Therapists in Bend, OR

My ideal therapy client is someone who is engaged in the therapeutic process and also eager to explore personal growth and change. They possess an open-minded attitude and are highly motivated to participate in their own healing and self-improvement journey. The type of client with with who I work best is someone who's experienced trauma or grief and is ready to explore and heal their vulnerabilities. They may also be struggling with anxiety and depression, either individually or within a couple's dynamic, and are seeking support to navigate these challenges and find a path towards emotional well-being and healthier relationships.

My goal is to help adolescents and young adults use their special, unique qualities to find solutions to problems, enhance their relationships, build confidence, and develop a healthy sense of self. In my office along with various outdoor settings, I strive to create a safe, caring, and supportive environment, and then combine that with a seasoned clinical approach.

Are you reeling from the gut punch of pornography or an affair? Hope is here! Born from the trenches of personal struggle, my favorite work is with those who have been impacted by the trauma of sexual addiction, infidelity, and betrayal. Drawing strength and wisdom from my personal journey into sexual brokenness, together we will walk with truth and integrity into your story to a safe place where grief and kindness intersect. Tenderly and gradually sharing our story with honesty and being truly heard by another offers a way to see and understand that which keeps us from being able to give and receive love.

Accepting New Clients! I view therapy as an avenue to transform our pain into our teacher. My role is to provide a safe, trusting relationship for individuals to express themselves, explore their emotions, and probe their patterns and the systems in which they live.

I provide psychotherapy and counseling to treat a range of emotional and behavioral issues for adults, couples and families. You may be seeking help with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, stress, trauma, PTSD, relationship and marital problems, and life transitions. I do my best to understand your presenting issues and concerns. By providing support, guidance and understanding I can help you to gain insight and wisdom, and work through difficult and painful feelings and conflicts. I encourage you to self-activate, understand yourself better, change unhealthy behavior and live with a greater sense of ease and well being.

I am here to support parents in the most important and hardest part of our life journey - parenting! I am a licensed child and family therapist with 15+ years experience who now does parent coaching. Parent coaching allows parents to focus on challenges in their families including sibling conflict, behavioral problems, teenage woes, defiance, parent guilt/shame, and more. I start where you are and add expertise, humor, and wisdom so you can creates changes in a comfortable space. I usually need 4-6 sessions so that I can get to know you, your family dynamic, and for us to start interventions.

What do you seek? Does suffering get in the way? Let's use your hardships as a vehicle of transformation into the greatest version of you. Arise and Heal Counseling is founded upon this vision for your life. In therapy, I work to foster a healing relationship with you by creating a space of safety and unconditional acceptance in hopes you undertake a personal journey of growth. I not only help you fix what is wrong, but build what is right. I observe the dignity and strength in each person regardless of who they are or their behaviors. Once trust is established, I will encourage you to take risks and create the changes you seek.

I compassionately welcome those working through life transitions, experiencing depression, anxiety, and those who have been impacted by the effects of traumatic experiences. Often times individuals struggling are feeling disconnected from their authentic self, their creativity, and spirituality. As well as feeling disconnected from family/friends, romantic partners, and communities. I am passionate about working with individuals to find/regain their light, love, vitality, and connection.

My theory is you are the expert on your life, your relationships and your family. Let me be the catalyst in making change happen. Together we can make positive transformations occur quickly and effectively. I will work closely with you to integrate the valuable insight, knowledge, intuition and experiential wisdom you have about yourself and your relationships, in order to increase connections and improve your relationships as a whole, not just change your unwanted behaviors.

Please visit my business website: www.wolfordcounseling.com I am both a Licensed Professional Counselor(#C2212)and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#T0637) in the State of Oregon. I am often called 'down to earth' and 'realistic' by my current and past clients. this is my approach to therapy with Individuals, couples, families and youth. I concentrate on creating new, achievable goals with my clients. Communication and trust are at the heart of healthier relationships with oneself and with others and I have been effective in helping my clients find new levels of happiness and respect.

I hold a master’s degree in mental health counseling from OSU and are a registered counselor intern with the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists. I previously provided counseling at Saving Grace where I worked with victims of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault. I am trained in EMDR and specialize in treating eating disorders, PTSD, adolescents, depression/anxiety and trauma related issues. My approach entails treating the client as a whole, with an emphasis on utilizing mindfulness based and holistic treatments; especially in the treatment of depression and anxiety.

I view therapy as a collaborative process. Within this process, my clients and I work together to explore the relationship they have, not just with themselves, but with their bodies. Whether my clients are dealing with overwhelming anxiety, disordered eating, or simply struggling to process one of life's many transitions, their bodies are often operating in survival mode. Our goal in therapy is to better understand their experience of the dysregulation and approach it with a sense of curiosity and compassion so we can move towards regulation and healing.

Are you someone who wants to know themselves more deeply and is motivated for change? You may want to address existential or identity issues or adjust to recent changes in your life. You may be in a grieving process or recovering from a traumatic experience or you might be having challenges in your personal relationships or just have a desire to increase your creativity. In any case you have a desire to change and grow in a direction that is both fulfilling and freeing. My clients are people who are not afraid to address their past, work hard in the present and are on a quest to engage in a more hopeful future.

I enjoy working with clients who are curious and have motivation to change. I hope to be a facilitator and team member in your care and your journey to a more self-actualized you. I believe that you are the source of your healing and I can be a tool to reach YOUR goals!

My psychology and counseling practice is the expansion of identities through awareness and compassion not just solving problems. Your journey has been one with twists and turns and taking the first step to contact me may feel uncertain. Given life can feel like a maze, I make our initial contact straightforward as possible. For 25 years I’ve helped people clear the way to the freedom of their true nature in psychotherapy as well as hypnotherapy. I’ve worked as a crisis worker in ERs, to chief auditor for mental health services in Silicon Valley, to developing a successful counseling training center focused on mindfulness

I have over ten years of clinical experience working with toddlers, children, adolescents, and young adults of various abilities. I assist clients who may struggle with difficult situations to identify and practice strengths and skills in order to reach their personal goals. I am able to support clients with the help of a unique co-facilitator: a horse

I specialize in trauma, PTSD, MST, survivors of sexual trauma and domestic violence as well as anxiety. I believe that clients are capable of overcoming their struggles when given the opportunity in a safe, supportive space. I facilitate this process using DBT therapy as well as solution focused, person centered and strength based approaches. I partner with horses and in this hands-on, experiential approach to your therapy you will learn about yourself and have the opportunity to try new skills and behaviors by participating in activities with horses. No horse experience necessary! I have group integrative wellness programs too.

My whole goal in the mental health experience is to provide a peaceful, intuitive environment where you, my client, begins to feel as if we are on the same page with the things that seem to interfere with the healing and growth necessary to improve your life.

24 years experience. Licensed Professional Counselor and Level III Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselor. I am a solution-focused therapist working with clients to find relief for current presenting issues and long-term maintenance of their overall well-being. I have worked as an independent therapist, clinical supervisor, consultant, and treatment program administrator, resulting in treating a wide range of clients and issues. My goal is to provide realistic and practical solutions that have potential for immediate application/results.