"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fulfilling, but you are challenged by past hurts, old patterns of thinking or behavior, difficult relationships, and outdated ideas about yourself.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."

"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."

"Dear Potential Client! Have you lost someone and can't seem to move on? Do you find that unresolved abuse issues still bother you and get in the way of daily functioning? Are you not able to create the intimacy and closeness you desire in relationships and find yourself repeating the same patterns that you know don't work? Is your confidence level not where you want it to be? Do you and your partner struggle with how to best parent? Is anxiety and depression causing you to isolate, worry a lot, lose sleep, feel hopeless? I can help!"

"Currently accepting new clients! Welcome! Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to introduce myself. As a Clinical Social Worker, I have a passion for working with teens and adults struggling with issues such as anxiety, depression, mood disorders, substance use, major life transitions and relationship difficulties. That being said, I also feel that no issue is too big or too small to be explored in therapy. "

"I believe that everyone including families can reach an optimum state of integrated health. When speaking of integrated health, it involves not just the mental and emotional health but there are the spirit, body, and environment as well. I believe that in order to be an effective counselor, you meet the individual or family where they are and help them to either understand, adapt, or cope with the causative and/or efficacy. "

"Working together therapeutically we can create a safe and reliable space to explore and be curious about your unique experience. By making links between your past and present, we can increase your self-awareness and understanding which opens the door to create meaningful and long-lasting change. With each person, I work hard to continually hold in mind the many complex and nuanced ways our individual experiences intersect with and are shaped by biological and sociological factors such as race, culture, economics, physical and mental health, gender, sexuality, entitlement, and discrimination. "

"I offer a welcoming and warm approach to counseling. I believe that counseling offers the opportunity to heal and grow through a multitude of challenging experiences. I come from a wellness, strengths-based perspective and aim to empower each client to utilize their internal resources to develop lasting coping skills. Therapies that I often incorporate include: constructivist-narrative approaches, mindfulness-based techniques, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and person-centered approaches. Creativity, empowerment, and individualized goals are central to my practice."

"Sitting and talking about your problems with a stranger isn't as difficult as it seems. It can actually be relieving, enlightening, and even fun at times, with the right therapist. With the right therapist, these feelings move from being weird to comfortable, awkward to comforting, and from feeling alone to feeling authentically connected. Through a unique approach to talk therapy, I help my clients navigate through the challenges of daily living, which can often include lots of unpleasant feelings. I help individuals & couples who feel overwhelmed, stressed, emotionally stuck within themselves and their relationships, find passion."

"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."

"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."

"Are you feeling challenged by motherhood? During pregnancy and the parenting years, your mental health is often overlooked as your responsibilities increase. This is a worthwhile time, though, to seek insight into your emotions and behaviors, and make changes that help you through this often overwhelming time of life. Identity revision, anxiety, partnership concerns, career transitions, and very little time to process complex feelings can lead to ambivalence, anger, even grief. I specialize in helping women gain confidence in, and compassion for, themselves during pregnancy, postpartum, and the childrearing years."

"I am a licensed psychologist with strong specialties in treating people 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."

"I believe each individual, and every family, has the ability to create healthy, fulfilling relationships. I believe in celebrating each person's and family's uniqueness and drawing on the strengths you already possess. I believe in practical solutions that you can begin to use RIGHT away to improve your daily life. I appreciate working with individuals, as well as couples and families, who are seeking change. My website: www.PracticalParentingPDX.com and www.PracticalLivingPDX.com"

"Successful relationships are central to creating our wellness. These include relationships with self, others, work, and our spaces. I enjoy working with many kinds of individuals and families, including my LGBTQIA population. My ideal client is curious and ready to look at new ways of encountering old problems. You include humans across a broad identity spectrum, queer, people of color, differently-abled, sex positive, alternative, and mainstream relationships. At times in our lives it is key to have the competent support of an advocate to walk through tough life experiences. I provide couple, pod, group, and individual therapy. "

"Adults, young adults, and elders come to my practice. Together, we work on life's challenge, distress, messiness, and difficulties as you experience them. As a Certified Jungian Analyst and Licensed Professional Counselor, I work with you on broad issues like mid-life or particular ones, such as anxiety, depression, patterns that repeat, and self-esteem. Personal or professional relationship issues are part of my expertise. I offer counseling for issues which don't fit neatly within a label. With my training, I am expert in dream analysis, nightmare de-escalation, and depth approaches to mood states."

"We all have a unique expression of life force energy, but at times it may seem the core self--our spirit--has been pummelled by trauma, loss, pain, unhealthy relationships, or life in a toxic culture. Often when trying to make change, clients find that despite being inspired, they can't do what they need to do in order to live the meaningful life they desire. Our thoughts and feelings are connected to our physical state, our relationships with partner(s), friends, family and the culture at large, as well as our spiritual life. "

"Life is complicated. Too often, despite out best efforts, we fall into bad habits and patterns that keep us from living the way we want to. After a while, we start to lose faith in ourselves. When it happens it can be hard to see it, and even harder to find your way out without support. A good life coach can help you recognize what's not working and start taking concrete steps to change it. Working with a coach is like partnering with someone to sort your life out, figure out how to make it work the way you want it to— someone who will encourage you to keep believing in yourself during the most challenging times."

"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."

"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."

"I believe the way to success in therapy is to find a therapist that is a good fit for your needs. Therapy, it self, is a relationship and one that works best when open, honest, and collaborative. I am invested in the client as an individual but also as a part of a greater system. I work from a systemic lens and believe deeply that our interactions and habits are greatly influenced by those around us and our previous experiences. My work with clients is done with the consideration of one’s identity, family history culture, and the world around us. "