Couples Counseling Therapists in 97224
Chris Gorski
Professional Counselor Associate, BS, MA, PCA, YT, MT
Verified Verified
Tigard, OR 97224 (Online Only)
Do you feel heard? Do I see you for the unique individual that you are? Do you feel understood, do you feel safe? All research confirms the relationship between therapist and client needs to be supportive and intact for you to have a transformative experience that enables you to achieve your goals that we collaboratively set together as a team.
I provide a safe, warm, nurturing space for my client to experience change. Let me help you transform your life. Are you overwhelmed with life? Feel like you can't get ahead no matter how hard you try? I will help you take charge of your life by equipping you with tools to transform yourself. I will help you navigate your everyday challenges that seem to obstruct your path to creating a life worth living that you are excited about. I also help people explore their spirituality. Were you raised in a rigid religion or have left one that dominated your life? Let's together create meaning in your new life.
Do you feel heard? Do I see you for the unique individual that you are? Do you feel understood, do you feel safe? All research confirms the relationship between therapist and client needs to be supportive and intact for you to have a transformative experience that enables you to achieve your goals that we collaboratively set together as a team.
I provide a safe, warm, nurturing space for my client to experience change. Let me help you transform your life. Are you overwhelmed with life? Feel like you can't get ahead no matter how hard you try? I will help you take charge of your life by equipping you with tools to transform yourself. I will help you navigate your everyday challenges that seem to obstruct your path to creating a life worth living that you are excited about. I also help people explore their spirituality. Were you raised in a rigid religion or have left one that dominated your life? Let's together create meaning in your new life.
Annie Petrossian
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
Tigard, OR 97224 (Online Only)
As a therapist, I believe in creating a trusting relationship with my clients and support them in their journey of growth and self-discovery.
Our life experiences, relationships, and beliefs have shaped and influenced our ways of being in this world. We strive to reach our optimum level of wellness and to live a more meaningful life based on our values. But sometimes we might face challenges and hurdles hindering the process. At times, we can use a little support to help us explore our options with more clarity.
As a therapist, I believe in creating a trusting relationship with my clients and support them in their journey of growth and self-discovery.
Our life experiences, relationships, and beliefs have shaped and influenced our ways of being in this world. We strive to reach our optimum level of wellness and to live a more meaningful life based on our values. But sometimes we might face challenges and hurdles hindering the process. At times, we can use a little support to help us explore our options with more clarity.
We are on a mission to help couples have the best marriage they can.
Having a healthy marriage takes work. Many people invest in their retirement, friends, career, church, etc. but neglect investing in their marriage and themselves. You have a lot on your plate. If you are what you eat, (or what you invest in), how are your relationships? I can help you work to bring your marriage back into balance and help you go from pain to peace. Is your marriage and/or family is "okay" but you'd like it to be stellar, let's talk.
We are on a mission to help couples have the best marriage they can.
Having a healthy marriage takes work. Many people invest in their retirement, friends, career, church, etc. but neglect investing in their marriage and themselves. You have a lot on your plate. If you are what you eat, (or what you invest in), how are your relationships? I can help you work to bring your marriage back into balance and help you go from pain to peace. Is your marriage and/or family is "okay" but you'd like it to be stellar, let's talk.
I work with adults, couples, and teens struggling from an array of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, grief, relationship challenges, vocational decisions, and other major life transitions. Helping parents who have gone through divorce and those with blended families is work that is especially close to my heart. I know firsthand the difficulties of these experiences and the immense reward of working through the interpersonal challenges associated with them.
I work with adults, couples, and teens struggling from an array of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, grief, relationship challenges, vocational decisions, and other major life transitions. Helping parents who have gone through divorce and those with blended families is work that is especially close to my heart. I know firsthand the difficulties of these experiences and the immense reward of working through the interpersonal challenges associated with them.
Susan Butler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA-MFT, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Tigard, OR 97224 (Online Only)
My focus is on post graduate supervision, helping women with self-esteem issues, couple relationship issues, couples and families working and living internationally, and adoption related issues.
My passion is to work with couples: pre-marital, couple's with children, empty nesters, and couples entering retirement. We go through so many transitions in our lifetime and each transition brings stresses and issues of it's own. I am a level-3 trained Gottman Therapist and use many modalities as well designed to fit the needs of each couple and individual. I approach my work through a systems perspective. I integrate genograms, Sand Tray therapy, Art therapy, and other interventions to help clients to fine relief from their struggles.
My focus is on post graduate supervision, helping women with self-esteem issues, couple relationship issues, couples and families working and living internationally, and adoption related issues.
My passion is to work with couples: pre-marital, couple's with children, empty nesters, and couples entering retirement. We go through so many transitions in our lifetime and each transition brings stresses and issues of it's own. I am a level-3 trained Gottman Therapist and use many modalities as well designed to fit the needs of each couple and individual. I approach my work through a systems perspective. I integrate genograms, Sand Tray therapy, Art therapy, and other interventions to help clients to fine relief from their struggles.
I have been trained in Child-Centered Play Therapy, Couples Therapy, Sandtray Therapy, as well as using Person-Centered Therapy as a modality for individuals.
I enjoy working with people from a variety of backgrounds, sexualities, gender identities, personalities, and cultures. It is important to me to recognize and honor individual identities as they come into the room. For me, safety in therapy to express the parts of ourselves that desire authentic honesty is imperative. I welcome children and their families using Child-Centered Play Therapy to help them express their current struggles and emotions. I would also welcome individuals and couples using Person-Centered therapy and Internal Family Systems using Restoration Therapy as a foundation.
I have been trained in Child-Centered Play Therapy, Couples Therapy, Sandtray Therapy, as well as using Person-Centered Therapy as a modality for individuals.
I enjoy working with people from a variety of backgrounds, sexualities, gender identities, personalities, and cultures. It is important to me to recognize and honor individual identities as they come into the room. For me, safety in therapy to express the parts of ourselves that desire authentic honesty is imperative. I welcome children and their families using Child-Centered Play Therapy to help them express their current struggles and emotions. I would also welcome individuals and couples using Person-Centered therapy and Internal Family Systems using Restoration Therapy as a foundation.
I work with individuals, couples, and families to help create a meaningful life and fulfilling relationships as they move from cycles of pain to cycles of peace. I welcome all ways that bring change and connection, including family systems theory, restoration therapy, solution-focused therapy, and techniques of self-compassion, mediation, spiritual integration, and somatic regulation. I have experience with parenting, marriage, anxiety, depression, women's issues, ADHD, and addiction.
I work with individuals, couples, and families to help create a meaningful life and fulfilling relationships as they move from cycles of pain to cycles of peace. I welcome all ways that bring change and connection, including family systems theory, restoration therapy, solution-focused therapy, and techniques of self-compassion, mediation, spiritual integration, and somatic regulation. I have experience with parenting, marriage, anxiety, depression, women's issues, ADHD, and addiction.
Life can be difficult, unfair and at times overwhelming. I work with clients to improve their coping skills, increase their emotional well being, and improve their relationships. I work with adults, adolescents, families and couples in individual and family sessions.
Life can be difficult, unfair and at times overwhelming. I work with clients to improve their coping skills, increase their emotional well being, and improve their relationships. I work with adults, adolescents, families and couples in individual and family sessions.
Madeline Ball
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MFTA
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Tigard, OR 97224
Are you an individual or couple looking for more fulfillment? I specialize in working with relationships to create change. Monogamous, poly, or open my desire is to work towards your common goals to create lasting change. I love working with couples developing healthy sexualities, LGBTQIA+ individuals developing their sexual and gender expression, and people on the journey of healing. I use a person-centered approach, with a whole lot of fun and humor, to authentically provide a space for a collaborative, non-judgmental relationship. Creating mindful awareness into your lived experience we gently address patterns and build insight.
Are you an individual or couple looking for more fulfillment? I specialize in working with relationships to create change. Monogamous, poly, or open my desire is to work towards your common goals to create lasting change. I love working with couples developing healthy sexualities, LGBTQIA+ individuals developing their sexual and gender expression, and people on the journey of healing. I use a person-centered approach, with a whole lot of fun and humor, to authentically provide a space for a collaborative, non-judgmental relationship. Creating mindful awareness into your lived experience we gently address patterns and build insight.
Are you somebody who is struggling to understand their place in life? Wondering how to make sense of what is going on around you or adjusting to big life changes? Are you feeling hopeless and anxious? Yearning for peace and better way to express the emotions you have inside. Are you experiencing relationship, parental, or career stress? Do you feel worthless or have a hyper critical inner dialogue? I want to help you attain your goals to improve mental health, personal growth, life satisfaction, and spiritual fulfillment.
Are you somebody who is struggling to understand their place in life? Wondering how to make sense of what is going on around you or adjusting to big life changes? Are you feeling hopeless and anxious? Yearning for peace and better way to express the emotions you have inside. Are you experiencing relationship, parental, or career stress? Do you feel worthless or have a hyper critical inner dialogue? I want to help you attain your goals to improve mental health, personal growth, life satisfaction, and spiritual fulfillment.
Deborah Hadley
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tigard, OR 97224 (Online Only)
I believe each of us were designed for deep relationship and long for a sense of acceptance and belonging. So often however, we seem unable to experience authentic connection or intimacy with others. Though we reach out, we may feel unseen and unheard, eventually withdrawing, questioning our worth, and losing our ability to know and share our true self. The loneliness at times may feel overwhelming, as if there is no one to help us carry our confusion, hurts, or fears. It is in these times we may need someone with whom we can share our burdens, someone who will hear our brokenness and accept us as we are.
I believe each of us were designed for deep relationship and long for a sense of acceptance and belonging. So often however, we seem unable to experience authentic connection or intimacy with others. Though we reach out, we may feel unseen and unheard, eventually withdrawing, questioning our worth, and losing our ability to know and share our true self. The loneliness at times may feel overwhelming, as if there is no one to help us carry our confusion, hurts, or fears. It is in these times we may need someone with whom we can share our burdens, someone who will hear our brokenness and accept us as we are.
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I will provide you with the tools to understand your relationship & how you can feel like a team again.
People think you have the perfect relationship. And it may even look like it to those on the outside. But if you peel back the curtain, it feels more like you are roommates sharing space. You remember how in love you felt when first married. You were connected. Now, there are just glimpses of that connection. With all the busyness — jobs, kids, & noise — there is no space for real conversation. You are being pulled away from each other by constant distractions & responsibilities. You are afraid of the future possibility of a lonely marriage. You’ve tried everything to help the relationship & now you’re tired. You need help.
I will provide you with the tools to understand your relationship & how you can feel like a team again.
People think you have the perfect relationship. And it may even look like it to those on the outside. But if you peel back the curtain, it feels more like you are roommates sharing space. You remember how in love you felt when first married. You were connected. Now, there are just glimpses of that connection. With all the busyness — jobs, kids, & noise — there is no space for real conversation. You are being pulled away from each other by constant distractions & responsibilities. You are afraid of the future possibility of a lonely marriage. You’ve tried everything to help the relationship & now you’re tired. You need help.
Jay Darien
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97224
The space where I feel alone, no one would understand where I am, and believing I can't tell anybody; that's where we meet. Reaching out and making that first phone call can be the hardest part of therapy. If you are experiencing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, high levels of stress that are affecting your friendships, relationship with your spouse, your work, relationships with your children, your business, or your daily life; therapy can be of great help. I specialize in trauma therapy using EMDR, divorce, infidelity, shame, self-esteem, and relationship issues. Office appointments are now available.
The space where I feel alone, no one would understand where I am, and believing I can't tell anybody; that's where we meet. Reaching out and making that first phone call can be the hardest part of therapy. If you are experiencing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, high levels of stress that are affecting your friendships, relationship with your spouse, your work, relationships with your children, your business, or your daily life; therapy can be of great help. I specialize in trauma therapy using EMDR, divorce, infidelity, shame, self-esteem, and relationship issues. Office appointments are now available.
Being human isn't always easy, no matter how much we would like it to be. Sometimes we experience events and relationship challenges that shake us to the core, leave our emotions raw, and challenge everything that we think we believe about the world. One of my passions is helping individuals and couples to find coping strategies, process through the difficulties they are facing, and help them move towards healing and growth. I offer a compassionate space that honors all of the emotions and experiences my clients bring to the room, and allow them to process at their own pace, while encouraging them to face difficult things.
Being human isn't always easy, no matter how much we would like it to be. Sometimes we experience events and relationship challenges that shake us to the core, leave our emotions raw, and challenge everything that we think we believe about the world. One of my passions is helping individuals and couples to find coping strategies, process through the difficulties they are facing, and help them move towards healing and growth. I offer a compassionate space that honors all of the emotions and experiences my clients bring to the room, and allow them to process at their own pace, while encouraging them to face difficult things.
Kellie Collins
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Tigard, OR 97224
I primarily work with individuals and couples, ages 14 and older.
As a mental health therapist, and clinic director at Senua Counseling Clinic, I work from a client centered, integrative approach. I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), client centered treatment, and solution focused therapy. I also believe that we need to work together, as a team, to help you achieve your goals. The body and mind are greatly connected and intertwined, which is why I believe in a holistic approach to mental health care. I am happy and honored to provide you with a non-judgmental, safe space for you to tell your story, set your goals, and become the person you were meant to be.
I primarily work with individuals and couples, ages 14 and older.
As a mental health therapist, and clinic director at Senua Counseling Clinic, I work from a client centered, integrative approach. I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), client centered treatment, and solution focused therapy. I also believe that we need to work together, as a team, to help you achieve your goals. The body and mind are greatly connected and intertwined, which is why I believe in a holistic approach to mental health care. I am happy and honored to provide you with a non-judgmental, safe space for you to tell your story, set your goals, and become the person you were meant to be.
Michael Wilson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97224
My passion is helping couples who feel helpless and hopeless reconnect with one another and rediscover a sense of joy and fulfillment.
What was once an exciting and vibrant relationship has become stale and unfulfilling. You may feel like you don't know who your partner is anymore. Or who you are, for that matter. You aren't sure you're meeting your partner's needs, and you certainly aren't feeling as though they are meeting yours. You are probably wondering if it's possible for the two of you to ever be happy again. But you aren't ready to give up just yet.
My passion is helping couples who feel helpless and hopeless reconnect with one another and rediscover a sense of joy and fulfillment.
What was once an exciting and vibrant relationship has become stale and unfulfilling. You may feel like you don't know who your partner is anymore. Or who you are, for that matter. You aren't sure you're meeting your partner's needs, and you certainly aren't feeling as though they are meeting yours. You are probably wondering if it's possible for the two of you to ever be happy again. But you aren't ready to give up just yet.
Diana Kilinski
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CEAP, ACC, BCC
Verified Verified
Tigard, OR 97224
Couples Communication.
My counseling and coaching philosophy is based on the New Positive Psychology that focuses on your essential strengths and Positive Possibilities. I help you move out of feeling stuck. I help you break old patterns, behaviors, and thinking that hold you back from the life you want. Studies from the field of brain science show there may be alternatives to the medical approach for depression and anxiety. My approach is based on this scientific research. I help you develop the skills and strategies of healthy thinking and lifestyle known to help alleviate feelings of depression, anxiety, and worry.
Couples Communication.
My counseling and coaching philosophy is based on the New Positive Psychology that focuses on your essential strengths and Positive Possibilities. I help you move out of feeling stuck. I help you break old patterns, behaviors, and thinking that hold you back from the life you want. Studies from the field of brain science show there may be alternatives to the medical approach for depression and anxiety. My approach is based on this scientific research. I help you develop the skills and strategies of healthy thinking and lifestyle known to help alleviate feelings of depression, anxiety, and worry.
Westlake Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA MFT, NCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Tigard, OR 97224 (Online Only)
Whether you want to communicate more effectively or move forward after an affair, my specialization in couples counseling will benefit you.
I often hear: "If only we could communicate better, the simplest of discussions become arguments." "I had an affair, I was so stupid, can you help me to heal my relationship?" "My spouse had an affair, I am devastated, I don't know if I should leave or stay?" "I told my spouse everything and the affair is over, why can't we just move on?" If any of these quotes sound true for you, I want you to know that you can learn to reduce conflicts to rebuild trust and intimacy; you can heal and repair your relationship after regrettable incidents, infidelities/affairs.
Whether you want to communicate more effectively or move forward after an affair, my specialization in couples counseling will benefit you.
I often hear: "If only we could communicate better, the simplest of discussions become arguments." "I had an affair, I was so stupid, can you help me to heal my relationship?" "My spouse had an affair, I am devastated, I don't know if I should leave or stay?" "I told my spouse everything and the affair is over, why can't we just move on?" If any of these quotes sound true for you, I want you to know that you can learn to reduce conflicts to rebuild trust and intimacy; you can heal and repair your relationship after regrettable incidents, infidelities/affairs.
Hope Counseling Services, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97224
My special areas of focus and training include: anxiety, depression, grief, loss, stress-management, illness and caregiver issues, relationship difficulties, divorce, marriage and families difficulties, substance abuse and dependency and codependency.
I believe that all of us are changing and growing throughout our lives. At times, we can feel as though we are treading water instead of moving forward. Participating in counseling can help you work through the "stuck places" as you cultivate skills, strengths, enhanced self-esteem and renewed hope for your present and future.
My special areas of focus and training include: anxiety, depression, grief, loss, stress-management, illness and caregiver issues, relationship difficulties, divorce, marriage and families difficulties, substance abuse and dependency and codependency.
I believe that all of us are changing and growing throughout our lives. At times, we can feel as though we are treading water instead of moving forward. Participating in counseling can help you work through the "stuck places" as you cultivate skills, strengths, enhanced self-esteem and renewed hope for your present and future.
Lori M. Severson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
King City, OR 97224
I am a Certified Relational Life Therapist, which means I have completed several years and modules of training with Terry Real for advanced couples therapy.
I am passionate about helping clients find the help they need. My work is for individuals and couples from all backgrounds, whether they are in traditional or non-traditional partnerships. While I provide therapy for a wide variety of issues, my focus is on relationships, life transitions and women's issues. I want to help individuals and couples find new ways to see, experience and respond to those parts of themselves or their partner that may be challenging. My goal is that you will find my therapeutic style to be very caring, collaborative, supportive, individual and unique to your personal and cultural needs.
I am a Certified Relational Life Therapist, which means I have completed several years and modules of training with Terry Real for advanced couples therapy.
I am passionate about helping clients find the help they need. My work is for individuals and couples from all backgrounds, whether they are in traditional or non-traditional partnerships. While I provide therapy for a wide variety of issues, my focus is on relationships, life transitions and women's issues. I want to help individuals and couples find new ways to see, experience and respond to those parts of themselves or their partner that may be challenging. My goal is that you will find my therapeutic style to be very caring, collaborative, supportive, individual and unique to your personal and cultural needs.
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Couples Counseling Therapists
Does couples counseling work?
Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.
When should a couple seek counseling?
Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.
How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?
The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.
How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?
The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.