Therapists in Portland, OR

I am honored to build an affirmative practice that brings in-depth, contemporary, relational psychotherapy to my community. I hope to build therapeutic relationships that encourage my clients to process and fully experience emotions, move through depression and anxiety, and re-frame negative thoughts and patterns with a deeper understanding of their origins. Together, we engage bravely (and playfully) with unexamined thoughts, feelings and experiences!

We work with people from all walks of life, including transgender, non-binary, and questioning people of all ages. Our providers have a special passion for working with people in the LGBTQ+ community. We specialize in helping people navigate the challenges of understanding the intersections of their identity, relationships, and the larger world. For youth (and adults too!), we can offer specialized creative approaches that support healing and identity exploration when talking is too hard.

Spectrum Counseling is growing and adding new therapists! Please contact us to be placed on our waitlist for therapy. Visit our website for more information by clicking the "website" button on the left.

You don't have to go through difficult times alone. By seeking help, you have already taken the first step toward making positive life changes. The next step is finding the right person to guide, motivate and support you. I am a counselor with a healthy dose of optimism and realism. I love to work with my clients on problem solving, new skill building, and developing a greater understanding of themselves and the world around us. If you are looking for something "different" from your counselor, I may be a good fit.

I believe the most important parts of therapy are trust and collaboration. You'll know immediately if the therapist is right for you. If you don't feel it, keep looking. There's a lot of us therapists out here and your time and self-work are important! Additionally, at our most vulnerable times in life, we need someone who will hold a safe space for us to approach our edges - the parts of us we tend to avoid or neglect. Addressing our 'issues' is intensely brave and can also be terrifying! I commend you for embarking on this journey and invite you to call me if my words resonate with your needs.

After 25+ years of providing counseling I find my philosophy has grown simpler and more to the point. Successful counseling is built on a positive and trusting relationship, much as successful living is dependent on trusting, healthy relationships. I bring a broad array of treatment tools to my work including gestalt, object relations and psychodynamic theory. Most importantly I bring myself; my heart, my humor, my understanding, knowledge and years of experience. I work with adults and children, couples and groups(this includes families).

My clients grow to empathize with themselves and their partner(s); implement non-violent communication and boundary setting; and identify values, needs, and goals; and stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety, mania, gender dysphoria, PTSD, and insomnia.

I specialize in working with the queer and trans community, especially those who’s identities fall across multiple intersections. I work with individuals (14+) struggling with issues related to attachment trauma, gender identity exploration, executive dysfunction, racial identity exploration and surviving/thriving while living in systems of oppression. I also offer relationship counseling for couples, polycules and other relational dynamics (18+) struggling with issues of connection, trust, and sexual intimacy.

Hello there! I am a professional counselor associate who has been working for over 3 years. I am a queer non-binary femme and have a lot of experience with LGBTQIA+ clients, as well as partners and family of transgender individuals. Furthermore, I enjoy working with clients in non-traditional relationship styles, such as polyamory or long-distance relationships. I can assist in processing religious trauma and figuring out how to meet spiritual needs in new ways. I also have a lot of insight and compassion for men who want to build introspective skills.

My practice consists of psychotherapy integration approaches and techniques from cognitive behavior therapies alongside client-centered therapy where the client receives the highest positive regard. I am a culturally competent mental health provider who believes in an inclusive and respectful therapeutic relationship with all clients, based on a personalized approach tailored to the unique and individual needs of each client. I provide a warm and safe place to connect with your authentic self. I am bilingual and speaks Spanish. “We do well, if we can”, is my ultimate believe.

I am client-centered, creative, and interested in a holistic approach to therapy. I work to support individuals coping with: depression, anxiety, women's issues, trauma, and relational issues. I am connected to issues faced by the LGBTQ community. As a mother and an artist, I enjoy working with other creatives and parents. I offer traditional talk therapy, and 'walk & talk' therapy in Portland, Oregon. To learn more about the way I work please visit kierstinolivercounseling.com. I believe in nature as co-therapist, and try to get outside with clients when possible. You get to design your life, I am happy to help with the process.

My focus includes gender and gender transition, sexuality, racial identity, trauma, and personal growth. I welcome people of all identities. I have trained in supporting people through gender affirming surgeries including letter of support. We will create a safer container for you to explore what hurts and what helps. I find it useful to consider how social, racial, gender, and economic injustice intersects with your experience. This work can be hard and sometimes we uncover painful spots. I incorporate mindfulness and grounding work to promote a safer experience.

This “being human thing” is hard, and often feels uncomfortable. Sometimes the “uncomfortable” is experienced internally, sometimes externally, and sometimes both. This is a result of our actual or perceived response to the past, present, or future. Our work together will be focused on helping you to be “uncomfortable on purpose,” through identifying your values, increasing your capacity to tolerate uncertainty, processing what has maintained your current ways of living, and learning how to engage with yourself and others in a way that makes this “being human thing” a little bit easier.

Hello and welcome! Sometimes life's challenges can leave us feeling overwhelmed and vulnerable. I offer a safe and supportive space for individuals seeking help with anxiety, depression, complex trauma, loss, relationship issues, and/or those looking to deepen their own self understanding. We'll delve into your unique experiences, emotions, and relationships, gaining insight into the root causes of your struggles, and the ways in which your past may be impacting the present. Together, we’ll find connections, build skills, and give you the support that you need to move you towards a more authentic and fulfilling life.

My work focuses on taking a collaborative approach with clients to identify external challenges, personal choices, and regain a sense of control and meaning in situations that can feel chaotic and overwhelming. This means being encouraged to identify personal strengths to find solutions instead of pathologizing difficulties. My approach often focuses on issues relating to social justice, intersecting oppressed identities, and navigating an authentic sense of identity development within a culture of privilege and oppression.

I support my clients to find safety, rest, and joy within themselves, often in the midst of very challenging circumstances. I work with folks healing from trauma – especially childhood, religious, sexual, and relational traumas – those exploring their authentic identities, and those who want support in life transitions large and small. I believe that you are the expert of your own experience. Together we will create a space where you can explore deeper layers of your experience, to understand, and potentially reframe, strategies that no longer serve you, and to take steps towards a richer connection with yourself and others.

Do you want to make a change? Coping skills often developed early on in life and were important to help get you to where you are today. They can arise from a childhood that seems "normal" or one filled with trauma and struggle. Coming to therapy is a step in healing the wounds from the past and working with the struggles of today. I can help you process your lived experience at your pace to help you move forward and make positive changes in your life. I am currently prioritizing couples and families who want to do therapy together.,

I partner with clients across the lifespan, helping folks to gain deeper insight into themselves, their desires, and their need for change. As a clinical social worker, my approach emphasizes the impact that marginalization and oppression can have on the mental health and well-being of individuals and families. Whether you are trying to manage anxiety, depression, trauma, the impacts of marginalization, or other stressors harming your mental health, we will work together to create a safe place where you can be seen and heard while finding a healing path forward.

The world we live in does not set us up to intuitively connect with ourselves. The demands of productivity can erode our most important relationship: the one we cultivate with ourselves. Maybe you've arrived face-to-face with a new or unfamiliar part of yourself. Perhaps you’re feeling stuck, lonely, anxious, depressed, unworthy, or not (fill in the blank) enough. You might be someone seeking support in navigating relational difficulties, past or present. Wherever you’ve found yourself, it can help having someone beside you as you begin to make sense of the push and pull of life's tides.