Therapists in 97227
Richard Nalbandian, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist as works with individuals located in OR and MA. Dr. Nalbandian has experience working with adults from various backgrounds on issues including anxiety, depression, grief, complex trauma, relationship struggles, family conflict, and personality troubles. He completed his internship and post-doctoral residency in Massachusetts as a fellow at the Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute at Boston University. Dr. Nalbandian has focused training in and provides psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families. His therapeutic style is collaborative and relational.
Richard Nalbandian, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist as works with individuals located in OR and MA. Dr. Nalbandian has experience working with adults from various backgrounds on issues including anxiety, depression, grief, complex trauma, relationship struggles, family conflict, and personality troubles. He completed his internship and post-doctoral residency in Massachusetts as a fellow at the Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute at Boston University. Dr. Nalbandian has focused training in and provides psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families. His therapeutic style is collaborative and relational.
As the Director of the Portland Psychotherapy Anxiety Clinic, I value providing effective treatment delivered in collaboration with clients. I specialize in evidence-based treatment for problems related to anxiety, stress, and worry. My specialty areas include obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD—including Pure “O” and relationship OCD), repetitive hair pulling (trichotillomania), and skin picking (excoriation). Additionally, I work with panic and health anxiety.
As the Director of the Portland Psychotherapy Anxiety Clinic, I value providing effective treatment delivered in collaboration with clients. I specialize in evidence-based treatment for problems related to anxiety, stress, and worry. My specialty areas include obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD—including Pure “O” and relationship OCD), repetitive hair pulling (trichotillomania), and skin picking (excoriation). Additionally, I work with panic and health anxiety.
My deepest professional aspiration is to enable others to discover their own motivations for change and to find within themselves the ability to take responsibility for their thought life and thus find the power to take actions and thereby make dramatic and transformative changes in their lives. In working with individuals, couples, and groups, my aim is to foster self-esteem, coping skills and encourage building positive and supportive relationships. I work with individual clients, couples, and lead weekly therapy groups. Deep lasting change that is already beginning iswithin your grasp. Reach out, I'd be honored to work with you.
My deepest professional aspiration is to enable others to discover their own motivations for change and to find within themselves the ability to take responsibility for their thought life and thus find the power to take actions and thereby make dramatic and transformative changes in their lives. In working with individuals, couples, and groups, my aim is to foster self-esteem, coping skills and encourage building positive and supportive relationships. I work with individual clients, couples, and lead weekly therapy groups. Deep lasting change that is already beginning iswithin your grasp. Reach out, I'd be honored to work with you.
As a counselor, my goal is to provide a nonjudgmental, trauma-informed space to process complex emotions while also challenging old patterns of behavior that are no longer serving my clients. My approach to therapy is collaborative. Together we can uncover strengths, foster coping tools to improve daily functioning and quality of life. I am a psychodynamic, attachment-based therapist, which means we will explore past experiences including messages about self, others, and the world and how they can be hindering current patterns and overall well-being.
As a counselor, my goal is to provide a nonjudgmental, trauma-informed space to process complex emotions while also challenging old patterns of behavior that are no longer serving my clients. My approach to therapy is collaborative. Together we can uncover strengths, foster coping tools to improve daily functioning and quality of life. I am a psychodynamic, attachment-based therapist, which means we will explore past experiences including messages about self, others, and the world and how they can be hindering current patterns and overall well-being.
Are you caught in an unending cycle of feeling insufficient, regardless of your achievements or efforts? As you navigate various roles in your life – partner, friend, caregiver, parent/child, coworker, or manager do you constantly feel like you're falling short, despite your best efforts? Anxiety, depression, grief, burnout, and fear can be an overwhelming experience. You are “fine” and you’re waiting for that other shoe to drop. I specialize in helping adults struggling with trauma, grief, and life transitions by navigating intense emotions, finding peace, and rebuilding connections with themselves and others.
Are you caught in an unending cycle of feeling insufficient, regardless of your achievements or efforts? As you navigate various roles in your life – partner, friend, caregiver, parent/child, coworker, or manager do you constantly feel like you're falling short, despite your best efforts? Anxiety, depression, grief, burnout, and fear can be an overwhelming experience. You are “fine” and you’re waiting for that other shoe to drop. I specialize in helping adults struggling with trauma, grief, and life transitions by navigating intense emotions, finding peace, and rebuilding connections with themselves and others.
Do you seek lasting happiness, peace, and control? The startling yet liberating premise of my main modality Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is that you can’t ultimately control your thoughts and feelings. And so instead of struggling to micromanage and optimize your experience, we focus on increasing your vivid sensory connection to the full spectrum of your experience—to deeply feel sadness, anger, fear, and even "negative” self-talk as a rich symphony of somatic and energetic textures. It's not about happiness; it's about building connection with yourself and others in the vibrant flow of now.
Do you seek lasting happiness, peace, and control? The startling yet liberating premise of my main modality Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is that you can’t ultimately control your thoughts and feelings. And so instead of struggling to micromanage and optimize your experience, we focus on increasing your vivid sensory connection to the full spectrum of your experience—to deeply feel sadness, anger, fear, and even "negative” self-talk as a rich symphony of somatic and energetic textures. It's not about happiness; it's about building connection with yourself and others in the vibrant flow of now.
Are you feeling disconnected from your partner? Are you feeling dissatisfied with your sex life? Are you anxious about your sexual performance? Are you consumed with worry? Perhaps you feel that you have no one to talk to and aren’t sure how to get help. I welcome my clients into a friendly, and non-judgmental environment. I work with people struggling in their personal life, relationship or sex life. I especially enjoy working with couples who have difficulty connecting, have mis-matched libidos, those struggling with erectile dysfunction, people suffering through a breakup or struggling to find a relationship.
Are you feeling disconnected from your partner? Are you feeling dissatisfied with your sex life? Are you anxious about your sexual performance? Are you consumed with worry? Perhaps you feel that you have no one to talk to and aren’t sure how to get help. I welcome my clients into a friendly, and non-judgmental environment. I work with people struggling in their personal life, relationship or sex life. I especially enjoy working with couples who have difficulty connecting, have mis-matched libidos, those struggling with erectile dysfunction, people suffering through a breakup or struggling to find a relationship.
I work with individuals and couples who want to shift relational problem patterns by healing from trauma, deepening their self-awareness, and strengthening their connections with others. I offer tools to help people gain insight into their behavior, learn how to effectively manage their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and ameliorate destructive cycles. Collaboratively, my clients and I improve their self-concepts. I use a relational, attachment-based framework and draw on EMDR therapy when indicated.
I work with individuals and couples who want to shift relational problem patterns by healing from trauma, deepening their self-awareness, and strengthening their connections with others. I offer tools to help people gain insight into their behavior, learn how to effectively manage their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and ameliorate destructive cycles. Collaboratively, my clients and I improve their self-concepts. I use a relational, attachment-based framework and draw on EMDR therapy when indicated.
My practice provides psychological services for adults. My practice has developed out of a special concern for assisting individuals and their families understand their total psychological experience, including the significance of unconscious emotional processes, which greatly affect psychological well being. Psychotherapy helps individuals learn to use their internal and external resources to their fullest potential. Psychotherapy also encourages and supports healthy emotional development by helping individuals understand and utilize their emotional experience.
My practice provides psychological services for adults. My practice has developed out of a special concern for assisting individuals and their families understand their total psychological experience, including the significance of unconscious emotional processes, which greatly affect psychological well being. Psychotherapy helps individuals learn to use their internal and external resources to their fullest potential. Psychotherapy also encourages and supports healthy emotional development by helping individuals understand and utilize their emotional experience.
Accepting NEW Clients (ages 18-65) as of 12/2/25 for Medication Management (I am not taking clients for therapy). Appointments available in 1-2 weeks. Complete the Patient Inquiry Form on my website. You will receive a response the same or next day. My practice is primarily composed of adults struggling with anxiety and depression. I find that people reach out to treatment when excessive worry, low motivation, and negative thinking can lead to feeling less confident in their work, behind on tasks at home, and impacting their relationships. I don't treat ADHD and I don't prescribe controlled substances, such as Xanax for anxiety.
Accepting NEW Clients (ages 18-65) as of 12/2/25 for Medication Management (I am not taking clients for therapy). Appointments available in 1-2 weeks. Complete the Patient Inquiry Form on my website. You will receive a response the same or next day. My practice is primarily composed of adults struggling with anxiety and depression. I find that people reach out to treatment when excessive worry, low motivation, and negative thinking can lead to feeling less confident in their work, behind on tasks at home, and impacting their relationships. I don't treat ADHD and I don't prescribe controlled substances, such as Xanax for anxiety.
My clients are curious, thoughtful people who want to understand themselves more deeply and feel freer in their relationships and emotional lives. Many come to therapy feeling stuck in old patterns or disconnected from others. They’re often seeking relief from anxiety, shame, or self-criticism — and they long for a greater sense of aliveness, connection, and ease in being themselves.
My clients are curious, thoughtful people who want to understand themselves more deeply and feel freer in their relationships and emotional lives. Many come to therapy feeling stuck in old patterns or disconnected from others. They’re often seeking relief from anxiety, shame, or self-criticism — and they long for a greater sense of aliveness, connection, and ease in being themselves.
Welcome. I am so glad you are here.
I work with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, neurodivergence, parenting, burnout, or disconnection — often highly sensitive, or navigating trauma and life transitions. I help people slow down, get curious, and feel safe enough to reconnect - to themselves, their partners, their children. I help people explore what’s happening beneath the surface—often where words get stuck and nervous systems take over. Together, we’ll build new ways of relating that feel more connected, compassionate, and real.
Welcome. I am so glad you are here.
I work with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, neurodivergence, parenting, burnout, or disconnection — often highly sensitive, or navigating trauma and life transitions. I help people slow down, get curious, and feel safe enough to reconnect - to themselves, their partners, their children. I help people explore what’s happening beneath the surface—often where words get stuck and nervous systems take over. Together, we’ll build new ways of relating that feel more connected, compassionate, and real.
Everything in life comes back to relationships. When we intentionally nurture our relationships to others, we deepen our connection to ourselves. I invite couples to explore hidden emotions, desires, and fears to deepen intimacy for more fulfilling emotional and sexual connections. I also work with individuals and families navigating acculturation or healing from religious trauma. I especially enjoy supporting BIPoC and LGBTQ+ clients seeking to explore their identity and sexuality, partners navigating consensual non-monogamy and/or intercultural relationships, and parents adjusting to the tender postpartum period and beyond.
Everything in life comes back to relationships. When we intentionally nurture our relationships to others, we deepen our connection to ourselves. I invite couples to explore hidden emotions, desires, and fears to deepen intimacy for more fulfilling emotional and sexual connections. I also work with individuals and families navigating acculturation or healing from religious trauma. I especially enjoy supporting BIPoC and LGBTQ+ clients seeking to explore their identity and sexuality, partners navigating consensual non-monogamy and/or intercultural relationships, and parents adjusting to the tender postpartum period and beyond.
I am currently accepting new clients (Updated November 2025). I understand it is difficult to seek help. Often, the idea of therapy can feel overwhelming, especially if it is the first time. I strive to make the therapeutic process comfortable and accessible. I use a direct style of therapy and evidence-based approaches and help clients take an active approach to making change in their lives. I work to build upon the strengths you already have and help you continue to live a more valued life.
I am currently accepting new clients (Updated November 2025). I understand it is difficult to seek help. Often, the idea of therapy can feel overwhelming, especially if it is the first time. I strive to make the therapeutic process comfortable and accessible. I use a direct style of therapy and evidence-based approaches and help clients take an active approach to making change in their lives. I work to build upon the strengths you already have and help you continue to live a more valued life.
Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. Change is constant—but so is your capacity to navigate it.
You might be facing a transition, questioning your sense of purpose, or struggling with self-doubt. Maybe you feel stuck in old patterns or disconnected from yourself. Therapy offers a space to pause, take a breath, and ground in what truly matters.
I primarily work with adults moving through life transitions, working on self-worth, or searching for meaning. I’m honored to hold space for neurodivergent, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ clients—and anyone looking for a therapist who meets them with warmth and respect.
Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. Change is constant—but so is your capacity to navigate it.
You might be facing a transition, questioning your sense of purpose, or struggling with self-doubt. Maybe you feel stuck in old patterns or disconnected from yourself. Therapy offers a space to pause, take a breath, and ground in what truly matters.
I primarily work with adults moving through life transitions, working on self-worth, or searching for meaning. I’m honored to hold space for neurodivergent, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ clients—and anyone looking for a therapist who meets them with warmth and respect.
I am open to new clients! We often face challenges in our lives and relationships that test our resilience, confidence, and faith. If you are considering counseling, chances are you are experiencing significant stress, or feeling a desire to make some changes. I provide an encouraging, nonjudgmental space to explore your feelings and experiences.
I am open to new clients! We often face challenges in our lives and relationships that test our resilience, confidence, and faith. If you are considering counseling, chances are you are experiencing significant stress, or feeling a desire to make some changes. I provide an encouraging, nonjudgmental space to explore your feelings and experiences.
You may be struggling with feeling emotionally overwhelmed or that anxiety has become your new emotional baseline. Or maybe you are struggling with deep shame due to ADHD. You are tired of your feelings being misunderstood by the people around you. You are struggling with managing your sensitivity and feelings of anxiety. You are wondering if things could be different and are wanting to get to a place where you feeling confident and calm in yourself and your relationships. I believe it is helping women with ADHD and anxiety due to the deep work to feel like their authentic selves again.
You may be struggling with feeling emotionally overwhelmed or that anxiety has become your new emotional baseline. Or maybe you are struggling with deep shame due to ADHD. You are tired of your feelings being misunderstood by the people around you. You are struggling with managing your sensitivity and feelings of anxiety. You are wondering if things could be different and are wanting to get to a place where you feeling confident and calm in yourself and your relationships. I believe it is helping women with ADHD and anxiety due to the deep work to feel like their authentic selves again.
Are you are feeling like you want something more than just talk therapy? Find yourself stuck in your head and thoughts? Are you looking for a deeper understanding of what your body is telling you? Do you want to learn how to respond with care to your body and mind? hoping for relief from anxiety by getting to the root cause-not just managing symptoms? Or maybe even looking for greater emotional resilience and nervous system attunement? Working with me can provide you with practical tools and perspective that help you listen inward, become more embodied or more authentic and intentional and healthy boundaries.
Are you are feeling like you want something more than just talk therapy? Find yourself stuck in your head and thoughts? Are you looking for a deeper understanding of what your body is telling you? Do you want to learn how to respond with care to your body and mind? hoping for relief from anxiety by getting to the root cause-not just managing symptoms? Or maybe even looking for greater emotional resilience and nervous system attunement? Working with me can provide you with practical tools and perspective that help you listen inward, become more embodied or more authentic and intentional and healthy boundaries.
Life can be hard, can cause twists, turns, and sometimes unexpected trauma happens to us or those we love. This can include grief and loss, particularly painful when it involves loss of a child or fertility loss. That is where good therapy is key to relieving the pain and understanding how to process such abstract emotions that often consume our entirety. I specialize in helping adults navigate such hurtles, particularly those attached to fertility related trauma, infant loss/miscarriage, traumatic births, postpartum depression/anxiety and bereavement. I welcome all those who seek support; therapy is hard, but you are here.
Life can be hard, can cause twists, turns, and sometimes unexpected trauma happens to us or those we love. This can include grief and loss, particularly painful when it involves loss of a child or fertility loss. That is where good therapy is key to relieving the pain and understanding how to process such abstract emotions that often consume our entirety. I specialize in helping adults navigate such hurtles, particularly those attached to fertility related trauma, infant loss/miscarriage, traumatic births, postpartum depression/anxiety and bereavement. I welcome all those who seek support; therapy is hard, but you are here.
Dirkse Counseling & Consulting, Inc.
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMFT
5 Endorsed
Serves Area
Thanks for visiting. Perhaps, you are hoping to take the next step in finding hope or taking positive action in your life. We recognize that the step of finding a therapist can activate some discomfort. We will strive to find a match for ALL people in a calm nurturing manner to support their journey toward well-being. Thank you for taking this step. The path to healing can take time but is very rewarding. Being here is the start of thinking and being different. Feel free to contact us to see if we would be a good fit.
Thanks for visiting. Perhaps, you are hoping to take the next step in finding hope or taking positive action in your life. We recognize that the step of finding a therapist can activate some discomfort. We will strive to find a match for ALL people in a calm nurturing manner to support their journey toward well-being. Thank you for taking this step. The path to healing can take time but is very rewarding. Being here is the start of thinking and being different. Feel free to contact us to see if we would be a good fit.
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Number of Therapists in 97227
70+
Average cost per session
$180
Therapists in 97227 who prioritize treating:
| 95% | Anxiety |
| 86% | Depression |
| 77% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 74% | Stress |
| 70% | Relationship Issues |
| 70% | Self Esteem |
| 57% | Life Transitions |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 53% | PacificSource |
| 44% | Aetna |
| 44% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
How Therapists in 97227 see their clients
| 65% | In Person and Online | |
| 35% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 65% | Female | |
| 33% | Male | |
| 2% | Non-Binary |