenged by past hurts, old patterns of thinking or behavior, difficult relationships, and outdated ideas about yourself. I offer down-to-earth therapy for people who are overwhelmed at various life stages. I will form a strong therapeutic bond with you and accompany you on a journey to understand and change what is getting in the way of your natural human tendency to grow and feel peace."

"Therapy provides a safe place to explore your feelings about people and situations in your life, as well as yourself. It also allows a chance for greater self-understanding and acceptance, including understanding how past experiences shape the way we view others and ourselves. I offer a warm, supportive, and accepting environment to help you through this process. Through our work together we will build upon and grow your strengths while discovering new tools to help you overcome challenges you may be facing. My hope is you will feel care and unconditional support throughout the counseling process."

"Clear, calm and non-judgmental awareness of thoughts, emotions and physical presence are the foundations of a mindful approach to healing. As a clinician, I place great emphasis on creating a trusting environment where the mindful exploration of one's life, both today and in the past, can take place with ease and comfort and so we can work together to uncover the places where life seems stuck and unfulfilling or downright painful. Through the skillful means of multiple therapeutic tools, we will untangle your old habit patterns - whether they be old stories, emotional baggage, repetitive relational interactions or spiritual crisis."

"I have over seven years of experience working with families, adolescents, children, and individuals alike. I have additional trainings in multiple modalities such as Systems-Based Approaches, Emotion Focused Therapy, Structural, Experiential, Brief, and Parent Child Interaction Therapy. I am a strong believer in tailoring my therapeutic approach to each individual and/or family's needs with warmth and humor. Some of my areas of expertise include: Family Conflict ~ Marital Conflict ~ Trauma ~ Grief and Loss ~ Depression ~ Significant Events or Life Changes ~ Anxiety ~ ADD/ADHD ~ Drug and Alcohol Use ~ Blended Family Issues"

"I'm your advocate for positive change and personal fulfillment. I provide a safe place to be heard and understood while receiving insightful and helpful feedback. My collaborative approach promotes total mental and physical health with a focus on personal growth, stress management, overcoming fear and avoidance, and fulfillment in sex, love, and intimacy. The therapy techniques I use heighten awareness of thoughts and feelings, teach skills for stress management, and support people to live in harmony with their values. I work with adults, teens, and couples."

"My Portland practice will open on August 20, 2018. I am currently taking appointments for consultations and intakes. I am a licensed psychologist with strong specialties in treating adults with eating disorders and anxiety. I also have extensive experience working with people with depression, bipolar disorder, and relationship concerns. I am a compassionate, direct therapist. I work collaboratively with my patients to set and achieve their goals. These goals often include increased self-acceptance, as well as changes in mood, thought patterns, and behaviors."

"My primary focus is to help you clarify what you want, and facilitate greater life satisfaction. I work to form a trusting therapeutic relationship so you can safely address a range of issues. Together we form an individualized plan for you to reduce troubling symptoms, process emotions, and create workable solutions. With couples, I help identify distressing patterns, reduce conflict, and work towards increasing the closeness you crave."

"It is my belief that people have the skills, courage and ability to overcome their life problems when provided the opportunity to safely explore what the challenges are and what skills they already possess to address them. As your therapist, I will work to understand your symptoms, stressors, problems and concerns. I will assist you in identifying what it is you would like to change about yourself, situation or beliefs in order to achieve your best self. I work with adult individuals, adolescents, and couples."

"Life's difficulties provide us with an opportunity for healing and personal growth. My counseling practice helps people take advantage of these opportunities by encouraging self-knowledge and understanding. Whether you are struggling with new, unexpected pain or you want to work on a long-standing issue, I can provide you with the professional guidance to help you through grief and loss, anxiety and worry, depression, destructive anger patterns, addictive behaviors, relationship problems, family of origin issues, childhood sexual abuse, sexual identity issues, recovery from harmful religious indoctrination, and spiritual struggles."

"You're feeling stuck? Lost? Frustrated that despite everything you have to offer, you're not living up to your potential? Do you just want more out of life? I would love to help you achieve real and lasting change. It's possible. You can do it. And I'll be here to guide and support you every step of the way."

"I'm a Board-Certified Licensed Professional Counselor, with a Masters degree in Counseling and another Masters degree in Education. I specialize in treating adult survivors of childhood trauma, neglect, and abuse; I'm also specially certified as a sexual addiction therapist (CSAT); and I work with adults who have ADHD, along with their partners. I am available for sessions in person at my office, on-line for clients in OR, WA and PA, and in-house in the greater Portland area, schedule permitting."

"A healthy life is full of transformation, change and growth. Sometimes the normal "growing pains" are accompanied by isolation, depression, anxiety and real loss. I welcome people who have the courage to seek another view point, to break the isolation and find the hidden beauty of transformation, amidst the chaos."