Therapists in Bend, OR
My goal as a therapist is to assist you on your journey of self-awareness and personal discovery. I like to take a here-and-now approach during therapy and I also believe that understanding your present and being able to be fully aware of your thoughts and actions in the moment will help unlock and uncover unresolved issues from your past. I strongly believe in the concept of subjective reality. I enjoy working with a wide variety of clientele and have a special interest in working with adolescent and young adult females, and individuals and couples in areas of sexual intimacy.
My goal as a therapist is to assist you on your journey of self-awareness and personal discovery. I like to take a here-and-now approach during therapy and I also believe that understanding your present and being able to be fully aware of your thoughts and actions in the moment will help unlock and uncover unresolved issues from your past. I strongly believe in the concept of subjective reality. I enjoy working with a wide variety of clientele and have a special interest in working with adolescent and young adult females, and individuals and couples in areas of sexual intimacy.
Welcome and thank you for taking the time to support your well-being. My approach is to work in partnership with clients to identify their goals, how they want to approach making changes and how best they can heal.
Welcome and thank you for taking the time to support your well-being. My approach is to work in partnership with clients to identify their goals, how they want to approach making changes and how best they can heal.
I am a OHP Pacific Source provider & cash (private pay) therapist with flexible daytime and evening hours for individuals, & couples. If your heart has been broken by betrayal issues, experiencing burnout, want to work on strengthening your identity, frustrated with your values not lining up with life, or struggling with unexpected transitions life has handed you, I am here to support that process; help you grieve, grab hold of your own strength & move forward to what is next. I have traveled extensively, lived overseas, competed in high level sports, & see life as an adventure.
I am a OHP Pacific Source provider & cash (private pay) therapist with flexible daytime and evening hours for individuals, & couples. If your heart has been broken by betrayal issues, experiencing burnout, want to work on strengthening your identity, frustrated with your values not lining up with life, or struggling with unexpected transitions life has handed you, I am here to support that process; help you grieve, grab hold of your own strength & move forward to what is next. I have traveled extensively, lived overseas, competed in high level sports, & see life as an adventure.
You already are on the path of your own healing, because you have faced difficult things, or may be going through difficult times right now. Something inside of you believes that change is possible. I invite you to have us explore something you already have, your thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and lived experiences. Imagine understanding yourself more and unlearning beliefs that no longer serve you. What feels like only a desire to be at peace with your past, can feel as true as living in the present moment.
You already are on the path of your own healing, because you have faced difficult things, or may be going through difficult times right now. Something inside of you believes that change is possible. I invite you to have us explore something you already have, your thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and lived experiences. Imagine understanding yourself more and unlearning beliefs that no longer serve you. What feels like only a desire to be at peace with your past, can feel as true as living in the present moment.
Develop effective tools to support you in creating the life you truIy want to live with a loving, open approach to therapy. I specialize in helping women manage stress/anxiety, create goals and meet them, learn positive communication, healthy boundaries, find your own unique magic and talents, and live your life in alignment with your higher purpose, while developing a spiritual path and practice that works for you! Together, we work to identify and heal the negative beliefs and behaviors that hold you back from being your highest self.
Develop effective tools to support you in creating the life you truIy want to live with a loving, open approach to therapy. I specialize in helping women manage stress/anxiety, create goals and meet them, learn positive communication, healthy boundaries, find your own unique magic and talents, and live your life in alignment with your higher purpose, while developing a spiritual path and practice that works for you! Together, we work to identify and heal the negative beliefs and behaviors that hold you back from being your highest self.
I understand that the process of therapy can be overwhelming. I applaud you for the first active steps you are taking to seek support. I encourage you to find a therapist that you connect with. The therapeutic rapport is extremely valuable and an instrumental part of healing and growing. It is your choice who you want to share your story with. I have been providing therapeutic support for adults, youth, couples and families for the past 16 years. I hope through meaningful conversations to engage my clients in authentic dialogue that encourages change, reinforces strengths, and helps foster new awareness.
I understand that the process of therapy can be overwhelming. I applaud you for the first active steps you are taking to seek support. I encourage you to find a therapist that you connect with. The therapeutic rapport is extremely valuable and an instrumental part of healing and growing. It is your choice who you want to share your story with. I have been providing therapeutic support for adults, youth, couples and families for the past 16 years. I hope through meaningful conversations to engage my clients in authentic dialogue that encourages change, reinforces strengths, and helps foster new awareness.
Feeling stuck in life may mean you're not aligning with your values. I'm here to help you listen to your inner wisdom and take committed actions toward what matters most to you. My approach is unconventional yet highly evidence-based. You will find a side-by-side, activity-based approach calms your nervous system to connect more easily than face-to-face, office-based interventions. By engaging in therapy outdoors, we will utilize the power of nature and adventure to improve your confidence and self-efficacy while healing old wounds.
Feeling stuck in life may mean you're not aligning with your values. I'm here to help you listen to your inner wisdom and take committed actions toward what matters most to you. My approach is unconventional yet highly evidence-based. You will find a side-by-side, activity-based approach calms your nervous system to connect more easily than face-to-face, office-based interventions. By engaging in therapy outdoors, we will utilize the power of nature and adventure to improve your confidence and self-efficacy while healing old wounds.
Terri Merritt, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Bend, OR 97702
Currently accepting new clients! Are you ready to experience change in your life? Are you struggling in your relationships or feel like you could be more satisfied with life? Maybe past events or patterns of behavior are contributing to the issues you are experiencing? It's important to find a clinician that you can connect with, so you feel safe and confident in moving forward towards your goals. I would be honored to be a part of your journey towards healing and restoration.
Currently accepting new clients! Are you ready to experience change in your life? Are you struggling in your relationships or feel like you could be more satisfied with life? Maybe past events or patterns of behavior are contributing to the issues you are experiencing? It's important to find a clinician that you can connect with, so you feel safe and confident in moving forward towards your goals. I would be honored to be a part of your journey towards healing and restoration.
I am an Oregon based LPC for adults (20-45 yo) with anxiety, people pleasing, life transitions, depression, trauma, and nervous system centered. It is not uncommon for my clients to begin therapy and share they struggle to slow down uninvited thoughts and feelings of worry/dread or criticism, neglecting their own wants and needs to prioritize others, repetitious beliefs of guilt, worthlessness, fearing they’re never good enough, struggling to understand/break patterns of behavior that does not serves them, a desire to reflect on past or present moments that cause suffering, and feeling disconnected from their body.
I am an Oregon based LPC for adults (20-45 yo) with anxiety, people pleasing, life transitions, depression, trauma, and nervous system centered. It is not uncommon for my clients to begin therapy and share they struggle to slow down uninvited thoughts and feelings of worry/dread or criticism, neglecting their own wants and needs to prioritize others, repetitious beliefs of guilt, worthlessness, fearing they’re never good enough, struggling to understand/break patterns of behavior that does not serves them, a desire to reflect on past or present moments that cause suffering, and feeling disconnected from their body.
In the past decade, I completed specialized training and education to focus my work on treating individuals with OCD, Tics & Tourettes, and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) using empirically validated treatment approaches, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and habit reversal training (HRT). I am certified in Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT).I have also worked with a variety of populations including with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, developmental and behavioral disorders, anxiety disorders, and depression.
In the past decade, I completed specialized training and education to focus my work on treating individuals with OCD, Tics & Tourettes, and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) using empirically validated treatment approaches, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and habit reversal training (HRT). I am certified in Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT).I have also worked with a variety of populations including with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, developmental and behavioral disorders, anxiety disorders, and depression.
Hi I am Ally and own Hope Mountain Wellness LLC. I find passion in working with adults age 20-50 years old. Please see my speciality list. I approach therapy as a collaborative journey so you have support and a safe place to explore life experiences, trauma, whatever is calling you to heal and grow. No two individuals are alike so I approach therapy in a client centered manner. You are the expert of you; I help you explore and integrate that with therapeutic skills, somatic processes, and safety first. I use several techniques to help clients explore their experiences and goals. I make telehealth easy and fun!
Hi I am Ally and own Hope Mountain Wellness LLC. I find passion in working with adults age 20-50 years old. Please see my speciality list. I approach therapy as a collaborative journey so you have support and a safe place to explore life experiences, trauma, whatever is calling you to heal and grow. No two individuals are alike so I approach therapy in a client centered manner. You are the expert of you; I help you explore and integrate that with therapeutic skills, somatic processes, and safety first. I use several techniques to help clients explore their experiences and goals. I make telehealth easy and fun!
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As a Marriage and Family Therapy Associate, I specialize in supporting the LGBTQ community, the kink community, and ethically non-monogamous (polyamorous) relationships. My practice is dedicated to addressing intimacy-related issues, including sexual pain and dysfunction, navigating sex with chronic pain and illness, resolving desire discrepancies, and addressing the impact of body image on sexuality. I am also a sex work-affirming therapist, having collaborated with Pineapple Support Society to offer reduced-rate counseling for sex workers. Additionally, I provide family counseling tailored to queer families.
As a Marriage and Family Therapy Associate, I specialize in supporting the LGBTQ community, the kink community, and ethically non-monogamous (polyamorous) relationships. My practice is dedicated to addressing intimacy-related issues, including sexual pain and dysfunction, navigating sex with chronic pain and illness, resolving desire discrepancies, and addressing the impact of body image on sexuality. I am also a sex work-affirming therapist, having collaborated with Pineapple Support Society to offer reduced-rate counseling for sex workers. Additionally, I provide family counseling tailored to queer families.
Kathleen Phillips
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MCoun, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bend, OR 97703
Are you feeling overwhelmed and not like yourself lately? What would it be like to step outside your day-to-day life and into a welcoming, supportive space that’s just for you? You can finally pause, take a breath, and process what’s been going on. Sometimes it’s a specific event or issue that has come up, but it can also feel like so many things are weighing on you that you don’t know where to begin. I specialize in working with adult women, including other counselors and healthcare professionals.
Are you feeling overwhelmed and not like yourself lately? What would it be like to step outside your day-to-day life and into a welcoming, supportive space that’s just for you? You can finally pause, take a breath, and process what’s been going on. Sometimes it’s a specific event or issue that has come up, but it can also feel like so many things are weighing on you that you don’t know where to begin. I specialize in working with adult women, including other counselors and healthcare professionals.
Michelle L Shawver
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bend, OR 97703
Not accepting new clients
***not currently accepting new clients*** I've provided therapy services since 2004, find the work greatly meaningful, and enjoy helping people improve their lives. My focus area is adults age 18 and over. While I am a generalist, the following are my areas of specialty/interest: anxiety, adult ADHD, LGBTQQ, life transitions, grief/loss, perfectionism, body image/intuitive eating, stress management, women's health issues, and college students. I value forming a strong therapeutic relationship as a foundation to build upon and utilize an integrative/holistic approach for treatment.
***not currently accepting new clients*** I've provided therapy services since 2004, find the work greatly meaningful, and enjoy helping people improve their lives. My focus area is adults age 18 and over. While I am a generalist, the following are my areas of specialty/interest: anxiety, adult ADHD, LGBTQQ, life transitions, grief/loss, perfectionism, body image/intuitive eating, stress management, women's health issues, and college students. I value forming a strong therapeutic relationship as a foundation to build upon and utilize an integrative/holistic approach for treatment.
My focus for your sessions is relief, insight and ultimately healing. With trauma, there are steps that need to be taken to ensure appropriate healing and functional living. The first step is to separate the cognitive brain from the emotional brain to help with gaining stability and clarity. The emotional brain can cloud the mind and make it hard to weed through the present versus the past. Messages that we internalized from our past can create negative cognitions that in turn can impact who and what we attract into our lives. Increasing insight as well as management strategies can help to create a stable and more enjoyable life.
My focus for your sessions is relief, insight and ultimately healing. With trauma, there are steps that need to be taken to ensure appropriate healing and functional living. The first step is to separate the cognitive brain from the emotional brain to help with gaining stability and clarity. The emotional brain can cloud the mind and make it hard to weed through the present versus the past. Messages that we internalized from our past can create negative cognitions that in turn can impact who and what we attract into our lives. Increasing insight as well as management strategies can help to create a stable and more enjoyable life.
Thank you for visiting my Psychology Today page. Reaching out for help when you are struggling is one of the hardest things to do, and finding a therapist who feels like a good match for you and your needs is the best route to feeling better. I have a wide range of experience, including working with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, life transitions, coping with chronic pain and other chronic health conditions, and their caregivers. In my practice, I aim to help people develop more effective coping strategies, increase self-awareness, and foster greater self-acceptance.
Thank you for visiting my Psychology Today page. Reaching out for help when you are struggling is one of the hardest things to do, and finding a therapist who feels like a good match for you and your needs is the best route to feeling better. I have a wide range of experience, including working with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, life transitions, coping with chronic pain and other chronic health conditions, and their caregivers. In my practice, I aim to help people develop more effective coping strategies, increase self-awareness, and foster greater self-acceptance.
Michelle Hallinan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Bend, OR 97702
Not accepting new clients
It's important to me that you feel accepted and valued for who you are and where you are in your life. Together, we will work to resolve personal and relationship dilemmas. I will strive to assist you in addressing whatever obstacles may be interfering with what you want for your life. I am passionate about devoting time and attention to understanding your unique story and the ways in which past relationships shape current ones. Through our work together, you will gain greater self-awareness and self-compassion, and an understanding of how underlying thoughts and feelings are affecting your mood, perspective and relationships.
It's important to me that you feel accepted and valued for who you are and where you are in your life. Together, we will work to resolve personal and relationship dilemmas. I will strive to assist you in addressing whatever obstacles may be interfering with what you want for your life. I am passionate about devoting time and attention to understanding your unique story and the ways in which past relationships shape current ones. Through our work together, you will gain greater self-awareness and self-compassion, and an understanding of how underlying thoughts and feelings are affecting your mood, perspective and relationships.
Chloe Sohl-Keddy
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bend, OR 97702
Not accepting new clients
My style is warm, creative, relational, and strength based. I use a collaborative and integrative approach to therapy; I understand the importance of feeling secure and having healthy relationships, and I will seek to foster an environment of acceptance with my clients. I draw mainly from person-centered, interpersonal, and attachment theory to recognize how early attachments are playing out in current relationships, and help the client move toward an integrated life, and occasionally use DBT and CBT interventions. My passions include relationship issues, trauma/post-trauma recovery, learning disabilities, and family of origin issue
My style is warm, creative, relational, and strength based. I use a collaborative and integrative approach to therapy; I understand the importance of feeling secure and having healthy relationships, and I will seek to foster an environment of acceptance with my clients. I draw mainly from person-centered, interpersonal, and attachment theory to recognize how early attachments are playing out in current relationships, and help the client move toward an integrated life, and occasionally use DBT and CBT interventions. My passions include relationship issues, trauma/post-trauma recovery, learning disabilities, and family of origin issue
Hola. Si no te has acercado a consejería antes, tal vez dudes si este es buen momento para trabajar en tí mismo/a. Yo te invitaré a revisar tus inquietudes, tu curiosidad en cuanto a si podrías sentirte mas satisfecho/a en la vida, y explorar el camino del auto-conocimiento, lo que nos dá mas opciones para lidiar con lo que nos parece difícil. Practicarás identificar lo que no se siente bien, y probar diferentes alternativas que aumenten tu armonía. Muchos vivimos muy ocupados, estresados, y pareciera que no hay tiempo para ser más felices pero SÍ que lo hay, solo hay que entendernos y probar alternativas.
Hola. Si no te has acercado a consejería antes, tal vez dudes si este es buen momento para trabajar en tí mismo/a. Yo te invitaré a revisar tus inquietudes, tu curiosidad en cuanto a si podrías sentirte mas satisfecho/a en la vida, y explorar el camino del auto-conocimiento, lo que nos dá mas opciones para lidiar con lo que nos parece difícil. Practicarás identificar lo que no se siente bien, y probar diferentes alternativas que aumenten tu armonía. Muchos vivimos muy ocupados, estresados, y pareciera que no hay tiempo para ser más felices pero SÍ que lo hay, solo hay que entendernos y probar alternativas.
Allison White
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Bend, OR 97702
Waitlist for new clients
I do my best to approach clients with a balance of empathetic and understanding acceptance, honest directness, and humor - bringing my own humanity into the room - to allow for a feeling of relational ease and transparency. I don't believe that I hold the key to others challenges. However, I do believe that I am skilled at directing others to learn to listen to and trust their own wisdom and ability to work towards a more holistic and fulfilling life, despite difficult circumstances. I see my role as a holder of safe space, and a collaborator with my clients in curating a meaningful, accepting, and empowered relationship with self.
I do my best to approach clients with a balance of empathetic and understanding acceptance, honest directness, and humor - bringing my own humanity into the room - to allow for a feeling of relational ease and transparency. I don't believe that I hold the key to others challenges. However, I do believe that I am skilled at directing others to learn to listen to and trust their own wisdom and ability to work towards a more holistic and fulfilling life, despite difficult circumstances. I see my role as a holder of safe space, and a collaborator with my clients in curating a meaningful, accepting, and empowered relationship with self.
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Number of Therapists in Bend, OR
700+
Average cost per session
$165
Therapists in Bend, OR who prioritize treating:
| 91% | Anxiety |
| 86% | Depression |
| 78% | Relationship Issues |
| 75% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 75% | Self Esteem |
| 74% | Stress |
| 70% | Life Transitions |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 68% | PacificSource |
| 49% | Aetna |
| 48% | Oregon Health Plan (OHP) |
How Therapists in Bend, OR see their clients
| 60% | In Person and Online | |
| 40% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 79% | Female | |
| 19% | Male | |
| 2% | Non-Binary |