"I offer a compassionate approach to psychotherapy which values the uniqueness of each individual and facilitates growth, change, and healing. The process encourages the development of individuation, relatedness, balance, and wholeness and draws largely upon the practice of mindfulness. ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), EMDR, meditation, guided imagery, music, dream work, and spiritual exploration may be utilized as appropriate. I bring life experience, experience in the musical arts, training and experience as a psychotherapist, and a fascination with and reverence for the human journey to the process. You can always expect deep listening and true presence in our sessions together."

"I am a therapist in the Portland and Tigard area. My training and education has been focused on creative therapy to help cope with traumatic experiences. I also have training in brief therapy and EMDR. This unqiue background provides the opportunity to reach out to many populations. I have worked with individual 3-67 years old with a wide range of concerns. I have recently opened my practice to the birthing community, offering services for perinatal and postpartum depression and anxiety. I am able to tailor treatment plans and methods to meet specific client needs through a creative approach."

"I specialize in depression. Depression can be caused by trauma and result in insomnia, trouble concentrating, intrusive thoughts, and irritability. Have you had an accident, been in a violent situation, or were abused ? These are all examples of trauma that need to be addressed."

"Psychotherapy is not just a matter of skills and techniques. Healing occurs when, in a safe environment, you can speak and hear your own voice, tell your own story, and find someone really listening to you. When you feel heard, new insights can emerge. Anxiety, depression, worry, or conflicts constrict your experience and personal relationships. A therapeutic relationship can provide an opportunity to be accompanied as you express your feelings, thoughts, and concerns. You become more open, able to make new choices. Your more authentic self can emerge as your inner landscape changes. I am interested in hearing and seeing you, as you are."

"I work within a wide range of therapy issues. If you are suffering in an unsatisfying relationship or career, or are hungry to understand yourself better, or if you're in need of support during a difficult transition by utilizing therapeutic skills I've developed together we may find hope and possibly a shift in perspective. Feeling better is possible. I bring a supportive approach and have enormous compassion for the human experience, life can be difficult. I would find it a privilege in accompanying you toward a greater understanding of your experience. I look forward to hearing from you."

"If you have been hurt by a narcissistic relationship, I can help! When you have a relationship with a narcissist, the repetitive self centeredness takes its toll. You end up questioning if you are good enough, creating distrust and ultimatley wondering if its even possible for you to have an intimate and healthy relationship. As a therapist who specializes in narcississtic relationships, I've made it my mission to understand brain development, trauma, and healing. My clients share that they are able to establish connection, set boundaries, and finally create relationships that are both fulfilling and supportive."

"I became a psychoanalyst at the CG Jung Institute, Zurich and a psychologist at the University of Oregon more than twenty years ago. I enjoy working with adults of all ages. We address immediate concerns, self-care, and difficulties together. I help you (re)connect to personal strength and resources. I teach breathing mindfulness, and relaxation. In psychotherapy and Jungian analysis, we establish a connection to your own heartfelt values. Dreams, feelings, thinking, body symptoms, patterns of relationship, and significant life events help discover your guiding spirit and authentic self. Dialogue, reflection, and the discovery of your world view inform this inner search."

"Do you sometimes struggle with overwhelm, anxiety, depression, or the inability to move forward? Do you long for improved connections in your life? With your partner, family, friends, & even yourself? A core belief I carry into my work with clients is that we are wired for connection. I believe that stronger connections can often lead to healing, restoration and transformation. Overall, my primary intention is to be present with you as you define who you are now and what is interfering with you being who you want to be."

"Hello. My name is Ruth. I work as a strength-based Gestalt Relational Therapist. My clients have often described working with me as feeling like they are having a really interesting conversation, but when they walk away from their time together with me, they see their world differently, and then notice that things begin to change in amazing and new ways."

"Do you need an empathetic and compassionate therapist with over 40 years experience working with individuals, couples, adolescents, families and other therapists? As a Jungian Analyst, I work with families, adolescents, individuals and couples, offering a range of psychotherapeutic services to meet most peoples needs. These include marriage and family therapy, Jungian analysis, individual therapy, clinical supervision and consultation to therapists. I specialize in: Dream Interpretation, Trauma, and Dissociation, Spirituality, Relationship Problems, Addictions, Depression, Anxiety, Mid-life Challenges, and Anger Management. In working with the unconscious, I help couples discover the underlying issues that cause relationship difficulties, conflicts, and anxieties."

"As a licensed professional counselor I work with people to set achievable goals with realistic objectives, understanding the challenges during times of transition and imbalance. My work has centered on eating disorders, addiction and codependency, and divorce/relationship recovery. By providing a safe place for healing and growth, clients will begin to understand that opposing feelings are often a normal part of the recovery process. My hope is to support you as you awaken to the miraculous."

"I have had the privilege of witnessing people undergo the slow, extremely subtle and remarkable journey of healing and self-transformation. This process of psychological growth is astoundingly complex, multilayered, circular and even mysteriously numinous in its unfolding. My philosophy as a therapist is primarily on core transformation rather than merely symptom management and needless to say, I strongly believe in the centrality of the therapeutic relationship as a significant healing agent. Moving towards our wholeness necessitates the courage to first move into the wounded parts that we all have as members of the human species."

"I work with families, couples and individuals. I believe that every client has the right to feel safe as they explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Within each human being there is the potential for growth. It is my goal to create a safe, holistic, and respectful environment, developing a collaborative relationship between client/therapist that promotes personal growth through support, validation and challenge."

"Having been a teacher for 24 years gives me a strong foundation for working with children,families,and couples. Would you like a more peaceful life, a better relationship with your spouse or children? Learn the 2 most important parenting strategies? Someone who really listens and "gets you"? I believe that everyone who walks through my door has the capability to lead a more positive life, regardless of what has negatively affected you. My own personal experience, coupled with my specific training, helps me assist individuals dealing with depression and anxiety, and couples facing conflict and parenting issues."

"When a person is ready for change, they are aware of feelings, thoughts and behaviors they can address in themselves to make progress happen. They have identified whether they can work by themselves or with others to change a difficult situation, or if they need to accept the current situation for what it is. I enjoy helping children, adolescents, adults and their families work toward this place of change and acceptance together. With humor, support and a neutral stance, I help individuals identify and obtain healthy life choices for themselves."

"My specialties are individual and couples therapy, and occasionally, I will form a small, eight-week couples group. With couples, I work to improve communication, to deepen empathy and mutual understanding, and to resolve conflict. My perspective is that all long term relationships are challenging at times and that the rewards of listening to and of understanding one another are very much worth the, at times, considerable effort involved. My three couples groups are: 1. Communication skills training 2. Influence of early family patterns 3. Couples support group"

"As a marriage and family therapist, I seek to show compassion, respect and support. I seek to create an environment that will allow my clients to feel comfortable talking to me about all their concerns that they have been dealing with throughout their journey of life. It is my desire as I work with individuals, couples and families to work interactively with them, indeed, acknowledging their strengths and their possible growth areas in their lives."

"As we all continue to navigate life's transitions and changes, we eventually find ourselves needing guidance and support along the way. Whether you or someone you know is currently thriving or struggling in life, deciding to seek therapy can often be a helpful, rewarding, and life-changing experience. Finding and choosing a therapist, however, could be challenging and overwhelming. Not only must practical matters be considered, such as insurance and convenience, so must the therapist's style, approach, and qualifications. In other words, it has to be a "good fit" and it must "feel right.""

"My ideal clients are people open to working through issues in a atmosphere of trust and understanding..I work with people at times of change in their lives in order to assist them in creating positive growth."