Therapists in Oregon

Hi! My name is Amber and I am an LCSW in Oregon and Washington. I have much experience working with teens, families, and adults particularly around trauma and more severe symptoms of anxiety and depression. My experience has also brought me to working with those with chronic pain, comorbid disorders, body image issues, gender questions, neurodivergence, and self-harm. I have a particular affinity for people who have endured trauma and who feel like they are outsiders. I pride myself in being culturally sensitive and welcoming to all, and someone who works as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

I am a bi-racial, female, holistic therapist in Portland, Oregon. I am here to help you remember we are human beings, not human doings. I assist my clients in mindfully rewiring neural pathways to bring the intricacies of the mind, body, and spirit into balance. My primary focus is working with individuals who are impacted by depression, PTSD, eating disorders, and BIPOC health issues. I also work with couples that desire assistance with intimacy and conflict resolution. I am dedicated to being in service and helping clients reconnect to their true power.

Are you wanting more pleasure in your life? Are you feeling numb, disconnected, or not finding the place where you belong? I believe in creating supportive and empowering spaces where individuals can explore, notice, and redefine intimacy and pleasure as it relates to oneself, others, and the world. My approach is first and foremost to help build, grow, and reinforce one’s relationship to oneself. In my therapeutic approach, I practice mindfulness and somatic approaches, always moving at a pace set by those I work with. This means you lead the sessions, and I'm here to support and guide you.

As a therapist, I believe my first job is to witness. I aim to support a space that is safe enough for you to tell your own story, heal, and step further into your own power. I welcome open discussion of your identities, cultures, relationships, and experiences, including your experience of therapy itself, as it is happening. We’ll work to name how your experiences with structural oppression may have shaped your beliefs about yourself and how you cope. We’ll identify your strengths, and when it’s helpful, we’ll try out tools to support changes you may want to make.

My ideal client wants to be engaged during therapy. My clients come prepared to do heavy work that is necessary to heal and move on from their issues. I expect accountability, transparency, a willingness to do homework, and be vulnerable during sessions. I employ a diverse approach to psychology that is specifically tailored to each person. Overall, this takes the shape of mindfulness cognitive behavior therapy. This feminist-queer lens includes your intersectional identity, personal goals, individual growth speed, identity, religious background, ethnicity, race, sexuality, gender, social economic status, and social stratification.

I am a queer therapist offering individual therapy, with an emphasis on Queer, kink, poly, sex, and body positivity to support a deeper connection to the empowerment, community, and home within yourself. I am passionate about utilizing harm reduction and social justice in understanding and supporting clients who experience marginalization, individual and intergenerational trauma; the collective experiences of deep suffering that can also be a pathway to joy.

​​I strongly believe that people are designed to move towards healing when given the opportunity. Over time, life experiences, outdated beliefs, and new habits get us out of alignment with what feels true to ourselves. Within the safety and support of the therapeutic relationship, I help my clients increase awareness of these misalignments and re-activate their internal healing mechanisms.

I work with people who are open to making changes to meet life's challenges. I see people experiencing relational trauma, grief, and loss, who are in the midst of life transitions. I prefer to work with adults, including elders, and teenagers. I practice person to person therapy. I believe that each of us has the capacity to heal and that we can be helped to use our inner resources and strengthen the relationships we have with others and with ourselves. I respect and honor all spiritual orientations and religious practice. I have experience with members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

My name is Laurie Dawkins MS Psy, LPC, I hold a Master of Science degree in psychology and I’m a licensed mental health therapist in Oregon. I believe that the difficulties and struggles we all experience in life need not define who we are or determine how we feel about ourselves, and I’m so glad you reached out as the first step towards healing and personal growth. Since you are a genuinely unique human being and no one else in the world has your biological make-up, personality, or life experiences, you and I can work together to create a personalized therapy plan to address your specific needs.

Do you find yourself often living anywhere but in the present moment? Missing the opportunity to savor and enjoy your life due to distractions from past traumas or future anxieties? Done with no longer serving and unhelpful coping habits and patterns? I collaborate with individuals and couples who wish to live most fully and skillfully in the here and now—leveraging evidence-based tools of reflection, reorientation, and resourcing to craft their vision of a most empowered, intentional, and joyful life.

I work primarily with adults & seniors who are experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and transitions. I provide a warm and supportive environment to help you define the problem you are struggling with and learn tools to create solutions. I offer traditional supportive therapy, along with exploration, solution focused methods, positive psychology and mindfulness tools to move you to a stronger position. We live in a very stressful era, and I value teaching clients a variety of ways to decrease anxiety, build resilience, and create more happiness. I am working only online at this time.

I am currently accepting new clients. I specialize in mindfulness and somatically based therapies, EMDR, and traditional talk therapy, both online and in-person. I am a certified Synergetic Play Therapist. Our relationship and compatibility is the foundation for productive therapy. The therapy process can yield positive growth and help you to gain insight, reduce your suffering, and enjoy life and relationships more by moving through discomfort rather than avoiding it. I believe that we can learn how to better regulate our emotions and our stressed out nervous systems, be less reactive, and experience lasting change.

I work with a variety of concerns including couples and family conflict, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, emotional distress, and the struggle to find purpose and meaning in life. I believe in highlighting the uniqueness of the individual, while understanding that we all function as part of a multitude of larger systems. The relationships we create with ourselves, with others, and with the world around us, can both transform and challenge us. Through this approach, I help individuals, couples, and families find peace and harmony. I will support you while you heal, transcend, and build the life you want.

I think we all truly want to make more sense of ourselves, our experiences, and our environment. We want to feel engaged and nurtured in our relationships. We may pursue therapy to find self-compassion and acceptance, notice and give voice to the different parts of ourselves, rediscover our whole being, and strengthen our relationships. I acknowledge and affirm your strengths, while addressing with you those patterns that leave you feeling stuck. Through an open, curious, warm, relational style, I will listen to your story, and help you make the changes you’re interested in making.

Are you feeling lost and in need of an advocate and partner to reach your goals? Depression or anxiety crippling your quality of life? Feeling broken from trauma? Selah Counseling & Wellness provides child, teen and adult therapy as well as couples and family therapy for ages 4 - 65+ years of age. Selah creates a space for holistic healing, with the opportunity to integrate mental and physical health with our partner Bryce Family Medicine for a full mind-heart-body union.

Compassionate, affordable, evidence-based therapy and wellness coaching. Trauma processing. Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for anxiety and depression. Spiritual support and psychedelic integration. Communication coaching for better relationships. I offer therapy on a sliding scale with flexible scheduling. I do not currently accept insurance. Secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth services only. Please review my website and contact me for a free consultation.

Do your past experiences, relationships, or losses have you feeling stuck, anxious, or overwhelmed? Perhaps you find yourself unable to shake certain memories or move smoothly through difficult emotions. Many people cope by numbing out, disconnecting from themselves and others in their lives through substances, screens, or something else. Are you struggling to connect with loved ones in authentic and meaningful ways? Are you straying from your true north, struggling with self-esteem, communication, or behavioral challenges? Does your family feel like a place of harmony and strength, or like a minefield of insults or silence?

The lifelong journey of personal growth and healing creates many opportunities for creativity and connecting with a deeper sense of empowerment. The path to self-realization is an exciting journey. I provide a safe place to explore and break down personal barriers for you enjoy your journey of thriving and living your true self. This is your life. You are worthy! My treatment focus is person-centered and holistic recognizing each person’s identity and culture. I work with struggles related to trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, existential and identity concerns, relationship concerns, and life changes.

Welcome to support for the second half of life! If you are dealing with changing health, self-reinvention, or aging, you have found a therapeutic home. Meeting is convenient: You can see me at the Sage Center, at an Assisted Living or Skilled Nursing facility, or work by video or phone - I have provided telehealth since 2005. You can expect compassion based on 40-years experience including career and retirement counseling, LGBTQ advocacy and counseling, inpatient gero-psych, work at care facilities and work with first nations people in 3 countries will allow us to get to the issues quickly and with deep understanding.