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Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
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Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist

Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC (she, her)

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Available both in-person and online
3407 South Corbett Avenue Portland, OR 97239
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Your body has been sending signals for a while — tension, restlessness, a sense that something doesn't quite add up — and you've gotten good at overriding them. Maybe that's shown up as a cycle of pushing hard and crashing. Maybe staying steady in your relationships has meant quietly setting your own needs aside. Or maybe you're still making sense of an experience that opened something up and hasn't fully settled. However you've arrived here, you're ready to feel a different relationship with yourself and your world.
This work centers on embodiment and somatic awareness, guiding you back to wholeness through your body's organic intelligence. Together, we slow down enough to notice what your body already knows. As anxiety, burnout, and disconnection ease, you feel steadier in yourself and how you move through your life.
You set the pace here. If any of this resonates, I'd be glad to connect and talk through what working together might look like. This is a warm, grounded space, and you'll be met exactly where you are.
Call or Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist now for a free 15 minute consultation - (971) 476-1582

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

3407 South Corbett Avenue

Portland, OR 97239 map

 (971) 476-1582
Website
I see clients in-person in SW Portland and via telehealth across Oregon. Let's begin with a free consultation to see if we're a good fit.
I specialize in Anxiety, Psychedelic Integration and Burnout 
$200 Per Session  
Individual one-on-one therapy 
Let's Connect (971) 476-1582
Photo of Elyse Gardner - Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist, Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

3407 South Corbett Avenue

Portland, OR 97239 map

 (971) 476-1582
Website
I see clients in-person in SW Portland and via telehealth across Oregon. Let's begin with a free consultation to see if we're a good fit.
I specialize in Anxiety, Psychedelic Integration and Burnout 
$200 Per Session  
Individual one-on-one therapy 

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $200
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
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I offer cash-pay sessions at a rate of $175-$200 per session, with a limited number of sliding scale spots available. I do not accept insurance at this time.
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Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (971) 476-1582
"
I offer cash-pay sessions at a rate of $175-$200 per session, with a limited number of sliding scale spots available. I do not accept insurance at this time.
Photo of Elyse Gardner - Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist, Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (971) 476-1582

Qualifications

    Pre-Licensed Professional: Elyse Raupp-Gardner
  • Verified by Psychology Today Supervised by Kelly Hirstein (Oregon / C5026) Elyse Raupp-Gardner

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 3 years
  • Attended Naropa University, MA in Mindfulness-based Transpersonal Counseling, Graduated 2023

    • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from Being True To You: Psychedelic Coaching
  • Certificate from Southwest Trauma Training: Advanced Post-Traumatic Growth Somatic Therapy
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I hold a Master's in Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling from Naropa University, with additional training in somatic and mindfulness-based approaches. I practice under clinical supervision as a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) in Oregon.
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Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (971) 476-1582
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I hold a Master's in Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling from Naropa University, with additional training in somatic and mindfulness-based approaches. I practice under clinical supervision as a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) in Oregon.
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Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (971) 476-1582

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Psychedelic Integration
  • Burnout

Expertise

  • Body Image
  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Perfectionism
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Women's Issues
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If you're caught in a cycle of pushing hard and crashing, navigating anxiety, or still making sense of an experience that opened something up, our work together will help you feel steadier and more at home in your body. Rather than talking about what's happening, we slow down, build awareness, and reconnect you with what your body already knows.
Photo of Elyse Gardner - Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist, Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (971) 476-1582
"
If you're caught in a cycle of pushing hard and crashing, navigating anxiety, or still making sense of an experience that opened something up, our work together will help you feel steadier and more at home in your body. Rather than talking about what's happening, we slow down, build awareness, and reconnect you with what your body already knows.
Photo of Elyse Gardner - Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist, Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (971) 476-1582

21 Endorsements

Karly Nihal
Karly Nihal
Pre-Licensed Professional, CMHC, MA, MEd
Elyse is compassionate, deeply aware and very in tune. She is wonderful at what she does!
Esther Hermiz, Complex Trauma Therapist
Esther Hermiz, Complex Trauma Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor, MT-BC, LPC
Elyse is a compassionate and intuitive clinician who utilizes a somatic approach to support clients in navigating anxiety and burnout. She will help you build the skills to truly reconnect with yourself and trust your gut. I highly recommend her!
Jennifer Wren, Relationship & Intimacy Therapist
Jennifer Wren, Relationship & Intimacy Therapist
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
If you are looking for relief from stress or seeking personal growth, Elyse is the one you want. She meet clients from all walks of life exactly where they are, blending genuine empathy with practical tools to help you build a more fulfilling life.
Another Day Psychology: Leticia Tye, LPCC, LMHC
Another Day Psychology: Leticia Tye, LPCC, LMHC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, LMHC, PMH-C
Elyse is a fantastic clinician who is passionate about helping her clients with anxiety, burn out, and other women specific challenges become more steady through somatic work. I would highly recommend her!
Kellie Boyle, EMDR, Trauma, Mid Life
Kellie Boyle, EMDR, Trauma, Mid Life
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
I highly recommend Elyse for her work supporting women navigating anxiety, burnout, and the challenges that often come with being high-functioning or over-functioning. integrative approach, including somatic and psychedelic integration. She's wonderful!
ART/Trauma expert - Holly Lamb, LCSW
ART/Trauma expert - Holly Lamb, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Getting in touch with your emotions is so important when trying to feel better. Elyse knows how to connect your body with your true inner self and help you discover how to perform at your best frequency! Give her a call today!
Sonja Favaloro
Sonja Favaloro
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC
Elyse is a highly dedicated therapist who has a compassionate, grounded presence that helps clients feel welcomed and supported. She is highly skilled in using Somatic techniques and Mindfulness to facilitate mind/body healing. I highly recommend her!
Relationships, Trauma, & Psychological Testing
Relationships, Trauma, & Psychological Testing
Psychologist, PsyD, MA, MS
Growth begins when we feel safe enough to slow down and reconnect with ourselves. Elyse creates that space through a warm, grounded somatic approach, helping clients navigate anxiety, burnout, women's issues, and meaningful personal transformation.
Jem Wong - Couples, Relationship & Trauma Therapy
Jem Wong - Couples, Relationship & Trauma Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Her work is a powerful reminder that you don't have to keep carrying everything alone. They create a compassionate, grounding space where where the mind and body can coexist and clients get to feel like their whole selves again.
Katie Kaufman
Katie Kaufman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LSCSW, LISW
Elyse creates an inviting space for women to process symptoms of burnout and overwhelm by encouraging them to take an integrative mind-body approach, allowing them to feel more grounded and secure in their healing.
Zhana Balaam
Zhana Balaam
LCSW Associate , MSW, LCSWA, CSW
Elyse's approaches to treat burn out, anxiety, and women's issues is absolutely brilliant. She creates a safe space and welcoming environment for all her clients through her kind personality, knowledge, and desire to help clients heal and grow.
Emily Soen, Trauma Therapist
Emily Soen, Trauma Therapist
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSWAIC
Elyse is a warm, thoughtful therapist who helps high-functioning women navigate anxiety, burnout, and life's pressures. Her somatic, client-centered approach & work with psychedelic integration create a compassionate space for meaningful, lasting healing.
Shariyfa-Overthinking People Pleasing Self Worth
Shariyfa-Overthinking People Pleasing Self Worth
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Elyse creates a supportive space for women navigating anxiety, burnout, and life's demands. Using somatic therapy, they help clients reconnect with their bodies, reduce stress, and find lasting emotional balance.
Megan Bathen-Gonzalez, Couples & Relational Trauma
Megan Bathen-Gonzalez, Couples & Relational Trauma
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Elyse offers thoughtful, embodied support for anxiety, burnout, and women's issues through somatic therapy and psychedelic integration. She truly understands high functioning, overfunctioning women and helps them reconnect with their bodies and themselves.
Sam Malfitano, Holistic Health Therapy & Coaching
Sam Malfitano, Holistic Health Therapy & Coaching
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCMHC
Elyse is a wonderful practitioner who helps individuals overcome anxiety, burnout & women's issues. She combines psychedelic integration with somatic practices to facilitate lasting change. Highly recommend!
Justine Gordon-Therapy for Driven, Anxious Adults
Justine Gordon-Therapy for Driven, Anxious Adults
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Elyse creates a compassionate, grounded space where clients feel safe exploring the connection between their mind and body. Her somatic approach and genuine warmth make her an excellent therapist for those seeking deeper healing and lasting change.
Christina Behrens - Trauma & First Responders
Christina Behrens - Trauma & First Responders
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Elyse has a calming presence that helps clients slow down, reconnect with themselves, and move through anxiety, ADHD, and life transitions with greater clarity. Her thoughtful somatic approach supports meaningful, lasting change.
Alexa Owen, EMDR, Anxiety and Trauma Therapist
Alexa Owen, EMDR, Anxiety and Trauma Therapist
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MSW, SWC, C-IAYT
Elyse is a skilled somatic therapist who supports our innate ability to heal with the right attunement and the right tools. If you want to embody your life with steadiness, confidence, and strength, I highly recommend working with her.
Shannon Simpson
Shannon Simpson
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, APCC
Elyse's presence feels like a warm hug. She is deeply caring, mindful and attuned to her clients. With somatic wisdom she helps guide her clients to rediscover their body's natural rhythms and intelligence. I can't recommend her enough!
Isabel Feibert, Trauma & EMDR Therapist
Isabel Feibert, Trauma & EMDR Therapist
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, M.S., EMDR
Elyse is a compassionate and highly skilled therapist who helps clients navigate anxiety, burnout, and women's mental health with warmth and expertise. Their integrative approach, including somatic therapy fosters deep healing and lasting change.
Hannah Rapp
Hannah Rapp
Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPC
Elyse weaves compassion, humor, honest truth and nourishing presence into all she does. She is dynamically wise, connected in her body heart mind and spirit, giving others permission to be themselves. I highly recommend her as a trusted ally on your path.

Client Focus

Age

Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Non-Binary Allied , 
Queer Allied , 
Single Parent

Age

Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Non-Binary Allied , 
Queer Allied , 
Single Parent

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Coaching
  • Compassion Focused
  • Gestalt
  • Somatic
  • Transpersonal
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I draw on Somatic and Gestalt work to help you notice what's happening in your body and mind in real time, not just talk about it. Compassion-focused work meets you without judgment, even in your hardest moments. And when you're ready to move from insight into action, we bring in coaching and transpersonal elements to meet the bigger picture of where you're headed.
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Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (971) 476-1582
"
I draw on Somatic and Gestalt work to help you notice what's happening in your body and mind in real time, not just talk about it. Compassion-focused work meets you without judgment, even in your hardest moments. And when you're ready to move from insight into action, we bring in coaching and transpersonal elements to meet the bigger picture of where you're headed.
Photo of Elyse Gardner - Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist, Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (971) 476-1582

Location

Primary Location

3407 South Corbett Avenue

Portland, OR 97239

(971) 476-1582

Email Us

Website

Nearby Areas

Cities

Counties

Zips

Neighborhoods

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I see clients in-person in SW Portland and via telehealth across Oregon. Let's begin with a free consultation to see if we're a good fit.
Photo of Elyse Gardner - Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist, Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Call for a free consultation now - (971) 476-1582
"
I see clients in-person in SW Portland and via telehealth across Oregon. Let's begin with a free consultation to see if we're a good fit.
Photo of Elyse Gardner - Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist, Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Elyse Gardner, LPCA, Somatic Therapist
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LPCA, LPCC
Call for a free consultation now - (971) 476-1582